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Biomass smoke COPD has less tomographic abnormalities but worse hypoxemia compared with tobacco COPD

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (5), 2019
Special attention has emerged towards biomass smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), providing new knowledge for prevention and therapeutic approach of non-smoker COPD patients. However, the understanding of biomass smoke COPD is still limited and somewhat controversial. The aim of t...

Detection of sputum cofilin-1 as indicator of malignancy

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (8), 2018
Cofilin-1 (CFL1), a small protein of 18 kDa, has been studied as a biomarker due to its involvement in tumor cell migration and invasion. Our aim was to evaluate CFL1 as an indicator of malignancy and aggressiveness in sputum samples. CFL1 was analyzed by ELISA immunoassay in the sputum of 73 lung cancer...

Estudo da função respiratória e avaliação do escarro induzido em pacientes portadores de diabete tipo 2
Evaluation of respiratory function and induced sputum in patients with type II Diabetes Melitus

Diabete melito é uma disfunção metabólica caracterizada por hiperglicemia e anormalidades do metabolismo dos carbohidratos, proteínas e lipídios, devido à uma diminuída secreção de insulina, reduzida sensibilidade tecidual à ação da insulina ou por coexistência de ambos os mecanismos. Diabe...

Evaluación de la experiencia terapeútica con enoxacina en retratamiento de la tuberculosis pulmonar

Se trató 30 pacientes con diagnóstico de tuberculosis pulmonar con esquema de retratamiento que incluían Enoxacina en el Programa de Control de TBC del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia y centros relacionados en Lima, Perú desde 1988. Los cuales recibieron el fármaco por razones humanitarias a una ...