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Vitali DG, Fonseca D, Carvalho P. The derlin Dfm1 couples retrotranslocation of a folded protein domain to its proteasomal degradation. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202308074. [PMID: 38448163 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202308074] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteins are degraded by proteasomes in the cytosol through ER-associated degradation (ERAD). This process involves the retrotranslocation of substrates across the ER membrane, their ubiquitination, and membrane extraction by the Cdc48/Npl4/Ufd1 ATPase complex prior to delivery to proteasomes for degradation. How the presence of a folded luminal domain affects substrate retrotranslocation and this event is coordinated with subsequent ERAD steps remains unknown. Here, using a model substrate with a folded luminal domain, we showed that Cdc48 ATPase activity is sufficient to drive substrate retrotranslocation independently of ERAD membrane components. However, the complete degradation of the folded luminal domain required substrate-tight coupling of retrotranslocation and proteasomal degradation, which was ensured by the derlin Dfm1. Mutations in Dfm1 intramembrane rhomboid-like or cytosolic Cdc48-binding regions resulted in partial degradation of the substrate with accumulation of its folded domain. Our study revealed Dfm1 as a critical regulator of Cdc48-driven retrotranslocation and highlights the importance of coordinating substrate retrotranslocation and degradation during ERAD.
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- Daniela G Vitali
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Carvalho P, Gomes C, Saibo NJ. C4 Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase: Evolution and transcriptional regulation. Genet Mol Biol 2024; 46:e20230190. [PMID: 38517370 PMCID: PMC10958771 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2023-0190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Photosynthetic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) catalyses the irreversible carboxylation of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), producing oxaloacetate (OAA). This enzyme catalyses the first step of carbon fixation in C4 photosynthesis, contributing to the high photosynthetic efficiency of C4 plants. PEPC is also involved in replenishing tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates, such as OAA, being involved in the C/N balance. In plants, PEPCs are classified in two types: bacterial type (BTPC) and plant-type (PTPC), which includes photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic PEPCs. During C4 evolution, photosynthetic PEPCs evolved independently. C4 PEPCs evolved to be highly expressed and active in a spatial-specific manner. Their gene expression pattern is also regulated by developmental cues, light, circadian clock as well as adverse environmental conditions. However, the gene regulatory networks controlling C4 PEPC gene expression, namely its cell-specificity, are largely unknown. Therefore, after an introduction to the evolution of PEPCs, this review aims to discuss the current knowledge regarding the transcriptional regulation of C4 PEPCs, focusing on cell-specific and developmental expression dynamics, light and circadian regulation, as well as response to abiotic stress. In conclusion, this review aims to highlight the evolution, transcriptional regulation by different signals and importance of PEPC in C4 photosynthesis and its potential as tool for crop improvement.
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- Pedro Carvalho
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Oeiras, Portugal
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Carvalho P, Gomes C, Gonçalves I, Lourenço TF, Vlad D, Langdale JA, Saibo NJM. The bHLH transcription factor OsPRI1 activates the Setaria viridis PEPC1 promoter in rice. New Phytol 2024; 241:2495-2505. [PMID: 38323734 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Photosynthetic efficiency is reduced by the dual role of Rubisco, which acts either as a carboxylase or as an oxygenase, the latter leading to photorespiration. C4 photosynthesis evolved as a carbon-concentrating mechanism to reduce photorespiration. To engineer C4 into a C3 plant, it is essential to understand how C4 genes, such as phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC1), are regulated to be expressed at high levels and in a cell-specific manner. Yeast one-hybrid screening was used to show that OsPRI1, a rice bHLH transcription factor involved in iron homeostasis, binds to the Setaria viridis PEPC1 promoter. This promoter drives mesophyll-specific gene expression in rice. The role of OsPRI1 in planta was characterized using a rice line harbouring SvPEPC1pro ::GUS. We show that OsPRI1 activates the S. viridis PEPC1 promoter by binding to an N-box in the proximal promoter, and that GUS activity is highly reduced in SvPEPC1pro ::GUS lines when OsPRI1 is mutated. Cross-species comparisons showed that the SvPRI1 homolog binds to the SvPEPC1 promoter but the maize ZmPRI1 does not bind to the ZmPEPC1 promoter. Our results suggest that elements of the iron homeostasis pathway were co-opted to regulate PEPC1 gene expression during the evolution of some but not all C4 species.
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- Pedro Carvalho
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd, OX1 3RB, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd, OX1 3RB, Oxford, UK
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (iBET), 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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Torres L, M Rodrigues A, Francisco C, Santos S, Carvalho P. Streptococcus pyogenes Meningitis in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report. ACTA MEDICA PORT 2024; 37:142-144. [PMID: 37405907 DOI: 10.20344/amp.19941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Streptococcus pyogenes causes a wide spectrum of diseases in children. However, meningitis due to this pathogen is highly uncommon. Although rare, it is associated with a high case fatality rate and can result in severe neurological sequelae. We report a case of Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis in a previously healthy 3-year-old boy. The purpose of this case report is to emphasize that this agent should be considered a cause of meningitis in previously healthy infants because of its frequent association with complications, sequelae, and high mortality rates.
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- Lara Torres
- Pediatrics Department. Hospital de Sousa Martins. Unidade Local Saúde da Guarda. Guarda. Portugal
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- Pediatrics Department. Hospital de Sousa Martins. Unidade Local Saúde da Guarda. Guarda. Portugal
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- Pediatrics Department. Hospital de Sousa Martins. Unidade Local Saúde da Guarda. Guarda. Portugal
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- Pediatrics Department. Hospital de Sousa Martins. Unidade Local Saúde da Guarda. Guarda. Portugal
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- Pediatrics Department. Hospital de Sousa Martins. Unidade Local Saúde da Guarda. Guarda. Portugal
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Miranda AO, Favoreto MW, Matos TP, Castro AS, Kunz P, Souza JL, Carvalho P, Reis A, Loguercio AD. Color Match of a Universal-shade Composite Resin for Restoration of Non-carious Cervical Lesions: An Equivalence Randomized Clinical Trial. Oper Dent 2024; 49:20-33. [PMID: 38057996 DOI: 10.2341/23-021-c] [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] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The objective of this double-blind, split-mouth, randomized clinical trial was to evaluate the color match of a single-shade composite resin Admira Fusion X-tra in comparison with a multi-shade composite resin Admira Fusion in non-carious cervical lesion restorations (NCCLs). METHODS AND MATERIALS One hundred and twenty restorations were performed on NCCLs with two restorative materials (n=60). After prophylaxis, the teeth were isolated with a rubber dam, and one universal adhesive was applied in the selective enamel etching strategy. For both groups, the restorations were inserted incrementally and light-cured. The values of the coordinates L*, a*, and b* in the cervical third before vs after the restorations and cervical vs middle third after the restorations were evaluated using a digital spectrophotometer after the coordinate values were used to calculate the CIEDE (ΔE00). The restorations were evaluated at baseline and after 7 days of clinical performance according to the FDI criteria. Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test for all parameters. Color change was analyzed by Student t-test for paired samples (α=0.05). RESULTS All restorations were evaluated after 7 days. Regarding the color measurement, no significant difference was observed when Admira Fusion was compared to Admira Fusion X-tra for any of the comparisons performed (p>0.05). However, the values of ΔE00 in the cervical third before vs after the restorations were higher when compared with ΔE00 observed when the cervical vs middle third after restorations were compared. All restorations received the score "clinically very good" after 7 days for all outcomes, including the subjective color match, when evaluated for FDI criterion. CONCLUSIONS The single-shade composite resin used achieves the same color match when compared to a multi-shade composite resin after 7 days in NCCLs.
