Publications by authors named "Ana Claudia Polli-Lopes"

Background: Obesity is a stigmatizing disease that can cause dermatological aberrations, such as sagging after rapid weight loss.

Objective: This study is to evaluate the effects of obesity and massive weight loss following bariatric surgery on collagen and elastic fibers of the extracellular matrix of the skin.

Methods: Thirty-three skin biopsies were collected from patients prior to bariatric surgery and one year after surgery.

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Introduction: Serotonin is a key neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. It has been suggested that serotoninergic dysfunction mediates the pathophysiology of temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD). Polymorphisms in the serotonin receptor gene (HTR2A) can alter its transcription, affecting the number of receptors in the serotoninergic system, altering nociceptive pain and hyperalgesia in TMD.

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This study evaluated the properties of endogenous nitric oxide synthases (NOS) and annexin-A1 (ANXA1) and determined how they can be exploited in the N-methyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG)-induced gastric carcinogenesis and myenteric denervation model. Male Wistar rats were treated with MNNG and/or aminoguanidine (AG) for 20 weeks. In another set of experiments, rats with nondenervated and denervated stomachs were treated with MNNG or water for 28 weeks.

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Background: This study evaluated the galectin-1 and -3 expression during N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG)-induced gastric carcinogenesis in denervated rat stomachs using benzalkonium chloride.

Method: Four experimental situations were evaluated: nondenervated and denervated stomachs without lesions and nondenervated and denervated stomachs with lesions. Sections of the pyloric region were stained with toluidine blue and incubated with mouse monoclonal anti-Gal-1 and rabbit polyclonal anti-Gal-3 for histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis, respectively.

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Background: In this study the effect of myenteric denervation induced by benzalconium chloride (BAC) on distribution of fibrillar components of extracellular matrix (ECM) and inflammatory cells was investigated in gastric carcinogenesis induced by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). Rats were divided in four experimental groups: non-denervated (I) and denervated stomach (II) without MNNG treatment; non-denervated (III) and denervated stomachs (IV) treated with MNNG. For histopathological, histochemical and stereological analysis, sections of gastric fragments were stained with Hematoxylin-Eosin, Picrosirius-Hematoxylin, Gomori reticulin, Weigert's Resorcin-Fuchsin, Toluidine Blue and Alcian-Blue/Safranin (AB-SAF).

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The influence of myenteric denervation on the development of gastric tumors induced by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) was studied after chemical denervation of the rat stomach with benzalkonium chloride (BAC). Three groups were evaluated: control, denervated and denervated with pyloroplasty. Random bred male Wistar rats were given MNNG in drinking water (100 mg/l) for 28 weeks.

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