Efeitos de corticosteróides em recém-nascidos de muito baixo peso, dependentes de ventilação mecânica

Corticosteroids have been used in bronchopulmonary dysplasia prevention because of their antiinflammatory effects. Among their effects is a decrease in the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. However, short- and long-term side effects have been detected in preterm newborns. PURPOSE: To analyze the effects of corticosteroids on bronchopulmonary dysplasia, length of stay, mortality, growth, as well as the adverse effects in very low birth weight newborns between 10 and 14 days of life and dependent on mechanical ventilation. METHODS: Cohort study. All newborns with a birth weight under 1500 g, mechanical ventilation-dependent between 10 and 14 days of life, during the period January 2000 and June 2001 were included (n = 38). They were divided into 2 groups: Group I with corticosteroids (n = 16) and Group II without corticosteroids (n = 22). Dexamethasone administration: from the 10th day of life, d1 - d3, 0.3 mg/kg/d; d4 - d6, 0.2 mg/kg/d; d7 - d9, 0.1 mg/kg/d. Respiratory evolution, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (oxygen dependence at 28 days of life), growth pattern and the presence of adverse effects were analyzed. RESULTS: The incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia was 6.5% (Group I) and 30% (Group II), P = .07. A decrease in growth was detected in Group I compared with Group II (change in weight: Group I - 47 g/week, Group II - 85.5 g/week, P = .06; change in head circumference: Group I - 0.75 cm/week, Group II - 1 cm/week, P = .05). CONCLUSION: Use of corticosteroids in very low birth weight infants dependent on mechanical ventilation during the first 10 to 14 days of life did not affect the respiratory evolution and occurrence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, but the velocity of growth was reduced.Devido às suas ações anti-inflamatórias, os corticosteróides têm sido utilizados para prevenção de displasia broncopulmonar, sendo descrita, uma redução da incidência desta patologia. No entanto, efeitos adversos a curto e a longo prazo têm sido detectados, em recém-nascidos pré-termo. OBJETIVO: Analisar os efeitos sobre a incidência de displasia broncopulmonar, duração de ventilação mecânica e de internação, mortalidade, crescimento, além dos efeitos adversos dos corticosteróides, administrados entre 10-14 dias de vida, em recém-nascidos de muito baixo peso, dependentes de ventilação mecânica. MÉTODOS: Realizou-se estudo de coorte, incluindo-se todos os recém-nascidos com peso de nascimento < 1500 gramas dependentes de ventilação mecânica, entre 10-14 dias de vida. Foram divididos em: Grupo I - receberam dexametasona (16) e Grupo II - não receberam dexametasona (22). Administrou-se dexametasona, a partir do 10º dia de vida, dias 1 a 3 - 0,3 mg/kg/d, dias 4 a 6 - 0,2 mg/kg/d, dias 7 a 9 - 0,1 mg/kg/d. Analisou-se o desenvolvimento de displasia broncopulmonar (dependência de oxigênio aos 28 dias de vida), efeitos sobre a evolução respiratória e sobre o padrão de crescimento, além da ocorrência de efeitos adversos. RESULTADOS: A incidência de displasia broncopulmonar não diferiu entre os grupos (GI - 62,5%; GII - 22,7%;p = 0,07). Detectou-se desaceleração do crescimento no GI em relação ao GII(D P = 47g/semana, GI e 85,5g/semana, GII; p = 0,06; D PC - 0,75 cm/semana GI e 1cm/semana, no GII; p = 0,05). CONCLUSÃO: O uso de corticosteróides, em recém-nascidos pré-termo, entre 10 - 14 dias de vida não reduziu incidência de displasia broncopulmonar e causou uma desaceleração do crescimento

Análise da imunogenicidade e da estabilidade do surfactante pulmonar de origem porcina administrado em coelhos

PURPOSE: To study the immunogenicity and the stability of the porcine pulmonary surfactant preparation produced by the Instituto Butantan. METHOD: Immunogenicity assay: Sixteen New-Zealand-White rabbits (1000 g body weight) were divided into 4 study groups. Each group was assigned to receive either a) Butantan surfactant, b) Survanta® (Abbott Laboratories), c) Curosurf® (Farmalab Chiesi), or d) no surfactant. The surfactants were administered intratracheally, and the animals were collected immediately before and 60 and 180 days after surfactant administration. Sera were assayed for the presence of antisurfactant antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Stability assay: The Butantan surfactant used in this assay had been stored for one year in the refrigerator (4 to 8ºC) and its stability was evaluated in distinct assay conditions using a premature rabbit model. RESULTS: Immunogenicity assay: None of the surfactants analyzed triggered antibody immune responses against their components in any of the animals. Stability assay: The results of this study demonstrate that Butantan surfactant was as effective as Curosurf when both were submitted to the adverse circumstance of short- and long-term storage at room temperature. A similar level of efficacy for the Butantan surfactant, as compared to Curosurf was demonstrated by the pulmonary dynamic compliance, ventilatory pressure, and pressure-volume curve results. CONCLUSION: The results of our study demonstrate that Butantan surfactant may be a suitable alternative for surfactant replacement therapy.OBJETIVO: Estudar a imunogenicidade e a estabilidade do surfactante de origem porcina produzido pelo Instituto Butantan. MÉTODO: Experimento imunogenicidade: 16 coelhos da raça New-Zealand-White (Peso de 1000g) foram divididos em grupos de 4 animais. Cada grupo foi designado para receber: a) Surfactante do Butantan, b) Survanta® (Abbott Laboratories), c) Curosurf (Farmalab Chiesi) e d) nenhum tratamento com surfactante. Os surfactantes foram administrados via intratraqueal e o sangue dos animais foi coletado antes, 60 e 180 dias após a administração do surfactante. O soro obtido foi analisado quanto a presença de anticorpos anti-surfactante pelo método ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). Experimento estabilidade: O surfactante do Butantan usado neste experimento tinha sido armazenado por um ano em refrigerador (4 a 8&deg;C) e sua estabilidade foi analisada em condições distintas de experimentação, usando o modelo de coelho prematuro. RESULTADOS: Experimento imunogenicidade: Nenhum dos surfactantes analisados determinou a produção de anticorpos contra seus constituintes. Experimento estabilidade: Os resultados deste estudo demonstraram que o surfactante do Instituto Butantan mostrou eficácia semelhante a do Curosurf após ter sido submetido à condições adversas ao longo do tempo. A eficácia foi demonstrada através da complacência pulmonar dinâmica, pressão ventilatória e da curva pressão-volume. CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados deste estudo demonstraram que o surfactante do Instituto Butantan pode representar um tratamento alternativo de reposição de surfactante

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear un derstanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5–7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8–11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepre sented in biodiversity databases.13–15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may elim inate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological com munities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple or ganism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most ne glected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lostinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio