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Sawicki AJ, Żemojtel-Piotrowska M, Balcerowska JM, Sawicka MJ, Piotrowski J, Sedikides C, Jonason PK, Maltby J, Adamovic M, Agada AMD, Ahmed O, Al-Shawaf L, Appiah SCY, Ardi R, Babakr ZH, Bălţătescu S, Bonato M, Cowden RG, Chobthamkit P, De Pretto L, Gouveia VV, Haretche C, Iliško D, Aruta JJB, Jia F, Jovanović V, Jukić T, Kamble SV, Khachatryan N, Klicperova-Baker M, Koralov M, Kovacs M, Kretchner M, Fernandez AL, Liik K, Malik NI, Malysheva K, Moon C, Muehlbacher S, Nartova-Bochaver S, Torres-Marín J, Özsoy E, Park J, Piccinelli E, Ramos-Diaz J, Riđić O, Samekin A, Starc A, Kiêu TTT, Tomsik R, Umeh CS, Wills-Herrera E, Wlodarczyk A, Vally Z, Zand S. The fear of COVID-19 scale: Its structure and measurement invariance across 48 countries. Psychol Assess 2022; 34:294-310. [PMID: 35049326 DOI: 10.1037/pas0001102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been a source of fear around the world. We asked whether the measurement of this fear is trustworthy and comparable across countries. In particular, we explored the measurement invariance and cross-cultural replicability of the widely used Fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S), testing community samples from 48 countries (N = 14,558). The findings indicate that the FCV-19S has a somewhat problematic structure, yet the one-factor solution is replicable across cultural contexts and could be used in studies that compare people who vary on gender and educational level. The validity of the scale is supported by a consistent pattern of positive correlations with perceived stress and general anxiety. However, given the unclear structure of the FCV-19S, we recommend using latent factor scores, instead of raw scores, especially in cross-cultural comparisons. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Department of Clinical, Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Warmia and Mazury
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- Institute of Psychology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester
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- Department of Management and International Business, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Chittagong
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- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova
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- Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leeds Trinity University
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- Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Daugavpils University
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- Department of Psychology, Seton Hall University
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- Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
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- Department of Cognitive Science and Psychology, New Bulgarian University
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- Institute of Intercultural Psychology and Education, ELTE Eotvos Lorand University
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- School of Natural Sciences and Health, Tallinn University
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- Faculty of Psychology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
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- Department of Psychology, School of Social Science, Leeds Beckett University
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- Department of Psychology and Psychodynamics, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
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- Department of Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences, University of Granada
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- Centro de Investigacao e Intervencao Social, Instituto Universitario de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL)
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Society Studies, Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades
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- Faculty of Business and Administration, International University of Sarajevo
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- School of Liberal Arts, M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University
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- Department of Public Health, University of Ljubljana
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- Department of Psychology, HoChiMinh City University of Education
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- Research Institute for Child Psychology and Pathopsychology
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, United Arab Emirates University
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- Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca
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Fu X, Almenglo C, Couselo-Seijas M, Fernandez AL, Martinez-Cereijo JM, Duran D, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, Rodriguez-Manero M, Eiras S. Genesis of epicardial adipocytes and its association with progenitor markers, muscarinic receptor type 3 and b-blockers intake in patients with cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
Epicardial fat thickness or volume was found to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our aim was to study the epicardial adipocyte-progenitors' markers and its association with cholinergic or adrenergic activity in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Materials and methods
We have included epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) biopsies from 29 patients underwent open-heart surgery. From 10 patients (69±5 years old, 31±8 kg/ m2, 40% CAD, 40% HF, 60% AF, 0% T2DM) stromal cells from epicardial and subcutaneous fat were isolated after collagenase activity and cultured for 14 days and then submitted to adipogenesis for next 14 days. Samples from 19 patients (60±9 years old, 29±4 kg/m2, 42% CAD, 37% HF, 32% AF, 32% T2DM, 53% β-blockers) were used for “ex vivo assays”. Explants were split into equal pieces (100 mg), treated with or without acetylcholine (ACh) for 30 min. Afterwards RNA was isolated and cDNA was amplified by real time PCR. We selected adipocytes progenitors (CD36, PREF1, COL1A1), adipocytes markers (ADIPO, FABP4), muscarinic (muscarinic receptor type 2 (CHRM2) and 3 (CHRM2)) and β-adrenergic receptors (ABRD1, ABRD2 and ABRD3). Gene expression was represented regarding ACTB as 2HK/GEN.
