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Wagner M, Sobczyński M, Wiśniewski A, Matusiak Ł, Kuśnierczyk P, Jasek M. Polymorphisms in the CD6-ALCAM axis may modulate psoriasis risk and outcomes. Hum Immunol 2024:110797. [PMID: 38580538 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2024.110797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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The fact that CD6, along with its ligand - ALCAM, plays a role in regulating T cell activation makes the genes encoding these molecules promising candidates for research in T cell-mediated diseases such as psoriasis vulgaris (PsV). Our study aimed to determine whether CD6 (rs17824933C>G, rs11230563C>T and rs12360861G>A) and ALCAM (rs6437585C>T, rs11559013G>A) polymorphisms may affect psoriasis susceptibility and severity (assessed by Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI)). Moreover, the presence of HLA-C*06:02, the strongest psoriasis risk factor in the Caucasian population, was also investigated. 273 patients diagnosed with psoriasis vulgaris and 256 blood donors with no history of PsV or other dermatoses were included in this study. Genotyping of the investigated polymorphisms was carried out using the allelic discrimination method with the application of TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assays. We observed the association of rs17824933G allele with a higher psoriasis risk in HLA-C*06:02(+) individuals (CG + GG vs CC, OR = 1.87, CI95% = 1.03; 3.37, p = 0.0350). Furthermore, we found a difference in average PASI score among groups of patients divided according to the number of CD6 and ALCAM polymorphic sites with minor alleles (F2,173 = 6.159, p = 0.0026). Collectively, our findings suggest that polymorphisms of CD6-ALCAM axis genes may modulate psoriasis risk and outcomes.
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- Marta Wagner
- Laboratory of Genetics and Epigenetics of Human Diseases, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Epigenetics of Human Diseases, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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Azam M, Manasa M, Zajarniuk T, Diduszko R, Cetner T, Morawski A, Więckowski J, Wiśniewski A, Singh SJ. High-Pressure Synthesis and the Enhancement of the Superconducting Properties of FeSe 0.5Te 0.5. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:5358. [PMID: 37570064 PMCID: PMC10419941 DOI: 10.3390/ma16155358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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A series of FeSe0.5Te0.5 bulk samples have been prepared using the high gas pressure and high-temperature synthesis (HP-HTS) method to optimize the growth conditions for the first time and investigated for their superconducting properties using structural, microstructure, transport, and magnetic measurements to reach the final conclusions. Ex situ and in situ processes are used to prepare bulk samples under a range of growth pressures using Ta-tube and without Ta-tube. The parent compound synthesized by convenient synthesis method at ambient pressure (CSP) exhibits a superconducting transition temperature of 14.8 K. Our data demonstrate that the prepared FeSe0.5Te0.5 sealed in a Ta-tube is of better quality than the samples without a Ta-tube, and the optimum growth conditions (500 MPa, 600 °C for 1 h) are favorable for the development of the tetragonal FeSe0.5Te0.5 phase. The optimum bulk FeSe0.5Te0.5 depicts a higher transition temperature of 17.3 K and a high critical current density of the order of >104 A/cm2 at 0 T, which is improved over the entire magnetic field range and almost twice higher than the parent compound prepared using CSP. Our studies confirm that the high-pressure synthesis method is a highly efficient way to improve the superconducting transition, grain connectivity, sample density, and pinning properties of a superconductor.
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- Mohammad Azam
- Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP), Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP), Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, Aleja Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP), Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP), Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP), Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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Pałka T, Maciejczyk M, Czerwińska-Ledwig O, Tota Ł, Bawelski M, Leiva-Arcas A, Stabrawa R, Bujas P, Mucha D, Wiśniewski A, Piotrowska A. Effects of Vibrotherapy with Different Characteristics and Body Position on Post-Exercise Recovery after Anaerobic Exercise. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4629. [PMID: 37510743 PMCID: PMC10380729 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12144629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The aim of this project was to indicate the optimal parameters such as frequency, duration of a single vibrotherapy, and body position, which will be used as a form of recovery modality after physical exercise. Sixteen healthy male volunteers were involved in this study. The aerobic and anaerobic capacity of participants was assessed. Each of the subjects performed a set of intensive physical exercises and then underwent vibrotherapy treatment. In random order, each of the men tested the effectiveness of eight of the combinations of frequency, duration, and body position. The effect of the procedure accelerating recovery was assessed 24 h after physical exercise with the Wingate test. Changes in oxygen saturation and biochemical markers (interleukins: Il-1β, Il-6, and creatine kinase: CK), hemoglobin (Hb), and hematocrit (Hct) were assessed 1 h and 24 h after the physical effort. Lactate concentrations were measured 3, 15, 30, and 60 min after the end of the vibration. It was indicated that the optimal treatment should be based on lower ranges of frequency values (2-52 Hz). The procedure with raised feet is also more beneficial than the flat, supine position. To improve the overall work, and a number of biochemical markers (CK and Il-1β), a 45 min treatment will be more efficient, because significantly lower CK activity was indicated for the 45 min treatment. For this duration, higher values of Il-1β were indicated in the measurement carried out for samples collected 60 min after the treatment and lower in the measurement carried out 24 h after the treatment.
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- Tomasz Pałka
- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Physical Education in Krakow, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Physical Education in Krakow, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Physical Education in Krakow, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Physical Education in Krakow, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Sport, San Antonio de Murcia Catholic University Los Jerónimos Campus, 30107 Guadalupe, Spain
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- Institute of Physical Education, State Higher School of Vocational Education, 33-300 Nowy Sącz, Poland
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- Department of Sports Theory and Anthropomotorics, University of Physical Education in Krakow, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Kraków, Poland
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- II Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Stefan Żeromski Specialist Hospital, 31-913 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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Wagner M, Sobczyński M, Jasek M, Pawełczyk K, Porębska I, Kuśnierczyk P, Wiśniewski A. Down-regulation of ERAP1 mRNA expression in non-small cell lung cancer. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:383. [PMID: 37101107 PMCID: PMC10134604 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-10785-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND ERAP1 is a major aminopeptidase that serves as an editor of the peptide repertoire by trimming N-terminal residues of antigenic peptides, creating a pool of peptides with the optimal length for MHC-I binding. As an important component of the antigen processing and presenting machinery - APM, ERAP1 is frequently down-regulated in many cancers. Since ERAP1 expression has not yet been thoroughly investigated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), we decided to analyze ERAP1 mRNA levels in tissues collected from NSCLC patients. METHODS Using real-time qPCR, we evaluated ERAP1 mRNA expression in samples of tumor and adjacent non-tumor tissue (serving as control tissue) from 61 NSCLC patients. RESULTS We observed a significantly lower level of ERAP1 mRNA expression in tumor tissue (MedTumor = 0.75) in comparison to non-tumor tissue (MedNon-tumor = 1.1), p = 0.008. One of the five tested polymorphisms, namely rs26653, turned out to be significantly associated with ERAP1 expression in non-tumor tissue (difference [d] = 0.59 CI95% (0.14;1.05), p = 0.0086), but not in tumor tissue. The levels of ERAP1 mRNA expression did not affect the overall survival of NSCLC patients, either in the case of the tumor (p = 0.788) or in non-tumor (p = 0.298) tissue. We did not detect any association between mRNA ERAP1 expression level in normal tissue and: (i) age at diagnosis (p = 0.8386), (ii) patient's sex (p = 0.3616), (iii) histological type of cancer (p = 0.7580) and (iv) clinical stage of NSCLC (p = 0.7549). Furthermore, in the case of tumor tissue none of the abovementioned clinical parameters were associated with ERAP1 expression (p = 0.76). CONCLUSION Down-regulation of ERAP1 mRNA observed in NSCLC tissue may be related to tumor immune evasion strategy. The rs26653 polymorphism can be considered an expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) associated with ERAP1 expression in normal lung tissue.
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- Marta Wagner
- Laboratory of Genetics and Epigenetics of Human Diseases, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Epigenetics of Human Diseases, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Lower Silesian Centre of Oncology, Pulmonology and Haematology, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Lung Oncology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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Manasa M, Azam M, Zajarniuk T, Diduszko R, Cetner T, Morawski A, Wiśniewski A, Singh SJ. Cometal Addition Effect on Superconducting Properties and Granular Behaviours of Polycrystalline FeSe 0.5Te 0.5. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:2892. [PMID: 37049186 PMCID: PMC10095744 DOI: 10.3390/ma16072892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The enhanced performance of superconducting FeSe0.5Te0.5 materials with added micro-sized Pb and Sn particles is presented. A series of Pb- and Sn-added FeSe0.5Te0.5 (FeSe0.5Te0.5 + xPb + ySn; x = y = 0-0.1) bulks are fabricated by the solid-state reaction method and characterized through various measurements. A very small amount of Sn and Pb additions (x = y ≤ 0.02) enhance the transition temperature (Tconset) of pure FeSe0.5Te0.5 by ~1 K, sharpening the superconducting transition and improving the metallic nature in the normal state, whereas larger metal additions (x = y ≥ 0.03) reduce Tconset by broadening the superconducting transition. Microstructural analysis and transport studies suggest that at x = y > 0.02, Pb and Sn additions enhance the impurity phases, reduce the coupling between grains, and suppress the superconducting percolation, leading to a broad transition. FeSe0.5Te0.5 samples with 2 wt% of cometal additions show the best performance with their critical current density, Jc, and the pinning force, Fp, which might be attributable to providing effective flux pinning centres. Our study shows that the inclusion of a relatively small amount of Pb and Sn (x = y ≤ 0.02) works effectively for the enhancement of superconducting properties with an improvement of intergrain connections as well as better phase uniformity.
