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How many species of Mollusca are there in Brazil? A collective taxonomic effort to reveal this still unknown diversity
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Machado, Fabrizio M.
; Miranda, Marcel S.
; Salvador, Rodrigo B.
; Pimenta, Alexandre D.
; Côrtes, Mariana O.
; Gomes, Jaime A.J.
; Miyahira, Igor C.
; Agudo-Padrón, Ignacio
; Oliveira, Cléo D.C.
; Caetano, Carlos H.S.
; Coelho, Paulo R.S.
; D’Ávila, Sthefane
; Arruda, Eliane P. de
; Almeida, Sérgio M. de
; Gomes, Suzete R.
; Alvim, Juliana
; Galvão-Filho, Hilton
; L. Ferreira-Júnior, Augusto
; Marques, Rodrigo C.
; Martins, Inês
; Souza, Leonardo S. de
; Arruda, Janine O.
; Cavallari, Daniel C.
; Santos, Sonia B. dos
; Pedro, Natan C.
; Salles, Anna C. de A.
; Dornellas, Ana P.S.
; Lima, Tarcilla C. de
; Amaral, Vanessa S. do
; Silva, Fernanda S.
; Passos, Flávio D.
; Thiengo, Silvana S.
; Leite, Tatiana S.
; Simone, Luiz R.L.
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ABSTRACT The expression ‘you need to know to conserve’ is a well-known cliche among biologists. Documenting the richness of a group of organisms is the first step towards understanding biodiversity and preparing efficient conservation plans. In this context, many efforts have been made to quantify the number of species on Earth and estimate the number of species still unknown to science. A few countries have complete and integrated databases estimating the approximate number of species recorded for their territory, particularly in the Global South. In Brazil, a country of continental dimensions, revealing the richness of the second most diverse clade of invertebrates (=Mollusca) has been a goal of taxonomists. Recently, in an unprecedented, collective, and integrated effort among Brazilian malacologists, it was possible to estimate how many valid species of molluscs are there in Brazil. In this effort, more than 30 mollusc experts joined together to update the Taxonomic Catalogue of the Brazilian Fauna (TCBF), a governmental website that allows a quick and real-time updating of all Metazoan. So far, more than 5,000 updates have been made in TCBF, indicating the presence of 3,552 valid species of molluscs in Brazil, distributed among the main clades as follows: Caudofoveata (10 spp.), Solenogastres (6 spp.), Polyplacophora (35 spp.), Scaphopoda (43 spp.), Cephalopoda (92 spp.), Bivalvia (629 spp.) and Gastropoda (2,737 spp.). The present study, in addition to demonstrating for the first time the richness of Brazilian molluscs, also presents the state of the art of this important phylum of invertebrates highlighting its most representative and neglected groups.
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Four Brazilian Potential Species Almost Unexplored of Connaraceae Family Used Popularly for Diabetes: Chemical Composition and in vitro Activity
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Paim, Luís Fernando N. A.
; Acho, Leonard D. R.
; Santos, Paulo Roberto dos
; Toledo, Cássio Augusto P.
; Minello, Luana
; Paz, Joicelene Regina L. da
; Lima, Emerson
; Salvador, Mirian
; Moura, Sidnei
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Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
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Connaraceae is a plant family usually used in traditional medicine. Recently, we have reported the chemical composition and biological activity of 39 species around the world. This work highlights the application of these species to diabetes control, which has been reported at least to half of this family. In this line, there are several species of the Connaraceae without scientific evidence of traditional use, among these the four species study here. Thus, this work aims the chemical composition prospection of Connarus blanchetii, Connarus regnellii, Connarus suberosus and Rourea glazioui, as well as the identification of possible bioactivity. The leaves of these four species were collected, prepared and submitted to different extractive methods (aqueous decoction and infusion and ethanolic maceration), these being tested in a preliminary phytochemical investigation and subjected to antioxidant assay with 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and ferric reducing antioxidant power. Then, we selected the maceration extract to continue for fractions, with the ethyl acetate and n-butanol presenting the best results with antioxidant and anti-advanced glycation end products (AGEs) activity potential. Finally, the chemical composition was determinate by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) in combination with Global Natural Products Service (GNPS) data bank. As a result, this study indicated the presence of 29 phenolics compounds with reported activity as antioxidant and with potential of protein glycation, supported the diabetes activity of this plants. The n-butanolic fraction of R. glazioui showed compounds such as apigenin, kaempferol, quercetin, myricetin and chlorogenic acid, which have generated a half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 36.5 µg mL 1 for oxidative glycation inhibition, being highlighted as the most active.
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Sanitary and physiological quality of soybean seeds treated with Eucalyptus spp. essential oils
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Oliveira, Augusto M.
; Santos, Alice M. G.
; Silva, Luciana B.
; Souza, João S. N.
; Silva, Helane F.
; Lima, Juliana J. P.
; Nunes, Túlio S.
; Leão, Katyuscya V.
; Machado, Luciana L.
.
Abstract Soybean seeds are usually infested by fungi, and disinfestation has been carried out mainly with synthetic fungicides, however, alternative controls have been sought, including essential oils. Thus, the effect of essential oils extracted from the leaves of the hybrid Eucalyptus tereticornis x E. urophylla (HEtu) and E. grandis x E. urophylla (HEgu) in the sanitary and physiological quality of soybean seeds was evaluated. The sanity test was conducted out in completely randomizes design (CRD), factorial scheme 2x5 (two essential oils, in five concentrations: 0, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 and 2.0 µL.mL-1), the seeds were placed in gerbox boxes in an incubator at 20 ºC for seven days, the fungi were identified according to their morphology. The physiological quality was evaluated in CRD, factorial scheme 2x4+1, being: two essential oils, in four concentrations (0.5, 0.75, 1.0 and 2.0 µL.mL-1), plus an additional control treated with autoclaved distilled water, after eight days, the percentage of germination, percentage of abnormal seedlings and percentage of dead seeds were evaluated. The oils were efficient in controlling the Fusarium and Cladosporium genera, especially at concentrations of 1.0 and 2.0 µL.mL-1. HEgu oil was more efficient in sanitary control, while HEtu oil was superior in all physiological variables. Despite the greater efficiency in sanitary control, HEgu oil negatively alters the physiological quality of the seeds, while HEtu oil at a concentration of 2.0 µL.mL-1, in addition to the efficiency in phytosanitary control, does not affect the physiological quality of the seeds.
