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The present study evaluates the effects of pre-race sleep and training characteristics among ultra-athletes and support crew, and the influence of these factors on the athlete's performance in a 217-km ultramarathon. A total of 38 ultramarathon runners and 59 support crew members were assessed. The participants answered questionnaires about chronotype, sleep quality, sleepiness, basic demographics, and pre-race training. The clinical trial registration number is RBR-7j6d23v. The results showed that athletes and support crew had a morning-type chronotype and good sleep efficiency; most had poor-quality sleep. The athletes who finished the race had a higher sleep latency than non-finishers (p < 0.001). The quality of sleep may have impacted performance because the athletes with good sleep quality trained one day more per week than those without (p < 0.001), and training frequency was highly correlated with the race time (r = -0.59). These findings are novel, expand the data about sleep, training, and performance in an ultramarathon, and innovate by addressing the support crew.

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BACKGROUND: Due to the health emergency of COVID-19, telemedicine has become more relevant. Remote monitoring conspicuous as a valuable tool for the clinical follow-up of kidney patients, in this case, who are treated with automated peritoneal dialysis. This study aims to describe the use of remote monitoring as a surveillance method in a cohort of patients on automated peritoneal dialysis prevent complications and COVID-19 contagion. METHODS: Study of a cohort of patients who initially participated in a randomized block clinical trial in which the use of Automated Peritoneal Dialysis with Remote Monitoring (APD-RM) was compared with conventional treatment. A descriptive analysis was performed of the rates of infection by COVID-19, the time of incidence until this, mortality, and rates of transfer to hemodialysis. In addition, survival was measured by survival curves. RESULTS: Of the 509 patients, 19 were positive for COVID-19 (incidence rate of 7.0 episodes/100 patient-year), and only six patients recovered from the infection; the death rate was 2.6 % compared to all-cause death of 9.8 %. The most affected group of patients were those over 50 years old, with 71.4 % mortality, in contrast to younger patients infected, with a mortality of 60 %. During the follow-up period, 21 patients were transferred to HD: six due to peritonitis, five due to UF failure, seven due to catheter dysfunction, one due to uremic syndrome, one due to COVID-19, and one by surgical intervention. CONCLUSION: APD-RM patients have a significant advantage over other dialysis therapies because the use of telemedicine not only provides continuity in the patient's clinical treatment but also favors the prevention of COVID-19 infection, the management and prevention of complications inherent to therapy and the preservation of the life of Peritoneal Dialysis patients.

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This study attempted to analyze the effect of supplementing Wistar-Kyoto rats with fermented milk containing the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis BB-12 and pomegranate juice on the microbiota-gut-brain axis of rats, with special focus on their behavior, sleep patterns, and response to stress. This study was divided into two experiments: (1) For the behavioral analysis the animals were divided into two groups: Fermented probiotic milk (BB + 1) and control (BB-). (2) For the sleep analysis the animals were divided into two groups: Fermented probiotic milk (BB + 2) and control (H2O). For the behavioral analysis, the open field method was used, which evaluates the behavior after ten, twenty, and thirty days of supplementation. For sleep analysis, the animals were submitted to implantation of electrodes and 24 h polysomnography, followed by 48 h sleep deprivation (REM) and 48 h polysomnography, then euthanized 100 days after the beginning of the experiment. In addition, animal feces were collected before and after sleep deprivation to assess its effects on the microbiota. A decrease in anxiety-related behaviors was observed in the supplemented animals and an increase in sleep efficiency and a reduction in the number of awakenings of the animals before deprivation. It has also been observed that sleep deprivation decreased the amount of total bacterial DNA. The number of copies of genomes of the genus Bifidobacterium did not differ in both groups.

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The pathophysiology of the restless legs syndrome (RLS) is related to dopaminergic dysfunction, reduced iron and variations in gene expression, such as the protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type delta gene (PTPRD). Animal models could be key to achieving a mechanistic understanding of RLS and to facilitate efficient platforms for evaluating new therapeutics. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of PTPRD, of genes and proteins associated with RLS, the sleep patterns and the cardiovascular parameters in an animal model of RLS (spontaneously hypertensive rat [SHR]). Rats were divided into two groups: (i) Wistar-Kyoto and (ii) SHR. Cardiovascular parameters were assessed by tail plethysmography. Polysomnography was used to analyse the sleep pattern (24 h). For the PTPRD analyses, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) techniques were used. To evaluate the tyrosine hydroxylase enzyme, dopamine transporter (DAT) and type 2 dopaminergic receptor, qPCR and Western Blotting techniques were used. For the quantification of iron, ferritin and transferrin, the ELISA method was used. SHRs had higher blood pressure, alterations in sleep pattern, lower expression of protein content of PTPRD, lower expression of DAT, and lower serum concentrations of ferritin. These data suggest that the behavioural, physiological, and molecular changes observed in SHRs provide a useful animal model of RLS, reinforcing the importance of this strain as an animal model of this sleep disorder.

