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Kemfack AM, Hernández-Morato I, Moayedi Y, Pitman MJ. Transcriptome Analysis of Left Versus Right Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles Associated with Innervation. Laryngoscope 2024; 134:3741-3753. [PMID: 38721727 PMCID: PMC11245368 DOI: 10.1002/lary.31487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury diagnosed as idiopathic or due to short-term surgery-related intubation exhibits a higher incidence of left-sided paralysis. While this is often attributed to nerve length, it is hypothesized there are asymmetric differences in the expression of genes related to neuromuscular function that may impact reinnervation and contribute to this laterality phenomenon. To test this hypothesis, this study analyzes the transcriptome profiles of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles (ILMs), comparing gene expression in the left versus right, with particular attention to genetic pathways associated with neuromuscular function. STUDY DESIGN Laboratory experiment. METHODS RNA was extracted from the left and right sides of the rat posterior cricoarytenoid (PCA), lateral thyroarytenoid (LTA), and medial thyroarytenoid (MTA), respectively. After high-throughput RNA-Sequencing, 88 samples were organized into 12 datasets according to their age (P15/adult), sex (male/female), and muscle type (PCA/LTA/MTA). A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis was conducted to compare the left-right ILMs across different conditions. RESULTS A total of 774 differentially expressed genes were identified across the 12 experimental groups, revealing age, sex, and muscle-specific differences between the left versus right ILMs. Enrichment analysis of Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways implicated several genes with a left-right laryngeal muscle asymmetry. These genes are associated with neuronal and muscular physiology, immune/inflammatory response, and hormone control. CONCLUSION Bioinformatics analysis confirmed divergent transcriptome profiles between the left-right ILMs. This preliminary study identifies putative gene targets that will characterize ILM laterality. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE N/A Laryngoscope, 134:3741-3753, 2024.
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- Angela M. Kemfack
- The Center for Voice and Swallowing, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. New York, NY
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- The Center for Voice and Swallowing, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. New York, NY
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid. Madrid (Spain)
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- The Center for Voice and Swallowing, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. New York, NY
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. New York, NY
- Pain Research Center, New York University College of Dentistry, New York University. New York, NY
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- The Center for Voice and Swallowing, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. New York, NY
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Kim YE, Serpedin A, Periyakoil P, German D, Rameau A. Sociodemographic reporting in videomics research: a review of practices in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2024:10.1007/s00405-024-08659-0. [PMID: 38704768 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-08659-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To assess reporting practices of sociodemographic data in Upper Aerodigestive Tract (UAT) videomics research in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS). STUDY DESIGN Narrative review. METHODS Four online research databases were searched for peer-reviewed articles on videomics and UAT endoscopy in OHNS, published since January 1, 2017. Title and abstract search, followed by a full-text screening was performed. Dataset audit criteria were determined by the MINIMAR reporting standards for patient demographic characteristics, in addition to gender and author affiliations. RESULTS Of the 57 studies that were included, 37% reported any sociodemographic information on their dataset. Among these studies, all reported age, most reported sex (86%), two (10%) reported race, and one (5%) reported ethnicity and socioeconomic status. No studies reported gender. Most studies (84%) included at least one female author, and more than half of the studies (53%) had female first/senior authors, with no significant differences in the rate of sociodemographic reporting in studies with and without female authors (any female author: p = 0.2664; first/senior female author: p > 0.9999). Most studies based in the US reported at least one sociodemographic variable (79%), compared to those in Europe (24%) and in Asia (20%) (p = 0.0012). The rates of sociodemographic reporting in journals of different categories were as follows: clinical OHNS: 44%, clinical non-OHNS: 40%, technical: 42%, interdisciplinary: 10%. CONCLUSIONS There is prevalent underreporting of sociodemographic information in OHNS videomics research utilizing UAT endoscopy. Routine reporting of sociodemographic information should be implemented for AI-based research to help minimize algorithmic biases that have been previously demonstrated. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4
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- Yeo Eun Kim
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, 240 East 59th St, New York, NY, 10022, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, 240 East 59th St, New York, NY, 10022, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, 240 East 59th St, New York, NY, 10022, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, 240 East 59th St, New York, NY, 10022, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, 240 East 59th St, New York, NY, 10022, USA.
