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Pinto M, Vempati UD, Diaz F, Peralta S, Moraes CT. Ablation of Cytochrome c in Adult Forebrain Neurons Impairs Oxidative Phosphorylation Without Detectable Apoptosis. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:3722-3735. [PMID: 30191381 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1335-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Cytochrome c (Cyt c), a heme-containing mitochondrial protein, has a critical function in both respiration and apoptosis. Consistent with these vital functions, somatic Cyt c mouse knockout is embryonic lethal. In order to investigate the sensitivity of postnatal neurons to Cyt c depletion, we developed a neuron-specific conditional knockout model. Neuron-specific Cyt c KO mouse (nCytcKO) was created by crossing the floxed Cyt c mouse with a CamKIIα-cre transgenic mouse, which deletes the floxed alleles postnatally. nCytcKO mice were normal at birth but developed an abnormal phenotype starting at 8 weeks of age with weight loss, tremor, decreased sensorimotor coordination, and sudden death between 12 and 16 weeks. Histological analysis did not show major neuronal degeneration. Analyses of oxidative phosphorylation showed a specific reduction in complex IV levels. Markers of oxidative stress were also increased. This novel model showed that neuronal complex IV is destabilized in the absence of Cyt c. It also showed that ablation of Cyt c in neurons leads to severe behavioral abnormalities and premature death without detectable neuronal loss, suggesting that neurons have the potential to survive for extended periods of time without a functional OXPHOS.
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Nissanka N, Moraes CT, Pinto M. Image-Based Analysis of Mitochondrial Area and Counting from Adult Mouse Dopaminergic Neurites. Bio Protoc 2018; 8:e2471. [PMID: 34395770 PMCID: PMC8328611 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.2471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Mitochondria form dynamic cytoplasmic networks which undergo morphological changes in order to adapt to cellular stresses and signals. These changes can include alterations in size and number within a given cell. Analysis of the whole network can be a useful metric to assess overall mitochondrial health, particularly in neurons, which are highly sensitive to mitochondrial dysfunction. Here we describe a method which combines immunofluorescence and computerized image analysis to measure mitochondrial morphology (quantification of number, density, and area) in dopaminergic neurites of mice expressing mitochondrially-targeted eYFP.
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de Sire A, Di Capua L, Amico I, Pinto M. Bone health and quality of life in breast cancer patients treated by aromatase inhibitors. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cruz M, Barros R, Martins J, Roriz J, Pinto M, Carneiro A. Stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy : qu’est-ce que c’est ? Rev Med Interne 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2018.03.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Bertorelle F, Pinto M, Zappon R, Pilot R, Litti L, Fiameni S, Conti G, Gobbo M, Toffoli G, Colombatti M, Fracasso G, Meneghetti M. Safe core-satellite magneto-plasmonic nanostructures for efficient targeting and photothermal treatment of tumor cells. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:976-984. [PMID: 29264608 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr07844g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Magneto-plasmonic nanostructures functionalized with cell targeting units are of great interest for nanobiotechnology applications. Photothermal treatment of cells targeted with antibody functionalized nanostructures and followed by magnetic isolation, allows killing selected cells and hence is one of the applications of great interest. The magneto-plasmonic nanostructures reported herein were synthesized using naked gold and magnetite nanoparticles obtained through a green approach based on laser ablation of bulk materials in water. These particles do not need purifications steps for biocompatibility and are functionalized with a SERRS (surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering) active molecule for detection and with an antibody for targeting prostate tumor cells. Quantitative results for the cell targeting and selection efficiency show an overall accuracy of 94% at picomolar concentrations. The photothermal treatment efficiently kills targeted and magneto-selected cells producing a viability below 5% after 3 min of irradiation, compared with almost 100% viability of incubated and irradiated, but non targeted cells.
