CLINICS 2010;65(7):653-4
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IN THE JULY, 2010 ISSUE OF CLINICS
Mauricio R och a e Silva
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We publish six CLINICAL SCIENCE REPORTS, two other BASIC RESEARCH ARTICLES AND 2 REV IEWS.
L A CA Z E et a l. ev a lua ted m usc ulosk eleta l d isc om f ort
a n d m en ta l a n d phy sic a l f a tig ue in 6 4 c a ll- c en ter work ers of a n a irlin e c om pa n y bef ore a n d a f ter a superv ised exerc ise
prog ra m c om pa red with rest brea k s d urin g the work shif t a n d f oun d tha t the d isc om f ort d ec rea sed sig n iic a n tly f or the spin e a n d buttoc k s a n d the sum of the seg m en ts in the superv ised exerc ise g roup. In a d d ition , this g roup showed sig n if ic a n t d if f eren c es in the lev el of m en ta l f a tig ue, espec ia lly in q uestion s rela ted to m em ory . They sugg est tha t
a ppropria tely d esig n ed a n d superv ised exerc ise progra m s
A. Stea totic , isc hem ic liv er f rom a c on trol ra t ( sev ere stea tosis a n d hem orrha g e) . B. Stea totic , isc hem ic liv er f rom a n S- n itroso- N- a c ety lc y stein e trea ted ra t ( m od era te stea tosis without hem orra ha g e) .
m a y be m ore ef f ic ien t tha n rest brea k s in d ec rea sing d isc om f ort a n d f a tig ue lev els in c a ll- c en ter opera tors.
R O CHA et a l. soug ht to esta blish a n a ssoc ia tion between luid a n d elec troly te ba la n c e in the irst week of lif e a n d the risk of bron c hopulm on a ry d y spla sia throug h the c lin ic a l c ha rts of 20 5 n eon a tes. Clin ic a l f ea tures, luid a n d elec troly te ba la n c e were a n a ly z ed . They f oun d a 22% prev a len c e of bron c hopulm on a ry d y spla sia a ssoc ia ted to lower g esta tion a l a g e a n d birth weig ht, m a le g en d er, less f req uen t use of a n ten a ta l steroid s, respira tory d istress sy n d rom e, use of surf a c ta n t, pa ten t d uc tus a rteriosus,
d ura tion of in v a siv e v en tila tion a n d Neon a te In ten siv e Ca re U n it sta y . Serum v a lues of pota ssium , phosphorus a nd
c rea tin in e d urin g the irst week of lif e a lso a ssoc ia ted with bron c hopulm on a ry d y spla sia . They c la im tha t d if f eren c es in ren a l f un c tion a n d tubula r ha n d lin g of pota ssium a n d In this J uly , 20 1 0 issue of CLINICS we hig hlig ht a
c on tribution by A N D R A US et al. who d esc ribe the ef f ec t S- n itroso- N- a c ety lc y stein e on the isc hem ia - reperf usion in j ury c a used in the experim en ta lly in d uc ed stea totic liv er
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phosphorus a re presen t d urin g the irst week of lif e a m on g preterm n eon a tes who will d ev elop bron c hopulm on a ry d y spla sia .
FE R R E I R A et a l. estim a ted the a c c ura c y of the postura l a ssessm en t sof twa re ( PAS/ SAPO) f or m ea surem en t of c orpora l a n g les a n d d ista n c es a s well a s the in ter- a n d in tra - ra ter relia bilities usin g 8 8 pic tures f rom 22 subj ec ts;
ea c h subj ec t wa s a ssessed twic e ( 1 week in terv a l) by 5 blin d ed ra ters. In ter- a n d in tra - ra ter relia bilities were estim a ted usin g the in tra - c la ss c orrela tion c oef ic ien t. They f oun d tha t in ter- ra ter relia bility wa s exc ellen t f or 4 1 % of
the v a ria bles a n d v ery g ood f or 3 5 % . Ten perc en t of the v a ria bles ha d a c c epta ble relia bility , a n d 1 4 % were d ein ed a s n on - a c c epta ble. F or in tra - ra ter relia bility , 4 4 .8 % of the m ea surem en ts were c on sid ered to be exc ellen t, 23 . 5 % were v ery g ood , 1 2. 4 % were a c c epta ble a n d 1 9 . 3 % were c onsid ered n on - a c c epta ble. They f oun d tha t un a c c epta ble in tra -c la ss c orrela tion c oef ic ien t v a lues ty pic a lly used the v ertic a l lin e
a s a ref eren c e, a n d this m a y ha v e in c rea sed the in ac c ura c y of the estim a tes. In c rea sed a c c ura c ies were obta in ed by y oun g er ra ters with m ore sophistic a ted c om puter sk ills, sugg estin g tha t pa st experien c e in luen c ed results. They c on c lud e tha t postura l
a ssessm en t sof twa re wa s a c c ura te f or m ea surin g c orpora l a n g les a n d d ista n c es a n d should be c on sid ered a s a relia ble tool f or postura l a ssessm en t.
