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INTRODUÇÃO: Em pacientes que foram submetidos a ablação por cateter devido a fibrilação atrial pode ocorrer a recorrência deste quadro. Não é estabelecido o efeito do S/V na prevenção da recorrência de fibrilação atrial (FA) comparado a Inibidores da Enzima Conversora da Angiotensina (IECA) ou Bloqueadores do Receptor da Angiotensina II (BRA). Essa metaanálise visa estabelecer qual a melhor escolha terapêutica para prevenção da recorrência de FA após ablação por catéter. MÉTODO: Foi realizada uma busca sistemática nas bases do PubMed, Embase e Cochrane para ensaios clínicos randomizados (ECR) e estudos observacionais comparando uso de S/V com IECA/BRA em pacientes que realizaram ablação por cateter. Os resultados foram apresentados em diferenças de médias (DM), com intervalo de confiança de 95% (IC). A heterogeneidade foi avaliada pelo I2 e desfechos expressos em riscos relativos (RR), utilizando o software R versão 4.2.3. RESULTADOS: Foram incluídos 3 ensaios clínicos randomizados e 1 estudo de coorte, composto por 642 pacientes, com 319 pacientes no grupo S/V e 323 no grupo controle. O seguimento dos estudos variou de 12 meses a 36 meses, a média de idade variou de 58.9 a 65.82 anos. Foi demonstrado a redução de ocorrência de FA persistente com uma diferença significativa favorecendo o grupo S/V (RR 0.43; 95% IC 0,25-0.76; P=0.003; I2=80%) comparado com o grupo IECA/BRA. Na análise houve uma redução significativa do Índice de Volume Atrial Esquerdo (IVAE) (MD -5.34ml/m2; 95% IC -8.77,-1.91; P=0.002; I2= 57%) no grupo S/V comparado com IECA/BRA. Não houve diferença significativa da fração de ejeção do ventrículo esquerdo com o uso de S/V (MD 1.24%; 95% IC -0.13, 2.61; P=0.076; I2= 0%) em comparação com IECA/BRA. CONCLUSÃO: Nesta metanálise, foi evidenciada a eficácia de S/V na diminuição da incidência de FA em pacientes submetidos à ablação por cateter, em comparação ao uso de IECA/ BRA. Contudo, ressalta-se a necessidade de realização de mais ensaios clínicos randomizados para uma avaliação mais abrangente de sua eficácia na redução da recorrência de FA em paciente pós ablação por cateter na prática clínica.

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INTRODUÇÃO: Diversos estudos foram publicados avaliando o uso da denervação renal por radiofrequência (DRR) no tratamento de pacientes com hipertensão arterial resistente (HAR). Essa técnica consiste em um procedimento minimamente invasivo que visa interromper a atividade dos nervosrenais via ablação. Entretanto,sua eficácia e segurança com cateter via radiofrequência ainda não foi elucidada. Essa meta-análise tem por objetivo investigar a eficácia da denervação renal por radiofrequência (DRR) comparado com sham ou anti hipertensivos. METODOLOGIA: Foi realizada uma busca nas bases de dados da PubMed, Embase e Cochrane, por ensaios clínicos randomizados que compararam a redução da pressão arterial entre a denervação renal por radiofrequência (DRR) e o sham ou tratamento padrão em pacientes com HAR. Os dados foram reunidos usando um modelo de efeito fixo, e os resultados foram dados em diferença de média (DM) e risco relativo (RR), com 95% de intervalo de confiança (IC). A heterogeneidade entre os estudos foi calculada pelo I2. Todas as estatísticas foram realizadas usando o R software(version 4.0.3). RESULTADOS: Ao todo foram incluídos 8 ensaios clínicos randomizados, composto por 934 pacientes (557 do grupo RDN e 377 do grupo controle). O seguimento dos estudos variou de 6 meses até 84 meses, a média de idade variou entre 53 a 64.5 anos e com 349 pacientes portadores de diabetes tipo 2. A DRR foi associada com redução significativa da pressão sistólica ambulatorial (DM: -6.25 mmHg, 95% IC: -8.83; -3.67, P< 0.001, I2= 52%), assim como na diastólica ambulatorial (DM: -2.67 mmHg, 95% IC: -4.38; -0.95, P=0.002, I2=50%) comparado com grupo controle. De maneira semelhante, houve redução significativa da pressão diastólica de consultório (DM: -5.11 mmHg, 95% IC: -9.19; -1.02, P=0.014, I2=72%). Não houve diferença estatística em relação à pressão sistólica de consultório (DM: -9.50 mmHg, 95% IC:-20.54; 1.54, P=0.092, I2=87%), aos efeitos adversos secundários (RR: 1.86, 95% IC: 0.66; 5.26, P=0.240, I2= 50%) e à crise hipertensiva (RR:1.10, 95% IC: 0.55; 2.22, P=0.780, I2=0%). CONCLUSÕES: Esta meta-análise demonstrou a eficácia do uso da DRR na redução da pressão arterial global ambulatorial e pressão diastólica de consultório, e não apresentou aumentos de efeitos adversos secundários e crise hipertensiva. Esses achados demonstram o potencial uso da DRR no tratamento de pacientes que possuem hipertensão arterial resistente.

