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ACT Research Article Aug 28, 2025
Exploratory Proteomic Profiling of SARS-CoV-2 Infected THP-1 Macrophages Reveals Alterations in Inflammatory Response and Cellular Metabolism
Oliveira DS, de Melo TC, Alvarez-Flores MP, de Souza MM, Trevisan- Silva D, Valerio HP, Vigerelli H, DeOcesano-Pereira C, de Souza Rizzo MB, Santos Katz IS, Botosso VF and Jorge SAC and Chudzinski-Tavassi AM*

Macrophages are key players in innate immunity and inflammation during viral infections, including COVID-19. This study explored the cellular and proteomic responses of THP-1-deriv…

Macrophages SARS-CoV-2 Inflammatory Response
ACT Research Article Dec 9, 2024
THP-1-Derived Dendritic Cells: A Rapid and Reproducible In Vitro Model for Phagocytosis Assays Involving Tumor Cells
Cunegundes PS, de Souza JG, Oliveira DS, de Souza MM, AlvarezFlores MP, Gomes RN, de Melo TC and Chudzinski-Tavassi A

Dendritic cells (DCs) play a vital role in antigen-specific adaptive immunity by serving as sentinels, recognizing and presenting specific pathogenic peptides. Herein, we develop…

Dendritic Cells THP-1 Cells Model
HIJ Research Article Nov 9, 2023
Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics and the Impact of Hydroxyurea on Laboratory Profile and Healthcare Resource Utilization of Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: An Observational and Retrospective Study of 5 Years of Follow-Up in a Reference Center in Brazil
Leal CVF, dos Santos Barros G, Visconti ACC, Novak AM, de Souza CM, Caparrotti G, Varga TG, Yamasita GAM, Archangelo RV and Cancado RD*

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a severe inherited and multisystem blood disorder characterized by hemolytic anemia, vasoocclusive crises (VOCs), progressive multiorgan damage, and in…

Sickle Cell Disease Acute And Chronic Complications Hydroxyurea
IZAB Research Article Nov 1, 2023
Revisiting Acanthocephalus dirus (Van Cleave, 1931) (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchidae) Using SEM and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDXA) for the First Time
Omar M Amin*, Matheus Augusto Gabriel de Souza Menezes, Solinus Farrer, Nataliya Y Rubtsova

Acanthocephalus dirus (Van Cleave, 1931) Van Cleave and Townsend, 1936 is the most widely distributed and studied species of acanthocephalans in North America. Acanthocephalus jac…

Acanthocephala Acanthocephalus dirus Revisited Wisconsin population
IZAB Mini Review Jun 27, 2023
Cystic Endometrial Hyperplasia (CEH) in a Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) kept in Zoo
Silvestri PM*, De Souza LK, Ehlers A, Oliveira R, Soares SS, Prusch F, Roll AA, Fravreto I, Depelegrin D and Morel AP

Cystic endometrial hyperplasia is a neoplasm that affects the reproductive system of uncastrated females. The main causes that lead to the appearance of this disease are the accum…

Female Reproductive Tract Hormonal Disorders Small Primates
EIJ Research Article Sep 19, 2022
Prevention of Melasma in Pregnant Women: Aspects of Approach in Aesthetic Treatment
Castilho Lopes CC*, dos Santos TG, Nardi G, Lopes EB, Lopes LC, dos Santos D, Dias TG, da Costa MM, Silva PS, Bealuka LV, dos Santos LB, Souza AM, Ribeiro M, Fontana IC, Fuzinatto SB, Freitas Bertuci JV, dos Anjos GA, Pitanga FH, Dala Costa LB, Ammar YE and Lemos M

In the gestational period, several changes can occur in the woman's body, almost all the body's systems can undergo modifications, among them is the skin. One of the main changes …

SARS-CoV-2 Measles Attenuation
IZAB Short Communication Aug 30, 2022
Morphological Description of the Early Life Stages of Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Castelnau, 1855), a Large Migratory Catfish from the Amazon
Souza da Silva FK*, Oliveira LS, Cajado RA, Dos Santos Z and Zacardi DM

The early development of Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii from the Amazon River was described through morphological, meristic and morphometric features, providing useful characters fo…

Fish Larvae Development Biology Ontogeny
ABCA Review Article Aug 27, 2022
Remarks on the Nature of Bioethics and the Bioethicist
de Souza GF*

The purpose of this article is to present some observations on the nature of bioethics and the bioethicist. For what is proposed, the expository strategy follows the following ord…

Bioethics Bioethicist Discipline
VIJ Case Report Jul 1, 2022
Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT) by A Third Dose of Chadox1 Ncov-19 (Astrazeneca) After BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech)
Costa-Filho RC*, Penna Luz C, Monteiro de Souza ATA, Tantos Nunes G, Melo Amorim Filho L, Saddy F and de Castro Faria-Neto HC

An atypical case of VITT was described resulting from a vaccination schedule where the third booster with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AstraZeneca) was administered. The patient received a co…

COVID Thrombocytopenia COVID-19 Vaccines Venous Thrombosis
CDOAJ Research Article Apr 26, 2021
Technologies Applied in the Care Bearer of Wounds
Da Conceicao GS and Souza Gomes LO*

Objective: to understand the technologies used in nursing care for wounded individuals in a large hospital in the inland of Bahia, Brazil. Methods: It is a qualitative, descripti…