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- Manasa Manasa
- Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP), Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokolowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP), Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokolowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, Wólczyńska 133, 01-919 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP), Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokolowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP), Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokolowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP), Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokolowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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Andrzejczak A, Partyka A, Wiśniewski A, Porębska I, Pawełczyk K, Ptaszkowski K, Kuśnierczyk P, Jasek M, Karabon L. The association of BTLA gene polymorphisms with non-small lung cancer risk in smokers and never-smokers. Front Immunol 2023; 13:1006639. [PMID: 36741370 PMCID: PMC9893504 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1006639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Introduction Lung cancer is the predominant cause of death among cancer patients and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type. Cigarette smoking is the prevailing risk factor for NSCLC, nevertheless, this cancer is also diagnosed in never-smokers. B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) belongs to immunological checkpoints which are key regulatory molecules of the immune response. A growing body of evidence highlights the important role of BTLA in cancer. In our previous studies, we showed a significant association between BTLA gene variants and susceptibility to chronic lymphoblastic leukemia and renal cell carcinoma in the Polish population. The present study aimed to analyze the impact of BTLA polymorphic variants on the susceptibility to NSCLC and NSCLC patients' overall survival (OS). Methods Using TaqMan probes we genotyped seven BTLA single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs): rs2705511, rs1982809, rs9288952, rs9288953, rs1844089, rs11921669 and rs2633582 with the use of ViiA 7 Real-Time PCR System. Results We found that rs1982809 within BTLA is associated with NSCLC risk, where carriers of rs1982809G allele (AG+GG genotypes) were more frequent in patients compared to controls. In subgroup analyses, we also noticed that rs1982809G carriers are significantly overrepresented in never-smokers, but not in smokers compared to controls. Additionally, the global distribution of the haplotypes differed between the never-smokers and smokers, where haplotypes A G G C A, C G A C G, and C G A T G were more frequent in never-smoking patients. Furthermore, the presence rs1982809G (AG+GG genotypes) allele as well as the presence of rs9288953T allele (CT+TT genotypes) increased NSCLC risk in females' patients. After stratification by histological type, we noticed that rs1982809G and rs2705511C carriers were more frequent among adenocarcinoma patients. Moreover, rs1982809G and rs2705511C correlated with the more advanced stages of NSCLC (stage II and III), but not with stage IV. Furthermore, we showed that rs2705511 and rs1982809 significantly modified OS, while rs9288952 tend to be associated with patients' survival. Conclusion Our results indicate that BTLA polymorphic variants may be considered low penetrating risk factors for NSCLC especially in never-smokers, and in females, and are associated with OS of NSCLC patients.
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- Anna Andrzejczak
- Laboratory of Genetics and Epigenetics of Human Diseases, Department of Experimental Therapy, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland,*Correspondence: Anna Andrzejczak, ; Lidia Karabon,
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- Laboratory of Immunopathology, Department of Experimental Therapy, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Lung Oncology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Departament of Thoracic Surgery, Lower Silesian Centre of Oncology, Pulmonology and Haematology, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Biomechanics and Physiotherapy in Motor System Disorders, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Epigenetics of Human Diseases, Department of Experimental Therapy, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Epigenetics of Human Diseases, Department of Experimental Therapy, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland,*Correspondence: Anna Andrzejczak, ; Lidia Karabon,
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Radwan P, Tarnowska A, Piekarska K, Wiśniewski A, Krasiński R, Radwan M, Nowak I. The impact of soluble HLA-G in IVF/ICSI embryo culture medium on implantation success. Front Immunol 2022; 13:982518. [PMID: 36505440 PMCID: PMC9730522 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.982518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The HLA-G molecule is widely accepted as an important factor for pregnancy success. Its expression has been detected in the extravillous trophoblasts. Soluble HLA-G (sHLA-G) was found in the genital tract, pre-implanted embryos as well as in seminal fluid. In this study, we investigated the concentration of sHLA-G (sHLA-G1 and sHLA-G5) in media from 344 single cultured embryos following in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). The level of sHLA-G (U/ml) was tested with a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. We correlated sHLA-G secretion with ovarian stimulation protocols, the type of embryo transfer (fresh or frozen cycle) and the quality of the embryos. The ovarian stimulation protocol affects the secretion of sHLA-G by the embryo. Embryos obtained from the long agonist protocol secreted more sHLA-G than those originating from the short antagonist protocol (p = 0.0001). Embryos whose transfer resulted in a clinical pregnancy and/or live birth secreted more sHLA-G compared to those whose transfer ended without pregnancy. This was particularly observable in embryos following the long ovarian stimulation protocol and from a frozen embryo cycle. In conclusion, sHLA-G secreted by the embryo has an impact on implantation and live birth and could be a developmental potential marker of the embryo. Its concentration depends on the ovarian stimulation protocol used.
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- Paweł Radwan
- Gameta Hospital, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Rzgów, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Clinical Immunology, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Clinical Immunology, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Clinical Immunology, Wrocław, Poland
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- Gameta Hospital, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Rzgów, Poland
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- Gameta Hospital, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Rzgów, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Clinical Immunology, Wrocław, Poland,*Correspondence: Izabela Nowak,
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Piekarska K, Radwan P, Tarnowska A, Wiśniewski A, Krasiński R, Radwan M, Wilczyński JR, Malinowski A, Nowak I. The Association of HLA-G Gene Polymorphism and Its Soluble Form With Male Infertility. Front Immunol 2022; 12:791399. [PMID: 35111159 PMCID: PMC8801424 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.791399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Successful reproduction depends on many factors. Male factors contribute to infertility in approximately 50% of couples who fail to conceive. Seminal plasma consists of secretions from different accessory glands containing a mixture of various cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors, which together can induce a local immune response that might impact on a male’s as well as a female’s fertility. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G expression has been suggested as an immunomodulatory molecule that influences pregnancy outcome. The HLA-G gene encodes either membrane-bound or/and soluble proteins. The aim of this study was the evaluation of HLA-G polymorphisms and their impact on soluble HLA-G (sHLA-G) production. We tested the HLA-G polymorphism in three positions: rs1632947: c.-964G>A; rs1233334: c.-725G>C/T in the promoter region; rs371194629: c.∗65_∗66insATTTGTTCATGCCT in the 3′ untranslated region. We tested two cohorts of men: 663 who participated in in vitro fertilization (test material was blood or sperm), and 320 fertile controls who possessed children born after natural conception (test material was blood). Since 50% of men visiting assisted reproductive clinics have abnormal semen parameters, we wondered if men with normal sperm parameters differ from those with abnormal parameters in terms of HLA-G polymorphism and secretion of sHLA-G into semen. We found that certain rs1632947-rs1233334-rs371194629 HLA-G haplotypes and diplotypes were associated with male infertility, while others were protective. Normozoospermic men with the A-C-del haplotype and A-C-del/A-C-del diplotype secreted the most sHLA-G into semen (574.1 IU/mL and 1047.0 IU/mL, respectively), while those with the G-C-ins haplotype and G-C-ins/G-C-ins diplotype – the least (80.8 IU/mL and 75.7 IU/mL, respectively). Men with the remaining haplotypes/diplotypes secreted sHLA-G at an intermediate level. However, only in one haplotype, namely G-C-ins, did we observe strong significant differences in the concentration of sHLA-G in the semen of men with teratozoospermia compared to men with normal sperm parameters (p = 0.009). In conclusion, fertile men differ in the profile of HLA-G polymorphism from men participating in IVF. Among all HLA-G haplotypes, the most unfavorable for male fertility is the G-C-ins haplotype, which determines the secretion of the lowest concentration of the soluble HLA-G molecule. This haplotype may reduce sperm parameters.
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- Karolina Piekarska
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, Rzgów, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, Rzgów, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, Rzgów, Poland.,Faculty of Health Sciences, The State University of Applied Sciences in Płock, Płock, Poland
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- Department of Surgical and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Surgical, Endoscopic and Oncologic Gynecology, Polish Mothers' Memorial Hospital-Research Institute, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Wadge AS, Grabecki G, Autieri C, Kowalski BJ, Iwanowski P, Cuono G, Islam MF, Canali CM, Dybko K, Hruban A, Łusakowski A, Wojciechowski T, Diduszko R, Lynnyk A, Olszowska N, Rosmus M, Kołodziej J, Wiśniewski A. Electronic properties of TaAs 2topological semimetal investigated by transport and ARPES. J Phys Condens Matter 2022; 34:125601. [PMID: 34915463 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac43fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We have performed electron transport and angle-resolved photo-emission spectroscopy (ARPES) measurements on single crystals of transition metal dipnictide TaAs2cleaved along the (2¯01) surface which has the lowest cleavage energy. A Fourier transform of the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations shows four different peaks whose angular dependence was studied with respect to the angle between magnetic field and the [2¯01] direction. The results indicate elliptical shape of the Fermi surface cross-sections. Additionally, a mobility spectrum analysis was carried out, which also reveals at least four types of carriers contributing to the conductance (two kinds of electrons and two kinds of holes). ARPES spectra were taken on freshly cleaved (2¯01) surface and it was found that bulk states pockets at constant energy surface are elliptical, which confirms the magnetotransport angle dependent studies. First-principles calculations support the interpretation of the experimental results. The theoretical calculations better reproduce the ARPES data if the theoretical Fermi level (FL) is increased, which is due to a small n-doping of the samples. This shifts the FL closer to the Dirac point, allowing investigating the physics of the Dirac and Weyl points, making this compound a platform for the investigation of the Dirac and Weyl points in three-dimensional materials.
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- Ashutosh S Wadge
- International Research Centre MagTop, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- International Research Centre MagTop, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- International Research Centre MagTop, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- International Research Centre MagTop, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Linnaeus University, 39231 Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Linnaeus University, 39231 Kalmar, Sweden
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- International Research Centre MagTop, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- International Research Centre MagTop, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS, Jagiellonian University, Czerwone Maki 98, PL-30392 Kraków, Poland
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS, Jagiellonian University, Czerwone Maki 98, PL-30392 Kraków, Poland
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS, Jagiellonian University, Czerwone Maki 98, PL-30392 Kraków, Poland
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- International Research Centre MagTop, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
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Talamo S, Urbanowski M, Picin A, Nowaczewska W, Vazzana A, Binkowski M, Cercatillo S, Diakowski M, Fewlass H, Marciszak A, Paleček D, Richards MP, Ryder CM, Sinet-Mathiot V, Smith GM, Socha P, Sponheimer M, Stefaniak K, Welker F, Winter H, Wiśniewski A, Żarski M, Benazzi S, Nadachowski A, Hublin JJ. A 41,500 year-old decorated ivory pendant from Stajnia Cave (Poland). Sci Rep 2021; 11:22078. [PMID: 34837003 PMCID: PMC8626500 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01221-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Evidence of mobiliary art and body augmentation are associated with the cultural innovations introduced by Homo sapiens at the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic. Here, we report the discovery of the oldest known human-modified punctate ornament, a decorated ivory pendant from the Paleolithic layers at Stajnia Cave in Poland. We describe the features of this unique piece, as well as the stratigraphic context and the details of its chronometric dating. The Stajnia Cave plate is a personal 'jewellery' object that was created 41,500 calendar years ago (directly radiocarbon dated). It is the oldest known of its kind in Eurasia and it establishes a new starting date for a tradition directly connected to the spread of modern Homo sapiens in Europe.