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Muchos países del mundo, en especial de Latinoamérica, Asia y África, han atravesado en las últimas décadas por etapas difíciles -dictaduras y conflictos armados- que generaron la perpetración sistemática y generalizada de violaciones graves a los derechos humanos. Y gran parte de estas naciones ha implementado en sus procesos transicionales hacia la consolidación del posconflicto o de la democracia una Comisión de la Verdad, a fin de ajustar cuentas con ese pasado violento. Es la memoria histórica lo que se construye allí y que busca dejar atrás un periodo complicado para dar paso a un nuevo tipo de Estado. En este artículo se busca conocer las diversas Comisiones de la Verdad en América Latina, proponiendo una clasificación de las mismas en cuanto a los grandes retos que tuvieron que enfrentar para cumplir con su misión, lo que es válido en el sentido de que estas instancias se constituyen en los referentes más próximos de la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de la Verdad, la Convivencia y la No Repetición que está funcionando hoy en día en Colombia y que tiene como meta conducir a "una ruta para cerrar de manera definitiva el conflicto armado y dejar a las nuevas generaciones una nación en la que se pueda convivir y se respete la dignidad humana" (Comisión de la Verdad). La metodología que se aborda aquí es la del Estudio de Casos, en el marco del Método Comparativo. La elección del análisis cualitativo fundamentado en el método comparativo se basa en conceptos expresados por especialistas como los ingleses Tom Mackie y David Marsh, que avalan la importancia de comparar fenómenos políticos entre dos o más unidades de estudio, al ser prácticamente imposible, en la investigación social, utilizar un diseño experimental perfectamente contralado, con variables exactas (Mackie y Marsh, 1997, pp. 188 ).

Many countries in the world, especially in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, have been going through difficult processes in the last decades -dictatorships and armed conflicts - that generated the systematic and widespread perpetration of serious human rights violations. And several of these nations have implemented a Truth Commission in their transitional processes towards the consolidation of the post-conflict or democracy, in order to settle accounts with that violent past. It is a historical memory that is being built there, one that seeks to leave behind a complicated period to give way to a new type of State. This article seeks to review the various Truth Commissions in Latin America, proposing a classification of them in terms of the great challenges they had to face to fulfill their mission, which is valid in the sense that these instances constitute the closest references of the Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence, and Non-Repetition that is working today in Colombia, and which aims to lead to "a route to permanently close the armed conflict, and leave to the new generations, a nation in which human dignity can be lived together and respected" . The methodology addressed here is that of the Case Study, within the framework of the Comparative Method. The choice of qualitative analysis based on the comparative method is based on concepts expressed by specialists such as the English Tom Mackie and David Marsh, who support the importance of comparing political phenomena between two or more study units, as it is practically impossible in social research, use a perfectly controlled experimental design, with exact variables.

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Iron restriction during pregnancy can lead to iron deficiency and changes in the dopaminergic system in the adulthood of offspring, and restless legs syndrome (RLS) is closely related to these changes. Objectives: Analyze whether iron restriction during pregnancy would cause changes in the behavior, sleep, and dopaminergic system of the male offspring. In addition, we aimed to assess whether exercise would be able to modulate these variables. The pregnant rats (Wistar) were divided into four groups with different concentrations of iron in the diet: standard (St), supplementation (Su), restriction since weaning (R1), and restriction only during pregnancy (R2). After birth, the offspring were assigned to their respective groups according to the dams diet (St, Su, R1, and R2) and distributed into sedentary (SD) and exercised (EX) (for 8 weeks of training), reaching eight groups of offspring (O): OSt SD, OSt EX, OSu SD, OSu EX, OR1 SD, OR1 EX, OR2 SD, and OR2 EX. Sleep, behavior, and analysis of key genes of dopaminergic system (D2, DAT) were performed after 8 weeks. The results for trained offspring that the mother received supplementation diet were the most expressive, with increased freezing and the OR1 SD group showed an increase in DAT protein content. These changes may have been due to the association between the dams diet during pregnancy and the practice of exercise by the offspring. The different concentrations of iron during pregnancy caused changes in the offspring, however, they were not associated with fetal programming in the context of RLS.