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Ulchenko D, Miloykovich L, Zemlyanaya O, Shimanovsky N, Fedotcheva T. Possible Participation of Adenine Nucleotide Translocase ANT1 in the Cytotoxic Action of Progestins, Glucocorticoids, and Diclofenac on Tumor Cells. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2787. [PMID: 38140127 PMCID: PMC10747029 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15122787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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A comparative analysis of the cytostatic effects of progestins (gestobutanoyl, megestrol acetate, amol, dienogest, and medroxyprogesterone acetate), glucocorticoids (hydrocortisone, dexamethasone), and diclofenac on tumor cells was carried out in order to confirm their in silico predicted probabilities experimentally. The results showed the different sensitivity of HeLa, MCF-7, Hep-2, K-562, and Wi-38 cell lines to progestins, glucocorticoids, and diclofenac. The minimum IC50 was found for progestin gestobutanoyl (GB) as 18 µM for HeLa cells, and varied from 31 to 38 µM for MCF-7, Hep-2, and K-562. Glucocorticoids and diclofenac were much less cytotoxic in the HeLa, MCF-7, and Hep-2 cell lines than progestins, with IC50 values in the range of 150-3000 μM. Myelogenous leukemia K-562 cells were the least sensitive to the action of progestins and glucocorticoids but the most sensitive to diclofenac, which showed a pronounced cytotoxic effect with an IC50 of 31 μM. As we have shown earlier, progestins can uniquely modulate MPTP opening via the binding of adenine nucleotide translocase. On this basis, we evaluated the expression of adenylate nucleotide translocase ANT1 (SLC25 A4) as a possible participant in cytotoxic action in these cell lines after 48 h incubation with drugs. The results showed that progestins differently regulated ANT1 expression in different cell lines. Gestobutanoyl had the opposite effect on ANT1 expression in the HeLa, K562, and Wi-38 cells compared with the other progestins. It increased the ANT1 expression more than twofold in the HeLa and K562 cells but had no influence on the Wi-38 cells. Glucocorticoids and diclofenac increased ANT1 expression in the Wi-38 cells and decreased it in the K562, MCF-7, and Hep-2 cells. The modulation of ANT1 expression discovered in our study can be a new explanation of the cytotoxic and cytoprotective effects of hormones, which can vary depending on the cell type. ANT isoforms in normal and cancerous cells could be a new target for steroid hormone and anti-inflammatory drug action.
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- Science Research Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Medical Biological Faculty, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Ostrovityanova St. 1, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (D.U.); (L.M.); (O.Z.); (N.S.)
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Hughes CK, McGarey P, Morrison D, Gawlik AE, Dominguez L, Dion GR. Vocal Fold Thinning in Transgender Patients. J Voice 2023; 37:957-962. [PMID: 34452779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Transgender individuals strive to match their voice and gender identity. An increased glottal gap is often noted on stroboscopy without a clear etiology. We hypothesize this gap can be quantified and results from hormone replacement therapy impacting laryngeal tissues. METHODS Videostroboscopy exams were retrospectively collected for transgender patients from a tertiary care laryngology practice over two years. Data included hormone duration/type and voice therapy duration. Modal pitch videostroboscopy frame counts determined the open quotient in consecutive vocal fold cycles. Glottal opening was measured using the widest still frame gap during stroboscopy with fully adducted arytenoids. RESULTS Sixteen transgender patients, along with male and female controls, were included, with 15 patients on hormone therapy (mean = 18 months). Voice therapy, employed in 9/16 patients, ranged from 0 to 23 months (mean = 10.67). One-way ANOVA testing revealed a difference between the open quotient in transgender individuals, males, and females.Tukey's post hoc test identified transgender patients as different from both male (P <0.001) and female (P = 0.037) controls. Length of hormone therapy did not correlate to glottal area measurement or open quotient. Conversely, voice therapy length correlated to increased glottal area (Kendall's Tau = 0.03). Mean phonation time, VHI-10, and mean pitch did not correlate to measured glottal area on stroboscopy. CONCLUSIONS The increased glottal gap noted in many transgender patients, quantified via the open quotient, differs from male and female controls. Results suggest these findings may correlate to duration of voice therapy.
