Antifungal action of three (Z)-5-amino-N'-aryl-1-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carbohydrazonamides

[Excerpt] The incidence of fungal infections has greatly increased in patients under sustained immunosuppression with considerable risk associated. Difficulties regarding prompt diagnosis and the limited therapeutic options dictate high mortality rates. Available antifungals display substantial toxicity, a predictable consequence of the cellular structure of the organisms involved, reduced spectrum of activity, and drug interactions. Our group had previously identified three (Z)-5-amino-N'-aryl-1-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carbohydrazonamides 1 [aryl= phenyl (1a), 4-fluorophenyl (1b), 3fluorophenyl (1c)] as potent antifungal agents.1 (...)

Z boson production in p plus Pb collisions at root S-NN=5.02 TeV measured with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS Collaboration measures the inclusive production of Z bosons via their decays into electron and muon pairs in p+Pb collisions at sNN−−−√=5.02TeV at the Large Hadron Collider. The measurements are made using data corresponding to integrated luminosities of 29.4 and 28.1 nb−1 for Z→ee and Z→μμ, respectively. The results from the two channels are consistent and combined to obtain a cross section times the Z→ℓℓ branching ratio, integrated over the rapidity region ∣∣y∗Z|<3.5, of 139.8±4.8(statistical)±6.2(systematic)±3.8 (luminosity) nb. Differential cross sections are presented as functions of the Z boson rapidity and transverse momentum and compared with models based on parton distributions both with and without nuclear corrections. The centrality dependence of Z boson production in p+Pb collisions is measured and analyzed within the framework of a standard Glauber model and the model's extension for fluctuations of the underlying nucleon-nucleon scattering cross section.

Modelling Z→ττ processes in ATLAS with τ-embedded Z→μμ data

This paper describes the concept, technical realisation and validation of a largely data-driven method to model events with Z→ττ decays. In Z→μμ events selected from proton-proton collision data recorded at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in 2012, the Z decay muons are replaced by τ leptons from simulated Z→ττ decays at the level of reconstructed tracks and calorimeter cells. The τ lepton kinematics are derived from the kinematics of the original muons. Thus, only the well-understood decays of the Z boson and τ leptons as well as the detector response to the τ decay products are obtained from simulation. All other aspects of the event, such as the Z boson and jet kinematics as well as effects from multiple interactions, are given by the actual data. This so-called τ-embedding method is particularly relevant for Higgs boson searches and analyses in ττ final states, where Z→ττ decays constitute a large irreducible background that cannot be obtained directly from data control samples.

Search for a new resonance decaying to a W or Z boson and a Higgs boson in the ℓℓ/ℓν/νν+bb¯final states with the ATLAS detector

A search for a new resonance decaying to a W or Z boson and a Higgs boson in the ℓℓ/ℓν/νν+bb¯ final states is performed using 20.3 fb−1 of pp collision data recorded at s√= 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The search is conducted by examining the WH/ZH invariant mass distribution for a localized excess. No significant deviation from the Standard Model background prediction is observed. The results are interpreted in terms of constraints on the Minimal Walking Technicolor model and on a simplified approach based on a phenomenological Lagrangian of Heavy Vector Triplets.

High-level of viral genomic diversity in cervical cancers: a Brazilian study on human papillomavirus type 16

Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is the third most frequent cancer among women worldwide and is associated with persistent infection by carcinogenic human papillomaviruses (HPVs). The combination of large populations of viral progeny and decades of sustained infection may allow for the generation of intra-patient diversity, in spite of the assumedly low mutation rates of PVs. While the natural history of chronic HPVs infections has been comprehensively described, within-host viral diversity remains largely unexplored. In this study we have applied next generation sequencing to the analysis of intra-host genetic diversity in ten ICC and one condyloma cases associated to single HPV16 infection. We retrieved from all cases near full-length genomic sequences. All samples analyzed contained polymorphic sites, ranging from 3 to 125 polymorphic positions per genome, and the median probability of a viral genome picked at random to be identical to the consensus sequence in the lesion was only 40%. We have also identified two independent putative duplication events in two samples, spanning the L2 and the L1 gene, respectively. Finally, we have identified with good support a chimera of human and viral DNA. We propose that viral diversity generated during HPVs chronic infection may be fueled by innate and adaptive immune pressures. Further research will be needed to understand the dynamics of viral DNA variability, differentially in benign and malignant lesions, as well as in tissues with differential intensity of immune surveillance. Finally, the impact of intralesion viral diversity on the long-term oncogenic potential may deserve closer attention.