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SCOPE: Coconut oil (CO) diets remain controversial due to the possible association with metabolic disorder and obesity. This study investigates the metabolic effects of a low amount of CO supplementation. METHODS AND RESULTS: Swiss male mice are assigned to be supplemented orally during 8 weeks with 300 µL of water for the control group (CV), 100 or 300 µL of CO (CO100 and CO300) and 100 or 300 µL of soybean oil (SO; SO100 and SO300). CO led to anxious behavior, increase in body weight gain, and adiposity. In the hypothalamus, CO and SO increase cytokines expression and pJNK, pNFKB, and TLR4 levels. Nevertheless, the adipose tissue presented increases macrophage infiltration, TNF-α and IL-6 after CO and SO consumption. IL-1B and CCL2 expression, pJNK and pNFKB levels increase only in CO300. In the hepatic tissue, CO increases TNF-α and chemokines expression. Neuronal cell line (mHypoA-2/29) exposed to serum from CO and SO mice shows increased NFKB migration to the nucleus, TNF-α, and NFKBia expression, but are prevented by inhibitor of TLR4 (TAK-242). CONCLUSIONS: These results show that a low-dose CO changes the behavioral pattern, induces inflammatory pathway activation, TLR4 expression in healthy mice, and stimulates the pro-inflammatory response through a TLR4-mediated mechanism.

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The gene that encodes the protein tyrosine phosphatase D (PTPRD) may be related to brain circuits associated with sleep, and has been seen as an interesting molecule, a "druggable" drug target. This gene is a potential candidate for increasing therapeutic advances in restless legs syndrome, a sleep-related movement disorder, that manifests as an uncontrollable desire to move limbs (legs) to relieve uncomfortable sensations. Changes in the PTPRD gene expression may increase the chance of developing this syndrome. Treatment with pramipexole is used in restless legs syndrome. This study aims to verify the effect of treatment with pramipexole on the PTPRD expression, as well as on the sleep pattern in an animal model for restless legs syndrome. For this, an animal model of sleep-related movement disorders (spontaneously hypertensive rats) was distributed in groups: (a) spontaneously hypertensive rats-control; (b) spontaneously hypertensive rats-pramipexole (0.125 mg kg-1 for 4 weeks). The analyses of PTPRD gene and protein expression were performed in the striatum and spinal cord by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. Electrocorticographic and electromyographic analyses were performed. There was no difference in the PTPRD mRNA levels, as well as in the protein levels, although a tendency has been observed for decreased gene expression in the striatum and increased protein expression in the spinal cord in the spontaneously hypertensive rats-pramipexole group. Pramipexole improved the animals' sleep pattern. Thus, the treatment with pramipexole in the evaluated dose and time tended to alter the expression of the PTPRD protein in the spinal cord, in addition to significantly improving the sleep pattern.

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Resumen ANTECEDENTES: La pandemia mundial de SARS-CoV-2 también afecta a las embarazadas. Los casos más graves ameritan hospitalización y tratamiento en una sala de cuidados intensivos. CASO CLÍNICO: Paciente de 30 años y embarazo con feto único, de 33 semanas, con antecedentes de fibromialgia, un aborto y miomatosis uterina. La paciente negó el contacto con personas sospechosas o infectadas por el virus SARS-CoV-2. El cuadro clínico se inició con infección de las vías respiratorias superiores que evolucionó a neumonía con prueba PCR positiva para COVID-19 a partir del exudado naso-faríngeo, que condicionó el síndrome de insuficiencia respiratoria aguda severa, tratada con asistencia mecánica ventilatoria durante16 días en la unidad de cuidados intensivos. En el trascurso de la hospitalización se complicó con neumotórax bilateral y urosepsis por Candida tropicalis. La paciente superó la enfermedad viral, las complicaciones de la ventilación y la infección urinaria oportunista.

