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Nieckarz Z, Pawlak K, Baran A, Wieczorek J, Grzyb J, Plata P. The concentration of particulate matter in the barn air and its influence on the content of heavy metals in milk. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10626. [PMID: 37391588 PMCID: PMC10313682 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37567-2] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Heavy metals are one of the components of smog, which is mainly the product of burning fossil fuels in residential buildings. These elements, introduced into the body of cattle by inhalation, may enter the milk. The goal of this study was to assess the impact of particulate pollution in the atmospheric air on the concentration of particulate matter in the air of a dairy cattle barn and on the content of selected heavy metals in milk from cows present in the building. Measurements were taken between November and April (148 measurement days). The calculations carried out showed a high correlation (RS = + 0.95) between the concentrations of particulates measured outside and inside the barn, which is indicative of a significant impact of the atmospheric air on the particulate pollution level of the livestock building. The number of days in excess of the daily standard for PM10 inside was 51. The conducted analysis of the chemical composition of the milk collected under high particulate pollution (February) showed that the permitted lead level had been exceeded-21.93 µg/kg (norm 20.00 µg/kg).
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- Zenon Nieckarz
- Department of Experimental Computer Physics, Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Welfare, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Aleja Adama Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059, Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Biomonitoring, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Welfare, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Aleja Adama Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059, Kraków, Poland
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Wieczorek J, Stodolak-Zych E, Okoń K, Koseniuk J, Bryła M, Jura J, Poniedziałek-Kempny K, Rajska I, Sobol K, Kotula Balak M, Chmurska-Gasowska M. Laparoscopic embryo transfer in pigs - comparison of different variants and efficiencies of the method. Pol J Vet Sci 2023; 26:295-306. [PMID: 37389445 DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2023.145036] [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] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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The aim of the study was to develop a method of laparoscopic embryo transfer in pigs and to compare different variants of this method. Two catheter diameters (1.6 mm and 1.0 mm), the method and site of embryo deposition (oviduct or uterus), the embryo development stage (2 - 4 cell or blastocyst), the method for oviduct or uterus stabilization, the potential for cryopreserved embryo transfer, the developmental potential of the embryos after transfer to the oviduct, patomorphology of the oviduct after transfer and possible clinical complications were taken into consideration. Two studies compared two variants of transfer to the uterus, and five variants of transfer to the fallopian tube. The transfer of embryos by the infundibulum may be of limited use due to handling problems and very low efficiency (pregnancy was not achieved). Very low efficiency was shown after transfer of vitrified embryos. Transfer to the fallopian tube by puncture of the fallopian tube, regardless of the developmental stage of the embryo, is the recommended method of embryo transfer. The histopathological examination of the fallopian tube revealed possible changes within the puncture site. The numerous clinical complications observed did not affect the effectiveness of the method.
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- J Wieczorek
- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Chair of Pathomorphology, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Grzegorzecka 16, 30-526 Krakow, Poland
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- Artvimed Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Czyzowka 14, 30-526 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology and Cryoconservation, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, 30-322 Balice/Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology and Cryoconservation, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, 30-322 Balice/Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology and Cryoconservation, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, 30-322 Balice/Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology and Cryoconservation, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, 30-322 Balice/Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology and Cryoconservation, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, 30-322 Balice/Krakow, Poland
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- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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Staszkiewicz R, Sobański D, Ulasavets U, Wieczorek J, Golec E, Marcol W, Grabarek BO. Evaluation of the concentration of selected elements in serum patients with intervertebral disc degeneration. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2023; 77:127145. [PMID: 36921371 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2023.127145] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Quantitative analysis of the trace element content of human intervertebral discs (IVDs) is essential because it can identify specific enzymes or metabolites that may be related to human intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). The goal of this study was to assess the concentrations of copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), phosphorus (P), and calcium (Ca) in serum samples obtained from patients with IVDD in comparison to healthy volunteers (a control group). The study group consisted of 113 Caucasian patients qualified by a specialist neurosurgeon for microdiscectomy. The control group consisted of 113 healthy volunteers who met the eligibility criteria for blood donors. The examined clinical material was the serum samples obtained from both groups.Based on the quantitative analysis of selected elements, there were statistically significantly (p 0.05) higher concentrations of Cu (1180 μg/L±800 μg/L vs. 1230 μg/L±750 μg/L), Zn (790 μg/L±300 μg/L vs. 850 μg/L±200 μg/L), and Mg (21730 μg/L±4360 μg/L vs. 23820 μg/L±4990 μg/L) in the serum of healthy volunteers compared to those in the study group. In addition, statistically significant changes were not detected in the concentrations of any elements among either sex in either the study or control group or in their body mass index (BMI) values (p > 0.05). In the serum samples from the study group, the strongest relationships were noted between the concentrations of Zn and Pb (r = 0.61), Zn and P (r = 0.69), Zn and Ca (r = 0.84), Zn and Cu (r = 0.83), Mg and Ca (r = 0.74), and Ca and P (r = 0.98).It has been indicated that, above all, the concentrations of Cu, Zn, Ca, and Mg depend on the advancement of radiological changes, according to the Pfirrmann scale. However, no influence on pain intensity was found, depending on the concentration of the assessed elements.The analysis indicates that the determination of serum Cu, Zn, Ca, and Mg concentrations may have diagnostic significance in predicting the onset of lumbosacral IVDD. The predictive evaluation of changes in the concentrations of selected elements in patients with degenerative lumbar IVD lesions appears to be a promising, cost-effective strategy.
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- Rafał Staszkiewicz
- Department of Neurosurgery, 5th Military Clinical Hospital with the SP ZOZ Polyclinic in Krakow, 30-901 Krakow, Poland; Department of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine in Zabrze, Academy of Silesia in Katowice, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, St. Raphael Hospital, 30-693 Krakow, Poland; Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University, 30-705 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 5th Military Clinical Hospital with the SP ZOZ Polyclinic in Krakow, 30-901 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, 5th Military Clinical Hospital, Kraków, Poland; Department of Rehabilitation in Orthopedics, Faculty of Motor Rehabilitation Bronisław Czech University of Physical Education in Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland; Department of Neurosurgery, Provincial Specialist Hospital No. 2 in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, 44-300 Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, 5th Military Clinical Hospital with the SP ZOZ Polyclinic in Krakow, 30-901 Krakow, Poland; Department of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine in Zabrze, Academy of Silesia in Katowice, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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Wieczorek J, Baran A, Bubak A. Mobility, bioaccumulation in plants, and risk assessment of metals in soils. Sci Total Environ 2023; 882:163574. [PMID: 37084910 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163574] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Heavy metal contamination of soils is one of the main factors contributing to soil quality decline and loss of biodiversity, which is also associated with plant contamination, as metals accumulate in the surface layer of soils and then enter the trophic chain. The aims of the study were to assess the mobility and bioavailability of metals in soils to plants, and to estimate the ecological and health risks associated with heavy metal content in soils. 320 topsoil and 206 plant samples were collected. Fractional analysis showed that for most of the samples, there was no or low risk associated with the mobility of Cr, Pb, Cu, Ni, Zn, and low and medium for Cd. High and very high metal release risk was only shown for Cd (28 % of samples), and Zn and Pb (2 % of samples). The bioaccumulation factor found moderate levels of accumulation for Cd, Zn, Cu, Ni. High accumulation of Cd and Zn was found in 38 % and 15 % of plant samples. Alivibrio fischeri proved to be a more sensitive indicator of soil ecotoxicity compared to Sinapis alba. In the 81 % of the soil samples found a low probability of adverse effects on ecological receptors associated with exposure to soilborne metals. In the case of human health risk, no harmful health effects were observed due to accidental ingestion of metal-containing soils in the study area. In assessing metal risks, the choice of indicators is crucial. Moreover, the properties of soils have a significant impact on the mobility of metals and their bioaccumulation by plants. This means that the more varied the choice of indicators, the more comprehensive, reliable and close to reality the risk assessment of heavy metals in soils will be.
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- Jerzy Wieczorek
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agricultural in Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agricultural in Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Kraków, Poland.