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- A O Miranda
- Amanda de Oliveira de Miranda, graduate student, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tuiuti University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Michael Willian Favoreto, DDS, MSc, PhD student, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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- Thalita P. Matos, DDS, MSc, PhD, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tuiuti University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Andrea dos Santos de Castro, DDS, MSc, PhD, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tuiuti University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Patrícia Valéria Manozzo Kunz, DDS, MSc, PhD, private clinic, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Jaqueline de Lima de Souza, graduate student, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tuiuti University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Pamela de Carvalho, graduate student, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tuiuti University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Alessandra Reis, DDS, PhD, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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- *Alessandro D. Loguercio, DDS, MSc, PhD, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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Sarinho L, Carvalho P, Patoilo D, Ribeiro JP, Baião da Cruz J, Gaião J, Marques C, Nunes MI. Treatment of salt from hides curing stage by electrocoagulation for use in the pickling stage of the tanning industry. Environ Res 2023; 237:117095. [PMID: 37683784 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117095] [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: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
Abstract
The raw materials for the tanning industry, namely hides and skins, are preserved (curing stage) and carried with common salt, i.e., sodium chloride (NaCl). Proceeding to conversion into leather, pickling is a key stage of the tannery process, which entails high demand of water and salt. In this work, the salt-derived brine (SdB) generated from the curing of hides was treated by iron-driven electrocoagulation (EC), aiming at its later application in the pickling stage of the tanning industry, promoting a transition to zero waste emission policy. Focusing on reducing the brine's total organic carbon (TOC), central composite rotational design and response surface methodology were adopted to study the effect of electrolysis time (6.2-14.2 min) and current density (74-431 A·m-2) on the treatment of the SdB (≅ 7.5 % wt. NaCl). The quality of the treated brines was then assessed in pickling trials and compared with virgin brine. 68-83 % removal of TOC from the SdB were achieved under electrolysis time ranging 6.2-14.2 min and current density ranging 126-252 A·m-2. Under these operating ranges the quality of the wet-blue leathers was guaranteed. Lowest power consumption (0.44 kWh·m-3) was achieved under electrolysis time of 6 min and current density of 126 A·m-2, yielding 68 % removal of TOC. Moreover, the shrinkage temperature of the hides was improved with treated brine (103.5 °C-110.5 °C) compared to virgin brine (103.0 °C). The present study provides strong evidence that contaminated salt from the curing stage can be valorised within the tanning industry through electrocoagulation treatment and then used in another production stage, instead of being landfilled.
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- Luana Sarinho
- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; DAO - Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- DAO - Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; DAO - Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CTIC - Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias do Couro, Apartado 158, São Pedro, 2384-909, Alcanena, Portugal
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- CTIC - Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias do Couro, Apartado 158, São Pedro, 2384-909, Alcanena, Portugal
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; DAO - Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; DAO - Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Macedo Francisco C, F Ribeiro J, M Rodrigues A, S Oliveira R, Carvalho P. 'Déjà Vu', a Mind Trick or a Warning Sign? A Case Report. ACTA MEDICA PORT 2023; 36:691-693. [PMID: 37788652 DOI: 10.20344/amp.20116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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- Serviço de Pediatria. Hospital Sousa Martins. Unidade Local de Saúde da Guarda. Guarda. Portugal
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- Serviço de Pediatria. Hospital Sousa Martins. Unidade Local de Saúde da Guarda. Guarda. Portugal
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- Serviço de Pediatria. Hospital Sousa Martins. Unidade Local de Saúde da Guarda. Guarda. Portugal
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- Serviço de Pediatria. Hospital Sousa Martins. Unidade Local de Saúde da Guarda. Guarda. Portugal
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Romero A, Carvalho P, Côrte-Real L, Pereira A. Synthesizing Human Activity for Data Generation. J Imaging 2023; 9:204. [PMID: 37888311 PMCID: PMC10607066 DOI: 10.3390/jimaging9100204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The problem of gathering sufficiently representative data, such as those about human actions, shapes, and facial expressions, is costly and time-consuming and also requires training robust models. This has led to the creation of techniques such as transfer learning or data augmentation. However, these are often insufficient. To address this, we propose a semi-automated mechanism that allows the generation and editing of visual scenes with synthetic humans performing various actions, with features such as background modification and manual adjustments of the 3D avatars to allow users to create data with greater variability. We also propose an evaluation methodology for assessing the results obtained using our method, which is two-fold: (i) the usage of an action classifier on the output data resulting from the mechanism and (ii) the generation of masks of the avatars and the actors to compare them through segmentation. The avatars were robust to occlusion, and their actions were recognizable and accurate to their respective input actors. The results also showed that even though the action classifier concentrates on the pose and movement of the synthetic humans, it strongly depends on contextual information to precisely recognize the actions. Generating the avatars for complex activities also proved problematic for action recognition and the clean and precise formation of the masks.
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- Ana Romero
- Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal (L.C.-R.); (A.P.)
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- Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal (L.C.-R.); (A.P.)
- Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal (L.C.-R.); (A.P.)
- Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Calcagno A, Coelli S, Amendola C, Pirovano I, Re R, Medeiros J, Carvalho P, Madeira H, Bianchi AM. Role of the EEG theta network during software production: a connectivity study. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2023; PP:1-1. [PMID: 37506005 DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2023.3299834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Software programming is an acquired evolutionary skill originating from consolidated cognitive functions (i.e., attentive, logical, coordination, mathematic calculation, and language comprehension), but the underlying neurophysiological processes are still not completely known. In the present study, we investigated and compared the brain activities supporting realistic programming, text and code reading tasks, analyzing Electroencephalographic (EEG) signals acquired from 11 experienced programmers. Multichannel spectral analysis and a phase-based effective connectivity study were carried out. Our results highlighted that both realistic programming and reading tasks are supported by modulations of the Theta fronto-parietal network, in which parietal areas behave as sources of information, while frontal areas behave as receivers. Nevertheless, during realistic programming, both an increase in Theta power and changes in network topology emerged, suggesting a task-related adaptation of the supporting network system. This reorganization mainly regarded the parietal area, which assumes a prominent role, increasing its hub functioning and its connectivity in the network in terms of centrality and degree.
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Castro I, Carvalho P, Vale N, Monjardino T, Mourão J. Systemic Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Intravenous Lidocaine in Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12113772. [PMID: 37297968 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12113772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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There has recently been increasing evidence that the use of perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion possesses analgesic, opioid-sparing and anti-inflammatory effects in surgical patients. Although opioid-sparing and analgesic properties have been strongly supported, the anti-inflammatory features are not well established in elective surgery. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review is to examine the effect of perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on postoperative anti-inflammatory status in patients undergoing elective surgery. A search strategy was created to identify suitable randomised clinical trials (RCTs) in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Clinicaltrials.gov databases until January 2023. RCTs that evaluated the effect of intravenous lidocaine infusion, compared with placebo, on adult patients who underwent elective surgery, in inflammatory markers response were included. Exclusion criteria consisted of paediatric patients, animal studies, non-RCT methodology, intervention without intravenous lidocaine, inadequate control group, duplicated samples, ongoing studies and lack of any relevant clinical outcome measures. The following inflammatory markers-interleukin (IL)-6, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-1RA, IL-8, IL-10, C-reactive protein (CRP), IL-1, IL-1β, interferon (IFN)-γ, cortisol, IL-4, IL-17, high-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β-were evaluated as outcomes in this review. A total of 21 studies, including 1254 patients, were identified. Intravenous lidocaine infusion significantly reduced the change from IL-6 baseline levels at the end of surgery compared to a placebo (standardised mean difference [SMD]: -0.647, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -1.034 to -0.260). Usage of lidocaine was associated with a significant reduction in other postoperative pro-inflammatory markers, such as TNF-α, IL-1RA, IL-8, IL-17, HMGB-1 and CRP. There was no significant difference in other markers, such as IL-10, IL-1β, IL-1, IFN-γ, IL-4, TGF-β and cortisol. This systematic review and meta-analysis provide support for the administration of perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion as an anti-inflammatory strategy in elective surgery.