Abstract BACKGROUND: The worldwide SARS-CoV-2 pandemic also affects pregnant women. The most severe cases require hospitalization and treatment in an intensive care unit. CLINICAL CASE: A 30-year-old woman with a 33-week singleton pregnancy and a history of fibromyalgia, one miscarriage and uterine myomatosis. The patient denied contact with persons suspected or infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus. The clinical picture began with upper respiratory tract infection that progressed to pneumonia with positive PCR test for COVID-19 from nasopharyngeal exudate, which led to severe acute respiratory failure syndrome, treated with mechanical ventilation for 16 days in the Intensive Care Unit. During hospitalization, she was complicated with bilateral pneumothorax and urosepsis due to Candida tropicalis. The patient overcame the viral disease, ventilatory complications and the opportunistic urinary tract infection.

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if different concentrations of iron in diets during pregnancy would interfere in the aerobic and anaerobic performance of the offspring, observed during 8-week swimming training and measured by lactate minimum test. METHODS: Pregnant rats were divided into four groups with different dietary iron concentrations: standard (40mg/kg), supplementation (100mg/kg), restriction since weaning, and restriction only during pregnancy (4mg/kg). After birth, the offspring were assigned to their respective groups (Standard Offspring, Supplementation Offspring, Restriction Offspring or Restriction Offspring 2). The lactate minimum test was performed at three time points: before starting exercise training, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks of exercise training. RESULTS: The Restriction Offspring Group had a significant reduction in the concentration of lactate minimum and in swimming time to exhaustion, after 4 and 8 weeks of training as compared to before training. Therefore, the results showed the Restriction Offspring Group was not able to maintain regularity during training in lactate minimum tests. CONCLUSION: Our results suggested the Restriction Offspring Group showed a marked decrease in its performance parameters, which may have occurred due to iron restriction.

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Questions regarding the transmissibility of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) remain unanswered. It is known that the transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) occurs predominantly through droplets and contact. However, aerosols can be generated in some situations, such as orotracheal intubation, ventilation, and the use of electric or ultrasonic scalpels, and can therefore potentially contaminate the care team if adequate protection is not used. It is therefore necessary to assess issues of transmissibility of COVID-19 during surgery in infected patients. This review gathers the recent research pertaining to this topic. A search of the literature was performed using the PubMed and UpToDate databases with the search terms "surgery" and "covid-2019," in addition to other MeSH variants of these terms. We do not have consistent evidence on the exposure of healthcare professionals assisting patients with COVID-19 undergoing laparoscopy or the impact of such exposure. In view of the evidence obtained and drawing parallels with other infectious and contagious diseases, medical personnel must wear complete protective attire for proper protection against the generated aerosol. Further studies are required to assess the impact of such surgeries on healthcare professionals conducing or assisting with these procedures.

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Strontium ranelate is a medication indicated for the treatment of osteoporosis that presents concomitant anti-resorptive and osteoanabolic dual biological activity. However, the effects of strontium ranelate on alveolar bone have been poorly explored. Furthermore, to date, there are no data on the effects of this medication on alveolar bone loss (BL) during conditions of estrogen deficiency. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of strontium ranelate on ligature-induced periodontitis in estrogen-deficient and estrogen-sufficient rats. METHODS: Ninety-six rats were assigned to one of the following groups: sham-surgery + water (estrogen-sufficient; n = 24); ovariectomy + water (estrogen-deficient; n = 24), sham-surgery + strontium ranelate (ranelate/estrogen-sufficient; n = 24) and; ovariectomy + strontium ranelate (ranelate/estrogen-deficient; n = 24). The rats received strontium ranelate or water from the 14th day after ovariectomy until the end of the experiment. On the 21st day after ovariectomy, one first mandibular molar received a ligature, while the contralateral tooth was left unligated. Eight rats per group were killed at 10, 20, and 30 days after ligature placement. Bone loss (BL) and trabecular bone area (TBA) were analyzed in the furcation area of ligated and unligated teeth at all experimental times by histometry. Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) positive cells and immunohistochemical staining for osteocalcin (OCN), osteopontin (OPN), osteoprotegerin (OPG), and receptor activator of NF-КB ligand (RANKL) were assessed in the ligated teeth at 30 days after ligature placement. RESULTS: At 10 and 30 days, ligated teeth of the estrogen-deficient group exhibited higher BL, when compared to all other groups (P < .05). At 10 days, TBAs were higher in the unligated teeth of strontium ranelate-treated groups, when compared to those of untreated groups (P < .05). At 30 days, the ligated teeth of the estrogen-deficient group exhibited lower TBA than the other groups (P < .05). There were no differences among groups regarding the number of TRAP-stained cells (P < .05). The strontium ranelate-treated groups exhibited lower expressions of OCN and RANKL than the untreated groups (P < .05). The estrogen-sufficient group presented higher staining for OPG than both treated and untreated estrogen-deficient groups (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Strontium ranelate prevented ligature-induced BL in an estrogen-deficiency condition and, to a certain extent, increased TBA in the presence and absence of periodontal collapse in states of estrogen deficiency and estrogen sufficiency. Furthermore, strontium ranelate also affected the expression of bone markers, appearing to have acted predominantly as an anti-resorptive agent.