A N G E L I N I et a l. c om pa red the a c c ura c y of tun n el
pla c em en t a n d g ra f t isom etry f or a n terior c ruc ia te lig a m en t rec on struc tion perf orm ed usin g a c om puter- a ssisted
n a v ig a tion sy stem ( Orthopilot) a n d usin g tra d ition al in strum en ts. They c on c lud e tha t the v a ria tion of the d ista n c e f rom the f em ora l to the tibia l tun n el d urin g lexion a n d exten sion wa s sm a ller in the Orthopilot g roup ( better isom etry ) c om pa red to the c on v en tion a l g roup. There were n o sta tistic a l d if f eren c es in a n y other pa ra m eters between the
g roups, a n d a ll tun n els were c on sid ered to be in satisf a c tory position s.
PE R I N E T T I et a l. exa m in ed the c orrela tion between d en ta l m a loc c lusion a n d bod y posture in 1 22 y oun g subj ec ts, a ll n eg a tiv e f or tem poro- m a n d ibula r d isord ers or other c on d ition s a f f ec tin g the stom a tog n a thic sy stem s, exc ept m a loc c lusion . Den ta l oc c lusion a ssessm en t wa s rec ord ed throug h sta tic posturog ra phy usin g a v ertic a l f orc e pla tf orm .
They f oun d tha t a ll of the posturog ra phic pa ra m eters ha d la rg e v a ria bility but were v ery sim ila r between the two rec ord in g c on d ition s. They c on c lud e tha t their f in din g s
d o n ot support existen c e of c lin ic a lly relev a n t c orrela tion s between m a loc c lusa l tra its a n d bod y posture.
CE LİK et a l. d eterm in ed serum a d en osin e d ea m in a se a n d xa n thin e oxid a se lev els in 3 0 pa tien ts with Crim ea n – Con g o Hem orrha g ic F ev er a n d f oun d a sig n iic a n t d if feren c e in a d en osin e d ea m in a se a n d xa n thin e oxid a se lev els between c a ses a n d c on trols, ev en thoug h n either a d en osin e dea m in a se n or xa n thin e oxid a se lev els v a ried with the sev erity of
d isea se in the c a ses a ssessed . They a lso f oun d tha t elev a ted serum xa n thin e oxid a se a c tiv ity in pa tien ts with Crim ea n – Con g o Hem orrha g ic F ev er m a y be a ssoc ia ted with rea c tiv e oxy g en spec ies g en era ted by the xa n thin e/ xa n thin e oxid a se sy stem d urin g in la m m a tory respon ses a n d sug g est that elev a ted lipid peroxid a tion m a y c on tribute to c ell d a m a g e a n d hem orrha g e. They a lso in d ic a te tha t the a ssoc ia tion of c ell d a m a g e a n d hem orrha g e with xa n thin e oxid a se a c tiv ity should be f urther in v estig a ted in la rg e- sc a le stud ies.
CUBA S et a l. a n a ly z ed the a m oun t of g ly c osa m in o-g ly c a n s in the uterin e c erv ix d urin o-g ea c h pha se of the ra t estrous c y c le a n d f oun d tha t the hig hest lev els of tota l
sulf a ted g ly c osa m in og ly c a n s a n d d erm a ta n sulf a te occ urred d urin g the estrous pha se. Hepa ra n sulf a te wa s prev alen t
d urin g the proestrous pha se a n d n o sig n iic a n t v a ria tion in the c on c en tra tion of hy a luron ic a c id in the uterin e c erv ix
wa s observ ed d urin g the en tire c y c le. They sug g est tha t
the a m oun t of tota l sulf a ted g ly c osa m in og ly c a n s m a y be in luen c ed by horm on a l luc tua tion s rela ted to the estrous c y c le, with d erm a ta n sulf a te a n d hepa ra n sulf a te bein g the g ly c osa m in og ly c a n s m ost sen sitiv e to horm on a l c ha n g e.
UG USMA N et a l. stud ied the ef f ec t of Piper sa rm en tosum , a tropic a l pla n t with a n tioxid a n t a n d a n ti-in f la m m a tory a c tiv ities, on n itric oxid e prod uc tion in oxid a tiv e stress usin g hum a n um bilic a l v ein en d othelia l c ells a n d f oun d tha t these en d othelia l c ells trea ted with a q ueous extra c t of P. sarmentosum showed a m a rk ed in d uc tion
of Nitric oxid e. They c on c lud e tha t P. sarmentosum m a y
im prov e en d othelia l f un c tion by prom otin g NO prod uc tion in hum a n um bilic a l v ein en d othelia l c ells.
FE R R E I R A FI L HO et a l. rev iewed the them e of
a n ti- hy perten siv e d rug s a n d their d if f eren tia l ef f ec ts on the reg ression of v en tric ula r hy pertrophy .
W I E R N SPE R G E R et a l. rev iew the ev er presen t c on trov ersy reg a rd in g the in tera c tion of f ruc tose a n d c a rd iom eta bolic d isord ers