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- Irene Castro
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto (IPO-Porto), 4200-072 Porto , Portugal
- OncoPharma Research Group, Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Rua Doutor Plácido da Costa, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- OncoPharma Research Group, Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Rua Doutor Plácido da Costa, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- Department of Community Medicine, Health Information and Decision (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Rua Doutor Plácido da Costa, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
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- Cancer Epidemiology Group, Centro de Investigação do Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto (CI-IPOP), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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- CINTESIS@RISE, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- Department of Anesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- Surgery and Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Rua Doutor Plácido da Costa, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
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Bento P, Mariano S, Carvalho P, Calado MDR, Pombo J. Soaring electricity prices in the day-ahead Iberian market: policy insights, regulatory challenges and lack of system flexibility. IJESM 2023. [DOI: 10.1108/ijesm-07-2022-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
Abstract
Purpose
This study is a targeted review of some of the major changes in European regulation that guided energy policy decisions in the Iberian Peninsula and how they may have aggravated the problem of lack of flexibility. This study aims to assess some of the proposed short-term solutions to address this issue considering the underlying root causes and suggests a different course of action, that in turn, could help alleviate future market strains.
Design/methodology/approach
The evolution of the most important (macro) energy and price-related variables in both Portugal and Spain is assessed using market and grid operator data. In addition, the authors present critical viewpoints on some of the most recent EU and national regulation changes (official document analysis).
Findings
The Iberian energy policy and regulatory agenda has successfully promoted a rapid adoption of renewables (main goal), although with insufficient diversification of generation technologies. The compulsory closings of thermal plants and an increased tax (mainly carbon) added pressure toward more environmentally friendly thermal power plants. However, inevitably, this curbed the bidding price competitiveness of these producers in an already challenging market framework. Moving forward, decisions must be based on “a bigger picture” that does not neglect system flexibility and security of supply and understands the specificities of the Iberian market and its generation portfolio.
Originality/value
This work provides an original account of unprecedented spikes in energy prices in 2021, specifically in the Iberian electricity market. This acute situation worries consumers, industry and governments. Underlining the instability of the market prices, for the first time, this study discusses how some of the most important regulatory changes, and their perception and absorption by involved parties, contributed to the current environment. In addition, this study stresses that if flexibility is overlooked, the overall purpose of having an affordable and reliable system is at risk.
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Misfolded, potentially toxic proteins in the lumen and membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are eliminated by proteasomes in the cytosol through ER-associated degradation (ERAD). The ERAD process involves the recognition of substrates in the lumen and membrane of the ER, their translocation into the cytosol, ubiquitination, and delivery to the proteasome for degradation. These ERAD steps are performed by membrane-embedded ubiquitin-ligase complexes of different specificity that together cover a wide range of substrates. Besides misfolded proteins, ERAD further contributes to quality control by targeting unassembled and mislocalized proteins. ERAD also targets a restricted set of folded proteins to influence critical ER functions such as sterol biosynthesis, calcium homeostasis, or ER contacts with other organelles. This review describes the ubiquitin-ligase complexes and the principles guiding protein degradation by ERAD.
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- Logesvaran Krshnan
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom
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Karhunen J, Holm A, Aleiferis S, Carvalho P, Groth M, Lawson K, Lomanowski B, Meigs A, Shaw A, Solokha V. Spectroscopic camera analysis of the roles of molecularly assisted reaction chains during detachment in JET L-mode plasmas. Nuclear Materials and Energy 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2022.101314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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dos Santos FAA, Duarte MD, Carvalho CL, Monteiro M, Carvalho P, Mendonça P, Valente PCLG, Sheikhnejad H, Waap H, Gomes J. Author Correction: Genetic and morphological identification of filarial worm from Iberian hare in Portugal. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20311. [PMID: 36434020 PMCID: PMC9700828 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24734-0] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- F. A. Abade dos Santos
- grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal ,grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal ,Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Vila Real, Portugal
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- grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal ,grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal ,Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Vila Real, Portugal
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- grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal
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- InnovPlantProtect Collaborative Laboratory, Department of Protection of Specific Crops, 7350-478 Elvas, Portugal
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- grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal ,grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- grid.9983.b0000 0001 2181 4263Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal ,grid.420943.80000 0001 0190 2100Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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Krshnan L, Siu WS, Van de Weijer M, Hayward D, Guerrero EN, Gruneberg U, Carvalho P. Regulated degradation of the inner nuclear membrane protein SUN2 maintains nuclear envelope architecture and function. eLife 2022; 11:81573. [DOI: 10.7554/elife.81573] [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: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Nuclear architecture and functions depend on dynamic interactions between nuclear components (such as chromatin) and inner nuclear membrane (INM) proteins. Mutations in INM proteins interfering with these interactions result in disease. However, mechanisms controlling the levels and turnover of INM proteins remain unknown. Here, we describe a mechanism of regulated degradation of the INM SUN domain-containing protein 2 (SUN2). We show that Casein Kinase II and the C-terminal domain Nuclear Envelope Phosphatase 1 (CTDNEP1) have opposing effects on SUN2 levels by regulating SUN2 binding to the ubiquitin ligase Skp/Cullin1/F-BoxβTrCP (SCFβTrCP). Upon binding to phosphorylated SUN2, SCFβTrCP promotes its ubiquitination. Ubiquitinated SUN2 is membrane extracted by the AAA ATPase p97 and delivered to the proteasome for degradation. Importantly, accumulation of non-degradable SUN2 results in aberrant nuclear architecture, vulnerability to DNA damage and increased lagging chromosomes in mitosis. These findings uncover a central role of proteolysis in INM protein homeostasis.
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford
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Carvalho C, Monteiro J, Carvalho P, Baptista A, Moreira J. Beta-blockers in acute coronary syndrome: does rhythm matter? Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
Beta-blockers (BB) are recommended in patients with previous acute myocardial infarction (AMI), aiming to reduce morbidity and mortality. Their benefit is greater in patients with associated left ventricular dysfunction. However, in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) its prognostic benefit is controversial.
Purpose
To assess and compare the in-hospital and 1-year prognostic impact of BB prescription after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), in patients with previous or de novo AF, and in patients with sinus rhythm (SR).
Methods
This was a national multicentre retrospective study of patients hospitalized for ACS between October 2010 and December 2021. A total of 35279 patients was included, and divided in two groups according to the prescription or not of BB. Patients with previous history of ischemic heart disease (myocardial angina, AMI or coronary revascularization) or heart failure, as well as presenting in Killip class IV or submitted to coronary artery bypass graft during admission were excluded. The impact of BB prescription on in-hospital and 1 year mortality rates, in patients with AF versus SR, was compared.
Results
A total of 14906 patients was selected, 82.5% with and 17.5% without BB prescription. Most patients were in SR (90.2%), with 9.8% presenting previous or new-onset AF.
Patients without BB prescription were older (67±14 vs. 63±13 years) and had more comorbidities, namely valvular disease (2.3% vs. 1.2%, p<0.001) and chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (7.1% vs. 3.1%). The mean left ventricular ejection fraction was 53±13% in patients without BB prescription and 52±11 in the group with BB prescription (p<0.001). In-hospital and after discharge BB prescription was less frequent in AF patients (80.2% vs. 82.5% and 74.7% vs. 78.8%, respectively).
The in-hospital mortality rate was 2.2%, 1.3% in the BB group and 6.6% in patients without BB prescription (p<0.001). At 1 year, mortality rate increased to 5.1%.
