Publications by authors named "Hellen Martins"

Importance: Depression is a leading contributor to disease burden globally. Digital mental health interventions can address the treatment gap in low- and middle-income countries, but the effectiveness in these countries is unknown.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of a digital intervention in reducing depressive symptoms among people with diabetes and/or hypertension.

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This study proposes to implement an alternative and effective strategy for local treatment of disease provoked by . For the analysis of possible anti-inflammatory activity of essential oil, after establishing an air pouch model, 48 male mice of Balb/c were treated, infected, and euthanized at 4 and 8 h. Thus, the total and differential white blood cells were counted in the animal's blood, and cytokines IL-1, IL-6, and TNF- were titrated using ELISA in the air pouch lavage.

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Whole genome sequencing and analyses of Ureaplasma diversum ATCC 49782 was undertaken as a step towards understanding U. diversum biology and pathogenicity. The complete genome showed 973,501 bp in a single circular chromosome, with 28.

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  • The study investigated the presence of Mycoplasma hominis and M. genitalium in vaginal infections using qPCR and analyzed inflammatory cytokines like IL-1β and IL-6 in 302 women, including healthy controls.
  • M. hominis was found in 31.8% and M. genitalium in 28.1% of samples; these infections were linked to symptoms and other microorganisms, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and Gardnerella vaginalis.
  • High levels of IL-1β were specifically associated with M. hominis presence, indicating an immune response connection, and sexual behaviors of the participants were linked to the infection rates.
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Here, we report the complete genome sequence of Ureaplasma diversum strain ATCC 49782. This species is of bovine origin, having an association with reproductive disorders in cattle, including placentitis, fetal alveolitis, abortion, and birth of weak calves. It has a small circular chromosome of 975,425 bp.

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Background: This study aimed to evaluate the role of biomarkers in the pathophysiological process induced by a Staphylococcus aureus strain obtained in a hospital environment. For this, we intraperitoneally inoculated groups of male BALB/c mice with S. aureus, using a clinical isolate (CI) of S.

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Background: Bacterial pathogens have many strategies for infecting and persisting in host cells. Adhesion, invasion and intracellular life are important features in the biology of mollicutes. The intracellular location of Ureaplasma diversum may trigger disturbances in the host cell.

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Ureaplasma diversum in veterinary studies is an undesirable microbe, which may cause infection in bulls and may result in seminal vesiculitis, balanopostitis, and alterations in spermatozoids, whereas in cows, it may cause placentitis, fetal alveolitis, abortion, and birth of weak calves. U. diversum is released through organic secretions, especially semen, preputial and vaginal mucus, conjunctival secretion, and milk.

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