11 results for “L. Vidal”

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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesRapid Recovery of Peripheral Oxygen Saturation in Hypoxic COVID-19 Patients With Ivermectin/Doxycycline/Zinc Multidrug TherapySabine Hazan, Adriana C. Vidal, Eleftherios Gkioulekas et al.Several combination therapies for the early outpatient treatment of COVID-19 were proposed by independent research groups at the onset of the pandemic during 2020 and 2021. In this observational study, we report on the outcomes of an off-label triple combination therapy, consisting of ivermectin, doxycycline, and zinc, with adjunct vitamin C and D3 supplementation, which was used on high-risk COVID-19 … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 22, Issue 1 · 3 Jul 2026 · 3,385 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesEffect of New Compound with Antioxidant Potential in the Energy Metabolism of Adults Rats after Pneumococcal MeningitisT. Barichello, Geovana Dagostim Savi, A. P. Panatto et al.Problem statement: In bacterial meningitis, the Streptococcus pneumoniae can modify the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) homeostasis and initiation of the host inflammatory response with presence cytokine and leukocyte migration into the subarachnoidal space. Despite the availability of highly effective antibiotics, the disease is often fatal or causes long-term neurological problems in affected patients. Approach: The aim of this study was to … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 15 Jun 2012 · 7,792 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesUltrastructural Evidences of Hepatitis B Infection in Human Liver Biopsies Disclose Complex Assembly and Morphogenesis Pathways for Hepatitis B VirusViviana Falcon, Ivon Menéndez, Nelson Acosta-Rivero et al.Despite of recent advances on acknowledge of hepatitis B virus (HBV) structure and biology, little is known about the morphogenesis and release of virions. In this study, the ultrastructural analysis of HBV components in liver biopsies from chronically HBV-infected patients disclosed complex assembly and morphogenesis pathways for HBV. HBV core (HBcAg) and surface (HBsAg) antigens were specifically identified in all … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 4, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2008 · 7,094 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesVibrio cholerae O1 Strains of Different Ribotypes have Similar hlyA RFLP Patterns but Different Vacuolating AbilityJorge E. Vidal, Paula Figueroa-Arredondo, Silvia Giono-Cerezo et al.Extensive cytoplasmic vacuolation on Vero and HeLa cells in vitro by the Vibrio cholerae pore forming toxin HlyA, has been previously reported by our group. Vibrio cholerae O1 and non-O1 pathogenic strains show differences in the potential to induce vacuolation, here we study occurring variations on vacuolating cytotoxic ability, related to changes in the nucleotide sequence of the hlyA-orf. A … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 6,989 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesDevelopment of a Short-Term Canine Full-Thickness Skin Organ Culture Method under Serum-Free ConditionsFrancesca Abramo, Andrea Pirone, Carla Lenzi et al.Full-thickness canine skin organ culture models could provide an entirely new opportunity for studying wound healing, keratinization disorders and allergic skin diseases, all of which have high prevalence and severe impact on canine quality of life. Here we present a canine organ culture method for the short-term maintenance of full-thickness, adult, canine skin in serum-free medium and investigate the possibility … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 13 Jun 2016 · 7,383 accessesView PDF Cite