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Sousa LAP, Campos APP, Araujo CM, Moreira IGS, Santos G, Costa JM, Vasconcellos JAC, Leal S, Souza AC, Ribeiro ALP. Health education: the effects of an educational program on the health of hypertensive patients with low educational level. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab061.151] [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]
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): FAPEMIG
Introduction
Health education is one of the most complete practices for supporting of patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension. It is important, however, to investigate which strategies would be more assertive in this process, depending on the objective and profile of the patient. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an interactive educational program on the health of hypertensive patients with low educational level in a Basic Health Unit in Brazil. Methods: This is an almost experimental study, with a multidisciplinary approach, with 6 months of duration. Interactive workshops were held where topics related to hypertension, such as: pathophysiology, complications, drug and non-drug therapeutic approach and lifestyle change. It is important to emphasize that the work used interactive and playful sessions, such as games, videos and group dynamics. The sample consisted of 35 hypertensive individuals submitted to blood pressure (systolic = SBP and diastolic = DBP) measurement, quality of life (Minichal), adherence to treatment (Martín-Bayarre-Grau), level of knowledge of the disease, physical activity (IPAQ) and anthropometric study evaluation. In addition, for analysis of the data, the sample was divided into two subgroups, according to the participation in the activities: adhered (n = 11) or not adhered (n = 24). Initially, descriptive statistics were used to present the study variables. Subsequently, the WILCOXON test was used to compare before and after and MANN-WHITNEY to compare the two groups, p = 0.05 was considered significant. Results: No significant difference was found relating the initial data in the two subgroups. After the educational program, a significant reduction was observed in relation to the SBP values: 9.8 mmHg in the adherent subgroup. On the other hand, there was increased 0.7 mmHg among non-adherents. The other evaluations did not change. It should be emphasized that the studied population demonstrated a satisfactory level of knowledge of the pathology and the therapeutic process necessary since the initial evaluation in both groups. Such finding, however, was not related to adherence to treatment. Conclusion: the findings suggest that an adapted educational approach could help to control blood pressure levels of hypertensive patients with low educational level. In addition, it was observed that knowledge does not seem to be associated with action, and it is necessary to develop strategies that can increase adherence to therapeutic interventions.
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- LAP Sousa
- Hospital das Clínicas da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Centro Universitário Newton Paiva, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Centro Universitário Newton Paiva, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Centro Universitário Newton Paiva, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Centro Universitário Newton Paiva, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Centro Universitário Newton Paiva, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Centro Universitário Newton Paiva, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Reis DRA, Medeiros-Fonseca B, Costa JM, de Oliveira Neto CP, Gil da Costa RM, Oliveira PA, Medeiros R, Bastos MMSM, Brito HO, Brito LMO. HPV infection as a risk factor for atherosclerosis: A connecting hypothesis. Med Hypotheses 2020; 144:109979. [PMID: 32570162 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Atheromatous plaques occurring in large arteries are common and life-threatening lesions. Multiple factors are involved in the pathogenesis of atheromatous plaques, such as hyperlipidaemia and hypercholesterolaemia, high blood pressure and chronic systemic inflammation. Recent findings have suggested that infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) may increase the risk of developing atheromatous plaques. However, HPV is considered a tissue-specific virus with a strong tropism towards squamous epithelial cells, and the mechanisms whereby it may promote the development of atheromas remain unclear. Here, we propose a connecting hypothesis to explain the possible causative role of HPV on atheroma development. We hypothesize that HPV infection may promote atheroma formation in infected patients by enhancing systemic inflammation or by directly targeting blood vessels via nucleic acids carried by extracellular vesicles such as exosomes. The pro-inflammatory effects of HPV and the release of extracellular vesicles by HPV-transformed cells are well documented in scientific literature. Possible experimental approaches to test this hypothesis are also discussed, especially experiments employing transgenic mice bearing HPV16 transgenes. If correct, this hypothesis would have major implications for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, especially due to the preventable nature of HPV infection through vaccination.
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- D R A Reis
- Tumor and DNA Biobank, Postgraduate Program in Adult Health, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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- Center for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Tumor and DNA Biobank, Postgraduate Program in Adult Health, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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- Tumor and DNA Biobank, Postgraduate Program in Adult Health, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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- Tumor and DNA Biobank, Postgraduate Program in Adult Health, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil; Center for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal; Molecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto), Porto, Portugal; LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Center for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Molecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto), Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal; Research Dept., Portuguese League Against Cancer - Regional Nucleus of the North, Porto, Portugal; Virology Service, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto), Porto, Portugal; Biomedical Research Center (CEBIMED), Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University, Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Tumor and DNA Biobank, Postgraduate Program in Adult Health, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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- Tumor and DNA Biobank, Postgraduate Program in Adult Health, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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Herkenhoff ME, Ribeiro AO, Costa JM, Oliveira AC, Dias MAD, Reis Neto RV, Hilsdorf AWS, Pinhal D. Expression profiles of growth-related genes in two Nile tilapia strains and their crossbred provide insights into introgressive breeding effects. Anim Genet 2020; 51:611-616. [PMID: 32378756 DOI: 10.1111/age.12944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a prominent farmed fish in aquaculture worldwide. Crossbreeding has recently been carried out between the Red-Stirling and the wt Chitralada strains of Nile tilapia, producing a heterotic hybrid (7/8 Chitralada and 1/8 Red-Stirling) that combines the superior growth performance of the Chitralada with the reddish coloration of the Red-Stirling strain. While classical selective breeding and crossbreeding strategies are well known, the molecular mechanisms underlying the phenotypic expression of economically advantageous traits in tilapia remain largely unknown. Molecular investigations have shown that variable expression of growth hormone (gh), insulin-like growth factors (igf1 and 2) and somatolactin (smtla) - components of the growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor (GH/IGF) axis - and myostatin (mstn) genes can affect traits of economic relevance in farmed animals. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the gene expression signature among Chitralada, Red-Stirling and their backcross hybrid in order to gain insights into the effects of introgressive breeding in modulation of the GH/IGF axis. Gene expression analyses in distinct tissues showed that most genes of the GH/IGF axis were up-regulated and mstn was down-regulated in backcross animals in comparison with Red-Stirling and Chitralada animals. These gene expression profiles revealed that backcross animals displayed a distinctive expression signature, which attests to the effectiveness of the introgressive breeding technique. Our findings also suggest that the GH/IGF axis and mstn genes might be candidate markers for fish performance and prove useful within genetic improvement programs aimed at the production of superior-quality tilapia strains using introgressive breeding.
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- M E Herkenhoff
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Unit of Biotechnology, University of Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, SP, 08780-911, Brazil.,Department of Animal Sciences, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Registro, SP, 11900-000, Brazil
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- Unit of Biotechnology, University of Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, SP, 08780-911, Brazil.,Department of Animal Sciences, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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Gomes PR, Lima CS, Torrinha A, Costa AN, Moreira F, Dantas O, Oliveira R, Santos F, Lemos AF, Costa JM. Task-Based Automatic Evaluation of People with Intellectual Disabilities Performed on a Robotic Table Soccer. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2020; 2019:6145-6148. [PMID: 31947246 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2019.8856411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This paper is concerned with the automatic evaluation of selected tasks performed by people with intellectual Disabilities. According to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) system, subjects must be divided into two groups: group with no difficulty (N) and group with difficulty (D) being this classification based on performances obtained in a conventional table (CT) soccer. Three tasks, with different levels of difficulty, were proposed for performance evaluation. Experimental results were obtained on the basis of the task execution in both a CT and a robotics table (RT) soccer. All participants were able to perform tasks with the joystick on the RT soccer and the automatic evaluation system identified differences in reaction times with and without red color flag in the participants, on RT soccer. One of the tasks was completely performed by all the participants by using the RT soccer.