BB prescription was associated with lower in-hospital mortality rate regardless of the rhythm, with an 81% risk reduction in SR (OR = 0.19, 95% CI 0.14–0.24) and 79% in AF patients (OR = 0.21, 95% CI 0.13–0.35). In a multivariate regression analysis, after adjusting for all the possible confounders, in-hospital BB prescription was associated with 70% of mortality risk (OR = 0.30, 95% CI 0.23–0.35).
Overall, after discharge BB prescription was associated with reduced 1-year mortality risk (HR = 0.57, 95% CI 0.44–0.73), although it didn't reach statistical significance in AF patients (p=0.413). Nevertheless, in a bivariate Cox regression, rhythm showed no impact on BB protective effect (p-interaction = 0.335). As expected, AF had a negative prognostic impact (HR = 3.85, 95% CI 2.66–5.02).
Conclusion
BB prescription was associated with reduced in-hospital and 1 year mortality rates. The prognostic benefit of BB therapy was equivalent in ACS patients in sinus rhythm and with previous or new-onset AF.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- C Carvalho
- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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Monteiro JJ, Chemba JM, Carvalho P, Carvalho C, Bernardo M, Moreira I, Ribeiro H, Moreira JI. Positive predictive value of the crusade score for bleeding events in patients with acute coronary syndromes on dual antiplatelet therapy with acetylsalicylic acid and clopidogrel. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
Crusade score (CS) quantifies intrahospital major bleeding (IHMB) risk in patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Hemorrhagic risk after ACS increases with age, although, it's not considered in score estimation.
Purpose
Evaluate CS ability to predict IHBM risk according to different patient ages (higher or lower than 75 years) admitted with ACS diagnosis and submitted to double antiagreggation therapy with acetylsalicylic acid and Clopidogrel.
Methods
A retrospective study based on the Portuguese National Registry of ACS, including patients (pts) hospitalized with ACS and treated with double antiagreggation therapy with acetylsalicylic acid (AAS) and clopidogrel between October 2010 and January 2021 (n=8401). Were excluded patients submitted to coronary artery bypass grafting, with ticagrelor or prasugrel switch to clopidogrel during hospitalization.
Patients were divided into two groups according to their age (above or below 75 years) and then subdivided in 5 groups according to CS category of IHBM risk estimation: very low (CS ≤20, 3,1% risk predicted by the score), low (21 ≤ CS≤30, 5,5%), moderate (31 ≤ CS≤40, 8,6%), high (41 ≤ CS≤50, 11,9%) and very high risk (CS≥51, 19,5%). Then, the incidence of IHMB observed in each group during hospitalization (mean 5 days) was compared to the IHBM risk predicted by the CS.
Results
The IHMB rate was 1.78%, significantly lower than predicted by the Crusade score (7.1%, p<0.001). Bleeding rates in each group of patients (above or below 75 years and according to CS calculation are depicted in Figure 1. CS revealed more power to predict IHMB in the prespecified group of patients older than 75 years, than in the group of patients younger than 75 years (see Figure 2).
Conclusion
As shown in different literature, crusade score overestimate bleeding risk after ACS compared to real-life cohorts. Despite the same trend observed in our cohort of patients, in this retrospective study, CS revealed more power to predict IHMB in the prespecified group of patients older than 75 years, than in the group of patients younger than 75 years in patients submitted to double antiaggregation with AAS and clopidogrel.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- J J Monteiro
- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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- Hospital Center of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro , Vila Real , Portugal
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Carvalho D, Carvalho P, Ferraz L, Pacheco A, Carvalho S, Ferreira R, Fernandes A, Cardoso P, Neves A. Respiratory disturbance index as a predictor of atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for development of atrial fibrillation (AF). Recent pacemakers have specific algorithms for detecting of OSA based on impedance measurement.
Purpose
The aim was to determine the burden of AF in patients with high respiratory disturbance index (RDI). It was also intended to determine if the onset of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduced the AF burden.
Methods
Retrospective observational study carried out through the analysis of the patient records. It included patients with pacemakers evaluated in an outpatient clinic during the first 8 months of 2018. All had the RDI algorithm. AF burden was assessed according to automatic mode switch (AMS) duration. The percentage of nights with an RDI>20/h was analysed to assess the risk of OSA.
Results
108 patients were included (mean age=70.3±9.0 years; 56.5% men). The most prevalent indication for cardiac pacing was atrioventricular node dysfunction (59.3%). The average percentage of nights with an RDI>20/h was 44.2%. The average follow-up (FU) period was 4.1 years.
Of all cardiovascular risk factors, diabetes mellitus was the only one associated with a higher incidence of AF at FU (p=0.044).
Considering just the patients with an RDI >20/h in more than 20% of nights (RDI20%), male gender was associated with higher rate of major adverse cardiovascular events [(acute myocardial infarction, stroke, acute heart failure and death) (p=0.019)].
Considering patients with AF prior to pacemaker implantation (n=34), 76% of patients had an RDI >20/h in more than 20% of nights (mean of 58.1%). 23 of these patients had long standing persistent AF at the end of FU (vs 17 at the beginnig of FU).
Considering patients who developed AF after pacemaker implantation (n=24), 58% of patients had an RDI>20/h in more than 20% of nights (mean of 45.3%). Most patients had paroxismal AF (83%).
Patients with prior paroxysmal AF or those who developed AF during FU (n=37) had a higher burden of AF at the end of FU when they had RDI >20/h in more than 50% of nights (mean burden of 24.66% vs 14.69%, p=0.005).
There was no statistically significant correlation between the percentage of nights with RDI >20/h and the Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) value. Patients who underwent polysomnography (n=30) had a mean AHI of 16/h (which corresponds to moderately severe OSA). 63% of patients who were referred from the pacemaker consultation to pneumology and performed polysomnography started CPAP.
CPAP use was not associated with a statistically significant reduction in any endpoints or AF burden.
Conclusion
A high RDI was associated with onset of de novo AF and higher AF burden in patients with paroxysmal AF. Thus, there is a rationale for early diagnosis and treatment of OSAS to prevent and reduce AF progression.
In this study, CPAP was not shown to significantly reduce this endpoint, probably due to reduced polysomnography and CPAP treatment.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- D Carvalho
- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga , Aveiro , Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga , Aveiro , Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga , Aveiro , Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga , Aveiro , Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga , Aveiro , Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga , Aveiro , Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga , Aveiro , Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga , Aveiro , Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga , Aveiro , Portugal
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Hahn L, Carvalho P. Making and breaking the inner nuclear membrane proteome. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2022; 78:102115. [PMID: 35870351 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2022.102115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
The nuclear envelope (NE) is the defining feature of eukaryotic cells, separating the nucleus from the cytoplasm. It has a complex architecture consisting of two lipid bilayers that, despite being continuous between them and with the endoplasmic reticulum, have different protein compositions consistent with their distinct functions. In particular, the unique composition of the inner nuclear membrane (INM), facing the nucleoplasm and its underlying nuclear lamina, is critical for the organisation and function of nuclear processes, from cell fate to gene regulation and DNA repair. Mutations in INM proteins affecting this organisation are associated with muscular dystrophies and premature ageing syndromes highlighting the role of INM architecture in cell homeostasis. Here, we discuss recent progress in understanding how specific proteins concentrate at the INM, as well as the quality control mechanisms involved in remodelling and maintaining INM protein homeostasis.
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- Lilli Hahn
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK.
