Dentre as diferentes poluições presentes nos oceanos, o plástico é provavelmente, aquele que leva... more Dentre as diferentes poluições presentes nos oceanos, o plástico é provavelmente, aquele que leva aos maiores impactos ambientais, sendo encontrado de praias e manguezais à giros no meio dos oceanos. Os macroplásticos, cujo tamanho é superior a 5mm, são maiores em volume e provocam um impacto socioambiental importante, porém os microplásticos, fragmentos menores que 5mm, estão em maior quantidade e podem provocar danos em organismos marinhos filtradores como mexilhões e ostras. Apesar da sua grande presença nos oceanos, ainda não se estabeleceu com clareza se causam efeitos somente físicos, por um aumento de material particulado não orgânico ingerido, ou se seus efeitos podem ser de origem química, devido à quantidade de contaminantes que possuem. Para estudar o impacto que essas partículas têm em organismos filtradores, o mexilhão Perna perna, espécie bioindicadora abundante na costa brasileira, foi exposto a partículas de polietileno encontradas em cosméticos nacionais. O microplá...
Cell division control protein 42 (CDC42) homolog is a small Rho GTPase enzyme that participates i... more Cell division control protein 42 (CDC42) homolog is a small Rho GTPase enzyme that participates in such processes as cell cycle progression, migration, polarity, adhesion and transcription. Recent studies suggest that CDC42 is a potent tumor suppressor in different tissues and is related to aging processes. Although DNA damage is crucial in aging, a potential role for CDC42 in genotoxic stress remains to be explored. Migration, survival/proliferation and DNA damage/repair experiments were performed to demonstrate CDC42 involvement in the recovery of HeLa cells exposed to ultraviolet radiation-induced stress. Sub-lines of HeLa cells ectopically expressing the constitutively active CDC42-V12 mutant were generated to examine whether different CDC42-GTP backgrounds might reflect different sensitivities to UV radiation. Our results show that CDC42 constitutive activation does not interfere with HeLa cell migration after UV radiation. However, the minor DNA damage exhibited by the CDC42-V...
This case report concerns a 40-year-old patient with an unspecific abdominal pain, diarrhoea, a b... more This case report concerns a 40-year-old patient with an unspecific abdominal pain, diarrhoea, a big axillary mass and a previous pulmonary infection. After biopsy of the axillary mass the diagnosis of lymphoma was excluded based on the presence of cells expressing polyclonal antibodies. Abdominal CT scans and angionuclear magnetic resonance showed an extensive intestinal venous thrombosis. The patient also presented positive results for C and S proteins, lupic anticoagulant factor and antiphospholipid antibodies (anticardiolipin antibodies - IgM and IgG). Treatment started with administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and heparin which decreased the degree of thrombosis. Antibiotics were also administrated to treat pulmonary and abdominal infections. After 25 days, he was discharged with no signs of infection, no abdominal pain and reduction of the thrombosis. He was medicated with warfarin, hydroxichloroquine and clopidogrel. Forty-five days after discharge, abdominal CT scan showed a significant regression of thrombosis.
Dentre as diferentes poluições presentes nos oceanos, o plástico é provavelmente, aquele que leva... more Dentre as diferentes poluições presentes nos oceanos, o plástico é provavelmente, aquele que leva aos maiores impactos ambientais, sendo encontrado de praias e manguezais à giros no meio dos oceanos. Os macroplásticos, cujo tamanho é superior a 5mm, são maiores em volume e provocam um impacto socioambiental importante, porém os microplásticos, fragmentos menores que 5mm, estão em maior quantidade e podem provocar danos em organismos marinhos filtradores como mexilhões e ostras. Apesar da sua grande presença nos oceanos, ainda não se estabeleceu com clareza se causam efeitos somente físicos, por um aumento de material particulado não orgânico ingerido, ou se seus efeitos podem ser de origem química, devido à quantidade de contaminantes que possuem. Para estudar o impacto que essas partículas têm em organismos filtradores, o mexilhão Perna perna, espécie bioindicadora abundante na costa brasileira, foi exposto a partículas de polietileno encontradas em cosméticos nacionais. O microplá...
Cell division control protein 42 (CDC42) homolog is a small Rho GTPase enzyme that participates i... more Cell division control protein 42 (CDC42) homolog is a small Rho GTPase enzyme that participates in such processes as cell cycle progression, migration, polarity, adhesion and transcription. Recent studies suggest that CDC42 is a potent tumor suppressor in different tissues and is related to aging processes. Although DNA damage is crucial in aging, a potential role for CDC42 in genotoxic stress remains to be explored. Migration, survival/proliferation and DNA damage/repair experiments were performed to demonstrate CDC42 involvement in the recovery of HeLa cells exposed to ultraviolet radiation-induced stress. Sub-lines of HeLa cells ectopically expressing the constitutively active CDC42-V12 mutant were generated to examine whether different CDC42-GTP backgrounds might reflect different sensitivities to UV radiation. Our results show that CDC42 constitutive activation does not interfere with HeLa cell migration after UV radiation. However, the minor DNA damage exhibited by the CDC42-V...
This case report concerns a 40-year-old patient with an unspecific abdominal pain, diarrhoea, a b... more This case report concerns a 40-year-old patient with an unspecific abdominal pain, diarrhoea, a big axillary mass and a previous pulmonary infection. After biopsy of the axillary mass the diagnosis of lymphoma was excluded based on the presence of cells expressing polyclonal antibodies. Abdominal CT scans and angionuclear magnetic resonance showed an extensive intestinal venous thrombosis. The patient also presented positive results for C and S proteins, lupic anticoagulant factor and antiphospholipid antibodies (anticardiolipin antibodies - IgM and IgG). Treatment started with administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and heparin which decreased the degree of thrombosis. Antibiotics were also administrated to treat pulmonary and abdominal infections. After 25 days, he was discharged with no signs of infection, no abdominal pain and reduction of the thrombosis. He was medicated with warfarin, hydroxichloroquine and clopidogrel. Forty-five days after discharge, abdominal CT scan showed a significant regression of thrombosis.
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