Águida Cristina Gomes Henriques

Ação da laserterapia no processo de proliferação e diferenciação celular: revisão da literatura

Low energy laser has been used as an adjuvant therapy or as a therapeutic tool in many different areas of Dentistry. It is recognized by its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, and also as a tissue repair inductor. Low intensity laser property in stimulate cell proliferation during wound healing and its biomodulation mechanisms are discussed in this paper. These properties have already been established for cultured benign cells, but there is a controversy when extended to the spectrum of the malignant neoplastic process, normally generating great discussions. The objective of this work was to perform a literature review about the low intensity laser capacity in induce cell proliferation. The discussion is specially concerned about its effects on malignant cells.

Análise Morfológica da Mucosa Oral de Ratos Submetida à Carcinogênese Experimental pelo Óxido de Nitroquinolina (4NQO)

Resumen pt: Objetivo: Induzir a carcinogenese na mucosa lingual de ratos Wistar atraves do oxido de nitroquinolina (4NQO), relacionando as alteracoes clinicas e micr...

Pigmented Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

Melanin impregnation in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an uncommon histological finding. Rare nonmelanocytic entities were previously described as having melanocyte colonization. A 57-year-old Brazilian woman was referred with a pigmented lesion in the lower lip and alveolar ridge with a prior clinical diagnosis of melanoma. The incisional biopsy of the tumor revealed an SCC with strong colonization of melanocytes in the stroma. The authors report a case of an unusual SCC variant and a brief review of the literature.

Morphological Analysis of the Oral Mucosa of Rats Subjected to Experimental Carcinogenesis by Administration of Nitroquinoline Oxide (4NQO)

Objective: To induce carcinogenesis on the lingual mucosa of Wistar rats by the administration of nitroquinoline oxide (4NQO), relating the clinical and microscopic alterations developed during the time of exposure to the carcinogenic agent. nMethods: Twenty rats were allocated to either an experimental (15 animals) or a control (5 animals) group. In the experimental group, the animals were divided into 3 subgroups in which 5 animals received 4NQO during 2 months (A1), 5 during 3 months (A2), and 5 during 4 months (A3), making it possible to detect the different phases of carcinogenesis. Data were presented as descriptive statistics using the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests in the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software, version 13.0. The significance level was set at 5.0%. nResults: Both the animal model and the carcinogenic agent used in the study were satisfactory for inducing similar oral carcinogenesis to the one occurring in humans. The clinical alterations were more accentuated in the animals that received the topical applications of 4NQO during 4 months, ranging from leukoplakia to erythroleukoplakias regions. The histopathological alterations observed in the oral epithelium were compatible with the diagnosis of mild, moderate and severe epithelial dysplasia, in situ carcinoma or invasive carcinoma. nConclusion: The severity of the lesions had a direct relationship with the exposure time to 4NQO.