Publications by authors named "Vanessa S Fortes"
HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in vulnerable populations: a retrospective longitudinal study in a public health outpatient clinic in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2015-2018.
Epidemiol Serv Saude
April 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to profile individuals who initiated HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in Brazil, focusing on key populations as per the Brazilian Ministry of Health's recommendations.
- Data was collected retrospectively from 2015-2018, revealing that most users were young males, predominantly white, well-educated, and had multiple sexual partners, with a notable presence of substance use in this group.
- Findings highlighted disparities in PEP usage among vulnerable groups, showing significantly lower participation rates among transgender individuals and sex workers compared to other populations.
The process of soybean biotransformation increases the quantity of isoflavones (daidzein and genistein), which besides being considered an alternative to estroprogestive hormone replacement therapy (HRT), are able of hindering the growth and development of tumor cells. We investigated the effects of soybean extract biotransformed by fungus on estrogen-dependent (MCF-7) and nondependent (SK-BR-3) breast cell lines. Cells were treated with different concentrations of biotransformed (BSE) and nonbiotransformed soybean extract (SE), or daidzein (D) and genistein (G) patterns isolated and in combination (D + G).
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