Effect of Macleaya cordata and Magnolia officinalis plant extracts on oxidative stress control in lambs fed a high-concentrate diet

Lima, Tiago Ronimar Ferreira,Gallo, Sarita Bonagurio,Rosa, Alessandra Fernandes,Silva, Saulo da Luz e,Brochado, Thais,Bezerra, Helena Viel Alves,Putrino, Soraia Marques,Martins, Marcela Buosi,Leme, Pa Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2020 Animal Bioscience Vol.33 No.6

Objective: The objective of this experiment was to compare conventional antioxidants and plant extracts for oxidative stress control in lambs fed a high-concentrate diet. Methods: Forty-eight male Dorper×Santa Ines lambs with an initial weight of 20±1.49 kg and 60 days of age, were used to evaluate the effects of feeding a combination of Macleaya cordata and Magnolia officinalis plant extracts (0 vs 320 mg/kg dry matter [DM]) in combination with selenium+vitamin E (0 vs 100 IU/kg DM of vitamin E and 0.1 mg/kg DM of selenium) in a completely randomized block design in a 2×2 factorial arrangement. The animals were housed in individual pens and received a high-concentrate diet consisting of 80% whole corn and 20% protein pellet for 60 days. The animals were weighed at the beginning of the experiment and every 14 days for performance monitoring. Three blood samplings were performed during the experimental period for the evaluation of oxidative and protein parameters. Results: The treatments with vitamin E and selenium as additives had a positive influence on final weight, daily weight gain, carcass weight, and selenium content in longissimus muscle (p = 0.01). Plant extracts tended to improve final weight (p = 0.064) and daily weight gain (p = 0.059), showing similar effect as selenium and vitamin E. There was no effect of treatment on blood proteins, indicating that the animals were healthy throughout the experiment. Conclusion: The use of plant extracts had a similar effect as the addition of selenium and vitamin E, with dietary inclusion of additives resulting in better performance of lambs but both supplements did not have strong influence on oxidative stress.

Poster Session : PS 0653 ; Respiratory Medicine ; Organizing Pneumonia and Cytomegalovirus Infection

( Vania Gomes ),( Rosa Macedo Carvalho ),( Maria Joao Ferreira Da Silva ),( Ceu Rodrigues ),( Antonio Oliveira E Silva ) 대한내과학회 2014 대한내과학회 추계학술대회 Vol.2014 No.1

Objective: Organizing pneumonia is a diffuse interstitial lung disease. Secondary organizing pneumonia can be seen in association with various diseases, including infections. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a human herpesvirus that has as peculiar characteristic its capacity of latency. The clinical disease is rare in immunocompetents individuals. Methods: Revision of one clinical case. Results: A 54 years old male, with known diabetes mellitus, was admitted to the emergency room due to rest dyspnoea, productive cough and fever. These symptoms were preceded by the acute onset of a fi u-like illness with odynophagia, nonproductive cough, diarrheal stools and fatigue. He was discharged with empiric antibiotics and low dose prednisolone. On the seventh day, he was readmitted with persistent fever, mild hemoptysis and pleuritic bilateral chest pain. He presented hypoxemic with severe acute respiratory failure, requiring noninvasing ventilation. The chest radiograph revealed bilateral, diffuse and consolidative opacities. Different antibiotics were started. There was no microbiological isolation. As an inpatient, he improved clinically and was discharged after 17 days. After fi ve days, he was readmitted with the same clinical picture. The high resolution computerized axial tomography showed extensive bilateral disease consistent with organizing pneumonia: small nodular opacities in a subpleural location, patchy air-space consolidation and ground glass diffuse opacities. He was medicated with prednisolone 1mg/kg/day. Viral serologies were performed and revealed active acute infection with CMV. The bronchoalveolar lavage showed a predominance of lymphocytes and CMV was isolated. He began oral valciclovir and was discharged after 10 days with no symptoms. After 4 weeks, the dose of glucocorticoid was tapered, the patient remained asymptomatic and serological conversion of CMV titles was confi rmed. Conclusions: We describe a rare case of organizing pneumonia in a diabetic male who was pharmacology immunosuppressed after initial symptoms. As the patient improved, no lung biopsy was performed.