Results
The stromal vascular cells (SVC) from subcutaneous fat (SAT) had higher expression levels of CD36, PREF1 and COL1A1 than SVC from epicardial fat (EAT). It explains the higher adipocytes markers after adipogenesis induction in SAT than EAT cells. However, an upregulation of fibroblasts markers was detected on EAT. The levels of CD36 and PREF1 in SVC were associated with higher adipogenesis. Although CHRM2 was higher in EAT than SAT SVC, the adipogenesis induction upregulated only CHRM3 (1.48±0.065 vs 1.42±0.036 a.u.) in EAT cells. Thus, this receptor was associated with adipocytes markers in epicardial fat (r=0.777 for CD36 and r=0.746 for FABP4) and incremented in epicardial fat biopsies from patients who were taken β-blockers (1.61±0.011 n=10 vs 1.54±0.097 a.u. n=9; p=0.05) and modulated by ACh treatment (p=0.05).
Conclusions
Our results showed that CD36 and PREF1 in epicardial SVC are adipocytes progenitors. The higher presence of adipocytes markers is associated with higher levels of muscarinic receptor (CHRM3), which are upregulated in epicardial fat from patients who were taken β-blockers and modulated by cholinergic activity. Because a metabolic and lipolytic dysfunction was associated with CHRM3, the sympathetic modulation might play a role in the epicardial adipocytes genesis. Further studies are needed to understand if this mechanism might improve or not future cardiovascular events.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): ISCIII (PFIS2020)
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- X Fu
- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria de Santiago, Translational Cardiology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria de Santiago, Translational Cardiology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria de Santiago, Translational Cardiology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Heart Surgery Department, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Heart Surgery Department, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Heart Surgery Department, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Cardiovascular Area, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria de Santiago, Translational Cardiology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria de Santiago, Translational Cardiology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Couselo Seijas M, Molares Vila A, Bravo Lopez SB, Fernandez AL, Almenglo Buzon C, Fu X, Rodriguez Manero M, Eiras Penas S. Qualitative and quantitative proteomic approach of epicardial cell secretome from atrial fibrillation patients after cholinergic stimulation. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
The association between epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and atrial fibrillation (AF) was already described by several authors. In fact, botulinum toxin injection in this tissue reduces new-onset AF after open-heart surgery. Our previous results showed an elevation of adiposity in epicardial stromal vascular cells (SVC), assessed by the higher levels of fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4) in AF patients; and a higher lipid accumulation in these cells after chronic acetylcholine treatment. We wanted to identify the proteins released from EAT SVC in presence/absence of mature adipocytes, that could be exerting a paracrine effect over the myocardium. The identification of these proteins might shed light on possible triggers in epicardial SVC and the mechanisms underlying botulinum toxin benefits on AF.
Material and methods
Proteomic studies were performed in 32 samples from 8 patients undergoing open-heart surgery (4 with and 4 without AF). Epicardial SVC were isolated by collagenase digestion and cultured in M199 medium. Then, cells were induced or not to adipocyte differentiation. After this intervention, cells were treated or not with acetylcholine (10uM) for 30 min. Conditioned medium was stored until be used. Differential released proteins were identified by nano-high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and Triple-Time of flying (TOF) analysis, and quantified by SWATH-Ms proteomics anaylisis.
Results
The quantitative proteomic approach has identified 111 common proteins in EAT SVC from patients with and without AF. A 79,3% of the genes which encoded the proteins identified were citoplasmic. A 78,4% were classified as components of the cellular exosomes, followed by genes related with centrosome (37,1%), nucleosome (15,5%), lysosomes (40,5%) and nucleolus (37,1%). Acute cholinergic treatment with ACh at 10 uM decreased α-defensin 3 (DEFA3, ID: 59666; p-value = 0,0297) secretion from EAT SVC of AF patients in comparison with EAT SVC from non-AF patients. In the same line, Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase A (PPIA, ID: P62937) showed a lower secretion from SVC of AF patients (p=0,0326). After adipogenesis-induction, adipocyte presence modified the protein secretion under ACh treatment: Differences between AF and non-AF patients lied on 2 different proteins: profilin 1 (PFN1, ID: P07737, p-value = 0,0286) and β-enolase (ENO3, ID: P13929, p-value = 0,0414), showing a higher and lower secretion in AF patients regarding non-AF patients, respectively.
