Interfaz entre formación en enfermería y actividades artístico-culturales en el espacio académico: visión de los estudiantes / The interface between the nursing formation process and artistic-cultural activities within the academic space: the students' perspective / A interface entre formação de enfermagem e atividades artístico-culturais no espaço acadêmico: visão dos estudantes

Objetivo Analizar la percepción de los estudiantes en relación con las contribuciones de su inserción en actividades artístico-culturales en el espacio universitario para la formación en enfermería. Método Investigación cualitativa, guiada por la epistemología de Fleck. Participaron 17 estudiantes de enfermería integrantes de movimientos artístico-culturales existentes en una institución de enseñanza superior, a saber: Grupo teatral, grupo musical y grupo de Maracatú. Los datos fueron recolectados por medio de entrevista semiestructurada y organizados por la técnica del discurso del sujeto colectivo. Resultados: Los estudiantes destacaron entre las ventajas de las actividades artístico-culturales el estímulo para estudiar, sentirse relajado y más preparado para las actividades académicas, así como propiciar el desarrollo de sensibilidad y competencias que puedan transformar los escenarios de la práctica clínica de enfermería. Fueron indicadas como dificultades, la credibilidad de estas actividades en la academia, frente a la lógica de la formación curativa. Conclusiones: Integrar actividades artísticas y culturales con la formación académica permite al alumno protagonizar modos renovados de pensar en el cuidado de enfermería y fortalecer conexiones con los diferentes conocimientos necesarios para la práctica del cuidado holístico.

Objective To analyze the students' perceptions of the impact which their participation in artistic-cultural activities within the university space has on their nursing-formation process. Method: This is a qualitative research guided by the epistemology of Fleck. Seventeen nursing students from a high level school, and also members of artistic-cultural movements such as theater, music and Maracatu groups, participated in this study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and then organized following the collective subject discourse technique. Results: Related to the positive influence of their artistic-cultural activities, the students highlighted their stimulus to study, feeling relaxed, and being more prepared for the academic activities including those which can help them develop competences and sensibilities to improve the clinical nursing practice scenarios. A remark on the academia who doubts the credibility of these activities and who follows a model in which health is only viewed as the absence of illness was also highlighted. Conclusions: The integration of artistic and cultural activities into the nursing formation process allows the students to develop renewed modes of thinking which can strengthen the links among their knowledge areas, and thus prepare them better for a holistic care practice

Objetivo Analisar a percepção dos estudantes em relação às contribuições da sua inserção em atividades artístico-culturais no espaço universitário para a formação em enfermagem. Método: Investigação qualitativa, guiada pela epistemologia de Fleck. Participaram 17 estudantes de enfermagem, integrantes de movimentos artístico-culturais existentes em uma instituição de ensino superior, a saber: Grupo teatral, grupo musical e grupo de Maracatú. Os dados foram coletados por médio da entrevista semiestruturada e organizados pela técnica de discurso do sujeito coletivo. Resultados Os estudantes destacaram de entre as vantagens das atividades artístico-culturais, o estímulo para estudar, sentir-se relaxado e mais preparado para as atividades acadêmicas, bem como propiciar o desenvolvimento de sensibilidade e competências que pudessem transformar os cenários da prática clínica de enfermagem. Foram indicadas como dificuldades, a credibilidade destas atividades na escola, perante à lógica da formação curativista. Conclusões Integrar atividades artísticas e culturais na formação acadêmica, permite ao aluno protagonizar modos renovados de pensar no cuidado de enfermagem e fortalecer conexões com os diferentes conhecimentos necessários para a prática do cuidado holístico.

Atividade antimicrobiana do óleo essencial de Lippia origanoides e Lippia rotundifolia frente a enterobactérias isoladas de aves / Antimicrobial activity of Lippia origanoides and Lippia rotundifolia oils against enterobacteria isolated from poultry

The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of essential oils on enterobacteria Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from poultry fecal samples in the cloaca from 49 laying hens. To analyze the antimicrobial sensibility an agar diffusion susceptibility test was performed and the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and the Minimum Bactericida Concentration (MBC) of Lippia origanoides and Lippia rotundifolia essential oils was determined. The concentrations used were 160, 80 and 40 L/mL. The L. origanoides essential oil showed antimicrobial effect from 40 L/mL dose against both microorganisms, with larger efficiency in E. coli. The L.rotundifolia essential oil was more efficient at the concentration of 160L/mL. Its effect was observed in all microorganisms. These results suggest that L. origanoides oil is more effective than L. rotundifolia oil in inhibiting the growth of microorganism isolated from poultry, although it also has a satisfactory antimicrobial effect. Results indicate the potential use of these plant's essential oils in poultry feed as an alternative to conventional antimicrobial products.

