Safety assessment of oral photodynamic therapy in rats

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Vanadato de bismuto sintetizado por combustão em solução na presença de diferentes combustíveis: síntese, caracterização e estudo da atividade fotocatalítica

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Investigação da condução elétrica em fitas duplas de dna imobilizadas em eletrodos de ouro por medidas eletroquímicas

Pós-graduação em Química - IQ

Avaliação do PH e da densidade óptica do corante azul de metileno tamponado e não tamponado após o contato com diferentes cimentos endodônticos

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o pH e a densidade óptica das soluções de azul de metileno a 1% e 2% (tamponadas e não tamponadas) após a imersão de três cimentos endodônticos. Foram preparados oitenta espécimes de cada cimento endodôntico (Endofill, AH Plus e Sealapex), os quais foram imersos nas soluções corantes. As soluções foram analisadas antes e após a imersão dos materiais nos períodos de tempo de 0, 24, 48 e 72h. Foram realizadas avaliações do pH utilizando um pHmetro e da densidade óptica utilizando um espectofotômetro ajustado em 596nm. Os dados de pH foram analisados através de estatística descritiva e os dados da densidade óptica foram analisados pela ANOVA e teste de Tukey 5%. Pôde-se verificar que as soluções corantes de azul de metileno tamponadas e não tamponadas apresentaram pequena variação nos valores de pH e densidade óptica antes do contato com os cimentos endodônticos. As soluções corantes não tamponadas apresentaram valores de pH menores que as tamponadas, independentemente do contato com qualquer cimento endodôntico. Os cimentos endodônticos promoveram alterações nos valores de pH das soluções corantes, sendo que as maiores alterações ocorreram nas soluções não tamponadas. Ocorreram alterações nos valores da densidade óptica das soluções corantes tamponadas e não tamponadas nos diferentes períodos de tempo de análise, sendo diferentes para cada cimento endodôntico utilizado

Photodynamic Therapy for Pododermatitis in Penguins

Pododermatitis is currently one of most frequent and important clinical complications in seabirds kept in captivity or in rehabilitation centers. In this study, five Magellanic penguins with previous pododermatitis lesions on their footpad were treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT). All PDT treated lesions successfully regressed and no recurrence was observed during the 6-month follow-up period. PDT seems to be an inexpensive and effective alternative treatment for pododermatitis in Magellanic penguins encouraging further research on this topic. (C) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Biofilms of Candida albicans serotypes A and B differ in their sensitivity to photodynamic therapy

Candida albicans is classified into different serotypes according to cell wall mannan composition and cell surface hydrophobicity. Since the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) depends on the cell wall structure of microorganisms, the objective of this study was to compare the sensitivity of in vitro biofilms of C. albicans serotypes A and B to antimicrobial PDT. Reference strains of C. albicans serotype A (ATCC 36801) and serotype B (ATCC 36802) were used for the assays. A gallium-aluminum-arsenide laser (660 nm) was used as the light source and methylene blue (300 mu M) as the photosensitizer. After biofilm formation on the bottom of a 96-well microplate for 48 h, each Candida strain was submitted to assays: PDT consisting of laser and photosensitizer application (L + P+), laser application alone (L + P-), photosensitizer application alone (L-P+), and application of saline as control (L-P-). After treatment, biofilm cells were scraped off and transferred to tubes containing PBS. The content of the tubes was homogenized, diluted, and seeded onto Sabouraud agar plates to determine the number of colony-forming units (CFU/mL). The results were compared by analysis of variance and Tukey test (p < 0.05). The two strains studied were sensitive to PDT (L + P+), with a log reduction of 0.49 for serotype A and of 2.34 for serotype B. Laser application alone only reduced serotype B cells (0.53 log), and the use of the photosensitizer alone had no effect on the strains tested. It can be concluded that in vitro biofilms of C. albicans serotype B were more sensitive to PDT.