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Waddington Cruz M, Berensztejn A, Pinto M, Mundayat R. Late-Onset Tranthyretin Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy: Characterization of Brazilian Subjects from the THAOS registry. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Machado C, Pinto P, Silva P, Almeida D, Moreira J, Pinto M, Bousbaa H, Cidade H. Heterocyclic chalcone derivatives: Synthesis and biological activity evaluation: PS207. Porto Biomed J 2017; 2:225. [PMID: 32258727 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbj.2017.07.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Lopes N, Long S, Resende D, Kijjoa A, Silva A, Pina A, Fernández-Marcelo T, Vasconcelos MH, Pinto M, Sousa E. Synthesis and tumor cell growth inhibitory effects of the marine product analogues of fiscalin B: PS196. Porto Biomed J 2017; 2:224. [PMID: 32258726 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbj.2017.07.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mandurino C, Pinto M, Guido A, Sgarra L, Santobuono VE, Memeo R, Nacci F, Anaclerio M, Luzzi G, Favale S. P997First experience in 19 months attain stability lv-lead extraction. Europace 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/eux151.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Pinto M, Steffen RE, Cobelens F, van den Hof S, Entringer A, Trajman A. Cost-effectiveness of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay for tuberculosis diagnosis in Brazil. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2017; 20:611-8. [PMID: 27084814 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The Xpert® MTB/RIF assay is being implemented as a substitute for sputum smear microscopy (SSM) in many low and high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, including Brazil, a country with low multidrug resistance and moderate human immunodeficiency virus co-infection rates. SETTING Brazilian National TB Programme (NTP). OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN We estimated the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of Xpert as a substitute for two SSM tests in the diagnosis of drug-susceptible TB. The costs for confirming each additional case and for avoiding treatment due to false-positive empirical diagnoses were estimated. RESULTS The ICER was US$943 for each additional TB diagnosis and US$356 for each additional TB diagnosis with bacteriological confirmation, assuming 80% specificity of clinical diagnosis using both strategies. For every 100 000 patients with suspected TB, the NTP would spend an additional US$1.2 million per year to confirm 3344 more TB patients. The model was highly sensitive to specificity of clinical diagnosis after a negative test. CONCLUSION Although the NTP has no threshold for cost-effectiveness, our model can provide support for decision makers in Brazil and other countries with a low prevalence of drug resistance among TB patients. Financial benefit can potentially be expected if physicians rely more on a negative Xpert result and empirical treatment is reduced.
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Alonso A, Baca Castex C, Pinto M, Caldevilla M, Ferrante A, Miragaya M. Uso de semen congelado en programas de inseminación artificial en equinos. SPERMOVA 2016. [DOI: 10.18548/aspe/0004.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Pinto M, Pickrell AM, Wang X, Bacman SR, Yu A, Hida A, Dillon LM, Morton PD, Malek TR, Williams SL, Moraes CT. Transient mitochondrial DNA double strand breaks in mice cause accelerated aging phenotypes in a ROS-dependent but p53/p21-independent manner. Cell Death Differ 2016; 24:288-299. [PMID: 27911443 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2016.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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We observed that the transient induction of mtDNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in cultured cells led to activation of cell cycle arrest proteins (p21/p53 pathway) and decreased cell growth, mediated through reactive oxygen species (ROS). To investigate this process in vivo we developed a mouse model where we could transiently induce mtDNA DSBs ubiquitously. This transient mtDNA damage in mice caused an accelerated aging phenotype, preferentially affecting proliferating tissues. One of the earliest phenotypes was accelerated thymus shrinkage by apoptosis and differentiation into adipose tissue, mimicking age-related thymic involution. This phenotype was accompanied by increased ROS and activation of cell cycle arrest proteins. Treatment with antioxidants improved the phenotype but the knocking out of p21 or p53 did not. Our results demonstrate that transient mtDNA DSBs can accelerate aging of certain tissues by increasing ROS. Surprisingly, this mtDNA DSB-associated senescence phenotype does not require p21/p53, even if this pathway is activated in the process.
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Pinto M, Pascual RF. Exploring LIS Students Beliefs in Importance and Self-Efficacy of Core Information Literacy Competencies. COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES 2016. [DOI: 10.5860/crl.77.6.703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kaupp-Roberts SD, Yadegarfar G, Friend E, O'Donnell CM, Valle JW, Byrne C, Bahar I, Finch-Jones M, Gillmore R, Johnson CD, Pereira SP, Wiggers JK, Pinto M, Al-Sarireh B, Ramage JK. Validation of the EORTC QLQ-BIL21 questionnaire for measuring quality of life in patients with cholangiocarcinoma and cancer of the gallbladder. Br J Cancer 2016; 115:1032-1038. [PMID: 27673364 PMCID: PMC5117782 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2016.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2016] [Revised: 07/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background: There is no specific quality of life (QoL) measurement tool to quantify QoL in patients with biliary tract cancer. Quality of life measurement is an increasingly crucial trial end point and is now being incorporated into clinical practice. Methods: This International Multicentre Phase IV Validation Study assessed the QLQ-BIL21 module in 172 patients with cholangiocarcinoma and 91 patients with cancer of the gallbladder. Patients completed the questionnaire at baseline pretherapy and subsequently at 2 months. Following this, the psychometric properties of reliability, validity, scale structure and responsiveness to change were analysed. Results: Analysis of the QLQ-BIL21 scales showed appropriate reliability with Cronbach's α-coefficients >0.70 for all scales overall. Intraclass correlations exceeded 0.80 for all scales. Convergent validity >0.40 was demonstrated for all items within scales, and discriminant validity was confirmed with values <0.70 for all scales compared with each other. Scale scores changed in accordance with Karnofsky performance status and in response to clinical change. Conclusions: The QLQ-BIL21 is a valid tool for the assessment of QoL in patients with cholangiocarcinoma and cancer of the gallbladder.