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Baran A, Tack FMG, Delemazure A, Wieczorek J, Tarnawski M, Birch G. Metal contamination in sediments of dam reservoirs: A multi-facetted generic risk assessment. Chemosphere 2023; 310:136760. [PMID: 36243080 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The quality of bottom sediments is a key factor for many functions of dam reservoirs, which include water supply, flood control and recreation. The aim of the study was to combine different pollution indices in a critical generic risk assessment of metal contamination of bottom sediments. Both geochemical and ecological indices reflected that sediment contamination was dominated by Zn, Pb and Cd. The ecological risk indices suggested a high riks for all three metals, whereas human health risks were high for Pb and Cd. An occasional local contamination of sediments with Cr and Ni was revealed, although at levels not expected to cause concerns about potential ecological or health risk. Sediments from the Rybnik reservoir for Cu only revealed a high potential ecological risk. EF turned to be as being the most useful, whereas TRI (∑TRI) was the most important ecological index. All multi-element indices suggested similar trends, indicating that Zn, Pb and Cd taken altogether had the greatest impact on the level of sediment contamination and posed the greatest potential ecological and health risks to organisms. The use of sequential BCR extraction and ecotoxicity analyses allowed for a multi-facetted generic risk assessment of metals in sediments of dam reservoirs.
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- Agnieszka Baran
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium.
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- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium.
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, Krakow, Poland.
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- University of Agriculture in Krakow, Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Geotechnics, Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059, Krakow, Poland.
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- Geocoastal Research Group, School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia.
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- Department of Statistics Colby College Waterville Maine USA
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- Department of Statistics Colby College Waterville Maine USA
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- Department of Statistics & Data Science Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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Ascone L, Kling C, Wieczorek J, Koch C, Kühn S. A longitudinal, randomized experimental pilot study to investigate the effects of airborne ultrasound on human mental health, cognition, and brain structure. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5814. [PMID: 33712644 PMCID: PMC7955070 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83527-z] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Ultrasound-(US) emitting sources are highly present in modern human environments (e.g., movement sensors, electric transformers). US affecting humans or even posing a health hazard remains understudied. Hence, ultrasonic (22.4 kHz) vs. sham devices were installed in participants' bedrooms, and active for 28 nights. Somatic and psychiatric symptoms, sound-sensitivity, sleep quality, executive function, and structural MRI were assessed pre-post. Somatization (possible nocebo) and phasic alertness increased significantly in sham, accuracy in a flexibility task decreased significantly in the verum condition (indicating hastier responses). Effects were not sustained after p-level adjustment. Exploratory voxel-based morphometry (VBM) revealed regional grey matter (rGMV) but no regional white matter volume changes in verum (relative to placebo). rGMV increased in bilateral cerebellum VIIb/Crus II and anterior cingulate (BA24). There were rGMV decreases in two bilateral frontal clusters: in the middle frontal gyri/opercular part of inferior frontal gyrus (BA46, 44), and the superior frontal gyri (BA4 ,6, 8). No brain-behavior-links were identified. Given the overall pattern of results, it is suggested that ultrasound may particularly induce regional gray matter decline in frontal areas, however with yet unclear behavioral consequences. Given the localization of clusters, candidate behavioral variables for follow-up investigation are complex motor control/coordination, stress regulation, speech processing, and inhibition tasks.Trial registration: The trial was registered at NIH www.clinicaltrials.gov , trial identifier: NCT03459183, trial name: SonicBrain01, full trial protocol available here: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03459183 .
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- L Ascone
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Neuronal Plasticity Working Group, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig, Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig, Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig, Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Neuronal Plasticity Working Group, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lise Meitner Group for Environmental Neuroscience, Lentzeallee 94, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Ascone L, Kling C, Wieczorek J, Koch C, Kühn S. A longitudinal, randomized experimental pilot study to investigate the effects of airborne infrasound on human mental health, cognition, and brain structure. Sci Rep 2021; 11:3190. [PMID: 33542290 PMCID: PMC7862356 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82203-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Airborne infrasound (IS; emitted by e.g., large machinery, wind farms) is ubiquitous in technologized environments. Health hazards are controversially discussed at present. This study investigated long-term effects of IS on brain (regional grey matter volume; rGMV) and behavior in humans. Specifically engineered infrasonic (6 Hz, 80-90 dB) vs. sham devices were installed in participants' (N = 38) bedrooms and active for 28 nights. Somatic and psychiatric symptoms, sound-sensitivity, sleep quality, cognitive performance, and structural MRI were assessed pre-post. Null findings emerged for all behavioral variables. Exploratory analyses revealed a trend (p = .083) with individuals exposed to IS reporting more physical weakness at post-test (d = 0.38). Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) revealed no rGMV increases, but there were decreases within clusters in the cerebellum VIIIa (bilateral) and left angular gyrus (BA39) in verum. In conclusion, IS does not affect healthy individuals on a global scale. However, future trials should consider more fine-grained specific effects, combining self-report with physiological assessments, particularly directed at bodily sensations and perception. As no brain-behavior-links could be established, the identified grey matter decline cannot be interpreted in terms of potential harmfulness vs. improvement through IS-exposure. Parameters that may best reflect brain changes as established in the present study include motor function, sensory processing/ bodily- and motor-perceptions, working memory, and higher auditory processing (i.e., language-related tasks), which are hence potential target variables for further research.
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- L Ascone
- Neuronal Plasticity Working Group, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig, Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig, Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig, Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Neuronal Plasticity Working Group, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
- Lise Meitner Group for Environmental Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lentzeallee 94, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Lasek-Bal A, Puz P, Wieczorek J, Nowak S, Wnuk-Wojnar A, Warsz-Wianecka A, Mizia-Stec K. Pulmonary vein isolation procedure may be associated with intracranial artery microembolism and increased risk of acute neurological incidents. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background
Atrial fibrillation ablation can be associated with the microembolism detected in intracranial arteries and risk of acute neurological incidents.
Purpose
The aims of this study were a quantitative and a qualitative evaluation of microembolic signals (MES) during pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and establishing the potential significance of MES for damage of brain assessed in radiological investigation and neurological state of patients.
Methods
To the prospective project we qualified patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous pulmonary vein isolation (radiofrequency ablation / balloon cryoablation) with ultrasound monitoring of microembolisms in right middle cerebral artery. Baseline and up to 12 months post pulmonary vein isolation the neurological examination and brain MRI were performed in all participants.
Results
The study enrolled 80 patients at a mean age of 58 years. Microembolisms during the monitoring of the flow in the right middle cerebral artery were recorded in 61 (76.3%) patients in the amount of 51–489 (mean 239). Most often the microembolic signals were registered during the trans-septal puncture and the stage of ablation. In 89%, microembolisms were gaseous. Mean score on Fazekas scale for the whole group before ablation: 0.87±0.7 (0–3, med. 1); after: 0.93±0.71. In 3 (4.3%) patients the lesions worsened during the follow-up period. None of the patients revealed a cardiovascular event during the follow-up period and no changes were observed in the neurological status.
Conclusions
The majority of cerebral microembolism generated during PVI are gaseous in nature. The cerebral microembolism associated with PVI probably result from the technical aspects of the procedure and do not cause neither the permanent brain damage in the radiological investigation nor neurological deficit.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland - statutory work
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- A Lasek-Bal
- Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, Department of Neurology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, Department of Neurology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, First Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, First Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, First Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, Department of Neurology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, First Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland
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- Martin Klein
- US Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring USA
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- US Census Bureau Washington DC USA
- Georgetown University Washington DC USA
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Bednarek A, Wieczorek J, Elzbieciak M, Deja M, Mizia-Stec K. P1723 Spectacular left ventricle post infarction aneurysm. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.1085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sixty six-y.o. woman 2 months after anterior wall ST-segment elevation myocardial infraction and PCI LAD + 3DES (TIMI 1) was re-admitted to the clinic because of progressive severe heart failure (NYHA III/IV). In admission NT-proBNP level was 14 000 pg/ml, INR 1,7, bilirubin 4,5mg/dl. The electrocardiogram showed persistent ST elevation on anterior leads. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed spectacular finding: aneurysm of left ventricle (LV) involving ½ distal part of interventricular septum, apex, inferior, anterior and lateral wall with LVEF 24%, LVEDV 272ml. Thickness of intraventricular septum (IVS) on aneurysm level was only 2,5-3,5mm. In the middle part of IVS a minimal ventricular septal defect (VSD) was showed. Cardiac magnetic resonance examination confirmed TTE findings. The course of the disease was dynamic. The diameter of VSD was increased during consecutive days of hospitalization with maximum width 6,5mm. The patient was hemodynamical unstable, she needed pressure amines, diuretics and intra-aortic balloon pumping. The patient underwent several Heart Team consultations. She was disqualified from percutaneous VSD closing because of thickness of IVS and spiral shape of VSD. Due to potentially too small LV volume after LV plastic surgery the patient was also disqualified from that procedure. We reported the patient to heart transplantation (HTX). There was no transplant donor. In next days we observed progressive signs of a cardiogenic shock with right ventricle decompensation secondary to widening of VSD. Because of unstable stage and growing decompensation, no possibility of HTX patient had life—saving cardiac surgery of LV with mitral valve and tricuspid valve anuloplasthies. The patient survived operation.