Scarring Nursing care Technological development
PPRIJ Research Article Apr 12, 2021
Correlation of Sleepiness with Risk of Traffic Accident in Sao Luis do Maranhao: Exposure Variables
Borges IJM*, Cabral JL, Conti CF, Oliveira MM, Rodrigues VP, Fialho HEA, Souza EEG

Introduction: Sleep disturbances cause adverse effects on people’s lives for the negative interference by diminishing their daily functioning, increasing the propensity for psych…

Sleep Disorders Traffic Accidents Public Health
OAJVSR Research Article Oct 29, 2020
Melatonin Effect on Cryopreserved Sperm Cells of Crioulo Stallions
Romero Tisot CM, Zanella R, Souza AP, Mallmann Lof L, Mendes Soares JC, Marques MG and Lourenso Zanella E*

The freezing/thawing process of spermatozoa can cause cellular damage to the male gamete, decreasing the fertilization potential due to the increase in the production of reactive …

Melatonin Cryopreservation ROS
IZAB Case Report Feb 10, 2020
First Record of Polymelia in the Paradox Frog Pseudis Paradoxa (Linnaeus, 1758) from Northern Brazil
Oliveira-Souza AE, Pedro Henrique G de Lima, Afonso DD, Santana MMS, Pinheiro RT, Pedroso-Santos F, Sanches PR* and Costa-Campos CE

During herpetofaunal monitoring studies on ESEC Maraca-Jipioca we found an individual Pseudis paradoxa exhibiting morphological abnormality. We diagnose abnormality following curre…

Abnormalities Duplicated Member Anecdotic Information
CDOAJ Case Report Aug 24, 2019
Ectopic Allergic Contact Dermatitis- An Uncontemplated Entity to Epoxy Resins
Chowdhry S, Soni P, D’souza P* and Kaur I

Epoxy resins are frequently used in electrical insulation, paints, inks & PVC products. DGEBA resin (diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A) is one most important allergen in epoxy re…

Ectopic contact dermatitis Epoxy resins
AABSc Research Article May 24, 2019
Immobilization of Heparin on Bacterial Nanocellulose Hydrogels Induces Tubulogenesis of Human Endothelial Cells
Reis EMD*, Berti FV, Colla G, Cesca K, Souza VHD, Neta VWV, Meyer AC and Porto LM

Models that mimic the angiogenesis initial processes, as adhesion, migration, proliferation and tubulogenesis, are extremely valuable for investigating the action of new anti-canc…

Angiogenesis Bacterial Nanocellulose Heparin
OAJDS Review Article May 17, 2019
Mouth Breather Diagnosis Considerations-A Critical Review
da Silva Terra E, do Valle AES, de Andrade RS*, de Souza LA, de Souza HGR and Tamburini ABF

Introduction: The habit of oral respirator is characterized by the deleterious act of breathing through the mouth. It Is induced by anatomical alterations that cause respiratory d…

Oral respirator Diagnosis Maxillofacial development
NHIJ Research Article Feb 1, 2019
Profile of Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital
Mendonça AE*, Mariano AV, Souza Júnior BS, Moura LA, Souza Júnior BS, Ferreira DR, Silva JC, Ferreira TC, Medeiros RA, Oliveira PM and Xavier Nobre TT

Objective: trait of the profile of patients admitted to an intensive care unit of a university hospital. Method: descriptive, cross-sectional study with retrospective data collect…

Critical Care Intensive Care Units Patient Admission
JCOS Case Report Aug 24, 2018
Letterer-Siwe Disease and the Use of Thalidomide for the Treatment
Colpas PT*, Cintra ML and de Souza EM

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a proliferative, reactive disease, characterized by clonal accumulation of abnormal dendritic cells of bone marrow origin. This work describes a c…

Histiocytosis Langerhans-Cell Letterer-Siwe Disease
OAJUN Case Report Jul 30, 2018
Bladder Outlet Obstruction Due to Bladder Leiomyoma – Case Report and Literature Review
Daniel Savoldi Juraski, Lucas de Oliveira Claros, Ricardo Castellani de Mattos, Tomás Accioly de Souza and José Anacleto Dutra de Resende Júnior*

Bladder Leiomyoma is a rare and benign disease with a variable clinical presentation. The use of imaging exams is necessary for both diagnostic confirmation and therapeutic progra…

<p>Bladder leiomyoma Bladder outlet obstruction Lower urinary tract symptoms</p>
DOIJ Research Article Dec 11, 2017
Role of Acute Phase Proteins in Pathogenicity of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Shamim SM*, Manjrekar P and D’souza V

The role of cytokine mediated acute phase response is observed to be closely involved in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes but in case of type 1 diabetes mellitus this role is c…

Type1 Diabetes Mellitus α1- Acid Glycoprotein Ceruloplasmin and Fibrinogen
OAJPR Research Article Oct 2, 2017
Biomass from Fusarium Venenatum and Preliminary Characterization of Bioactives: Exploration of Hypolipidemic Potential
Patil SD, Shetane TD, Singha RG, Choudhary DM, Nanda RK D’souza OR and Thomas AB*

Fusarium venenatum derived mycoprotein (biomass) marketed under the trade name Quorn has been designated as a source of first class protein with low cholesterol. Our previous stud…

Fusarium venenatum LC-MS analysis High Fat Diet