Pub Date : 2022-05-06DOI: 10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1177
C. Coelho, Bruna Scardoeli
Background: Excess weight causes disorders in locomotor, cardiorespiratory and reproductive systems and increases the incidence of endocrinopathies, as well it can often cause dyslipidemias, leading to atherosclerosis. Aims: Report the evolution of homeopathic treatment in 4 overweight patients, being 2 female dogs and 2 female rabbits with hypertriglyceridemia, analyzing the values in biochemical test. Methodology: Homeopathic treatment was chosen, based on the principle of similitude, using Cholesterinum due to its action to decrease cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Results: The same protocol was made for all of the four patients, included 2 globules of Cholesterinum 30CH direct in its mouth, every 12 hours for 30 days. The first dog attended on 01/09/2019, presented 328 mg/dL of triglycerides, decreasing this level to 132 mg/dL after just one month treating. The second dog attended on 04/05/2019, presented higher hypertriglyceridemia with 617 mg/dL that decreased to 259 mg/dL. Likewise, on 02/06/2019, the first rabbit attended, presented 445mg/dL of triglycerides, which reduced to 337 mg/dL, while the second rabbit, on 06/27/2019, presented 372 mg/dL of triglycerides, decreasing to 274 mg/dL after. Although the values of cholesterol in all patients were in agreement with the reference, the treatment still proved improvements. In the beginning of the treatment, the first dog showed 207 mg/dL of cholesterol and in the end, it reduced to 170 mg/dL, as well with the second dog with 218 mg/dL in the beginning and 200 mg/dL after. Regarding rabbits, the first one presented inicial value of 60 mg/dL, which decreased to 52 mg/dL, while the second started with 57 mg/dL and went to 41 mg/dL. Conventionally, Bezafibrate is indicated as a lipid-lowering agent, but it is contraindicated in patients with liver or kidney failure, vesicular diseases and for pregnant or lactating. Conclusion: Dyslipidemia can be controlled with High dilution. (The exposed information is consented by the tutors)
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Pub Date : 2022-05-06DOI: 10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1175
M. Nagai, A. Pinto, Adalberto von Ancken, E. Coimbra, S. A. G. Pinto, Suhan Nowrooz Mohammad, I. Suffredini, M. Bernardi, L. Bonamin
Introduction: Artemia salina, an ecotoxicity bioindicator, is a microcrustacean belonging to the order Anostraca. Glyphosate is an herbicide widely used to control weeds. However, its intoxication can cause serious damage to human health and the balance of the environment, given its effects as an endocrine disruptor. Objective: verify the possible protection of the artemia exposed to glyphosate by the addition of its isotherapic into water, by means of the evaluation of the behavioral and morphological features of nauplii and of the physical properties of remedies and treated water, to elucidate the involved mechanisms. Methods: Artemia salina cysts were kept in culture bottles containing artificial seawater containing glyphosate at LC 10 (lethal concentration 10%), to promote hatching within 48 hours. The isotherapic preparations were inserted in each bottle in a 10% of the total water volume. Part of the nauplii was distributed in transparent tubes, being 10 nauplii per tube and 6 tubes per group, for behavioral analysis, and part were collected for a detailed morphological analysis, under an optical microscope. About 80 to 270 nauplii were analyzed per group. The reserved water was divided into aliquots for physicochemical analysis, that is, evaluation of the water dipole behavior by Cartwright´s method. Results: Gly 6cH presented selective effects on nauplii hatching (p=0.02) and on defected/healthy ratio (p=0.001), representing some protective action. This result was dependent of the salinity of water and presented correspondence with the effects on solvatochromic dyes, indicating that charges and ions can be critical factors involved in the mechanism of action. We concluded that the use of isotherapics could be a plausible tool to reduce the environmental impact of the indiscriminate use of glyphosate, since these results can be reproduced in further studies.