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Campbell H, Nayeri G, Costa JM, deJong J, Felgueiras I, Genouel C, Ivanova S, Krabel B, Lin H, Metra PL, Petrova J, Provost L, Riter KL, Sabbatini J, van der Kamp H. Determination of Monensin, Narasin, and Salinomycin in Mineral Premixes, Supplements, and Animal Feeds by Liquid Chromatography and Post-Column Derivatization: Collaborative Study. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/89.5.1229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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A liquid chromatographic (LC) method for the analysis of monensin, narasin, and salinomycin in mineral premixes, supplements, and complete animal feeds at medicating and trace levels was collaboratively studied. The method uses methanolwater (90 + 10) extraction with mechanical shaking for 1 h, filtration, and dilution if necessary. Determination of the 3 ionophores is by reversed-phase LC using post-column derivatization with vanillin and detection at 520 nm. Suspect positive trace-level products and medicated feeds containing unexpected ionophores are confirmed by hexane extraction or post-column derivatization with dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (DMAB). Twenty-five test samples of medicated feeds, supplements, and mineral and drug premixes, and 9 test samples for trace-level analysis were sent to 11 collaborators in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Portugal, France, The Netherlands, United States, and Canada. Acceptable results were received from 10 laboratories. For the medicated complete feeds, supplements, and mineral premixes, RSDr values (within-laboratory repeatability) ranged from 2.5 to 5.2%, RSDR values (among-laboratory reproducibility) ranged from 2.7 to 6.8%, and HorRat values ranged from 0.31 to 1.30. For the drug premixes, the result variability was excessive and HorRat values ranged from 2.27 to 14.1. For the trace-level test samples, all laboratories correctly identified the analytes and did not report any false positives. RSDr values ranged from 1.3 to 9.5%, RSDR values ranged from 5.2 to 13.1%, and HorRat values ranged from 0.4 to 0.97.
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- Harold Campbell
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa Laboratory (Carling), Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0C6
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa Laboratory (Carling), Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0C6
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Costa JM, Marques da Silva J, Pinheiro C, Barón M, Mylona P, Centritto M, Haworth M, Loreto F, Uzilday B, Turkan I, Oliveira MM. Opportunities and Limitations of Crop Phenotyping in Southern European Countries. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:1125. [PMID: 31608085 PMCID: PMC6774291 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The Mediterranean climate is characterized by hot dry summers and frequent droughts. Mediterranean crops are frequently subjected to high evapotranspiration demands, soil water deficits, high temperatures, and photo-oxidative stress. These conditions will become more severe due to global warming which poses major challenges to the sustainability of the agricultural sector in Mediterranean countries. Selection of crop varieties adapted to future climatic conditions and more tolerant to extreme climatic events is urgently required. Plant phenotyping is a crucial approach to address these challenges. High-throughput plant phenotyping (HTPP) helps to monitor the performance of improved genotypes and is one of the most effective strategies to improve the sustainability of agricultural production. In spite of the remarkable progress in basic knowledge and technology of plant phenotyping, there are still several practical, financial, and political constraints to implement HTPP approaches in field and controlled conditions across the Mediterranean. The European panorama of phenotyping is heterogeneous and integration of phenotyping data across different scales and translation of "phytotron research" to the field, and from model species to crops, remain major challenges. Moreover, solutions specifically tailored to Mediterranean agriculture (e.g., crops and environmental stresses) are in high demand, as the region is vulnerable to climate change and to desertification processes. The specific phenotyping requirements of Mediterranean crops have not yet been fully identified. The high cost of HTPP infrastructures is a major limiting factor, though the limited availability of skilled personnel may also impair its implementation in Mediterranean countries. We propose that the lack of suitable phenotyping infrastructures is hindering the development of new Mediterranean agricultural varieties and will negatively affect future competitiveness of the agricultural sector. We provide an overview of the heterogeneous panorama of phenotyping within Mediterranean countries, describing the state of the art of agricultural production, breeding initiatives, and phenotyping capabilities in five countries: Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey. We characterize some of the main impediments for development of plant phenotyping in those countries and identify strategies to overcome barriers and maximize the benefits of phenotyping and modeling approaches to Mediterranean agriculture and related sustainability.
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Faculty of Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- FCT NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Monte da Caparica, Portugal
- ITQB NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Granada, Spain
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- HAO-DEMETER, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Thermi, Greece
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Italian National Research Council (IPSP-CNR), Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food Sciences, CNR, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, I˙zmir, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, I˙zmir, Turkey
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Costa JM, Rodrigues AP, Fernandes D, Costeira F, Vieira F, Gonçalves R, Teixeira M, Soares JB. Adenocarcinoma is not always the diagnosis - colon neoplasia in patient with long-standing ulcerative colitis under long-term prednisone maintenance therapy. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2019; 43:362-364. [PMID: 30553755 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2018.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- J M Costa
- Department of Gastroenterology, Department of Radiology, Department of Pathology, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.
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- Pathology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes, São Victor, 4710-243 Braga, Portugal.
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes, São Victor, 4710-243 Braga, Portugal.
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- Radiology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes, São Victor, 4710-243 Braga, Portugal.
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- Radiology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes, São Victor, 4710-243 Braga, Portugal.
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes, São Victor, 4710-243 Braga, Portugal.
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- Pathology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes, São Victor, 4710-243 Braga, Portugal.
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes, São Victor, 4710-243 Braga, Portugal.
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Costa JM, Costeira F, Vieira F, Dias N, Ferreira A. Remarkable dilation of the common bile duct in an elderly patient. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2018; 81:547-548. [PMID: 30645933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- J M Costa
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital de Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital de Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Braga, Portugal
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- J M Costa
- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes - São Victor, 4710-243, Braga, Portugal.
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes - São Victor, 4710-243, Braga, Portugal
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- Pathology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes - São Victor, 4710-243, Braga, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes - São Victor, 4710-243, Braga, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes - São Victor, 4710-243, Braga, Portugal
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Costa JM, Fiessinger JN, Capron L, Aiach M. Partial Characterization of an Autoantibody Recognizing the Secondary Binding Site(s) of Thrombin in a Patient with Recurrent Spontaneous Arterial Thrombosis. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1648411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SummaryA patient with an 18 year history of recurrent arterial thrombosis and no evidence of atherosclerosis or embolism of cardiac origin presented with a prolonged thrombin clotting time when performed with human thrombin. The bovine thrombin clotting time was only slightly prolonged. During 30 months of follow-up, the thrombin time fluctuated, but remained prolonged. The patient has been treated with an oral anticoagulant for the past 8 years, with no thrombotic recurrence.The inhibitor activity was due to the presence of polyclonal IgGs which bound to thrombin-Sepharose. The influence of IgGs purified from the patient’s serum was compared to the influence of normal IgGs in several systems exploring the catalytic activity of thrombin and the binding of the enzyme to macromolecular substrates through secondary binding site(s). We found that the IgGs did not impair the catalytic activity toward small synthetic substrates, but inhibited the binding of thrombin to fibrinogen, thrombomodulin and heparin cofactor II. Such proteins are known to require a secondary binding site of thrombin to interact with the enzyme.The anti-thrombin antibody might have resulted from an abnormal generation of thrombin. This would be the consequence of the process favouring thrombosis. Alternatively, the autoantibody might have favoured thrombosis primarily, by impairing natural antithrombotic mechanisms triggered by thrombin.
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- J M Costa
- Laboratoire d’Hémostase et Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies vasculaires périphériques, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d’Hémostase et Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies vasculaires périphériques, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d’Hémostase et Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies vasculaires périphériques, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d’Hémostase et Centre Claude Bernard de Recherche sur les Maladies vasculaires périphériques, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
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Toulon P, Moulonguet-Doleris L, Costa JM, Aiach M. Heparin Cofactor II Deficiency in Renal Allograft Recipients: No Correlation with the Development of Thrombosis. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1647447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SummaryHeparin cofactor II (HC II) is a thrombin inhibitor in human plasma which displays great similarities with antithrombin III (AT III). Hereditary HC II deficiency was recently reported to be associated with thrombophilia. Since thromboembolism constitutes an important post-operative complication after renal transplantation, we measured HC II and AT III in the plasma of 118 healthy renal allograft recipients (RAR) and found stable low HC II and high AT III levels. Administration of azathioprine (AZA), cyclosporine A (CSA) or both as immunosuppressive therapy did not affect HC II levels, but CSA seems to have raised plasma AT III. The proportion of patients with HC II deficiency was significantly higher in RAR than the proportion we previously found (11) in healthy individuals (16.9% vs 1.5%). However, the proportions with low plasma HC II were not different in healthy RAR and in ten RAR with thrombotic events, suggesting that in transplanted patients, HC II deficiency is not in itself a risk factor for the development of thrombosis.