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The cowpea bean [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.], a legume of great socioeconomic importance, it was previously cultivated exclusively for subsistence and commercial purposes, especially in the North and Northeast regions. This crop has a low production cost and high nutritional value, in addition to a high potential for productivity growth and expansion to other regions. The objective of this work was to evaluate parameters of growth and production in cowpea culture, as a function of potassium fertilization in soil of the cerrado of Amapá. The parameters of growth and production of the cowpea culture were evaluated, as a function of potassium fertilization in the soil of the cerrado of Amapá. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse, using a completely randomized experimental design, with four replications, in a 5x2 factorial scheme, totaling 40 experimental units, which were composed of plastic pots containing 7 dm3 of soil collected from the arable layer (0-20 cm ) of a typical Hyperdystrophic Yellow Argisol, with a sandy clay loam texture, in a cerrado area in the municipality of Porto Grande-AP. The factors consisted of the control treatment (without K), four doses of K (45, 90, 135 and 180 kg ha-1) in the form of potassium chloride, and two cowpea cultivars (Pretinho and BRS Tumucumaque). The cultivar BRS Tumucumaque shows better growth and production of cowpea plants. Doses of 90 kg ha-1 provided greater height (98.75 cm) and stem diameter (10.0 mm). As for production, the dose of 135 kg ha-1 caused greater grain weight gain (5.25 g) and dry mass of pods (13.92 g), and the doses of 90 and 180 kg ha-1 induced greater number and length of pods (3.16 pods) respectively. These results show better responsiveness of the BRS Tumucumaque cultivar at doses of 90, 135 and 180 kg ha-1 in the type of soil where the study was conducted.

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BACKGROUND: The heterogeneity of ejaculate indicates that fertility is still variable among bulls and that more stringent evaluation methods are needed to identify the ejaculates suitable for AI. OBJECTIVE: To identify and characterize the sperm subpopulations (SP) in thawed semen doses of Nelore and Angus bulls and to evaluate the influence of these sperm subpopulations on pregnancy rate in cows submitted to fixed-time AI (FTAI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A dose of post-thawed semen from each bull (n=18; consisting of Angus n = 9 and Nelore n = 9) was analyzed for: sperm kinetics; morphology and plasma membrane integrity; and the determination of the sperm subpopulations. Differences between the groups were estimated with the t-test considering a significance level of <5%. RESULTS: There was no influence between breeding bulls for sperm morphology, plasma membrane integrity, and pregnancy rate (P > 0.05). Regarding the kinetic parameters evaluated by the CASA system, Nelore had greater values, for cells with slow velocity (Angus: 16.4 %; Nelore: 21.7%; P = 0.028). In contrast, ANGUS bulls had more static cells (Angus: 27.2%; Nelore: 9.3%; P = 0.048). Based on CASA system data and clustering procedures, four sperm subpopulations were statistically established. In Angus bulls, a higher level of fast and nonlinear spermatozoa were found in SP3 (33.3%), followed by SP1 (32.7%%) with fast and progressive spermatozoa. Whereas, SP1 of Nelore bulls had 33.8% fast and progressive spermatozoa, followed by 32.2% of SP3 with fast and nonlinear spermatozoa. CONCLUSION: Both breeds of bulls presented similar proportions of sperm SP. Consequently, no influence on the pregnancy rates was shown in cows submitted to the IATF programs on a large scale. doi.org/10.54680/fr22310110312.