{"title":"Exposure of Artemia salina to glyphosate and bioremediation by isotherapy","authors":"M. Nagai, A. Pinto, Adalberto von Ancken, E. Coimbra, S. A. G. Pinto, Suhan Nowrooz Mohammad, I. Suffredini, M. Bernardi, L. Bonamin","doi":"10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1175","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Artemia salina, an ecotoxicity bioindicator, is a microcrustacean belonging to the order Anostraca. Glyphosate is an herbicide widely used to control weeds. However, its intoxication can cause serious damage to human health and the balance of the environment, given its effects as an endocrine disruptor. Objective: verify the possible protection of the artemia exposed to glyphosate by the addition of its isotherapic into water, by means of the evaluation of the behavioral and morphological features of nauplii and of the physical properties of remedies and treated water, to elucidate the involved mechanisms. Methods: Artemia salina cysts were kept in culture bottles containing artificial seawater containing glyphosate at LC 10 (lethal concentration 10%), to promote hatching within 48 hours. The isotherapic preparations were inserted in each bottle in a 10% of the total water volume. Part of the nauplii was distributed in transparent tubes, being 10 nauplii per tube and 6 tubes per group, for behavioral analysis, and part were collected for a detailed morphological analysis, under an optical microscope. About 80 to 270 nauplii were analyzed per group. The reserved water was divided into aliquots for physicochemical analysis, that is, evaluation of the water dipole behavior by Cartwright´s method. Results: Gly 6cH presented selective effects on nauplii hatching (p=0.02) and on defected/healthy ratio (p=0.001), representing some protective action. This result was dependent of the salinity of water and presented correspondence with the effects on solvatochromic dyes, indicating that charges and ions can be critical factors involved in the mechanism of action. We concluded that the use of isotherapics could be a plausible tool to reduce the environmental impact of the indiscriminate use of glyphosate, since these results can be reproduced in further studies.","PeriodicalId":106057,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of High Dilution Research - ISSN 1982-6206","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117114687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-06DOI: 10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1185
C. Coelho, S. Pinheiro, Adalberto von Ancken
Background: A 3-year-old male cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) was diagnosed with joint arthritis due to hyperucemia syndrome. The bird presented deposition of urate crystals on the synovial membrane with inflammation of joints and tendons (tufts), causing listlessness, anorexia and lameness, with difficulty in keeping perched or moving. Laboratory tests displayed an increase in uric acid and creatinine phosphokinase levels, and leukocytosis despite lymphopenia. Unsucessfully, the animal had been treated with allopathic medicine for 2 months, without a favorable response and still developing stressful reaction to handling. Methodology: High dilution therapy was attempted with 2 globules of Lycopodium clavatum 30 cH /bid and Arnica montana 30 cH /bid /oral. The most expressive tufts were removed with daily cleaning of the affected area; a new diet was established and perches were removed, allowing the bird to remain on a flat surface until regression of symptoms. The medication was continued for 30 days. On the second appointment, although the caregiver reported episodes of probable pain, there was an improvement in behavior with normal appetite. Lyc 30cH /sid was continued and Arn 30cH /bid to qid, depending on pain episodes, for over 30 days. The tutor authorized the case report through a consent form. Results and discussion: Follow-up laboratory tests were performed every three months for one year, reaching normal levels for uric acid (3.5-11 mg/dL) and CK (30-245mg/dL) on the third measurement. The bird presented no formation of new tufts along the second month of treatment. After 12 months, the animal ingests homeopathic globules spontaneously and presents stable clinical presentation (Lyc 30cH / sid / 3 times a week) with no recurrence and without side effects nor stressful behavior. Conclusion: In view of these results, it is considered that homeopathic treatment is an option to be considered in the treatment of joint arthritis from hyperuricemia syndrome in birds.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-06DOI: 10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1195
M. N. O. Melo, A. P. Oliveira, R. Garrett, P. Zancan, A. C. Ochioni, Mirio Grazi, H. Ramm, T. Jaeger, S. Baumgartner, C. Holandino