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- Charlotte K Hughes
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, California.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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Rechenberg L, Meurer EM, Melos M, Nienov OH, Corleta HVE, Capp E. Voice, Speech, and Clinical Aspects During Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Study. J Voice 2022:S0892-1997(22)00133-3. [PMID: 35662512 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pregnancy involves anatomical, physiological, and metabolic changes in a woman's body. However, the effects of these changes on the voice remains unclear, particularly regarding the clinical characteristics. OBJECTIVES We aimed to evaluate changes in vocal and speech acoustic measures and the relationship between them and clinical aspects in women during pregnancy. METHOD A prospective, longitudinal study was carried out with 41 low risk, adult, pregnant women, followed for prenatal care. Demographic and anthropometric data as well as lifestyle habits and health conditions were collected. Voice recordings of sustained vowels, and automatic and spontaneous speech were held over each trimester and analyzed by PRAAT®to evaluate acoustic, aerodynamic, and articulatory measures. RESULTS There were no changes in fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, and harmony to noise ratio during pregnancy. Maximum phonation time (MPT), pause rate, and pause duration reduced at the end of pregnancy. MPT was lower in sedentary pregnant women. The fundamental frequency peak rate was higher in eutrophic participants and lower in the third trimester in women with BMI ≥25 kg/m2. Pause rate was higher in pregnant women with BMI ≥25 kg/m2. There was no relationship between sleep quality, reflux, and vocal symptoms and acoustic and aerodynamic measures. CONCLUSIONS Differences were shown in MPT and temporal pause measurements during pregnancy. Acoustic measurements did not change. There was a relationship between acoustic and aerodynamic measures and clinical variables (BMI, physical activity, and body mass gain).
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- Leila Rechenberg
- Graduate Program of Health Science: Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Undergraduate Program of Speech and Language Therapy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program of Health Science: Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Health Science: Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Undergraduate Program of Speech and Language Therapy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Health Science: Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Health Science: Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Health Science: Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Zamponi V, Mazzilli R, Mazzilli F, Fantini M. Effect of sex hormones on human voice physiology: from childhood to senescence. Hormones (Athens) 2021; 20:691-696. [PMID: 34046877 PMCID: PMC8594207 DOI: 10.1007/s42000-021-00298-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The aim of the present literature review is to describe the influence of sex hormones on the human voice in physiological conditions. As a secondary sexual organ, the larynx is affected by sex hormones and may change considerably over the lifespan. In the current review, sex hormone-related voice modifications occurring during childhood, puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and senescence are described. The roles of sex hormones (including gonadotropins, testosterone, estrogen, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate) underlying physiological voice changes are discussed, the main differences between males and females are explained and clinical implications are taken into account.
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- Virginia Zamponi
- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Head and Neck Oncology Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
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Millas I, Duarte Barros M. Estrogen receptors and their roles in the immune and respiratory systems. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2021; 304:1185-1193. [PMID: 33856123 DOI: 10.1002/ar.24612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Estrogen is an important hormone for health in both genders. It is indispensable to glucose homeostasis, immune robustness, bone health, cardiovascular health, and neural functions. The main way that estrogen acts in the cells is through estrogen receptors (ERs). The presence of specific estrogen receptors is required for estrogen to have its characteristic ubiquitous action in almost all tissues. Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) are the major isoforms of estrogen that are highly specific in humans and enable selective hormonal actions in different tissues. This article reviews some of the observed estrogen actions and effects in different tissues and cells through these specific receptors. This ubiquitous, almost ordinary hormone may reveal itself as a significant factor that helped us to better understand the complexity of the human immune system response against respiratory infections, including the COVID-19, and especially in the current state of this painful pandemic.
