Otimização do método de Elisa indireto não competitivo para detecção e quantificação de aflatoxina B1 em cereais.

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Influence of the Shading on Growth Seedlings of Louro Pirarucu (Licaria canella (Meissn.) Kosterm.)

This paper evaluates the shading effect on seedlings of "Louro Pirarucu" (Licaria canella(Meissn) Kosterm. - Lauraceae). The trial was set up in the nursery at Adolph Ducke forest reserve. The seeds were germinated in wooden boxes with washed sand as a substrate. After seed germination, the seedlings were transplanted to black polyethylene bags. Four levels of shading (0%, 30%, 50% and 70%) is analyzed. Shading treatments were obtained with plastic shade clothes of different meshes. The experimental design was the randomized blocks with split-plot. Shading levels were considered plots and period of harvesting as sub-plots. Evaluations of potted seedlings were done after 30, 60 and 90 days for the following parameters: height, leaf area, leaf area ratio, aerial dry weight and root dry weight. The results suggest that: a) potted seedlings grown under 50% of shade presented higher values of aerial weight and root weight than plants under full sunlight radiation; b) height, leaf area and leaf area ratio were not significantly influenced by shading treatments; c) higher values of height and root weight were observed after 90 days.Com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito dos níveis de sombreamento no desenvolvimento de mudas de Louro pirarucu (Licaria canella(Meissn.) Kosterm. - Lauraceae), conduziu-se um ensaio em viveiro na Reserva Florestal Adolfo Ducke. As sementes foram colocadas para germinar em caixas de madeira contendo areia lavada como substrato e posteriormente foi feito o transplante das mudas para sacos plásticos de cor preta. Utitizou-se quatro diferentes níveis de sombreamento. Os níveis de 30%, 50% e 70% de sombreamento foram obtidos por meio de telas de poliolefinas de cor preta e o nível de 0% a céu aberto. Foi empregado o delineamento em blocos ao acaso com parcelas subdivididas; os níveis de sombreamento constituíram as parcelas e os períodos de avaliação das mudas as subparcelas. Após 30,60 e 90 dias de permanência no viveiro, as mudas foram avaliadas quanto à altura, área foliar, razão de área foliar, peso de matéria seca da parte aérea e do sistema radicular. Baseando-se nos resultados obtidos, pode-se concluira) as mudas produzidas sob 50% de sombreamento apresentaram maiores valores de peso da parte aérea e do sistema radicular quando comparadas com 0% de sombreamento ; b) a altura, área foliar e razão de área foliar não foram influenciadas significativamente pelos níveis de sombreamento; c) as mudas com maior desenvolvimento em altura e maior peso do sistema radicular foram obtidas com 90 dias

In vivo and in vitro effects of RAD001 on bladder cancer

Objective: To evaluate the influence of Everolimus (RAD001) on chemically induced urothelial lesions in mice and its influence on in vitro human bladder cancer cell lines. Methods: ICR male mice were given N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine in drinking water for a period of 12 weeks. Subsequently, RAD001 was administered via oral gavage, for 6 weeks. At the end of the experiment, all the animals were sacrificed and tumor development was determined by means of histopathologic evaluation; mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) expressivity was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Three human bladder cancer cell lines (T24, HT1376, and 5637) were treated using a range of RAD001 concentrations. MTT assay, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL), and flow cytometry were used to assess cell proliferation, apoptosis index, and cell cycle analysis, respectively. Immunoblotting analysis of 3 cell line extracts using mTOR and Akt antibodies was performed in order to study the expression of Akt and mTOR proteins and their phosphorylated forms. Results: The incidence of urothelial lesions in animals treated with RAD001 was similar to those animals not treated. RAD001 did not block T24 and HT1376 cell proliferation or induce apoptosis. A reduction in cell proliferation rate and therefore G0/G1 phase arrest, as well as a statistically significant induction of apoptosis (P 0.001), was only observed in the 5637 cell line. Conclusion: RAD001 seems not to have a significant effect on chemically induced murine bladder tumors. The effect of RAD001 on tumor proliferation and apoptosis was achieved only in superficial derived bladder cancer cell line, no effect was observed in invasive cell lines

Infrared (810-nm) low-level laser therapy on rat experimental knee inflammation

Arthritis of the knee is the most common type of joint inflammatory disorder and it is associated with pain and inflammation of the joint capsule. Few studies address the effects of the 810-nm laser in such conditions. Here we investigated the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT; infrared, 810-nm) in experimentally induced rat knee inflammation. Thirty male Wistar rats (230–250 g) were anesthetized and injected with carrageenan by an intra-articular route. After 6 and 12 h, all animals were killed by CO2 inhalation and the articular cavity was washed for cellular and biochemical analysis. Articular tissue was carefully removed for real-time PCR analysis in order to evaluate COX-1 and COX-2 expression. LLLT was able to significantly inhibit the total number of leukocytes, as well as the myeloperoxidase activity with 1, 3, and 6 J (Joules) of energy. This result was corroborated by cell counting showing the reduction of polymorphonuclear cells at the inflammatory site. Vascular extravasation was significantly inhibited at the higher dose of energy of 10 J. Both COX-1 and 2 gene expression were significantly enhanced by laser irradiation while PGE2 production was inhibited. Low-level laser therapy operating at 810 nm markedly reduced inflammatory signs of inflammation but increased COX-1 and 2 gene expression. Further studies are necessary to investigate the possible production of antiinflammatory mediators by COX enzymes induced by laser irradiation in knee inflammation