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Castro N, Gestoso I, Ramalhosa P, Lopes E, Almeida C, Costa A, Parente M, Cacabelos E, Herrera R, Costa JL, Canning-Clode J. Testing differences of marine non-indigenous species diversity across Macaronesia using a standardised approach. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 192:115021. [PMID: 37209662 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) induces severe impacts on marine biodiversity and ecosystems. Macaronesia is an ecologically relevant region where several NIS were detected recently. For the first time, a standard experimental approach was designed to examine biofouling assemblages and investigate NIS across the region. In this context, sessile biofouling assemblages were examined in four recreational marinas in all the Macaronesian archipelagos from 2018 to 2020: the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, and Cabo Verde. We hypothesised that NIS numbers, abundance, and recruitment differed in each location due to abiotic and biotic features. From the Azores (higher latitudes) to Cabo Verde (lower latitudes), NIS recruitment and percentage cover decreased following a partial latitude gradient. The present study unveiled 25 NIS, with new records for the Azores (two cryptogenic species), Canary Islands (one NIS and two cryptogenic species), and Cabo Verde (three NIS and three cryptogenic species). The present research represents a pioneer and relevant step in advancing our current understanding of marine biological invasions in Macaronesia, employing a standard and low-cost approach.
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- Nuno Castro
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Department of Biology, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences of University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, Spain; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- ISECMAR-UTA, Instituto de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar da Universidade Técnica do Atlântico, CP 163 Mindelo, São Vicente, Cabo Verde; CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Pólo dos Açores - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias, Universidade dos Açores, R. Mãe de Deus 13A, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- ISECMAR-UTA, Instituto de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar da Universidade Técnica do Atlântico, CP 163 Mindelo, São Vicente, Cabo Verde
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- InBIO Associate Laboratory, CIBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal; Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- InBIO Associate Laboratory, CIBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal; Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Hydrosphere S.L Environmental laboratory for the study of aquatic ecosystems, Vigo, Spain; Marine Research Institute (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Spain
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- Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente del Gobierno de Canarias, Las Palmas, Spain
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA
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Castro N, Carlton JT, Costa AC, Marques CS, Hewitt CL, Cacabelos E, Lopes E, Gizzi F, Gestoso I, Monteiro JG, Costa JL, Parente M, Ramalhosa P, Fofonoff P, Chainho P, Haroun R, Santos RS, Herrera R, Marques T, Ruiz GM, Canning‐Clode J. Diversity and patterns of marine non‐native species in the archipelagos of Macaronesia. DIVERS DISTRIB 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Nuno Castro
- MARE ‐ Marine and Environmental Sciences CentreAgência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI) FunchalPortugal
- MARE ‐ Marine and Environmental Sciences CentreFaculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa LisbonPortugal
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- Maritime Studies Program Williams College – Mystic Seaport Mystic Connecticut USA
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- InBIO Associate Laboratory CIBIOResearch Center in Biodiversity and Genetic ResourcesUniversity of the Azores Ponta DelgadaPortugal
- Faculty of Sciences and Technologies University of the Azores Ponta DelgadaPortugal
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- Biosecurity and One Health Research CentreMurdoch University Murdoch WAAustralia
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- MARE ‐ Marine and Environmental Sciences CentreAgência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI) FunchalPortugal
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- Instituto de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar (ISECMAR)UTA ‐ Universidade Técnica do Atlântico MindeloCabo Verde
- CIBIOCentro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosInBIO Laboratório Associado e Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto VairãoPortugal
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- MARE ‐ Marine and Environmental Sciences CentreAgência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI) FunchalPortugal
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- MARE ‐ Marine and Environmental Sciences CentreAgência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI) FunchalPortugal
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Edgewater MarylandUSA
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- MARE ‐ Marine and Environmental Sciences CentreAgência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI) FunchalPortugal
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- MARE ‐ Marine and Environmental Sciences CentreFaculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa LisbonPortugal
- Departamento de Biologia Animal Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa LisbonPortugal
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- InBIO Associate Laboratory CIBIOResearch Center in Biodiversity and Genetic ResourcesUniversity of the Azores Ponta DelgadaPortugal
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- MARE ‐ Marine and Environmental Sciences CentreAgência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI) FunchalPortugal
- OOM ‐ Oceanic Observatory of MadeiraAgência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação FunchalPortugal