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- P Toulon
- Laboratoire d’Hémostase, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d’Hémostase, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d’Hémostase, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France
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Isner JC, Xu Z, Costa JM, Monnet F, Batstone T, Ou X, Deeks MJ, Genty B, Jiang K, Hetherington AM. Actin filament reorganisation controlled by the SCAR/WAVE complex mediates stomatal response to darkness. New Phytol 2017; 215:1059-1067. [PMID: 28636198 PMCID: PMC5519931 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Stomata respond to darkness by closing to prevent excessive water loss during the night. Although the reorganisation of actin filaments during stomatal closure is documented, the underlying mechanisms responsible for dark-induced cytoskeletal arrangement remain largely unknown. We used genetic, physiological and cell biological approaches to show that reorganisation of the actin cytoskeleton is required for dark-induced stomatal closure. The opal5 mutant does not close in response to darkness but exhibits wild-type (WT) behaviour when exposed to abscisic acid (ABA) or CaCl2 . The mutation was mapped to At5g18410, encoding the PIR/SRA1/KLK subunit of the ArabidopsisSCAR/WAVE complex. Stomata of an independent allele of the PIR gene (Atpir-1) showed reduced sensitivity to darkness and F1 progenies of the cross between opal5 and Atpir-1 displayed distorted leaf trichomes, suggesting that the two mutants are allelic. Darkness induced changes in the extent of actin filament bundling in WT. These were abolished in opal5. Disruption of filamentous actin using latrunculin B or cytochalasin D restored wild-type stomatal sensitivity to darkness in opal5. Our findings suggest that the stomatal response to darkness is mediated by reorganisation of guard cell actin filaments, a process that is finely tuned by the conserved SCAR/WAVE-Arp2/3 actin regulatory module.
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- Jean-Charles Isner
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 7265, Université Aix-Marseille, Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 7265, Université Aix-Marseille, Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 7265, Université Aix-Marseille, Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, 13108, France
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK
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Mousavi B, Costa JM, Arné P, Guillot J, Chermette R, Botterel F, Dannaoui E. Occurrence and species distribution of pathogenic Mucorales in unselected soil samples from France. Med Mycol 2017; 56:315-321. [DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myx051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- B Mousavi
- Dynamyc Research Group (EA 7380), Paris Est Créteil University, Ecole nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort, Créteil, France
- Department of Molecular and Medical Mycology/Invasive Fungi Research Center, School of Medicine Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Laboratoire CERBA, Saint Ouen L’Aumône, France
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- Dynamyc Research Group (EA 7380), Paris Est Créteil University, Ecole nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort, Créteil, France
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- Dynamyc Research Group (EA 7380), Paris Est Créteil University, Ecole nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort, Créteil, France
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- Dynamyc Research Group (EA 7380), Paris Est Créteil University, Ecole nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort, Créteil, France
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- Dynamyc Research Group (EA 7380), Paris Est Créteil University, Ecole nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort, Créteil, France
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- Dynamyc Research Group (EA 7380), Paris Est Créteil University, Ecole nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort, Créteil, France
- Paris-Descartes University, Faculty of Medicine, APHP, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, Parasitology-Mycology Unit, Microbiology department, Paris, France
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Costa JM, Costa D, Vieira F, Rolanda C. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Giant hepatomegaly from hepatic hemagiomatosis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017. [PMID: 28639269 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- J M Costa
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Braga, Portugal.,Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Guimarães/Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital de Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Braga, Portugal.,Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Guimarães/Braga, Portugal
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Chaves MM, Costa JM, Zarrouk O, Pinheiro C, Lopes CM, Pereira JS. Controlling stomatal aperture in semi-arid regions-The dilemma of saving water or being cool? Plant Sci 2016; 251:54-64. [PMID: 27593463 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [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: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Stomatal regulation of leaf gas exchange with the atmosphere is a key process in plant adaptation to the environment, particularly in semi-arid regions with high atmospheric evaporative demand. Development of stomata, integrating internal signaling and environmental cues sets the limit for maximum diffusive capacity of stomata, through size and density and is under a complex genetic control, thus providing multiple levels of regulation. Operational stomatal conductance to water vapor and CO2 results from feed-back and/or feed-forward mechanisms and is the end-result of a plethora of signals originated in leaves and/or in roots at each moment. CO2 assimilation versus water vapor loss, proposed to be the subject of optimal regulation, is species dependent and defines the water use efficiency (WUE). WUE has been a topic of intense research involving areas from genetics to physiology. In crop plants, especially in semi-arid regions, the question that arises is how the compromise of reducing transpiration to save water will impact on plant performance through leaf temperature. Indeed, plant transpiration by providing evaporative cooling, is a major component of the leaf energy balance. In this paper we discuss the dilemma of 'saving water or being cool' bringing about recent findings from molecular genetics, to development and physiology of stomata. The question of 'how relevant is screening for high/low WUE in crops for semi-arid regions, where drought and heat co-occur' is discussed.
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- M M Chaves
- Plant Molecular Physiology Laboratory, ITQBNOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal.
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- Plant Molecular Physiology Laboratory, ITQBNOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal; LEAF, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Plant Molecular Physiology Laboratory, ITQBNOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Plant Molecular Physiology Laboratory, ITQBNOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal; Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica 2829-516, Portugal
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- LEAF, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, Lisboa, Portugal
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- LEAF, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, Lisboa, Portugal
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Sapeta H, Lourenço T, Lorenz S, Grumaz C, Kirstahler P, Barros PM, Costa JM, Sohn K, Oliveira MM. Transcriptomics and physiological analyses reveal co-ordinated alteration of metabolic pathways in Jatropha curcas drought tolerance. J Exp Bot 2016; 67:845-60. [PMID: 26602946 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Jatropha curcas, a multipurpose plant attracting a great deal of attention due to its high oil content and quality for biofuel, is recognized as a drought-tolerant species. However, this drought tolerance is still poorly characterized. This study aims to contribute to uncover the molecular background of this tolerance, using a combined approach of transcriptional profiling and morphophysiological characterization during a period of water-withholding (49 d) followed by rewatering (7 d). Morphophysiological measurements showed that J. curcas plants present different adaptation strategies to withstand moderate and severe drought. Therefore, RNA sequencing was performed for samples collected under moderate and severe stress followed by rewatering, for both roots and leaves. Jatropha curcas transcriptomic analysis revealed shoot- and root-specific adaptations across all investigated conditions, except under severe stress, when the dramatic transcriptomic reorganization at the root and shoot level surpassed organ specificity. These changes in gene expression were clearly shown by the down-regulation of genes involved in growth and water uptake, and up-regulation of genes related to osmotic adjustments and cellular homeostasis. However, organ-specific gene variations were also detected, such as strong up-regulation of abscisic acid synthesis in roots under moderate stress and of chlorophyll metabolism in leaves under severe stress. Functional validation further corroborated the differential expression of genes coding for enzymes involved in chlorophyll metabolism, which correlates with the metabolite content of this pathway.
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- Helena Sapeta
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Fraunhofer IGB, Functional Genomics Lab, Nobelstr. 12, D-70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Fraunhofer IGB, Functional Genomics Lab, Nobelstr. 12, D-70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Fraunhofer IGB, Functional Genomics Lab, Nobelstr. 12, D-70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Plant Molecular Ecophysiology Lab, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Fraunhofer IGB, Functional Genomics Lab, Nobelstr. 12, D-70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal iBET, Apartado 12, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal
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Berro LF, Santos R, Hollais AW, Wuo-Silva R, Fukushiro DF, Mári-Kawamoto E, Costa JM, Trombin TF, Patti CL, Grapiglia SB, Tufik S, Andersen ML, Frussa-Filho R. Acute total sleep deprivation potentiates cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion in mice. Neurosci Lett 2014; 579:130-3. [PMID: 25067829 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sleep deprivation is common place in modern society. Nowadays, people tend to self-impose less sleep in order to achieve professional or social goals. In the social context, late-night parties are frequently associated with higher availability of recreational drugs with abuse potential. Physiologically, all of these drugs induce an increase in dopamine release in the mesolimbic dopaminergic system, which leads to hyperlocomotion in rodents. Sleep deprivation also seems to play an important role in the events related to the neurotransmission of the dopaminergic system by potentiating its behavioral effects. In this scenario, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of total sleep deprivation (6h) on the acute cocaine-induced locomotor stimulation in male mice. Animals were sleep deprived or maintained in their home cages and subsequently treated with an acute i.p. injection of 15mg/kg cocaine or saline and observed in the open field. Total sleep deprivation for 6h potentiated the hyperlocomotion induced by acute cocaine administration. In addition, the cocaine sleep deprived group showed a decreased ratio central/total locomotion compared to the cocaine control group, which might be related to an increase in the impulsiveness of mice. Our data indicate that acute periods of sleep loss should be considered risk factors for cocaine abuse.