Resumo As sementes de soja geralmente são infestadas por fungos, e a desinfestação tem sido realizada principalmente com fungicidas sintéticos, porém, tem-se buscado controles alternativos, entre eles, óleos essenciais. Assim, avaliou-se o efeito de óleos essenciais extraídos das folhas dos híbridos Eucalyptus tereticornis x Eucalyptus urophylla (HEtu) e Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla (HEgu) na qualidade sanitária e fisiológica de sementes de soja. O teste de sanidade foi conduzido em delineamento inteiramente casualizado (DIC), esquema fatorial 2x5 (dois óleos essenciais, em cinco concentrações: 0; 0,5; 0,75; 1,0 e 2,0 µL.mL-1), as sementes foram colocadas em caixas gerbox em incubadora a 20 ºC por sete dias, os fungos foram identificados de acordo com sua morfologia. A qualidade fisiológica foi avaliada em DIC, esquema fatorial 2x4+1, sendo: dois óleos essenciais, em quatro concentrações (0,5; 0,75; 1,0 e 2,0 µL.mL-1), mais uma testemunha adicional tratada com água destilada autoclavada, após oito dias foram avaliadas a Percentual de germinação, Percentual de plântulas anormais e Percentual de sementes mortas. Os óleos mostram-se eficientes no controle dos gêneros Fusarium e Cladosporium, especialmente nas concentrações de 1,0 e 2,0 µL.mL-1. O óleo do HEgu foi mais eficiente no controle sanitário, enquanto que o do HEtu foi superior para todas as variáveis fisiológicas. Apesar da maior eficiência no controle sanitário, o óleo do HEgu prejudica a qualidade fisiológica das sementes, enquanto que o do HEtu na concentração de 2,0 µL.mL-1 além da eficiente no controle fitossanitário não prejudica a qualidade fisiológica das sementes.
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Use and misuse of biomarkers and the role of D-dimer and C-reactive protein in the management of COVID-19: A post-hoc analysis of a prospective cohort study
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Gonçalves, Fabio Augusto Rodrigues
; Besen, Bruno Adler Maccagnan Pinheiro
; Lima, Clarice Antunes de
; Corá, Aline Pivetta
; Pereira, Antônio José Rodrigues
; Perazzio, Sandro Félix
; Gouvea, Christiane Pereira
; Fonseca, Luiz Augusto Marcondes
; Trindade, Evelinda Marramon
; Sumita, Nairo Massakazu
; Duarte, Alberto José da Silva
; Lichtenstein, Arnaldo
; Bonfa, Eloisa
; Utiyama, Edivaldo M.
; Segurado, Aluisio C.
; Perondi, Beatriz
; Miethke-Morais, Anna
; Montal, Amanda C.
; Harima, Leila
; Fusco, Solange R. G.
; Silva, Marjorie F.
; Rocha, Marcelo C.
; Marcilio, Izabel
; Rios, Izabel Cristina
; Kawano, Fabiane Yumi Ogihara
; Jesus, Maria Amélia de
; Kallas, Ésper George
; Carmo, Carolina
; Tanaka, Clarice
; Souza, Heraldo Possolo de
; Marchini, Julio F. M.
; Carvalho, Carlos
; Ferreira, Juliana C.
; Levin, Anna Sara Shafferman
; Oliveira, Maura Salaroli
; Guimarães, Thaís
; Lázari, Carolina dos Santos
; Sabino, Ester
; Magri, Marcello M. C.
; Barros-Filho, Tarcisio E. P.
; Francisco, Maria Cristina Peres Braido
; Costa, Silvia F.
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OBJECTIVE: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with high mortality among hospitalized patients and incurs high costs. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection can trigger both inflammatory and thrombotic processes, and these complications can lead to a poorer prognosis. This study aimed to evaluate the association and temporal trends of D-dimer and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels with the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE), hospital mortality, and costs among inpatients with COVID-19. METHODS: Data were extracted from electronic patient records and laboratory databases. Crude and adjusted associations for age, sex, number of comorbidities, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score at admission, and D-dimer or CRP logistic regression models were used to evaluate associations. RESULTS: Between March and June 2020, COVID-19 was documented in 3,254 inpatients. The D-dimer level ≥4,000 ng/mL fibrinogen equivalent unit (FEU) mortality odds ratio (OR) was 4.48 (adjusted OR: 1.97). The CRP level ≥220 mg/dL OR for death was 7.73 (adjusted OR: 3.93). The D-dimer level ≥4,000 ng/mL FEU VTE OR was 3.96 (adjusted OR: 3.26). The CRP level ≥220 mg/dL OR for VTE was 2.71 (adjusted OR: 1.92). All these analyses were statistically significant (p<0.001). Stratified hospital costs demonstrated a dose-response pattern. Adjusted D-dimer and CRP levels were associated with higher mortality and doubled hospital costs. In the first week, elevated D-dimer levels predicted VTE occurrence and systemic inflammatory harm, while CRP was a hospital mortality predictor. CONCLUSION: D-dimer and CRP levels were associated with higher hospital mortality and a higher incidence of VTE. D-dimer was more strongly associated with VTE, although its discriminative ability was poor, while CRP was a stronger predictor of hospital mortality. Their use outside the usual indications should not be modified and should be discouraged.
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Biosolids as planting fertilization of tree species of the Atlantic forest and concentration of nutrients in soil layers
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Lima Filho, Pedro
; Ferreira Gomes, Rodrigo
; Garcia Ribeiro, Juçara
; Marques de Abreu, Alan Henrique
; Monteiro dos Santos, Flávio Augusto
; dos Santos Leles, Paulo Sérgio
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SUMMARY: Sewage sludge biosolids, product from urban sewage treatment, are rich in organic matter and nutrients with potential use in forestry. This work aimed at evaluating the growth of Ceiba speciosa, Peltophorum dubium and Sapindus saponaria and the concentration of nutrients and heavy metals in different soil layers under the application of biosolids as planting fertilizer. Two sequential experiments were set up. First in a pot, to determine the best dose for the growth of C. speciosa, using 0.8, 1.6, 3.2 and 6.4 liters of biosolids per pit and the absolute witness. Six months after the planting of C. speciosa seedlings, it was concluded that the best dose provided was around 3.9 liters. The field experiment was carried out using the three tree species with witness treatment or application of 3.0 liters of biosolids per pit, at the time of planting. Growth evaluations occurred at 4 and 12 months after planting and it was observed that C. speciosa and P. dubium responded to the application of biosolids. At 12 months, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and heavy metals contents were evaluated in different layers of the soil. It was found that the pits that received biosolids presented significantly higher values for phosphorus (except 75-100 cm soil layer) and heavy metals. There was no leaching of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the soil layers. Heavy metals contents were below the maximum values for levels in the soil profile stipulated by legislation.
RESUMEN: El biosólido de lodos de depuradora, producto del tratamiento de aguas residuales urbanas, es un material rico en materia orgánica y nutrientes con potencial uso en silvicultura. El objetivo fue evaluar el crecimiento de Ceiba speciosa, Peltophorum dubium y Sapindus saponaria y la concentración de nutrientes y metales pesados en diferentes capas del suelo con aplicación de biosólido como fertilizante al plantar. Se establecieron dos experimentos secuenciales. Primero, en maceta para determinar la mejor dosis para el crecimiento de C. speciosa (0,8, 1,6, 3,2 y 6,4 litros de biosólidos por taza) y el testigo absoluto. Seis meses después de plantar C. speciosa se concluyó que la mejor dosis fue de alrededor de 3,9 litros. Segundo, el experimento de campo utilizó las tres especies de árboles con tratamiento testigo o aplicación de 3.0 litros de biosólidos por hoyo, al momento de plantar. Después de 4 y 12 meses de plantar, C. speciosa y P. dubium respondieron a la aplicación de biosólidos. A los 12 meses fueron evaluados los contenidos de nitrógeno, fósforo, potasio y metales pesados en diferentes capas del suelo. Se encontró que las tazas que recibieron biosólidos tenían valores de fósforo significativamente mayores (excepto la capa de suelo de 75-100 cm) y metales pesados. No hubo lixiviación de nitrógeno, fósforo ni potasio en las capas del suelo. Los contenidos de metales pesados en el perfil del suelo estuvieron por debajo de los valores máximos estipulados por la legislación.
