• Collagen-induced arthritis as an animal model of rheumatoid cachexia 

      Alabarse, Paulo Vinicius Gil; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Silva, Jordana Miranda de Souza; Espírito Santo, Rafaela Cavalheiro do; Freitas, Eduarda Correa; Oliveira, Mayara Souza de; Almeida, Andrelise Simões de; Immig, Mônica Luiza; Teixeira, Vivian de Oliveira Nunes; Filippin, Lidiane Isabel; Xavier, Ricardo Machado (2018) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by chronic polyarticular synovitis and presents systemic changes that impact quality of life, such as impaired muscle function, seen in up to 66% of the patients. This can ...
    • A combined enrichment/polymerase chain reaction based method for the routine screening of streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women 

      Munari, Fernanda Mosena; Paris, Fernanda de; Salton, Gabrielle Dias; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Grazziotin, Patricia Giovanella; Machado, Alice Beatriz Mombach Pinheiro; Laybauer, Letícia Saldanha; Oliveira, Kátia Ruschel Pilger de; Ferri, Cleusa; Silveira, João Lúcio dos Santos; Laurino, Claudia Cilene Fernandes Correia; Xavier, Ricardo Machado; Barth, Afonso Luis; Echeverrigaray, Sergio; Laurino, Jomar Pereira (2012) [Artigo de periódico]
      Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in neonates. Guidelines from CDC recommend universal screening of pregnant women for rectovaginal GBS colonization. The objective of this ...
    • Desenvolvimento de artrite induzida por colágeno em camundongos DBA/1J entre os gêneros 

      Xavier, Laura de Lima; Viacava, Paula Ramos; Teixeira, Vivian de Oliveira Nunes; Munhoz, Marília Romero; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Oliveira, Patricia Gnieslaw de; Filippin, Lidiane Isabel; Xavier, Ricardo Machado (2012) [Artigo de periódico]
      Introdução: A artrite reumatoide (AR) é uma doença autoimune inflamatória sistêmica de etiologia desconhecida. Modelos animais de artrite são extremamente úteis para o estudo da fisiopatologia da doença e de novas terapias. ...
    • Diminished expression of complement regulatory proteins on peripheral blood cells from systemic lupus erythematosus patients 

      Alegretti, Ana Paula; Schneider, Laiana; Piccoli, Amanda Kirchner; Monticielo, Odirlei André; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Brenol, João Carlos Tavares; Xavier, Ricardo Machado (2012) [Artigo de periódico]
      CD55, CD59, CD46, and CD35 are proteins with complement regulatory (Creg) properties that ensure cell and tissue integrity when this system is activated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Creg expression on peripheral ...
    • Effect of aqueous extract of giant horsetail (equisetum giganteum l.) in antigen-induced arthritis 

      Farinon, Mirian; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Francescato, Leandro Nicolodi; Bassani, Valquiria Linck; Henriques, Amelia Teresinha; Xavier, Ricardo Machado; Oliveira, Patricia Gnieslaw de (2013) [Artigo de periódico]
      Equisetum giganteum is a plant used in traditional medicine as diuretic. From our knowledge this is the first time this plant is tested in an in vivo model of acute inflammation. To evaluate the effect of aqueous extract ...
    • Experiência da adoção do I e II consensos brasileiros de fator antinuclear por imunofluorescência indireta em células HEp-2 em um hospital universitário 

      Laurino, Claudia Cilene Fernandes Correia; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Brenol, João Carlos Tavares; Grutcki, Denis Maltz; Xavier, Ricardo Machado (2009) [Artigo de periódico]
      Objetivo: Analisar a prevalência, padrões e títulos do Fator Antinuclear (FAN) por imunofluorescência indireta (IFI) em células HEp-2 em um hospital universitário após a adoção do I e II Consensos Nacional para Padronização ...
    • Expressão de proteínas reguladoras do complemento CD55, CD59, CD35 e CD46 na artrite reumatoide 

      Piccoli, Amanda Kirchner; Alegretti, Ana Paula; Schneider, Laiana; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Xavier, Ricardo Machado (2011) [Artigo de periódico]
      A artrite reumatoide (AR) e uma doenca autoimune, associada a sinovite poliarticular infl amatoria, que acomete principalmente as articulacoes perifericas. Cerca de 1% da populacao mundial e afetada, sendo duas a tres vezes ...
    • Height and sexual maturation in girls with juvenile idiopathic arthritis 

      Machado, Sandra Helena; Xavier, Ricardo Machado; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Gonçalves, Luciana Machado Kurtz; Trindade, Luciane R.; Marostica, Paulo José Cauduro (2020) [Artigo de periódico]
      Objective: To evaluate height, sexual maturation, and the difference between final and expected height in girls with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and no glucocorticoid treatment for at least six months, as compared to a ...
    • Metabolomic biomarker candidates for skeletal muscle loss in the collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model 

      Alabarse, Paulo Vinicius Gil; Silva, Jordana Miranda de Souza; Espírito Santo, Rafaela Cavalheiro do; Oliveira, Marianne Schrader de; Almeida, Andrelise Simões de; Oliveira, Mayara Souza de; Immig, Mônica Luiza; Freitas, Eduarda Correa; Teixeira, Vivian de Oliveira Nunes; Bathurst, Camilla L.; Brenol, Claiton Viegas; Filippin, Lidiane Isabel; Young, Stephen Peter; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Xavier, Ricardo Machado (2021) [Artigo de periódico]
      There is no consensus for diagnosis or treatment of RA muscle loss. We aimed to investigate metabolites in arthritic mice urine as biomarkers of muscle loss. DBA1/J mice comprised collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and control ...
    • Prevalence of rheumatoid cachexia in rheumatoid arthritis : a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Espírito Santo, Rafaela Cavalheiro do; Fernandes, Kevin Zebrowski; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Filippin, Lidiane Isabel; Xavier, Ricardo Machado (2018) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: Low muscle mass occurs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis without weight loss; this condition is referred asrheumatoid cachexia. The aim of the current study was to perform a systematic review with meta-analysis ...
    • Temporal development of muscle atrophy in murine model of arthritis is related to disease severity 

      Filippin, Lidiane Isabel; Teixeira, Vivian de Oliveira Nunes; Viacava, Paula Ramos; Lora, Priscila Schmidt; Xavier, Laura de Lima; Xavier, Ricardo Machado (2013) [Artigo de periódico]
      Results The clinical parameters of arthritis progressively increased in CIA in all experimental times, demonstrating the greatest difference from other groups at 45 days after induction (clinical score: CO, 00±00; SA, ...