Browsing by Author "Franco, M."
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Allo- and autoantibodies in human cardiac allograft recipients
Morgun, A.; Shulzhenko, N.; Unterkircher, Carmelinda Schmidt [UNIFESP]; Pereira, A. B.; Silva, M. S.; Nishida, S. K.; Almeida, D. R.; Diniz, RVZ; Carvalho, ACC; Franco, M.; Souza, M. M.; Gerbase-DeLima, M. (Elsevier B.V., 1999-11-01) -
Blood and intragraft CD27 gene expression in cardiac transplant recipients
Morgun, A.; Shulzhenko, N.; Rampim, G. F.; Chinellato, A. P.; Diniz, RVZ; Almeida, D. R.; Souza, M. M.; Franco, M.; Gerbase-DeLima, M. (Elsevier B.V., 2003-04-01)The present study investigated gene expression of costimulatory molecule CD27 in relation to the occurrence of acute cardiac rejection. CD27 transcripts were measured by means of quantitative competitive reverse ... -
Canine paracoccidioidomycosis
Ricci, G.; Mota, F. T.; Wakamatsu, A.; Serafim, R. C.; Borra, R. C.; Franco, M. (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2004-08-01)Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a severe disease caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, which is characterized by granulomatous pulmonary and systemic lesions, affecting mainly men between 20 and 60 ... -
Cerebriform colonies of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis isolated from nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) at room temperature
Tanaka, R.; Sano, A.; Franco, M.; Bagagli, E.; Montenegro, M. R.; Nishimura, K.; Miyaji, M. (Blackwell Wissenschafts-verlag Gmbh, 2001-01-01)Twelve isolates of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis generated cerebriform colonies at room temperature on potato glucose agar slants (PDA). These isolates contained abundant chlamydospores and yeast-like cells and are a subset ... -
Clues to the presence of pathogenic fungi in certain environments
Restrepo, A.; Baumgardner, D. J.; Bagagli, E.; Cooper, C. R.; McGinnis, M. R.; Lazera, M. S.; Barbosa, F. H.; Bosco, SMG; Camargo, ZPF; Coelho, Kunie Iabuki Rabello; Fortes, S. T.; Franco, M.; Montenegro, M. R.; Sano, A.; Wanke, B. (B I O S Scientific Publishers Ltd, 2000-01-01)The presence of various pathogenic fungi in rather unsuspected hosts and environments has always attracted the attention of the scientific community. Reports on the putative role of animals in fungal infections of humans ... -
Combined therapy with steroids and antioxidants prevents ultrastructural damage surrounding chronic radiofrequency lesions
Fenelon, G.; Franco, M.; Mora, O.; Katchburian, E.; Paola, AAV de (Blackwell Futura Publishing, Inc, 2004-01-01)We evaluated the effects of combined therapy with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant drugs on the healing of radiofrequency (RF) lesions (70degreesC, 60 s) produced in the right atrium and each ventricle of 21 adult dogs. ... -
Comparison between human and armadillo Paracoccidioides brasiliensis isolates by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis
Sano, A.; Tanaka, R.; Yokoyama, K.; Franco, M.; Bagagli, E.; Montenegro, M. R.; Mikami, Y.; Miyaji, M.; Nishimura, K. (Kluwer Academic Publ, 1998-01-01)Sixty-three Paracoccidioides brasiliensis isolates obtained from three nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novem-cinctus), one Amazonian armadillo's and 19 clinical isolates were compared by random amplified polymorphic DNA ... -
Concentration-controlled use of sirolimus associated with reduced exposure of cyclosporine in black recipients of primarily living renal allograft donors: 12-month results
Ferreira, A. N.; Machado, P. G.; Felipe, C. R.; Motegi, S. A.; Hosaka, B. H.; Tanaka, M. K.; Kamura, L. A.; Park, S. I.; Garcia, R.; Franco, M.; Alfieri, F.; Casarini, D. E.; Tedesco-Silva, H.; Medina-Pestana, J. O. (Blackwell Publishing, 2005-10-01)Aim: This study was designed to identify optimal therapeutic sirolimus (SRL) concentrations in black kidney transplant recipients on reduced cyclosporine (CsA) exposure and prednisone.Methods: Seventy patients (64 living/six ... -
Expression of cyclooxygenases during renal allograft rejection
Rangel, E. B.; Moura, L. A.; Franco, M.; Pacheco-Silva, A. (Elsevier B.V., 2004-05-01)The aim of this work was to determine the expression of cyclooxygenases (COX-1 and COX-2) during acute human renal allograft rejection. RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry were performed. the COX-2 mRNA was more abundant than ... -
Five hundred transplants in 500 consecutive days
