Faculdade de Medicina de Marília

Association of Interleukin‐17F Polymorphisms (rs763780, rs9382084, rs2397084, and rs12203582) With Gastric Cancer Susceptibility According to Helicobacter pylori Infection Status

ABSTRACT Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the interleukin‐17F (IL‐17F) gene may modulate inflammatory responses, with distinct effects on inflammation and tumour progression. Helicobacter pylori infection, a Group 1 carcinogen, is strongly associated with gastric cancer...

A systematic review of ultrasound to predict severe disease in patients with dengue and other viral infections associated with hemorrhagic fevers

Background Viral infections associated with hemorrhagic fevers (VaHFs) cause millions of cases each year across a broad geography with severity ranging from asymptomatic cases to clinical disease with a high case fatality rate. Commonalities in pathophysiology across VaHFs includ...

Interleukin-17RA polymorphisms rs887796 and rs1468488 are not associated with gastric cancer

Abstract Background Gastric cancer is a multifactorial disease in which Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) infection plays a central carcinogenic role through inflammation mediated by cytokines, including interleukin-17 (IL-17). The IL-17RA receptor is a key component of this sign...

Muscle architecture and functional anatomy of the extrinsic thoracic limb muscles in a semiarboreal xenarthran (Tamandua mexicana)

Abstract Tamandua mexicana is a mammal belonging to Xenarthrans, with high interest in medicine, conservation, and evolutionary studies. It has semiarboreal locomotion with specific adaptations to allow its movement on different substrates. To carry out this type of locomotion, t...

Effects of Zinc Supplementation on Glycemic Control, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

ABSTRACT Objectives Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance, impaired insulin secretion, and increased cardiometabolic and inflammatory burden. Zinc plays a key biological role in insulin synthesis, storage, signalling and antiox...

Differential Accuracy and Concordance of ChatGPT and DeepSeek for Image-Based Questions in Undergraduate Medical Education

Abstract Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT (GPT) and DeepSeek (DS) are increasingly explored in medical education and practice. This study compared the accuracy and concordance of GPT and DS in answering multiple-choice Progress Test questions (2013–2024) across three...

Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in neurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia in adults: Part 2 of a scoping review

PURPOSE: The main objective of this scoping review was to describe the qualitative and quantitative parameters of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) protocols, including their operational definitions and scales used in adults with neurogenic oropharyngeal dysph...