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- InBIO Associate Laboratory CIBIOResearch Center in Biodiversity and Genetic ResourcesUniversity of the Azores Ponta DelgadaPortugal
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- MARE ‐ Marine and Environmental Sciences CentreFaculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa LisbonPortugal
- CINEA‐ESTSInstituto Politécnico de Setúbal SetúbalPortugal
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- Biodiversity & Conservation Research Group (BIOCON) Instituto Universitario en Acuicultura Sostenible y Ecosistemas Marinos (IU‐ECOAQUA)Scientific and Technological Marine Park of the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria TeldeSpain
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- IMAR & Okeanos Department of Oceanography and Fisheries University of the Azores HortaPortugal
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- Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente del Gobierno de Canarias Las PalmasSpain
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- Centro de Estatística e Aplicações Universidade de LisboaLisbon Portugal
- Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental ModellingUniversity of St Andrews St AndrewsScotland
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- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Edgewater MarylandUSA
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- MARE ‐ Marine and Environmental Sciences CentreAgência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI) FunchalPortugal
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Edgewater MarylandUSA
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Tarnas JD, Stack KM, Parente M, Koeppel AHD, Mustard JF, Moore KR, Horgan BHN, Seelos FP, Cloutis EA, Kelemen PB, Flannery D, Brown AJ, Frizzell KR, Pinet P. Characteristics, Origins, and Biosignature Preservation Potential of Carbonate-Bearing Rocks Within and Outside of Jezero Crater. J Geophys Res Planets 2021; 126:e2021JE006898. [PMID: 34824965 PMCID: PMC8597593 DOI: 10.1029/2021je006898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Carbonate minerals have been detected in Jezero crater, an ancient lake basin that is the landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, and within the regional olivine-bearing (ROB) unit in the Nili Fossae region surrounding this crater. It has been suggested that some carbonates in the margin fractured unit, a rock unit within Jezero crater, formed in a fluviolacustrine environment, which would be conducive to preservation of biosignatures from paleolake-inhabiting lifeforms. Here, we show that carbonate-bearing rocks within and outside of Jezero crater have the same range of visible-to-near-infrared carbonate absorption strengths, carbonate absorption band positions, thermal inertias, and morphologies. Thicknesses of exposed carbonate-bearing rock cross-sections in Jezero crater are ∼75-90 m thicker than typical ROB unit cross-sections in the Nili Fossae region, but have similar thicknesses to ROB unit exposures in Libya Montes. These similarities in carbonate properties within and outside of Jezero crater is consistent with a shared origin for all of the carbonates in the Nili Fossae region. Carbonate absorption minima positions indicate that both Mg- and more Fe-rich carbonates are present in the Nili Fossae region, consistent with the expected products of olivine carbonation. These estimated carbonate chemistries are similar to those in martian meteorites and the Comanche carbonates investigated by the Spirit rover in Columbia Hills. Our results indicate that hydrothermal alteration is the most likely formation mechanism for non-deltaic carbonates within and outside of Jezero crater.
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- J. D. Tarnas
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Massachusetts at AmherstAmherstMAUSA
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- Department of Astronomy and Planetary ScienceNorthern Arizona UniversityFlagstaffAZUSA
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary SciencesBrown UniversityProvidenceRIUSA
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- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteINUSA
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- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LabLaurelMDUSA
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- Department of GeographyUniversity of WinnipegWinnipegMBCanada
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- Lahmont‐Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia UniversityPalisadesNYUSA
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- School of Earth and Atmospheric SciencesQueensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQLDAustralia
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- Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesRutgers UniversityPiscatawayNJUSA
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- Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et PlanétologieToulouseFrance
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Areias B, Caetano SC, Sousa LC, Parente M, Jorge RN, Sousa H, Gonçalves JM. Numerical simulation of lateral and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, two minimally invasive surgical approaches. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23:408-421. [PMID: 32189515 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1734579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The present study aims to compare spinal stability after two different minimally invasive techniques, the lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) and the transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) approaches. Two nonlinear three-dimensional finite element (FE) models of the L4-L5 functional spinal unit (FSU) were subjected to the loads that usually act on the lumbar spine. Findings show that the LLIF approach yields better results for torsion load case, due to the larger surface area of the implant. For extension, flexion and lateral bending loads, the TLIF approach presents smaller displacements probably due to the anterior placement of the cage and to the smaller damaged area of the annulus fibrosus.