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Reis-Mendes A, Gomes AS, Carvalho RA, Carvalho F, Remião F, Pinto M, Bastos ML, Sousa E, Costa VM. Naphthoquinoxaline metabolite of mitoxantrone is less cardiotoxic than the parent compound and it can be a more cardiosafe drug in anticancer therapy. Arch Toxicol 2016; 91:1871-1890. [PMID: 27629428 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1839-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mitoxantrone (MTX) is an antineoplastic agent used to treat several types of cancers and on multiple sclerosis, which shows a high incidence of cardiotoxicity. Still, the underlying mechanisms of MTX cardiotoxicity are poorly understood and the potential toxicity of its metabolites scarcely investigated. Therefore, this work aimed to synthesize the MTX-naphthoquinoxaline metabolite (NAPHT) and to compare its cytotoxicity to the parent compound in 7-day differentiated H9c2 cells using pharmacological relevant concentrations (0.01-5 µM). MTX was more toxic in equivalent concentrations in all cytotoxicity tests performed [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide reduction, neutral red uptake, and lactate dehydrogenase release assays] and times tested (24 and 48 h). Both MTX and NAPHT significantly decreased mitochondrial membrane potential in 7-day differentiated H9c2 cells after a 12-h incubation. However, energetic pathways were affected in a different manner after MTX or NAPHT incubation. ATP increased and lactate levels decreased after a 24-h incubation with MTX, whereas for the same incubation time and concentrations, NAPHT did not cause any significant effect. The increased activity of ATP synthase seems responsible for MTX-induced increases in ATP levels, as oligomycin (an inhibitor of ATP synthase) abrogated this effect on 5 µM MTX-incubated cells. 3-Methyladenine (an autophagy inhibitor) was the only molecule to give a partial protection against the cytotoxicity produced by MTX or NAPHT. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first broad study on NAPHT cardiotoxicity, and it revealed that the parent drug, MTX, caused a higher disruption in the energetic pathways in a cardiac model in vitro, whereas autophagy is involved in the toxicity of both compounds. In conclusion, NAPHT is claimed to largely contribute to MTX-anticancer properties; therefore, this metabolite should be regarded as a good option for a safer anticancer therapy since it is less cardiotoxic than MTX.
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Ferreira A, Ponte F, Silva R, Pereira C, Sousa E, Pinto M, Bastos M, Remião F. 1-(Propan-2-ylamino)-4-propoxy-9h-thioxanthen-9-one (TX5), a newly synthetized P-glycoprotein activator: In vivo study and method development and validation for biological samples quantification. Toxicol Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.06.1681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Martins E, Silva R, Palmeira A, Sousa E, Carmo H, Pinto M, Bastos M, Remião F, Lemos A, Puthongking P. Hit optimization of newly synthetized xanthonic derivatives as P-gycoprotein modulators – In silico and in vitro studies. Toxicol Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.06.1709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Pimpinella M, Pinto M, Guerra A. Experimental determination of ionization chamber overall correction factor in medium-energy X-ray beams. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.07.258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Rominger MB, Müller-Stuler EM, Pinto M, Becker AS, Martini K, Frauenfelder T, Klingmüller V. Easy Pulsatile Phantom for Teaching and Validation of Flow Measurements in Ultrasound. Ultrasound Int Open 2016; 2:E93-7. [PMID: 27689183 PMCID: PMC5026039 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-106396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To build a simple model to teach and validate non-pulsatile and pulsatile flow quantification in ultrasound. MATERIALS AND METHODS The setting consists of the following connected components: (1) medical syringe pump producing an adjustable constant flow (ml/min), (2) modulator modifying constant flow to a reproducible pulsatile flow, (3) water tank containing a diagonal running silicone tube (0.5 mm inner diameter), and (4) a fixated ultrasound probe (L9 Linear Array 9 MHz, GE Logiq E9) measuring the flow inside the tube. Commercially available microbubbles suspended with physiological saline solution were used for ultrasonic visibility. Spectral Doppler of different flow profiles is performed. RESULTS The syringe pump produces an adjustable, constant flow and serves as the reference standard. The filling volume of the tube system is 1.2 ml. Microbubbles are very well detected by ultrasound and can be used as an easy and clean blood mimicking substance. The modulator generates different physiological and pathological flow profiles. Velocities are similar to those found within human blood vessels. Thus, it is possible to train and validate flow measurements in ultrasound. CONCLUSION The model produces non-pulsatile and various pulsatile flow profiles and allows validation of flow measurements. The compact size permits easy and economic setup for flow measurements in research, skills lab and continuing education.