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- Ieda Millas
- UNINOVE Curso de Medicina Ringgold Standard Institution-Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Loss of Estrogen Receptors is Associated with Increased Tumor Aggression in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4227. [PMID: 32144339 PMCID: PMC7060328 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60675-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) responds to 17β-estradiol via estrogen-receptor (ER, transcribed from ESR1) dependent mechanisms, but is not recognized as a hormonally responsive cancer. 17β-estradiol production by LSCC cell lines UM-SCC-11A and UM-SCC-12 was examined. Wild type (WT) and ESR1-silenced LSCC cultures and xenografts were examined for 17β-estradiol responsiveness in vivo. 14 LSCC and surrounding epithelial samples at various pathological stages were obtained from patients; ERα and ERβ expression were verified using data from the total cancer genome atlas. UM-SCC-11A and UM-SCC-12 both produce 17β-estradiol, but only UM-SCC-12, not UM-SCC-11A, xenograft tumors grow larger in vivo in response to systemic 17β-estradiol treatments. ERα66 and ERα36 expression inversely correlated with clinical cancer stage and tumor burden. LSCC ERα66 expression was higher compared to surrounding epithelia in indolent samples but lower in aggressive LSCC. ERβ expression was highly variable. High ESR1 expression correlated with improved survival in LSCC. Loss of ERα66 expression inversely correlated with prognosis in LSCC. ERα66 may be a histopathological marker of aggression in LSCC.
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Verma A, Schwartz N, Cohen DJ, Boyan BD, Schwartz Z. Estrogen signaling and estrogen receptors as prognostic indicators in laryngeal cancer. Steroids 2019; 152:108498. [PMID: 31539535 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2019.108498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) has been shown to respond to 17β-estradiol. However, the presence and characterization of estrogen receptors (ER) and other sex hormone receptors in LSCC are still being determined. Sex hormone receptors and the way sex hormones impact LSCC tumors are important for understanding which patients would benefit from hormone therapies, such as anti-estrogen therapies. This information also has prognostic value, as there may be a correlation between ER profiles and LSCC aggression. Recent work by our team and others has shown that the canonical ER, estrogen receptor α (ERα), and its splice variant ERα36, are important modulators of estrogen signaling in LSCC. This review describes some common 17β-estradiol signaling pathways, and explains how these signaling pathways might control LSCC tumor growth. We also show that loss of ERα, but not ERα36, imbues LSCC with enhanced aggression, a pattern which has previously only been observed in breast cancer. We make a case for using ERα as a tumorigenic modulator and pathogenic marker in LSCC on par with the use of ERα as a prognostic marker in breast cancer.
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- Anjali Verma
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; Department of Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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Shoffel-Havakuk H, Carmel-Neiderman NN, Halperin D, Shapira Galitz Y, Levin D, Haimovich Y, Cohen O, Abitbol J, Lahav Y. Menstrual Cycle, Vocal Performance, and Laryngeal Vascular Appearance: An Observational Study on 17 Subjects. J Voice 2018; 32:226-233. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 04/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Jost L, Fuchs M, Loeffler M, Thiery J, Kratzsch J, Berger T, Engel C. Associations of Sex Hormones and Anthropometry with the Speaking Voice Profile in the Adult General Population. J Voice 2017; 32:261-272. [PMID: 28739331 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There is evidence that sexual hormone concentrations and anthropometric factors influence the human voice. The goal of this study was to investigate to what extent body mass index (BMI), body height, body weight, breast-to-abdomen-ratio, testosterone, estradiol, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S), follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone are associated with the sound pressure level and the fundamental frequency of the speaking voice in a cross-sectional approach among adults in the general population. METHODS Speaking voice profiles with four different intensity levels, hormone concentrations, and anthropometric parameters were assessed for 2,381 individuals aged 40-79 years, who were randomly sampled from the population of a large city in Germany. Multivariate analysis was performed, adjusting for age and stratified by sex. RESULTS Taller body height was associated with lower frequencies. Higher body weight was associated with lower frequencies and higher sound pressure levels. The ratio of chest to abdominal circumference was associated with the sound pressure levels in males and females: participants with larger breast-to-abdomen-ratio were found to have higher sound pressure levels. Among the sexual hormones, higher concentrations of DHEA-S were associated with lower fundamental frequencies of the voice while using the normal speaking voice. In addition, bioavailable testosterone was associated with the sound pressure level of the normal speaking voice in men and the softest speaking voice in women. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that BMI, body height, body weight, breast-to-abdomen-ratio, bioavailable testosterone, and DHEA-S are associated with the speaking voice in adults. No associations between testosterone and the frequency of the speaking voice were found.
