Programa de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Tropicais - PPGDT/NMT
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O Programa de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Tropicais (PPGDT) integra o Núcleo de Medicina Tropical (NMT) da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), realizando atividades de ensino, pesquisa e extensão e atuando na formação de docentes-pesquisadores para o estudo e o ensino das doenças tropicais e das patologias regionais no estado do Pará e na Amazônia.
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Dissertação Acesso aberto (Open Access) Análise multivariada de características clínicas de PET/MAH e níveis de expressão gênica e derivação de modelos de predição diagnóstica em pacientes infectados com o HTLV-1(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017) VIRGOLINO, Rodrigo Rodrigues; RODRIGUES, Anderson Raiol; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4030747999301402Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)- associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a debilitating condition resulting from inflammation of the nerve tissue of the spinal cord caused by the action of HTLV-1. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the classification of individuals infected with HTLV-1 and propose a clinical prediction model for the occurrence of HAM/TSP. A database composed of 63 infected individuals was used, 23 of whom were diagnosed with HAM/TSP using the criteria recommended by the World Health Organization. Functional predictors (ordinal variables), gene expression levels (continuous variables) and sex (demographic variable) were also used. A mixed principal component analysis was employed, followed by hierarchical cluster analysis to determine the allocation of individuals into groups in an unsupervised fashion and compare the results to the classifications defined by clinicians. Diagnostic prediction models were then derived based on penalized binary logistic regression, which is suitable when the sample size is small. The unsupervised analysis showed that the patients were arranged into three groups: patients with HAM/TSP, patients without HAM/TSP and an intermediate group composed of individuals with and without the disease. Two models were derived from the statistical modeling – one with a penalization criterion of 0.032 and another with a criterion of 0.1 (more extreme). Both models were evaluated by internal validation using 10-fold crossvalidation. The variables that composed the final models were degree of gait alteration, derived Tinetti score, left and right adductor muscle tone and left triceps surae muscle tone. Statistical prediction methods may constitute a useful tool to support the diagnoses of HAM/TSP, especially in settings with limited resources.Dissertação Acesso aberto (Open Access) Avaliação do estado secretor ABH e Lewis em mulheres não grávidas com e sem risco de desenvolver vulvovaginite por Candida sp(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2003) CARNEIRO, Ligia Maia; CORVELO, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7253864056606024Na epidemiologic study of Candida sp infection prevalence in non-pregnant women was performed in a population of the north of Brazil (Belem-Pa, 2002). This paper aims to contribute to clear up the infection mechanisms of Candida sp and its possible association to ABO and Lewis group blood antigens and ABH substances secretory status. Such paper comprehended a total of 165 women admitted at the out-patient clinic of "Hospital da Policia Militar" and "Laboratorio de Analises Clinicas do Centro de Ciencias Biologicas da Universidade Federal do Para", who came to those units to undergo gynaecologic examinations, where blood, salive and vaginal mucus samples were taken. Candida sp infection presence was determined through the examination of fresh vaginal secretion and bacterioscopy of vaginal secretion. The identification of ABH and Lewis phenotipes in the blood was determined through direct hemaglutination tests and, in the salive, by Elisa Dot-blot. It was performed a standard form for the obtaining of epidemiologic information. Candida sp prevalation was 47.9%. Among the most commom signals and symptoms associed to Candida sp infections are pruritus and gleet. Women under 40 who did not use condoms and who have already had previous infections presented a higher risk of vulvo-vaginal infection caused by Candida sp. Infected and non-infected women with Candida sp had similar distribuition to the phenotypes of ABO, Lewis blood groups and ABH substances secretory status. And, comparing the expressions of Lewis antigens in the blood, save and vaginal mucus, it was verified that both secretions expressed Lewis antigens without any close relationship to erithrocitic Lewis phenotypes. In such context, it is considered that the nature of genetics diversity in the interaction between Candida sp and host requires more studies involving the identification of different types to determine their probable associations among ABH and Lewis blood groups phenotypes with cadidiasis.Tese Acesso aberto (Open Access) Avaliação temporal e genética do rotavírus genótipo G2 circulante na Região Norte do Brasil antes e após a