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Salles FJ, Leroux IN, Araujo ANMD, Assunção NA, Luz MS, Veiga GRLD, Fonseca FLA, Diaz-Quijano FA, Olympio KPK. Is chemical exposure present in informal work associated with Sars-CoV-2 infection? Rev Saude Publica 2023; 57:11s. [PMID: 37255122 DOI: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2023057004829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare the incidence of covid-19 symptoms between informal home-based workers and a control group and to assess the association of these cases with blood elements concentrations and other relevant risk factors for Sars-Cov-2 infection. METHODS Welders chemically exposed to potentially toxic elements (PTEs) (n = 26) and control participants (n = 25) answered questionnaires on adherence to social distancing and signs and symptoms of the disease for five months during the covid-19 pandemic. After follow-up, covid-19 serology tests were performed on a subsample of 12 chemically exposed workers and 20 control participants. Before the pandemic, PTE concentrations in blood (As, Mn, Ni, Cd, Hg, Sb, Sn, Cu, Zn, and Pb) were measured by ICP-MS. RESULTS The chemically exposed group had higher lead and cadmium levels in blood (p < 0.01). The control group presented lower adherence to social distancing (p = 0.016). Although not significant, welders had a 74% greater chance of having at least one covid-19 symptom compared with control participants, but their adherence to social distancing decreased this chance by 20%. The use of taxis for transportation was a risk factor significantly associated with covid-19 symptoms. CONCLUSION The lower adherence to social distancing among the control group greatly influences the development of covid-19. The literature lacks data linking exposure to PTEs and Sars-Cov-2 infection and/or severity. In this study, despite chemical exposure, working from home may have protected welders against covid-19, considering that they maintained greater social distancing than control participants.
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- Fernanda Junqueira Salles
- Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Saúde Ambiental. São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Saúde Ambiental. São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas. Diadema, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas. Diadema, SP, Brasil
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas de São Paulo. Laboratório de Processos Metalúrgicos. São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas. Diadema, SP, Brasil
- Centro Universitário Faculdade de Medicina do ABC. Laboratório Clínico. Santo André, SP, Brasil
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Mendes-Frias A, Santos-Lima B, Furtado DZS, Ruperez FJ, Assunção NA, Matias MJ, Gomes V, Gaifem J, Barbas C, Castro AG, Capela C, Silvestre R. Dysregulation of glycerophospholipid metabolism during Behçet's disease contributes to a pro-inflammatory phenotype of circulating monocytes. J Transl Autoimmun 2020; 3:100056. [PMID: 32743536 PMCID: PMC7388368 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtauto.2020.100056] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a relapsing, multisystem and inflammatory condition characterized by systemic vasculitis of small and large vessels. Although the etiopathogenesis of BD remains unknown, immune-mediated mechanisms play a major role in the development of the disease. BD patients present leukocyte infiltration in the mucocutaneous lesions as well as neutrophil hyperactivation. In contrast to neutrophils, whose involvement in the pathogenesis of BD has been extensively studied, the biology of monocytes during BD is less well known. In this study, we analyzed the phenotype and function of circulating monocytes of 38 BD patients from Hospital of Braga. In addition, we evaluated the impact of inflammatory and metabolomic plasma environment on monocyte biology. We observed a worsening of mitochondrial function, with lower mitochondrial mass and increased ROS production, on circulating monocytes of BD patients. Incubation of monocytes from healthy donors with the plasma of BD patients mimicked the observed phenotype, strongly suggesting the involvement of serum mediators. BD patients, regardless of their symptoms, had higher serum pro-inflammatory TNF-α and IP-10 levels and IL-1β/IL-1RA ratio. Untargeted metabolomic analysis identified a dysregulation of glycerophospholipid metabolism on BD patients, where a significant reduction of phospholipids was observed concomitantly with an increase of lysophospholipids and fatty acids. These observations converged to an enhanced phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activation. Indeed, inhibition of PLA2 with dexamethasone or the downstream cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme with ibuprofen was able to significantly revert the mitochondrial dysfunction observed on monocytes of BD patients. Our results show that the plasma inflammatory environment coupled with a dysregulation of glycerophospholipid metabolism in BD patients contribute to a dysfunction of circulating monocytes.
