The use of polidioxanone and poliamide sutures in rabbit's tenorraphy

OBJECTIVE: comparative study between the mechanical properties of the tenorraphies with poliamida (nylon) and polidioxanone (PDS). METHODS: 56 adult, male, New Zealand rabbits were used, distributed in two groups and four sub groups: GIA-tenorraphies with polidioxanone and evaluation after two weeks; GIB-tenorraphies with polidioxanone and evaluation after four weeks; GIIA-tenorraphies with nylon and evaluation after two weeks; GIIB-tenorraphies with nylon and evaluation after four weeks. Traction tests were done in tenorraphies of the rabbits. RESULTS: after fifteen days nylon presented as results of the mechanical tests, superior values that the one of PDS for maximum load, rigidity coefficient, deformation, deformation in the proportionality limit, load in the proportionality limit, that were the variable analysed. CONCLUSION: after thirty days there was not significant difference between nylon and PDS.OBJETIVO: estabelecer comparação entre as propriedades mecânicas das tenorrafias realizadas com poliamida (náilon) e polidioxanona (PDS). MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados 56 coelhos adultos, machos, Nova Zelândia, distribuídos em dois grupos e quatro subgrupos: GIA - tenorrafias com polidioxanona e avaliação após duas semanas; GIB - tenorrafias com polidioxanona e avaliação após quatro semanas; GIIA - tenorrafias com náilon e avaliação após duas semanas; GIIB - tenorrafias com náilon e avaliação após quatro semanas. Foram realizados ensaios de tração nas tenorrafias dos tendões dos coelhos. RESULTADOS: na avaliação aos quinze dias de pós-operatório, o náilon apresentou como resultados dos ensaios mecânicos, valores superiores que os do PDS para carga máxima, coeficiente de rigidez, deformação, deformação no limite de proporcionalidade, carga no limite de proporcionalidade, que foram as variáveis analisadas. CONCLUSÃO: aos trinta dias de pós-operatório não houve diferença significante entre o uso do náilon e o PDS.UFMSUNIFESP-EPMUNIFESP-EPM Departamento de CirurgiaUNIFESP, EPM, Depto. de CirurgiaSciEL

Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy Reverses Detrusor Hypoactivity in a Chronic Kidney Patient

Detrusor hypoactivity (DH) is characterized by low detrusor pressure or a short contraction associated with low urinary flow. This condition can progress to chronic renal failure (CRF) and result in the need for dialysis. The present case report demonstrates that a patient diagnosed with DH and CRF who received two transplants with 2 × 106 autologous mesenchymal stromal cells at an interval of 30 days recovered the contractile strength of the bladder and normalized his renal function. The patient had a score of 19 on the ICIQ-SF before cell therapy, and that score was reduced to 1 after transplantation. These results demonstrate that there was an improvement in his voiding function, urinary stream and urine volume as evaluated by urofluxometry. In addition, a urodynamic study carried out after treatment showed an increase in the maximum flow from 2 mL/s to 23 mL/s, the detrusor pressure in the maximum flow from 21 cm H2O to 46 cm H2O and a BCI that went from 31 to 161, characterizing good detrusor contraction. Thus, in the present case, the transplantation of autologous mesenchymal stromal cells proved to be a viable therapeutic option to allow the patient to recover the contractile strength of the bladder, and reversed the CRF

Fator de crescimento nervoso em cola de fibrina no reparo término-lateral de nervos em ratos

Purpose: To determine the effects of end-to-side nerve repair performed only with fibrin glue containing nerve growth in rats. Methods: Seventy two Wistar rats were divided into six equal groups: group A was not submitted to nerve section; group B was submitted to nerve fibular section only. The others groups had the nerve fibular sectioned and then repaired in the lateral surface of an intact tibial nerve, with different procedures: group C: ETS with sutures; group D: ETS with sutures and NGF; group E: ETS with FG only; group F: ETS with FG containing NGF. The motor function was accompanied and the tibial muscle mass, the number and diameter of muscular fibers and regenerated axons were measured. Results: All the analyzed variables did not show any differences among the four operated groups (p>0.05), which were statistically superior to group B (p0.05). Conclusion: The end-to-side nerve repair presented the same recovery pattern, independent from the repair used, showing that the addition of nerve growth factor in fibrin glue was not enough for the results potentiating

The mixture of cashew nut shell liquid and castor oil results in an efficient larvicide against Aedes aegypti that does not alter embryo-fetal development, reproductive performance or DNA integrity.

Dengue fever, chikungunya fever and Zika virus are epidemics in Brazil that are transmitted by mosquitoes, such as Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus. The liquid from shells of cashew nuts is attractive for its important biological and therapeutic activities, which include toxicity to mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. The present study evaluated the effects of a mixture of surfactants from natural cashew nutshell liquid and castor oil (named TaLCC-20) on the mortality of larvae and on the reproductive performance, embryonic and fetal development and genetic stability of Swiss mice. A total of 400 Ae. aegypti larvae (third larval stage) were treated with TaLCC-20 concentrations of 0.05 mg/L, 0.5 mg/L, or 5 mg/L (ppm). Twenty pregnant female mice were also orally administered TaLCC-20 at doses of 5 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg body weight (b.w.), and 10 animals were given only drinking water at 0.1 mL/10 g b.w. (orally). The results of a larvicide test demonstrated that 5 mg/mL TaLCC-20 killed 100% of larvae within three hours, which is comparable to the gold standard indicated by the Ministry of Health. Overall, these results show that TaLCC-20 is an efficient larvicide that does not induce genetic damage. In addition, changes in reproductive performance and embryo-fetal development appear positive, and the formulation is cost effective. Therefore, TaLCC-20 is an important product in the exploration of natural larvicides and can assist in fighting mosquitos as vectors for dengue fever, chikungunya fever and Zika virus, which are emerging/re-emerging and require proper management to ensure minimal harm to the human population. Therefore, TaLCC-20 can be considered a key alternative to commercial products, which are effective yet toxigenic