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- L F Berro
- Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleão de Barros, 925, 04021-002 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 862, Ed. Leal Prado, 1° andar, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 862, Ed. Leal Prado, 1° andar, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 862, Ed. Leal Prado, 1° andar, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 862, Ed. Leal Prado, 1° andar, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 862, Ed. Leal Prado, 1° andar, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 862, Ed. Leal Prado, 1° andar, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 862, Ed. Leal Prado, 1° andar, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 862, Ed. Leal Prado, 1° andar, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 862, Ed. Leal Prado, 1° andar, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleão de Barros, 925, 04021-002 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleão de Barros, 925, 04021-002 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Napoleão de Barros, 925, 04021-002 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 862, Ed. Leal Prado, 1° andar, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Pantin F, Monnet F, Jannaud D, Costa JM, Renaud J, Muller B, Simonneau T, Genty B. The dual effect of abscisic acid on stomata. New Phytol 2013; 197:65-72. [PMID: 23106390 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The classical view that the drought-related hormone ABA simply acts locally at the guard cell level to induce stomatal closure is questioned by differences between isolated epidermis and intact leaves in stomatal response to several stimuli. We tested the hypothesis that ABA mediates, in addition to a local effect, a remote effect in planta by changing hydraulic regulation in the leaf upstream of the stomata. By gravimetry, porometry to water vapour and argon, and psychrometry, we investigated the effect of exogenous ABA on transpiration, stomatal conductance and leaf hydraulic conductance of mutants described as ABA-insensitive at the guard cell level. We show that foliar transpiration of several ABA-insensitive mutants decreases in response to ABA. We demonstrate that ABA decreases stomatal conductance and down-regulates leaf hydraulic conductance in both the wildtype Col-0 and the ABA-insensitive mutant ost2-2. We propose that ABA promotes stomatal closure in a dual way via its already known biochemical effect on guard cells and a novel, indirect hydraulic effect through a decrease in water permeability within leaf vascular tissues. Variability in sensitivity of leaf hydraulic conductance to ABA among species could provide a physiological basis to the isohydric or anisohydric behaviour.
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- Florent Pantin
- INRA, UMR 759, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie des Plantes sous Stress Environnementaux, 34060, Montpellier, France
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- CEA, DSV, IBEB, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR 7265, Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Université Aix-Marseille, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, 84000, Avignon, France
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- CEA, DSV, IBEB, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR 7265, Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Université Aix-Marseille, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- CEA, DSV, IBEB, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR 7265, Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Université Aix-Marseille, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- INRA, UMR 759, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie des Plantes sous Stress Environnementaux, 34060, Montpellier, France
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- INRA, UMR 759, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie des Plantes sous Stress Environnementaux, 34060, Montpellier, France
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- INRA, UMR 759, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie des Plantes sous Stress Environnementaux, 34060, Montpellier, France
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- CEA, DSV, IBEB, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- CNRS, UMR 7265, Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
- Université Aix-Marseille, 13108, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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Shinar Y, Obici L, Aksentijevich I, Bennetts B, Austrup F, Ceccherini I, Costa JM, De Leener A, Gattorno M, Kania U, Kone-Paut I, Lezer S, Livneh A, Moix I, Nishikomori R, Ozen S, Phylactou L, Risom L, Rowczenio D, Sarkisian T, van Gijn ME, Witsch-Baumgartner M, Morris M, Hoffman HM, Touitou I. Guidelines for the genetic diagnosis of hereditary recurrent fevers. Ann Rheum Dis 2012; 71:1599-605. [PMID: 22661645 PMCID: PMC3500529 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Hereditary recurrent fevers (HRFs) are a group of monogenic autoinflammatory diseases characterised by recurrent bouts of fever and serosal inflammation that are caused by pathogenic variants in genes important for the regulation of innate immunity. Discovery of the molecular defects responsible for these diseases has initiated genetic diagnostics in many countries around the world, including the Middle East, Europe, USA, Japan and Australia. However, diverse testing methods and reporting practices are employed and there is a clear need for consensus guidelines for HRF genetic testing. Draft guidelines were prepared based on current practice deduced from previous HRF external quality assurance schemes and data from the literature. The draft document was disseminated through the European Molecular Genetics Quality Network for broader consultation and amendment. A workshop was held in Bruges (Belgium) on 18 and 19 September 2011 to ratify the draft and obtain a final consensus document. An agreed set of best practice guidelines was proposed for genetic diagnostic testing of HRFs, for reporting the genetic results and for defining their clinical significance.
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- Y Shinar
- Unité médicale des maladies autoinflammatoires, CHRU Montpellier, INSERM U844, Université UM1, Montpellier, France
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Ribeiro RP, Matos RM, Vieira A, Costa JM, Proença R, Pinto R. [Spontaneous regression of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation]. Acta Reumatol Port 2011; 36:396-398. [PMID: 22472931] [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: 05/31/2023]
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Lumbar disc herniation is very common, sometimes leading to disability of the patient, and in a significant number of cases can only be solved with surgery. This paper reports a case with a large symptomatic disc herniation, which suffered spontaneous regression, and no surgery was necessary. The case is documented on serial MRI, consistent with the clinical improvement of the patient.
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- R Pimenta Ribeiro
- Serviço de Ortopedia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Hospital São João, Portugal.
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Chaves MM, Zarrouk O, Francisco R, Costa JM, Santos T, Regalado AP, Rodrigues ML, Lopes CM. Grapevine under deficit irrigation: hints from physiological and molecular data. Annals of Botany 2010; 105:661-76. [PMID: 20299345 PMCID: PMC2859908 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2009] [Revised: 10/16/2009] [Accepted: 01/07/2010] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND A large proportion of vineyards are located in regions with seasonal drought (e.g. Mediterranean-type climates) where soil and atmospheric water deficits, together with high temperatures, exert large constraints on yield and quality. The increasing demand for vineyard irrigation requires an improvement in the efficiency of water use. Deficit irrigation has emerged as a potential strategy to allow crops to withstand mild water stress with little or no decreases of yield, and potentially a positive impact on fruit quality. Understanding the physiological and molecular bases of grapevine responses to mild to moderate water deficits is fundamental to optimize deficit irrigation management and identify the most suitable varieties to those conditions. SCOPE How the whole plant acclimatizes to water scarcity and how short- and long-distance chemical and hydraulic signals intervene are reviewed. Chemical compounds synthesized in drying roots are shown to act as long-distance signals inducing leaf stomatal closure and/or restricting leaf growth. This explains why some plants endure soil drying without significant changes in shoot water status. The control of plant water potential by stomatal aperture via feed-forward mechanisms is associated with 'isohydric' behaviour in contrast to 'anysohydric' behaviour in which lower plant water potentials are attained. This review discusses differences in this respect between grapevines varieties and experimental conditions. Mild water deficits also exert direct and/or indirect (via the light environment around grape clusters) effects on berry development and composition; a higher content of skin-based constituents (e.g. tannins and anthocyanins) has generally being reported. Regulation under water deficit of genes and proteins of the various metabolic pathways responsible for berry composition and therefore wine quality are reviewed.
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- M M Chaves
- Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Technical University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal.
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Teixidor P, Guillén A, Cruz O, Costa JM. [Intracranial meningiomas in children: report of 10 cases]. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2008; 19:434-439. [PMID: 18936860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The occurrence of meningiomas in children is rare, accounting for less than 5% of tumors of the central nervous system in childhood. This is a retrospective study of 10 patients with CNS meningiomas. The goal of this study was to determine the epidemiology, clinical and radiological features, and long-term outcome of meningiomas. The results ware compared with those reported in the literature.
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- P Teixidor
- Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona
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Boekhorst J, Lari GR, D'Oiron R, Costa JM, Nováková IRO, Ala FA, Lavergne JM, VAN Heerde WL. Factor VIII genotype and inhibitor development in patients with haemophilia A: highest risk in patients with splice site mutations. Haemophilia 2008; 14:729-35. [PMID: 18503540 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2008.01694.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The appearance of inhibitory antibodies against factor VIII (FVIII) is the most severe and costly complication of replacement therapy in patients with haemophilia A (HA). To determine the relationship between FVIII genotype and inhibitor development, baseline FVIII activity, genotype and inhibitor development were reviewed in 1104 patients with HA. In patients with severe HA, splicing errors present the highest frequency of inhibitors, ahead of inversion of intron 1 and of intron 22, nonsense mutations and large deletions. The lowest inhibitor frequency in severe HA is found in patients with missense mutations and small deletions/insertions. Subanalyses indicate that nonsense mutations and small deletions/insertions leading to a frameshift in the light chain are associated with a significant higher risk of inhibitor formation than similar mutations occurring in the heavy chain (27% vs. 14%). These mutation types also have a higher frequency of inhibitors when occurring in exons 23-26, where a second FVIII transcript originates, compared with similar mutations in exons 1-22 (28% vs. 17%). These results suggest that complete absence of FVIII because of null mutations, including splice site mutations, or the absence of a second transcript result in an increased risk of inhibitor development.