introdução da vacina contra rotavírus(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-10-31) OLIVEIRA, Alessilva do Socorro Lima de; MASCARENHAS, Joana D'Arc Pereira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5156164089432435Rotavirus group A (RVA) is the most important cause of diarrhea, accounting for about 40% of morbidity and mortality related to this disease in children around the world before the introduction of the vaccine. After the introduction of the vaccine against the RVA in Brazil in 2006 genotype G2RVA he rose again, being detected in up to 82% of children under five years of age performed post vaccination studies, leading to questions about the protection afforded by the vaccine facing the G2 type, as well as the occurrence of a selective pressure vaccine. Little is known about the evolution and diversity of G2 genotype and the possible influence of the vaccine on this. To provide a better understanding of the flow and genetic diversity of RVA genotype G2, we perform the time of circulation analysis of genotype over 31 years and analysis of structural and non-structural genes from samples that have circulated over 20 years in northern region of Brazil. The temporal assessment of movement of different genotype circulating in this region has observed that the G2 type RVA presented over the years a cyclical pattern of occurrence that did emerge in a post deployment of the vaccine scenario, suggesting a natural fluctuation due to variations natural occurring over time. Phylogenetic analyzes showed that for VP7 lines G2 there is a continuous, responsible for a movement of rotation in the lines being detected two lines and three sublineages over 20 years. Three important substitutions in antigenic regions of VP7 (A87T, D96N and S213D) were identified in samples that circulated from the 90. These changes may have increased the capacity of the circulating strains in environments where there is vaccine coverage for RVA. All G2P[4] strains analyzed revealed a DS-1-like genome constellation: I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2. However, several viral variants circulated during the study period. No differences were observed in the antigenic sites of the VP8 * and VP7 proteins between samples that circulated in the period before and after the introduction of the vaccine. For VP2 and VP3 genes was evident in some samples a strong correlation with animal genes. This study provides evidence of genetic diversity in G2 genotype RVA, suggesting that this type has natural characteristics fluctuation and its emergence after the implementation period of the vaccine is more directly associated with ecological characteristics of the virus than a vaccine pressure.Tese Acesso aberto (Open Access) Caracterização genética de micobactérias não tuberculosas isoladas de espécimes clínicos pulmonares no estado do Pará(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012-11-29) COSTA, Ana Roberta Fusco da; LIMA, Karla Valéria Batista; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9795461154139260In recent years have been seen increased reports of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections in the world. However, data on frequency and NTM species associated with pulmonary infections are still limited in Brazil, especially in states of Northern Brazil. The knowledge of species associated with NTM lung infections has clinical and epidemiological importance, being molecular techniques efficient tools to provide diagnostic species-specific, which is necessary for choice of appropriate therapy. This study describes the diversity of NTM isolated from respiratory specimens at the Evandro Chagas Institute between 1999 and 2011. The NTM were initially characterized by PCR-restriction analysis (PRA-hsp65) and reidentificated by sequencing of 16S rRNA, hsp65, rpoB and ITS1 targets. According to ours findings, the PRA-hsp65 method proved to be a convenient tool for identifying NTM, allowing distinction of a variety of species quickly, simply and inexpensively, as compared to the sequencing. Moreover, as suggested in this study, according to local species diversity, this method can be subject to modifications to provide greater discriminatory power. Sequence analysis of the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) revealed that this target is not a suitable alternative for discrimination of isolates from State of Para, because it generated discrepant results with low taxonomic resolution. M. chelonae, M. avium and M. simiae complexes were the most frequent NTM. Two potential species were detected, M. paraensis sp. nov. and M. amazoniensis sp. nov., being proposed as new members of the M. simiae complex. Among the patients with NTM disease, the main characteristics found were women older than 50 years, pardo ethnic group and previous tuberculosis. Although this study does not show the real magnitude of NTM lung infections in State of Para, it describes the diversity of species and clearly reveals the importance of this group in the region, which has accounted 13.5% of mycobacterial isolates in a reference laboratory. The findings highlight the need for bacteriological confirmation of cases presumptively diagnosed as TB with primary resistance to therapy for TB.