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The innate immune response has a predominant role in Behçet's disease (BD) pathogenesis, but few studies have assessed monocytes in BD. This study aims to evaluate the profile of monocytes subsets in the peripheral blood of BD patients and healthy controls (HC). Monocytes subsets were identified as classical (CD14+CD16-), intermediate (CD14+CD16dim), and non-classical (CD14dimCD16high) subsets. Patients with BD presented a lower number of total monocytes (p = 0.020) and a lower number (p < 0.0001) of circulating classical monocytes than HC. In contrast, the number of intermediate monocytes was higher in BD patients than HC (p < 0.0001). In BD patients, no associations were observed with the severity of clinical manifestations or therapy. Colchicine was associated with a higher number of non-classical monocytes (p = 0.035). In conclusion, BD patients present an altered distribution of monocytes subsets with a reduction of classical and an increase of intermediate subsets.

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AIM: To quantitatively and qualitatively compare the host proteomic profile in samples of symptomatic and asymptomatic apical periodontitis (AP) using nano-liquid chromatography-electron spray tandem mass spectrometry. METHODOLOGY: Samples were obtained from 18 patients with radiographically evident AP, divided into symptomatic and asymptomatic groups (nine per group) according to clinical characteristics. After sample collection, protein extraction, purification and quantification of the samples were performed, which were analysed by reverse-phase liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Label-free quantitative proteomic analysis was performed by Protein Lynx Global Service software. Differences in expression of proteins between the groups were calculated using the Monte Carlo algorithm, considering P < 0.05 for down-regulated proteins and 1 - P > 0.95 for up-regulated proteins. Proteins were identified with the embedded ion accounting algorithm in the software and a search of the Homo sapiens UniProt database. RESULTS: A total of 853 individual human proteins were identified. In the quantitative analysis, common proteins to both groups accounted for 143 proteins. Differences in expression between groups resulted in 51 up-regulated proteins (1 - P > 0.95) in the symptomatic group, including alpha-1-antitrypsin, protein S100-A8, myeloperoxidase, peroxiredoxin and lactotransferrin. This group also had 43 down-regulated proteins (P < 0.05), comprising immunoglobulin, neutrophil defensin, pyruvate kinase and alpha-enolase. The qualitative analysis considered only the exclusive proteins of each group. For the symptomatic group, 318 complete proteins and 29 fragments were identified, such as dedicator of cytokinesis protein, intersectin, prostaglandin, phospholipase DDHD2 and superoxide dismutase. For the asymptomatic group, 326 complete proteins and 37 fragments were identified, including azurocidin, C-reactive protein, collagen alpha, cathepsin, heat shock and laminin. CONCLUSIONS: Quantitative differences in the expression of common proteins in cases of symptomatic and asymptomatic AP were found, which were mostly related to host immune response in both groups. Exclusive proteins in the symptomatic group were mainly related to the host response to the presence of viruses in endodontic infections, oxidative stress and proteolytic enzymes. The results provide a basis for a better understanding of cellular and molecular pathways involved in AP, establishing specific proteomic profiles for symptomatic and asymptomatic conditions.