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- B Areias
- INEGI/DEMec, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- MEB, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- INEGI/DEMec, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- INEGI/DEMec, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- INEGI/DEMec, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- Hospital da Luz Arrábida, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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Fidalgo DS, Areias B, Sousa LC, Parente M, Jorge RN, Sousa H, Gonçalves JM. Minimally invasive transforaminal and anterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery at level L5-S1. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23:384-395. [PMID: 32096422 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1731482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This paper presents a finite element analysis to investigate the biomechanical changes caused by transforaminal (TLIF) and anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) at the L5-S1 level, applying two different implants: T_PAL (TLIF) and SynFix (ALIF). The main objective is to determine which one is more stable for patients. Numerical simulations of segmental motion show that, in the early postoperative phase, displacements and rotation angles obtained in ALIF are greater than the corresponding ones obtained in TLIF, as well as the principal stress values on the ligaments. So, TLIF performed with T_PAL is more stable than ALIF, especially during the recovery phase.
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- D S Fidalgo
- INEGI/DEMec, FEUP, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- INEGI/DEMec, FEUP, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- INEGI/DEMec, FEUP, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- INEGI/DEMec, FEUP, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- INEGI/DEMec, FEUP, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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Bruno de Sousa C, Cox CJ, Brito L, Pavão MM, Pereira H, Ferreira A, Ginja C, Campino L, Bermejo R, Parente M, Varela J. Improved phylogeny of brown algae Cystoseira (Fucales) from the Atlantic-Mediterranean region based on mitochondrial sequences. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0210143. [PMID: 30699208 PMCID: PMC6364706 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cystoseira is a common brown algal genus widely distributed throughout the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions whose taxonomical assignment of specimens is often hampered by intra- and interspecific morphological variability. In this study, three mitochondrial regions, namely cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI), 23S rDNA (23S), and 23S-tRNAVal intergenic spacer (mt-spacer) were used to analyse the phylogenetic relationships of 22 Cystoseira taxa (n = 93 samples). A total of 135 sequences (48 from COI, 43 from 23S and 44 from mt-spacer) were newly generated and analysed together with Cystoseira sequences (9 COI, 31 23S and 35 mt-spacer) from other authors. Phylogenetic analysis of these three markers identified 3 well-resolved clades and also corroborated the polyphyletic nature of the genus. The resolution of Cystoseira taxa within the three clades improves significantly when the inclusion of specimens of related genera was minimized. COI and mt-spacer markers resolved the phylogeny of some of the Cystoseira taxa, such as the C. baccata, C. foeniculacea and C. usneoides. Furthermore, trends between phylogeny, embryonic development and available chemotaxonomic classifications were identified, showing that phylogenetic, chemical and morphological data should be taken into account to study the evolutionary relationships among the algae currently classified as Cystoseira. The resolution of Cystoseira macroalgae into three well supported clades achieved here is relevant for a more accurate isolation and identification of natural compounds and the implementation of conservation measures for target species.
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, Faro,
Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, Faro,
Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, Faro,
Portugal
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- Universidade dos Açores, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Ponta
Delgada, Açores, Portugal
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- CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos
Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão,
Portugal
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- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina
Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biología- Área de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar
y Ambientales, Universidad de Cádiz, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
- Irish Seaweed Research Group & Earth and Ocean Sciences Department,
Ryan Institute and School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland,
Galway, Ireland
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- CIBIO-Açores, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos
Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Pólo dos Açores, Departamento de
Biologia, Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, Faro,
Portugal
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Galeoto G, Sansoni J, Valenti D, Mollica R, Valente D, Parente M, Servadio A. The effect of physiotherapy on fatigue and physical functioning in chronic fatigue syndrome patients: A systematic review. Clin Ter 2018; 169:e184-e188. [PMID: 30151552 DOI: 10.7417/t.2018.2076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objectives of this work were to fill the gap in the scientific literature and to evaluate the results of physical therapy treatments in individuals affected by chronic fatigue syndrome, considering only studies that employed a randomized controlled trial. METHODS A systematic review was carried out according to PRISMA guidelines. Three bibliographic databases were searched: MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and PEDro. The minimum prerequisites for papers to be included in the systematic review were that they had to (a) employ a randomized controlled trial; (b) be published in English; and (c) be published during the last ten years (2007-2017). The studies were evaluated according to Jadad score. RESULTS Four studies were included. This systematic review suggests that a treatment that is more effective than all the others cannot be defined. This conclusion is related to the low number of investigated studies; therefore, the collected results cannot be generalized. CONCLUSION Chronic fatigue syndrome is not yet a well-understood pathology, and the physical mechanisms that influence the outcomes still need more study. Rehabilitation programs that promote physiotherapy techniques such as exercise, mobilization, and body awareness (e.g., MRT and GET) are the most effective in reducing medium and long-term fatigue severity in CFS patients.