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- Lasse Jost
- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Section of Phoniatrics and Audiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Section of Phoniatrics and Audiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Section of Phoniatrics and Audiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Section of Phoniatrics and Audiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Meurer EM, Moura AD, Rechenberg L, von Eye Corleta H, Capp E. Vocal Range in the Speech of Users of Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives. J Voice 2017; 31:390.e17-390.e21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2016] [Revised: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Köybaşı Şanal S, Biçer YÖ, Kükner A, Tezcan E. Effect of Pregnancy on Vocal Cord Histology: An Animal Experiment. Balkan Med J 2016; 33:448-52. [PMID: 27606142 DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.15286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Voice may be affected during the period of pregnancy, especially in the third trimester. However, the exact mechanisms leading to the phonatory changes have not yet uncovered. AIMS The aim of this study is to investigate the possible histological changes in the vocal cords of the pregnant rats in three separate trimesters. STUDY DESIGN Animal experiment. METHODS Twenty-five Wistar-Albino female rats were divided into four groups: control group, pregnancy day 7 (Group 1), pregnancy day 14 (Group 2) and pregnancy day 20 (Group 3). The laryngeal specimens were obtained under general anesthesia. Histological assessment was performed using Hematoxylin-eosin and toluidine blue. A stereological analysis of vocal cord tissue was performed using a NIS-Elements D32 Imaging Software. RESULTS Lamina propria was observed to be edematous, and the lamina propria area was thickened starting from the second trimester. Glycosaminoglycans were observed to increase in the second trimester. Although none was encountered in the control, mast cells were observed in the lamina propria layer of the vocal cord starting in the muscular layer in the first trimester proceed to the subepithelial region as degranulated just before term. The covering epithelium remained unchanged throughout pregnancy. CONCLUSION Lamina propria thickening may be attributed to both edema and increased glycosaminoglycans. The presence of mast cells in the cordal tissue may induce edema during pregnancy in rats.
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- Serap Köybaşı Şanal
- Department of Otolaryngology, Abant İzzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Abant İzzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Abant İzzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Çan State Hospital, Çanakkale, Turkey
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Berg M, Fuchs M, Wirkner K, Loeffler M, Engel C, Berger T. The Speaking Voice in the General Population: Normative Data and Associations to Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors. J Voice 2016; 31:257.e13-257.e24. [PMID: 27370073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Normative data concerning the speaking voice in the general population were gathered with the aim to establish standard values for clinical diagnostics. Associations between the speaking voice and sociodemographic factors were examined. STUDY DESIGN This is a prospective cross-sectional population-based study. METHODS Speaking voice profiles were measured for 2472 (1154 male and 1318 female) participants between the ages of 40 and 79 years, using four speaking voice intensity levels: softest speaking voice (I), conversational voice (II), classroom voice (III), and shouting voice (IV). Smoking status and socioeconomic status were assessed. Data were analyzed using multivariate regression. RESULTS The mean voice frequencies were 111.8 Hz for male and 161.3 Hz for female participants (I), 111.9 Hz for male and 168.5 Hz for female participants (II), 130.2 Hz for male and 198.0 Hz for female participants (III), and 175.5 Hz for male and 246.2 Hz for female participants (IV). Frequencies increased significantly with age for male but not for female participants. Sound pressure levels rose significantly with age at intensity levels I-III for both sexes, but decreased at intensity level IV. Frequencies and sound pressure levels were similar between nonsmokers and former smokers. Current smokers showed significantly lower frequencies as opposed to non- and former smokers. Speaking voice range and dynamics increased with higher socioeconomic status. CONCLUSIONS The data are suitable as age-adjusted normative values for clinical measurement of the speaking voice. The mean fundamental speaking voice frequency of female participants was six to seven semitones lower than previously described.