Effect of the concentration of phenothiazine photosensitizers in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on bone loss and the immune inflammatory response of induced periodontitis in rats

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Volumetric microleakage assessment of glass-ionomer-resin composite hybrid materials

Objective: This study was intended to quantify the marginal leakage of three glass-ionomer-resin composite hybrid materials and compare it with the leakage exhibited by a glass-ionomer cement and a bonded resin composite system. Method and materials: Standardized Class V cavities were prepared on root surfaces of 105 extracted human teeth, randomly assigned to five groups of 21 each, and restored with either Ketac-Fil Aplicap, Z100/Scotchbond Multi-Purpose Plus, Vitremer, Photac-Fil Aplicap, or Dyract. The teeth were thermally stressed for 500 cycles and stained with methylene blue. The microleakage was quantified spectrophotometrically, and the data were statistically analyzed with Friedman's test. Results: There were no significant differences in microleakage among the five groups. Restorations of all tested materials showed some marginal leakage in Class V cavities. Conclusion: The microleakage performance of glass-ionomer-resin composite hybrid materials was similar to those of a conventional glass-ionomer and a bonded resin composite system.

Removal of dyes by lignocellulose adsorbents originating from biodiesel production

In this study, use was made of tucumã cake, in natura (TCN) and thermally treated (TCT), as potential alternative adsorbents for the adsorption of cationic and anionic dyes. The effects of the parameters: contact time, adsorbent: adsorbate mass ratio, and initial concentration of dye were analyzed. The adsorption isotherms were established from optimized adsorption parameters. The best conditions for adsorption were: equilibrium time of 7 h, concentration of 25 mg L 1 and ratio of 1:200 for the methylene blue dye; and pH 6.5, concentration of 25 mg L 1 and ratio of 1:200 for the congo red dye. The adsorption process was best represented by the Dubinin–Radushkevich and Sips isotherms. The kinetics of adsorption of the dyes were best described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Elovich models. TCT showed the best maximum adsorption capacity (Qm) for the methylene blue dye (63.92 mg g 1 ).

Condutividade hidráulica saturada e direcional em xisto: ensaios em laboratório. -

Pós-graduação em Geociências e Meio Ambiente - IGCE

Avaliação de diferentes protocolos de aplicação da terapia fotodinâmica antimicrobiana (aPDT) no tratamento da periodontite induzida em ratos imunossuprimidos com droga quimioterápica: estudo histomorfométrico, imunoistoquímico, imunológico e microbiológico

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Efeito sinérgico entre a terapia fotodinâmica e a cisplatina: uma nova abordagem para o câncer de colo uterino

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Cell membrane integrity of candida albicans after different protocols of microwave irradiation

To evaluate the ability of low time microwaveexposureto inactivate and damage cell membrane integrity of C. albicans. Materials and Methods: Two 200ml C. albicans suspensions were obtained. Sterile dentures were placed in a beaker containing Experimental (ES) or Control suspensions (CS). ES was microwaved at 650 W for 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 min. Suspensions were optically counted using Methylene blue dye as indicative of membrane-damaged cells; spread on Agar Sabouraud dextrose (ASD) for viability assay; or spectrophotometrically measured at 550nm. Cell-free solutions were submitted to content analyses of protein (Bradford and Pyrogallol red methods); Ca++ (Cresolphthalein Complexone method); DNA (spectrophotometer measurements at 260nm) and K+ (selective electrode technique). Data were analyzed by Student-t test and linear regression (α=0.05). In addition, flowcytometry analysis of Candida cells in suspensionwas performed using propidium iodide. Results: All ES cells demonstrated cell membrane damage at 3, 4 and 5 min,viable cells were nonexistent at 3, 4 and 5 min ES ASD plates and optical density of ES and CS was not significantly differentfor all exposition times. ES cells released highcontents of protein, K+ , Ca++ and DNA after 2 min exposition when compared to that of the CSs. Similar results were observed with flow cytometry analysiswith regard to the periodsof microwave exposure. Conclusions: Microwave irradiation inactivated C. albicansafter 3min and damaged cell membrane integrity after 2 min exposition.

Eficiência da terapia fotodinâmica em Staphylococcus aureus e Escherichia coli

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação das características do líquido ruminal associada à termografia digital e atividade pedométria em vacas holandesas

Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - FMVZ