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- G Galeoto
- Department of Public Health, Sapienza University of Rome
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- Department of Public Health, Sapienza University of Rome
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- Neuropsychiatric and rehabilitation nursing sciences, "Tor Vergata" II University of Rome
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, "Sapienza" University of Rome
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- Department of Health Professions, Policlinico "Tor Vergata" of Rome, Italy
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Borges J, Fernandes S, Gonçalves I, Cardoso A, Simão R, Fernandes R, Vila I, Pires G, Barcelos F, Cunha-Miranda L, Santos H, Leitão R, Coelho P, Parente M, Simões E, Vaz Patto J. SAT0475 Serum Protein Levels, Fall Occurrence, Bone Fractures and Nutrition in Rheumatic Patients – is There Any Relationship? Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.4357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Fernandes S, Borges J, Gonçalves I, Cardoso A, Fernandes R, Simão R, Vila I, Pires G, Barcelos F, Cunha-Miranda L, Santos H, Leitão R, Coelho P, Parente M, Simões E, Vaz Patto J. SAT0494 Protein Intake and Body Composition Relationship in A Rheumatic Patient Population. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.5279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Mondini M, Parente M, Dutto R, Abrate M, Bonada C, Ferrero MM, Grande E, Infante L, Isoardo A, Perlo G. GM-015 Surgical block pharmacist: experience of stock management in A. S. O. Santa Croce e Carle in Cuneo. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000436.293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Giustini M, Angelone D, Parente M, Dini D, Decker F, Lanuti A, Reale A, Brown T, di Carlo A. Emission spectra and transient photovoltage in dye-sensitized solar cells under stress tests. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-012-0484-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Machado P, Bogas M, Ribeiro A, Costa J, Neto A, Sepriano A, Raposo A, Cravo AR, Vilar A, Furtado C, Ambrósio C, Miguel C, Vaz C, Catita C, Nour D, Araújo D, Vieira-Sousa E, Teixeira F, Brandão F, Canhão H, Cordeiro I, Gonçalves I, Ferreira J, Fonseca JE, da Silva JAP, Romeu J, Ferreira J, Costa L, Maurício L, Cunha-Miranda L, Parente M, Coutinho M, Cruz M, Oliveira M, Salvador MJ, Santos MJ, Pinto P, Valente P, Abreu P, Roque R, Ramiro S, Capela S, Las V, Barcelos A. 2011 Portuguese recommendations for the use of biological therapies in patients with psoriatic arthritis. Acta Reumatol Port 2012; 37:26-39. [PMID: 22781512] [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: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop recommendations for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with biological therapies, endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology. METHODS These treatment recommendations were formulated by Portuguese rheumatologists based on literature evidence and consensus opinion. A draft of the recommendations was first circulated to all Portuguese rheumatologists and their suggestions were incorporated in the draft. At a national meeting the recommendations were discussed and all attending rheumatologists voted on the level of agreement for each recommendation. A second draft was again circulated before publication. RESULTS A consensus was achieved regarding the initiation, assessment of response and switching biological therapies in patients with PsA. Specific recommendations were developed for several disease domains: peripheral arthritis, axial disease, enthesitis and dactylitis. CONCLUSION These recommendations may be used for guidance in deciding which patients with PsA should be treated with biological therapies. They cover a rapidly evolving area of therapeutic intervention. As more evidence becomes available and more biological therapies are licensed, these recommendations will have to be updated.