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ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate if different concentrations of iron in diets during pregnancy would interfere in the aerobic and anaerobic performance of the offspring, observed during 8-week swimming training and measured by lactate minimum test. Methods: Pregnant rats were divided into four groups with different dietary iron concentrations: standard (40mg/kg), supplementation (100mg/kg), restriction since weaning, and restriction only during pregnancy (4mg/kg). After birth, the offspring were assigned to their respective groups (Standard Offspring, Supplementation Offspring, Restriction Offspring or Restriction Offspring 2). The lactate minimum test was performed at three time points: before starting exercise training, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks of exercise training. Results: The Restriction Offspring Group had a significant reduction in the concentration of lactate minimum and in swimming time to exhaustion, after 4 and 8 weeks of training as compared to before training. Therefore, the results showed the Restriction Offspring Group was not able to maintain regularity during training in lactate minimum tests. Conclusion: Our results suggested the Restriction Offspring Group showed a marked decrease in its performance parameters, which may have occurred due to iron restriction.

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar parâmetros aeróbios e anaeróbios da prole de ratas alimentadas com diferentes dietas de ferro durante a prenhez, por meio do teste de lactato mínimo. Métodos: As ratas prenhes foram divididas em quatro grupos com diferentes concentrações de ferro na dieta: padrão (40mg/kg), suplementação (100mg/kg), restrição desde o desmame e restrição apenas durante a gravidez (4mg/kg). Após o nascimento, os filhotes foram designados para seus respectivos grupos (Prole Padrão, Prole Suplementação, Prole Restrição ou Prole Restrição 2). O teste de lactato mínimo foi realizado em três momentos: antes de iniciar o treinamento físico, após 4 semanas e após 8 semanas de treinamento físico. Resultados: O Grupo Prole Restrição apresentou redução significativa na concentração do lactato mínimo e no tempo de natação até a exaustão, após 4 e 8 semanas de treinamento em relação ao período antes do início do treinamento. Assim, o Grupo Prole Restrição não foi capaz de manter regularidade durante o treinamento nos testes de lactato mínimo. Conclusão: Os resultados sugerem que o Grupo Prole Restrição apresentou diminuição acentuada nos parâmetros de desempenho, o que pode ter ocorrido devido à restrição de ferro.

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Questions regarding the transmissibility of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) remain unanswered. It is known that the transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) occurs predominantly through droplets and contact. However, aerosols can be generated in some situations, such as orotracheal intubation, ventilation, and the use of electric or ultrasonic scalpels, and can therefore potentially contaminate the care team if adequate protection is not used. It is therefore necessary to assess issues of transmissibility of COVID-19 during surgery in infected patients. This review gathers the recent research pertaining to this topic. A search of the literature was performed using the PubMed and UpToDate databases with the search terms "surgery" and "covid-2019," in addition to other MeSH variants of these terms. We do not have consistent evidence on the exposure of healthcare professionals assisting patients with COVID-19 undergoing laparoscopy or the impact of such exposure. In view of the evidence obtained and drawing parallels with other infectious and contagious diseases, medical personnel must wear complete protective attire for proper protection against the generated aerosol. Further studies are required to assess the impact of such surgeries on healthcare professionals conducing or assisting with these procedures.