Characterization of rat heart alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes and modulation of activity

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is important in calcification and its expression seems to be associated with the inflammatory process. We investigated the in vitro acute effects of compounds used for the prevention or treatment of cardiovascular diseases on total ALP activity from male Wistar rat heart homogenate. ALP activity was determined by quantifying, at 410 nm, the p-nitrophenol released from p-nitrophenylphosphate (substrate in Tris buffer, pH 10.4). Using specific inhibitors of ALP activity and the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, we showed that the rat heart had high ALP activity (31.73 ± 3.43 nmol p-nitrophenol·mg protein-1·min-1): mainly tissue-nonspecific ALP but also tissue-specific intestinal ALP type II. Both ALP isoenzymes presented myocardial localization (striated pattern) by immunofluorescence. ALP was inhibited a) strongly by 0.5 mM levamisole, 2 mM theophylline and 2 mM aspirin (91, 77 and 84 percent, respectively) and b) less strongly by 2 mM L-phenylalanine, 100 mL polyphenol-rich beverages and 0.5 mM progesterone (24, 21 to 29 and 11 percent, respectively). â-estradiol and caffeine (0.5 and 2 mM) had no effect; 0.5 mM simvastatin and 2 mM atenolol activated ALP (32 and 36 percent, respectively). Propranolol (2 mM) tended to activate ALP activity and corticosterone activated (18 percent) and inhibited (13 percent) (0.5 and 2 mM, respectively). We report, for the first time, that the rat heart expresses intestinal ALP type II and has high total ALP activity. ALP activity was inhibited by compounds used in the prevention of cardiovascular pathology. ALP manipulation in vivo may constitute an additional target for intervention in cardiovascular diseases.

In vitro modulation of alkaline phosphatase activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown in low or high phosphate medium

Our objective was to characterize the modulation of the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae alkaline phosphatases (ALPs) by classic inhibitors of ALP activity, cholesterol and steroid hormones, in order to identify catalytic similarities between yeast and mammalian ALPs. S. cerevisiae expresses two ALPs, coded for by the PHO8 and PHO13 genes. The product of the PHO8 gene is repressible by Pi in the medium. ALP activity from yeast (grown in low or high phosphate medium) homogenates was determined with p-nitrophenylphosphate as substrate, pH 10.4 (lPiALP or hPiALP, respectively). Activation of hPiALP was observed with 5 mM L-amino acids (L-homoarginine _ 186 percent, L-leucine _ 155 percent and L-phenylalanine - 168 percent) and with 1 mM levamisole (122 percent; percentage values, in comparison to control, of recovered activity). EDTA (5 mM) and vanadate (1 mM) distinctly inhibited hPiALP (2 and 20 percent, respectively). L-homoarginine (5 mM) had a lower activating effect on lPiALP (166 percent) and was the strongest hPiALP activator. Corticosterone (5 mM) inhibited hPiALP to 90 percent, but no effect was observed in low phosphate medium. Cholesterol, ß-estradiol and progesterone also had different effects on lPiALP and hPiALP. A concentration-dependent activation of lPiALP minus hPiALP was evident with all three compounds, most especially with ß-estradiol and cholesterol. These results do not allow us to identify similarities of the behavior of S. cerevisiae ALPs and any of the mammalian ALPs but allow us to raise the hypothesis of differential regulation of S. cerevisiae ALPs by L-homoarginine, ß-estradiol and cholesterol and of using these compounds to discriminate between S. cerevisiae lPiALP and hPiALP.

Mycoflora and aflatoxigeni species of aspergillus spp isolated from stored maize

Pesquisou-se a microbiota fúngica e esécies aflatoxigênicas do gênero Asperegillus em 90 amostras milho provenientes de silos de armazenamento. Foram isolados 8 gêneros fúgicos: aspergillus, penicillium, fusarium, rhizopus, acrenonium, cladosporium, neurospora e paecilomyces. Do gênero aspergillus, a espécie aspergillus flavus foi a mais frequente, isolada de amostras com umidade entre 13 e 18 por cento. Todos os isolados desta espécie foram toxigênicos e produziram aflatoxinas B1, B2, G1 e G2. As outras espécies do gênero foram: A. chriselius, A. versicolor, A. sydowi, A. fumigatus e A. niger, e ocorrem somente nas amostras com teores de umidade entre 12 e 13 por cento