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ALQUIMIA EXPERIMENTAL
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Borges, Pedro Augusto F.
; Groener, Louise Vasconcelos
; Gomes, Gabriel Pereira
; Rodrigues, Joanna P.
; Lima, Geraldo Magela de
; Mussel, Wagner N.
; Augusti, Rodinei
; Filgueiras, Carlos A. L.
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Much is said and written regarding alchemy all across the world, in what could be called a renaissance of alchemical studies. However, relatively little is done in terms of actual alchemical laboratory work. The aim of the project described herein was to show how crucial the development of technical alchemical practice was along the centuries, in the discovery of an immense number of substances, processes and operations, which were of paramount importance in the establishment of modern chemistry. Alchemy is often derided in many circles. On the contrary, for two thousand years it constituted the basis of humankind’s understanding of the material world and the changes undergone by compounds and materials. Here we present an experimental reconstitution of several alchemical discoveries of great importance, using old descriptions followed by modern characterizations. The results were often startling and demonstrated how ancient wisdom bore fruit in different ways, even in the absence of our present-day means of analysis.
https://doi.org/10.21577/0100-4042.20170604
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Bioenergia com resíduos do desdobro da madeira de Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis
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Moraes, Mariana Dianese Alves de
; Santos, Jean Henrrique dos
; Lima, Pedro Augusto Fonseca e
; Coneglian, Ademilson
; Sousa Júnior, Aécio Dantas de
; Canto, Juliana Lorensi do
; Sette Junior, Carlos Roberto
.
As espécies florestais do gênero Pinus são as mais utilizadas nas indústrias de processamento da madeira no Brasil, com a geração significativa de resíduos durante a conversão de toras em madeira serrada (desdobro). O trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar as características energéticas do resíduo do desdobro da madeira de Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis de 40 anos de idade e a sua aplicação na forma de briquete. Foram determinadas a química imediata, o poder calorífico, a densidade a granel e energética do resíduo madeireiro para posterior produção de briquetes e avaliação das suas características energéticas e físico-mecânicas. Os briquetes de resíduo madeireiro de P. caribaea var. hondurensis apresentam características físico-mecânicas e energéticas que demonstram a sua viabilidade como fonte energética, com densidade energética de 19072,0 MJ.m-3.
Forest species of the genus Pinus are the most used in the wood processing industries in Brazil, with the significant generation of residues during the process of wood. The objective of this study was to evaluate the energetic characteristics of the residue of Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis at 40 years and its application in the form of briquette. The proximate analyses, heating value, bulk and energetic density of the wood residue was carried out to subsequent production of briquettes and evaluation of its energetic and physico-mechanical characteristics. The briquetes of wood residues of P. caribaea var. hondurensis exhibit physico-mechanical and energetic characteristics that prove to be a viable source for energetic use, with energy density of19,072 MJ.m-3.
https://doi.org/10.19084/rca.17170
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Yeasts isolated from tropical fruit ice creams: diversity, antifungal susceptibility and adherence to buccal epithelial cells
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Lima, Gabriella Breder Lara
; Rosa, Carlos Augusto
; Johann, Susana
; Vieira, Mariana de Lourdes Almeida
; Gomes, Fátima de Cássia Oliveira
.
Resumo Os sorvetes à base de frutas são produtos amplamente consumidos em países tropicais e, devido à sua composição, podem ser uma boa fonte de crescimento microbiano, incluindo patógenos oportunistas. Os objetivos deste estudo foram caracterizar as populações de leveduras presentes nos sorvetes brasileiros à base de frutas e investigar sua susceptibilidade aos antifúngicos anfotericina B, fluconazol e itraconazol, e a capacidade dos isolados, que puderam crescer a 37 °C, de aderir em células epiteliais bucais. Duzentos e sessenta e sete isolados de levedura obtidos das amostras de sorvete foram identificados como pertencentes a 29 espécies, com contagens variando de 1,5 a 5,2 log UFC/mL. As espécies predominantes foram Candida intermedia, Torulaspora delbrueckii, C. parapsilosis, Clavispora lusitaniae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae e Pichia kudriavzevii. Pelo menos 16 espécies de leveduras isoladas neste estudo foram relatadas como agentes patogênicos oportunistas. Quarenta e um isolados de leveduras apresentaram resistência ou susceptibilidade dose-dependente a pelo menos um dos antifúngicos testados. Um isolado de C. parapsilosis foi resistente a todos os antifúngicos testados e mostrou capacidade de aderir a células epiteliais bucais. A porcentagem de adesão foi alta principalmente para isolados de P. kudriavzevii, Meyerozyma guilliermondii, C. parapsilosis, S. cerevisiae e Debaromyces hansenii. Os dados sugerem que a presença dessas leveduras oportunistas como contaminantes nos sorvetes pode representar um risco para o consumidor final, especialmente para indivíduos imunocomprometidos que podem consumir esses produtos.
Abstract Fruit-based ice creams are products widely consumed in tropical countries and, because of their composition, can be a good source for microbial growth, including opportunistic pathogens. The aims of this study were to characterize the yeast populations present in Brazilian fruit-based ice creams, and to investigate the antifungal susceptibility to amphotericin B, fluconazole and itraconazole, and the ability of the isolates that were able to grow at 37 ºC to adhere to buccal epithelial cells (BEC). Two hundred and sixty-seven yeast isolates obtained from the ice cream samples were identified as belonging to 29 species, with counts that ranged from 1.5 to 5.2 log CFU/mL. The predominant species were Candida intermedia, Torulaspora delbrueckii, C. parapsilosis, Clavispora lusitaniae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia kudriavzevii. At least 16 yeast species isolated in this study have been reported as opportunistic pathogens. Forty-one yeast isolates showed resistance or dose-dependent susceptibility to at least one of the antifungal drugs tested. One isolate of C. parapsilosis was resistant to all the antifungals tested and showed ability to adhere to BEC. The percentage of adhesion to BEC was high mainly for isolates of P. kudriavzevii, Meyerozyma guilliermondii, C. parapsilosis, S. cerevisiae and Debaromyces hansenii. The data suggest that the presence of these opportunistic yeasts as contaminants in ice creams may represent a potential risk to the final consumer, especially to immunocompromised individuals who may consume these products.