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- J Boekhorst
- Department of Haematology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Repessé Y, Slaoui M, Ferrandiz D, Gautier P, Costa C, Costa JM, Lavergne JM, Borel-Derlon A. Factor VIII (FVIII) gene mutations in 120 patients with hemophilia A: detection of 26 novel mutations and correlation with FVIII inhibitor development. J Thromb Haemost 2007; 5:1469-76. [PMID: 17445092 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02591.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND As the publication of the sequence of the factor VIII gene (FVIII) in 1984, a large number of mutations that cause hemophilia A (HA) have been identified. Thanks to the advances in the detection of mutations, it is now possible to identify a putative FVIII sequence alteration in the vast majority of patients with HA. OBJECTIVES Our main objective was to report on the spectrum of FVIII mutations and their distribution throughout the gene in 120 patients with HA. METHODS Screening of FVIII mutations was performed using direct sequencing. Newly described missense mutations were further studied by molecular modeling. RESULTS A total of 47 different HA causative FVIII mutations have been identified, 26 of which are described for the first time. These novel mutations include 14 missense and six nonsense mutations, two small deletions, one large deletion and three splice-site mutations. We further investigated the development of FVIII-specific inhibitors in all patients with HA. We found that four novel mutations (Ser882X, Tyr1786Ser, Ala2218Thr and a splice-site defect in intron 22) were associated with inhibitor development. CONCLUSION These data extend our insight into the mechanisms by which novel amino acid substitutions may lead to HA, and how HA patient genotypes influence the risk of FVIII inhibitor development.
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- Y Repessé
- Laboratoire d'Hématologie, E.A. 3212, CHU de Caen, Caen, France.
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Vieira L, Marques B, Cavaleiro C, Ambrósio AP, Jorge M, Neto A, Costa JM, Júnior EC, Boavida MG. Molecular cytogenetic characterization of rearrangements involving 12p in leukemia. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 2005; 157:134-9. [PMID: 15721634 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2004.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2004] [Accepted: 07/27/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Translocations involving the short arm of chromosome 12 are frequent events among patients with various hematologic malignancies. In approximately half of these patients, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis has shown that the breakpoints are clustered within the ETS-variant gene 6 (ETV6) at 12p13, leading to its fusion with a variety of partner genes on different chromosomes. The remaining patients have breakpoints centromeric or telomeric to ETV6 or, less frequently, interstitial 12p13 deletions that invariably involve this gene. In most cases reported, 12p translocations were found to be associated with other structural and/or numerical abnormalities as part of a complex karyotype. Initially using conventional cytogenetic analysis, we characterized the chromosomal breakpoints of three leukemia patients (two with B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia and one with myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative disorder) presenting a t(5;12)(q13;p13), t(12;15)(p13;q22), and dic(9;12)(p11;p11), respectively, as the only structural abnormalities in the karyotype. These rearrangements were further investigated using FISH and molecular studies. Two cases revealed cryptic three-way translocations that had gone undetected in the conventional cytogenetic analyses. One of the cases presented an ETV6 rearrangement with an unsuspected fusion, with the CBFA2 gene at 21q22. In the other two, small and large 12p deletions that included ETV6 were found. This report illustrates the chromosomal and molecular heterogeneity of rearrangements underlying 12p chromosome translocations in leukemia.
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- L Vieira
- Centro de Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Song QJ, Shi JR, Singh S, Fickus EW, Costa JM, Lewis J, Gill BS, Ward R, Cregan PB. Development and mapping of microsatellite (SSR) markers in wheat. Theor Appl Genet 2005; 110:550-60. [PMID: 15655666 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-004-1871-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2004] [Accepted: 11/01/2004] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Microsatellite DNA markers are consistently found to be more informative than other classes of markers in hexaploid wheat. The objectives of this research were to develop new primers flanking wheat microsatellites and to position the associated loci on the wheat genome map by genetic linkage mapping in the ITMI W7984 x Opata85 recombinant inbred line (RIL) population and/or by physical mapping with cytogenetic stocks. We observed that the efficiency of marker development could be increased in wheat by creating libraries from sheared rather than enzyme-digested DNA fragments for microsatellite screening, by focusing on microsatellites with the [ATT/TAA]n motif, and by adding an untemplated G-C clamp to the 5'-end of primers. A total of 540 microsatellite-flanking primer pairs were developed, tested, and annotated from random genomic libraries. Primer pairs and associated loci were assigned identifiers prefixed with BARC (the acronym for the USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center) or Xbarc, respectively. A subset of 315 primer sets was used to map 347 loci. One hundred and twenty-five loci were localized by physical mapping alone. Of the 222 loci mapped with the ITMI population, 126 were also physically mapped. Considering all mapped loci, 126, 125, and 96 mapped to the A, B, and D genomes, respectively. Twenty-three of the new loci were positioned in gaps larger than 10 cM in the map based on pre-existing markers, and 14 mapped to the ends of chromosomes. The length of the linkage map was extended by 80.7 cM. Map positions were consistent for 111 of the 126 loci positioned by both genetic and physical mapping. The majority of the 15 discrepancies between genetic and physical mapping involved chromosome group 5.
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- Q J Song
- Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA-ARS, MD, 20705, USA
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Costa JM, de Reina L, Guillén A, Claramunt E. [Occipital dermal sinus associated to a cerebellar abscess. Case]. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2004; 15:480-3. [PMID: 15558207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Congenital dermal sinuses are tubular tracts which communicate the skin with deeper structures. It is a manifestation of defective separation of the ectoderm and neuroderm. The incidence is 1/2500-3000 births alive. Almost 10 % of congenital dermal sinuses are localized in the occipitocervical region. They are usually asymptomatic, unless an infectious process is concurrent (meningitis, abscess). We are presenting the case of a 12 months girl with unnoticed cutaneous stigmata in the occipital region, who was admitted with a meningeal syndrome and secondary neurological impairment. She had a cerebellar abscess and was treated with decompression by puncture of the abscess and antibiotics. When infection was resolved, congenital dermal sinus was excised. Process solves without morbidity. We reviewed the clinical and therapeutic features in cases reported previously in the literature.
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- J M Costa
- Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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A child with complete spontaneous resolution of a Chiari I malformation associated Syringomyelia without surgical intervention is presented. The child was followed clinically by serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and remains neurologically stable after 8-years of follow-up. To our knowledge, only 6 pediatric cases with spontaneous resolution of a spinal cord syrinx documented by MRI without surgical intervention have been reported. This case is of interest in the light of the postulated theories to explain spontaneous resolution of syringomyelia.
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- A Guillen
- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
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Flori E, Doray B, Gautier E, Kohler M, Ernault P, Flori J, Costa JM. Circulating cell-free fetal DNA in maternal serum appears to originate from cyto- and syncytio-trophoblastic cells. Case report. Hum Reprod 2004; 19:723-4. [PMID: 14998976 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Circulating cell-free fetal DNA in maternal serum offers an early and non-invasive method for prenatal diagnosis, but the origin of this DNA is still unknown. We report the absence of the SRY gene in maternal serum of a pregnant woman despite male genitalia at ultrasound. The karyotype was 45,X after direct trophoblast analysis and 45,X/46,Xidic(Yp) after culture and in all fetal tissues studied. Due to the absence of the SRY sequence in maternal blood and in the cytotrophoblast, we presume that free fetal DNA in this case originates from trophoblastic cells. As the case presented here is exceptional, it only has a minor impact on the accuracy of fetal sex determination by maternal serum analysis, but highlights the importance of and the necessity for the complementary ultrasonographic control.