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- Sahra Talamo
- Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. .,Department of Chemistry G. Ciamician, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Human Biology, University of Wrocław, ul. Przybyszewskiego 63, 51-148, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna, Via degli Ariani 1, 48121, Ravenna, Italy
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- X-Ray Microtomography Lab, Department of Biomedical Computer Systems, Institute of Computer Science, Faculty of Computer and Materials Science, University of Silesia, Będzińska 39, 41-200, Sosnowiec, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry G. Ciamician, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Stone Age Archaeology, Institute of Archeology, University of Wrocław, Szewska 48, 50-139, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Paleozoology, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry G. Ciamician, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A, 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Paleozoology, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.,Centre for the Exploration of the Deep Human Journey, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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- Department of Paleozoology, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Evolutionary Genomics Section, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute, Rakowiecka 4, 00-975, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Stone Age Archaeology, Institute of Archeology, University of Wrocław, Szewska 48, 50-139, Wrocław, Poland
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- Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute, Rakowiecka 4, 00-975, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna, Via degli Ariani 1, 48121, Ravenna, Italy
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- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sławkowska 17, 016, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Collège de France, 11 Place Marcellin Berthelot, 75005, Paris, France
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Piekarska K, Radwan P, Tarnowska A, Wiśniewski A, Radwan M, Wilczyński JR, Malinowski A, Nowak I. ERAP, KIR, and HLA-C Profile in Recurrent Implantation Failure. Front Immunol 2021; 12:755624. [PMID: 34745129 PMCID: PMC8569704 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.755624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The mother’s uterine immune system is dominated by uterine natural killer (NK) cells during the first trimester of pregnancy. These cells express killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) of inhibitory or activating function. Invading extravillous trophoblast cells express HLA-C molecules, and both maternal and paternal HLA-C allotypes are presented to KIRs. Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) and 2 (ERAP2) shape the HLA class I immunopeptidome. The ERAPs remove N-terminal residues from antigenic precursor peptides and generate optimal-length peptides to fit into the HLA class I groove. The inability to form the correct HLA class I complexes with the appropriate peptides may result in a lack of immune response by NK cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of ERAP1 and ERAP2 polymorphisms in the context of KIR and HLA-C genes in recurrent implantation failure (RIF). In addition, for the first time, we showed the results of ERAP1 and ERAP2 secretion into the peripheral blood of patients and fertile women. We tested a total of 881 women. Four hundred ninety-six females were patients who, together with their partners, participated in in vitro fertilization (IVF). A group of 385 fertile women constituted the control group. Women positive for KIR genes in the Tel AA region and HLA-C2C2 were more prevalent in the RIF group than in fertile women (p/pcorr. = 0.004/0.012, OR = 2.321). Of the ERAP polymorphisms studied, two of them (rs26653 and rs26618) appear to affect RIF susceptibility in HLA-C2-positive patients. Moreover, fertile women who gave birth in the past secreted significantly more ERAP1 than IVF women and control pregnant women (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.0005, respectively). In the case of ERAP2, the opposite result was observed; i.e., fertile women secreted far less ERAP2 than IVF patients (p = 0.0098). Patients who became pregnant after in vitro fertilization embryo transfer (IVF-ET) released far less ERAP2 than patients who miscarried (p = 0.0032). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses indicate a value of about 2.9 ng/ml of ERAP2 as a point of differentiation between patients who miscarried and those who gave birth to a healthy child. Our study indicates that both ERAP1 and ERAP2 may be involved in processes related to reproduction.
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- Karolina Piekarska
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, Rzgów, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, Rzgów, Poland.,Faculty of Health Sciences, The Mazovian State University in Płock, Płock, Poland
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- Department of Surgical and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Surgical, Endoscopic and Oncologic Gynecology, Polish Mothers' Memorial Hospital-Research Institute, Łódź, Poland.,Medical Centre Gynemed, Łódź, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Pęksa JW, Jankowski P, Kozieł P, Bogacki P, Gomuła P, Mirek-Bryniarska E, Nessler J, Podolec P, Wiśniewski A, Rajzer M, Czarnecka D, Pająk A. Changes over time in the prevention of recurrent coronary artery disease in everyday practice. Pol Arch Intern Med 2021; 131:673-678. [PMID: 34002973 DOI: 10.20452/pamw.16001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) are at high risk of recurrent cardiovascular events, and risk factor control is crucial in this population. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to compare the implementation of the European Society of Cardiology guidelines regarding prevention of recurrent CAD in 2011 to 2013 with 2016 to 2017. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included 5 hospitals with cardiology departments serving the city of Kraków and its surrounding districts. Consecutive patients with established CAD were interviewed 6 to 18 months after hospitalization in the years 2011 to 2013 and 2016 to 2017. RESULTS We examined 616 patients in 2011 to 2013 and 388 in 2016 to 2017 (mean [SD] age, 64.7 [8.8] years vs 66.4 [8.4] years; P <0.01). After adjusting for covariates, the proportion of patients with high blood pressure decreased by 8.9% (95% CI, -15.6% to -2.1%) and the proportion of patients with high level of low‑ density lipoprotein cholesterol declined by 9.5% (95% CI, -16.7% to -2.2%) in 2016 to 2017 compared with 2011 to 2013, whereas the proportion of smoking patients (-0.2% [95% CI, -6% to 5.5%]) and those with high glucose levels (3.9% [95% CI, -2.2% to 10%]) and a body mass index of 25 kg/m2 or greater (3.8% [95% CI, -3.9% to 11.6%]) did not change. More patients were prescribed antiplatelets, β‑ blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers, calcium antagonists, and anticoagulants in the second period. CONCLUSIONS We observed an increase in the proportion of patients with CAD who were prescribed cardiovascular drugs, and consequently a slight improvement in the control of their blood pressure and low‑ density lipoprotein cholesterol. No changes were found regarding other main risk factors.
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- Jan W Pęksa
- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Ludwik Rydygier District Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Gabriel Narutowicz Memorial General Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Coronary Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Stefan Żeromski Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Population Studies, Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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Wiśniewski A, Sobczyński M, Pawełczyk K, Porębska I, Jasek M, Wagner M, Niepiekło-Miniewska W, Kowal A, Dubis J, Jędruchniewicz N, Kuśnierczyk P. Polymorphisms of Antigen-Presenting Machinery Genes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Different Impact on Disease Risk and Clinical Parameters in Smokers and Never-Smokers. Front Immunol 2021; 12:664474. [PMID: 34149699 PMCID: PMC8212834 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.664474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Lung cancer is strongly associated with cigarette smoking; nevertheless some never-smokers develop cancer. Immune eradication of cancer cells is dependent on polymorphisms of HLA class I molecules and antigen-processing machinery (APM) components. We have already published highly significant associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the ERAP1 gene with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Chinese, but not in Polish populations. However, the smoking status of participants was not known in the previous study. Here, we compared the distribution of APM polymorphic variants in larger cohorts of Polish patients with NSCLC and controls, stratified according to their smoking status. We found significant but opposite associations in never-smokers and in smokers of all tested SNPs (rs26653, rs2287987, rs30187, and rs27044) but one (rs26618) in ERAP1. No significant associations were seen in other genes. Haplotype analysis indicated that the distribution of many ERAP1/2 haplotypes is opposite, depending on smoking status. Additionally, haplotypic combination of low activity ERAP1 and the lack of an active form of ERAP2 seems to favor the disease in never-smokers. We also revealed interesting associations of some APM polymorphisms with: age at diagnosis (ERAP1 rs26653), disease stage (ERAP1 rs27044, PSMB9 rs17587), overall survival (ERAP1 rs30187), and response to chemotherapy (ERAP1 rs27044). The results presented here may suggest the important role for ERAP1 in the anti-cancer response, which is different in smokers versus never-smokers, depending to some extent on the presence of ERAP2, and affecting NSCLC clinical course.
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- Andrzej Wiśniewski
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Lung Oncology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Lung Oncology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Research and Development Centre, Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Research and Development Centre, Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Niepiekło-Miniewska W, Matusiak Ł, Narbutt J, Lesiak A, Kuna P, Wiśniewski A, Piekarska K, Nowak I, Kuśnierczyk P. Synergy of endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 and 2 (ERAP1 and ERAP2) polymorphisms in atopic dermatitis: Effects on disease prevalence. Hum Immunol 2020; 82:121-123. [PMID: 33309189 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2020.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases ERAP1 and ERAP2 trim peptides to a length of 8-10 amino acids optimal for binding by HLA class I molecules. Although these two enzymes may work separately, but they may also form a heterodimer of enhanced trimming efficiency. We have earlier described a role for ERAP1 single nucleotide polymorphism rs26618 and HLA-C*05:01 as risk factors for atopic dermatitis (AD). Here, we examined whether ERAP2 single nucleotide polymorphism rs2248374, determining the presence or absence of the functional form of enzyme, would influence the rs26618 effect. Out of nine rs2248374 - rs26618 genotypic combinations, only one, rs2248374*A/A - rs26618*C/C, was associated with a risk of AD. Interestingly, the odds ratio increased from 1.10 (CI95%: 0.72; 1.69; p = 0.657) for ERAP2 rs2248374*A/A and 1.88 (CI95%: 1.07; 3.28; p = 0.025) for ERAP1 rs26618*C/C to 3.36 (CI95%: 1.41; 8.01; p = 0.004) for their combination, therefore revealing a synergistic effect.