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- A Bednarek
- School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Wieczorek J, Cichon M, Wieczorek P, Hoffmann A, Wnuk-Wojnar A, Szydlo K, Lasek-Bal A, Mizia-Stec K. P1816 Cerebral microembolism in low-risk patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation before and after pulmonary vein isolationCerebral microembolism in low-risk patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.1164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND
Invasive treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) becomes more suitable and effective therapy. There are no consistent data describing the occurrence of potential neurological complications in low-risk patients with paroxysmal AF.
AIM
to determine the occurrence, consequences and risk factors for brain white matter hiperintensities (WMH) assessed in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in low-risk patients before and after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) treatment.
METHODS
Eighty patients with symptomatic paroxysmal AF (median age: 58 years (IQR 50-63), K/M: 30/50), CHA2DS2-Vasc ≤ 3 (CHA2DS2-Vasc: 2 (IQR 1-2.5)) were included in the study. Before and after a minimum of 6-month period after PVI-RF treatment (med. 9,9 months, IQR 7.6-11.8 months) a clinical evaluation with brain MRI and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) test were determined. Severity of brain WMH in MRI was assessed in the Fazekas scale (pic 1). The efficacy of PVI-RF treatment analyzed in a 7-day Holter monitoring was confirmed in 43 (53.8%) patients.
RESULTS
Baseline WMH lesions were found in 55 (68.8%) patients. Patients with baseline WMH lesion obtained similar results in the MMSE test, compared to patients with a normal brain image in the MRI study. There was a statistically significant more frequent occurrence of cerebral WMH lesions among older patients, with a higher CHA2DS2-Vasc score, with left atrial (LA) dilatation and dysfunction. Factors affecting the severity of the WMH were: the co-occurrence of the patent foramen ovale (PFO) and coronary artery disease (CAD).
After PVI-RF treatment there were no significant changes in the presence and severity of WMH lesions. Similarly, there were no significant changes in the cognitive abilities assessed with MMSE test compared to the pre-procedural evaluation. There were also similar factors predisposing to brain WMH changes: older age, higher CHA2DS2-Vasc score and higher BMI. In turn, the degree of the brain WMH severity after observation period was dependent on age, higher CHA2DS2-Vasc score, presence of PFO and CAD and the initial LA function.
CONCLUSIONS Cerebral microembolism assessed in MRI is often found in low-risk patients with paroxysmal AF, and its presence and severity are associated with LA dilatation and dysfunction, age and higher CHA2DS2-Vasc score. Additional factors affecting the severity of WMH lesions are: the co-occurrence of PFO and CAD. PVI-RF procedure and its efficacy does not influence on MRI lesions. In the population of relatively young AF patients with no significant cardiovascular disease burden, cerebral microembolism is not related to cognitive impairment.
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- J Wieczorek
- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland
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- 7th Public Hospital of the Silesian Medical University, Department of Neurology, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, 1st Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland
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Wieczorek J, Koseniuk J, Cegla M. The repeatable method of laparoscopic ovum pick-up (OPU) in sheep: clinical aspects and efficiency of the method. Pol J Vet Sci 2019; 21:803-810. [PMID: 30605287 DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2018.125603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The aim of the study was to develop new laparoscopic technique for repeated recovery of sheep oocytes. Oocytes were aspirated with specifically designed catheter. It allowed to recover oocytes without ovary damage and to preserve very good quality of recovered oocytes. Fifteen ewes were oocytes donors. Oocytes were collected: one time (group I, n=15), two times (group II, n=15), three times (group III, n=10), four times (group IV, n=5). The endoscope was inserted into the abdominal cavity. Two trockars for putting the manipulators were inserted 15 cm cranial from the udder. Oocytes were collected by aspiration of the follicular fluid from the ovarian follicles. The observed clinical complications were: ovary bleeding and cicatrix at place of needle insertion, the fragmentary adhesion of infundibulum and ovary, adhesions of omentum and peri- toneum near the place where the grasping forceps were inserted and adhesion of ovary and uterus. Ovarian follicles (n=204) were aspirated, 130 (63.8%) oocytes were obtained. Out of 130 obtained oocytes, 112 were qualified for in vitro maturation. The remaining 18 oocytes (13.8%) were rejected due to cytoplasmic changes. The proposed technique allows for the collecting oocytes of good quality that can be used for IMV/IVF techniques and cloning.
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- J Wieczorek
- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine UJ-UR, University of Agriculture in Krakow Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- The Artvimed Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Legendy 3, 30-147 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology of Reproduction and Cryopreservation, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakowska 1, 32-083 Balice, Poland
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Wieczorek J, Baran A, Urbański K, Mazurek R, Klimowicz-Pawlas A. Assessment of the pollution and ecological risk of lead and cadmium in soils. Environ Geochem Health 2018; 40:2325-2342. [PMID: 29589150 PMCID: PMC6280874 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-018-0100-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The aim of the study was to assess the content, distribution, soil binding capacity, and ecological risk of cadmium and lead in the soils of Malopolska (South Poland). The investigation of 320 soil samples from differently used land (grassland, arable land, forest, wasteland) revealed a very high variation in the metal content in the soils. The pollution of soils with cadmium and lead is moderate. Generally, a point source of lead and cadmium pollution was noted in the study area. The highest content of cadmium and lead was found in the northwestern part of the area-the industrial zones (mining and metallurgical activity). These findings are confirmed by the arrangement of semivariogram surfaces and bivariate Moran's correlation coefficients. Among the different types of land use, forest soils had by far the highest mean content of bioavailable forms of both metals. The results showed a higher soil binding capacity for lead than for cadmium. However, for both metals, extremely high (class 5) accumulation capacities were dominant. Based on the results, the investigated soils had a low (Pb) and moderate (Cd) ecological risk on living components. Soil properties, such as organic C, pH, sand, silt, and clay content, correlated with the content of total and bioavailable forms of metals in the soils. The correlations, despite being statistically significant, were characterized by very low values of correlation coefficient (r = 0.12-0.20, at p ≤ 0.05). Therefore, the obtained data do not allow to define any conclusions as to the relationships between these soil properties. However, it must be highlighted that there was a very strong positive correlation between the total content of cadmium and lead and their bioavailable forms in the soils.