Perceção e produção de sons consonânticos do português europeu por aprendentes chineses

Dissertação de mestrado em Português Língua Não Materna (PLNM): Português Língua Estrangeira (PLE) Português Língua Segunda (PL2)

Comparison of immediate results and follow-up of patients with single-vessel and multivessel coronary artery disease younger than 50 years of age undergoing coronary stent implantation

OBJECTIVE: To assess the in-hospital results and clinical follow-up of young patients (< 50 years) with multivessel coronary artery disease undergoing stent implantation in native coronary arteries and to compare their results with those of patients with single-vessel coronary artery disease. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 462 patients undergoing coronary stent implantation. Patients were divided into 2 groups: group I (G-I) - 388 (84%) patients with single-vessel coronary artery disease; and group II (G-II) - 74 (16%) patients with multivessel coronary artery disease. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 45±4.9 years, and the clinical findings at presentation and demographic data were similar in both groups. The rate of clinical success was 95% in G-I and 95.8% in G-II (P=0.96), with no difference in regard to in-hospital evolution between the groups. Death, acute myocardial infarction, and the need for myocardial revascularization during clinical follow-up occurred in 10.1% and 11.2% (P=0.92) in G-I and G-II, respectively. By the end of 24 months, the actuarial analysis showed an event-free survival of 84.6 % in G-I and 81.1% in G-II (P=0.57). CONCLUSION: Percutaneous treatment with coronary stent implantation in young patients with multivessel disease may be safe with a high rate of clinical success, a low incidence of in-hospital complications, and a favorable evolution in clinical follow-up.

Detección y tipificación de HPV 6, 11, 16 y 18 en lesiones estomatológicas

Los papilomas virus humanos (HPV) corresponden a un grupo heterogéneo de virus y han sido identificados a la fecha más de 75 genotipos. La infección con HPV está considerada como una virosis permanente capaz de existir en latencia dentro de células huésped por largos períodos de tiempo. Estos virus están implicados en la etiología de lesiones de piel y de mucosas. Estudios ginecológicos demostraron una relación directa de lesiones clínicas con la infección con los genotipos de HPVs 6,11,16 y 18. En tanto que en lesiones orales se detectaron los genotipos 1,2,4,6,7,11,13,16,18,32 y 57. La infección con HPV ha sido relacionada con modificaciones epiteliales oncogénicas progresivas en vulva, vagina y cuello uterino. En lesiones premalignas también se han detectado los genotipos mencionados pero no se ha realizado un estudio sistemático donde se correlacionen los aspectos clínicos semiológicos de las lesiones sospechosas de infección viral con la anatomía patológica y la detección y tipificación de los HPVs. (...) Objetivos específicos - Detección e identificación de los HPV 6 y 11 de bajo riesgo de malignidad y de los tipos de HPV 16 y 18 de alto grado de malignidad presentes en lesiones de boca. - Estudio epidemiológico de la incidencia de HPVs en la población de Córdoba y alrededores. Los resultados obtenidos permitirán correlacionar el diagnóstico clínico e histológico con la frecuencia de la infección con HPV y el genotipo de HPV detectado. (...)