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- Wanda Niepiekło-Miniewska
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- 2nd Chair of Internal Diseases, Medical University of Łódź, Poland; N. Barlicki Medical University Hospital, Łódź, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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Bryndza MA, Litwinowicz R, Bartuś S, Nosal M, Godlewski J, Orzechowska A, Wiśniewski A, Korpak-Wysocka R, Rzeszutko Ł, Kocik P, Matysek J, Klecha A, Wiśniowski Ł, Blicharz J, Maliszewski M, Filip G, Kapelak B, Bartuś K, Legutko J. Incidence of mechanical complications following myocardial infarction during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Southern Poland region: a multicenter study. Kardiol Pol 2020; 79:66-68. [PMID: 33094570 DOI: 10.33963/kp.15653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nawrocki J, Prochowicz D, Wiśniewski A, Justyniak I, Goś P, Lewiński J. Cover Feature: Development of an SBU‐Based Mechanochemical Approach for Drug‐Loaded MOFs (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 10/2020). Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Jan Nawrocki
- Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01‐224 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01‐224 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry Warsaw University of Technology Noakowskiego 3 00‐664 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01‐224 Warsaw Poland
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- Warsaw Management School Graduate and Postgraduate School Siedmiogrodzka 3a 01‐204 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01‐224 Warsaw Poland
- Faculty of Chemistry Warsaw University of Technology Noakowskiego 3 00‐664 Warsaw Poland
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Wiśniewski A, Wilczyńska K, Wagner M, Jasek M, Niepiekło-Miniewska W, Nowak I, Matusiak Ł, Szczerkowska‑Dobosz A, Kuśnierczyk P. Is the TAP2 single nucleotide polymorphism rs241447 truly associated with psoriasis in Poles? Hum Immunol 2020; 81:85-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2020.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Nawrocki J, Prochowicz D, Wiśniewski A, Justyniak I, Goś P, Lewiński J. Development of an SBU-Based Mechanochemical Approach for Drug-Loaded MOFs. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201901194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Jan Nawrocki
- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry; Warsaw University of Technology; Noakowskiego 3 00-664 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Warsaw Management School Graduate and Postgraduate School; Siedmiogrodzka 3a 01-204 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
- Faculty of Chemistry; Warsaw University of Technology; Noakowskiego 3 00-664 Warsaw Poland
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Nowak I, Wilczyńska K, Radwan P, Wiśniewski A, Krasiński R, Radwan M, Wilczyński JR, Malinowski A, Kuśnierczyk P. Association of Soluble HLA-G Plasma Level and HLA-G Genetic Polymorphism With Pregnancy Outcome of Patients Undergoing in vitro Fertilization Embryo Transfer. Front Immunol 2020; 10:2982. [PMID: 31993049 PMCID: PMC6971053 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Infertility is currently a growing problem observed around the world and is estimated to affect between 8 and 12% of reproductive-aged couples worldwide. Artificial reproductive techniques are the last chance for couples seeking their own child. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G expression has been suggested as an immunomodulatory molecule that influences pregnancy outcome. The HLA-G gene encodes either membrane-bound or/and soluble proteins. The aim of this study was the evaluation of the role of soluble HLA-G (sHLA-G) and its gene polymorphism in successful implantation after in vitro fertilization embryo transfers (IVF-ETs) in different clinical protocols. We tested the HLA-G polymorphism in three positions: rs1632947: c.-964G>A; rs1233334: c.-725G>C/T in promoter region; rs371194629: c.*65_*66insATTTGTTCATGCCT in 3′ untranslated region of exon 8, in 389 patients who underwent IVF-ETs and 320 women with healthy children born after natural conception. Among the patient group, 239 women were with recurrent implantation failure and 117 women had an ongoing pregnancy or a child born after IVF-ET. We found that certain rs1632947-rs1233334-rs371194629 HLA-G haplotypes and diplotypes were associated with infertility, while others were protective. The lowest secretors of sHLA-G were G-C-ins haplotype carriers (37.21 IU/ml), while the highest -G-C-del carriers (73.80 IU/ml). Other haplotype carriers were intermediate secretors. In our study, regardless of possessed haplotype by the patient, 59.73 IU/ml sHLA-G was the threshold value with the best sensitivity (58.82%) and specificity (66.10%) to discriminate patients who achieved and maintained pregnancy from those who did not conceive or they had miscarriage (p = 0.0085; likelihood ratio, 1.74; 95% CI = 0.55–0.78). However, we do not exclude that factors other than sHLA-G may also contribute to complications in pregnancy. In addition, we found that IVF patients in cycles when frozen/thawed embryo was transferred secreted higher soluble HLA-G levels than patients with fresh embryo transferred (p = 0.021). Moreover, correlation analysis of sHLA-G concentration measured before and after embryo transfer for particular patients indicated short ovarian stimulation with gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist as more beneficial than long protocol with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist. Our study confirms a role of HLA-G polymorphism in infertility and soluble HLA-G in the early stages of pregnancy.
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- Izabela Nowak
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, Rzgów, Poland.,Biogeno-Regional Science-Technology Centre, Podzamcze, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, Rzgów, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, Rzgów, Poland.,Faculty of Health Sciences, The State University of Applied Sciences in Płock, Płock, Poland
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- Department of Surgical and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Surgical, Endoscopic and Oncologic Gynecology, Polish Mothers' Memorial Hospital-Research Institute, Łódź, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Styczkiewicz K, Styczkiewicz M, Myćka M, Mędrek S, Kondraciuk T, Czerkies-Bieleń A, Wiśniewski A, Szmit S, Jankowski P. Clinical presentation and treatment of acute coronary syndrome as well as 1-year survival of patients hospitalized due to cancer: A 7-year experience of a nonacademic center. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e18972. [PMID: 32000427 PMCID: PMC7004737 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000018972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with cancer constitutes a therapeutic challenge. We aimed to assess the clinical presentation and management of ACS as well as 1-year survival in patients hospitalized for cancer.This retrospective study included patients hospitalized between 2012 and 2018 in a nonacademic center. The inclusion criteria were diagnosis of active cancer and ACS recognized using standard criteria. Patients were assessed with respect to invasive or conservative ACS strategy. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality, and the secondary endpoint was cardiovascular mortality during 1-year follow-up.We screened 25,165 patients, of whom 36 (0.14%) had ACS (mean [SD] age, 71.9 [9.8] years). The most common presentation was non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (61% of patients). Coronary angiography was performed in 47% of patients, while 53% were treated conservatively. Overall, the primary endpoint occurred in 67% of patients and secondary endpoint in 28% during follow-up. The predictors of better outcome in a univariate analysis were invasive strategy, lack of metastases, aspirin use, and no cardiogenic shock. Invasive treatment and aspirin use remained significant predictors of better survival when adjusted for the presence of metastases (hazard ratio [HR] 0.37, confidence interval [CI] 0.15-0.92 and HR 0.39, CI 0.16-0.94, respectively) and ineligibility for cancer treatment (HR 0.37, CI 0.15-0.93 and HR 0.30, CI 0.12-0.73, respectively).The incidence of ACS in cancer patients is low but 1-year mortality rates are high. Guideline-recommended management was frequently underused. Our results suggest that invasive approach and aspirin use are associated with better survival regardless of cancer stage and eligibility for cancer treatment.
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- Katarzyna Styczkiewicz
- Department of Cardiology, Specialist Hospital in Brzozów, Subcarpathian Oncological Center, Brzozów
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- Department of Cardiology, Specialist Hospital in Brzozów, Subcarpathian Oncological Center, Brzozów
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- Department of Cardiology, Specialist Hospital in Brzozów, Subcarpathian Oncological Center, Brzozów
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- Department of Cardiology, Specialist Hospital in Brzozów, Subcarpathian Oncological Center, Brzozów
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- Department of Cardiology, Specialist Hospital in Brzozów, Subcarpathian Oncological Center, Brzozów
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- Department of Cardiology, Specialist Hospital in Brzozów, Subcarpathian Oncological Center, Brzozów
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- Subcarpathian Center for Cardiovascular Intervention, G.V.M. Carint, Sanok
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- Department of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases and Cardiology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Otwock