Background: Viscum album L. is a semi-parasitic plant with antitumor activity attributed to the aqueous extracts. However, European V. album ethanolic extracts (VAE) have also demonstrated in vitro activity in tumor models. Aims: Evaluate the metabolic profiles of fifty VAE harvested during summer and winter seasons and their antitumor activity through 2D and 3D models. Methodology: VAE were prepared by maceration from: V. album subsp. album growing on Malus domestica, Quercus sp. and Ulmus sp.; V. album subsp. austriacum from Pinus sylvestris; V. album subsp. abietis from Abies alba. Chemical analyses were performed through liquid chromatography coupled with high resolution mass spectrometry and Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA) was performed in the Metaboanalyst 4.0. The antitumor potential of the selected VAE was evaluated in 2D and 3D models (MDA-MB-231 cancer cells) by MTT, crystal violet and glycolytic pathway analysis. Results and discussion: The first 3 principal components in PLS-DA explained 60% and 40% of data variation in positive and negative modes respectively. Three groups were formed and showed chemical similarity among V. album subspecies. The compounds responsible for group separation were tentatively identified as: pinobankasin or naringenin hexoside; isorhamnetin-3-hexoside, meglutol and different amino acids. The summer VAE at 0.5% v/v induced higher cytotoxic damage than the winter preparations, and Abies alba and Quercus sp. VAE promoted 49% and 42% reduction of tumor viability in 3D model (72h incubation), respectively. MDA-MB-231 glycolytic pathway in 2D model showed a decrease in the glucose consumption and extracellular lactate production. Also, PFK (6- phosphofructo-1-kinase) and PK (Pyruvate kinase) activities were inhibited by Abies alba and Quercus sp. VAE at 48h of incubation. Conclusion: VAE extracts showed different metabolomes and the glycolytic pathway should be an important target involved in the inhibition of tumor growth by these extracts.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-06DOI: 10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1226
C. Holandino, Vânia Emerich Bucco, M. Kokornaczyk
The XXXIV annual GIRI Meeting was held for the first time together with the V International Workshop on Homeopathy (IWH) in frames of an academic-scientific partnership between the Brazilian Public University (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ) and the GIRI society (International Research Group on Very Low Dose and High Dilution Effects). This event occurred on December 2nd to 4th 2021 as online conference. Thanks to the partnership as well as the use of the virtual platform, the GIRI meeting 2021 reached the highest visibility in the whole history of already 34 meetings (there were ca. 600 inscriptions and more than 14 000 page views on the last conference day). At the meeting 12 abstracts were presented as oral contributions and further 34 as e-posters. The 5th Edition of International Workshop on Homeopathy regarded “The scientific evidence of homeopathy in health care” and provided the possibilities to exchange scientific experiences, to discuss many research details, and to meet other researchers involved into basic and clinical homeopathic research from all over the world. The scientific sections were dedicated to the following subjects: Homeopathy teaching and practice; Chemical and physical models; In vivo and in vitro models; Clinical trials. We are convinced that the content of the present special issue of the International Journal High Dilution Research dedicated to the memories of XXXIV GIRI meeting will bring new insights to the homeopathic scientific community.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-06DOI: 10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1196
Thaís Cristina Silva, W. A. Santos, S. A. G. Pinto, E. C. Hurtado, L. Bonamin
Considering that there are few published studies that specifically address the exclusive use of Carcinosinum in different potencies and, most of them focused on genotypic and clinical effects, the present study was proposed to identify possible phenotypic changes, including viability, expression of HER-2 and metastatic abilities, using 4T1 cells in vitro as a model. Carcinosinum was tested in different homeopathic potencies (12cH; 30cH; 200cH) mechanically prepared using sterile pure water. The time space between preparing the potencies and using them was 24 hours.The final dilutions were inserted into the culture medium in a volume equal to 10%, at the time of cell seeding. The same succussed vehicle used to prepare the drugs (70% ethanol) diluted 1:100 in sterile pure water was used as control. All treated cells were cultured in 25 mL flasks, with cell density of 5 x 105 cells/mL. After 24 hours of treatment, cells were analyzed for apoptosis index using Annexin V kit and the Countess® system. The morphology of 4T1 cells was monitored by staining cell smears with hematoxylin-eosin and Giemsa methods. HER-2 expression was assessed by immunocytochemistry and metalloproteinase activity was assessed by zymography. The determination of the cytokine profile was performed using Cytometric Bead Array (CBA). The samples were evaluated in quadruplicate and the data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA. Carcinosinum 30cH presented the highest apoptotic index and reduction of MMP-9-Pro expression; Carcinosinum 200cH produced the highest positivity for HER-2 and no specific effect was seen after the treatment with Carcinosinum 12cH. No change in cytokine expression was seen among treatments. We conclude that Carcinosinum 30cH and 200cH can change phenotypic features important to tumor development in vitro. The clinical meaning of these data deserves further investigation.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-06DOI: 10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1184
Silvio Leite Monteiro da Silva
