The primary concern for HIV-infected pregnant women is the vertical transmission that can
occur during pregnancy, in the intrauterine period, during labour or even breastfeeding. The …

Introduction: HLA-G and HLA-E are two nonclassical class I molecules, which have been well
recognized as modulators of innate and adaptive immune responses, and the expression …

Objective. To determine HLA-G expression in skin biopsies from patients with systemic
sclerosis (SSc), and its association with epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory variables and …

Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in women worldwide and the third in Brazil.
Screening methods can substantially reduce new cases of cervical cancer by identifying …

Objective. Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) exhibit increased toxicity when exposed to
genotoxic agents. In our study, we evaluated DNA damage and polymorphic sites in 2 DNA …

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) persistence leads to the chronification of cervical inflammation,
where HLA-G and Foxp3; immunomodulatory molecules, may contribute to the aggravation …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by abnormalities of
three systems (immune, vascular, and mesenchymal extracellular matrix), leading to fibrosis …

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs have been one of the hallmarks of
success in the fight against HIV/AIDS. In Brazil, access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) during …

… A microablative fractional CO 2 laser is one of the newly proposed energy-based devices,
along with an erbium photothermal yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) laser and …

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of microablative fractional radiofrequency
(MAFRF) in the non-hormonal treatment of genitourinary syndrome of menopause. …