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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De Backer G, Jankowski P, Kotseva K, Mirrakhimov E, Reiner Ž, Rydén L, Tokgözoğlu L, Wood D, De Bacquer D, De Backer G, Jankowski P, Kotseva K, Mirrakhimov E, Reiner Z, Rydén L, Tokgözoğlu L, Wood D, De Bacquer D, Kotseva K, De Backer G, Abreu A, Aguiar C, Badariene J, Bruthans J, Castro Conde A, Cifkova R, Crowley J, Davletov K, Bacquer DD, De Smedt D, De Sutter J, Deckers J, Dilic M, Dolzhenko M, Druais H, Dzerve V, Erglis A, Fras Z, Gaita D, Gotcheva N, Grobbee D, Gyberg V, Hasan Ali H, Heuschmann P, Hoes A, Jankowski P, Lalic N, Lehto S, Lovic D, Maggioni A, Mancas S, Marques-Vidal P, Mellbin L, Miličić D, Mirrakhimov E, Oganov R, Pogosova N, Reiner Ž, Rydén L, Stagmo M, Störk S, Sundvall J, Tokgözoğlu L, Tsioufis K, Vulic D, Wood D, Wood D, Kotseva K, Jennings C, Adamska A, Adamska S, Rydén L, Mellbin L, Tuomilehto J, Schnell O, Druais H, Fiorucci E, Glemot M, Larras F, Missiamenou V, Maggioni A, Taylor C, Ferreira T, Lemaitre K, Bacquer DD, De Backer G, Raman L, Sundvall J, DeSmedt D, De Sutter J, Willems A, De Pauw M, Vervaet P, Bollen J, Dekimpe E, Mommen N, Van Genechten G, Dendale P, Bouvier C, Chenu P, Huyberechts D, Persu A, Dilic M, Begic A, Durak Nalbantic A, Dzubur A, Hadzibegic N, Iglica A, Kapidjic S, Osmanagic Bico A, Resic N, Sabanovic Bajramovic N, Zvizdic F, Vulic D, Kovacevic-Preradovic T, Popovic-Pejicic S, Djekic D, Gnjatic T, Knezevic T, Kovacevic-Preradovic T, Kos L, Popovic-Pejicic S, Stanetic B, Topic G, Gotcheva N, Georgiev B, Terziev A, Vladimirov G, Angelov A, Kanazirev B, Nikolaeva S, Tonkova D, Vetkova M, Milicic D, Reiner Ž, Bosnic A, Dubravcic M, Glavina M, Mance M, Pavasovic S, Samardzic J, Batinic T, Crljenko K, Delic-Brkljacic D, Dula K, Golubic K, Klobucar I, Kordic K, Kos N, Nedic M, Olujic D, Sedinic V, Blazevic T, Pasalic A, Percic M, Sikic J, Bruthans J, Cífková R, Hašplová K, Šulc P, Wohlfahrt P, Mayer O, Cvíčela M, Filipovský J, Gelžinský J, Hronová M, Hasan-Ali H, Bakery S, Mosad E, Hamed H, Ibrahim A, Elsharef M, Kholef E, Shehata A, Youssef M, Elhefny E, Farid H, Moustafa T, Sobieh M, Kabil H, Abdelmordy A, Lehto S, Kiljander E, Kiljander P, Koukkunen H, Mustonen J, Cremer C, Frantz S, Haupt A, Hofmann U, Ludwig K, Melnyk H, Noutsias M, Karmann W, Prondzinsky R, Herdeg C, Hövelborn T, Daaboul A, Geisler T, Keller T, Sauerbrunn D, Walz-Ayed M, Ertl G, Leyh R, Störk S, Heuschmann P, Ehlert T, Klocke B, Krapp J, Ludwig T, Käs J, Starke C, Ungethüm K, Wagner M, Wiedmann S, Tsioufis K, Tolis P, Vogiatzi G, Sanidas E, Tsakalis K, Kanakakis J, Koutsoukis A, Vasileiadis K, Zarifis J, Karvounis C, Crowley J, Gibson I, Houlihan A, Kelly C, O'Donnell M, Bennati M, Cosmi F, Mariottoni B, Morganti M, Cherubini A, Di Lenarda A, Radini D, Ramani F, Francese M, Gulizia M, Pericone D, Davletov K, Aigerim K, Zholdin B, Amirov B, Assembekov B, Chernokurova E, Ibragimova F, Kodasbayev A, Markova A, Mirrakhimov E, Asanbaev A, Toktomamatov U, Tursunbaev M, Zakirov U, Abilova S, Arapova R, Bektasheva E, Esenbekova J, Neronova K, Asanbaev A, Baigaziev K, Toktomamatov U, Zakirov U, Baitova G, Zheenbekov T, Erglis A, Andrejeva T, Bajare I, Kucika G, Labuce A, Putane L, Stabulniece M, Dzerve V, Klavins E, Sime I, Badariene J, Gedvilaite L, Pečiuraite D, Sileikienė V, Skiauteryte E, Solovjova S, Sidabraite R, Briedis K, Ceponiene I, Jurenas M, Kersulis J, Martinkute G, Vaitiekiene A, Vasiljevaite K, Veisaite R, Plisienė J, Šiurkaitė V, Vaičiulis Ž, Jankowski P, Czarnecka D, Kozieł P, Podolec P, Nessler J, Gomuła P, Mirek-Bryniarska E, Bogacki P, Wiśniewski A, Pająk A, Wolfshaut-Wolak R, Bućko J, Kamiński K, Łapińska M, Paniczko M, Raczkowski A, Sawicka E, Stachurska Z, Szpakowicz M, Musiał W, Dobrzycki S, Bychowski J, Kosior D, Krzykwa A, Setny M, Kosior D, Rak A, Gąsior Z, Haberka M, Gąsior Z, Haberka M, Szostak-Janiak K, Finik M, Liszka J, Botelho A, Cachulo M, Sousa J, Pais A, Aguiar C, Durazzo A, Matos D, Gouveia R, Rodrigues G, Strong C, Guerreiro R, Aguiar J, Abreu A, Cruz M, Daniel P, Morais L, Moreira R, Rosa S, Rodrigues I, Selas M, Gaita D, Mancas S, Apostu A, Cosor O, Gaita L, Giurgiu L, Hudrea C, Maximov D, Moldovan B, Mosteoru S, Pleava R, Ionescu M, Parepa I, Pogosova N, Arutyunov A, Ausheva A, Isakova S, Karpova A, Salbieva A, Sokolova O, Vasilevsky A, Pozdnyakov Y, Antropova O, Borisova L, Osipova I, Lovic D, Aleksic M, Crnokrak B, Djokic J, Hinic S, Vukasin T, Zdravkovic M, Lalic N, Jotic A, Lalic K, Lukic L, Milicic T, Macesic M, Stanarcic Gajovic J, Stoiljkovic M, Djordjevic D, Kostic S, Tasic I, Vukovic A, Fras Z, Jug B, Juhant A, Krt A, Kugonjič U, Chipayo Gonzales D, Gómez Barrado J, Kounka Z, Marcos Gómez G, Mogollón Jiménez M, Ortiz Cortés C, Perez Espejo P, Porras Ramos Y, Colman R, Delgado J, Otero E, Pérez A, Fernández-Olmo M, Torres-LLergo J, Vasco C, Barreñada E, Botas J, Campuzano R, González Y, Rodrigo M, de Pablo C, Velasco E, Hernández S, Lozano C, González P, Castro A, Dalmau R, Hernández D, Irazusta F, Vélez A, Vindel C, Gómez-Doblas J, García Ruíz V, Gómez L, Gómez García M, Jiménez-Navarro M, Molina Ramos A, Marzal D, Martínez G, Lavado R, Vidal A, Rydén L, Boström-Nilsson V, Kjellström B, Shahim B, Smetana S, Hansen O, Stensgaard-Nake E, Deckers J, Klijn A, Mangus T, Peters R, Scholte op Reimer W, Snaterse M, Aydoğdu S, Ç Erol, Otürk S, Tulunay Kaya C, Ahmetoğlu Y, Ergene O, Akdeniz B, Çırgamış D, Akkoyun H Kültürsay S, Kayıkçıoğlu M, Çatakoğlu A, Çengel A, Koçak A, Ağırbaşlı M, Açıksarı G, Çekin M, Tokgözoğlu L, Kaya E, Koçyiğit D, Öngen Z, Özmen E, Sansoy V, Kaya A, Oktay V, Temizhan A, Ünal S, İ Yakut, Kalkan A, Bozkurt E, Kasapkara H, Dolzhenko M, Faradzh C, Hrubyak L, Konoplianyk L, Kozhuharyova N, Lobach L, Nesukai V, Nudchenko O, Simagina T, Yakovenko L, Azarenko V, Potabashny V, Bazylevych A, Bazylevych M, Kaminska K, Panchenko L, Shershnyova O, Ovrakh T, Serik S, Kolesnik T, Kosova H, Wood D, Adamska A, Adamska S, Jennings C, Kotseva K, Hoye P Atkin A, Fellowes D, Lindsay S, Atkinson C, Kranilla C, Vinod M, Beerachee Y, Bennett C, Broome M, Bwalya A, Caygill L, Dinning L, Gillespie A, Goodfellow R, Guy J, Idress T, Mills C, Morgan C, Oustance N, Singh N, Yare M, Jagoda J, Bowyer H, Christenssen V, Groves A, Jan A, Riaz A, Gill M, Sewell T, Gorog D, Baker M, De Sousa P, Mazenenga T, Porter J, Haines F, Peachey T, Taaffe J, Wells K, Ripley D, Forward H, McKie H, Pick S, Thomas H, Batin P, Exley D, Rank T, Wright J, Kardos A, Sutherland SB, Wren L, Leeson P, Barker D, Moreby B, Sawyer J, Stirrup J, Brunton M, Brodison A, Craig J, Peters S, Kaprielian R, Bucaj A, Mahay K, Oblak M, Gale C, Pye M, McGill Y, Redfearn H, Fearnley M. Management of dyslipidaemia in patients with coronary heart disease: Results from the ESC-EORP EUROASPIRE V survey in 27 countries. Atherosclerosis 2019; 285:135-146. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Majorczyk E, Wiśniewski A, Zoń-Giebel A, Chlebicki A, Wiland P, Kuśnierczyk P. The effect of LILRB1 but not LILRA3 gene polymorphism in immunopathology of ankylosing spondylitis-A parallel to KIR genes. Int J Immunogenet 2019; 46:146-151. [PMID: 30892832 DOI: 10.1111/iji.12422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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LILR and KIR receptors recognize HLA-B27 and may influence immune response in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) development. Purpose of the study was to analyse LILRB1/LILRA3 polymorphisms in AS. We observed a possible protective effect of the T allele of LILRB1 rs1061680:T>C and no association with insertion/deletion polymorphisms of LILRA3 with AS.
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- Edyta Majorczyk
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.,Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Institute of Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Silesian Centre for Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Disability Prevention, Ustroń, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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Niepiekło-Miniewska W, Mpakali A, Stratikos E, Matusiak Ł, Narbutt J, Lesiak A, Kuna P, Wilczyńska K, Nowak I, Wiśniewski A, Zwolińska K, Ponińska J, Płoski R, Szepietowski JC, Kuśnierczyk P. Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 polymorphism Ile276Met is associated with atopic dermatitis and affects the generation of an HLA-C associated antigenic epitope in vitro. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019; 33:906-911. [PMID: 30680818 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15449] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disease of complex aetiology, with interactions between susceptibility genes and environmental factors. We have previously described a protective effect of the KIR2DS1 gene encoding the natural killer cell receptor, whose ligands are HLA-C molecules. Here, we found an association of HLA-C*05:01 allele with AD. KIR-HLA-C interactions are affected by peptides presented by HLA-C. The generation of these peptides is strongly influenced by endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases 1 and 2 (ERAP1 and ERAP2). Expression and activity of ERAP molecules depend on the polymorphisms of their genes. OBJECTIVE Possible associations of several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the ERAP1 and ERAP2 genes with susceptibility to AD. METHODS Peripheral blood DNA isolation from 318 patients and 549 controls. PCR-SSO or PCR-SSP for HLA-C typing; TaqMan Genotyping Assay for ERAP typing. RESULTS Only one SNP in the ERAP1 gene, rs26618T>C, causing the amino acid change Ile276Met, had an association with AD. To gain insight on the functional role of this SNP, we produced recombinant variants differing only at position 276 (Ile or Met) and tested their aminopeptidase activity against a N-terminally extended precursor LIVDRPVTLV of the HLA-C*05:01 epitope IVDRPVTLV. Both ERAP1 variants were able to efficiently generate the epitope, although the 276Ile allotype was able to do this about 50% faster. Furthermore, both variants were quite inefficient in further degradation of the mature epitope. Finally, we found that the effect of 276Met on susceptibility to AD was seen only in KIR2DS1-negative individuals, not protected by this KIR. CONCLUSION Associations of HLA-C*05:01 allele and rs26618T>C (Ile276Met) ERAP1 polymorphism with AD, and a significant difference between these two ERAP1 variants in their ability to generate an epitope for the HLA-C*05:01 molecule was found.
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- W Niepiekło-Miniewska
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos, Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
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- National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos, Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- 2nd Chair of Internal Diseases, Medical University of Łódź, N. Barlicki Medical University Hospital, Łódź, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Virology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Wilczyńska K, Wiśniewski A, Malinowski A, Barcz E, Wilczyński JR, Kuśnierczyk P, Nowak I. ERAP, KIR and HLA-C gene interaction in susceptibility to recurrent spontaneous abortion in the Polish population. Hum Immunol 2019; 80:344-348. [PMID: 30797824 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2019.02.010] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases ERAP1 and ERAP2 trim peptides to generate stable antigenic epitopes for their presentation by HLA class I (HLA-I) molecules to T cell receptor. By influencing the peptide repertoire of HLA-I molecules, they affect also the interactions of HLA-I with killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) of natural killer (NK) cells. HLA-C is the only polymorphic HLA-I molecule present on the trophoblast. In this study we investigated the role of ERAP1 and ERAP2 polymorphisms in the context of KIR and HLA-C genes in women suffering from recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) in the Polish population. We used TaqMan genotyping assays for ERAP1 rs27044, rs30187, rs2287987, rs26618, rs2665 and ERAP2 rs2248374; PCR-SSP methods for KIR and HLA-C genotyping. We tested 285 women who experienced recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) and 319 fertile women. We observed a significant association of ERAP1 rs30187TT genotype with RSA (p = 0.02, OR = 1.89, 95%CI = 1.11-3.21), however the most striking association was found in comparison of patients and controls with ERAP1 rs30187TT and KIR Bx genotypes (p = 0.006, pcorr. = 0.036, OR = 2.40, 95%CI = 1.27-4.52). Moreover, this effect was even stronger in HLA-C2 positive patients (p = 0.0031, pcorr. = 0.019, OR = 3.46, 95%CI = 1.48-8.11). Other weaker associations of the remaining tested ERAP single nucleotide polymorphisms with RSA were also presented. In conclusion, ERAP1 rs30187TT genotype itself increased susceptibility to RSA but this effect was much stronger in patients positive for HLA-C2 and KIR Bx genotypes.