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- Jerzy Wieczorek
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Management and Protection, Faculty of Mining Surveying and Environment Engineering, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection, University of Agriculture in Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Soil Science Erosion and Land Protection, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute, ul. Czartoryskich 8, Pulawy, Poland
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Krupa P, Jasiewicz P, Jopkiewicz T, Wieczorek J, Szambelan M, Felczak M, Cisek W, Anisimowicz L. Is local anaesthesia safer or are we "just" more experienced? Report on 109 patients undergoing TAVR. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2018. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.08.060] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Tommy Wright
- Center for Statistical Research and Methodology, U.S. Bureau of Census, Washington, DC
- Mathematics and Statistics Department, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Center for Statistical Research and Methodology, U.S. Bureau of Census, Washington, DC
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Colby College, Waterville, ME
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Baran A, Wieczorek J, Mazurek R, Urbański K, Klimkowicz-Pawlas A. Potential ecological risk assessment and predicting zinc accumulation in soils. Environ Geochem Health 2018; 40:435-450. [PMID: 28229257 PMCID: PMC5797561 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-017-9924-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The aims of this study were to investigate zinc content in the studied soils; evaluate the efficiency of geostatistics in presenting spatial variability of zinc in the soils; assess bioavailable forms of zinc in the soils and to assess soil-zinc binding ability; and to estimate the potential ecological risk of zinc in soils. The study was conducted in southern Poland, in the Malopolska Province. This area is characterized by a great diversity of geological structures and types of land use and intensity of industrial development. The zinc content was affected by soil factors, and the type of land use (arable lands, grasslands, forests, wastelands). A total of 320 soil samples were characterized in terms of physicochemical properties (texture, pH, organic C content, total and available Zn content). Based on the obtained data, assessment of the ecological risk of zinc was conducted using two methods: potential ecological risk index and hazard quotient. Total Zn content in the soils ranged from 8.27 to 7221 mg kg-1 d.m. Based on the surface semivariograms, the highest variability of zinc in the soils was observed from northwest to southeast. The point sources of Zn contamination were located in the northwestern part of the area, near the mining-metallurgical activity involving processing of zinc and lead ores. These findings were confirmed by the arrangement of semivariogram surfaces and bivariate Moran's correlation coefficients. The content of bioavailable forms of zinc was between 0.05 and 46.19 mg kg-1 d.m. (0.01 mol dm-3 CaCl2), and between 0.03 and 71.54 mg kg-1 d.m. (1 mol dm-3 NH4NO3). Forest soils had the highest zinc solubility, followed by arable land, grassland and wasteland. PCA showed that organic C was the key factor to control bioavailability of zinc in the soils. The extreme, very high and medium zinc accumulation was found in 69% of studied soils. There is no ecological risk of zinc to living organisms in the study area, and in 90% of the soils there were no potentially negative effects of zinc to ecological receptors.
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- Agnieszka Baran
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120, Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120, Krakow, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Soil Science Erosion and Land Protection, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation - State Research Institute, ul. Czartoryskich 8, Pulawy, Poland
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Górka P, Śliwiński B, Flaga J, Wieczorek J, Godlewski MM, Wierzchoś E, Zabielski R, Kowalski ZM. Effect of butyrate infusion into the rumen on butyrate flow to the duodenum, selected gene expression in the duodenum epithelium, and nutrient digestion in sheep. J Anim Sci 2017; 95:2144-2155. [PMID: 28726987 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2016.1218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The aim of the study was to determine the effect of butyrate infusion into the rumen on butyrate flow to the duodenum, expression of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) transporters (monocarboxylate transporter-1, -2, and -4) and receptors (G protein coupled receptor-41 and -43) in the duodenal epithelium and nutrient digestion in sheep. Eight wethers (39.0 ± 3.00 kg; mean ± SD) with ruminal and T-shape duodenal cannulas were allocated to 4 × 4 replicated Latin square design with each experimental period lasting for 21 d (12 d of adaptation and 9 d for data and sample collection). Experimental treatments were: 1) distilled water infusion into the rumen (CONT); 2) 15 g/d of butyric acid infusion into the rumen (BUT15); 3) 30 g/d of butyric acid infusion into the rumen (BUT30); and 4) 45 g/d of butyric acid infusion into the rumen (BUT45). The daily dose of butyrate was infused into the rumen via the rumen cannula, with 200 mL of solution of butyric acid and distilled water, at a constant rate (0.1389 mL/min) throughout the day using a peristaltic pump. Correspondingly, 200 mL/d of distilled water was infused into the rumen of CONT. The wethers were fed daily 900 g of chopped meadow hay and 200 g of concentrate in two equal meals at 0600 and 1800 h. Butyrate infusion into the rumen did not affect total SCFA concentration in the rumen fluid ( > 0.11). Molar proportion of butyrate in total SCFA linearly increased, and molar proportion of acetate and isovalerate linearly decreased ( ≤ 0.02) with an increasing amount of butyrate infused into the rumen. The molar proportion of butyrate in total SCFA in the duodenal digesta linearly increased ( < 0.01), and butyrate flow to duodenum tended to linearly increase ( = 0.06) with an increasing dose of exogenous butyrate delivered to the rumen. Butyrate infusion into the rumen did not affect ( ≥ 0.14) the mRNA expression of monocarboxylate transporter-2 and -4 and G protein coupled receptor-43 in the duodenal epithelium. The G protein coupled receptor-41 and monocarboxylate transporter-1 mRNA expression in the duodenal epithelium was very low in many of the analyzed samples. Digestibility of organic matter, neutral detergent fiber, and acid detergent fiber in the stomach (forestomach and abomasum) decreased for BUT15 and BUT30 and then increased for BUT45 (quadratic, ≤ 0.04); however, neither digestibility in the intestine nor total tract digestibility differed between treatments ( ≥ 0.10).
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Mizia-Stec K, Wieczorek J, Wnuk-Wojnar A, Hoffmann A, Wozniak-Skowerska I, Nowak S, Wybraniec M, Cichon M, Undas A. P4593Atrial fibrillation, rapid atrial rhythm and left atrial manoeuvres directly preceding pulmonary vein isolation result in left atrial prothrombotic and inflammatory activation. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p4593] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Mizia-Stec K, Wieczorek J, Wnuk-Wojnar A, Wozniak-Skowerska I, Wybraniec M, Hoffmann A, Nowak S, Cichon M, Adamczak M, Chudek J, Wiecek A. P3010Lower soluble Klotho and higher impact fibroblast growth factor 23 serum levels are associated with episodes of atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p3010] [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] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mizia-Stec K, Wieczorek J, Wybraniec M, Wozniak-Skowerska I, Szydlo K, Hoffmann A, Nowak S, Chudek J, Wiecek A, Wnuk-Wojnar A. P3577Serum levels of adipokines in left atrium and peripheral vein in patients undergoing PVI. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p3577] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wybraniec M, Wieczorek J, Wozniak-Skowerska I, Hoffmann A, Nowak S, Wnuk-Wojnar A, Chudek J, Wiecek A, Mizia-Stec K. P2670Plasma renalase concentration in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein isolation. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p2670] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Górka P, Śliwiński B, Flaga J, Wieczorek J, Godlewski MM, Wierzchoś E, Zabielski R, Kowalski ZM. Effect of butyrate infusion into the rumen on butyrate flow to the duodenum, selected gene expression in the duodenum epithelium, and nutrient digestion in sheep. J Anim Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.2527/jas2016.1218] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Droege G, Barker K, Seberg O, Coddington J, Benson E, Berendsohn WG, Bunk B, Butler C, Cawsey EM, Deck J, Döring M, Flemons P, Gemeinholzer B, Güntsch A, Hollowell T, Kelbert P, Kostadinov I, Kottmann R, Lawlor RT, Lyal C, Mackenzie-Dodds J, Meyer C, Mulcahy D, Nussbeck SY, O'Tuama É, Orrell T, Petersen G, Robertson T, Söhngen C, Whitacre J, Wieczorek J, Yilmaz P, Zetzsche H, Zhang Y, Zhou X. The Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) Data Standard specification. Database (Oxford) 2016; 2016:baw125. [PMID: 27694206 PMCID: PMC5045859 DOI: 10.1093/database/baw125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Genomic samples of non-model organisms are becoming increasingly important in a broad range of studies from developmental biology, biodiversity analyses, to conservation. Genomic sample definition, description, quality, voucher information and metadata all need to be digitized and disseminated across scientific communities. This information needs to be concise and consistent in today’s ever-increasing bioinformatic era, for complementary data aggregators to easily map databases to one another. In order to facilitate exchange of information on genomic samples and their derived data, the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) Data Standard is intended to provide a platform based on a documented agreement to promote the efficient sharing and usage of genomic sample material and associated specimen information in a consistent way. The new data standard presented here build upon existing standards commonly used within the community extending them with the capability to exchange data on tissue, environmental and DNA sample as well as sequences. The GGBN Data Standard will reveal and democratize the hidden contents of biodiversity biobanks, for the convenience of everyone in the wider biobanking community. Technical tools exist for data providers to easily map their databases to the standard. Database URL:http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/GGBN_Data_Standard
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- G Droege
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 6-8, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Sølvgade 83, opg. S, Copenhagen DK-1307, Denmark
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- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Damar Research Scientists, Damar, Drum Road, Cuparmuir, Fife KY15 5RJ, UK
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- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 6-8, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstr. 7B, Braunschweig 38124, Germany
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- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO National Research Collections Australia, Canberra, Australia
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- Berkeley Natural History Museums, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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- Australian Museum, Sydney 2010, NSW, Australia
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- Systematic Botany, Justus Liebig University, Giessen 35392, Germany
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- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 6-8, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 6-8, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences & Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH, Campus Ring 1, Bremen 28759, Germany
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- Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- ARC-Net Applied Research on Cancer Centre, Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy
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- Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Department of Medical Informatics and UMG Biobank, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, Göttingen 37075, Germany
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Sølvgade 83, opg. S, Copenhagen DK-1307, Denmark
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstr. 7B, Braunschweig 38124, Germany
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- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Julius Kuehn-Institute (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, Erwin-Baur-Str. 27, Quedlinburg 06484, Germany
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- China National GeneBank, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518083, China
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- China National GeneBank, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518083, China
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Mistewicz K, Nowak M, Wrzalik R, Śleziona J, Wieczorek J, Guiseppi-Elie A. Ultrasonic processing of SbSI nanowires for their application to gas sensors. Ultrasonics 2016; 69:67-73. [PMID: 27065469 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2016.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Ultrasonic processing has been applied to create durable electrical contacts between antimony sulfoiodide (SbSI) nanowires and Au microelectrodes on glass substrate. After DC electric field alignment of SbSI nanowires between the microelectrodes, the sample was irradiated with ultrasound using chromium copper alloy sonotrode ended with silicon carbide (SiC) single crystal. The SEM and AFM investigations have showed that the ends of SbSI nanowires have been well compacted and bonded with microelectrodes. Ultrasonic processing has caused 420% increase of DC electric conductance of the junctions between Au microelectrodes and SbSI nanowires. The fabricated structures of SbSI nanowires bonded to Au microelectrodes are useful e.g. as nitrous oxide (N2O) gas sensors. These low power devices can operate at room temperature and do not require heating system for recovery.