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Renne MF, Corey RA, Ferreira JV, Stansfeld PJ, Carvalho P. Seipin concentrates distinct neutral lipids via interactions with their acyl chain carboxyl esters. J Cell Biol 2022; 221:e202112068. [PMID: 35938957 PMCID: PMC9365673 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202112068] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Lipid droplets (LDs) are essential for cellular lipid homeostasis by storing diverse neutral lipids (NLs), such as triacylglycerol (TAG), steryl esters (SE), and retinyl esters (RE). A proper assembly of TAG-containing LDs at the ER requires Seipin, a conserved protein often mutated in lipodystrophies. Here, we show that the yeast Seipin Sei1 and its partner Ldb16 also promote the storage of other NL in LDs. Importantly, this role of Sei1/Ldb16 is evolutionarily conserved as expression of human-Seipin restored normal SE-containing LDs in yeast Seipin mutants. As in the case of TAG, the formation of SE-containing LDs requires interactions between hydroxyl-residues in human Seipin or yeast Ldb16 with NL carboxyl esters. These findings provide a universal mechanism for Seipin-mediated LD formation and suggest a model for how Seipin distinguishes NLs from aliphatic phospholipid acyl chains in the center of the membrane bilayer.
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- Mike F. Renne
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- School of Life Sciences and Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Sednev-Lugovets A, Lu Y, Carvalho P, Vistad Ø, Friis H, Austrheim H, Guzik M. Dypingite: phase identification and transformation. Acta Cryst Sect A 2022. [DOI: 10.1107/s2053273322092129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Carvalho P, Carvalho D, Ferraz L, Ladeiras Lopes R, Briosa Neves A. A rare case of cardiac arrest due to anomalous origin of the non-dominant right coronary artery. Rev Port Cardiol 2022; 41:723-724. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2021.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Berton C, Yoshida I, Carvalho P, Souza R, Onoda L, Cordts E, Barbosa C. P-120 Microfluidic sperm selection device increases clinical pregnancy rate in IVF/ PGT-A cycles. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac107.115] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Study question
Evaluate the influence of sperm selection according to the sorting technique, and its effects in clinical and laboratory parameters in IVF/PGT-A cycles.
Summary answer
Cycles that used microfluidic sperm selection device presented an increase in clinical pregnancy rates.
What is known already
A common genomic anomaly detected in subfertile men is the Sperm DNA fragmentation. It is resulted of a high concentation of free radicals produced causing oxidative stress in sperm cells. In order to achieve a normal embryonic development is necessary good spermatozoa with intact genetic material. In fact, embryonic quality parameters as lower fertilization, blastocyst formation and pregnancy rates has been related with Sperm DNA fragmentation increased cases. The microfluidic sperm selection device has been commercialized promising to select spermatozoa with a low level of DNA fragmentation and suggest a relationship between embryo quality, euploidy and pregnancy rates.
Study design, size, duration
A case-control study involving 494 IVF/PGT-A cycles that resulted in embryo biopsy between June, 2020 and November, 2021 at a Brazilian private practice unit (Instituto Ideia Fertil) were included in this analysis.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
All cycles that would perform PGT-A were splitted in two groups considering the sperm sorting technique: case - Microfluidic sperm selection device (245 cycles) and control - Density gradient centrifugation + swim-up (249 cycles) were included. The variables considered in this analysis were patient age, sperm concentration, fertilization, D3 top quality, blastocyst top quality, blastulation, ploidy and pregnancy rates. This data were analysed between groups and female age (until 37; 38-40 and over 41).
Main results and the role of chance
The mean age of the female and male patients found were 38.05 and 38.2 respectively and there was not statistically significant different between groups. Fertilization rate compared between case (72.4%) and control (76.5%) groups (p < 0.05) demonstrated statistically significant difference, but when stratified accordingly to the age, only the female age until 37 years old group showed significant difference (73.25%; 76.43%; p < 0.05). The variables analyzed as D3 Top Quality, Blastocyst Top Quality, blastulation and ploidy did not present difference (p = 0.552; 0.699; 0.378). The clinical pregnancy rate analyzed revealed in case group 65.33% and control 56.38% (p < 0.05), demonstrating statistically significant difference. When groups were splitted according to the female age (until 37 years old; 38-40 and over 41) the findings behaved in the same characteristics, increasing only the clinical pregnancy rate. The tests used was Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-wallis.
Limitations, reasons for caution
The DNA fragmentation test was not evaluated because not all patients had this test performed. Besides that, another parameter that will be analysed is live birth rate.
Wider implications of the findings
Microfluidic sperm sorting device made possible to select high quality spermatozoa according to motility, morphology, and low rates of fragmentation, showing the importance of having a good sperm in clinical pregnancy rate.
Trial registration number
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- C.Z Berton
- Instituto Ideia Fértil de Saúde Reprodutiva , Embryology, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Ideia Fértil de Saúde Reprodutiva , Embryology, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Ideia Fértil de Saúde Reprodutiva , Embryology, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Ideia Fértil de Saúde Reprodutiva , Embryology, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Ideia Fértil de Saúde Reprodutiva , Embryology, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Ideia Fértil de Saúde Reprodutiva , Gynecology, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Ideia Fértil de Saúde Reprodutiva , Gynecology, São Paulo, Brazil
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Dos Santos FAA, Duarte MD, Carvalho CL, Monteiro M, Carvalho P, Mendonça P, Valente PCLG, Sheikhnejad H, Waap H, Gomes J. Genetic and morphological identification of filarial worm from Iberian hare in Portugal. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9310. [PMID: 35661130 PMCID: PMC9166702 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13354-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) is an endemic species of the Iberian Peninsula and the only hare species found in Portugal, although also being present in some areas of Spain. The reduction of wild hare populations due to several ecological and sanitary factors, has been raising growing concerns in the recent years. Despite different helminth species were already described in Iberian hares in Portugal, to this date, no filarial worms have been identified in this species. Furthermore, only a few studies on lagomorphs' onchocercid worms are available, referring to other hosts species of hares and/or rabbits. In this study, we describe the presence of filarial worms in the blood vessels of two adult Iberian hares collected in 2019 in continental Portugal. Morphology and sequencing data from the 12S rRNA, coxI, 18S rRNA, myoHC, hsp70 and rbp1 genes, showed that the filaroid species were genetically related with Micipsella numidica. However, the extension of the genetic differences found with M. numidica suggests that the filaroids specimens under study belong to a new species, that we provisionally named Micipsella iberica n. sp.. The body location of this putative new parasite species and its physiological implications indicate that it may constitute a potential menace to the already fragile Iberian hare justifying, therefore, further investigation regarding the morphological characterization, prevalence and real clinical impact of this new parasite in hares.
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- F A Abade Dos Santos
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal.
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal.
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Vila Real, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
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- InnovPlantProtect Collaborative Laboratory, Department of Protection of Specific Crops, 7350-478, Elvas, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária E Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Quinta Do Marquês, Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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Castel M, Alexandre M, Jelti L, Pham-Ledard A, Viguier M, Bédane C, Tancrède-Bohin E, Musette P, Carvalho P, Cordel N, Caux F, Joly P. Updated French guidelines for the therapeutic management of bullous pemphigoid. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2022; 149:81-91. [PMID: 34702559 DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2021.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- M Castel
- Department of Dermatology, Rouen University Hospital, University of Normandy, 76000 Rouen, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1234, Centre de Référence des Maladies Bulleuses Autoimmunes, University of Normandy, 76000 Rouen, France.
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Paris XIII, 93000 Bobigny, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Rouen University Hospital, University of Normandy, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Reims, 51100 Reims, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Limoges, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Paris X, 75010 Paris, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Paris XIII, 93000 Bobigny, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Rouen University Hospital, University of Normandy, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Department of Dermatology and Clinical Immunology, Guadeloupe University Hospital, Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1234, Centre de Référence des Maladies Bulleuses Autoimmunes, University of Normandy, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Paris XIII, 93000 Bobigny, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Rouen University Hospital, University of Normandy, 76000 Rouen, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1234, Centre de Référence des Maladies Bulleuses Autoimmunes, University of Normandy, 76000 Rouen, France
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Carvalho D, Carvalho P, Ferraz L, Pacheco A, Carvalho S, Ferreira R, Bastos JM, Neves AB. Rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation admitted to outpatient clinic. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac056] [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: 11/12/2022]
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Patients are often symptomatic leading to a reduction in quality of life. Recent studies suggests that early rhythm control therapy have a clinical benefit in patients with recently diagnosed AF.
