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Venous catheters are increasingly used in medical care. However, these devices are easily colonized by microorganisms. Staphylococcus spp. are the dominant species in catheter-related infections because of their ability to form biofilms on their surfaces, giving them resistance to antimicrobial agents and leading to recalcitrant chronic infections and therapeutic failure.
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Staphylococcus spp.
Biofilm, Venous catheter, Methicillin resistance
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Introduction: In recent years, the use of food supplements like coadjuvants in the
treatment of various diseases has increased; being one of the most studied and
consumed the algae Spirulina maxima, which possesses important demonstrated
biological effects including antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities.
Objective: This study sought to determine if there is a direct link between these two
pharmacological mechanisms in models of acute and chronic inflammation in vivo using
a trademark of Spirulina powder.
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Spirulina maxima, Acute inflammation, Chronic inflammation, Oxidative stress
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The genus Phytomonas includes parasites that are etiological agents of important plant diseases, especially in Central and South America. These parasites are transmitted to plants by an infected phytophagous hemipteran bite. The existence of shared antigens between pathogenic and non-pathogenic trypanosomatids opened the possibility that species non-infectious to humans, who are economically feasible and easy to culture at large scale, could be potentially useful as antigen sources for immunization to Chagas disease.
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Chagas disease; Phytomonas serpens; Heart; Parasite burden; Cytokines; Abbreviations used: GYPMI, Glucose, Yeast extract, Peptone, Meat infusion; PBS, Phosphate-buffered saline; NO, Nitric oxide
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