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- K Mistewicz
- Institute of Physics, Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland.
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- Institute of Physics, Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, Bankowa 14, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Materials Science, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Materials Science, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
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- Center for Bioelectronics, Biosensors and Biochips, Clemson University, 132 Earle Hall, Clemson, USA
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Cierpka L, Ryszka F, Dolińska B, Smorąg Z, Słomski R, Wiaderkiewicz R, Caban A, Budziński G, Oczkowicz G, Wieczorek J. Biolasol: novel perfusion and preservation solution for kidneys. Transplant Proc 2015; 46:2539-41. [PMID: 25380859 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Biolasol solution (Pharmaceutical Research and Production Plant "Biochefa," Sosnowiec, Poland) is a novel extracellular perfusion and ex vivo hypothermic kidney preservation solution. It ensures maintenance of homeostasis, reduces tissue edema, has low viscosity, and allows the graft to preserve structural and functional integrity. It minimizes ischemia-reperfusion damage. METHODS Perfundates from control and transplanted kidneys flushed with Biolasol or ViaSpan solutions (Arkas, Warszawa, Poland) were analyzed. Parameters of serum and urine collected from 12 pigs after auto-transplantation were also analyzed. Renal medulla was investigated for structural alterations by analyzing hematoxylin and eosin-stained slides. The mean survival time of pigs after the auto-transplantation procedure was the measure for the novel Biolasol solution effectiveness. RESULTS We observed a statistically significant decrease in marker enzyme levels alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, lactic dehydrogenase, and ions (Na and K) in pigs with grafts flushed with Biolasol. Histopathologic examination revealed that the renal cortex structure was not damaged after the use of Biolasol solution. CONCLUSION Biolasol solution protects kidneys against ischemia damage and does not differ significantly from the "golden standard" ViaSpan solution.
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- L Cierpka
- Department of General Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- Pharmaceutical Research and Production Plant Biochefa, Sosnowiec.
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- Pharmaceutical Research and Production Plant Biochefa, Sosnowiec; Department of Applied Pharmacy, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- National Research Institute of Animal Production, Balice
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- Institute of Human Genetics PAN, Poznań
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- Department of Histology & Embryology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of General Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- Department of General Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- Department of General Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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- National Research Institute of Animal Production, Balice
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Caban A, Oczkowicz G, Budziński G, Suszka-Świtek A, Dolińska B, Ostróżka-Cieślik A, Wieczorek J, Ryszka F, Wiaderkiewicz R, Cierpka L. Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in pigs' kidneys early after autotransplantation procedure. Transplant Proc 2015; 46:2545-7. [PMID: 25380861 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this paper was to evaluate mRNA expression of Toll-like receptors 2 (TLR2) and 4 (TLR4) and the adaptor protein myeloid differentiation primary-response protein 88 (MyD88) in pigs' kidneys 14 and 30 days after autotransplantation. METHODS The research was conducted on 12 animals that underwent left renal transplantation procedure with further standardized rinsing with Biolasol solution and 24 hours' storage in 4°C; subsequently the kidneys were implanted in the right retroperitoneal space after right-side nephrectomy. Six randomly chosen animals (group I) were under observation for 14 days, the other 6 (group II) for 30 days. After these observation periods, the animals were killed and 4-g samples were collected from the renal cortex and medulla. RESULTS Expression of mRNA in homogenates of collected samples were determined with the use of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis. Obtained results in both groups, presented in relation to GAPDH, were compared with the use of Mann-Whitney U test. Stable graft function was observed in all animals from the 2nd day after the procedure. TLR2 in group I reached the mean value of 3.64 and was statistically significantly higher than in group II (2.19). Inverse proportion was observed in case of mRNA for TLR4: group II presented 2 times higher value than group I (0.25 vs 0.11). Similarly, significant difference was observed in MyD88 (group I, 0.067; group II, 0.45). CONCLUSIONS At 14 days after autotransplantation of a pig kidney, mRNA expression for TLR2 is dominant; later, expression increases for TLR4 and MyD88.
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- A Caban
- Department of General, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
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- Department of General, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Applied Pharmacy and Drug Technology, Sosnowiec, Poland
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- National Research Institute of Animal Production, Kraków-Balice, Poland
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- "Biochefa" Pharmaceutical Research Production Plant, Sosnowiec, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of General, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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The aim of the study was the preliminary development of laparoscopic transfer of embryos to the uterus in the pig, which can become the alternative for more invasive surgical methods. We proposed the original method of embryo transfer. Donors (n = 40) and recipients (n = 15) of embryos were sows of age of 6-8 months. The estrus cycle of both recipients and donors was routinely synchronized. The experimental animals were divided into two groups. In the first group (10 donors and 3 recipients) embryos were transplanted according to the method described earlier and in the second group (30 donors and 12 recipients) embryos were transplanted according to our own proposed method. As the control group, we used 16 sows after insemination (AI). In animals from both experimental groups pregnancy was diagnosed between 28-31 day after transplantation and in the control group between 28-31 day after insemination. All animals were observed during pregnancy and weaning period in pig farm. Embryos at the development stage of 2-4 cell were obtained surgically and cultured in vitro for 4 days. Obtained blastocysts were transferred to donors. The original set of catheters for blastocysts transfer to pig uterus was constructed. Three trocars were placed in abdominal cavity for inserting endoscope and 2 grasps for uterus stabilization. After uterus stabilization, the slide was inserted into abdomen which was used for putting the needle to puncture uterus. Through this needle catheter with embryos was inserted into the uterus cavity. Embryos were placed by injection into lumen of the one uterine horn. From 12 recipients pregnancy was diagnosed in 6 recipients. From 6 litters, 57 piglets were born. We weaned 41 piglets (71.9%). In our study we obtained 50% efficacy, with the mean number of 9.5 alive piglets in litter and 6.8 weaned piglets. The efficacy of developed method of laparoscopic transfer of porcine embryos allows it to be used in routine practice.