Purpose
This study aims to evaluate outpatient with AF referred to an outpatient clinic to electrical Cardioversion. Besides that, the study aims to evaluate if outpatient referred from the emergency room had spontaneously reverted to sinus rhythm.
Material and Methods
Retrospective observational study carried out through the analysis of the clinical process. Clinical data were collected from AF patients evaluated in an outpatient clinic during the year of 2020. Statistical analysis was made using R software and RStudio.
Results
This study included 92 patients evaluated in an outpatient clinic and referred because paroxysmal, persistent and long standing AF to electrical cardioversion. Average age was 67.3 ± 10.1 years. 78 patients had atrial fibrillation and 14 patients had atrial flutter. Hypertension was the most prevalent risk factor (n=83; 79,3%), followed by dislipidemia (n=66; 71.7%), overweight (n=43; 46,7%), diabetes mellitus (n=27; 29.3%) and smoke (n=20; 21.7%). 15 patients had paroxysmal AF, 67 patients had persistent AF and 10 patients had long standing AF. CHA2DS2VASC median were 2,78 ± 1.66 and HASBLED median was 1,14 ± 0.94. The heart rate control were most frequently made with betablocker (n=78; 84.7%). 4 patients (4,3%) were medicated with digoxin and 3 patients with calcium channel blockers. 69 patients were forwarded from external consultant and 23 patients from the emergency room (ER). We verified that 12 patients (52,2%) were in sinus rhythm in admission of outpatient clinic and had spontaneously reversion to sinus rhythm. Mostly patients with paroxysmal AF were from the ER (80% of all patients, p<.001) and mostly patients with persistent and long standing AF were from external consultant (respectively 82% p<0.01 and 85% p<0,01). Symptoms improvement were evaluated by EHRA classification. Mostly patients had clinical improvement after electrical or spontaneously cardioversion (63%, p.0.02). The median EHRA score previous to CVE were "2" and after cardioversion were "1".
Conclusions
Risk factor control is the cornerstone of AF prevention. Control rhythm is important to improve clinical symptons related to AF. However, we can delay cardioversion in a recent acute episode in the emergency room. In our sample, it seems that AF with short natural story presents more in emergency room and the more chronic comes to our consultation.
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- D Carvalho
- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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Ferraz LM, Martins JL, Afreixo V, Carvalho P, Adrega T, Faustino A, Neves A. Should we be afraid of watching sport events? Eur J Prev Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac056.198] [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: 11/12/2022]
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
Behavioral and emotional factors may trigger cardiovascular events (CVE). Watching sports when there is an emotional connection between the supporters and the supportive team, is believed to be potentially associated with CVE. However, epidemiological studies have been inconsistent, with several studies showing an increase in CVE, while others reporting a protective effect.
Purpose
To assess the effect of watching sport events on the incidence of cardiovascular events.
Methods
Pubmed, and Embase were systematically searched to identify appropriate articles. Reference lists were then hand searched for additional relevant articles. To be included, articles had to assess the association between CVE and sport events supporters (adeptos). Pooled association measures, using random effects analysis, were calculated for mortality; arrhythmias; myocardial infarction (MI). Subgroup analysis was conducted based on gender. Publication bias and between-study heterogeneity were evaluated.
Results
There were nineteen studies included in the analysis. The pooled relative risks for mortality, arrhythmias and MI were 1.45(0.98-2.15; 95%CI; I2=70%; p=0.02); 1.31(0.98-1.77; 95%CI; I2=85%; p<0.01); 1.11(0.98-1.24; 95%CI; I2=91%; p<0.01) respectively (Figure 1A). The null association persisted in the subgroup analyses by gender for mortality (Figure 1B) as well as for MI and for the combined endpoint MI/stroke (non significant relative risks).
Conclusions
Overall this analysis suggests that watching sport events does not increase cardiovascular events regardless of gender.
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- LM Ferraz
- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- University Hospitals of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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Neves JV, Barroso C, Carvalho P, Nunes M, Gonçalves JFM, Rodrigues PNS. Characterization of Erythroferrone in a Teleost Fish (Dicentrarchus labrax) With Two Functional Hepcidin Types: More Than an Erythroid Regulator. Front Immunol 2022; 13:867630. [PMID: 35464433 PMCID: PMC9024048 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.867630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Erythroferrone is a recently identified erythroid regulator produced by erythroblasts in the mammalian bone marrow and extramedullary sites, known to be induced in conditions of anemia or blood loss. Iron metabolism is affected by erythroferrone through its capacity to inhibit hepcidin production, leading to the increase of iron availability required for erythropoiesis. However, little is known about erythroferrone function in other vertebrates, in particular teleost fish, that unlike mammals, present two different functional types of hepcidin, one type mostly involved in iron metabolism and the other in antimicrobial response. The study of erythroferrone evolution and its biological role in teleost fish can give us valuably new insights into its function. To address these questions, we characterized erythroferrone in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), a species presenting two hepcidin types, and evaluated variations in its expression levels in response to different experimental conditions. During experimental anemia, erythroferrone responds by increasing its expression and suppressing hepcidin production, following the pattern observed in mammals, but it is not influenced by iron overload. However, during bacterial infection, erythroferrone is downregulated and hepcidin levels increase. Furthermore, administration of Hamp1 but not of Hamp2 peptides suppresses erythroferrone expression. In conclusion, in dual hepcidin teleost fish erythroferrone seems to only interact with type 1 hepcidin, known to be involved in iron homeostasis, but not with type 2, which has an almost exclusive antimicrobial role.
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- João V. Neves
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Iron and Innate Immunity, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- *Correspondence: João V. Neves, ; José F. M. Gonçalves,
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Iron and Innate Immunity, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Programa Doutoral em Biologia Molecular e Celular (MCbiology), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- *Correspondence: João V. Neves, ; José F. M. Gonçalves,
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Iron and Innate Immunity, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Christianson JC, Carvalho P. Order through destruction: how ER-associated protein degradation contributes to organelle homeostasis. EMBO J 2022; 41:e109845. [PMID: 35170763 PMCID: PMC8922271 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2021109845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a large, dynamic, and multifunctional organelle. ER protein homeostasis is essential for the coordination of its diverse functions and depends on ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD). The latter process selects target proteins in the lumen and membrane of the ER, promotes their ubiquitination, and facilitates their delivery into the cytosol for degradation by the proteasome. Originally characterized for a role in the degradation of misfolded proteins and rate-limiting enzymes of sterol biosynthesis, the many branches of ERAD now appear to control the levels of a wider range of substrates and influence more broadly the organization and functions of the ER, as well as its interactions with adjacent organelles. Here, we discuss recent mechanistic advances in our understanding of ERAD and of its consequences for the regulation of ER functions.