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O tamanduá-bandeira (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) e o tamanduá-mirim (Tamandua tetradactyla) são mamíferos xenartros amplamente distribuídos no território nacional. Apesar disso, suas populações estão em constante ameaça, principalmente o primeiro, categorizado como vulnerável de acordo com classificação da União Internacional para Conservação da Natureza. Diante disso e da escassez de estudos com endoparasitas nesses animais, objetivou-se descrever a helmintofauna dessas duas espécies de tamanduá, utilizando espécimes atropelados nas rodovias BR-050 e BR-455, região do Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Os animais foram submetidos à necropsia, tendo seus órgãos e conteúdo intestinal e estomacal examinados para recuperação de helmintos. Os parasitos coletados foram identificados com base em suas características morfológicas e morfométricas. As espécies/os gêneros caracterizados para M. tridactyla e T. tetradactyla, suas respectivas prevalências, bem como órgãos de origem, foram: Gaphidiops dissimilis (33,33% e 0%) no estômago; Gigantorhynchus echinodiscus (25% e 66,66%) no intestino delgado; Physaloptera magnipapilla (50% e 66,6%) no estômago; e Mathevotaenia spp. (25% e 66,66%) no intestino delgado. Physaloptera magnipapilla foi a espécie com os maiores índices de infecção, e novo registro de localização foi registrado para o nematódeo Graphidiops dissimilis. Detectou-se uma provável sobreposição da área de vida dos tamanduás estudados, bem como uma helmintofauna característica da região.(AU)

Myrmecophaga tridactyla, giant anteater and Tamandua tetradactyla, collared anteater are nationally widespread mammals. Despite that, their populations are in danger, especially the first one, categorized as vulnerable according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This study reports the occurrence of helminths in these two anteater species using road killed specimens from BR-050 and BR-455 highways, Triângulo Mineiro region, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The species were necropsied, and their gastrointestinal organs and contents were opened and examined for parasite recovery. The identification was based on morphological and morphometric features. The species/ genera found for M. tridactyla and T. tetradactyla, their prevalence, as well the organs, were: Gaphidiops dissimilis (33.33% and 0%) in stomach; Gigantorhynchus echinodiscus (25% and 66.66%) in small intestine; Physaloptera magnipapilla (50% and 66.6%) in stomach and Mathevotaenia spp. (25% and 66.66%) in small intestine. Physaloptera magnipapilla was the most common species and a new location was reported for Graphidiops dissimilis. There is a probable overlap in the home range of these animals and a local helminth diversity was described on the study site.(AU)

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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of HLA-B*51 and its subtypes in Brazilian patients with Behçet's disease (BD) and healthy controls (HC) and to assess possible associations with disease manifestations. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with sequential BD patients and HC. HLAB*51 presence was determined by sequence-specific polymerase chain reaction (SSP-PCR) and HLA-B*51 subtypes by the Sanger sequencing method. RESULTS: Eighty-three BD patients and 258 HC were evaluated. HLA-B*51 was found in 30.1% of DB patients and in 15.5% of HC (p=0.003). The most prevalent subtypes in DB patients were HLA-B*51:01 (60.0%), HLA-B*51:08 (20.0%), HLA-B*51:22 (8.0%), HLAB* 51:29 (8.0%) and HLA-B*51:02 (4.0%), while HLA-B*51:01 (77.5%) and HLA-B*51:55 (7.5%) were the most prevalent in HC. HLA-B*51 was less frequently found in patients with neurologic involvement (8.0% vs. 29.3%; p=0.034) while HLAB*51:01 was more observed in patients with ocular involvement (93.3% vs. 60.3%; p=0.014). No BD patient with neurologic or vascular involvement presented HLA-B*51:01. HLAB*51:08 was more frequent in patients with vascular manifestations (60.0% vs. 15.4%; p=0.012). In multivariate analysis, HLA-B*51 was an independent risk factor for BD (OR=2.410; 95%CI: 1.332-4.361; p=0.004) and HLA-B*51:08 had an independent association with vascular manifestations of BD (OR = 14.843; 95%CI: 1.550 - 142.115; p=0.019). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of HLAB*51 is higher in Brazilian BD patients compared to HC, and it is a risk factor for BD. The HLA-B*51:08 subtype was independently associated with vascular manifestations of BD.

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