Genomic analysis of Brazilian patients with Fabry disease
Pereira, F.S¹; Jardim, L.B²; Netto, C.B²; Burin, M.G²; Cecchin, C²; Giugliani, R¹; Matte, U.S^1
1Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Centro de Terapia Genica, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil; ²Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Servico de Genetica Medica, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 12 Dic, Pag. 1599-1604]

Glycyrrhizin attenuates endotoxin- induced acute liver injury after partial hepatectomy in rats
Tang, B¹; Qiao, H¹; Meng, F²; Sun, X^1
1Harbin Medical University, The First Clinical Medical School, Harbin, Heilongjiang. China; ²China-Japan Friendship Hospital, The 2nd Department of General Surgery, Beijing. China
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 12 Dic, Pag. 1637-1646]

Hepatitis B virus genotype E detected in Brazil in an African patient who is a frequent traveler
Sitnik, R¹; Sette-Junior, H²; Santana, R.A.F¹; Menezes, L.C¹; Graca, C.H.N¹; Dastoli, G.T.F¹; Silbert, S¹; Pinho, J.R.R^1
1Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Departamento de Patologia Clinica, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ²Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 12 Dic, Pag. 1689-1692]

Leptin levels in different forms of Chagas' disease
Fernandes, F¹; Dantas, S¹; Ianni, B.M¹; Ramires, F.J.A¹; Buck, P¹; Salemi, V.M.C¹; Lopes, H.F¹; Mady, C^1
1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Instituto do Coracao, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 12 Dic, Pag. 1631-1636]

Low expression of antigen-presenting and costimulatory molecules by lung cells from tuberculosis patients
Flores-Batista, V.C.S¹; Boechat, N¹; Lago, P.M¹; Lazzarini, L.C¹; Pessanha, L.R¹; Almeida, A.S¹; Mafort, T.T¹; Kritski, A.L¹; Ho, J.L²; Lapa-e-Silva, J.R^1
1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil; ²Cornell University, Weill Medical College, Nueva York. Estados Unidos de América
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 12 Dic, Pag. 1671-1679]

Prevalence of diphtheria and tetanus antibodies and circulation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in São Paulo, Brazil
Divino-Goes, K.G¹; Moraes-Pinto, M.I. de¹; Dinelli, M.I.S¹; Casagrande, S.T; Bonetti, T.C.S¹; Andrade, P.R²; Weckx, L.Y^1
1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ²Centro Assistencial Cruz de Malta, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 12 Dic, Pag. 1681-1687]

The effect of sun exposure on 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in young healthy subjects living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil
Maeda, S.S¹; Kunii, I.S¹; Hayashi, L¹; Lazaretti-Castro, M^1
1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 12 Dic, Pag. 1653-1659]

The emergence of YMDD mutants precedes biochemical flare by 19 weeks in lamivudine-treated chronic hepatitis B patients: an opportunity for therapy reevaluation
Franca, P.H.C¹; Coelho, H.S.M²; Brandao, C.E³; Segadas, J.A²; Quintaes, R.F²; Carrilho, F.J⁴; Ono-Nita, S⁴; Mattos, A.A⁵; Tovo, C⁵; Gouvea, V.S¹; Sablon, E⁶; Vanderborght, B.O.M^6
1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Microbiologia, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil; ²Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil; ³Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitario Gaffree e Guinle, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil; ⁴Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ⁵Fundacao Faculdade Federal de Ciencias Medicas de Porto Alegre, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil; ⁶Innogenetics NV, Gante. Bélgica
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 12 Dic, Pag. 1605-1614]

The use of stem cells for the treatment of autoimmune diseases
Rosa, S.B¹; Voltarelli, J.C²; Chies, J.A.B³; Pranke, P^1
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Farmacia, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil; ²Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ³Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Medicina, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 12 Dic, Pag. 1579-1597]