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- Karolina Wilczyńska
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Surgical, Endoscopic and Oncologic Gynecology, Polish Mothers' Memorial Hospital-Research Institute, ul. Rzgowska 281/289, 93-338 Łódź, Poland.
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- First Chair and Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland, Pl. Starynkiewcza 1/3, 02-015 Warszawa, Poland.
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- Department of Surgical and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Lodz, Al. Kościuszki 4, 90-419 Łódź, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland.
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Objective: To present the use of Posterior Trunk Symmetry Index (POTSI) and Anterior Trunk Symmetry Index (ATSI) for the assessment of the coronal plane trunk symmetry in children; to compare the two measures in individual subjects and to evaluate the possible association of each measure with gender and age (<6 vs. >6 years). Methods: Trunk photographs in uncorrected standing position were taken and analyzed to calculate POTSI and ATSI from measurements in 50 healthy children (64% girls), mean age 7.1 ± 3.38 years. The raw data were normalized. Results: Mean POTSI: 28.45 ± 13.28 (normal values <27); mean ATSI: 35.54 ± 20.81 (normal range not established). No correlation was found between the POTSI and ATSI (r = 0.179; p = 0.21). There were no differences in the POTSI and ATSI between genders and age groups (<6 vs. >6 years). Trunk symmetry in coronal plane may be assessed with POTSI and ATSI parameters in children as young as approximately 2 years old if they cooperate. Conclusion: In healthy children, the values of POTSI and ATSI were independent of gender and chronological age. The combined use of POTSI and ATSI measurements in the same child seems a valuable tool for comprehensive trunk symmetry assessment but its application to physiotherapy practice requires further studies.
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- Anna Matlęga
- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Warsaw, Poland
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Wiśniewski A, Matusiak Ł, Szczerkowska-Dobosz A, Nowak I, Kuśnierczyk P. HLA-C*06:02-independent, gender-related association of PSORS1C3 and PSORS1C1/CDSN single-nucleotide polymorphisms with risk and severity of psoriasis. Mol Genet Genomics 2018; 293:957-966. [PMID: 29589160 PMCID: PMC6061044 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-018-1435-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Psoriasis vulgaris (PsV) is a common, chronic skin disease with a complex genetic and environmental etiology. We investigated, in 461 psoriatic patients and 454 healthy controls, the associations with psoriasis of four single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from the psoriasis susceptibility 1 (PSORS1) interval: rs1062470 (PSORS1C1/CDSN), rs887466 (PSORS1C3), rs2894207 and rs10484554 (LOC105375015). The minor alleles of three SNPs (rs1062470A, rs2894207C and rs10484554T) strongly increased the disease risk (OR = 2.17, p < 0.0001; OR = 2.33, p < 0.0001 and OR = 2.68, p < 0.0001, respectively), whereas the minor A allele of rs887466 exerted a protective effect (OR = 0.73, p = 0.001). The strength of association for SNPs was the highest in patients with very early onset psoriasis (≤ 20 years), while in late onset psoriasis (> 40 years) the association was the weakest. The haplotype rs1062470A/rs887466G/rs2894207C/rs10484554T highly significantly increased the disease risk (OR = 3.58, p = 8.0e-027), while the haplotypes rs1062470G/rs887466A/rs2894207T/rs10484554C and rs1062470G/rs887466G/rs2894207T/rs10484554C were strongly protective (OR = 0.65, p = 0.002 and OR = 0.55, p = 2.4e-009, respectively). Additionally, we showed a HLA-C*06:02-independent gender-related effect of the rs887466A allele which was protective against psoriasis in males (OR = 0.61, p = 9.2e-005), but not in females (p = 0.66). We also demonstrated a correlation of PASI score value with rs1062470 genotype, and again only in male patients (p = 0.006) and HLA-C*06:02-independent. Our results show, for the first time, the male-only associations of the PSORS1C3 gene with psoriasis risk and of the PSORS1C1/CDSN gene with severity of disease. However, the age dependent associations need to be validated in larger sample sizes as well as in other populations.
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- Andrzej Wiśniewski
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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Wiśniewski A, Matusiak Ł, Szczerkowska-Dobosz A, Nowak I, Łuszczek W, Kuśnierczyk P. The association of ERAP1 and ERAP2 single nucleotide polymorphisms and their haplotypes with psoriasis vulgaris is dependent on the presence or absence of the HLA-C*06:02 allele and age at disease onset. Hum Immunol 2018; 79:109-116. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2017.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Pawlus B, Wiśniewski A, Kubik P, Milde K, Gmyrek L, Pęsko E. Birth body length, birth body weight and birth head circumference in neonates born in a single centre between 2011 and 2016. Ginekol Pol 2018; 88:599-605. [PMID: 29303213 DOI: 10.5603/gp.a2017.0108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Access to updated and accurate standards for local populations is important for the interpretation of body measurements in neonates and may have an impact on the doctor's recommendations for monitoring early childhood development. STUDY AIM to present individual mean values for the most prevalent body measurements (i.e. birth body length (BBL), birth body weight (BBW) and birth head circumference (BHC)) in neonates and compare them to the duration of pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS The measurements (BBL, BBW and BHC) were collected and analyzed from over 27,000 neonates born in a single center. All women with single pregnancies with gestation ranging from 33 to 42 weeks were included in the study. RESULTS Mean values and statistically significant standard deviation values from population standards of BBL, BBW, and BHC were evaluated for neonates that were born between the 33rd and 42nd week of gestation. Analysis was conducted for the lower limit (10th percentile), average (50th percentile) and upper limit (90th percentile). CONCLUSIONS This was the first time in Polish literature when population standards were presented for three body meas-urements of neonates. With the size of the cohort, these standards can be successfully implemented into routine clinical practice, especially for screening children with body size deficits.
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- Centralne Laboratorium Badawcze, Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego, ul. Marymoncka 34, 00-968 Warszawa, Poland.
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Bylińska A, Wilczyńska K, Malejczyk J, Milewski Ł, Wagner M, Jasek M, Niepiekło-Miniewska W, Wiśniewski A, Płoski R, Barcz E, Roszkowski P, Kamiński P, Malinowski A, Wilczyński JR, Radwan P, Radwan M, Kuśnierczyk P, Nowak I. The impact of HLA-G, LILRB1 and LILRB2 gene polymorphisms on susceptibility to and severity of endometriosis. Mol Genet Genomics 2017; 293:601-613. [PMID: 29234882 PMCID: PMC5948266 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-017-1404-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Endometriosis is a disease in which endometriotic tissue occurs outside the uterus. Its pathogenesis is still unknown. The most widespread hypothesis claims that ectopic endometrium appears as a result of retrograde menstruation and its insufficient elimination by immunocytes. Some reports have shown expression of non-classical HLA-G molecules on ectopic endometrium. HLA-G is recognized by KIR2DL4, LILRB1 and LILRB2 receptors on natural killer (NK) and other cells. These receptors are polymorphic, which may affect their activity. In this study we investigated whether HLA-G, KIR2DL4, LILRB1 and LILRB2 polymorphisms may influence susceptibility to endometriosis and disease progression. We used polymerase chain reaction (PCR), PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and allelic discrimination methods with TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assays for typing of 276 patients with endometriosis and 314 healthy fertile women. The HLA-G rs1632947:GG genotype was associated with protection against the disease and its severe stages; HLA-G rs1233334:CT protected against progression; LILRB1 rs41308748:AA and LILRB2 rs383369:AG predisposed to the disease and its progression. No effect of KIR2DL4 polymorphism was observed. These results support the role of polymorphisms of HLA-G and its receptors LILRB1 and LILRB2 in susceptibility to endometriosis and its progression.
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- Aleksandra Bylińska
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Centre of Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Chałubińskiego 5, 02-004, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Centre of Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Chałubińskiego 5, 02-004, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Centre of Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Pawińskiego 3c, 02-106, Warszawa, Poland
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- First Chair and Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Pl. Starynkiewcza 1/3, 02-015, Warszawa, Poland
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- Second Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Karowa 2, 00-315, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Military Medical Institute, Central Clinical Hospital of Ministry of Defence, ul. Szaserów 128, 04-141, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Surgical, Endoscopic and Oncologic Gynecology, Polish Mothers' Memorial Hospital-Research Institute, ul. Rzgowska 281/289, 93-338, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Surgical and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Lodz, Al. Kościuszki 4, 90-419, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, ul. Rudzka 34/36, 95-030, Rzgów, Poland.,Biogeno - Regional Science-Technology Centre, Podzamcze 45, 26-060 Chęciny Kielce, Podzamcze, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, ul. Rudzka 34/36, 95-030, Rzgów, Poland.,Faculty of Health Sciences, The State University of Applied Sciences in Plock, Plac Dąbrowskiego 2, 09-402, Płock, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland.
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Nowak I, Bylińska A, Wilczyńska K, Wiśniewski A, Malinowski A, Wilczyński JR, Radwan P, Radwan M, Barcz E, Płoski R, Motak-Pochrzęst H, Banasik M, Sobczyński M, Kuśnierczyk P. The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase c.c.677 C>T and c.c.1298 A>C polymorphisms in reproductive failures: Experience from an RSA and RIF study on a Polish population. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186022. [PMID: 29073227 PMCID: PMC5657620 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Almost 1600 individuals from the Polish population were recruited to this study. Among them 319 were fertile couples, 289 were recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) couples, and 131 were in the group of recurrent implantation failure (RIF) following in vitro fertilization. The aim of this study was to evaluate the MTHFR c.c.677 C>T and c.c.1298 A>C polymorphisms’ association with RSA and RIF. We used PCR-RFLP with HinfI (677 C>T) and MboII (1298 A>C) digestion. We observed a protective effect of the female AC genotype (OR = 0.64, p = 0.01) and the C allele (AC+CC genotypes; OR = 0.65, p = 0.009) against RSA. Moreover, 1298 AA/677 CT women were more frequent in RSA (31.14%) and RIF (25.20%) groups in comparison to fertile women (22.88%), although this difference was significant only in the case of RSA (p = 0.022, OR = 1.52). Male combined genotype analysis revealed no association with reproductive failure of their partners. Nevertheless, the female/male combination AA/AC of the 1298 polymorphism was more frequent in RSA couples (p = 0.049, OR = 1.49). However, the significant results became insignificant after Bonferroni correction. In addition, analysis of haplotypes showed significantly higher frequency of the C/C haplotype (1298 C/677 C) in the female control group than in the female RSA group (p = 0.03, OR = 0.77). Moreover, the association between elevated homocysteine (Hcy) level in plasma of RSA and RIF women and MTHFR polymorphisms was investigated but did not reveal significant differences. In conclusion, for clinical practice, it is better to check the homocysteine level in plasma and, if the Hcy level is increased, to recommend patients to take folic acid supplements rather than undergo screening of MTHFR for 1298 A>C and 677 C>T polymorphisms.
