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Home / Archives for 2016

2016

Etiology of Diarrhea in Children Younger Than 5 Years Attending the Bengo General Hospital in Angola

  • Autores: Brito M, Centeno-Lima S, Gasparinho C, Istrate C, Mayer AC, Mirante MC, Nery SV, Tavira L
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26761347

This study demonstrates high rates of infection with an enteric pathogen, particularly in children younger than 12 months, emphasizing the need to address diarrheal disease in this age group.
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Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer

  • Autores: Luís Catarino, Maria M. Romeiras, Philip J. Havik
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874116300757

The rich flora of Guinea-Bissau, and the widespread use of medicinal plants for the treatment of various diseases, constitutes an important local healthcare resource with significant potential for research and development of phytomedicines. The goal of this study is to prepare a comprehensive documentation of Guinea-Bissau’s medicinal plants, including their distribution, local vernacular names and their therapeutic and other applications, based upon local notions of disease and illness.
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Chitosan-based nanoparticles as drug delivery systems for doxorubicin: optimization and modelling

  • Autores: Borges JP, Ferreira IMM, Novo C, Silva JC, Soares PIP, Sousa AI
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144861716302570

In the present work, two drug delivery systems were produced by encapsulating doxorubicin into chitosan and O-HTCC (ammonium-quaternary derivative of chitosan) nanoparticles. The results show that doxorubicin release is independent of the molecular weight and is higher at acidic pH (4.5) than at physiological pH.
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Whole-Cell SYBR Green I Assay for Antimalarial Activity Assessment

  • Autores: Lobo E, Machado M, Murtinheira F, Nogueira F
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Annals of Clinical and Medical Microbiology
  • Link: https://www.jscimedcentral.com/MedicalMicrobiology/medicalmicrobiology-2-1010.pdf

Malaria parasite growth assessment assays using nucleic acid dye SYBR GreenI are frequently compromised by high background readings due to haemoglobin and detergents in lysis buffer. Here, we have assessed and further validated an intact-cell SYBR Green I-based fluorescence assay (Cell-MSF) for antimalarial activity assessment even of highly fluorescent compounds.
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Towards the development of multifunctional chitosan-based iron oxide nanoparticles: Optimization and modelling of doxorubicin release

  • Autores: Borges JP, Ferreira IM, Novo CM, Soares PI, Sousa AI
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Carbohydr Polym
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27561489

In the present work composite nanoparticles with a magnetic core and a chitosan-based shell were produced as drug delivery systems for doxorubicin (DOX). The results show that composite nanoparticles with a hydrodynamic diameter within the nanometric range are able to encapsulate more DOX than polymeric nanoparticles alone corresponding also to a higher drug release. Moreover the synthesis method of the iron oxide nanoparticles influences the total amount of DOX released and a high content of iron oxide nanoparticles inhibits DOX release. The modelling of the experimental results revealed a release mechanism dominated by Fickian diffusion.
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Iron oxide nanoparticles stabilized with a bilayer of oleic acid for magnetic hyperthermia and MRI applications

  • Autores: Borges JP, Carvalho A, Coutinho JT, Ferreira IMM, Laia CAT, Novo C, Pereira LCJ, Soares PIP
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Applied Surface Science
  • Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433216309709

Iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4, IONPs) are promising candidates for several biomedical applications such as magnetic hyperthermia and as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, their colloidal stability in physiological conditions hinders their application requiring the use of biocompatible surfactant agents.
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ECIL guidelines for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with haematological malignancies and stem cell transplant recipients

  • Autores: Alanio A, Bretagne S, Cesaro S, Cordonnier C, Donnelly J P, Einsele H, Hauser PM, Helweg-Larsen J, Johan Maertens J, Lagrou K, Maschmeyer G, Matos O, Melchers W J G
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27550991

The Fifth European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL-5) convened a meeting to establish evidence-based recommendations for using tests to diagnose Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in adult patients with haematological malignancies.
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Thermal and magnetic properties of chitosan-iron oxide nanoparticles

  • Autores: Carlos M.M. Novo, César Laia, Diana Machado, Isabel M.M. Ferreira, Joana T. Coutinho, João Paulo Borges, Laura C.J. Pereira, Paula I.P. Soares
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144861716305008

Chitosan is a biopolymer widely used for biomedical applications such as drug delivery systems, wound healing, and tissue engineering. Chitosan can be used as coating for other types of materials such as iron oxide nanoparticles, improving its biocompatibility while extending its range of applications.

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Ion Channel Blockers as Antimicrobial Agents, Efflux Inhibitors, and Enhancers of Macrophage Killing Activity against Drug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  • Autores: Amaral L, Anes E, Couto I, Machado D, Martins M, Perdigão J, Pires D, Portugal I, Viveiros M
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: PLoS One
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26919135

Given the ability of M. tuberculosis to survive as an intracellular pathogen and its propensity to develop resistance to the existing antituberculosis drugs, its treatment requires new approaches. Here the antimycobacterial properties of verapamil, thioridazine, chlorpromazine, flupenthixol and haloperidol were investigated against a panel of drug resistant M. tuberculosis strains, both in vitro and on human-infected macrophages.
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Lean na Gestão da Saúde: Uma Oportunidade para Fomentar a Centralidade do Doente, o Respeito pelos Profissionais e a Qualidade nos Serviços de Saúde

  • Autores: Luís Velez Lapão
  • Ano de Publicação: 2016
  • Journal: Acta Medica Portuguesa
  • Link: http://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/6615/4650

Os casos de Flinders Medical Center (Austrália), Royal Bolton (UK), ThedaCare e Virginia Mason (USA) são exemplos de hospitais que conseguiram melhorar o seu desempenho através da utilização de metodologias Lean. Todavia, nem sempre o processo é tão fácil como aparenta. Não é que a aplicação do Lean seja difícil mas exige condições especiais.
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