https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-6723.19718
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Solaropsis brasiliana, anatomy, range extension and its phylogenetic position within Pleurodontidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)
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Abstract A detailed anatomical revision on Solaropsis brasiliana (Deshayes 1832) has been carried out. New characters on shell, anatomy of soft parts, and a review of the genus distribution in South America, as well as clarification on S. brasiliana distributional area are provided in the present study. Solaropsis brasiliana is diagnosed by its globose, solid, and hirsute shell, with periphery obsoletely angular, bursa copulatrix with a thick, long diverticulum, a thick, long flagellum and a penis retractor muscle forked, with the vas deferens passing through it. This compiled information was used to test the phylogenetic position of S. brasiliana within South American Pleurodontidae through a cladistics analysis. In the phylogenetic hypothesis obtained, S. brasiliana is sister group of S. gibboni (Pfeiffer 1846) and the monophyly of the genus Solaropsis Beck is also supported. Here, we sustain that the distribution of S. brasiliana is restricted to Brazil, inhabiting the States of Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Bahia and Minas Gerais.
https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765201820170261
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Evaluation of the antiplasmodial and leishmanicidal potential of Myrciaria dubia (Myrtaceae) extract
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Correia, Vanessa Carolina de Sena
; Lima, Nathália Oliveira
; Oliveira, Flávio Augusto de Souza
; Santos, Ana Paula de Azevedo dos
; Teles, Carolina Bioni Garcia
; Oliveira Júnior, Waldesse Piragé de
; Pimenta, and Raphael Sanzio
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Abstract INTRODUCTION: Malaria and leishmaniasis are prevalent in tropical regions, which have environmental characteristics that are highly favorable to protozoa and vectors of these diseases; the transmission of these infections in sub-tropical regions, although recognized, represents only a small fraction of cases. Plants are constantly being used in the search for and acquisition of new drugs, and many compounds derived from them have been used to combat various diseases. In this study, we evaluated the action of the dichloromethanolic extract of Myrciaria dubia leaves against the protozoa Plasmodium falciparum, Leishmania amazonensis, Leishmania braziliensis, and Leishmania chagasi through bioassays. METHODS The extract from M. dubia was tested for its anti-P. falciparum activity in an anti-histidine-rich protein II immunosorbent assay. The antileishmanial assays were performed using the resazurin method, while cytotoxicity against human hepatoma (HepG2) strain was determined using the colorimetric MTT [3-(4, 5-dimethyl-2- thiazolyl)-2, 5-diphenyl-2H tetrazolium bromide] method. RESULTS The M. dubia extract presented a half-maximal inhibitory concentration equal to 2.35 (1.05)μg/mL for P. falciparum, 190.73 (6.41) μg/mL for L. amazonensis, and greater than equal to 200µg/mL for L. chagasi and L. braziliensis strains. The cytotoxic concentration for 50% of the cells was above 500μg/mL for HepG2, indicating no toxicity and greater selectivity against parasites. CONCLUSIONS The results obtained indicate the presence of antiplasmodial and leishmanicidal bioactive compounds in the dichloromethanolic extracts of M. dubia leaves, and point towards future studies to elucidate the mechanism of action for each physiological effect.
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0227-2016
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Nitrogen and potassium fertilization in yield and macronutrients contents of heliconia cv. Golden Torch
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Beckmann-Cavalcante, Márkilla Z.
; Amaral, Genilda C.
; Silva, Alcimar de S. e
; Brito, Leonardo P. da S.
; Lima, Augusto M. N.
; Cavalcante, Ítalo H. L.
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Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
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RESUMO Realizou-se este estudo com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito da adubação nitrogenada e potássica na produtividade e teores de macronutrientes em plantas de helicônia (Heliconia psittacorum x Heliconia spathocircinata Aristeguieta) cv. Golden Torch. O experimento foi conduzido segundo um delineamento experimental em blocos casualizados em esquema fatorial 4 x 4 correspondentes às doses de nitrogênio (0, 120, 180 e 240 g cova-1 de N) e de potássio (0, 120, 180 e 240 g cova-1de K2O) com quatro repetições e cinco rizomas por parcela, em condições de campo. Após um ano de cultivo determinaram-se a produtividade em termos de número de hastes florais por metro quadrado e os teores foliares de N, P, K, Ca, Mg e S. As doses de nitrogênio aplicadas não exerceram influência na produtividade nem nos teores foliares dos macronutrientes avaliados. A fertilização potássica favoreceu o aumento do teor de K foliar e o decréscimo dos teores de P, Ca e Mg foliares; recomendam-se, nas condições em que o experimento foi desenvolvido, 161,46 g cova-1 de K2O para a produtividade máxima de 9,89 hastes m-2 ao mês.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effect of nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) fertilization in yield and contents of macronutrients in heliconia plants (Heliconia psittacorum x Heliconia spathocircinata Aristeguieta) cv. Golden Torch. The experiment was set in a randomized block design, in a 4 x 4 factorial, corresponding to N doses (0, 120, 180 and 240 g of N hole-1) and K doses (0, 120, 180 and 240 g of K2O hole-1) with four replicates and five rhizomes per plot, under field conditions. After one year of cultivation, yield (number of flower stems per square meter) and the leaf contents of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S were determined. The applied N doses did not influence either yield or the leaf contents of the evaluated macronutrients. K fertilization favored the increase in leaf K content and the decrease in the contents of P, Ca and Mg in leaves of heliconias. Under the conditions of this experiment, it is recommended to apply 161.46 g of K2O hole-1 for a maximum yield of 9.89 stems m-2 per month.
https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v20n4p337-342
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Growing knowledge: an overview of Seed Plant diversity in Brazil
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Zappi, Daniela C.
; Filardi, Fabiana L. Ranzato
; Leitman, Paula
; Souza, Vinícius C.
; Walter, Bruno M.T.
; Pirani, José R.
; Morim, Marli P.
; Queiroz, Luciano P.
; Cavalcanti, Taciana B.
; Mansano, Vidal F.
; Forzza, Rafaela C.
; Abreu, Maria C.
; Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro
; Agra, Maria F.
; Almeida Jr., Eduardo B.
; Almeida, Gracineide S.S.
; Almeida, Rafael F.
; Alves, Flávio M.
; Alves, Marccus
; Alves-Araujo, Anderson
; Amaral, Maria C.E.
; Amorim, André M.
; Amorim, Bruno
; Andrade, Ivanilza M.
; Andreata, Regina H.P.
; Andrino, Caroline O.
; Anunciação, Elisete A.
; Aona, Lidyanne Y.S.
; Aranguren, Yani
; Aranha Filho, João L.M.
; Araújo, Andrea O.
; Araújo, Ariclenes A.M.
; Araújo, Diogo
; Arbo, María M.
; Assis, Leandro
; Assis, Marta C.
; Assunção, Vivian A.
; Athiê-Souza, Sarah M.
; Azevedo, Cecilia O.
; Baitello, João B.
; Barberena, Felipe F.V.A.
; Barbosa, Maria R.V.
; Barros, Fábio
; Barros, Lucas A.V.
; Barros, Michel J.F.
; Baumgratz, José F.A.
; Bernacci, Luis C.
; Berry, Paul E.
; Bigio, Narcísio C.
; Biral, Leonardo
; Bittrich, Volker
; Borges, Rafael A.X.
; Bortoluzzi, Roseli L.C.
; Bove, Cláudia P.
; Bovini, Massimo G.
; Braga, João M.A.
; Braz, Denise M.
; Bringel Jr., João B.A.