Machado, PGP; Rambalducci, S.; Garcia, R.; Kushnaroff, L. M.; Almeida, C. R.; Baptista, J. C.; Gerbase, M.; Franco, M.; Pacheco-Silva, A.; Tedesco, H.; Medina, J. O. (Elsevier B.V., 2002-03-01) -
FTY720 impairs necrosis development after ischemia-reperfusion injury
Oliveira, CMS; Borra, R. C.; Franco, M.; Schor, N.; Silva, H. T.; Pestana, JOM; Bueno, V (Elsevier B.V., 2004-05-01)Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is a common early feature that contributes to graft damage by impairing resident cell function. Our previous results showed that IR injury impaired renal function, by causing extensive ... -
High frequency of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection in armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus): an ecological study
Bagagli, E.; Franco, M.; Bosco, SDM; Hebeler-Barbosa, F.; Trinca, L. A.; Montenegro, M. R. (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2003-06-01)The fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis has been isolated from nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) in different regions where paracoccidiodomycosis (PCM) is endemic. the link between PCM and these animals has ... -
Immunoglobulin A, G, and M levels in pre- and posttransplant sera of cardiac allograft recipients
Morgun, A.; Shulzhenko, N.; Nagao, A. P.; Franco, M.; Souza, M. M.; Almeida, D. R.; Diniz, RVZ; Carvalho, ACC; Gerbase-DeLima, M. (Elsevier B.V., 1999-11-01) -
Increased intragraft expression of immune activation genes in rejecting human cardiac allografts
Shulzhenko, N.; Morgan, A.; Franco, M.; Souza, M. M.; Almeida, D. R.; Diniz, RVZ; Carvalho, ACC; Pacheco-Silva, A.; Gerbase-DeLima, M. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999-04-15) -
Initial response to immunosuppressive and renoprotective treatment in posttransplant glomerulonephritis
Carneiro-Roza, F.; Medina-Pestana, J. O.; Moscoso-Solorzano, G.; Franco, M.; Ozaki, K.; Mastroianni-Kirsztajn, G. (Elsevier B.V., 2006-12-01)The current studies on posttransplant glomerulonephritis (PTxGN) do not establish when, how, or how long we must treat these patients. This study sought to compare the initial response to immunosuppressive treatment and ... -
Left ventricular adaptation to chronic pressure overload induced by inhibition of nitric oxide synthase in rats
Matsubara, B. B.; Matsubara, L. S.; Zornoff, LAM; Franco, M.; Janicki, J. S. (Dr Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag, 1998-06-01) -
Monitoring of intragraft and peripheral blood TIRC7 expression as a diagnostic tool for acute cardiac rejection in humans
Shulzhenko, N.; Morgun, A.; Rampim, G. F.; Franco, M.; Almeida, D. R.; Diniz, RVZ; Carvalho, ACC; Gerbase-DeLima, M. (Elsevier B.V., 2001-04-01)T-cell immune response cDNA 7 (TIRC7) is a recently described T-cell costimulatory molecule that exhibits a central role in T-cell activation in vitro and in vivo. the present study was undertaken to investigate association ... -
An open-label randomized trial of the safety and efficacy of sirolimus vs. azathioprine in living related renal allograft recipients receiving cyclosporine and prednisone combination
Machado, P. G.; Felipe, C. R.; Hanzawa, N. M.; Park, S. I.; Garcia, R.; Alfieri, F.; Franco, M.; Silva, H. T.; Medina-Pestana, J. O. (Blackwell Munksgaard, 2004-02-01)Background: the ability of sirolimus (SRL), in combination with reduced exposure of cyclosporine, was investigated to prevent acute rejection and associated side effects.Methods: Between June 1999 and February 2000, 70 ... -
Post-transplant anti-HLA class II antibodies as risk factor for late kidney allograft failure
Campos, E. F.; Tedesco-Silva, H.; Machado, P. G.; Franco, M.; Medina-Pestana, J. O.; Gerbase-DeLima, Maria [UNIFESP] (Blackwell Publishing, 2006-10-01)The purpose of this study was to prospectively analyze the relationship between the post-transplant anti-HLA class I and/or class II panel reactive antibodies and graft failure due to chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN). ... -
Pre- and post-transplant anti-myosin and anti-heat shock protein antibodies and cardiac transplant outcome
Morgun, A.; Shulzhenko, N.; Unterkircher, C. S.; Diniz, RVZ; Pereira, A. B.; Silva, M. S.; Nishida, S. K.; Almeida, D. R.; Carvalho, ACC; Franco, M.; Souza, M. M.; Gerbase-DeLima, M. (Elsevier B.V., 2004-02-01)Background: the purpose this study was to investigate the relationship of anti-myosin and anti-heat shock protein immunoglobulin G (IgG) serum antibodies to the original heart disease of cardiac transplant recipients, and ...