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- Pedro Machado
- Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Gentil F, Parente M, Martins P, Garbe C, Jorge RN, Ferreira A, Tavares JMRS. The Influence of the Mechanical Behaviour of the Middle Ear Ligaments: A Finite Element Analysis. Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2010; 225:68-76. [DOI: 10.1243/09544119jeim783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The interest in computer modelling of biomechanical systems, mainly by using the finite element method (FEM), has been increasing, in particular for analysis of the mechanical behaviour of the human ear. In this work, a finite element model of the middle ear was developed to study the dynamic structural response to harmonic vibrations for distinct sound pressure levels applied on the eardrum. The model includes different ligaments and muscle tendons with elastic and hyperelastic behaviour for these supportive structures. Additionally, the nonlinear behaviour of the ligaments and muscle tendons was investigated, as they are the connection between ossicles by contact formulation. Harmonic responses of the umbo and stapes footplate displacements, between 100 Hz and 100 kHz, were obtained and compared with previously published work. The stress state of ligaments (superior, lateral, and anterior of malleus and superior and posterior of incus) was analysed, with the focus on balance of the supportive structures of the middle ear, as ligaments make the link between the ossicular chain and the walls of the tympanic cavity. The results obtained in this work highlight the importance of using hyperelastic models to simulate the mechanical behaviour for the ligaments and tendons.
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- F Gentil
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Clínica ORL, ESTSP, WIDEX, Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto — IDMEC, Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto — IDMEC, Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto — IDMEC, Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto — IDMEC, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management — INEGI, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management — INEGI, Porto, Portugal
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Parente M, Jorge RN, Fernandes A, Mascarenhas T. P266 Study on the influence of an occipito-posterior malposition on the biomechanical behavior of the pelvic floor. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)61756-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Barcelos F, Patto JV, Parente M, Medeiros D, Sousa M, Figueiredo R, Miguel C, Teixeira A. [Applicability of syalometry and other instruments to evaluate xerostomia and xerophtalmia in a Sjögren's Syndrome outpatient clinic]. Acta Reumatol Port 2009; 34:212-218. [PMID: 19474776] [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: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the applicability and utility of unstimulated syalometry and instruments of evaluation of sicca complaints in a Sjögren's syndrome outpatient clinic. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed unstimulated syalometry to 45 consecutive Primary Sjögren's Syndrome patients (PSS) and 21 healthy asymptomatic individuals age and sex-matched. PSS patients were further evaluated with Schirmer's test. We applied 3 published questionnaires to PSS patients: Xerostomia Inventory (XI), Oral Health Impact Profile-short form (OHIP) and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), and correlated the results with syalometry and Schirmer's test. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS (Mann-Whitney U-test and Spearman's correlation). RESULTS Salivary flux was significantly lower in PSS patients, as compared to controls (0.08+/-0.01 ml/min versus 0.38+/-0.25 ml/min, p=0.000), and decreased with age. Syalometry didn't correlate with Schirmer's test. OHIP scores (mean 26.8 points, ranging from 2 to 43 for a maximum of 56 points) didn't correlate with syalometry neither with Schirmer's test, but showed an association with the XI (p<0.0005) and OSDI (p<0.0005) tests. The XI questionnaire (mean 28.4 points, ranging from 11 to 41 for a maximum of 44 points) correlated with syalometry (p=0.018), with the OHIP questionary (p<0.0005) and with the OSDI scale (p=0.004), although it didn't correlate with Schirmer's test. OSDI scores (mean 56.5 points, ranging from 7 to 90 for a maximum of 100 points) didn't correlate with Schirmer's test neither with syalometry, but associated with the XI (p=0.004) and OHIP (p<0.0005) scales. CONCLUSIONS Unstimulated syalometry is useful in the evaluation of patients suspected of suffering from Sjögren's syndrome, since it can confirm salivary hypofunction in a quick and cheap manner, allowing to differentiate between healthy individuals and patients. In a specialized clinic, the immediate availability of a salivary functional test is important in the classification of PSS or sicca syndrome. The xerostomia and xerophtalmia impact scales were mutually concordant, and since they evaluate the effects of the disease through time, could be helpful in our daily consultation.
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- Filipe Barcelos
- Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Apartado 13051, 1050-051 Lisboa.