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RESUMO Introdução: O exercício físico gera resultados positivos para a qualidade do sono e atua no ciclo sono-vigília por meio de seu efeito sincronizador indireto do relógio biológico. Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de sono, o cronotipo e o desempenho de corredores amadores de rua da cidade de Limeira. Métodos: Foram avaliados 42 indivíduos de ambos os sexos (28 ± 1,47 anos), que praticavam corrida de rua. O instrumento utilizado para aplicação dos questionários foi a plataforma Google Drive - Google Forms. Foram formuladas questões que englobam o cotidiano de um corredor de rua e também questionários para avaliação do cronotipo, sonolência e qualidade do sono. Resultados: Os resultados demonstraram que o cronotipo mais frequente foi o matutino (47,61%), seguido por intermediário (30,95%) e vespertino (21,42%). A frequência de corridas foi 88% no período da manhã, 9% no período da noite e 4% período da tarde. Com relação à qualidade de sono geral foi verificado que 59% dos corredores tinham má qualidade de sono. Ao analisar as variáveis de sono e sonolência em decorrência do horário da última corrida realizada, verificou-se que as pessoas que correram no período da tarde tiveram pior qualidade do sono e os que correram à noite tiveram índices de sonolência. Não se encontrou diferença no desempenho das corridas de 5 km entre matutinos e vespertinos; no entanto, constatou-se fraca associação entre o tempo da última corrida e a pontuação do cronotipo, demonstrando que os matutinos realizavam as provas em menor tempo. Conclusão: Assim, podemos sugerir que o cronotipo e o padrão de sono podem interferir no desempenho e, dessa forma, devem ser levados em conta durante os treinamentos.

ABSTRACT Introduction: Low-power laser therapy has among its aims to aid the recovery of biological tissues, attenuating the effects of muscle fatigue and contributing to the improvement of performance in athletes. Methodological aspects still limit the conclusions of the acute effect of laser therapy on muscular performance. Objective: To verify the acute effect of low-power therapeutic laser in the induced fatigue in biceps brachii of volleyball athletes. Methods: This was a randomized double-blind study, approved by Institutional Review Board of UNESP, Marília. Nineteen volleyball athletes of both sexes participated in this study. Electromyographic data were collected from the biceps brachii muscle in isometric exercise of the elbow flexion before and after the application of the therapeutic laser. A dumbbell with 75% of the force peak, obtained by a load cell, was used for the fatigue protocol. The volunteers then underwent laser (active or placebo) application on six points of the biceps brachii muscle. The EMG data were analyzed in the frequency domain using the Myosystem ®software. The distribution of normality was verified by the Shapiro-Wilk test, and repeated measures ANOVA (split plot) was used to test the interaction between time and group. Results: No significant interaction between group and time was observed for any analyzes variables, indicating that the irradiated group did not show advantages over the placebo group. Conclusion: After the proposed fatigue protocol, a single low-power laser application was not sufficient to produce positive effects on strength performance and on the electromyographic signal of the biceps brachii muscle of volleyball athletes.

RESUMEN Introducción: El ejercicio físico genera resultados positivos para la calidad del sueño y actúa en el ciclo sueño-vigilia a través de su efecto sincronizador indirecto del reloj biológico. Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad del sueño, el cronotipo y el rendimiento de los corredores de calle aficionados de la ciudad de Limeira. Métodos: Se evaluaron 42 individuos de ambos sexos (28 ± 1,47 años), que practicaban carrera de calle. El instrumento utilizado para la aplicación de los cuestionarios fue la plataforma Google Drive - Google Forms. Se formularon preguntas que engloban el cotidiano de un corredor de calle y también cuestionarios para la evaluación del cronotipo, somnolencia y calidad del sueño. Resultados: Los resultados demostraron que el cronotipo más frecuente fue el matutino (47,61%), seguido por intermedio (30,95%) y vespertino (21,42%). La frecuencia de las carreras realizadas fue del 88% en el período de la mañana, el 9% en el período de la noche y el 4% en el período de la tarde. Con respecto a la calidad general de sueño , se verificó que el 59% de los corredores tenían una mala calidad de sueño. Al analizar las variables de sueño y somnolencia como consecuencia del horario de la última carrera, se verificó que las personas que corrieron en la tarde tuvieron peor calidad del sueño y los que corrieron por la noche presentaron índices de somnolencia. No se encontró diferencia en el rendimiento de las pruebas de 5 km entre matutinos y vespertinos; sin embargo se constató una débil asociación entre el tiempo de la última carrera y la puntuación del cronotipo, demostrando que los matutinos realizaban las pruebas en menor tiempo. Conclusión: Así, podemos sugerir que el cronotipo y el patrón de sueño pueden interferir en el rendimiento, por lo que deben ser considerados durante los entrenamientos.