Conclusions
EAT SVC showed a differential protein secretion according adipocyte and AF presence. Although further studies are needed, the proteins differentially secreted in EAT SVC are related to inflammation (DEFA3), structure (PFN1) and glucose metabolism (ENO3), pointing the pathways that could be modified in AF patients.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Plan Estatal de I+D+I 2016-2020 and ISCIII-Subdirecciόn General de Evaluaciόn y Fomento de la Investigaciόn el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) Figure 1. Common proteins secreted from EAT SVCFigure 2. Differentially secreted proteins in AF
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- M Couselo Seijas
- Health Research Institute, Translational Cardiology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Health Research Institute, Bioinformatics Unit, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Health Research Institute, Proteomics Unit, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, CIBERCV, Madrid. Heart Surgery Department, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Health Research Institute, Translational Cardiology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Health Research Institute, Translational Cardiology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Cardiovascular Area. CIBERCV, Madrid. Cardiology Group, IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Health Research Institute, CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain. Translational Cardiology Group, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Rogoza R, Żemojtel-Piotrowska M, Jonason PK, Piotrowski J, Campbell KW, Gebauer JE, Maltby J, Sedikides C, Adamovic M, Adams BG, Ang RP, Ardi R, Atitsogbe KA, Baltatescu S, Bilić S, Bodroža B, Gruneau Brulin J, Bundhoo Poonoosamy HY, Chaleeraktrakoon T, Del Carmen Dominguez A, Dragova-Koleva S, El-Astal S, Eldesoki WLM, Gouveia VV, Gundolf K, Ilisko D, Jukić T, Kamble SV, Khachatryan N, Klicperova-Baker M, Kovacs M, Kozytska I, Larzabal Fernandez A, Lehmann K, Lei X, Liik K, McCain J, Milfont TL, Nehrlich A, Osin E, Özsoy E, Park J, Ramos-Diaz J, Riđić O, Qadir A, Samekin A, Tiliouine H, Tomsik R, Umeh CS, van den Bos K, Van Hiel A, Vauclair CM, Włodarczyk A. Structure of Dark Triad Dirty Dozen Across Eight World Regions. Assessment 2020; 28:1125-1135. [PMID: 32484407 DOI: 10.1177/1073191120922611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
The Dark Triad (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism) has garnered intense attention over the past 15 years. We examined the structure of these traits' measure-the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen (DTDD)-in a sample of 11,488 participants from three W.E.I.R.D. (i.e., North America, Oceania, Western Europe) and five non-W.E.I.R.D. (i.e., Asia, Middle East, non-Western Europe, South America, sub-Saharan Africa) world regions. The results confirmed the measurement invariance of the DTDD across participants' sex in all world regions, with men scoring higher than women on all traits (except for psychopathy in Asia, where the difference was not significant). We found evidence for metric (and partial scalar) measurement invariance within and between W.E.I.R.D. and non-W.E.I.R.D. world regions. The results generally support the structure of the DTDD.
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- Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland.,University of Padua, Padua, Italy.,Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.,University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, and University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Airlangga University, Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
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- International Balkan University, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek, Republic of Croatia
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kiïv, Ukraine
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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- Zhanjiang Normal University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Tallinn University, Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
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- National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
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- International University of Sarajevo (IUS), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
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- Independent researcher, Isalamabad, Pakistan
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- S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
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- Research Institute for Child Psychology and Pathopsychology, Nitra, Slovakia
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Couselo-Seijas M, Agra-Bermejo RM, Fernandez AL, Martinez-Cereijo JM, Soto-Rodriguez M, Rozados-Luis A, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, Eiras S. P3494Dapagliflozin reduced lactate release by epicardial adipose tissue from CAD patients: switch from fatty acids to glucose aerobic oxidation. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor, improves the glucose uptake by epicardial adipose tissue (EAT). However, its metabolic pathways are still unknown. Our aim was to clarify the EAT glucose-lipid metabolism from patients with and without coronary artery disease (CAD).
Methods
Paired subcutaneous (SAT) and EAT biopsies from 49 patients undergoing heart surgery were cultured and treated with or without dapa at 10 or 100 μM for 6 hours. Glucose, lactate and oxygen were analyzed on supernatants by colorimetric or fluorescence assays. Glycolytic, lipolytic, glyceroneogenic and lipogenic genes or protein expression levels were determined on fat tissues by RT-qPCR or western blot, respectively.
Results
Glyceroneogenic and lipid metabolism-involved genes were higher expressed in SAT than in EAT. Dapa reduced their expression in SAT but not in EAT. Lipid-droplet protein levels, perilipin (PLN A) and hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL), were reduced in EAT. Mitochondrial biogenesis-related gene PGC1α was upregulated (p<0.05). Despite this drug improved glucose utilization, it reduced lactate release and oxygen consumption in both fat pads. After classifying patients according presence/absence of CAD, we observed a greater release of lactate by EAT in patients with CAD (3.22±2.40 mM) that was remarkably reduced after dapagliflozin treatment at 10 μM (2.17±1.53 mM, p<0.01) and 100 μM (2.45±2.11 mM, p<0.001).