; Bruniera, Carla P.
; Buturi, Camila V.
; Cabral, Elza
; Cabral, Fernanda N.
; Caddah, Mayara K.
; Caires, Claudenir S.
; Calazans, Luana S.B.
; Calió, Maria F.
; Camargo, Rodrigo A.
; Campbell, Lisa
; Canto-Dorow, Thais S.
; Carauta, Jorge P.P.
; Cardiel, José M.
; Cardoso, Domingos B.O.S.
; Cardoso, Leandro J.T.
; Carneiro, Camila R.
; Carneiro, Cláudia E.
; Carneiro-Torres, Daniela S.
; Carrijo, Tatiana T.
; Caruzo, Maria B.R.
; Carvalho, Maria L.S.
; Carvalho-Silva, Micheline
; Castello, Ana C.D.
; Cavalheiro, Larissa
; Cervi, Armando C.
; Chacon, Roberta G.
; Chautems, Alain
; Chiavegatto, Berenice
; Chukr, Nádia S.
; Coelho, Alexa A.O.P.
; Coelho, Marcus A.N.
; Coelho, Rubens L.G.
; Cordeiro, Inês
; Cordula, Elizabeth
; Cornejo, Xavier
; Côrtes, Ana L.A.
; Costa, Andrea F.
; Costa, Fabiane N.
; Costa, Jorge A.S.
; Costa, Leila C.
; Costa-e-Silva, Maria B.
; Costa-Lima, James L.
; Cota, Maria R.C.
; Couto, Ricardo S.
; Daly, Douglas C.
; De Stefano, Rodrigo D.
; De Toni, Karen
; Dematteis, Massimiliano
; Dettke, Greta A.
; Di Maio, Fernando R.
; Dórea, Marcos C.
; Duarte, Marília C.
; Dutilh, Julie H.A.
; Dutra, Valquíria F.
; Echternacht, Lívia
; Eggers, Lilian
; Esteves, Gerleni
; Ezcurra, Cecilia
; Falcão Junior, Marcus J.A.
; Feres, Fabíola
; Fernandes, José M.
; Ferreira, D.M.C.
; Ferreira, Fabrício M.
; Ferreira, Gabriel E.
; Ferreira, Priscila P.A.
; Ferreira, Silvana C.
; Ferrucci, Maria S.
; Fiaschi, Pedro
; Filgueiras, Tarciso S.
; Firens, Marcela
; Flores, Andreia S.
; Forero, Enrique
; Forster, Wellington
; Fortuna-Perez, Ana P.
; Fortunato, Reneé H.
; Fraga, Cléudio N.
; França, Flávio
; Francener, Augusto
; Freitas, Joelcio
; Freitas, Maria F.
; Fritsch, Peter W.
; Furtado, Samyra G.
; Gaglioti, André L.
; Garcia, Flávia C.P.
; Germano Filho, Pedro
; Giacomin, Leandro
; Gil, André S.B.
; Giulietti, Ana M.
; A.P.Godoy, Silvana
; Goldenberg, Renato
; Gomes da Costa, Géssica A.
; Gomes, Mário
; Gomes-Klein, Vera L.
; Gonçalves, Eduardo Gomes
; Graham, Shirley
; Groppo, Milton
; Guedes, Juliana S.
; Guimarães, Leonardo R.S.
; Guimarães, Paulo J.F.
; Guimarães, Elsie F.
; Gutierrez, Raul
; Harley, Raymond
; Hassemer, Gustavo
; Hattori, Eric K.O.
; Hefler, Sonia M.
; Heiden, Gustavo
; Henderson, Andrew
; Hensold, Nancy
; Hiepko, Paul
; Holanda, Ana S.S.
; Iganci, João R.V.
; Imig, Daniela C.
; Indriunas, Alexandre
; Jacques, Eliane L.
; Jardim, Jomar G.
; Kamer, Hiltje M.
; Kameyama, Cíntia
; Kinoshita, Luiza S.
; Kirizawa, Mizué
; Klitgaard, Bente B.
; Koch, Ingrid
; Koschnitzke, Cristiana
; Krauss, Nathália P.
; Kriebel, Ricardo
; Kuntz, Juliana
; Larocca, João
; Leal, Eduardo S.
; Lewis, Gwilym P.
; Lima, Carla T.
; Lima, Haroldo C.
; Lima, Itamar B.
; Lima, Laíce F.G.
; Lima, Laura C.P.
; Lima, Leticia R.
; Lima, Luís F.P.
; Lima, Rita B.
; Lírio, Elton J.
; Liro, Renata M.
; Lleras, Eduardo
; Lobão, Adriana
; Loeuille, Benoit
; Lohmann, Lúcia G.
; Loiola, Maria I.B.
; Lombardi, Julio A.
; Longhi-Wagner, Hilda M.
; Lopes, Rosana C.
; Lorencini, Tiago S.
; Louzada, Rafael B.
; Lovo, Juliana
; Lozano, Eduardo D.
; Lucas, Eve
; Ludtke, Raquel
; Luz, Christian L.
; Maas, Paul
; Machado, Anderson F.P.
; Macias, Leila
; Maciel, Jefferson R.
; Magenta, Mara A.G.
; Mamede, Maria C.H.
; Manoel, Evelin A.
; Marchioretto, Maria S.
; Marques, Juliana S.
; Marquete, Nilda
; Marquete, Ronaldo
; Martinelli, Gustavo
; Martins da Silva, Regina C.V.
; Martins, Ângela B.
; Martins, Erika R.
; Martins, Márcio L.L.
; Martins, Milena V.
; Martins, Renata C.
; Matias, Ligia Q.
; Maya-L., Carlos A.
; Mayo, Simon
; Mazine, Fiorella
; Medeiros, Debora
; Medeiros, Erika S.
; Medeiros, Herison
; Medeiros, João D.
; Meireles, José E.
; Mello-Silva, Renato
; Melo, Aline
; Melo, André L.
; Melo, Efigênia
; Melo, José I.M.
; Menezes, Cristine G.
; Menini Neto, Luiz
; Mentz, Lilian A.
; Mezzonato, A.C.
; Michelangeli, Fabián A.
; Milward-de-Azevedo, Michaele A.
; Miotto, Silvia T.S.
; Miranda, Vitor F.O.
; Mondin, Cláudio A.
; Monge, Marcelo
; Monteiro, Daniele
; Monteiro, Raquel F.
; Moraes, Marta D.
; Moraes, Pedro L.R.
; Mori, Scott A.
; Mota, Aline C.
; Mota, Nara F.O.
; Moura, Tania M.
; Mulgura, Maria
; Nakajima, Jimi N.
; Nardy, Camila
; Nascimento Júnior, José E.
; Noblick, Larry
; Nunes, Teonildes S.
; O'Leary, Nataly
; Oliveira, Arline S.
; Oliveira, Caetano T.
; Oliveira, Juliana A.
; Oliveira, Luciana S.D.
; Oliveira, Maria L.A.A.
; Oliveira, Regina C.
; Oliveira, Renata S.
; Oliveira, Reyjane P.
; Paixão-Souza, Bruno
; Parra, Lara R.