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- John C Christianson
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal SciencesBotnar Research CentreUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Sir William Dunn School of PathologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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Carvalho P, Meireles D, Martins JL, Costa M, Neves AB. Uma Causa Rara de Hipoxemia após Cirurgia Ortopédica num Doente Idoso. Arq Bras Cardiol 2022; 118:659-662. [PMID: 35319616 PMCID: PMC8959027 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20210409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Viana P, Andrade MT, Carvalho P, Vilaça L, Teixeira IN, Costa T, Jonker P. Photo2Video: Semantic-Aware Deep Learning-Based Video Generation from Still Content. J Imaging 2022; 8:jimaging8030068. [PMID: 35324623 PMCID: PMC8953642 DOI: 10.3390/jimaging8030068] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Applying machine learning (ML), and especially deep learning, to understand visual content is becoming common practice in many application areas. However, little attention has been given to its use within the multimedia creative domain. It is true that ML is already popular for content creation, but the progress achieved so far addresses essentially textual content or the identification and selection of specific types of content. A wealth of possibilities are yet to be explored by bringing the use of ML into the multimedia creative process, allowing the knowledge inferred by the former to influence automatically how new multimedia content is created. The work presented in this article provides contributions in three distinct ways towards this goal: firstly, it proposes a methodology to re-train popular neural network models in identifying new thematic concepts in static visual content and attaching meaningful annotations to the detected regions of interest; secondly, it presents varied visual digital effects and corresponding tools that can be automatically called upon to apply such effects in a previously analyzed photo; thirdly, it defines a complete automated creative workflow, from the acquisition of a photograph and corresponding contextual data, through the ML region-based annotation, to the automatic application of digital effects and generation of a semantically aware multimedia story driven by the previously derived situational and visual contextual data. Additionally, it presents a variant of this automated workflow by offering to the user the possibility of manipulating the automatic annotations in an assisted manner. The final aim is to transform a static digital photo into a short video clip, taking into account the information acquired. The final result strongly contrasts with current standard approaches of creating random movements, by implementing an intelligent content- and context-aware video.
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- Paula Viana
- INESC TEC, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal or (M.T.A.); (P.C.); (L.V.); (I.N.T.); (T.C.)
- School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
- Correspondence:
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- INESC TEC, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal or (M.T.A.); (P.C.); (L.V.); (I.N.T.); (T.C.)
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- INESC TEC, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal or (M.T.A.); (P.C.); (L.V.); (I.N.T.); (T.C.)
- School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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- INESC TEC, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal or (M.T.A.); (P.C.); (L.V.); (I.N.T.); (T.C.)
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- INESC TEC, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal or (M.T.A.); (P.C.); (L.V.); (I.N.T.); (T.C.)
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- INESC TEC, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal or (M.T.A.); (P.C.); (L.V.); (I.N.T.); (T.C.)
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- QdepQ Systems, 2611NP Delft, The Netherlands;
- TU Delft Robotics Institute, 2600AA Delft, The Netherlands
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Assis C, Estalagem I, Morgado M, Carvalho P, Ramos L. Intraperitoneal Fecaloma associated with a locally advanced anal cancer - an unintended consequence of COVID 19. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2022. [PMCID: PMC8869439 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.12.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Assis C, Melo M, Oliveira N, Morgado M, Carvalho P, Ramos L. Single stage breast reconstruction - a district hospital experience in 2020. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.12.032] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Amaro FX, Kim D, Restelatto R, Carvalho P, Arriola K, Duvalsaint EJC, Cervantes AP, Jiang Y, Agarussi MCN, Silva VP, Adesogan AT, Ferraretto LF, Staples CR, Eun JS, Moon JO, Vyas D. Lactational performance of dairy cows in response to supplementing N-acetyl-l-methionine as source of rumen-protected methionine. J Dairy Sci 2021; 105:2301-2314. [PMID: 34955263 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of supplementing a rumen-protected source of Met, N-acetyl-l-methionine (NALM), on lactational performance and nitrogen metabolism in early- to mid-lactation dairy cows. Sixty multiparous Holstein dairy cows in early lactation (27 ± 4.3 d in milk, SD) were assigned to 4 treatments in a randomized complete block design. Cows were blocked by actual milk yield. Treatments were as follows: (1) no NALM (control); (2) 15 g/d of NALM (NALM15); (3) 30 g/d of NALM (NALM30); and (4) 45 g/d of NALM (NALM45). Diets were formulated using a Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) v.6.5 model software to meet or exceed nutritional requirements of lactating dairy cows producing 42 kg/d of milk and to undersupply metabolizable Met (control) or supply incremental amounts of NALM. The digestible Met (dMet) supply for control, NALM15, NALM30, and NALM45 were 54.7, 59.8, 64.7, and 72.2 g/d, respectively. The supply of dMet was 88, 94, 104, and 115% of dMet requirement for control, NALM15, NALM30, and NALM45, respectively. Milk yield data were collected, dry matter intake (DMI) was measured daily, and milk samples were collected twice per week for 22 wk. Blood, ruminal fluid, urine, and fecal samples were collected during the covariate period and during wk 4, 8, and 16. Data were analyzed using the GLIMMIX procedure of SAS (SAS Institute) using covariates in the model for all variables except body weight. Linear, quadratic, and cubic contrasts were also tested. Treatments did not affect DMI, milk yield, and milk component concentration and yield; however, feed efficiency expressed as milk yield per DMI and 3.5% fat-corrected milk per DMI were quadratically affected, with greater response observed for NALM15 and NALM30 compared with control. Acetate proportion linearly increased, whereas propionate proportion linearly decreased with NALM supplementation. Blood urea nitrogen linearly decreased with NALM supplementation. Total plasma essential AA concentrations were quadratically affected, as greater values were observed for control and NALM45 than other treatments. Plasma Met concentration was quadratically affected as lower levels were observed with NALM15, whereas Met concentrations increased with NALM45 compared with control. Nitrogen utilization efficiency and apparent total-tract nutrient digestibility were not affected by treatment. Supplementation of NALM at 15 or 30 g/head per day resulted in the greatest improvements in feed efficiency without affecting N metabolism of early- to mid-lactation dairy cows.
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- F X Amaro
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, PR, 80060, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; Institute of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Sinop, MT, 78557, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Vicosa, MG, 36570, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Vicosa, MG, 36570, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- BIO Research Institute, CJ CheilJedang, Suwon, 04560, South Korea
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- BIO Research Institute, CJ CheilJedang, Suwon, 04560, South Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
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Barroso C, Carvalho P, Nunes M, Gonçalves JFM, Rodrigues PNS, Neves JV. The Era of Antimicrobial Peptides: Use of Hepcidins to Prevent or Treat Bacterial Infections and Iron Disorders. Front Immunol 2021; 12:754437. [PMID: 34646277 PMCID: PMC8502971 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.754437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The current treatments applied in aquaculture to limit disease dissemination are mostly based on the use of antibiotics, either as prophylactic or therapeutic agents, with vaccines being available for a limited number of fish species and pathogens. Antimicrobial peptides are considered as promising novel substances to be used in aquaculture, due to their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities. Hepcidin, the major iron metabolism regulator, is found as a single gene in most mammals, but in certain fish species, including the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), two different hepcidin types are found, with specialized roles: the single type 1 hepcidin is involved in iron homeostasis trough the regulation of ferroportin, the only known iron exporter; and the various type 2 hepcidins present antimicrobial activity against a number of different pathogens. In this study, we tested the administration of sea bass derived hepcidins in models of infection and iron overload. Administration with hamp2 substantially reduced fish mortalities and bacterial loads, presenting itself as a viable alternative to the use of antibiotics. On the other hand, hamp1 seems to attenuate the effects of iron overload. Further studies are necessary to test the potential protective effects of hamp2 against other pathogens, as well as to understand how hamp2 stimulate the inflammatory responses, leading to an increased fish survival upon infection.