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- Ana Mendes-Frias
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Center for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Boadilla del Monte, 28660, Madrid, Spain
- Laboratório de Radicais Livres em Sistemas Biológicos e Bioanalítica, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Boadilla del Monte, 28660, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratório de Radicais Livres em Sistemas Biológicos e Bioanalítica, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Autoimmune Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Braga, Braga, Portugal
- Clinical Academic Center-Braga, Braga, Portugal
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- Autoimmune Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Braga, Braga, Portugal
- Clinical Academic Center-Braga, Braga, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Center for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Boadilla del Monte, 28660, Madrid, Spain
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
- Autoimmune Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Braga, Braga, Portugal
- Clinical Academic Center-Braga, Braga, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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Furtado DZS, Leite FBVDM, Jedlicka LDL, Souza DS, Barreto CN, da Silva HDT, Assunção NA. Targeted analysis reveals alteration in pathway in 5p minus individuals. Biomed Chromatogr 2020; 34:e4673. [PMID: 31385327 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cri du Chat or 5p minus (5p-) syndrome is characterized by a deletion located on the chromosome 5 short (-p) arm and has an incidence rate of 1 in 50,000 individuals worldwide. This disease manifests in disturbances across a range of systems biochemicals. Therefore, a targeted metabolomics analysis was evaluated in patients with 5p- syndrome to help unravel the biochemical changes that occur in this disease. Urine samples were collected from people of both sexes aged 1-38 years old and analyzed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Student' statistical test, metabolomic pathway analysis and metabolite set enrichment analysis were applied to the data. Alterations of some amino acids and amine biogenics levels were found in Cri du Chat Syndrome individuals. The alteration of most of these metabolites is associated with energy recuperation and glycolysis. In general, we found the catabolism of some metabolic pathways to be affected in 5p- patients.
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- Danielle Zildeana Sousa Furtado
- Laboratório de Radicais Livres em Sistemas Biológicos e Bioanalítica, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Radicais Livres em Sistemas Biológicos e Bioanalítica, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Radicais Livres em Sistemas Biológicos e Bioanalítica, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto de Estudos em Saúde e Biológicas, Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Radicais Livres em Sistemas Biológicos e Bioanalítica, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.,Núcleo de Graduação em Agroindústria, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Radicais Livres em Sistemas Biológicos e Bioanalítica, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Radicais Livres em Sistemas Biológicos e Bioanalítica, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Radicais Livres em Sistemas Biológicos e Bioanalítica, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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da Rocha Silva JP, Salles FJ, Leroux IN, da Silva Ferreira APS, da Silva AS, Assunção NA, Nardocci AC, Sayuri Sato AP, Barbosa F, Cardoso MRA, Olympio KPK. High blood lead levels are associated with lead concentrations in households and day care centers attended by Brazilian preschool children. Environ Pollut 2018; 239:681-688. [PMID: 29715687 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND A previous study observed high blood lead levels (BLL) in preschool children attending 50 day care centers (DCC) in São Paulo, Brazil. OBJECTIVE To identify whether lead levels found in both homes and DCC environments are associated with high blood lead levels. METHODS Children attending 4 DCCs, quoted here as NR, VA, PS and PF, were divided into two groups according to BLL: high exposure (HE: ≥13.9 μg/dL; 97.5 percentile of the 2013 year sample) and low exposure (LE: <5 μg/dL). For in situ lead measurements (lead paint mode: mg/cm2 and ROHS mode: μg/g) in the children's households and in the DCC environments, a field portable X-ray-fluorescence analyzer was used. Multiple logistic regressions were performed to control for confounding factors. Odds ratios were adjusted for age, sex, day care center's measured lead, and tobacco. RESULTS In an NR DCC building, 33.8% of the measurements had lead levels >600 μg/g, whereas such levels were observed in 77.1% of NR playground measurements. In VA DCC, 22% and 23% of the measurements in the building and in the playgrounds had levels higher than 600 μg/g, respectively. The percentage of high lead levels in the children's houses of the LE group was 5.9% (95% CI: 4.3-7.6%) and 13.2 (95% CI: 8.3-18.0%) in the HE group. Moreover, a significant association was found between high BLLs and lead levels found both in households and DCCs (p < 0.001). Most of the high lead measurements were found in tiles and playground equipment. CONCLUSIONS Lead exposure estimated from the DCCs, where children spend about 10 h/day, can be as relevant as their household exposure. Therefore, public authorities should render efforts to provide a rigorous surveillance for lead-free painting supplies and for all objects offered to children.