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- E Flori
- Laboratoire de Cytogénétique, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
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Tachdjian G, Costa JM, Frydman N, Ray P, Le Dû A, Kerbrat V, Ernault P, Frydman R. [Contribution of genotyping for fetal sex determination in maternal serum for preimplantation genetic diagnosis of X-linked diseases]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 31:1030-5. [PMID: 14680784 DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2003.07.007] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Couples with a risk of transmitting X-linked diseases included in a preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) center need early and rapid fetal sex determination during pregnancy in two situations. The first situation corresponds to control of embryo sexing after PGD, the second one being that of couples in PGD program having a spontaneous pregnancy. Determination of fetal sex can be achieved by karyotyping using invasive procedures such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS), amniocentesis or cordocentesis and by non-invasive procedures such as ultrasound (US) examination. CVS is the earliest invasive procedure for fetal sex determination and molecular analysis of X-linked genetic disorders during the first trimester but it is associated with a risk of fetal loss. US allows reliable fetal sex determination only during the second trimester. Recently, reliable non-invasive fetal sex determination was realized by using SRY gene amplification in maternal serum. PATIENTS AND METHODS We report the prospective use of fetal sex determination in maternal serum in our PGD center. Management of pregnancies was performed using this non-invasive procedure in four cases of embryo sexing control and nine cases of spontaneous pregnancies in couples included in PGD program for X-linked diseases. RESULTS Fetal sex results using SRY gene amplification on maternal serum were in complete concordance with fetal sex observed by cytogenetic analysis or US examination, as well as at birth. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION This new strategy allowed rapid sex determination during the first trimester and permitted to avoid performing invasive procedures in nine pregnancies.
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- G Tachdjian
- Service de biologie et génétique de la reproduction, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, 157, rue de la Porte-de-Trivaux, 92140, Clamart, France.
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Mierez R, Guillén A, Brell M, Cardona E, Claramunt E, Costa JM. [Growing skull fracture in childhood. Presentation of 12 cases]. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2003; 14:228-33; discussion 234. [PMID: 12872172 DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(03)70542-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Growing skull fractures (GSF) are rare complications of head injury (HI) in childhood. This entity consists of a skull fracture with an underlying dural tear that courses with a progressive enlargement of the fracture to produce a cranial defect. The pathophysiology and some aspects of its management are still controversial. In this review we present 12 patients diagnosedd and treated for a GSF at our institution between 1980 and 2002. 11 patients were under the age of 3 years and one patient was 5 years old at the moment of HI. The most common cause of injury was a fall from height. In the initial plain x-rayfilms, 11 patients showed a diastatic skull fracture and one patient only had a linear fracture. At this time, CT scan showed cortical contussion underlying the fracture in every case. The mean time between injury and presentation of GSF was 11.6 weeks. Diagnosis was made by palpation of the cranial defect and confirmed with skull x-rayfilms. The most frecuent location of GSF was in the parietal region. Associated lesions like hydrocephalus, encephalomalacia, lepto-menigeal cysts, brain tissue herniation and ipsilateral ventricular dilatation, were found in the preoperative CT or MRI. All patients underwent a dural repair with pericranium or fascia lata. The cranial defect was covered with local calvarial bone fragments in every case. Only one patient needed a cranioplasty with titanium mesh. Every child with a skull fracture must be followed until the fracture heals. Patients under the age of 3 years with a diastatic fracture and a dural tear, demostrated by TC or MRI, are more prone to develop GSF. In these cases, early repair must be adviced in order to prevent progressive brain damage.
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- R Mierez
- Servicio de Neurocirugía. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona. Spain
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Costa C, Costa JM, Slama A, Boutron A, Vequaud C, Legrand A, Brivet M. Mutational spectrum and DNA-based prenatal diagnosis in carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency. Mol Genet Metab 2003; 78:68-73. [PMID: 12559850 DOI: 10.1016/s1096-7192(02)00205-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase (CAC) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of long-chain fatty acid oxidation with a severe outcome. We report mutation analysis in a cohort of 12 patients. Twelve mutations were identified of which 9 have not been reported so far (G28C, D32N, R178Q, P230R, D231H, 179delG, 802delG, 69-70insTGTGC, and 609-1g>a). Altogether, including our results, 22 mutations of the CAC gene have been published to date in 23 patients demonstrating the allelic heterogeneity of CAC deficiency. DNA-based prenatal diagnosis was performed for the first time in pregnancies at risk for CAC deficiency. Two fetuses were affected and one pregnancy was terminated by family decision. Two other fetuses had normal genotype and five others were heterozygotes. All the offspring of these seven pregnancies are alive and apparently healthy.
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- C Costa
- Laboratoire de biochimie, AP-HP hôpital H Mondor, France
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Costa JM, Benachi A, Gautier E, Jouannic JM, Ernault P, Dumez Y. [First trimester fetal sex determination in maternal serum using real-time PCR]. Gynecol Obstet Fertil 2002; 30:953-7. [PMID: 12661284 DOI: 10.1016/s1297-9589(02)00488-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Fetal sex prediction can be achieved using PCR targeted at the SRY gene by analyzing cell-free fetal DNA in maternal serum. Unfortunately, the results reported to date, show lack of sensitivity, especially in the first trimester of pregnancy. Therefore, determination of fetal sex by maternal serum analysis can not replace caryotype analysis following chorionic villus sampling. PATIENTS AND METHODS A new highly sensitive real-time PCR was developed to detect a SRY gene sequence in maternal serum. Analysis was performed on 121 pregnant women during their first trimester of pregnancy (mean gestational age: 11.8 weeks). Among them, 61 had at least one previous male-bearing pregnancy. Results were compared to fetal sex. RESULTS SRY PCR analysis of maternal serum was in complete concordance with fetal sex. Among the 121 pregnant women, 61 were bearing a male fetus and 60 a female fetus No false negative results were observed. Furthermore, no false positive results results occurred although 27 women carried female fetus during the current pregnancy, had at least one previous male-bearing pregnancy. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that a reliable, non-invasive sex determination can be achieved by PCR analysis of maternal serum during the first trimester of pregnancy. This non-invasive approach for fetal sex prediction should have great implications in the management of pregnant women carriers of an X-linked genetic disorder. Prenatal diagnosis is thus performed for male fetuses only, avoiding invasive procedures and the risk of fetal loss for female fetuses.
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- J M Costa
- Centre de diagnostic prénatal, hôpital américain de Paris, 63, boulevard Victor-Hugo, 92202 Neuilly, France.
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The most common complications after CSF shunting to treat hydrocephalus are shunt infection and obstruction. Although ventriculoperitoneal (VP) diversion of the CSF using artificial shunt devices is an accepted method for the management of hydrocephalus, high rates of various complications have been reported, ranging from 24% to 47%. Among these, abdominal complications account for approximately 25%. The incidence of bowel perforation by shunt-catheter is known to be as low as 0.1-0.7%. We describe a case of migration af a peritoneal catheter through a congenital hernia of Morgagni.
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- A Guillén
- Servicio de Neurocirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona
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Worsfold PJ, Achterberg EP, Bowie AR, Cannizzaro V, Charles S, Costa JM, Dubois F, Pereiro R, San Vicente B, Sanz-Medel A, Vandeloise R, Donckt EV, Wollast P, Yunus S. Integrated luminometer for the determination of trace metals in seawater using fluorescence, phosphorescence and chemiluminescence detection. J Autom Methods Manag Chem 2002; 24:41-47. [PMID: 18924742 PMCID: PMC2562972 DOI: 10.1155/s1463924602000081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The paper describes an integrated luminometer able to perform fluorescence (FL), room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) and chemiluminescence (CL) measurements on seawater samples. The technical details of the instrumentation are presented together with flow injection (FI) manifolds for the determination of cadmium and zinc (by FL), lead (RTP) and cobalt (CL). The analytical figures of merit are given for each manifold and results are presented for the determination of the four trace metals in seawater reference materials (NASS-5, SLEW-2) and Scheldt estuarine water samples.
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- P J Worsfold
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Plymouth Environmental Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL48AA, UK.