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Qin N, Pinto M, Tian Z, Dedes G, Pompos A, Jiang S, Parodi K, Jia X. SU-C-BRC-06: OpenCL-Based Cross-Platform Monte Carlo Simulation Package for Carbon Ion Therapy. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4955553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Pinto M, Miragaya M, Burns P, Douglas R, Neild D. Potential to reduce negative effects of exercise stress on number of pregnancies in a commercial embryo transfer program. J Equine Vet Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2016.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rebelo AP, Abrams AJ, Cottenie E, Horga A, Gonzalez M, Bis DM, Sanchez-Mejias A, Pinto M, Buglo E, Markel K, Prince J, Laura M, Houlden H, Blake J, Woodward C, Sweeney MG, Holton JL, Hanna M, Dallman JE, Auer-Grumbach M, Reilly MM, Zuchner S. Cryptic Amyloidogenic Elements in the 3' UTRs of Neurofilament Genes Trigger Axonal Neuropathy. Am J Hum Genet 2016; 98:597-614. [PMID: 27040688 PMCID: PMC4833435 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Abnormal protein aggregation is observed in an expanding number of neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we describe a mechanism for intracellular toxic protein aggregation induced by an unusual mutation event in families affected by axonal neuropathy. These families carry distinct frameshift variants in NEFH (neurofilament heavy), leading to a loss of the terminating codon and translation of the 3' UTR into an extra 40 amino acids. In silico aggregation prediction suggested the terminal 20 residues of the altered NEFH to be amyloidogenic, which we confirmed experimentally by serial deletion analysis. The presence of this amyloidogenic motif fused to NEFH caused prominent and toxic protein aggregates in transfected cells and disrupted motor neurons in zebrafish. We identified a similar aggregation-inducing mechanism in NEFL (neurofilament light) and FUS (fused in sarcoma), in which mutations are known to cause aggregation in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, respectively. In summary, we present a protein-aggregation-triggering mechanism that should be taken into consideration during the evaluation of stop-loss variants.
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Pinto M, Nissanka N, Peralta S, Brambilla R, Diaz F, Moraes CT. Pioglitazone ameliorates the phenotype of a novel Parkinson's disease mouse model by reducing neuroinflammation. Mol Neurodegener 2016; 11:25. [PMID: 27038906 PMCID: PMC4818913 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-016-0090-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms. The cause of the motor symptoms is the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra with consequent depletion of dopamine in the striatum. Although the etiology of PD is unknown, mitochondrial dysfunctions, including cytochrome c oxidase (Complex IV) impairment in dopaminergic neurons, have been associated with the disease's pathophysiology. In order to analyze the role of Complex IV in PD, we knocked out Cox10 (essential for the maturation of COXI, a catalytic subunit of Complex IV) in dopaminergic neurons. We also tested whether the resulting phenotype was improved by stimulating the PPAR-γ pathway. RESULTS Cox10/DAT-cre mice showed decreased numbers of TH+ and DAT+ cells in the substantia nigra, early striatal dopamine depletion, motor defects reversible with L-DOPA treatment and hypersensitivity to L-DOPA with hyperkinetic behavior. We found that chronic pioglitazone (PPAR-γ agonist) treatment ameliorated the motor phenotype in Cox10/DAT-cre mice. Although neither mitochondrial function nor the number of dopaminergic neurons was improved, neuroinflammation in the midbrain and the striatum was decreased. CONCLUSIONS By triggering a mitochondrial Complex IV defect in dopaminergic neurons, we created a new mouse model resembling the late stages of PD with massive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons and striatal dopamine depletion. The motor phenotypes were improved by Pioglitazone treatment, suggesting that targetable secondary pathways can influence the development of certain forms of PD.
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Pinto M, Pimpinella M, Quini M, D’Arienzo M, Astefanoaei I, Loreti S, Guerra AS. A graphite calorimeter for absolute measurements of absorbed dose to water: application in medium-energy x-ray filtered beams. Phys Med Biol 2016; 61:1738-64. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/4/1738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Pinto M, Pimpinella M, D'Arienzo M, Guerra A. Establishment at ENEA-INMRI of a new absorbed dose to water primary standard for medium-energy x-ray beams. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.01.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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