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- Júlia Prestes da Rocha Silva
- Departamento de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Cerqueira César, CEP 01246-904, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Cerqueira César, CEP 01246-904, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Cerqueira César, CEP 01246-904, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Cerqueira César, CEP 01246-904, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Sustainable Development and Health Equity, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas. Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Cerqueira César, CEP 01246-904, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Cerqueira César, CEP 01246-904, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Jedlicka LDL, Silva JDC, Balbino AM, Neto GB, Furtado DZS, da Silva HDT, Cavalcanti FDBC, van der Heijden KM, Penatti CAA, Bechara EJH, Assunção NA. Effects of Diacetyl Flavoring Exposure in Mice Metabolism. Biomed Res Int 2018; 2018:9875319. [PMID: 30065948 PMCID: PMC6051334 DOI: 10.1155/2018/9875319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Diacetyl is a flavoring that imparts a buttery flavor to foods, but the use or exposure to diacetyl has been related to some diseases. We investigated the effect of oral intake of diacetyl in male and female C57/Bl mice. We performed a target metabolomics assay using ultraperformance liquid chromatography paired with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) for the determination and quantification of plasmatic metabolites. We observed alterations in metabolites present in the urea and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycles. Peroxynitrite plasmatic levels were evaluated by a colorimetric method, final activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) was evaluated by an enzymatic method, and mouse behavior was evaluated. Majority of the assay showed differences between control and treatment groups, as well as between genders. This may indicate the involvement of sex hormones in the regulation of a normal metabolic profile, and the implication of sex differences in metabolite disease response.
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- Letícia Dias Lima Jedlicka
- Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil
- Instituto de Estudos em Saúde e Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Marabá, PA, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil
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de Lacerda JTJG, e Lacerda RR, Assunção NA, Tashima AK, Juliano MA, dos Santos GA, dos Santos de Souza M, de Luna Batista J, Rossi CE, de Almeida Gadelha CA, Santi-Gadelha T. New insights into lectin from Abelmoschus esculentus seeds as a Kunitz-type inhibitor and its toxic effects on Ceratitis capitata and root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne spp. Process Biochem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Furtado DZS, de Moura Leite FBV, Barreto CN, Faria B, Jedlicka LDL, de Jesus Silva E, da Silva HDT, Bechara EJH, Assunção NA. Profiles of amino acids and biogenic amines in the plasma of Cri-du-Chat patients. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2017; 140:137-145. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2017.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cappelini LTD, de Fátima Menegoci Eugênio P, Leão PAGC, Alberice JV, Urbaczek AC, Assunção NA, Juliano L, Carrilho E. Capillary electrophoresis coupled to contactless conductivity detection for analysis of amino acids of agricultural interest in composting. Electrophoresis 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201670151] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Cappelini LTD, de Fátima Menegoci Eugênio P, Leão PAGC, Alberice JV, Urbaczek AC, Assunção NA, Juliano L, Carrilho E. Capillary electrophoresis coupled to contactless conductivity detection for analysis of amino acids of agricultural interest in composting. Electrophoresis 2016; 37:2449-2457. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201600302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Luciana Teresa Dias Cappelini
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP - Rua 3 de Maio; São Paulo Brazil
- Instituto de Química de São Carlos - IQSC - USP - Avenida Trabalhador São-carlense 400; São Carlos Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos - IQSC - USP - Avenida Trabalhador São-carlense 400; São Carlos Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos - IQSC - USP - Avenida Trabalhador São-carlense 400; São Carlos Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas; Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - UNIFESP, Rua Prof. Artur Riedel, 275; Diadema Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP - Rua 3 de Maio; São Paulo Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos - IQSC - USP - Avenida Trabalhador São-carlense 400; São Carlos Brazil
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica - INCTBio; Campinas Brazil
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de Fátima MenegociEugênio P, Assunção NA, Sciandra F, Aquino A, Brancaccio A, Carrilho E. Quantification, 2DE analysis and identification of enriched glycosylated proteins from mouse muscles: Difficulties and alternatives. Electrophoresis 2015; 37:321-34. [PMID: 26542084 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201500362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 08/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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One of the problems with 2DE is that proteins present in low amounts in a sample are usually not detected, since their signals are masked by the predominant proteins. The elimination of these abundant proteins is not a guaranteed solution to achieve the desired results. The main objective of this study was the comparison of common and simple methodologies employed for 2DE analysis followed by MS identification, focusing on a pre-purified sample using a wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) column. Adult male C57Black/Crj6 (C57BL/6) mice were chosen as the model animal in this study; the gastrocnemius muscles were collected and processed for the experiments. The initial fractionation with succinylated WGA was successful for the elimination of the most abundant proteins. Two quantification methods were employed for the purified samples, and bicinchoninic acid (BCA) was proven to be most reliable for the quantification of glycoproteins. The gel staining method, however, was found to be decisive for the detection of specific proteins, since their structures affect the interaction of the dye with the peptide backbone. The Coomassie Blue R-250 dye very weakly stained the gel with the WGA purified sample. When the same gel was stained with silver nitrate, however, MS could positively assign 12 new spots. The structure of the referred proteins was not found to be prone to interaction with Coomassie blue.
