Publications by authors named "M Isabel Vargas Lirio"
Brazil is home to the highest absolute number of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1)-infected individuals worldwide; the city of Salvador, Bahia, has the highest prevalence of HTLV-1 infection in Brazil. Due to the complex nature of several diseases associated with this retrovirus, a multidisciplinary health care approach is necessary to care for people living with HTLV-1. The Bahia School of Medicine and Public Health's Integrative Multidisciplinary HTLV Center (CHTLV) has been providing support to people living with HTLV and their families since 2002, striving to ensure physical and mental well-being by addressing biopsychosocial aspects, providing clinical care and follow-up, including to pregnant/postpartum women, as well as comprehensive laboratory diagnostics, psychological therapy, and counseling to family members.
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- Vertebral labelling and segmentation are crucial for improving automated spine image processing, aiding in clinical decision-making and population health analysis.
- The Large Scale Vertebrae Segmentation Challenge (VerSe) was created to tackle the challenges of this field by having participants develop algorithms for labelling and segmenting vertebrae using a curated dataset of CT scans.
- Results showed that an algorithm's performance depends significantly on its ability to identify vertebrae with rare anatomical variations, highlighting the complexities in spine analysis.
Efficacy of Brazilian green propolis (EPP-AF®) as an adjunct treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A randomized, controlled clinical trial.
Biomed Pharmacother
June 2021
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) promotes challenging immune and inflammatory phenomena. Though various therapeutic possibilities have been tested against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the most adequate treatment has not yet been established. Propolis is a natural product with considerable evidence of immunoregulatory and anti-inflammatory activities, and experimental data point to potential against viral targets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Co-infection between the human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can modify the natural history of HCV infection. The aim of this study was to describe the inflammatory cytokines and IL-10 network in patients co-infected with HTLV and HCV viruses in Bahia, Brazil.
Methods: Samples from 31 HTLV/HCV co-infected individuals and 27 HCV monoinfected individuals were evaluated.