; Pasini, Eduardo
; Pastore, José F.B.
; Pastore, Mayara
; Paula-Souza, Juliana
; Pederneiras, Leandro C.
; Peixoto, Ariane L.
; Pelissari, Gisela
; Pellegrini, Marco O.O.
; Pennington, Toby
; Perdiz, Ricardo O.
; Pereira, Anna C.M.
; Pereira, Maria S.
; Pereira, Rodrigo A.S.
; Pessoa, Clenia
; Pessoa, Edlley M.
; Pessoa, Maria C.R.
; Pinto, Luiz J.S.
; Pinto, Rafael B.
; Pontes, Tiago A.
; Prance, Ghillean T.
; Proença, Carolyn
; Profice, Sheila R.
; Pscheidt, Allan C.
; Queiroz, George A.
; Queiroz, Rubens T.
; Quinet, Alexandre
; Rainer, Heimo
; Ramos, Eliana
; Rando, Juliana G.
; Rapini, Alessandro
; Reginato, Marcelo
; Reis, Ilka P.
; Reis, Priscila A.
; Ribeiro, André R.O.
; Ribeiro, José E.L.S.
; Riina, Ricarda
; Ritter, Mara R.
; Rivadavia, Fernando
; Rocha, Antônio E.S.
; Rocha, Maria J.R.
; Rodrigues, Izabella M.C.
; Rodrigues, Karina F.
; Rodrigues, Rodrigo S.
; Rodrigues, Rodrigo S.
; Rodrigues, Vinícius T.
; Rodrigues, William
; Romaniuc Neto, Sérgio
; Romão, Gerson O.
; Romero, Rosana
; Roque, Nádia
; Rosa, Patrícia
; Rossi, Lúcia
; Sá, Cyl F.C.
; Saavedra, Mariana M.
; Saka, Mariana
; Sakuragui, Cássia M.
; Salas, Roberto M.
; Sales, Margareth F.
; Salimena, Fatima R.G.
; Sampaio, Daniela
; Sancho, Gisela
; Sano, Paulo T.
; Santos, Alessandra
; Santos, Élide P.
; Santos, Juliana S.
; Santos, Marianna R.
; Santos-Gonçalves, Ana P.
; Santos-Silva, Fernanda
; São-Mateus, Wallace
; Saraiva, Deisy P.
; Saridakis, Dennis P.
; Sartori, Ângela L.B.
; Scalon, Viviane R.
; Schneider, Ângelo
; Sebastiani, Renata
; Secco, Ricardo S.
; Senna, Luisa
; Senna-Valle, Luci
; Shirasuna, Regina T.
; Silva Filho, Pedro J.S.
; Silva, Anádria S.
; Silva, Christian
; Silva, Genilson A.R.
; Silva, Gisele O.
; Silva, Márcia C.R.
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; Silva, Marcos J.
; Silva, Otávio L.M.
; Silva, Rafaela A.P.
; Silva, Saura R.
; Silva, Tania R.S.
; Silva-Gonçalves, Kelly C.
; Silva-Luz, Cíntia L.
; Simão-Bianchini, Rosângela
; Simões, André O.
; Simpson, Beryl
; Siniscalchi, Carolina M.
; Siqueira Filho, José A.
; Siqueira, Carlos E.
; Siqueira, Josafá C.
; Smith, Nathan P.
; Snak, Cristiane
; Soares Neto, Raimundo L.
; Soares, Kelen P.
; Soares, Marcos V.B.
; Soares, Maria L.
; Soares, Polyana N.
; Sobral, Marcos
; Sodré, Rodolfo C.
; Somner, Genise V.
; Sothers, Cynthia A.
; Sousa, Danilo J.L.
; Souza, Elnatan B.
; Souza, Élvia R.
; Souza, Marcelo
; Souza, Maria L.D.R.
; Souza-Buturi, Fátima O.
; Spina, Andréa P.
; Stapf, María N.S.
; Stefano, Marina V.
; Stehmann, João R.
; Steinmann, Victor
; Takeuchi, Cátia
; Taylor, Charlotte M.
; Taylor, Nigel P.
; Teles, Aristônio M.
; Temponi, Lívia G.
; Terra-Araujo, Mário H.
; Thode, Veronica
; Thomas, W.Wayt
; Tissot-Squalli, Mara L.
; Torke, Benjamin M.
; Torres, Roseli B.
; Tozzi, Ana M.G.A.
; Trad, Rafaela J.
; Trevisan, Rafael
; Trovó, Marcelo
; Valls, José F.M.
; Vaz, Angela M.S.F.
; Versieux, Leonardo
; Viana, Pedro L.
; Vianna Filho, Marcelo D.M.
; Vieira, Ana O.S.
; Vieira, Diego D.
; Vignoli-Silva, Márcia
; Vilar, Thaisa
; Vinhos, Franklin
; Wallnöfer, Bruno
; Wanderley, Maria G.L.
; Wasshausen, Dieter
; Watanabe, Maurício T.C.
; Weigend, Maximilian
; Welker, Cassiano A.D.
; Woodgyer, Elizabeth
; Xifreda, Cecilia C.
; Yamamoto, Kikyo
; Zanin, Ana
; Zenni, Rafael D.
; Zickel, Carmem S
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Resumo Um levantamento atualizado das plantas com sementes e análises relevantes acerca desta biodiversidade são apresentados. Este trabalho se iniciou em 2010 com a publicação do Catálogo de Plantas e Fungos e, desde então vem sendo atualizado por mais de 430 especialistas trabalhando online. O Brasil abriga atualmente 32.086 espécies nativas de Angiospermas e 23 espécies nativas de Gimnospermas e estes novos dados mostram um aumento de 3% da riqueza em relação a 2010. A Amazônia é o Domínio Fitogeográfico com o maior número de espécies de Gimnospermas, enquanto que a Floresta Atlântica possui a maior riqueza de Angiospermas. Houve um crescimento considerável no número de espécies e nas taxas de endemismo para a maioria dos Domínios (Caatinga, Cerrado, Floresta Atlântica, Pampa e Pantanal), com exceção da Amazônia que apresentou uma diminuição de 2,5% de endemicidade. Entretanto, a maior parte das plantas com sementes que ocorrem no Brasil (57,4%) é endêmica deste território. A proporção de formas de vida varia de acordo com os diferentes Domínios: árvores são mais expressivas na Amazônia e Floresta Atlântica do que nos outros biomas, ervas são dominantes no Pampa e as lianas apresentam riqueza expressiva na Amazônia, Floresta Atlântica e Pantanal. Este trabalho não só quantifica a biodiversidade brasileira, mas também indica as lacunas de conhecimento e o desafio a ser enfrentado para a conservação desta flora.
