Publications by authors named "Beatriz S Ferreira"
Brazil's extensive agricultural area makes it the world's leading soybeans and sugarcane producer. Therefore, the use of large amounts of pesticides directly impacts all environmental compartments, including rainwater. We analyzed 14 pesticides and 5 degradation products in rainwater from three cities in the State of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, with distinct land uses.
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- Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, illustrated through a case involving a 60-year-old female with symptoms like fatigue, fever, weight loss, and swollen lymph nodes for six months.
- Despite extensive lab tests and imaging, the initial lymph node biopsy was inconclusive, but further PET-CT revealed a treatable adenopathy that confirmed the AITL diagnosis.
- The patient's condition worsened despite chemotherapy, leading to a focus on symptomatic treatment, ultimately resulting in her passing six months after diagnosis due to the challenges in identifying this complex disease.
We have previously isolated a cowpea seed defensin with potent antifungal activity. Here we report the cloning of its cDNA obtained from RT-PCR. The sequence of the deduced protein VUDEF exhibited homology to plant defensins.
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