O presente trabalho visou o levantamento etnobotânico das plantas medicinais, verificando a versatilidade das espécies utilizadas e o consenso de uso e/ou conhecimento entre os informantes, do Distrito de Aratama, no Município de Assaré, Ceará. As informações etnobotânicas foram obtidas através de entrevistas estruturadas e semi-estruturadas com os moradores locais. Foram citadas 116 espécies com fins medicinais pertencentes a 103 gêneros e 58 famílias com destaque para Fabaceae (10ssp.), Asteraceae (7spp.) e Lamiaceae (6spp.). Entre as espécies levantadas, Mentha spicata L., Rosmarinus officinalis L., Allium sativum L., Bauhinia cheilantha (Bong.), Ximenea americana L., se destacaram como as mais versáteis dentro da comunidade. As indicações terapêuticas citadas foram agrupadas em 16 categorias de sistemas corporais, dos quais as Desordens mentais e comportamentais, as Afecções ou dores não definidas, os Transtornos do sistema respiratório, as Doenças de pele e do tecido celular subcutâneo, e os Transtornos do sistema sensorial (ouvidos), mostram maior concordância entre os informantes na utilização de espécies para tratar um sistema corporal especifico. Os resultados mostraram elevada riqueza da flora medicinal presente na caatinga. Neste sentido, torna-se necessária a intensificação de estudos que avaliem e consolidem as propriedades químicas e farmacológicas destas espécies.

This study is about an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants, checking the versatility of the species used and the consensus of use and/or knowledge among informants from the Aratama District, in the municipality of Assaré, state of Ceará, Brazil. The ethnobotanical information was obtained through structured interviews and semi-structured interviews with local residents. Approximately, 116 species were mentioned for medicinal purposes, belonging to 103 genera and 58 families, especially Fabaceae (10ssp.), Asteraceae (7spp.) and Lamiaceae (6spp.). Among the surveyed species, Mentha spicata L., Rosmarinus officinalis L., Allium sativum L. and Bauhinia cheilantha (Bong.) Ximenea americana L. stood out as the most versatile in the community. The therapeutic indications mentioned were grouped into 16 categories of body systems; the mental and behavioral disorders, disorders or pain not defined, disorder of the respiratory system, skin diseases and subcutaneous tissue disorder, and disorder of the sensory system (ears) showed greater agreement among informants in the use of species to treat a specific body system. The results showed a high species richness of the medicinal flora present in the Brazilian Caatinga. Thus, it is necessary to intensify and consolidate studies assessing the chemical and pharmacological properties of these species.

Objective: To determine the effects of exercise in anatomic abnormalities of the pelvic floor (SP) and the quality of life (QOL) of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Method: An experimental study with 50 women with SUI, distributed randomly into two groups, experimental (GE, 49.24±7.37 years) and control group (CG; 45.25±5.60 years). The groups performed ultrasound evaluation of the SP, evidence of pelvic floor muscle strength by palpation bidigital, surface EMG motor activity and replied to the CV before and after treatment. The GE had 16 sessions of pelvic floor exercises twice a week for 30min. Results: Comparison between the GE and GC revealed significant differences in favor of GE, namely: mobility of the bladder neck (r=-0.79mm, p=0.00), thickness of pelvic floor muscle (r=-0.04mm, p=0.00), EMG (r=0.05μV, p=0.00), muscle strength by the AFA (r=0.05 level, p=0.00), DOMI1 (r%=5.67%, p=0.00), DOMI2 (r%=18.00%, p=0.00), DOMI3 (r%=18.22%, p=0.00), DOMI4 (r%=4.45%, p=0.00), DOMI5 (r%=0.22%, p=0.00), DOMI6 (r%=2.00%, p=0.00), DOMI7 (r%=3.78%, p=0, 00), DOMI8 (r%=6.33%, p=0.00), DOMI9 (r%=4.03%, p=0.00). Conclusion: It was modified and improved anatomic features of the pelvic floor of women from GE through perineal exercises, which will positively influence the CV of these women.

Objetivo: Verificar el efecto de los ejercicios en las alteraciones anatomofuncionales del suelo pélvico (SP) y en la calidad de vida (CV) de mujeres con incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo (IUE). Método: Estudio experimental realizado con 50 mujeres con IUE, distribuidas de forma aleatoria en: grupo experimental (GE; 49,24±7,37 años) y grupo control (GC; 45,25±5,60 años). Los grupos realizaron evaluación ecográfica del SP, prueba de fuerza muscular del suelo pélvico por medio de la palpación bidigital, actividad motora electromiográfica de superficie y contestaron al cuestionario CV antes y después del tratamiento. El GE hizo 16 sesiones de ejercicios para el suelo pélvico, dos veces a la semana, durante 30min. Resultados: La comparación entre el GE y el GC reveló diferencias significativas a favor del GE, a saber: movilidad del cuello vesical (r=-0,79mm, p=0,00), espesor de los músculos del suelo pélvico (r=-0,04mm, p=0,00), EMG (r=0,05μV, p=0,00), fuerza muscular por el AFA (r=0,05 grado, p=0,00), DOMI1 (r%=5,67%, p=0,00), DOMI2 (r%=18,00%, p=0,00), DOMI3 (r%=18,22%, p=0,00), DOMI4 (r%=4,45%, p=0,00), DOMI5 (r%=0,22%, p=0,00), DOMI6 (r%=2,00%, p=0,00), DOMI7 (r%=3,78%, p=0,00), DOMI8 (r%=6,33%, p=0,00), DOMI9 (r%=4,03%, p=0,00). Conclusión: Se modificaron y se mejoraron las características anatomofuncionales del suelo pélvico de las mujeres del GE a través de ejercicios perineales, lo que influyó de forma positiva en la CV de esas mujeres.

The rodent endometrium undergoes remarkable modifications during pregnancy, resulting from a redifferentiation of its fibroblasts. During this modification (decidualization), the fibroblasts transform into large, polyhedral cells that establish intercellular junctions. Decidualization proceeds from the subepithelial stroma towards the deep stroma situated next to the myometrium and creates regions composed of cells in different stages of differentiation. We studied by autoradiography whether cells of these different regions have different levels of macromolecular synthesis. Radioactive amino acids or radioactive sulfate were administered to mice during estrus or on different days of pregnancy. The animals were killed 30 min after injection of the precursors and the uteri were processed for light microscope autoradiography. Silver grains were counted over cells of different regions of the endometrium and are reported as the number of silver grains per area. Higher levels of incorporation of amino acids were found in pregnant animals as compared to animals in estrus. In pregnant animals, the region of decidual cells or the region of fibroblasts transforming into decidual cells showed the highest levels of synthesis. Radioactive sulfate incorporation, on the other hand, was generally higher in nonpregnant animals. Animals without decidual cell transformation (nonpregnant and 4th day of pregnancy) showed a differential incorporation by subepithelial and deep stroma fibroblasts. This study shows that regional differences in synthetic activity exist in cells that are in different stages of transformation into decidual cells as well as in different regions of the endometrium of nonpregnant mice