Abstract An updated inventory of Brazilian seed plants is presented and offers important insights into the country's biodiversity. This work started in 2010, with the publication of the Plants and Fungi Catalogue, and has been updated since by more than 430 specialists working online. Brazil is home to 32,086 native Angiosperms and 23 native Gymnosperms, showing an increase of 3% in its species richness in relation to 2010. The Amazon Rainforest is the richest Brazilian biome for Gymnosperms, while the Atlantic Rainforest is the richest one for Angiosperms. There was a considerable increment in the number of species and endemism rates for biomes, except for the Amazon that showed a decrease of 2.5% of recorded endemics. However, well over half of Brazillian seed plant species (57.4%) is endemic to this territory. The proportion of life-forms varies among different biomes: trees are more expressive in the Amazon and Atlantic Rainforest biomes while herbs predominate in the Pampa, and lianas are more expressive in the Amazon, Atlantic Rainforest, and Pantanal. This compilation serves not only to quantify Brazilian biodiversity, but also to highlight areas where there information is lacking and to provide a framework for the challenge faced in conserving Brazil's unique and diverse flora.
https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860201566411
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Partial purification of trypsin inhibitors from Parkia seeds (Fabaceae)
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Chevreuil, Larissa Ramos
; Gonçalves, José Francisco de Carvalho
; Calderon, Leonardo de Azevedo
; Souza, Luiz Augusto Gomes de
; Pando, Silvana Cristina
; Borges, Eduardo Euclydes de Lima e
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Sementes de leguminosas (Fabaceae) apresentam alto conteúdo de inibidores, incluindo os inibidores de serinoproteinases que têm sido extensivamente estudados. Todavia, poucos estudos foram realizados quanto à investigação dessas proteínas em espécies arbóreas pertencentes à flora amazônica. As proteínas presentes nas sementes de quatro espécies de leguminosas da Amazônia, Parkia pendula, P. discolor, P. multijuga e P. nitida, foram obtidas pela extração usando NaCl 0.15 mol L-1 e, parcialmente purificadas usando a cromatografia de afinidade em tripsina-Sepharose 4B. Os inibidores exibiram afinidades diferentes entre a tripsina e a quimotripsina, exceto para P. nitida, a qual apresentou alta inibição contra as duas enzimas. A análise em SDS-PAGE mostrou que as espécies do gênero Parkia contém uma banda principal correspondendo aos inibidores de tripsina parcialmente purificados. As massas moleculares aparentes determinadas para os inibidores (aproximadamente, 13 a 18 kDa) e a alta especificidade pela tripsina sugerem a ocorrência de inibidores do tipo Bowman-Birk e Kunitz.
Leguminous seeds (Fabaceae) have a high content of inhibitors of which serine protease inhibitors are the most widely studied. However, there are only a few studies related to the investigation of these proteins in tree species belonging to the Amazon flora. The protein content presented in seeds of four Amazonian Leguminosae species, Parkia pendula, P. discolor, P. multijuga and P. Nitida, was extracted by using NaCl 0.15 mol L-1 and then partially fractionated by using affinity chromatography performed on a trypsin-Sepharose 4B. These inhibitors presented different affinities between trypsin and chymotrypsin serine proteases, showing a higher inhibition to trypsin compared to chymotrypsin, except for P. nitida, which showed high inhibition against both enzymes. The SDS-PAGE analysis showed that the species from Parkia genus have a main band corresponding to partially purified trypsin inhibitors. The apparent molecular mass inhibitors (approximately 13-18 kDa) and the high specificity for trypsin suggest the occurrence of Bowman-Birk and Kunitz type inhibitors.
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Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in obese normotensive children and adolescents
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Freitas, Isabelle Magalhães G.
; Miranda, Josiane Aparecida
; Mira, Pedro Augusto C.
; Lanna, Carla Marcia M.
; Lima, Jorge Roberto P.
; Laterza, Mateus Camaroti
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OBJETIVO: Testar a hipótese de que crianças e adolescentes obesos normotensos apresentam disfunção autonômica cardíaca quando comparados a indivíduos não obesos também normotensos.MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com 66 crianças e adolescentes, divididos nos grupos Obeso (n=31, 12±3 anos) e Não Obeso (n=35, 13±3 anos). Definiu-se a obesidade pelo índice de massa corpórea maior que o percentil 95, considerando-se idade e sexo. Aferiu-se a pressão arterial clínica por oscilometria após 15 minutos de repouso em posição supina. Registrou-se a frequência cardíaca durante dez minutos na posição supina, com respiração espontânea. Avaliou-se o controle autonômico cardíaco pela variabilidade da frequência cardíaca, calculada a partir dos cinco minutos de menor variância do sinal. Foram derivados o índice que indica a proporção do número de vezes em que os intervalos R-R normais sucessivos apresentam diferença de duração superior a 50 milisegundos (pNN50) para o domínio do tempo e, para a análise espectral, as bandas de baixa (LF) e alta (HF) frequências, além da razão entre as bandas espectrais de baixa e alta frequência (LF/HF). Os resultados apresentam-se como média±desvio padrão, sendo comparados pelo teste t de Student ou pelo teste U de Mann-Whitney.RESULTADOS: Os níveis de pressão arterial sistólica (116±14 versus114±13mmHg, p=0,693) e diastólica (59±8 versus60±11mmHg, p=0,458) foram semelhantes entre os grupos Obeso e Não Obeso, respectivamente. O índice pNN50 (29±21 versus 43±23; p=0,015) e a banda HF (54±20 versus 64±14 unidades normalizadas - u.n.; p=0,023) foram menores no Grupo Obeso. A banda LF (46±20 versus 36±14 u.n.; p=0,023) e a razão LF/HF (1,3±1,6 versus0,7±0,4; p=0,044) foram maiores no Grupo Obeso.CONCLUSÕES: Crianças e adolescentes obesos, mesmo normotensos, apresentam prejuízo do controle autonômico cardíaco.
OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that obese normotensive children and adolescents present impaired cardiac autonomic control compared to non-obese normotensive ones.METHODS:For this cross-sectional study, 66 children and adolescents were divided into the following groups: Obese (n=31, 12±3 years old) and Non-Obese (n=35, 13±3 years old). Obesity was defined as body mass index greater than the 95thpercentile for age and gender. Blood pressure was measured by oscillometric method after 15 minutes of rest in supine position. The heart rate was continuously registered during ten minutes in the supine position with spontaneous breathing. The cardiac autonomic control was assessed by heart rate variability, which was calculated from the five-minute minor variance of the signal. The derivations were the index that indicates the proportion of the number of times in which normal adjacent R-R intervals present differences >50 miliseconds (pNN50), for the time domain, and, for the spectral analysis, low (LF) and high frequency (HF) bands, besides the low and high frequencies ratio (LF/HF). The results were expressed as mean±standard deviation and compared by Student's t-test or Mann-Whitney's U-test.RESULTS: Systolic blood pressure (116±14 versus 114±13mmHg, p=0.693) and diastolic blood pressure (59±8 versus 60±11mmHg, p=0.458) were similar between the Obese and Non-Obese groups. The pNN50 index (29±21 versus 43±23, p=0.015) and HF band (54±20 versus 64±14 normalized units - n.u., p=0.023) were lower in the Obese Group. The LF band (46±20 versus 36±14 n.u., p=0.023) and LF/HF ratio (1.3±1.6 versus 0.7±0.4, p=0.044) were higher in Obese Group.CONCLUSIONS: Obese normotensive children and adolescents present impairment of cardiac autonomic control.