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- Martin Berg
- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Section of Phoniatrics and Audiology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Section of Phoniatrics and Audiology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Section of Phoniatrics and Audiology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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Maciejewska B, Rajewska-Rager A, Maciejewska-Szaniec Z, Michalak M, Rajewski A, Wiskirska-Woźnica B. The assessment of the impact of anorexia nervosa on the vocal apparatus in adolescent girls - A preliminary report. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2016; 85:141-7. [PMID: 27240513 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic undernourishment in the course of anorexia nervosa leads to various metabolic and hormonal changes, which translates to the impaired functioning of the majority of systems and internal organs. The impact of eating disorders on the condition of the vocal apparatus has been described in the literature; nevertheless, it concerns mainly bulimia nervosa. OBJECTIVES assessment of the vocal apparatus in adolescent girls diagnosed with anorexia nervosa from the point of view of possible influence on the function and structure of the larynx, low body mass accompanying anorexia, as well as energy deficiency, hormonal and emotional disturbances. MATERIALS AND METHODS The research included 41 girls aged 12-19 years, diagnosed with anorexia, who were assessed for the condition of the vocal apparatus, using the perceptual assessment of voice according to GRBAS scale, videolarynostroboscopy, acoustic assessment, and voice self-assessment in Jacobson's VHI scale (voice handicap index). RESULTS The perceptual assessment of voice using the GRBAS scale revealed that changes in voice were mainly weak, asthenic in nature (70.73%) and there was also the feature of puffing perceived in voice (41.46%). In voice self-assessment with the use of VHI, most subjects seemed to point to changes of voice self-perception in emotional subscale (68%). Videolaryngostroboscopy revealed some features of functional disturbances of voice in more than half of subjects, mainly in the form of hyperfunctional dysphonia (31.78%). The maximal phonation time was significantly shorter, in proportion to duration of the primary disease. In the acoustic analysis, the decrease in the basic frequency F0 and narrowing of the voice scale were observed. 55% of older, post-adolescent patients presented with the structure of the larynx that was inappropriate for their age. CONCLUSIONS These results might indicate that anorexia nervosa could have led to the structural and functional changes in the vocal apparatus. Such disturbances may be explained by the hormonal dysfunctions as well as starvation. Hormonal substitution at the appropriate time might be beneficial for the structure and phonation function of the larynx in girls with AN.
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- Barbara Maciejewska
- Department and Clinic of Phoniatrics and Audiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.
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- Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Phoniatrics and Audiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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Borysiak A, Hesse V, Wermke P, Hain J, Robb M, Wermke K. Fundamental Frequency of Crying in Two-month-old Boys and Girls: Do Sex Hormones During Mini-puberty Mediate Differences? J Voice 2016; 31:128.e21-128.e28. [PMID: 26776949 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2015.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the puberty-like sex hormone surge during the first months of life (mini-puberty) affects fundamental frequency (fo) in infant crying as one would derive from hormone influences on voice in adults. STUDY DESIGN Populational prospective study. PARTICIPANTS Twenty healthy normal-hearing infants (nine boys) were recruited for participation. METHODS Spontaneously uttered cries were collected from each infant at 8 weeks of age. The cries were acoustically analyzed for mean fo and fo range. The fo properties were correlated to the average serum levels of bioavailable estradiol (E2) (mean E2/sex hormone-binding globulin [SHBG]) and testosterone (T) (mean T/SHBG) across the second month of life. RESULTS Whereas no significant hormone effect was found for mean fo, a significant negative correlation (r = -0.55) was found between fo range and mean E2/SHBG. No indication for a T influence on fo features was found at this age. Although girls showed a slightly higher mean E2 concentration than boys did, the observed differences in cry fo range were judged to be reflective of an infant's serum concentration of E2 rather than a sex-based difference. CONCLUSION In the absence of laryngeal size differences between female and male infants, the result was interpreted as indicative of an E2 influence on viscoelastic properties of the vocal folds. In our opinion, the investigation of young infants' vocalizations during the early postnatal surge of sex steroids (mini-puberty) may advance our understanding of the mechanisms mediating average sex differences in vocal development and early communication.
