Introduction: Emergency Contraception (EC) is available in Brazil since 1996, when it was dual-penetration-strapon adopted as one if the family planning strategies and, in 1998, for use in services assisting victims of sexual violence.In the country, its use is regulated by guidelines.Its access through SUS (Unified Health System), however, does no
Repositioning of antiarrhythmics for prostate cancer treatment: a novel strategy to reprogram cancer-associated fibroblasts towards a tumor-suppressive phenotype
Abstract Background Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play a significant role in fueling prostate cancer (PCa) progression by interacting with tumor cells.A previous gene expression analysis revealed that CAFs up-regulate genes coding for voltage-gated cation channels, as compared to normal prostate fibroblasts (NPFs).In this study, we explored
Single-step synthesis of hierarchical flower-like silver structures with assistance of gallic acid
We synthesize hierarchical flower-like silver microspheres with tunable size and shape, using ascorbic acid as reducing agent and gallic acid as structure-directing agent.The chemical nature of the gallic acid plays a vital role in the process of assembling silver particles into Chinese rose hierarchical SYNERGY B structures.By changing the amount