Background: The phenomenon of people’s attraction to Homeopathy throughout its history is a known fact by all homeopaths. This attraction is noted in polarization of people’s opinions, some for and some against. People in favor of Homeopathy use dynamized drugs and contribute to the area, for example, the development of the methodology Self-Organizing Factors of Biofield (BioFAO). In contrast, people against Homeopathy try to stop its use and feed endless discussions. Despite be aware of these events, there was no prior description about the whole process identified as an effect to make easy the development of an appropriate response. This understanding was published in a brief explanation of the phenomenon exemplified by development of BioFAO. Due to similar behavior of people that happened with another great work, which is a famous painting, the phenomenon was called La Gioconda Effect. Aims: The purpose of this paper is to describe the La Gioconda Effect. Methodology: After comparing both Homeopathy’s and Mona Lisa’s histories found at bibliographic review, the La Gioconda Effect was revealed, described qualitatively, and published. Results and discussion: The relationship between people with Homeopathy showed several similarities with people and Mona Lisa. Both works survived on a secular scale, influenced generations, have a period of social acceptance, many people show extreme interest in the use, education, research and dissemination of them. A remarkable example of the development of Homeopathy is the creation of BioFAO, which is a protocol with a complex of dynamized dugs. The description of La Gioconda Effect helps to understand the history and development of Homeopathy, as well as people's behavior. Conclusion: La Gioconda Effect demonstrates people's attraction to Homeopathy.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-06DOI: 10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1228
G. M. Barbosa, Amanda Ribeiro Ricardo Brito, Lais Cavalcanti dos Santos Velasco Souza, A. Baptista
Background: Sporothrix brasiliensis is one of the most virulent zoonosis which affects animals and humans. This fungus is responsible for subcutaneous infection and its contamination is possible through trauma to the skin. Sporotrichosis is highly prevalent in feline. And Rio de Janeiro appears to have the highest occurrence of cases. Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the in vitro efficacy of Sporothrix brasiliensis biotherapic, with and without an association to allopathic medicine commonly used in the treatment. Methodology: Conidium cells of Sporothrix brasiliensis will be cultured in Potato dextrose agar (PDA) for 5 to 7 days and yeast cells in Brain heart infusion (BHI) for 3 to 5 days. After incubation, the cells will be scraped with a drigalski handle and filtered using cells strainer into a tube and centrifuge for 5 minutes at 3000 RPM. The cells will be resuspended with Phosphate buffered saline (PBS), centrifuge again, and finally resuspended in PBS. After preparing the inocule, the microplates will be prepared. There will be 5 groups in vitro. The first one will be the control group, only fungi. The second will be the treatment of fungi with homeopathic medicine (Sporothrix brasiliensis 30DH). The third group will be the homeopathic medicine in association with itraconazole. The fourth will be the treatment with itraconazole only. And the last group will be the fungi with dynamized distilled water 30DH. Sporothrix brasiliensis 30DH will be prepared according to Brazilian Homeopathic Pharmacopeia. Results and discussions: The experiments are still in progress and the results will be analyzed through Analysis of variance (ANOVA) to determine statistically significant differences. Previous articles based on biotherapic treatments demonstrated successful results, so our research group is conducting these experiments to evaluate the effect in this model. Conclusion: Experiments will be made to verify the efficacy of biotherapic on sporotrichosis treatments.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-06DOI: 10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1194
Camila F Pereira, A. P. Oliveira
Climacteric is characterized as the set of symptoms that usually start in the period of transition from the reproductive phase to female senility, and directly impacts woman's quality of life. Currently, the treatments approved by the FDA for this pathology mainly involve the use of antidepressants and hormone replacement, both having side effects. Clinical studies carried out in 2002, showed an increased risk of breast cancer, and other pathologies related to the prolonged use of these drugs. The impact of the studies resulted in a greater interest in complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs), such as the use of homeopathy and flower remedies for the treatment of climacteric symptoms. This abstract aims to present an integrative review on the use of homeopathy and flower remedies in the treatment of climacteric symptoms, in order to identify it main scientific evidence. For this, metodology consisted of research in the databases Web of Science, Google Scholar, HomeoIndex, LILACS and SciELO. The inclusion criteria were original human studies, totally available, and published in the last 10 years in Portuguese, English and Spanish, presenting the use of floral remedies or homeopathic treatment. The main homeopathic medicines used were Lachesis mutus, Belladona, Sepia officinalis, Sanguinaria canadensis and Sulfur. The main flower remedies were Cherry plum, Agrimony, Gentian, Walnut, Olive and Larch. The findings in this review demonstrate a positive outcome trend in favor of the effectiveness of these practices through the studies evaluated, encouraging the expansion of new designs and research that fully contemplate the principles of these practices. Thus, this work contributes to the advancement in the understanding of each one of these rationalities, making this work a source of consultation for health professionals and for future research, resulting in a strengthening of CAMs in the field of health.