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Miranda LC, Parente M, Silva C, Clemente-Coelho P, Santos H, Cortes S, Medeiros D, Ribeiro JS, Barcelos F, Sousa M, Miguel C, Figueiredo R, Mediavilla M, Simões E, Silva M, Patto JV, Madeira H, Ferreira J, Micaelo M, Leitão R, Las V, Faustino A, Teixeira A. [Perceived pain and weather changes in rheumatic patients]. Acta Reumatol Port 2007; 32:351-361. [PMID: 18159202] [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: 05/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Rheumatic patients with chronic pain describe in a vivid way the influence of climate on pain and disease activity. Several studies seem to confirm this association. OBJECTIVES To evaluate and compare in a population of rheumatic patients the perceived influence of weather changes on pain and disease activity METHODS This is a retrospective cross-sectional study. For three weeks an assisted self-reported questionnaire with nine dimensions and a VAS pain scale was performed on consecutive out-patients in our clinic. RESULTS 955 patients 787 female 168 male mean age 57.9 years with several rheumatologic diagnosis were evaluated. Overall 70 of the patients believed that the weather influenced their disease and 40 believed that the influence was high. Morning stiffness was influenced in 54 high influenced in 34 . Autumn and Winter were the most influential periods as well as humidity 67 and low temperatures 59 . CONCLUSION In our study as well as in literature we found that a high percentage of patients 70 perceived that weather conditions influenced their pain and disease. Fibromyalgia patients seemed to be strongly influenced by weather changes. Our study confirms that patients perception on the influence of climate on pain and therefore their disease is an important clinical factor and it should be considered when evaluating rheumatic patients.
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Martins JAC, Pato MPM, Pires EB, Jorge RMN, Parente M, Mascarenhas T. Finite element studies of the deformation of the pelvic floor. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1101:316-34. [PMID: 17363435 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1389.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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This article describes research involving finite element simulations of women's pelvic floor, undertaken in the engineering schools of Lisbon and Oporto, in collaboration with the medical school of Oporto. These studies are motivated by the pelvic floor dysfunctions that lead namely to urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. This research ultimately aims at: (i) contributing to clarify the primary mechanism behind such disorders; (ii) providing tools to simulate the pelvic floor function and the effects of its dysfunctions; (iii) contributing to planning and performing surgeries in a more controlled and reliable way. The finite element meshes of the levator ani are based on a publicly available geometric data set, and use triangular thin shell or special brick elements. Muscle and soft tissues are assumed as (quasi-)incompressible hyperelastic materials. Skeletal muscles are transversely isotropic with a single fiber direction, embedded in an isotropic matrix. The fibers considered in this work may be purely passive, or active with input of neuronal excitation and consideration of the muscle activation process. The first assumption may be adequate to simulate passive deformations of the pelvic muscles and tissues (namely, under the extreme loading conditions of childbirth). The latter may be adequate to model faster contractions that occur in time intervals of the same order as those of muscle activation and deactivation (as in preventing urinary incontinence in coughing or sneezing). Numerical simulations are presented for the active deformation of the levator ani muscle under constant pressure and neural excitation, and for the deformation induced by a vaginal childbirth.
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- J A C Martins
- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture and ICIST, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Patriarca C, Petrella D, Campo B, Colombo P, Giunta P, Parente M, Zucchini N, Mazzucchelli R, Montironi R. Elevated E-cadherin and alpha/beta-catenin expression after androgen deprivation therapy in prostate adenocarcinoma. Pathol Res Pract 2004; 199:659-65. [PMID: 14666968 DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The histological patterns of anti-androgen-treated prostate adenocarcinoma mimic high grade tumors classified according to the widely used Gleason scoring system. However, the biological characteristics of anti-androgen treated carcinoma are largely unknown. E-cadherin, alpha-catenin, and beta-catenin adhesion molecules are down-regulated in pharmacologically untreated high grade prostate carcinoma. In this study, we used immunohistochemical techniques to investigate their expression in twenty acinar adenocarcinomas after anti-androgen therapy in prostatectomy specimens. After adrogen ablation therapy, expression of all these adhesion molecules was higher than that of pretreatment biopsies of the same patient group and high grade matched untreated controls. These results emphasize the inaccuracy of the Gleason score for anti-androgen-treated prostate adenocarcinoma and the more differentiated phenotype of prostate adenocarcinoma after anti-hormonal therapy.
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- C Patriarca
- Division of Pathology, Ospedale Vizzolo Predabissi, Melegnano (Milan), Italy.
