Publications by authors named "J P Nunes"

In the present study, the effects of resistance training on regional hypertrophy and maximum strength of the elbow flexor muscles were compared between elbow flexion exercises performed with different shoulder joint angles (∼50° of flexion vs. extension) while matched for resistance profiles. In a within-subject design, 15 young men (25.

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Membrane-active peptides are useful tools in the design of multifunctional molecules. For example, peptide chimeras may release, after proteolysis of membrane-adsorbed molecules, pharmacologically active fragments. In previous work, Chim2, an antimicrobial peptide composed of a membrane-active module, an enzymatic hydrolysis site, and an agonist moiety for type 2 formyl peptide receptors (FPR2), was conceptualized.

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Background And Aims: Marked divergences in the immunological mechanisms that regulate the pathophysiology of acute and chronic schistosomiasis have a direct influence on pathological outcomes and antiparasitic chemotherapy responses at different stages of Schistosoma mansoni infection. In that way, this study evaluated the impact of combination antiparasitic chemotherapy, involving gentamicin (GEN) and doxycycline (DOX) in combination with praziquantel (PZQ) on the development of acute hepatic and intestinal schistosomiasis in mice.

Methods: BALB/cmice were randomized into five experimental groups, and the formation of hepatic and intestinal granulomas was evaluated by histopathological and histomorphometric analyses, quantification of hepatic parasite load, and biochemical parameters (ALT, AST, ALP, and albumin).

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Introduction: Before the initiation of the ENHANCE-AF clinical trial, which tested a novel digital shared decision-making tool to guide the use of anticoagulants in stroke prevention for patients with atrial fibrillation, this study aimed to identify the most appropriate, patient-selected primary outcome and to examine whether outcome selection varied by demographic and clinical characteristics.

Methods: Our cross-sectional survey asked 100 participants with atrial fibrillation to rank two alternative scales based on the scales' ability to reflect their experiences with decision-making for anticoagulation. The Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS), a 16-item scale, measures perceptions of uncertainty in choosing options.

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Quercetin and α-lipoic acid are antioxidants with potential applications in the treatment of various skin conditions, such as wounds and chemoprevention of skin cancer. To enable their effective topical co-delivery and co-localization in the tissue, we developed microemulsions (ME). The selected ME (ME-50) formed a stable system with a mean droplet size of 134.

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