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- Izabela Nowak
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Surgical, Endoscopic and Oncologic Gynecology, Polish Mothers’ Memorial Hospital–Research Institute, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, Polish Mothers’ Memorial Hospital–Research Institute, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, Rzgów, Poland
- Biogeno–Regional Science-Technology Center, Podzamcze, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Gameta Hospital, Rzgów, Poland
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- First Chair and Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Center of Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland
- Obstetric Gynecological Department, District Hospital Strzelce Opolskie, Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
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- Department of Genomics, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Wilczyńska K, Wiśniewski A, Krasiński R, Radwan P, Radwan M, Wilczyński J, Malinowski A, Kuśnierczyk P, Nowak I. Recurrent implantation failure and soluble HLA-G plasma levels. J Reprod Immunol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2017.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Szymański K, Olszewski W, Satuła D, Matwiejczyk A, Gawryluk DJ, Krztoń-Maziopa A, Puźniak R, Wiśniewski A. Local microscopic properties and annealing effect of Rb 0.85Fe 1.9Se 2 single crystals. J Phys Condens Matter 2017; 29:145604. [PMID: 28118151 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aa5bdd] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Investigation of mesoscopically phase-separated Rb0.85Fe1.9Se2 single crystals has been performed and two iron sites: nonmagnetic and magnetic ones, were observed by Mössbauer spectroscopy. The softening of the nonmagnetic one, having clearly more soft dynamics, was found to be gained further by the annealing of the single crystals at phase separation temperature, T p, leading to the reduction of size of initially separated domains and their more homogenous distribution in the tetragonal matrix of the studied sample. The magnetic Fe sites of Rb0.85Fe1.9Se2 show strong magnetic texture, indicating the perpendicular to the ab-plane orientation of the iron magnetic moments. It was found that the annealing at T p causes a systematic decrease of the isomer shift of the doublet by 0.02(1) mm s-1.
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- K Szymański
- Faculty of Physics, University of Białystok, K. Ciołkowskiego Str. 1L, PL-15245 Białystok, Poland
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Czajkowska A, Mazurek K, Wiśniewski A, Kęska A, Tkaczyk J, Krawczyk K, Pałka M, Mazurek T. Insufficient physical activity increases cardiovascular risk in women with low birth mass. Biomedical Human Kinetics 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/bhk-2017-0001] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Study aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between low birth mass and concentration of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) as a cardiovascular risk factor in young women with various levels of physical activity.
Materials and methods: 102 female students aged 19.7 ± 0.8 (18.6-23.0) were included. The study group was divided according to the declared physical activity: high physical activity (HPA, n = 69) and low physical activity (LPA, n = 33). Anthropometric indices were measured: body mass, height, hip and waist circumference. hsCRP levels were obtained from venous blood samples. Birth body mass (BBM) and birth height were collected from medical documentation.
Results: Women with low BBM and LPA had a significantly higher concentration of hsCRP than women with low BBM and HPA, as well as women with normal BBM.
Conclusions: Low birth mass together with low physical activity is a strong predictor of raised concentration of hsCRP, which correlates with an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Regular physical activity in women with low birth mass may prevent an increased hsCRP concentration, and as a result decrease the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
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- Anna Czajkowska
- Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw , Poland
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- I Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw , Poland
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Yao Y, Wiśniewski A, Ma Q, Kowal A, Porębska I, Pawełczyk K, Yu J, Dubis J, Żuk N, Li Y, Shi L, Kuśnierczyk P. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of the ERAP1 Gene and Risk of NSCLC: A Comparison of Genetically Distant Populations, Chinese and Caucasian. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2017; 64:117-122. [PMID: 28083613 PMCID: PMC5334393 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-016-0436-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An effective cytotoxic immune response to neoplastic cells requires efficient presentation of antigenic peptides to T lymphocytes by HLA class I (HLA-I) molecules. The HLA-I-bound peptide repertoire depends on antigen-processing machinery molecules. Aminopeptidase residing in endoplasmic reticulum 1 (ERAP1) trims peptides to the optimal length for HLA-I binding. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the ERAP1 gene result in changes in aminopeptidase activity and specificity. This may affect susceptibility to cancer. However, non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) has not been studied in this respect. We compared genotype and haplotype frequencies of four coding, nonsynonymous ERAP1 SNPs, rs26653G > C, rs26618T > C, rs30187C > T, and rs27044C > G, in NSCLC occurring in two genetically distant populations, Chinese and Poles. We found associations of all four SNPs with NSCLC in Chinese but not in Poles. The differences in ERAP1-NSCLC associations might be explained by highly significant differences in SNP genotype frequencies between Chinese and Poles (except for rs26618). In accordance with this, the most frequent ERAP1 haplotypes were distributed differently in cases versus controls in Chinese, but not in Poles. Our findings add to the differences between Orientals and Caucasians in genetics of disease susceptibility.
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- Yufeng Yao
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research and Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The No. 3 Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department and Clinic of Pulmonology and Lung Cancer, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Pulmonology and Lung Cancer, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research and Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Research and Development Centre, Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Research and Development Centre, Regional Specialist Hospital in Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Geriatrics, The No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research and Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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Milde K, Wiśniewski A, Gyrczuk E, Tomaszewski P, Sienkiewicz-Dianzenza E, Stupnicki R. [Body mass and body length of warsaw's newborns]. Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2016; 21:111-121. [PMID: 27275766 DOI: 10.18544/pedm-21.03.0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Katarzyna Milde
- Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Warszawie, Zakład Statystyki i Informatyki
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- Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Katedra Medycyny Rodzinnej
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- Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Warszawie, Zakład Statystyki i Informatyki
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Rakowski T, Dziewierz A, Wiśniewski A, Bartuś S, Dudek D. A 24-year-old male with acute coronary syndrome due to the circumflex coronary artery thrombosis. Diagnostic challenge in everyday practice. Int J Cardiol 2015; 198:131-3. [PMID: 26163904 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.06.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Tomasz Rakowski
- Jagiellonian University Institute of Cardiology, Krakow, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian University Institute of Cardiology, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University Institute of Cardiology, Krakow, Poland
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Wiśniewski A, Kowal A, Wyrodek E, Nowak I, Majorczyk E, Wagner M, Pawlak-Adamska E, Jankowska R, Ślesak B, Frydecka I, Kuśnierczyk P. Genetic polymorphisms and expression of HLA-G and its receptors, KIR2DL4 and LILRB1, in non-small cell lung cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 85:466-75. [PMID: 25855135 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Revised: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) is a nonclassical HLA class I molecule absent from most normal tissues but detected in many malignant tumors. It is recognized by cells of the immune system using LILRB1, KIR2DL4 and LILRB2 receptors. We attempted to find out whether some polymorphisms of HLA-G, LILRB1 and KIR2DL4 genes are associated with susceptibility to nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Four polymorphisms in HLA-G, i.e. -964A>G (rs1632947), -725C>G>T (rs1233334), -716T>G (rs2249863) in the promoter, and a 14 base pair insertion/deletion (14 bp indel) in the 3'-untranslated region (3'UTR), and five in LILRB1 - 5651G>A (rs41308748) in intron 14, 5717C>T L622L (rs1061684), 5724G>A E625K (rs16985478), 5774 C>A P641P (rs41548213) in exon 15, and 5806C>T (rs8101240) in 3'UTR - as well as 9620 9A/10A (rs11410751) polymorphism in exon 7 of KIR2DL4 were typed using different laboratory techniques. Only one single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in HLA-G (-964A>G) and one in LILRB1 (5724G>A) were found to influence the risk of NSCLC. In addition, 5724G>A was associated with protection from tumor cell infiltration of regional lymph nodes. Most importantly, we detected HLA-G and LILRB1 expression in tumor specimens, but no correlation with genetic polymorphisms was observed. HLA-G and LILRB1 protein expression levels in tumor tissue were significantly correlated with tumor stage.
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- A Wiśniewski
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Kowal A, Wiśniewski A, Kuśnierczyk P, Jankowska R. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G gene polymorphism in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Thorac Cancer 2015; 6:613-9. [PMID: 26445610 PMCID: PMC4567007 DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.12232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background Lung cancer represents the highest morbidity and mortality caused by neoplasms in the world; therefore researchers continue to search for new tools to diagnose and treat the disease. The aim of the study was to establish the role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the promoter region of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G gene in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Methods We enrolled 143 patients with a mean age of 63 years, diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, in the study. Adenocarcinomas made up 33% of the cases. Patients in stage III or IV of the tumor node metastasis staging system made up 59%. Two polymorphic sites in the promoter region of the HLA-G gene were genotyped (−725C>G>T and −716T>G). Results All genotyped SNPs were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. No proof of a relationship between genotype −725C>G>T or −716T>G and the risk of lung cancer compared with healthy volunteers from the literature was found. We also found no correlation between the two SNPs and survival time, histological type of cancer, T stage, the presence of remote metastases or performance status according to the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scale. The only association we found was genotype −725C>G>T and the degree of lymph node metastases (N stage). Conclusions SNPs of the promoter of the HLA-G gene may have an impact on the development of lymph node metastases. In the study we did not prove a relationship between the examined SNPs and the course of the disease because of the small patient groups studied.
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- Aneta Kowal
- Department of Pulmonology and Lung Cancer, Wrocław Medical University Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Lung Cancer, Wrocław Medical University Wrocław, Poland
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Wiśniewski A, Frydecka D, Nowak I, Majorczyk E, Senitzer D, Piotrowski P, Beszlej A, Kiejna A, Kuśnierczyk P. Are KIR and HLA class I genes associated with schizophrenia? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 84:503-4. [PMID: 25209239 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- A Wiśniewski
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Dmochowska B, Sikora K, Chojnacki J, Wojnowski W, Wiśniewski A. N,N,N-Trimethyl-N-(methyl 5-de-oxy-2,3-O-iso-propyl-idene-β-d-ribo-furan-osid-5-yl)ammonium 4-methyl-benzene-sulfonate sesquihydrate. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2013; 69:o1019-20. [PMID: 24046601 PMCID: PMC3772458 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536813014797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The structure of the title compound, [C12H24NO4][C7H7O3S]·1.5H2O, contains alternating layers parallel to (001) of hydrophobic and polar character, stabilized by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonding. The furan ring adopts an envelope conformation with the C(OMe) atom as the flap, and the dioxolane ring is twisted about one of the O—C(methine) bonds. A comparison to related compounds is presented. The tosylate-O atoms were disordered over two positions with the major component having a site occupancy factor = 0.566 (12). The structure was refined as a rotary twin with regard to rotation about the c axis with the contribution of the second component being 0.0048 (6). Solvate water molecules are highly disordered and were removed using the SQUEEZE procedure; the unit cell characteristics take into account the presence of the disordered solvent. High-resolution 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopic data are also presented.