Apolipoprotein E polymorphism distribution in an elderly Brazilian population: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study
Fuzikawa, A.K¹; Peixoto, S.V¹; Taufer, M²; Moriguchi, E.H²; Lima-Costa, M.F.F^1
1Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil; ²CMIC Brasil Pesquisas Clinicas, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 11 Nov, Pag. 1429-1434]

Correlation between lactose absorption and the C/T-13910 and G/A-22018 mutations of the lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (LCT) gene in adult-type hypolactasia
Bulhoes, A.C¹; Goldani, H.A.S¹; Oliveira, F.S¹; Matte, U.S¹; Mazzuca, R.B¹; Silveira, T.R^1
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 11 Nov, Pag. 1441-1446]

Cytotoxic effect of essential oil of thyme (Thymus broussonettii) on the IGR-OV1 tumor cells resistant to chemotherapy
Ait M'Barek, L¹; Ait Mouse, H¹; Jaafari, A¹; Aboufatima, R²; Benharref, A³; Kamal, M¹; Bénard, J⁴; El Abbadi, N¹; Bensalah, M¹; Gamouh, A¹; Chait, A²; Dalal, A²; Zyad, A^1
1University Cadi-Ayyad, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, Beni Mellal. Marruecos; ²Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Laboratory of Ecophysiology, Marrakech. Marruecos; ³Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Heterocycles, Marrakech. Marruecos; ⁴Institute Gustave Roussy, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Villejuif. Francia
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 11 Nov, Pag. 1537-1544]

Does acute hyperglycemia alter rat aortic depressor nerve function?
Huber, D.A¹; Carmo, J.M. do¹; Castania, J.A¹; Fazan-Junior, R¹; Salgado, H.C^1
1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 11 Nov, Pag. 1567-1576]

Effect of sildenafil (Viagra®) on the genital reflexes of paradoxical sleep-deprived male rats
Andersen, M.L¹; Bignotto, M¹; Tufik, S^1
1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 11 Nov, Pag. 1473-1480]

Glutamate receptors as seen by light: spectroscopic studies of structure-function relationships
Mankiewicz, K.A¹; Jayaraman, V^1
1University of Texas, Health Science Center, Houston, Texas. Estados Unidos de América
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 11 Nov, Pag. 1419-1427]

Hirsch's index: a case study conducted at the Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo
Torro-Alves, N¹; Herculano, R.D¹; Tercariol, C.A.S¹; Kinouchi-Filho, O¹; Graeff, C.F.O^2
1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciencias e Letras de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ²Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Ciencias, Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 11 Nov, Pag. 1529-1536]

Immunohistochemical characterization of the chick marginal retina
Lima, I.P¹; Saito, K¹; Hamassaki, D.E¹; Yan, C.Y.I^1
1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 11 Nov, Pag. 1455-1464]

miRNA expression profiles in chronic lymphocytic and acute lymphocytic leukemia
Zanette, D.L¹; Rivadavia, F; Molfetta, G.A¹; Barbuzano, F.G²; Proto-Siqueira, R¹; Falcao, R.P¹; Zago, M.A¹; Silva-Junior, W.A^1
1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ²Centro Regional de Hemoterapia, Centro de Terapia Celular, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 11 Nov, Pag. 1435-1440]

Over-expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in endoscopic biopsies of ectopic gastric mucosa
Martins, F.P¹; Artigiani-Neto, R¹; Oshima, C.T¹; Costa, P.P. da¹; Forones, N.M¹; Ferrari, A.P^1
1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 11 Nov, Pag. 1447-1454]

Peripubertal orchidectomy transitorily affects age-associated thymic involution in rats
Pesic, V¹; Radojevic, K²; Kosec, D²; Plecas-Solarovic, B¹; Perisic, M²; Pilipovic, I²; Leposavic, G^1
1University of Belgrade, Faculty of Pharmacy, Belgrado. Serbia; ²Immunology Research Center "Branislav Jankovic", Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera "Torlak", Belgrado. Serbia
[Brazilian journal of medical and biological research, Brasil, 2007 Vol. 40 Num. 11 Nov, Pag. 1481-1493]