Clinical characteristics regarding CAD presence (n=49) Non CAD patients (n=26) CAD patients (n=23) p value Gender (male) (n/%) 14/54 20/87 0.010* Age (years) 73±9 67±12 0.026* BMI (kg/m2) 29.±4 30±4 0.377 HTA (n/%) 21/80.8 17/73.9 0.578 T2DM (n/%) 12/46 9/39 0.629 HF (n/%) 2/8 6/26 0.096 L-Lactate (mM) 2±1.1 3.2±2.4 0.029* Glucose (mg/dL) 65±15 62±22 0.539 Oxygen (RFU) 47±9 46±14 0.899 CAD: Coronary artery disease, BMI: Body mass index, HTA: arterial hypertension, T2DM: Diabetes mellitus type 2, HF: Heart failure, RFU: relative fluorescence units.
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Conclusions
Dapagliflozin reduced the anaerobic glycolytic pathway, lowering the released lactate by EAT, overall in patients with CAD. This effect suggests a protective metabolic role since high lactate was found to be a marker of poor outcomes in HF patients.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Astrazeneca
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- M Couselo-Seijas
- Health Research Institute, Translational Cardiology Group, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Cardiovascular Area. CIBERCV, Madrid. Cardiology Group, IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, CIBERCV, Madrid. Heart Surgery Department, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, CIBERCV, Madrid. Heart Surgery Department, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Cardiovascular Area, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Health Research Institute, Translational Cardiology Group, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Cardiovascular Area. CIBERCV, Madrid. Cardiology Group, IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Health Research Institute, CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain. Translational Cardiology Group, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Lopez-Canoa JN, Baluja A, Couselo-Seijas M, Naveira AB, Gonzalez-Melchor L, Rozados A, Martínez-Sande L, García-Seara J, Fernandez-Lopez XA, Fernandez AL, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, Eiras S, Rodriguez-Mañero M. Plasma FABP4 levels are associated with left atrial fat volume in persistent atrial fibrillation and predict recurrence after catheter ablation. Int J Cardiol 2019; 292:131-135. [PMID: 31005413 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Imaging techniques have shown the association between left atrial adipose tissue (LAAT) volume and atrial fibrillation (AF) risk. PURPOSE To analyze 1) adipokines in peripheral and atrial plasma from patients undergoing AF ablation; 2) its association with LAAT volume measured by multislice CT and 3) its predictive value for AF recurrence. METHODS Seventy consecutive patients undergoing AF catheter ablation were screened. Blood samples were extracted from the left atrium and peripheral vein before catheter ablation. Multiplex fluorimetric immunoassay, enzyme-linked immunoassay and Western blot techniques were used for analyzing some adipokines, fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4), and leptin and perilipin analysis, respectively. Patients were followed up with clinical visits until one year after ablation. Generalized additive regression (GAM) was used for determining the best indicator of LAAT volume. Logistic regression analysis determined the best predictor of AF recurrence after persistent AF catheter ablation. RESULTS Our results showed 1) differences in the levels of FABP4 between peripheral and left atrial blood samples. 2) persistent AF patients had higher LAAT volume than those with paroxysmal AF (5.12 ± 2.76 vs. 3.82 ± 1.81 mL; p < 0.036). FABP4 was the best adipokine associated with LAAT in persistent AF (p < 0.01) 3) and predictive value for AF recurrence after catheter ablation (AUC-ROC 0.883 with 95% CI 0.739-1.028). CONCLUSIONS Plasma FABP4 levels, which were associated with LAAT volume in persistent AF, can be predictors of recurrence after catheter ablation. Whether persistent AF patients require more intensive management and monitoring according to FABP4 deserves further investigation.
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- J Nicolas Lopez-Canoa
- Translational Cardiology Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Cardiovascular area and Coronary Unit, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela and Cardiology group of Health Research Institute, Spain
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- Critical Patient Translational Research Group, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Spain
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- Cardiovascular area and Coronary Unit, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela and Cardiology group of Health Research Institute, Spain
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- Translational Cardiology Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Cardiovascular area and Coronary Unit, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela and Cardiology group of Health Research Institute, Spain; CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain
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- Translational Cardiology Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Cardiovascular area and Coronary Unit, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela and Cardiology group of Health Research Institute, Spain; CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiovascular area and Coronary Unit, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela and Cardiology group of Health Research Institute, Spain
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- Heart Surgery Department of University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Cardiovascular area and Coronary Unit, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela and Cardiology group of Health Research Institute, Spain; CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain
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- Translational Cardiology Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain
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- Translational Cardiology Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Cardiovascular area and Coronary Unit, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela and Cardiology group of Health Research Institute, Spain; CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain.