Evaluation of Women with Myofascial Abdominal Syndrome Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine

Andréia Mitidieri,Maria Beatriz Gurian,Ana Paula Silva,Kalil Tawasha,Omero Poli-Neto,Antônio Nogueira,Francisco Reis,Júlio Rosa-e-Silva 대한약침학회 2015 Journal of pharmacopuncture Vol.18 No.4

Objectives: This study used semiology based on traditionalChinese medicine (TCM) to investigate vital energy(Qi) behavior in women with abdominal myofascialpain syndrome (AMPS). Methods: Fifty women diagnosed with chronic pelvicpain (CPP) secondary to AMPS were evaluated by usinga questionnaire based on the theories of “yin-yang,”“zang-fu”, and “five elements”. We assessed the followingaspects of the illness: symptomatology; specific locationof myofascial trigger points (MTrPs); onset, cause, durationand frequency of symptoms; and patient and familyhistory. The patients tongues, lips, skin colors, and tonesof speech were examined. Patients were questioned onvarious aspects related to breathing, sweating, sleepquality, emotions, and preferences related to color, food,flavors, and weather or seasons. Thirst, gastrointestinaldysfunction, excreta (feces and urine), menstrual cycle,the five senses, and characteristic pain symptoms relatedto headache, musculoskeletal pain, abdomen, andchest were also investigated. Results: Patients were between 22 and 56 years old,and most were married (78%), possessed a elementaryschool (66%), and had one or two children (76%). Themean body mass index and body fat were 26.86 kg/cm2(range: 17.7 — 39.0) and 32.4% (range: 10.7 — 45.7), respectively. A large majority of women (96%) exhibitedalterations in the kidney meridian, and 98% hadan altered gallbladder meridian. We observed majorchanges in the kidney and the gallbladder Qi meridiansin 76% and 62% of patients, respectively. Five of thetwelve meridians analyzed exhibited Qi patterns similarto pelvic innervation Qi and meridians, indicatingthat the paths of some of these meridians were directlyrelated to innervation of the pelvic floor and abdominalregion. Conclusion: The women in this study showed changesin the behavior of the energy meridians, and the pathsof some of the meridians were directly related to innervationof the pelvic floor and abdominal region.

Evaluation of Women with Myofascial Abdominal Syndrome Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine

Mitidieri, Andreia,Gurian, Maria Beatriz,Silva, Ana Paula,Tawasha, Kalil,Poli-Neto, Omero,Nogueira, Antonio,Reis, Francisco,Rosa-e-Silva, Julio KOREAN PHARMACOPUNCTURE INSTITUTE 2015 Journal of pharmacopuncture Vol.18 No.4

Objectives: This study used semiology based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to investigate vital energy (Qi) behavior in women with abdominal myofascial pain syndrome (AMPS). Methods: Fifty women diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) secondary to AMPS were evaluated by using a questionnaire based on the theories of "yin-yang," "zang-fu", and "five elements". We assessed the following aspects of the illness: symptomatology; specific location of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs); onset, cause, duration and frequency of symptoms; and patient and family history. The patients tongues, lips, skin colors, and tones of speech were examined. Patients were questioned on various aspects related to breathing, sweating, sleep quality, emotions, and preferences related to color, food, flavors, and weather or seasons. Thirst, gastrointestinal dysfunction, excreta (feces and urine), menstrual cycle, the five senses, and characteristic pain symptoms related to headache, musculoskeletal pain, abdomen, and chest were also investigated. Results: Patients were between 22 and 56 years old, and most were married (78%), possessed a elementary school (66%), and had one or two children (76%). The mean body mass index and body fat were 26.86 kg/cm2 (range: 17.7 - 39.0) and 32.4% (range: 10.7 - 45.7), respectively. A large majority of women (96%) exhibited alterations in the kidney meridian, and 98% had an altered gallbladder meridian. We observed major changes in the kidney and the gallbladder Qi meridians in 76% and 62% of patients, respectively. Five of the twelve meridians analyzed exhibited Qi patterns similar to pelvic innervation Qi and meridians, indicating that the paths of some of these meridians were directly related to innervation of the pelvic floor and abdominal region. Conclusion: The women in this study showed changes in the behavior of the energy meridians, and the paths of some of the meridians were directly related to innervation of the pelvic floor and abdominal region.