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Krestjyaninov M, Gimaev R, Razin V, Halaph H, Shameeva O, Galli E, Oger E, Levery M, Mabo P, Donal E, Rodriguez Munoz D, Carbonell Sanroman A, Moya Mur J, Lazaro Rivera C, Fernandez Santos S, Rincon Diaz L, Casas Rojo E, Jimenez Nacher J, Fernandez-Golfin C, Zamorano Gomez J, Shamsheva D, Zaletova T, Parkhomenko O, Bogdanov A, Simova I, Katova T, Galderisi M, Pauncheva B, Ozawa K, Funabashi N, Takaoka H, Kobayashi Y, Moatemri F, Messaoudi Y, Mahdhaoui A, Bouraoui H, Hajri S, Jeridi G, Souza C, Nascimento C, Cordovil I, Belem L, Horcades R, Sahate A, Pereira S, Benchimol-Barbosa P, Barros C, Weitzel L, Altin C, Sade L, Gezmis E, Ozen N, Muderrisoglu H, Voilliot D, Magne J, Dulgheru R, Kou S, Henri C, Caballero L, De Sousa C, Sprynger M, Pierard L, Lancellotti P, Miglioranza M, Mihaila S, Muraru D, Cucchini U, Cecchetto A, Cavalli G, Romeo G, Iliceto S, Badano L, Brecht A, Wageloehner T, Oertelt-Prigione S, Seeland U, Ruecke M, Baumann G, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Stangl V, Knebel F, Khanna R, Raghuwanshi A, Kapoor A, Tewari S, Garg N, Kumar S, Goel P, Altin C, Sade L, Gezmis E, Ozen N, Duzceker O, Muderrisoglu H, Petre I, Tautu O, Onciul S, Iancovici S, Zamfir D, Onut R, Dorobantu M, Jashari F, Ibrahimi P, Johansson E, Gronlund C, Bajraktari G, Wester P, Henein M, Torbas O, Sirenko Y, Radchenko G, Page M, Gerber B, Pasquet A, Pouleur A, Vancreynest D, Vanoverschelde J, Wieczorek J, Wieczorek P, Mizia M, Gieszczyk-Strozik K, Sikora-Puz A, Lasota B, Mizia-Stec K, Coisne A, Levy F, Malaquin D, Richardson M, Quere J, Montaigne D, Tribouilloy C, Miskowiec D, Wierzbowska-Drabik K, Wejner-Mik P, Michalski B, Wdowiak-Okrojek K, Szymczyk E, Kasprzak J, Lipiec P, Grossi F, Oddo A, Pieri F, Cordisco A, Zucchini M, Mori F, Gensini G. Club 35 Poster session 1: Wednesday 3 December 2014, 09:00-16:00 * Location: Poster area. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu238] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Czech T, Gambuś F, Wieczorek J. Mathematical forecasting methods for predicting lead contents in animal organs on the basis of the environmental conditions. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2014; 110:232-8. [PMID: 25262112 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.09.006] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2014] [Revised: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The main objective of this study was to determine and describe the lead transfer in the soil-plant-animal system in areas polluted with this metal at varying degrees, with the use of mathematical forecasting methods and data mining tools contained in the Statistica 9.0 software programme. The starting point for the forecasting models comprised results derived from an analysis of different features of soil and plants, collected from 139 locations in an area covering 100km(2) around a lead-zinc ore mining and processing plant ('Boleslaw'), at Bukowno in southern Poland. In addition, the lead content was determined in the tissues and organs of 110 small rodents (mainly mice) caught in the same area. The prediction models, elaborated with the use of classification algorithms, forecasted with high probability the class (range) of pollution in animal tissues and organs with lead, based on various soil and plant properties of the study area. However, prediction models which use multilayer neural networks made it possible to calculate the content of lead (predicted versus measured) in animal tissues and organs with an excellent correlation coefficient.
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- Tomasz Czech
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. A. Mickiewicz 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. A. Mickiewicz 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. A. Mickiewicz 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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Szczygieł J, Dyrek K, Kruczała K, Bidzińska E, Brożek-Mucha Z, Wenda E, Wieczorek J, Szymońska J. Interactions of Chromium Ions with Starch Granules in an Aqueous Environment. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:7100-7. [DOI: 10.1021/jp502028d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jadwiga Szczygieł
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 3 Ingardena Str., 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 3 Ingardena Str., 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 3 Ingardena Str., 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 3 Ingardena Str., 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 3 Ingardena Str., 30-060 Krakow, Poland
- Institute of Forensic
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 3 Ingardena Str., 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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- Department
of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, Agricultural University, 21 Mickiewicza Ave., 30-120 Kraków, Poland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Physics, Agricultural University, 122 Balicka Str., 30-149 Kraków, Poland
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Ciarkowska K, Sołek-Podwika K, Wieczorek J. Enzyme activity as an indicator of soil-rehabilitation processes at a zinc and lead ore mining and processing area. J Environ Manage 2014; 132:250-6. [PMID: 24321285 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Revised: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The activities of soil enzymes in relation to the changes occurring in the soil on a degraded area in southern Poland after zinc and lead mining were analyzed. An evaluation of the usefulness of urease and invertase activities for estimating the progress of the rehabilitation processes in degraded soil was performed. The data show that the soil samples differed significantly in organic carbon (0.68-104.0 g kg(-1)) and total nitrogen (0.03-8.64 g kg(-1)) content in their surface horizons. All of the soil samples (apart from one covered with forest) had very high total concentrations of zinc (4050-10,884 mg kg(-1)), lead (959-6661 mg kg(-1)) and cadmium (24.4-174.3 mg kg(-1)) in their surface horizons, and similar concentrations in their deeper horizons. Nevertheless, the amounts of the soluble forms of the above-mentioned heavy metals were quite low and they accounted for only a small percentage of the total concentrations: 1.4% for Zn, 0.01% for Pb and 2.6% for Cd. Urease activities were ranked as follows: soil from flotation settler (0.88-1.78 μg N-NH4(+) 2h(-1) g(-1))<soil from old slag heaps (1.77-2.51 μg N-NH4(+) 2h(-1) g(-1))<soil undisturbed by mining activity (2.14-5.73 μg N-NH4(+) 2h(-1) g(-1)). Invertase activities were similar in soil that was undisturbed by mining and in soil from old slag heaps, ranging from 20.5 to 77.1mg of the inverted sugar, but they were much lower in soil from the flotation settler (0.12-6.95 mg of the inverted sugar). The results demonstrated that heavy pollution with Zn, Pb and Cd slightly decreased the activities of urease and invertase. It is thought that it resulted from the enzyme reactions occurring in slightly acidic or alkaline soil conditions. Under such conditions, heavy metals occur mainly in insoluble forms. The activities of these enzymes are strongly dependent on the content and decomposition of organic matter in the soil.
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- Krystyna Ciarkowska
- Soil Science and Soil Protection Department, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Aleja Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland.