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Morbimortalidade em pacientes acima de 75 anos submetidos à cirurgia por estenose valvar aórtica

FUNDAMENTO: A maior longevidade observada atualmente ocasionou aumento do número de idosos que necessitam de intervenções cirúrgicas. A estenose aórtica é uma condição frequente nessa faixa etária. OBJETIVO: Avaliar morbidade e mortalidade hospitalar em pessoas de 75 anos ou mais, que tenham sido submetidas à cirurgia de valvuloplastia, ou de troca valvar por estenose aórtica isolada ou associada a outras lesões. MÉTODOS: Foram estudados 230 casos consecutivos entre jan/2002-dez/2007. Os pacientes tinham 79,5 ± 3,7 anos (75 - 94), sendo que 53,9% eram homens. Na amostra, 68,7% tinham hipertensão arterial, 17,9% tinham fibrilação atrial, 15,9% apresentaram obesidade e 14,4% cirurgia cardíaca prévia. Na cirurgia, 87,4% foram submetidos à colocação de prótese aórtica e 12,6% à valvuloplastia aórtica. RESULTADOS: A mortalidade foi de 13,9% (sendo 9,4% de estenose aórtica isolada x 20,9% com procedimento associado; p = 0,023) e a morbidade foi de 30,0% (sendo 25,2% de estenose aórtica isolada x 37,4% com procedimento associado; p = 0,068). As complicações mais frequentes foram: baixo débito cardíaco (20,2%), disfunção renal (9,7%) e suporte ventilatório prolongado (7,9%). Na análise bivariada, os maiores preditores de mortalidade foram: baixo débito cardíaco (RR 10,1, IC95%: 5,02-20,3), uso do balão intra-aórtico (RR 6,6, IC95%: 3,83-11,4), sepse (RR 6,77, IC95%: 1,66-9,48) e disfunção renal pós-operatória (RR 6,21, IC95%: 3,47-11,1). Quanto à morbidade, foram preditores: disfunção renal pré-operatória (RR 2,22, IC95%: 1,25-3,95), fibrilação atrial (RR 1,74, IC95%: 1,16-2,61) e doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC) (RR 1,93, IC95%: 1,25-2,97). CONCLUSÃO: A cirurgia valvar aórtica em idosos está relacionada à morbimortalidade um pouco maior do que nos pacientes mais jovens, sendo os seus principais fatores de risco: procedimentos associados, insuficiência renal, fibrilação atrial, DPOC e sepse.

Morbimortalidade em octogenários submetidos à cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica

FUNDAMENTO: O progressivo aumento da longevidade da população tem levado cada vez mais pacientes octogenários a necessitarem de cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica (CRM), sendo necessário conhecer os riscos e benefícios desse procedimento nessa faixa etária. OBJETIVO: Descrever a morbimortalidade hospitalar de pacientes com idade igual ou superior a 80 anos submetidos à CRM e identificar variáveis que se constituem em seus preditores. MÉTODOS: Foram estudados 140 casos consecutivos entre janeiro de 2002 e dezembro de 2007. Os pacientes possuíam em média 82,5 ± 2,2 anos (80-89), e 55,7% eram do sexo masculino. Na amostra, 72,9% tinham hipertensão arterial, 26,4% diabete, 65,7% lesão grave em três ou mais vasos e 28,6% em tronco da coronária esquerda. Cirurgia associada esteve presente em 35,7% dos pacientes, sendo a valvar aórtica em 26,4% e a mitral em 5,6%. RESULTADOS: A mortalidade foi de 14,3% (CRM isolada 10,0% x 22,0% associada; p = 0,091) e a morbidade de 37,9% (CRM isolada 34,4% x 44,0% associada; p = 0,35). Complicações mais frequentes: baixo débito cardíaco (27,9%), disfunção renal (10,0%) e suporte ventilatório prolongado (9,6%). Na análise bivariada, os maiores preditores de mortalidade foram sepse (RR 10,2 IC 95%: 6,10-17,7), CRM prévia (RR 8,06 IC 95%: 5,16-12,6), baixo débito cardíaco pós-operatório (RR 7,77 IC 95%: 3,03-19,9) e disfunção renal pós-operatória (RR 7,36 IC 95%: 3,71-14,6). Quanto à morbidade, foram preditores tempo de circulação extracorpórea >120 min. (RR: 2,34 IC 95%: 1,62-3,38) e de isquemia > 90 min. (RR: 2,29 IC 95%: 1,56-3,37). CONCLUSÃO: A CRM em octogenários está relacionada a uma morbimortalidade maior do que nos pacientes mais jovens, o que, entretanto, não impede a intervenção se houver indicação pela condição clínica.