Schistosomiasis is a neglected parasitosis caused by Schistosoma spp. Praziquantel is used for the chemoprophylaxis and treatment of this disease. Although this monotherapy is effective, the risk of resistance and its low efficiency against immature worms compromises its effectiveness. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new schistosomicide drugs. However, the development of new drugs is a long and expensive process. The repositioning of approved drugs has been proposed as a quick, cheap, and effective alternative to solve this problem. This study employs chemogenomic analysis with use of bioinformatics tools to search, identify, and analyze data on approved drugs with the potential to inhibit Schistosoma mansoni energy metabolism enzymes. The TDR Targets Database, Gene DB, Protein, DrugBank, Therapeutic Targets Database (TTD), Promiscuous, and PubMed databases were used. Fifty-nine target proteins were identified, of which 18 had one or more approved drugs. The results identified 20 potential drugs for schistosomiasis treatment; all approved for use in humans.

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Goal: To carry out the analysis and review of available articles on the application of Videolaparoscopic Surgery in urgent and emergency situations, highlighting its limitations and challenges in this context. Methodology:The study consists of a literature review carried out between June and August 2022, with a bibliographic survey in the following databases: PubMed, AnalysisAnd Retrieval System Online (MedLine); ScientificElectronic Library Online (SciELO), Google Scholar and LILACS Results : 10 articles met the eligibility criteria for the topic and were used to compose the review. Studies have shown that LVC is little explored in the context of urgencies and emergencies, even with potential benefit over open approaches. However, the studies point to the greatest need for resources, specialization and non-adherence by surgeons as the greatest limitations. Conclusion : LVC is a viable option to laparotomy in the context of urgencies and emergencies. It is associated with lower morbidity and a better postoperative profile. However, the lack of randomized clinical trials, as well as the costs and the need for surgeons' experience are limitations for the full application of this technique in these situations.

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Background: Therapeutic cannabinoids are derived from marijuana, a plant of the cannabis genus. Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica are the two main species. Cannabis plants contain more than 100 cannabinoids, but the biologically active and therapeutically researched ones are 9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabinol (CBD). Cannabinoids have been advocated for a number of neurological and psychiatric disorders, including multiple sclerosis, mood disorders, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, neuropathic pain, nausea, anorexia and epilepsy. Epilepsy is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures, affecting more than 50 million people worldwide, in the pediatric age group, with childhood epilepsy being one of the most serious and developing epileptic encephalopathies. Objective: In view of the above, the present study proposed to review the use of cannabidiol in the treatment of epilepsy in neuropediatric, with sources published between 2016-2020. Methods: To perform this research, PubMed (https://pubmeed.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/) and Scielo (https://www.scielo.org/) databases were used as a search tool, using the Key words “Cannabidiol”, “Epilepsy”, “Cannabis” and “Children”. Results: So far, 11 articles related to the study have been identified, the vast majority being reviewed, with 9 articles obtained from PubMed and 2 acquired from Scielo. Selected articles show that CBD is an effective anticonvulsant in many acute animal models, but its antiepileptic mechanisms are not yet fully recognized. In studies with children in Canada and the United States, they suggest an improvement in the frequency of seizures and an improvement in quality of life, but the numbers are still small. Studies report that CBD is well tolerated, however, it causes sedation, diarrhea and decreased appetite. Conclusions: It is necessary to investigate the safety, pharmacokinetics and interaction between drugs already used by patients and CBD, also conducting more double-blind placebo-controlled trials to obtain conclusive data on their efficacy and safety in the most frequent epilepsies in children.