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- Soil Science and Soil Protection Department, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Aleja Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland
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Montoro Lopez M, Pons De Antonio I, Itziar Soto C, Florez Gomez R, Alonso Ladreda A, Rios Blanco J, Refoyo Salicio E, Moreno Yanguela M, Lopez Sendon J, Guzman Martinez G, Van De Heyning CM, Magne J, Pierard L, Bruyere P, Davin L, De Maeyer C, Paelinck B, Vrints C, Lancellotti P, Michalski B, Krzeminska-Pakula M, Lipiec P, Szymczyk E, Chrzanowski L, Kasprzak J, Leao RN, Florencio AF, Oliveira AR, Bento B, Lopes S, Calaca J, Palma Reis R, Krestjyaninov M, Gimaev R, Razin V, Arangalage D, Chiampan A, Cimadevilla C, Touati A, Himbert D, Brochet E, Iung B, Nataf P, Vahanian A, Messika-Zeitoun D, Guvenc T, Karacimen D, Erer H, Ilhan E, Sayar N, Karakus G, Eren M, Iriart X, Tafer N, Roubertie F, Mauriat P, Thambo J, Wang J, Fang F, Yip GW, Sanderson J, Feng W, Yu C, Lam Y, Assabiny A, Apor A, Nagy A, Vago H, Toth A, Merkely B, Kovacs A, Castaldi B, Vida V, Guariento A, Padalino M, Cerutti A, Maschietto N, Biffanti R, Reffo E, Stellin G, Milanesi O, Baronaite-Dudoniene K, Urbaite L, Smalinskas V, Veisaite R, Vasylius T, Vaskelyte J, Puodziukynas A, Wieczorek J, Rybicka-Musialik A, Berger-Kucza A, Hoffmann A, Wnuk-Wojnar A, Mizia-Stec K, Melao F, Ribeiro V, Amorim S, Araujo C, Torres J, Cardoso J, Pinho P, Maciel M, Storsten P, Eriksen M, Boe E, Estensen M, Erikssen G, Smiseth O, Skulstad H, Miglioranza M, Gargani L, Sant`Anna R, Rover M, Martins V, Mantovanni A, Kalil R, Leiria T, Luo X, Fang F, Lee P, Zhang Z, Lam Y, Sanderson J, Kwong JS, Yu C, Borowiec A, Dabrowski R, Wozniak J, Jasek S, Chwyczko T, Kowalik I, Janas J, Musiej-Nowakowska E, Szwed H, Palinsky M, Petrovicova J, Pirscova M, Baricevic Z, Lovric D, Cikes M, Skoric B, Ljubas Macek J, Reskovic Luksic V, Separovic Hanzevacki J, Milicic D, Elmissiri A, El Shahid G, Abdal-Wahhab S, Vural MG, Yilmaz M, Cetin S, Akdemir R, Yoldas TK, Yeter E, Karamanou A, Hamodraka E, Lekakis I, Paraskevaidis I, Kremastinos D, Appiah-Dwomoh EK, Wang V, Otto C, Mayar F, Bonaventura K, Sunman H, Canpolat U, Kuyumcu M, Yorgun H, Sahiner L, Ozer N. Club 35 Poster Session Wednesday 11 December: 11/12/2013, 09:30-16:00 * Location: Poster area. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jet213] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tarasevitch A, Wieczorek J, Kohn R, Bovensiepen U, von der Linde D. Two-beam high-order harmonics from solids: coupling mechanisms. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2010; 82:056410. [PMID: 21230605 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.82.056410] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The polarization of the two beam (driver-probe) high-order harmonic generation from solids is measured. The experiments, together with computer simulations, allow us to distinguish two different coupling mechanisms of the driver and the probe, resulting in different harmonic efficiencies and spectral slopes. We find that in the nonrelativistic regime the coupling is mostly due to the nonlinear plasma density modulation.
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- A Tarasevitch
- Fakultät für Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, 47048 Duisburg, Germany.
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Wieczorek A, Wawrzyniak G, Adrian J, Wieczorek J. Physical activity and fitness of young men in aspect of biological maturity described by electroforetic motility of nuclei method (EMN). Biol Sport 2010. [DOI: 10.5604/20831862.907956] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bryła M, Trzcińska M, Wieczorek J, Słomski R, Smorag Z. Effect of semen quality in transgenic boars on the developmental competence of preimplantation embryos. Anim Reprod Sci 2010; 118:77-82. [PMID: 19592183 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2009] [Revised: 05/21/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to compare the fertilising capacity of sperm from 6 transgenic (TG) and 6 non-transgenic (NTG) boars based on analyses of embryos resulting from insemination with sperm from these particular boars. Expanded blastocysts were collected from five groups of synchronised gilts (six gilts per group) inseminated by TG boars bearing a gene construct containing the human alpha1,2-fucosyltransferase gene and by NTG boars. The ejaculates used for insemination were analysed to detect apoptotic changes using two fluorescence methods: an assay to assess early changes in the membrane integrity of the sperm using the YO-PRO-1 fluorophore and an assay for phosphatidylserine (PS) translocation across the plasma membranes using fluorescein-labelled Annexin-V. Our results, using a combination of YO-PRO-1 and PI fluorophores, revealed no significant differences in the percentage of sperm subpopulations between non-transgenic and transgenic boars (P<0.01). Moreover, the second fluorescent probe also revealed no significant differences between the average values of live (Ann-V(-)/PI(-)), early apoptotic (Ann-V(+)/PI(-)), and late apoptotic/early necrotic sperm (Ann-V(+)/PI(+)) as calculated for TG and NTG boars. Only the percentage of necrotic sperm (Ann-V(-)/PI(+)) was significantly different (P<0.05) between transgenic and non-transgenic boars (3.4%+/-2.7; 7.2%+/-2.1, respectively). The quality of the preimplantation embryos at the blastocyst stage was determined by counting the number of cells, observing a TUNEL-positive reaction and by caspase-3 labelling. We found that expanded blastocysts that were derived from gilts inseminated with TG and NTG boar semen showed almost no DNA fragmentation (80%) and 70% caspase-3 activity. The expanded blastocysts that were derived from gilts inseminated with TG and NTG boar semen did not differ significantly in their DNA fragmentation, and there were no differences in caspase-3 activity. These results revealed a positive correlation between the percentage of blastocysts with TUNEL-positive nuclei and the percentage of blastocysts with caspase-3 activity (r=0.9787; P<0.0001).
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- M Bryła
- Department of Biotechnology of Animal Reproduction, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083 Balice, Kraków, Poland.
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Leszczynska J, Paliga A, Wieczorek J, Krysta K, Krupka-Matuszczyk I. P03-90 - Disturbances of sleep in schizophrenia. Eur Psychiatry 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(10)71200-1] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Potato and wheat starch granules were soaked in 1% aqueous solutions of copper(II) salts: acetate, chloride, and sulfate. Such treatment caused sorption of Cu(2+) ions at the granule surface and their penetration into the granule interior as was proven, for sectioned granules of investigated starch, by scanning electron microscopy combined with an X-ray microanalysis system (energy dispersive spectroscopy). Copper ions incorporated into the granules influenced the starch thermal stability. Uptake of Cu(2+) by potato, determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry, was much higher than obtained for the wheat starch. Moreover, it was dependent on copper counteranions present in the solution. In all investigated granules, the most effective sorption occurred in the acetate solution. Starch dehydration or/and freezing and thawing, affecting the water-dependent inner structure of the granules, also influenced the amount of Cu(2+) taken from the solutions. Thus, compared to that in native starch, this value was considerably higher in Cu(CH 3COO)2, almost unchanged in CuSO4, and significantly lower in the case of CuCl2 solution. The influence of chloride and sulfate anions seemed to correlate with their water structure-making and structure-breaking ability, affecting the migration of Cu(2+) in the amorphous parts of the granules. However, high Cu uptake observed for acetate solution could be explained on the basis of acetate anion hydrolysis activating the polysaccharide matrix for cation binding. The obtained results provide new information about interactions of starch granules with salt solution and therefore support our understanding of starch properties.
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- J Szymońska
- Department of Chemistry, Agricultural University, Krakow, Poland.
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BACKGROUND Racecadotril (acetorphan) is an antisecretory drug that exerts its antidiarrhoeal effects by inhibiting intestinal enkephalinase. AIM To summarize studies testing the efficacy and safety of racecadotril for treating children with acute gastroenteritis. METHODS Reports were gathered by searching electronic databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library (all up to April 2007), relevant journals, and bibliographies of reviewed articles. Only randomized-controlled trials were included. RESULTS Three randomized-controlled trials (471 participants) met the inclusion criteria. Two trials reported stool output, and data suggested less stool output in the racecadotril group than in the control group. The duration of diarrhoea was significantly reduced in the three trials reporting this outcome. Achievement of a cure by day 5 was similar in both groups. Adverse effects were similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS The small number of included trials provided some evidence in favour of the use of racecadotril over placebo or no intervention, to reduce the stool output and duration of diarrhoea in children with acute gastroenteritis. However, more data in out-patients are needed. The safety as well as the cost-effectiveness of the therapy should be explored, before routine therapy with racecadotril is recommended.