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- Anja Borysiak
- Center for Pre-Speech Development and Developmental Disorders, Department of Orthodontics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- German Center for Growth, Development and Health Encouragement during Childhood and Youth, Children's Hospital Berlin-Lindenhof, Germany; Institute for Experimental Paediatric Endocrinology, Charité - University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Pre-Speech Development and Developmental Disorders, Department of Orthodontics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; IT Center, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Mathematics (Statistics), University of Würzburg, Germany
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Center for Pre-Speech Development and Developmental Disorders, Department of Orthodontics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
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Havliček J, Cobey KD, Barrett L, Klapilová K, Roberts SC. The spandrels of Santa Barbara? A new perspective on the peri-ovulation paradigm. Behav Ecol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Meurer EM, Fontoura GVF, Corleta HVE, Capp E. Speech Articulation of Low-Dose Oral Contraceptive Users. J Voice 2015; 29:743-50. [PMID: 25726069 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2014.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In the female life cycle, hormonal fluctuations may result in impaired verbal efficiency and vocal worsening during the premenstrual phase. Oral contraceptives may interfere with vocal range. Voice, resonance, and articulation variations clarify speech content. To investigate the phonoarticulatory sounds produced by oral contraceptive users aged between 20 and 30 years. STUDY DESIGN This is a cross-sectional study. METHODS Our study included four groups of women (n = 66): two groups used low-dose oral contraceptives and two groups did not use any oral contraceptives. Questionnaires and sound records were used. Acoustic analysis was performed using the Computerized Speech Laboratory program, Model 4341 (Kay Elemetrics Corp, Lincoln Park, New Jersey). The statistical analysis of the SPPS database, version 13.0, was performed by means of generalized estimating equation. RESULTS In the groups that did not use oral contraceptives, sustained vowel tones were more acute in the two phases and cycles of women older than 25 years (w/oOC1, 175 ± 74 to 190 ± 55 Hz; w/oOC2, 194 ± 56 to 210 ± 32 Hz). At the midfollicular phase (Fph) and midluteal phase (Lph) of the two cycles, the speed of the speech was slower in this group (w/oOC1: Fph, 5.3 ± 1.6/s and Lph, 5.4 ± 1.4/s; w/oOC2: Fph, 4.5 ± 1.7/s and Lph, 4.8 ± 1.1/s). In both groups that used oral contraceptives, there was a higher modulation frequency in the sentences when compared with nonusers (OC1, 33 ± 10 Hz; w/oOC1, 28 ± 10 Hz; OC2, 34 ± 10 Hz; w/oOC2, 27 ± 10 Hz). Vocal intensity was closer between the OC1 (62 ± 4 dB), w/oOC1 (61 ± 3 dB), and OC2 (63 ± 4 dB) groups when compared with the w/oOC2 (67 ± 6 dB) group. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated hormonal influences on speech articulation of contraceptive users and nonusers.
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- Eliséa Maria Meurer
- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Excellence Initiative, Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Scarpel RD, Fonseca MDL. Parâmetros acústicos de vozes de mulheres na pós-menopausa. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GERIATRIA E GERONTOLOGIA 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/1809-9823.2014.13151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUÇÃO: O envelhecimento da voz caracteriza-se por alterações decorrentes do envelhecimento do corpo, interferindo na entonação vocal reveladora de estados da alma e do corpo. Investigar a qualidade vocal de mulheres na pós-menopausa por meio dos parâmetros objetivos torna-se importante para fomentar as pesquisas nessa área, bem como auxiliar na melhoria da qualidade de vida desse grupo. OBJETIVO: Verificar os valores dos parâmetros acústicos das vozes de mulheres no período de pós-menopausa. Método: Realizou-se estudo de caráter quantitativo e corte transversal com 23 mulheres em período de pós-menopausa, utilizando o software Praat 5.2.0. Os parâmetros considerados foram frequência fundamental, jitter, shimmer, proporção harmônico ruído e análise espectrográfica. A amostra foi composta por mulheres matriculadas numa Universidade Aberta da Terceira Idade em Salvador-BA. A análise dos dados foi descritiva, por porcentagem simples, e usou-se o teste t para verificar a relação entre aumento de idade e piora vocal. RESULTADOS: Apresentaram valores da frequência fundamental abaixo de 150Hz 13% da amostra, e 34% entre 150 e 217Hz, demonstrando agravamento da voz. Observou-se significância estatística para piora desse parâmetro relacionado ao aumento da idade (p=0,02471). Houve diferença quanto aos parâmetros jitter e shimmer de acordo com o aumento da idade, porém sem significância estatística. Esses parâmetros acústicos estão relacionados a alterações no padrão vibratório das pregas vocais (ciclo vibratório). Os valores da proporção harmônico-ruído foram acima de 15.000 para todas as mulheres, mas também foram observados valores diminuídos com o aumento da idade, sem significância estatística. CONCLUSÃO: As alterações nos parâmetros acústicos observadas demonstram que as mulheres na pós-menopausa apresentaram mudanças no padrão vocal, o que pode levar à diminuição da qualidade de vida. Diante disso, necessita-se de um olhar mais atento quanto à necessidade da atuação fonoaudiológica nesse grupo.
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