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Costa JM, Benachi A, Gautier E, Jouannic JM, Ernault P, Dumez Y. First-trimester fetal sex determination in maternal serum using real-time PCR. Prenat Diagn 2001; 21:1070-4. [PMID: 11746166 DOI: 10.1002/pd.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Fetal sex prediction can be achieved using PCR targeted at the SRY gene by analysing cell-free fetal DNA in maternal serum. Unfortunately, the results reported to date show a lack of sensitivity, especially during the first trimester of pregnancy. Therefore, determination of fetal sex by maternal serum analysis could not replace karyotype analysis following chorionic villus sampling. A new highly sensitive real-time PCR was developed to detect an SRY gene sequence in maternal serum. Analysis was performed on 121 pregnant women during the first trimester of pregnancy (mean gestational age: 11.8 weeks). Among them, 51 had at least one previous male-bearing pregnancy. Results were compared with fetal sex. SRY PCR analysis of maternal serum was in complete concordance with fetal sex. Among the 121 pregnant women, 61 were bearing a male fetus and 60 a female fetus. No false-negative results were observed. Furthermore, no false-positive results occurred, even though 27 women carrying a female fetus during the current pregnancy had at least one previous male-bearing pregnancy. This study demonstrates that a reliable, non-invasive sex determination can be achieved by PCR analysis of maternal serum during the first trimester of pregnancy. This non-invasive approach for fetal sex prediction should have great implications in the management of pregnant women who are carriers of an X-linked genetic disorder. Prenatal diagnosis might thus be performed for male fetuses only, avoiding invasive procedures and the risk of the loss of female fetuses.
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- J M Costa
- Centre de Diagnostic Prénatal, American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
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Chambon-Pautas C, Costa JM, Chaumette MT, Cordonnier C, Bretagne S. Galactomannan and polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of primary digestive aspergillosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia. J Infect 2001; 43:213-4. [PMID: 11798263 DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2001.0883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Primary intestinal invasive aspergillosis is rarely reported in leukaemic patients. We describe a case of jejunal invasive aspergillosis in the setting of aplasia following chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia. The diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy obtained during surgery and our polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test confirmed Aspergillus flavus as the fungus responsible. This patient had high levels of circulating galactomannan, an antigen secreted by Aspergillus sp., in serum. The ELISA test for galactomannan has been developed to improve the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis but presents a 5-15% false positive rate. We suggest that some false positive results might be due to non-respiratory invasive aspergillosis, the usual localization of invasive aspergillosis. Our PCR test was also positive in serum. In case of positive results in serum with antigen and/or PCR tests without respiratory symptoms, the intestinal localizations should be investigated.
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- C Chambon-Pautas
- Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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Costa JM, Munoz C, Krüger D, Martino R, Held TK, Dardé ML, Cordonnier C, Bretagne S. Quality control for the diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii reactivation in SCT patients using PCR assays. Bone Marrow Transplant 2001; 28:527-8. [PMID: 11593329 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2001] [Accepted: 06/26/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Caldas AJ, Silva DR, Pereira CC, Nunes PM, Silva BP, Silva AA, Barral A, Costa JM. [Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi infection in children from an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis in the São Luís Island-MA, Brazil]. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2001; 34:445-51. [PMID: 11600910 DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822001000500007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A prospective study was undertaken in 648 children with less than 6 years of age in the municipality of Raposa, Maranhão, Brazil, from June 1997 to June 1998, to evaluate the characteristics of the infection by L.(L.)chagasi and verify if there is an association between malnutrition and asymptomatic infection. A standardized questionnaire was used containing socioeconomic, environmental and behavioral data. Montenegro skin reaction (IDRM) with L. amazonensis and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test to detect infection, and anthropometric examination were performed. Initial and final prevalence and incidence of infection were 18.6%, 20.6% and 10.8% as measured by IDRM and 13.5%, 34.4% and 28% according to ELISA. The prevalence of chronic malnutrition was 26%. No association was detected between malnutrition and asymptomatic infection by L. (L.) chagasi. More effective control measures are needed in these areas since asymptomatic infection seems to be on the increase.
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- A J Caldas
- Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brasil.
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Alves SH, Oliveira LT, Costa JM, Lubeck I, Casali AK, Vainstein MH. In vitro susceptibility to antifungal agents of clinical and environmental Cryptococcus neoformans isolated in Southern of Brazil. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2001; 43:267-70. [PMID: 11696849 DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652001000500006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The purpose of the present study was to compare the susceptibility to four antifungal agents of 69 Cryptococcus neoformans strains isolated from AIDS patients with that of 13 C. neoformans strains isolated from the environment. Based on the NCCLS M27-A methodology the Minimal Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) obtained for amphotericin B, itraconazole and ketoconazole were very similar for clinical and environmental isolates. Clinical isolates were less susceptible to fluconazole than environmental isolates. The significance of these findings and aspects concerning the importance, role and difficulties of C. neoformans susceptibility testing are also discussed.
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- S H Alves
- Departamento Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Laboratório de Pesquisas Micológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
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Serrano M, Campistol J, Chávez B, Caritg J, Fortuny C, Costa JM. [Multiple intracranial tuberculomas in infancy]. Rev Neurol 2001; 33:44-6. [PMID: 11562860] [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: 02/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Tuberculous involvement of the CNS is most frequent in children aged between 6 months and 6 years, although it may occur at any age. It may present as meningoencephalitis, basal arachnoiditis or intracranial tuberculomas. Whilst meningitis is typical of infancy, tuberculomas and arachnoiditis are commoner in adults. It has been estimated that tuberculomas make up 3% of the cases of neurotuberculosis. The increasing use of CAT and MR has been a great help for diagnosis of this serious complication of tuberculosis. CLINICAL CASE A 5 month old patient presented with tuberculous meningitis which had been treated with streptomycin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and rifampicin at the usual dosage. One month later, after good initial progress, triventricular hydrocephaly was diagnosed and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt inserted. Three months after this, there was an episode of intracranial hypertension. Cranial CAT showed considerable zones of hypodense parenchyma without ventricle dilatation. On MR there were multiple, disseminated, rounded areas which were hyperintense on T2 and compatible with intracranial tuberculomas. After fresh insertion of a ventricular shunt, the patient progressed but still had a residual right hemiparesia and retarded development. CONCLUSIONS Although intracranial tuberculomas usually occur in adults, they may be seen in children following meningoencephalitis. Occasionally, following a good initial response to tuberculostatic drugs, tuberculomas appear, although not present before, as happened in our patient. This usually occurs within the first three months, and although the mechanism is unknown, it is believed to be due to the accumulation of lymphocytes and macrophages at preexisting microscopic foci when treatment is started.
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- M Serrano
- Servicio de Neurología; Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, 08950, España
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Pott's puffy tumour is an infrequent entity characterised by one or more subperiosteal abscesses associated with frontal bone osteomyelitis. Although cases in patients of all ages have been reported, teenagers are the most frequently affected. Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment are essential because of the high risk of severe neurological complications, such as epidural abscess, subdural empyema, and secondary septic thrombosis of the dural sinuses. This paper describes the case of a patient with a subperiosteal abscess resulting from sinusitis, with orbital and intracranial extension, and subsequent neurological complications. Despite modern methods of diagnosis and treatment, 13 new cases have been published in the last 5 years; in at least 3 (23%) of these cases there were serious neurological complications. Upper respiratory infections and sinusitis are leading causes of visits to the emergency department in the paediatric age group; however, no risk factors for poor outcome have so far been identified in any of these patients.
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- A Guillén
- Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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Alves SH, Milan EP, Branchini ML, Nishimura K, Fukushima K, Oliveira LO, Costa JM, Colombo AL. First isolation of Candida dubliniensis in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2001; 39:165-8. [PMID: 11337183 DOI: 10.1016/s0732-8893(01)00220-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Candida dubliniensis is a newly recognized species closely phylogenetically related to Candida albicans and is commonly associated with oral candidiasis in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients. In this paper we report the isolation of three strains of C. dubliniensis, from AIDS patients, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). The phenotypic identification was based on germ tube emission, abundant production of chlamydospores, assimilation of sucrose but not of xylose and the inability to grow at 42 degrees C. Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis and genomic DNA sequencing confirmed the distinct genetic nature C. dubliniensis. Topics related to the epidemiology, isolation, phenotypical and genotypical identification of C. dubliniensis are also discussed.