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- H Szajewska
- The 2nd Department of Paediatrics, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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Wieczorek J, Matuszewski W, Kokocińska D. [Usefulness of selected circulating biochemical markers in diagnosis and monitoring of endometriosis]. Ginekol Pol 1999; 70:161-5. [PMID: 10390920] [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: 02/13/2023] Open
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A review of the literature for searching of biochemical marker of endometriosis is presented. The investigations with CA 125, antiendometrial antibodies, placental protein 14 and others have not established a sensitive screening test for predicting endometriosis, especially in early stages of the disease. Most authors confirm usefulness of those markers in monitoring therapy and predicting recurrences. This may allow to avoid commonly performed "second look" laparoscopy.
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- J Wieczorek
- Odziału Połoznictwa j Chorób Kobiecych Szpitala Nr 1 w Katowicach
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Dwilewicz-Trojaczek J, Kendziorek A, Paprocka E, Wieczorek J, Widzyńska I, Kuratowska Z. [Lymphoma lymphoplasmocytoides: a case report]. Pol Merkur Lekarski 1998; 4:262-4. [PMID: 9825658] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Clinical symptoms and haematological disorders in patients suffering from lymphoplasmatic/lymphoplasmocytoidal lymphoma were presented, 82 patients were examined (median age of 63), all of the in clinical stage IV (ANN Arbor scale). In all of the patients bone marrow was invaded. The most common symptom was enlargement of peripheral lymph nodes (86%) less often abdominal ones (21%). Splenomegalia was found in 55% and hepatomegalia in 49% of patients 35% of patients had anaemia and 38% thrombocytopenia. Close to 1/3 of patients dermatoses were found, in most cases allergic ones. In 7% another cancer was found.
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Matuszewski W, Stojko R, Wieczorek J, Koza K, Luciak M. [The "Bizzare" leiomyoma in histopathological examination of the uterine myoma: dilemma of the range of operative treatment]. Ginekol Pol 1998; 69:269-72. [PMID: 9695325] [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: 02/08/2023] Open
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The very rare case of leiomyoma sarcomatosum was presented and differentiated to "bizzare" leiomyoma at 39 years old woman, who was conservative preoperation diagnosis of uterine myoma. To get the after-operation prognosis the following elements of tumour have been studied: mitotic index, presence and type of necrosis, separation of the tumour and perivascular infiltration. A decision of conservative treatment was confirmed by shown world wide literature.
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- W Matuszewski
- Oddziału Ginekologii i Połoznictwa Szpitala Miejskiego Nr 1 w Katowicach
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Dwilewicz-Trojaczek J, Wieczorek J. [Thrombocytosis in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and Hodgkin's disease]. Pol Arch Med Wewn 1997; 98:117-21. [PMID: 9508664] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Secondary thrombocytosis appears in patients with various neoplastic and autoaggressive diseases and infections. Thrombocytosis occurrence among 358 patients with NHL and 46 with HD treated at the Department of Haematology of CMKP (Postgraduate Training Centre) and Warsaw Medical School in 1986-1993 is here presented. The 11 patients (3%) among the ones with NHL and the 11 (24%) with HD showed thrombocytosis. Much more frequently the increased thrombocyte count could have been found in patients with low grade T-cell lymphomas (14%) and in patients with Hodgkin's disease. The patients with chronic B-cell lymphocytic leukemia (1%) showed thrombocytosis in very few cases. Thrombocyte count in patients with NHL was not high (mean-596.0 x 10(9)/L median-558.0 x 10(9)/L) which was similar as in those with HD (mean-601.0 x 10(9)/L median-558.0 x 10(9)/L).
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Boguradzki P, Wieczorek J, Deptała A, Szyluk B, Dziewulska D, Kuratowska Z, Kwieciński H. [Nocturnal paroxysmal hemoglobinuria--case report]. Pol Arch Med Wewn 1996; 96:54-7. [PMID: 8966146] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)-a case report. We present clinical and postmortem findings in patient with PNH who developed cerebral thrombosis. The pathogenesis of the PNH is discussed.
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Dwilewicz-Trojaczek J, Kendziorek A, Paprocka E, Wieczorek J, Widzyńska I, Kuratowska Z. [Lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma and the immune system in patients with this type of lymphoma]. Pol Tyg Lek 1996; 51:260-2. [PMID: 9289703] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Among 82 patients with L-LP in clinical stage IV, 14% were found to have monoclonal gammapathy and 22% polyclonal gammapathy. The other classes of immunoglobulins were not affected. In 78%, cell immunity was impaired. Decrease in T cell count (CD2+ and CD3+) in blood was found. Particularly T helper cells (CD4+), to a lesser degree T suppressor cells (CD8+) were affected. The life time of patients varied from 3 to 120 months. 60% of deaths were caused by infection.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, CD/analysis
- Humans
- Immunity, Cellular/immunology
- Immunoglobulin A/analysis
- Immunoglobulin G/analysis
- Immunoglobulin M/analysis
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/immunology
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/mortality
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphocyte Count
- Neoplasm Staging
- Survival Rate
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Matuszewski W, Wieczorek J. [Cholesterol and its fractions in women after ovariectomy treated with estraderm TTS]. Ginekol Pol 1996; 67:186-9. [PMID: 8846930] [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: 02/02/2023] Open
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25 ovariectomized women mean age 47 +/- 5 years were treated with transdermal 17 beta Estradiol in the shape of Estraderm TTS 100 plasters. Drugs were administrated in 28 days cycles during 24 weeks. Chlormadinon in daily dose 2 mg was added from 16 to 28th day of the fourth therapeutic cycle. Total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL fractions were checked using enzymatic method. First measurement was done before the treatment, the next in the last day of every cycle. Results were statistically analysed. After treatment there were significant increase in the mean values of HDL, significant decrease of triglycerides. Changes in mean level of LDL and total cholesterol were not statistically significant. Our results seem to confirm the previous observations concerned with transdermal estrogen replacement therapy and its efficacy in atherosclerosis prophylaxis.
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- W Matuszewski
- Oddział Połoznictwa i Ginekologii, Szpitala Miejskiego nr 1 w Katowicach
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Wieczorek J. [Historical outline of the development of pediatric surgery in Poland up to 1939. I. Hospitals, manpower and events]. Pediatr Pol 1989; 64:331-43. [PMID: 2697846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Paprocka E, Dwilewicz-Trojaczek J, Wieczorek J, Kuratowska Z. [Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in patients with diseases of the hematopoietic and lymphatic systems]. Pol Tyg Lek 1989; 44:323-6. [PMID: 2622805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia was diagnosed in the course of haematopoietic and lymphatic disorders such as chronic granulocytic leukemia, chronic myelofibrosis, chronic lymphatic leukemia, Osler's disease, chronic monocytic leukemia, and lymphoplasmocytic lymphoma, in 11 patients (6 women and 5 men) aged between 33 and 81 years (mean age 58.8 years) treated at the Haematological Out-Patient Clinic of the Postgraduate Medical Education Centre within 1977-1987. The following laboratory tests were carried out: 1) morphology of the peripheral blood and bone marrow, especially some haematological parameters concerning erythrocytes and blood platelets; 2) biochemical tests reflecting erythrocytes disintegration; 3) haemostasis. All examined patients suffered from haemolytic anaemia of various degree with characteristic changes in erythrocyte shape (helmets, tear-drops etc.). Haemolytic origin of anaemia was confirmed by the increased LDH activity. In the majority of patients no compensative stimulation of haematopoiesis (reticulocytosis, red blood cells hyperproliferation in bone marrow) was seen. Clinical symptoms of haemostatic disorders such as haemorrhagic diathesis and vein thrombosis were diagnosed in 50% of the patients. Blood platelet counts ranged from markedly decreased to significantly increased. Bone marrow smears did not show increased number of megacariocytes. Bleeding time was prolonged in the majority of examined patients while prothrombin index--decreased). Abnormal fibrinogen levels (decreased or increased) were found in the majority of patients with fibrin degradation products. Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia in these patients differ from the typical Moschowitz's disease clinically probably due to the lack of compensative stimulation of erythropoiesis and lower thrombocytopenia.
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