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Sperling RA, Guttmann CR, Hohol MJ, Warfield SK, Jakab M, Parente M, Diamond EL, Daffner KR, Olek MJ, Orav EJ, Kikinis R, Jolesz FA, Weiner HL. Regional magnetic resonance imaging lesion burden and cognitive function in multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal study. Arch Neurol 2001; 58:115-21. [PMID: 11176944 DOI: 10.1001/archneur.58.1.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between magnetic resonance imaging regional lesion burden and cognitive performance in multiple sclerosis (MS) over a 4-year follow-up period. DESIGN Twenty-eight patients with MS underwent magnetic resonance imaging and took the Brief, Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests in Multiple Sclerosis at baseline, 1-year, and 4-year follow-up. An automated 3-dimensional lesion detection method was used to identify MS lesions within anatomical regions on proton density T2-weighted images. The relationship between magnetic resonance imaging regional lesion volumes and the Brief, Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests in Multiple Sclerosis results was examined using regression analyses. RESULTS At all time points, frontal lesion volume represented the greatest proportion of total lesion volume, and the percentage of white matter classified as lesion was also highest in frontal and parietal regions. On neuropsychological testing, when compared with age- and educational level-matched control subjects, patients with MS showed significant impairment on tests of sustained attention, processing speed, and verbal memory (P<.001). Performance on these measures was negatively correlated with MS lesion volume in frontal and parietal regions at baseline, 1-year, and 4-year follow-up (R = -0.55 to -0.73, P<.001). CONCLUSIONS Multiple sclerosis lesions show a propensity for frontal and parietal white matter. Lesion burden in these areas was strongly associated with performance on tasks requiring sustained complex attention and working verbal memory. This relationship was consistent over a 4-year period, suggesting that disruption of frontoparietal subcortical networks may underlie the pattern of neuropsychological impairment seen in many patients with MS.
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- R A Sperling
- Memory Disorders Unit, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Freitas I, Pontiggia P, Barni S, Bertone V, Parente M, Novarina A, Roveta G, Gerzeli G, Stoward P. Histochemical probes for the detection of hypoxic tumour cells. Anticancer Res 1990; 10:613-22. [PMID: 1695078] [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: 12/28/2022]
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Hypoxia is thought to be a major cause of failure in cancer treatment. In this paper, we report methods transposable to clinical practice, for identifying hypoxic tumour cells. They consist of histochemical tests for revealing lactate dehydrogenase activity, endogenous lactate and accumulation of neutral fat. An ascites tumour (Yoshida hepatoma) and a solid tumour (Ehrlich carcinoma) were used as the experimental models. A gel film technique was used for visualizing lactate dehydrogenase and "nothing dehydrogenase" (or endogenous lactate). The fluorescent dyes Nile Red and Acridine Orange were used to demonstrate lipid accumulation and to visualize the tumour morphology, respectively. Tumour cells at the edge of areas of necrosis and at a distance of about 130 microns from a blood vessel were presumed to be hypoxic and showed the following features: 1) a dark blue granular pattern of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, ascribed to intense activity of the LDH5 and/or LDHk isoenzymes bound to membranous structures; 2) an intense granular positivity of "Nothing Dehydrogenase" due to high concentrations of endogenous lactate; 3) neutral lipid droplets emitting an intense yellow fluorescence in Nile Red-stained preparations; 4) a yellow cytoplasmic fluorescence in Acridine Orange-stained sections, attributable to a low cellular RNA content. Electron microscopy revealed moderately osmiophilic lipid globules in close association with damaged mitochondria. Better oxygenated cells showed: (a) a reddish-blue diffuse pattern of LDH, ascribed to moderately active soluble LDH isoenzymes containing H subunits; (b) almost no "Nothing Dehydrogenase" positivity; (c) no cytoplasmic lipid droplets; and (d) an intense orange-red fluorescence in the cytoplasm of Acridine Orange-stained specimens, due to high concentrations of cellular RNA. Nile Red fluorescence showed that the lipids of the solid tumour membranes were more hydrophobic than in the normal surrounding tissue. This suggests that there are abnormal domains of neutral lipids in the tumour cell membranes. In solid tumours, cells with the characteristics attributable to hypoxia were usually observed on the edge of necrosis of cuff-like formations. In very advanced growth stages, however, they were also seen surrounding (and occasionally clogging) blood vessels, or in tentacular formations coming from a necrosis border and polarized towards the vessels. Lipid-loaded cells were also seen in blood vessels distant from the tumour. These observations point towards a chemotactic process of hypoxic cells towards better environments.
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- I Freitas
- Department of Animal Biology, University of Pavia, Italy
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