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Couselo Seijas M, Agra Bermejo RM, Fernandez AL, Martinez-Cereijo JM, Bravo SB, Lopez Canoa JN, Martinez-Sandez JL, Garcia-Seara J, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, Rodriguez-Manero M, Eiras Penas S. P2838Ventricular or atrial epicardial fat secretome can be regulated by acetylcholine: new preclinical models on autonomic dysfunction. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p2838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- M Couselo Seijas
- Instituto de Investigaciόn Sanitaria de Santiago, Cardiovascular, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Cardiovascular Area. CIBERCV, Madrid. Cardiology Group, IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, CIBERCV, Madrid. Heart Surgery Department, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Heart Surgery Department, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciόn Sanitaria de Santiago, Proteomic Unit, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciόn Sanitaria de Santiago, Cardiovascular, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Cardiovascular Area. CIBERCV, Madrid. Cardiology Group, IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Cardiovascular Area. CIBERCV, Madrid. Cardiology Group, IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Cardiovascular Area. CIBERCV, Madrid. Cardiology Group, IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Cardiovascular Area. CIBERCV, Madrid. Cardiology Group, IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciόn Sanitaria de Santiago, Cardiovascular, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Tintore M, Fernandez AL, Rovira A, Martinez X, Direskeneli H, Khamashta M, Schwartz S, Codina A, Montalban X. Antibodies against endothelial cells in patients with multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurol Scand 1996; 93:416-20. [PMID: 8836303 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00020.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The humoral immune response seems to play a role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). The blood-brain-barrier (BBB) and particularly the endothelial cell may be a possible target for this immune response. MATERIAL & METHODS using an ELISA technique, we have investigated the prevalence of antibodies directed against human vein endothelial cells in the sera of 84 patients with MS, 35 stroke patients, 50 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 76 normal controls. The measurements in MS patients were tested a second time after cytokine stimulation with gamma and beta-interferon at different doses. Seven MS patients (two positive and five negative) had three or more clinical assessments including the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) over a three-month period, and at least three AECA determinations were carried out. Gadolinium MRI examinations were performed monthly during these three months. RESULTS Anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) have been identified in 9 of 84 patients suffering from MS (10.71%), in 3 of 35 stroke patients (8.57%) and in 20 of 50 SLE patients (40%). None of 76 normal controls had a positive titre of AECA. Cytokine stimulations did not modify the detection of these antibodies. No correlation between AECA and different clinical parameters such as onset age, clinical symptoms at onset and at sampling, clinical course and score measured by the EDSS was found in MS patients. No relationship was found between MRI activity and the presence of AECA. CONCLUSION AECA do not seem to be a marker for a specific subset of MS patients.
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- M Tintore
- Department of Neurology, Hospital General Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Sola MA, España A, Redondo P, Idoate MA, Fernandez AL, Llorens R, Quintanilla E. Transfusion-associated acute graft-versus-host disease in a heart transplant recipient. Br J Dermatol 1995; 132:626-30. [PMID: 7748758 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb08723.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We report a heart transplant recipient who developed graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following blood transfusion. We consider that heart transplant recipients should be included in the category of immunosuppressed patients who may develop this disease after being treated with blood products. We also consider that, at the present time, irradiation of blood products is the only useful method of avoiding development of GVHD in these patients.
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- M A Sola
- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Fernandez AL, Sueishi T, Morioka T. Strategic risk analysis of surfactant substitution in household detergents: examining the Philippine case. Toxicol Ind Health 1991; 7:499-510. [PMID: 1664145 DOI: 10.1177/074823379100700557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- A L Fernandez
- Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Osaka University
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Bosch AL, Olaya AP, Fernandez AL. Non-ossifying fibroma of bone. A histochemical and ultrastructural characterization. Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histol 1974; 362:13-21. [PMID: 4274041 DOI: 10.1007/bf00433771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Llombart A, Fernandez AL, Peydro A. [Coccygeal localization of neuro-pericytial glomangioma]. Ann Anat Pathol (Paris) 1969; 14:327-34. [PMID: 4187246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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