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Disfunções respiratórias felinas: caracterizando e diferenciando a asma e bronquite felinas

Vet. zootec; 31 (), 2024
As doenças respiratórias são consideradas doenças graves e potencialmente deletérias. Dentre elas, a asma e a bronquite crônica caracterizam-se como disfunções respiratórias que ameaçam constantemente o bem-estar dos gatos. Os pacientes apresentam mudanças na estrutura respiratória, reversív...

Chitosan and carboxymethylated derivative nanoparticles as delivery systems for biological products: preparation, characterization, stability and in vitro/in vivo evaluation

Chitosan is a biocompatible and biodegradable mucoadhesive polymer with unique advantages, such as the distinct trait of opening the junctions to allow paracellular transport of antigen and good tolerability. However, the poor solubility of chitosan in neutral or alkalinized media has restricted its appl...

Vitamin D3 levels and NLRP3 expression in murine models of obese asthma: association with asthma outcomes

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (1), 2018
Vitamin D (25(OH)D3) is an essential nutrient that plays a role in the immune system. Serum 25(OH)D3 is found to be associated with asthma. However, the role of vitamin D in obese asthma remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated the association between vitamin D levels and asthma outcomes in a murine m...

Cutaneous manifestations of Churg-Strauss syndrome: key to diagnosis

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare systemic vasculitis characterized by asthma and other allergy symptoms as well as eosinophilia and necrotizing vasculitis involving small and medium-sized vessels. Its prevalence in the general population ranges from 1-3 cases per million a year, varying accordin...

Quercetin: a flavonoid with the potential to treat asthma

Braz. j. pharm. sci; 48 (4), 2012
Allergic asthma is a complex inflammatory disorder characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilic inflammation and hypersecretion of mucus. Current therapies include β2-agonists, cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 antagonists and corticosteroids. Although these drugs demonstrate beneficial ...

Pneumomediastino en un paciente asmático: mecanismos de producción y diagnósticos diferenciales
Pneumomediatin in asthmatic patient: production mechanism and differentials diagnosis

Arch. Hosp. Vargas; 39 (1/2), 1997
El pneumomediastino o enfisema mediastinal consiste en la presencia de aire en el mediastino. Puede ocurrir complicaciones una variedad de patologías incluyendo el asma bronquial, Presentamos el caso de un paicente asmatico, quien durante una crisis severa desarrolla pneumomediastino. Se revisan los asp...

As atividades físicas na recuperaçäo de crianças portadoras de deficiência respiratória
The physical activity effect on bronchial asthmatical children

CCS; 13 (4), 1994
O obejetivo do presente trabalho, foi avaliar os efeitos da atividade física, na recuperaçäo de criança portadoras da asma brônquica. Nesse sentido, 25 crianças de ambos os sexos, na faixa etária de 08 anos aos 12 anos, foram submetidas durante um ano a uma experiência constando de atividades fí...

Terapia alternativa en el asma
Asthma: alternative therapy

Es el asma un problema de Salud Pública debido a la alta morbilidad. La mejor alternativa para el paciente asmático, es aplicar las pautas para la atención de dichos pacientes, normas del departamento de tuberculosis y enfermedades pulmonares del Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social, demostrando ...