Publications by authors named "Daniella Ferreira Cerqueira"
Differential collagenolytic activity of Candida albicans isolated from oral mucosa and dentinal carious lesions of HIV-infected children.
Maristela Barbosa Portela Madeleine Souza das Chagas Daniella Ferreira Cerqueira Ivete Pomarico Ribeiro de Souza Thaís Souto-Padrón
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
March 2012
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare type I collagen degradation by Candida albicans isolated from oral mucosa (M) and cavitated active dentinal caries (CAD) of HIV-infected children.
Study Design: To verify the proteolytic activity, the specimens were cultivated in brain-heart infusion medium and the supernatants were incubated in the presence or absence of type I collagen at 37°C for 12 hours and analyzed using 10% sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Intensity of the bands on the gels was assessed by densitometric analysis using a scanner and images analyzed with software from Kodak Digital Science EDAS 120.