Publications by authors named "Maria L Molinari"
Osteoarthritis is a form of chronic joint inflammation caused by the deterioration of the joint cartilage, accompanied by chronic pain, lameness and stiffness, particularly after prolonged activity. Alternative treatments of canine osteoarthritis would be desirable and, recently nutraceuticals, have been proposed for this purpose. Twenty cross breed adult dogs affected by osteoarthritis were enrolled and equally divided into two groups (control vs.
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- The incidence of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) in Argentina has been rising, particularly in the Chaco region, where new outbreaks have occurred.
- A study investigated the sandfly species in the humid (HC) and dry (DC) Chaco regions, revealing distinct patterns of ACL cases linked to the dominant sandfly species.
- The findings suggest that environmental changes, including climate trends and landscape modifications, may heighten the epidemic risk of ACL in the Chaco region by affecting sandfly population dynamics.
Objectives: Segregation analyses in several populations have suggested a relationship between specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles and the development of different types of leprosy. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of HLA class II DR and DQ alleles among leprosy patients in Chaco province, northeast Argentina, in an effort to determine whether these alleles might be involved in the development of the multibacillary (MB) and paucibacillary (PB) forms of leprosy.
Patients And Methods: Samples from 89 leprosy patients (MB = 70, PB = 19) and 112 healthy control subjects were analyzed.