Challenges of cell therapies for retinal diseases.

Because retinal cells could not regenerate in mammals, retinal degeneration is an irreversible phenomenon caused by various disease conditions including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). During the course of these diseases, photoreceptors (PRs) are susceptible to degenerate due to their malfunctions or to a primary dysfunction of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). These diseases affect millions of individuals worldwide.

Records of Human Deaths from Echinococcosis in Brazil, 1995-2016.

Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease relevant to public health in many countries, on all continents except Antarctica. The objective of the study is to describe the registered cases and mortality from echinococcosis in Brazil, from 1995 to 2016. The records of two national databases, the Hospital Information System (HIS) and the Mortality Information System (MIS), were accessed during the period of 1995-2016.

Use of probiotics in atopic dermatitis.

Objective: Atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease. Its increased incidence has changed the focus of research on atopic dermatitis toward epidemiology, prevention, and treatment.

Methods: Evidence suggests that intestinal microbiota plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis inducing immunosuppression, but its exact mechanism is still unclear.

Bond strength between composite repair and polymer-infiltrated ceramic-network material: Effect of different surface treatments.

Objective: To evaluate the bond strength of a polymer-infiltrated ceramic-network (PICN) material and to composite repair after different surface treatments.

Materials And Methods: Eighteen blocks of the PICN material were obtained from CAD/CAM blocks, aged and randomly divided into 2 groups: 5% hydrofluoric acid (HF) or sandblasting with aluminum oxide particles (SAND). For each condition, three treatments were tested: silane (Sil), silane-containing adhesive (Ad), or silane + silane-containing adhesive (SilAd).

Cutaneous lesions caused by the yellow fever vaccine - have you ever seen them?

The Yellow Fever virus was isolated in 1927 and the disease is considered endemic and epidemic in tropical regions of South America and Africa, with thousands of new cases reported annually. Several side effects of the vaccine have already been reported. Although reports of skin rash secondary to the vaccine range from 0 to 15%, no image or detailed description of the lesions were found in the literature.