Construção de fantomas homogêneos pediátricos de crãnio e tórax para otimização de imagens em radiografia computadorizada

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Fatores indutores e supressores da eritropoiese em caninos doentes renais crônicos

Pós-graduação em Cirurgia Veterinária - FCAV

Avaliação da sensibilidade insulínica, transdução do sinal insulínico e da densidade mineral óssea em ratas tratadas com fluoreto de sódio

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Condição corporal e jejum sobre o metabolismo energético e crescimento de juvenis de pacu

Pós-graduação em Zootecnia - FCAV

Effect of different bleaching protocols on dental enamel and composite resin

To evaluate changes in microhardness, roughness and surface morphology of dental enamel and composite resin after different tooth bleaching techniques. Material and Methods: Dental fragments from bovine incisors with composite resin restorations were submitted to different bleaching protocols: G1 – daily 8 hours application of a 10% carbamide peroxide (CP) gel during 21 days; G2: 3 applications of 15 minutes of a 38% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) gel; G3: 38% H2O2 gel associated to irradiation with LED (470nm) during 6 minutes. The Knoop micro hardness of enamel and composite resin were evaluated at 1, 7, 14 and 21 days for G1, and after 1, 2 and 3 sessions for G2 and G3. The roughness and superficial morphology (atomic force microscopy) were evaluated before and at the end of the bleaching treatment. The data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests (=5%). Results: Significant reduction on enamel hardness was observed after 2 and 3 sessions for G2 and G3. For composite, the reduction occurred after 21 days for G1, and after 3 sessions for G2 and G3 (p<0.05). Significant reduction on roughness and superficial morphology were observed only for enamel of G1 group (p<0.05). Conclusion: The 10% CP gel promoted only superficial alterations on dental enamel, while the 38% H2O2 gel promoted mineral reduction of this dental tissue. All the bleaching protocols promoted reduction on hardness of composite resin.

Derivação de células tronco de tecido ovariano na espécie canina

Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - FCAV

Efeito dos hábitos comportamentais e gordura corporal sobre indicadores de risco cardiovasculares entre adolescentes: estudo de coorte de 12 meses

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Expressão das proteínas envolvidas no trânsito de cálcio miocárdico de ratos obesos por dieta hiperlipídica saturada

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Estudo comparativo de citocinas anti-inflamatórias em células tronco mesenquimais cultivadas com Cordia ecalyculata e biocurativo

Pós-graduação em Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (Biotecnologia Médica) - FMB

Cell therapy in experimental model of inflammatory bowel disease

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Matrizes de quitosina-colágeno podem regular as atividades biológicas de células tronco mensenquimais adiposas para a engenharia de tecidos

Pós-graduação em Biofísica Molecular - IBILCE

Avaliação da fosforilação da AKT e do conteúdo da proteína transportadora de glicose GLUT4 em tecido muscular esquelético de ratos adultos, proles de ratas com doença periodontal

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Influência da obesidade induzida por dieta hiperlipídica saturada sobre o comportamento da via beta-adrenérgica miocárdica em ratos Wistar

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Compostagem de resíduo sólido de abatedouro avícola

The great demand for animal protein was responsible for the increase on the broilers production and hence, the generation of waste from the poultry slaughter was increased as well, which in turn, propelled the development of techniques that allow the reuse and recycling of these wastes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of composting on the treatment and recycling of solid waste from poultry slaughterhouse. The solid waste was from a commercial poultry slaughterhouse and was composed of viscera, muscle, fat, bone, blood and feathers that was mixed with a source of carbon, rice husk. Initially, a windrow with a volume of 1.5m(3) was built, and then some parameters were monitored: temperature, total solids (TS), volatile (VS), N, P, K, organic carbon (C), composting organic matter (COC), organic matter resistant to composting (MORC), chemical oxygen demand (COD), mass and volume of the windrow, most probable number (MPN) of total and fecal coliforms, as well as their reductions during the process. The maximum temperature reached in the center of the windrow was 53.3 degrees C (weekly average) since reductions of weight of TS and VS and volume during the pre-composting were 36.1, 44.3 and 23.3%, respectively and during the composting process was 21.8, 23.8 and 4.4%. The low volume reduction can be associated with high concentrations of MORC (40.1%) which can be mainly related to the quality of the carbon source. The process produced satisfactory total reductions of TS, VS and volume that were respectively, 50.1, 57.5 and 26.7%. However reductions were observed in 43% of amount of nitrogen in the final compound. Despite reductions in nitrogen content, composting proved to be an effective method in the treatment of solid waste from poultry slaughterhouse.

Effect of mesenchymal stem cells on movement and urination of rats with spinal cord injury

Cell therapy has frequently been reported as a possible treatment for spinal trauma in humans and animals; however, without pharmacologically curative action on damage from the primary lesion. In this study, we evaluated the effect of administering human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSC) in rats after spinal cord injury. The hADSC were used between the third and fifth passages and a proportion of cells were transduced for screening in vivo after transplantation. Spinal cord injury was induced with a Fogarty catheter no. 3 inserted into the epidural space with a cuff located at T8 and filled with 80 mu L saline for 5 min. The control group A (n = 12) received culture medium (50 mu L) and group B (n = 12) received hADSC (1.2 x 10(6)) at 7 and 14 days post-injury, in the tail vein. Emptying of the bladder by massage was performed daily for 3 months. Evaluation of functional motor activity was performed daily until 3 months post-injury using the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan scale. Subsequently, the animals were euthanized and histological analysis of the urinary bladder and spinal cord was performed. Bioluminescence analysis revealed hADSC at the application site and lungs. There was improvement of urinary bladder function in 83.3% animals in group B and 16.66% animals in group A. The analysis of functional motor activity and histology of the spinal cord and urinary bladder demonstrated no significant difference between groups A and B. The results indicate that transplanted hADSC improved urinary function via a telecrine mechanism, namely action at a distance.