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- Patrícia de Fátima MenegociEugênio
- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare (CNR), c/o Istituto di Biochimica e Biochimica Clinica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare (CNR), c/o Istituto di Biochimica e Biochimica Clinica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Bioanalítica, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Tudela RC, Loiola RA, Torres TC, Gil NL, Assunção NA, de Noronha SMR, Correa-Noronh SA, Landgraf RG, Fernandes L. L-Arginine Transport and Nitric Oxide Production in Kinin Receptor B1-/- Endothelial Cells. Protein Pept Lett 2015; 22:1111-6. [PMID: 26446563 DOI: 10.2174/0929866522666151008151422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 10/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kinins are important vasoactive peptides, but the role of the B1 receptor subtype in the vascular control is poorly understood. This study analyzed the nitric oxide (NO) release, L-arginine (L-Arg) uptake and the expression of the cationic amino acid transporter (CAT) -1 in endothelial cells obtained from B1 receptor knockout (B1-/-) and wild type (WT) mice. NO production was assessed through a fluorescent dye in living cells stimulated with acetylcholine. L-Arg uptake was determined indirectly in the culture medium by HPLC, in the presence or absence of the CAT-1 blocker N-ethylmaleimide (NEM). CAT-1 mRNA levels and protein expression were determined by qPCR and western blot, respectively. NO release was significantly reduced in B1-/- when compared to WT cells. This result was accompanied by a decreased rate in the L-Arg uptake by B1-/- cells. Incubation with NEM impaired the L-Arg uptake in WT, but had no effect in B1-/- cells. Protein expression and mRNA levels for CAT-1 were reduced in B1-/- in comparison to WT cells. These findings suggest an important role of the endothelial B1 receptor in the vascular control by interfering with CAT-1 expression, L-Arg uptake and NO release.
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- Institute of environmental,chemical and pharmaceutical sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, P.O. Box: 09913-030, Diadema, Brazil.
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Bulgarelli A, Silva EDJ, Assunção NA, Cunha IW, Zequi SDC, Guimarães GC, Soares FA, Vassallo J. Abstract 588: Search for potential penile cancer biomarkers using frozen tissue proteome profiling by mass spectrometry. Cancer Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2015-588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) corresponds to 2.1% of Brazilian men's malignant tumors. In the present study, it was our objective to provide information regarding the differential protein pattern in penile SCC and look for potential prognostic markers. Twenty-four frozen samples, fourteen of penile SCC and ten of normal penile epithelium (NPE) were compared, using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. A total of 268 spots were identified, 23 were identified only in penile SCC, 207 only in normal tissue and 38 proteins were found differentially expressed between the two groups (p<0.05). Additionally, ongoing experiments for protein identification by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization - Time of Flight - Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) have already detected two key proteins with critical role in all aspects of RNA metabolism. The heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C (C1/C2) (HNRNPC) were found expressed only in penile SCC and the RNA helicase DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 59 (DDX59) were upregulated on tumor samples, which both are associated to tumor aggressiveness. Our data provide a novel proteomic approach to investigate the protein profile of penile SCC and might represent the basis for further studies on the characterization of these proteins, some of which may be of potential clinical value.
Note: This abstract was not presented at the meeting.
Citation Format: Adriana Bulgarelli, Elisângela de Jesus Silva, Nilson Antonio Assunção, Isabela Werneck Cunha, Stenio de Cássi Zequi, Gustavo Cardoso Guimarães, Fernando Augusto Soares, José Vassallo. Search for potential penile cancer biomarkers using frozen tissue proteome profiling by mass spectrometry. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2015 Apr 18-22; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2015;75(15 Suppl):Abstract nr 588. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2015-588
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- 1A.C. Camargo Hospital, Sao Paulo, SP - Brasil, Brazil
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- Janderson Aparecido de Moraes
- a Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra. Diadema , Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Química e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- b Instituto de Química de São Carlos , Universidade de São Paulo , São Carlos , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra. Diadema , Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Química e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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Trintinalia MM, Alves ANL, Fernandes L, Bechara EJH, Assunção NA. Potential Diagnostic of Branched-Chain Ketoaciduria by HPLC-DAD. J BRAZIL CHEM SOC 2014. [DOI: 10.5935/0103-5053.20140156] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Fraige K, Assunção NA, de Souza Pinto R, Carrilho E. Analytical Assessment of a Home Made Capillary Electrophoresis Equipment with Linear Charge Coupled Device for Visible Light Absorption Detection in the Determination of Food Dyes. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10826070903091571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Karina Fraige
- a Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo , São Carlos, Brazil
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- a Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo , São Carlos, Brazil
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- a Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo , São Carlos, Brazil
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Assunção NA, Bechara EJH, Simionato AVC, Tavares MFM, Carrilho E. Eletroforese capilar acoplada à espectrometria de massas (CE-MS): vinte anos de desenvolvimento. QUIM NOVA 2008. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-40422008000800037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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