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Objetivo: Comparar el índice de desempeño de los métodos de diagnóstico de rutina y la PCR para establecer por definición de caso la prevalencia de infección por H. pylori en pacientes con enfermedad acido-péptica en Quindío. Metodología: A 73 pacientes se les tomaron seis biopsias de cada uno, una antral para la PCR-ureC, tres para cultivo (antral, cuerpo y fondo gástricos), otra antral para prueba rápida de ureasa (PRU) y ésta junto con una del cuerpo para el examen histológico. Se determinó el índice de desempeño de cada uno de los métodos. Para el diagnóstico decisivo de la infección se consideró como definición de caso (H. pylori positivo) el cultivo positivo o la concordancia de por lo menos dos métodos de diagnósticos positivos (examen histológico, PRU y PCR). Resultados: El examen histológico del antro fue positivo en 79.5% (58/73) y en cuerpo 82.2% (60/73); la combinación de los resultados de las dos biopsias del estudio histológico fue 94.5% (69/73). Los cultivos de las tres biopsias mostraron idéntico resultado en 75.4% (55/73); la combinación de los resultados del cultivo en las tres biopsias fue 86.3% (63/73). La PRU en biopsia antral fue positiva en 79.5% (58/73) y la PCR-ureC de biopsia antral fue 86.3% (63/73). De acuerdo con la definición de caso la prevalencia de la infección por H. pylori fue 97.3 % (71/73). Al comparar los resultados de cada método frente al obtenido por definición de caso, el examen histológico, el cultivo, la PCR y PRU presentaron 2, 8, 8, y 13 falsos negativos, respectivamente, pero no hubo falsos positivos. Los índices de desempeño (ID) para cada método fueron: Cultivo: ID, 78.1% y 88.7% de sensibilidad, resultado idéntico para las tres biopsias (antral, cuerpo y fondo); PRU: ID, 82.2% y sensibilidad 81.7%. Examen histológico: ID, 87.0% y sensibilidad 86.6%, en la biopsia antral e ID, 89.9% en cuerpo y sensibilidad 90.9%. Y la PCR-ureC con ID. 89.0% y sensibilidad 88.7%.

Introduction: Helicobacter pylori is a gramnegative bacterium that colonizes the gastric mucosa, and infects more than half of the worldwide population, causing gastritis and ulcer-peptic disease and being associated with gastric carcinoma and gastric lymphoma (MALT). Objective: To compare the performance index of techniques of routine diagnosis and PCR in order to establish by case definition the prevalence of infection by H. pylori in patients with gastroduodenal disease in Quindío. Methodology: In 73 patients were taken six biopsies. One antral for the PCR-ureC, three for culture (antral, body and fundus), other antral for rapid urease test (RUT). The previous were united to one of the body for histological examination. The performance index was established for each of the methods. For definitive diagnosis of the infection we used the case definition (positive H pylori) was used: A patient was classified as H. pylori positive with isolation of bacteria in culture or based on the agreement of at least two positive tests (histological examination, RUT and PCR). Results: The histological examination was positive 79.5% (58/73) in antral biopsy and in body 82.2% (60/73) and the combination of both biopsies was 94.5% (69/73). Culture assessment in the three biopsies showed identical results, 75.4% (55/73) and by combination all biopsies were 86.3% (63/73). The RUT in antral biopsy was 79.5% (58/73) and for PCR-ureC of antral biopsy was 86.3% (63/73). The prevalence for H pylori infection was 97.3% (71/ 73) in accordance with the case definition. The comparison of the results of each method in front of the result by case definition, the histological examination, culture, PCR and RUT presented 2, 8, 8, and 13 false negative in their order and none presented false positives. Performance indexes (PI) for each method were: Culture, 78.1% with sensibility, 88.7%, and identical results in three biopsies. The RUT, had 82.2% and 81.7% of sensibility.

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La anticoncepción de emergencia es la administración de un tratamiento luego de un coito no protegido con el fin de evitar un embarazo. En el artículo se hace un revisión de la literatura del tema incluyendo la anticoncepción postcoital continua, la anticoncepción postcoital de emergencia o “Píldora de la mañana siguiente” introducida por Yuzpe (100ug de etinil estradiol y 500 ug de Levonorgestrel. Se analizan los mecanismos de acción postulados especialmente la alteración en la implantación conocida como intercepción, considerada como el principal mecanismo de acción de la anticoncepción postcoital de emergencia. Finalmente se sumarizan las recomendaciones de la América Collage of Obstetrics and Gynecology sobre anticoncepción de emergencia basadas en la evidencia.

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