更年期的特点是一组症状，通常开始于从生殖阶段到女性衰老的过渡时期，并直接影响妇女的生活质量。目前，FDA批准的治疗这种疾病的方法主要包括使用抗抑郁药和激素替代，两者都有副作用。2002年进行的临床研究表明，长期使用这些药物会增加患乳腺癌和其他疾病的风险。这些研究的影响导致人们对补充和替代药物(CAMs)产生了更大的兴趣，例如使用顺势疗法和花卉疗法治疗更年期症状。本文旨在对顺势疗法和花卉疗法在更年期症状治疗中的应用进行综合综述，以确定其主要科学依据。为此，方法论包括对Web of Science、谷歌Scholar、HomeoIndex、LILACS和SciELO数据库的研究。纳入标准是原始的人类研究，完全可用，并在过去10年内以葡萄牙语，英语和西班牙语发表，介绍了花卉疗法或顺势疗法的使用。使用的顺势疗法药物主要有灵芝、贝拉多纳、海茱萸、加拿大血根和硫磺。主要的花卉补救措施是樱桃李，龙胆，核桃，橄榄和落叶松。本综述的研究结果表明，通过评估的研究，这些实践的有效性得到了积极的结果趋势，鼓励了充分考虑这些实践原则的新设计和研究的扩展。因此，这项工作有助于增进对这些合理性的理解，使这项工作成为卫生专业人员和未来研究的咨询来源，从而加强卫生领域的cam。
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Pub Date : 2022-05-06DOI: 10.51910/ijhdr.v21i1.1172
L. Mourão, Miriam Alhanathi, Romeu Carillo Jr, Antonio Canabarro, R. Fischer
Introduction: Periodontitis and Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (DMII) are chronic diseases treated by conventional practices and traditional medicine. In many cases, when conventional medicine cannot offer a satisfactory treatment, increases the demand for alternative therapies in chronic conditions. The aim of this study randomized was to compare and evaluate for one year clinical and serologic parameters the effects of homeopathy as an adjunct of conventional periodontal therapy in individual with periodontitis and DMII. Materials and Methods: 85 individuals, of both genders, between 35 and 70 years old, participated in this randomized study, which 70 were eligible in Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes of Rio de Janeiro-Brazil. They were divided into two groups G-1: individuals with periodontitis without systemic conditions and G-2: individuals with periodontitis and DMII. Both groups received homeopathic treatment and were evaluated in clinical and laboratorial examinations. The medication used was chosen based on the similarity principle, following the Berberis 6CH protocol (2 tablets, 2 times a day for 45 days), Mercurius Solubilis / Belladona / Hepar Sulfur - 6CH (2 tablets, 3 times a day for 15 days) and a Pyrogenium 200CH biotherapeutic (single weekly dose, 2 weeks). Medications are prescribed in diluted low concentration doses for all signs and symptoms, while biotherapy is used for chronic stimulation Results: Both groups showed significant improvements throughout the study, clinical and laboratorial, at 1 year baseline: reductions in total cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, glycated hemoglobin, uric acid and CPR. Statistical and descriptive analyzes were performed. The data obtained after laboratory analysis were tabulated and then submitted to the SPSS 17.0 software for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) and significance level with p <0.05. For most of parameters, G-1 performed better than G-2 (p<0.05). Conclusion: After 1 year follow-up this clinical trial suggest that homeopathy therapy, as an adjunct of periondontal treatment, improves local and systemic parameters and can provide better health condition.
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