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- S H Alves
- Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, (RS), Santa Maria, Brazil
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Costa JM, Ernault P, Gautier E, Bretagne S. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis by duplex real-time PCR using fluorescence resonance energy transfer hybridization probes. Prenat Diagn 2001; 21:85-8. [PMID: 11241531 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0223(200102)21:2<85::aid-pd18>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis frequently relies on PCR tests of amniotic fluid (AF). A duplex real-time quantitative PCR test based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer was developed to quantify the parasite load and to decrease the risk of contamination. An internal control based on the detection of 10 pg mouse DNA added to the AF was included to check for PCR efficiency. The relationship between the parasite load and the occurrence of ultrasonographic abnormalities in 87 samples of AF was analyzed. Seven AF (8%) had a parasitic load > 10(3); 14 (16%) had > 10(2)-< or =10(3); 26 (30%) had > 10-< or = 10(2); and 40 (46%) had < or = 10 parasites/ml. Four of the six AF with cerebral ventriculomegaly had >10(3) parasites/ml. The other two had 130 and 24 parasites/ml, respectively. No parasitic loads of > 10(3) parasites/ml and no ultrasonographic abnormalities were observed in the 11 AF with maternal toxoplasmosis in the third trimester. Therefore, there is a trend to associate high parasite count with ultrasonographic abnormality, but the main concern remains early maternal infection. The importance of quantification should be better evaluated with postnatal studies. The duplex LightCycler PCR test currently provides rapid and safe results.
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- J M Costa
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire, Hôpital Américain, BP 109, 92202 Neuilly, France.
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Rebêlo JM, de Oliveira ST, Silva FS, Barros VL, Costa JM. Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of the Amazônia of Maranhão. V. Seasonal occurrence in ancient colonization area and endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis. BRAZ J BIOL 2001; 61:107-15. [PMID: 11340468 DOI: 10.1590/s0034-71082001000100014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this paper, the seasonal abundance of 25 sandfly species (1 of the Brumptomyia genus and 24 of the Lutzomyia genus) found at P1V5, municipal district of Buriticupu, Maranhão State, is discussed. The capture was carried out from 18:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M., once a month, from January to December 1996. CDC light traps were set up in the forest, in the peri and intradomicile environments. Five species were only found in the rainy season (January to June), being represented by one or two individuals; eight species occurred only in the dry season (July to December) and eleven species appeared in both seasons. The most frequent species in the dry period were: L. whitmani (26.3%), L. serrana (23%), L. choti (22.8%), L. evandroi (7.5%), L. longipalpis (5.8%), L. termitophila (3.3%), L. shannoni (3%) and L. migonei (2.5%). In the rainy season, L. whitmani was the prevailing species (74%), followed by L. termitophila (4%), L. umbratilis (3.4%), L. serrana (2.8%), L. evandroi (2,8%) and L. claustrei (2.4%). L. whitmani was thought to be an annual species, occurring in the entire year of study. The others species, with exception to L. serrana and L. evandroi, showed a seasonal, punctual or peripheric pattern.
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- J M Rebêlo
- Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Praça Madre Deus, no. 2, CEP 60525-560, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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Carrasco Torrents R, Sancho MA, Juliá V, Montaner A, Costa JM, Morales L. [Intraabdominal metastasis of cerebellar medulloblastoma through ventriculoperitoneal shunt]. An Esp Pediatr 2001; 54:83-5. [PMID: 11181202] [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: 02/19/2023]
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We present a 6-year-old girl with cerebellar medulloblastoma causing obstructive hydrocephalus that was treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunting. The patient subsequently underwent surgical excision of the tumor followed by adjuvant craniospinal radiotherapy. Nine months after shunting, multiple intraabdominal metastatic lesions were found. Although the risk is low, ventriculoperitoneal shunting may facilitate the spread of malignant cells.
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- R Carrasco Torrents
- Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica. Unidad Integrada Hospital Clínic Hospital de Sant Joan de Déu. Esplugues de Llobregat. Barcelona
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Teixeira AR, Monteiro PS, Rebelo JM, Argañaraz ER, Vieira D, Lauria-Pires L, Nascimento R, Vexenat CA, Silva AR, Ault SK, Costa JM. Emerging Chagas disease: trophic network and cycle of transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi from palm trees in the Amazon. Emerg Infect Dis 2001; 7:100-12. [PMID: 11266300 PMCID: PMC2631687 DOI: 10.3201/eid0701.700100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A trophic network involving molds, invertebrates, and vertebrates, ancestrally adapted to the palm tree (Attalaea phalerata) microhabitat, maintains enzootic Trypanosoma cruzi infections in the Amazonian county Paço do Lumiar, state of Maranhão, Brazil. We assessed seropositivity for T. cruzi infections in the human population of the county, searched in palm trees for the triatomines that harbor these infections, and gathered demographic, environmental, and socioeconomic data. Rhodnius pictipes and R. neglectus in palm-tree frond clefts or in houses were infected with T. cruzi (57% and 41%, respectively). Human blood was found in 6.8% of R. pictipes in houses, and 9 of 10 wild Didelphis marsupialis had virulent T. cruzi infections. Increasing human population density, rain forest deforestation, and human predation of local fauna are risk factors for human T. cruzi infections.
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- A R Teixeira
- Chagas' Disease Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasília, P.O. Box 04536, Postcode 70.919.970, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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Favier R, Lavergne JM, Costa JM, Caron C, Mazurier C, Viémont M, Delpech M, Valleix S. Unbalanced X-chromosome inactivation with a novel FVIII gene mutation resulting in severe hemophilia A in a female. Blood 2000; 96:4373-5. [PMID: 11110718] [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: 02/18/2023] Open
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This report is of a 14-month-old girl affected with severe hemophilia A. Both her parents had normal values for factor VIII activity, and von Willebrand disease type 2N was excluded. Karyotype analysis demonstrated no obvious alteration, and BclI Southern blot did not reveal F8 gene inversions. Direct sequencing of F8 gene exons revealed a frameshift-stop mutation (Q565delC/ter566) in the heterozygous state in the proposita only. F8 gene polymorphism analysis indicated that the mutation must have occurred de novo in the paternal germline. Furthermore, analysis of the pattern of X chromosome methylation at the human androgen receptor gene locus demonstrated a skewed inactivation of the derived maternal X chromosome from the lymphocytes of the proband's DNA. Thus, the severe hemophilia A in the proposita results from a de novo F8 gene frameshift-stop mutation on the paternally derived X chromosome, associated with a nonrandom pattern of inactivation of the maternally derived X chromosome. (Blood. 2000;96:4373-4375)
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- R Favier
- Service d'Hématologie Biologique, Hôpital d'Enfants Armand Trousseau, Paris, France
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Bretagne S, Costa JM, Foulet F, Jabot-Lestang L, Baud-Camus F, Cordonnier C. Prospective study of toxoplasma reactivation by polymerase chain reaction in allogeneic stem-cell transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis 2000; 2:127-32. [PMID: 11429023 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3062.2000.020305.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Toxoplasmosis is a rare but life-threatening complication of allogeneic stem-cell transplantation. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) offers the possibility to make the diagnosis earlier than conventional techniques, and is then expected to improve the prognosis. We undertook a prospective screening using a competitive PCR in blood in 32 stem-cell transplant recipients. The sampling covered the first 150 days post-transplant, at days 21, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, and 150. Twenty-four patients had anti-toxoplasma antibodies before transplant. Three of them (12.5%) had transient PCR-positive samples at 21, 45, and 90 days post-transplant, respectively. The three PCR-positive patients were febrile but had no funduscopic examination or cerebral computerised tomography (CT) scan abnormalities. The PCR signal disappeared when the patients were given trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and no full-blown toxoplasmosis was observed. Toxoplasma reactivation evidenced using PCR is frequent in seropositive patients not receiving trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole during the 1-3 months post-transplant. Toxoplasma PCR should be included in the diagnostic strategy of fever of unexplained origin in allogeneic stem-cell transplant recipients. Then, prompt specific therapy can be initiated to avoid development of full-blown toxoplasmosis.
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- S Bretagne
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France.
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Costa JM, Vidaud D, Laurendeau I, Vidaud M, Fressinaud E, Moisan JP, David A, Meyer D, Lavergne JM. Somatic mosaicism and compound heterozygosity in female hemophilia B. Blood 2000; 96:1585-7. [PMID: 10942410] [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: 02/17/2023] Open
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Sequencing the complete factor IX gene of 2 sisters with hemophilia B with different phenotypes and no family history of hemorrhagic diathesis revealed a common 5' splice site mutation in intron 3 (T6704C) in both and an additional missense mutation (I344T) in one. The presence of dysfunctional antigen in the latter strongly suggested that these mutations are in trans. Neither mutation was found in leukocyte DNA from the asymptomatic parents, but the mother was in somatic mosaicism for the shared splice site mutation. This case illustrates the importance of defining the phenotype and considering somatic mosaicism in sporadic cases. It underlines the limitations of complete gene sequencing for the detection of mosaicism and has implication for genetic counseling. (Blood. 2000;96:1585-1587)
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- J M Costa
- American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly, France
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