OBJETIVO: Probar la hipótesis de que niños y adolescentes obesos normotensos presentan disfunción autonómica cardiaca cuando comparados a individuos no obesos también normotensos.MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal con 66 niños y adolescentes, divididos en los grupos Obeso (n=31, 12±3 años) y No obesos (n=35, 13±3 años). Se definió la obesidad por el índice de masa corporal superior al percentil 95, considerándose edad y sexo. Se verificó la presión arterial clínica por oscilometría después de 15 minutos de reposo en posición supina. Se registró la frecuencia cardiaca durante 10 minutos en la posición supina, con respiración espontánea. Se evaluó el control autonómico cardiaco por la variabilidad de la frecuencia cardiaca, calculada a partir de los cinco minutos de menor variancia de la señal. Fueron derivados el índice que indica la proporción del número de veces en que los intervalos R-R normales sucesivos presentan diferencia de duración superior a 50 milisegundos (pNN50) para el dominio del tiempo y, para el análisis espectral, las bandas de baja (LF) y alta (HF) frecuencias, además de la razón entre las bandas espectrales de baja y alta frecuencia (LF/HF). Los resultados se presentaron como promedio±desviación estándar, siendo comparados por la prueba t de Student o por la prueba U de Mann-Whitney.RESULTADOS: Los niveles de presión arterial sistólica (116±14 versus 114±13mmHg, p=0,693) y diastólica (59±8 versus 60±11mmHg, p=0,458) fueron semejantes entre los grupos Obeso y No obeso, respectivamente. El índice pNN50 (29±21 versus 43±23; p=0,015) y la banda HF (54±20 versus 64±14 unidades normalizadas - u.n.; p=0,023) fueron menores en el Grupo Obeso. La banda LF (46±20 versus 36±14 u.n.; p=0,023) y la razón LF/HF (1,3±1,6 versus 0,7±0,4; p=0,44) fueron más grandes en el Grupo Obeso.CONCLUSIONES: Niños y adolescentes obesos, aunque normotensos, presentan perjuicio del control autonómico cardiaco.
https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-0582201432210213
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Achados bioquímicos, eletrolíticos e hormonais de cabras acometidas com toxemia da prenhez
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Souto, Rodolfo J.C.
; Afonso, José Augusto B.
; Mendonça, Carla L.
; Carvalho, Cleyton C.D.
; Silva Filho, Alonso P.
; Cajueiro, Jobson F.P.
; Lima, Elizabeth H.F.
; Soares, Pierre C.
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A abrangência dos estudos sobre a toxemia da prenhez (TP) tem sido constante e inovadora em alguns conceitos, porém o estudo dos casos clínicos naturais em cabras é inexistente no Brasil. Diante disso, realizou-se análise das alterações clínicas, do perfil bioquímico, eletrolítico e hormonal com o objetivo de compreender a fisiopatogenia da enfermidade. Foram avaliadas 22 cabras atendidas na Clínica de Bovinos, Campus Garanhuns/UFRPE, diagnosticadas com TP, no período de 2007 a 2012. Realizou-se exame clínico e coleta de sangue e urina, para análise do perfil bioquímico e hormonal. Acentuadas alterações clínicas foram observadas, como decúbito, apatia, dispneia, aumento da temperatura corpórea, mucosas congestas, vasos episclerais injetados, desidratação, anorexia, hipomotilidade ou atonia ruminal, edema nos membros. Os resultados laboratoriais revelaram valores elevados para ureia, creatinina, ácidos graxos não esterificados (AGNE), β-hidroxibutirato, amilase e cortisol, enquanto as variáveis: proteína total, albumina, cálcio total, cálcio ionizado, fósforo, a relação cálcio e fósforo, sódio e insulina encontraram-se diminuídos. Outros parâmetros bioquímicos e eletrolíticos, como frutosamina, globulina, cloro, potássio e magnésio mantiveram-se dentro da faixa de normalidade. Quanto a glicemia, foram constatados três condições nas cabras com TP, normoglicêmicas (50%), hiperglicêmicas (27,28%) e hipoglicêmicas (22,72%). Dos 17 (77,27%) animais que obtiveram alta 10 (58,82%) eram normoglicêmicos. Vieram a óbito 22,8 % (5/22), no qual 60% (3/5) delas estavam hiperglicêmicas. A média de nascimento por cabra foi superior a duas crias. Verificou-se existir associação fortemente positiva dos AGNE's com a albumina (r=0,60), fraca com o β-hidroxibutirato (r=0,10) e glicose (r=0,03). Porém, existiu relação fortemente negativa dos AGNE's com a insulina (r= -0,70), moderada com o cortisol (r= -0,52) e amilase (r= -0,30). Marcadas alterações clínicas e metabólicas são observadas em cabras com TP, em que o aumento de certos metabólitos do perfil energético e hormonal se torna importante ferramenta para o diagnóstico e constitui um bom instrumento para avaliar a magnitude da condição clínica dos animais enfermos. Os dados encontrados servem de referência para estudos sobre nutrição e metabolismo em cabras com TP.
Studies on pregnancy toxemia (PT) have been constant and innovative with regard to some concepts. However, no studies have been carried out on natural clinical cases in Brazil. Thus, the aim of the present study was to perform an analysis of clinical, biochemical, electrolytic and hormonal findings in goats with PT to gain an understanding of the physiopathology of this metabolic disease. Twenty-two goats with a diagnosis of PT were analyzed at the Bovine Clinic of the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (Garanhuns Campus, Brazil) between 2007 and 2012. Clinical exams were performed and both blood and urine were collected for the biochemical and hormonal analyses. Accentuated clinical changes were found, such as decubitus, apathy, dyspnea, increased body temperature, congested mucous membranes, dilated episcleral vessels, dehydration, anorexia, ruminal stasis and edema in the limbs. The laboratory findings revealed high concentrations of urea, creatinine, non-esterified fatty acids, β-hydroxybutyrate, amylase and cortisol as well as reductions in total proteins, albumin, total calcium, ionized calcium, phosphorus the calcium to phosphorus ratio, sodium and insulin. Fructosamine, globulin, chlorine, potassium and magnesium were within the range of normality. Regarding blood sugar, 50% of the goats were within the normal range, 27.28% were hyperglycemic and 22.72% were hypoglycemic; among the 17 animals (77.27%) discharged with life, ten (58.82%) had normal blood sugar levels. Five goats (22.8%) died, 60% (3/5) of which were hyperglycemic. The mean birth rate per goat was more than two offspring. Non-esterified fatty acids were strongly associated with albumin (r = 0.60) and weakly associated with both β-hydroxybutyrate (r=0.10) and glucose (r=0.03). Moreover, non-esterified fatty acids were negatively associated with insulin (r= -0.70; strong association), cortisol (r= -0.52; moderate association) and amylase (r= -0.30; moderate association). Striking clinical and metabolic alterations are found in goats with PT. The increase in certain metabolites of the energy and hormonal profile constitutes an important tool for the diagnosis and determination of the magnitude of the clinical condition in affected animals. The present data can serve as reference for future studies on nutrition and metabolism in goats with pregnancy toxemia.
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