RESUMO
La cefalea en racimos (CR) o "neuralgia de Horton", es un tipo relativamente raro de cefalea que se presenta en forma de ataques y cuya severidad le ha dado el nombre de "dolor de cabeza suicida". Debido a que la CR es una patología bastante desconocida, el paciente puede tardar en ser diagnosticado, especialmente debido a que es raro que un médico lo atienda en el momento mismo del ataque. La CR suele ser confundida con sinusitis, migraña o patología dental. De ahí que los pacientes no reciban el tratamiento adecuado, o lo reciban demasiado tarde. Sin embargo, la CR es fácil de diagnosticar por lo típico del cuadro clínico, y en la mayoría de los casos, también es fácil de tratar. Por ello es importante que esta enfermedad sea reconocida lo antes posible. Los médicos de cabecera pueden jugar un importante papel en el proceso de diagnóstico. Descriptores: Cefalea en racimos, neuralgia de Horton, triptan.
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Humanos , Cefaleia/tratamento farmacológico , Neuralgia , Costa RicaRESUMO
An improved method for isolation of human and Rhesus monkey band-3 separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate poliacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) is described. Purified band-3 was obtained from human hemoglobin-free ghosts (Hb-free ghosts) after SDS-PAGE by chemical elution + sonication (CE + S). The section of the gel corresponding to the antigen was cut out, mechanically disrupted and incubated in 1 per cent NaHCO3, containing 1 per cent SDS, for 2h, with shaking, at room temperature, followed by overnight incubation at 4ºC. The preparation was subsequently sonicated and clarified by centrifugation. Supernatants were dialyzed against distilled water, their protein contents were measured, and the presence of purified band-3 was demonstrated by SDS-PAGE. A calibration curve was developed for assay of CE+S material using densitometric evaluation of the protein profile on SDS-PAGE. An amount of 37.5 mg of Hb-free ghost grave 3.15 mg of purified band-3 after CE+S, corresponding to an 8.4 per cent yield. Rabbits were immunized with 50µg CE+S antigen. Serawere collected and assayed by Western blot analysis against its proteolytic fragments, which were obtained from packed red blood cells by treatment with protease type VI from Streptomyces griseus (1h at 37ºC), followed by extensive washing and hypotonic lysis. Specific antibodies recognized band-3 and its proteolytic fragments 60 and 63 kDa in human ghosts obtained from different blood donors, confirming the genetic polymorphism. Analogous serum obtained against the Rhesus monkey band-3 proteolytic fragment 63 kDa recognized the human antigen and its respective fragments. These results indicate the existence of similarities between these two species of band-3, suggesting the potential use of this technique in taxonomic and phylogenetic studies. Purification by CE+S is an efficient and rapid method for isolation of band-3 and its fragments with satisfactory yield and maintenance of both their immunogenic and antigenic properties
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Humanos , Animais , Coelhos , /isolamento & purificação , Doadores de Sangue , Western Blotting , Reações Cruzadas , Eletroforese em Gel de Poliacrilamida , Modelos Lineares , Macaca mulatta , Polimorfismo Genético , /genéticaAssuntos
Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Anticorpos Antivirais/análise , Diálise Renal , HIV , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Rim/transplanteRESUMO
Para verificar se existe correlacao entre os anticorpos EVI e NP e a infeccao chagasica cronica, foram estudados 56 pacientes sorologicamente positivos para o T. cruzi,que apresentavam diferentes formas clinicas desta infeccao. Foram tambem estudados 75 soros com reacoes negativas para T. cruzi, para determinar os titulos de EVI e NP que nao pertencem a esta populacao. Os resultados demonstram que titulo > ou igual a 1:32 podem ser tomados como positivos tanto para EVI quanto para NP. Considerando este titulo, verificamos que 69,6% e 70,1% dos pacientes chagasicos apresentam anticorpos EVI e NP respectivamente, e somente 3% dos individuos nao infectados apresentavam titulos de 1:32. Estes dados mostram a estreita relacao existente entre EVI, NP, e a infeccao chagasica. Porem, quando se analisou a presenca desses anticorpos em pacientes com as diferentes formas clinicas da doenca, nao foi encontrada diferenca significativa entre os grupos estudados