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- Barbara Dmochowska
- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Sobieskiego 18, PL-80952 Gdańsk, Poland
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Nowacki A, Sikora K, Dmochowska B, Wiśniewski A. DFT studies of the conversion of four mesylate esters during reaction with ammonia. J Mol Model 2013; 19:3015-26. [PMID: 23571822 PMCID: PMC3713272 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-013-1835-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The energetics of the Menshutkin-like reaction between four mesylate derivatives and ammonia have been computed using B3LYP functional with the 6-31+G** basis set. Additionally, MPW1K/6-31+G** level calculations were carried out to estimate activation barrier heights in the gas phase. Solvent effect corrections were computed using PCM/B3LYP/6-31+G** level. The conversion of the reactant complexes into ion pairs is accompanied by a strong energy decrease in the gas phase and in all solvents. The ion pairs are stabilized with two strong hydrogen bonds in the gas phase. The bifurcation at C2 causes a significant activation barrier increase. Also, bifurcation at C5 leads to noticeable barrier height differentiation. Both B3LYP/6-31+G** and MPW1K/6-31+G** activation barriers suggest the reaction 2 (2a + NH3) to be the fastest in the gas phase. The reaction 4 is the slowest one in all environments.
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- Andrzej Nowacki
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Sobieskiego 18, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
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Wagner M, Wiśniewski A, Bilińska M, Pokryszko-Dragan A, Nowak I, Kuśnierczyk P, Jasek M. ALCAM--novel multiple sclerosis locus interfering with HLA-DRB1*1501. J Neuroimmunol 2013; 258:71-6. [PMID: 23507476 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM) is a molecule involved in leukocyte migration across the blood-brain barrier which is a key stage in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis. The present study is the first to report evidence of the association of rs6437585 ALCAM polymorphism with risk and progression of MS. Our investigation revealed that rs6437585CT individuals had higher risk of MS (OR=2.34; 95%CI=1.22-4.51; P=0.011) and over 2 years earlier age of onset (95%CI=0.16-4.41, P=0.036). Moreover, we demonstrated that two ALCAM polymorphisms, rs11559013 and rs34926152, although not associated with MS itself, modify HLA-DRB1*1501 effect. Results obtained from logistic regression analysis showed five-fold lower risk for MS for both rs11559013GA/HLA-DRB1*1501+ and rs34926152GT/HLA-DRB1*1501+ individuals. This observations may suggest protective role against MS for both rs11559013GA and rs34926152GT genotypes in HLA-DRB1*1501 positive individuals.
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- Marta Wagner
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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Poliszczuk T, Mańkowska M, Poliszczuk D, Wiśniewski A. Symmetry and asymmetry of reaction time and body tissue composition of upper limbs in young female basketball players. Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2013; 19:132-136. [PMID: 25612812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The role of psychomotor abilities and their relationship to the morphofunctional characteristics of athletes is becoming more and more emphasized in studies on the subject, especially for disciplines that require athletes to notice and to respond to signals originating in dynamically changing conditions. At the same time, athletes who perform symmetrically are more effective and less likely to sustain an injury through unilateral strain. AIM OF THE STUDY Assessment of the degree of symmetry and asymmetry of reaction time to stimuli in the central and peripheral visual fields, and assessment of body composition of upper limbs in young female basketball players. MATERIAL AND METHODS Participants of the study comprised 17 young female basketball players. Their average age was 18.11-0.8 years. On average, they had been training basketball for 6.83-1.75 years. Body tissue composition was measured using the bioelectrical impedance method. The degree of symmetry and asymmetry of reaction time to signals in the central and peripheral visual fields were measured using the Reaction Test (RT-S1) and a modified Peripheral Perception (PP) test within the Vienna Test System. RESULTS An analysis of body tissue composition of the upper right and upper left limbs found an asymmetry (p<0.01 and p<0.05) in the FAT [%], FAT MASS [kg], and FFM [kg] parameters. The values of these parameters were higher for the non-dominant arm. No statistically significant differences were found in reaction time and motor time for the dominant and non-dominant arm. A correlation was found between motor time and the FFM [kg] (r=-0.62; p<0.05) and PMM [kg] (r=-0.63; p<0.05) parameters. CONCLUSIONS A significant asymmetry was found in the body tissue composition of the upper limbs. Asymmetry of reaction time was found only for signals in the peripheral visual field.
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Wiśniewski A, Wagner M, Nowak I, Bilińska M, Pokryszko-Dragan A, Jasek M, Kuśnierczyk P. 6.7-kbp deletion in LILRA3 (ILT6) gene is associated with later onset of the multiple sclerosis in a Polish population. Hum Immunol 2012; 74:353-7. [PMID: 23238213 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2012.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Revised: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Recently published studies have implicated the deletion polymorphism in LILRA3 gene, as being associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). A total of 309 patients diagnosed with MS and 379 unrelated healthy volunteers were typed for 6.7-kbp deletion in LILRA3 gene. Simultaneously, presence or absence of HLA-DRB1(∗)1501 allele was established to assess the possibility of interaction between LILRA3 deletion and HLA-DRB1(∗)1501 status. In contrast to previous reports, we did not find any association of LILRA3 deletion with MS susceptibility. Also, the HLA-DRB1(∗)1501 stratification analysis showed no LILRA3 association with the disease. However, we observed that patients negative for the deletion may begin to suffer from MS significantly earlier than patients who are positive (p = 0.014). Similarly to the most European populations we found significantly higher frequency of HLA-DRB1(∗)1501 allele in cases than we found in controls (27.0% vs. 12.5%; p < 0.0001, OR = 2.6, 95%CI = 1.96-3.42).
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- Andrzej Wiśniewski
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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Nowacki A, Sikora K, Dmochowska B, Wiśniewski A. Studies of the formation of N-substituted pyridinium mesylates: A theoretical approach. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2012.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dziewierz A, Wiśniewski A, Rakowski T, Dudek D. Successful primary angioplasty in patient with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction caused by large septal branch occlusion. Int J Cardiol 2012; 160:e5-7. [PMID: 22296711 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.12.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Nowak I, Magott-Procelewska M, Kowal A, Miazga M, Wagner M, Niepiekło-Miniewska W, Kamińska M, Wiśniewski A, Majorczyk E, Klinger M, Łuszczek W, Pawlik A, Płoski R, Barcz E, Senitzer D, Kuśnierczyk P. Killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) and HLA genotypes affect the outcome of allogeneic kidney transplantation. PLoS One 2012; 7:e44718. [PMID: 23028591 PMCID: PMC3441441 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background Recipient NK cells may detect the lack of recipient's (i.e., self) HLA antigens on donor renal tissue by means of their killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs). KIR genes are differently distributed in individuals, possibly contributing to differences in response to allogeneic graft. Methodology/Principal Findings We compared frequencies of 10 KIR genes by PCR-SSP in 93 kidney graft recipients rejecting allogeneic renal transplants with those in 190 recipients accepting grafts and 690 healthy control individuals. HLA matching results were drawn from medical records. We observed associations of both a full-length KIR2DS4 gene and its variant with 22-bp deletion with kidney graft rejection. This effect was modulated by the HLA-B,-DR matching, particularly in recipients who did not have glomerulonephritis but had both forms of KIR2DS4 gene. In contrast, in recipients with glomerulonephritis, HLA compatibility seemed to be much less important for graft rejection than the presence of KIR2DS4 gene. Simultaneous presence of both KIR2DS4 variants strongly increased the probability of rejection. Interestingly, KIR2DS5 seemed to protect the graft in the presence of KIR2DS4fl but in the absence of KIR2DS4del. Conclusions/Significance Our results suggest a protective role of KIR2DS5 in graft rejection and an association of KIR2DS4 with kidney rejection, particularly in recipients with glomerulonephritis.
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- Izabela Nowak
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Nephrology and Transplant Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Health Care Center at the Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Nephrology and Transplant Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Centre of Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- 1st Chair and Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue Immunology, Department of Clinical Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Wiśniewski A, Jankowska R, Passowicz-Muszyńska E, Wiśniewska E, Majorczyk E, Nowak I, Frydecka I, Kuśnierczyk P. KIR2DL2/S2 and HLA-C C1C1 genotype is associated with better response to treatment and prolonged survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer in a Polish Caucasian population. Hum Immunol 2012; 73:927-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2012.07.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Revised: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nowacki A, Dmochowska B, Sikora K, Madaj J, Wiśniewski A. Theoretical studies of the formation of quaternary pyridinium mesylates. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2012.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Smolarczyk M, Wiśniewski A, Czajkowska A, Kęska A, Tkaczyk J, Milde K, Norkowski H, Gajewski J, Trajdos A, Majchrzak A. The physique and body composition of students studying physical education: a preliminary report. Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2012; 18:27-32. [PMID: 22525688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Young people who study physical education are a priori regarded as having proper body structure and body composition. This assumption cannot be confirmed in the subject literature. AIM OF THE STUDY To determine the basic auxological parameters in youth who study physical education. MATERIAL AND METHODS 235 first-year students studying physical education were examined: 32% women (n=74) and 68% men (n=161). The students' body height, weight, waist, and hip circumference were measured. Body composition (bioimpedance method), specifying the body fat percentage (FM%) and fat free mass (FFM%) was also assessed. RESULTS The mean normalized height of the female body was 0.48±1.07 SDS, and for the male body 0.51±1.04 SDS. The mean normalized weight for women was 0.4±0.94 SDS, and for men it was 0.83±0.9 SDS. The mean fat percentage in the body composition of women and men was, respectively, 21.5±5.06, ranging from 10.16% to 35.06%, and 12.5±3.97, ranging from 4.36% to 22.28%. In one-third of the women, the percentage of fat in the body composition was higher than 25%. CONCLUSIONS 1. Young people who choose to study physical education and physical culture are characterized by greater height and greater body weight than the general population, regardless of gender. 2. Short persons study physical education less often than tall individuals. 3. The greater body weight observed in the majority of students studying physical education, in comparison to that of the general population, was caused by a dominant percentage of lean body mass in body composition; unexpectedly, however, some women were observed to have relatively high fat content. 4. Use of the body mass index and waist-hip ratio was not a sufficiently sensitive screening examination to detect fatness in physically active young adults; therefore, it should not substitute for the determination of fat content in body composition.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marcin Smolarczyk
- Department of Sports Games, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warszawa, Poland.
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