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- Carolina Barroso
- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Iron and Innate Immunity, IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Programa Doutoral em Biologia Molecular e Celular (MCbiology), ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Iron and Innate Immunity, IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Iron and Innate Immunity, IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.,ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Borges-Rosa J, Oliveira-Santos M, Simoes M, Carvalho P, Ibanez-Sanchez G, Fernandez-Llatas C, Costa M, Monteiro S, Goncalves L. The role of process mining tools in STEMI networks: where should we build a new primary PCI centre? Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
In ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), time delay between symptom onset and treatment is critical to improve outcome. The expected transport delay between patient location and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) centre is paramount for choosing the adequate reperfusion therapy. The “Centre” region of Portugal has heterogeneity in PCI assess due to geographical reasons.
Purpose
We aimed to explore time delays between regions using process mining (PM) tools.
Methods
We retrospectively assessed the Portuguese Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes for patients with STEMI from October 2010 to September 2019, collecting information on geographical area of symptom onset, reperfusion option, and in-hospital mortality. We used a PM toolkit (PM4H – PMApp Version) to build two models (one national and one regional) that represent the flow of patients in a healthcare system, enhancing time differences between groups. One-way analysis of variance was employed for the global comparison of study variables between groups and post hoc analysis with Bonferroni correction was used for multiple comparisons.
Results
Overall, 8956 patients (75% male, 48% from 51 to 70 years) were included in the national model (Fig. 1A), in which primary PCI was the treatment of choice (73%), with the median time between admission and primary PCI <120 minutes in every region; “Lisboa” and “Centro” had the longest delays, (orange arrows). Fibrinolysis was performed in 4.5%, with a median time delay <1 hour in every region. In-hospital mortality was 5%, significantly higher for those without reperfusion therapy compared to PCI and fibrinolysis (10% vs. 4% vs. 4%, P<0.001). In the regional model (Fig. 1B) corresponding to the “Centre” region of Portugal divided by districts (n=773, 74% male, 47% from 51 to 70 years), only 61% had primary PCI, with “Guarda” (05:04) and “Castelo Branco” (06:50) showing significant longer delays between diagnosis and reperfusion treatment (orange and red arrows, respectively) than “Coimbra” (01:19) (green arrow); only 15% of patients from “Castelo Branco” had primary PCI. Fibrinolysis was chosen in 10% of patients, mostly in “Castelo Branco” (53%), followed by “Guarda” (30%), with a median time delay of 39 and 48 minutes, respectively. Regarding mortality, PCI and fibrinolysis groups had similar death rates while those patients without reperfusion had higher mortality (5% vs. 3% vs. 13%, P=0.001).
Conclusion
Process mining tools help to understand referencing networks visually, easily highlighting inefficiencies and potential needs for improvement. The “Centre” region of Portugal has lower rates and longer delay to primary PCI partially due to the geographical reasons, with worse outcomes in remote regions. The implementation of a new PCI centre in one of these districts, is critical to offer timely first-line treatment to their population.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None. Figure 1
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- Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Polytechnic University of Valencia, SABIEN-ITACA, Valencia, Spain
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- University Hospitals of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University Hospitals of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University Hospitals of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Carvalho D, Bastos JM, Viegas V, Pacheco A, Ferraz L, Carvalho P, Ferreira R, Neves AB. Acute myocardial infarction at an early age – importance of acute chest pain fast track in patient management. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has a higher incidence in middle-aged and elderly patients but 2% to 6% of ACS cases occur in people younger than 45 years of age (Y). Younger patients have different clinical characteristics when compared to older patients. Acute chest pain fast track led to a reduction in the time required for the diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes, particularly those with ST segment elevation (STEMI).
Aim
This study aims to assess the differences in risk factors and clinical characteristics between young and older ACS patients. Besides that, we try to determine if the benefits of acute chest pain fast track have extended to this younger population.
Material and methods
Retrospective observational study carried out through the analysis of the clinical process. Clinical data were collected from ACS patients under 45Y from 2010 to 2019 and from ACS patients over 45Y from 2010 to 2012. Statistical analysis was made using R software and RStudio.
Results
This study included 93 patients with ACS under 45Y and 172 patients with ACS over 45Y. A total of 265 patients were included. The male gender was predominant in both groups but with a higher prevalence in the younger ones (88% vs 73%, p<0,005). The prevalence of hypertension was higher in older ACS patients but the younger ones had more overweight (39.8% vs 17.4%, p<0,001), smoking history (84.9% vs 38.4%, p<0,001) and family history of sudden death (25.8% vs 5.8%, p<0,01). Diabetes had no statistical difference. Dyslipidemia as previous known risk factor had no statistical difference but LDL was higher in patients with less than 45Y (147.2 vs 120.7 mg/dL, p<0,001). STEMI were tendentially more prevalent in patients under 45Y (55.9% vs 44.8%, p 0.09). The anterior wall was the most frequently involved in both groups (52% vs 63%, p 0.28), followed by the inferior wall (42% vs 36%). Accordantly, anterior descending artery was the artery most frequently involved in both groups (44.1% vs 48.3%), followed by right coronary artery (24.7 vs 26.7%). STEMI patients under 45Y were submitted to an emergent coronary angiography in 89% of cases and STEMI patients over than 45Y were submitted in 70.1% of cases. Particularly for patients under 45Y, all STEMI patients were submitted to an emergent coronary angiography after 2014, which emphasis the importance of acute chest pain fast track in the emergency room. Finally, ACS patients under 45Y were less submitted to percutaneous coronary angiography compared to patients over 45Y (15.1% vs 4.7%, p<0,001).
Conclusions
Cardiovascular risk factors differ accordingly the age of ACS patients. Younger patients had more overweight and smoking history. They probably have alternative pathophysiologic mechanisms that explain differences in percutaneous coronary angiography. Acute chest pain fast track had an important role reducing morbimortality related to ACS by reducing the time until STEMI diagnose.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- D Carvalho
- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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Pacheco A, Carvalho D, Carvalho P, Ferraz L, Briosa A, Bem Haja P, Bastos M. How did the first pandemic COVID wave affect acute myocardial infarction hospital assistance? Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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There is a general notion that the COVID pandemic has made access to adequate health care difficult. A retrospective study looked at patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) admitted to a hospital, including the time between admission and diagnosis, the time until treatment, and the delay in transferring to a hospital with a catheterization laboratory in the case of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI).The period analysed was March to July 2019 and March to July 2020 (first Covid pandemic wave). 197 patients, 101 in 2019 (SCA19) and 96 in 2020 (SCAcov), 142 males (72%) mean age 67.3±12.6. It was observed in 2019 29 STEMI and 72 acute myocardial infarct without ST elevation (NSTEMI) na 2020 36 STEMI and 60 NSTEMI, this proportions didn't achieve statistical meaning χ2(1)=1.719, p=0.226. When compared SCA19 versus SCAcov there were no differences between groups in relation to demographic data. The clinical presentation (none, hemodynamic instability, refractory pain, arrhythmia, mechanic complication, acute heart failure) not varied between groups χ2(6)=3.42, p=0.755. When analysed, between SCA19 and SCAcov, there were no significant time difference between the admission and the electrocardiogram execution (MSCA19 = 44.78; MSCAcov = 56.84; Tweich (132.66) = −0.73, p=0.476 g Hedge = 0.71, between time of admission and time of diagnosis MSCA19 = 264.84; MSCAcov = 254.2; Tweich (188.81) = −0.34, p=0.731 g Hedge = 0.05, and the duration of hospitalization MSCA19 = 5.90; MSCAcov = 5.78 U=9400, Z=−0.263, p<0.792.
Conclusion
In COVID times even with the all restrictions and contingencies lived in hospitals our results pointed to no significant changes in the variables analysed. Interestingly, in spite of no significant difference, a slightly more delay in ECG execution, higher prevalence of STEMI but a short time of diagnosis were observed.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- A Pacheco
- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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Klug YA, Deme JC, Corey RA, Renne MF, Stansfeld PJ, Lea SM, Carvalho P. Mechanism of lipid droplet formation by the yeast Sei1/Ldb16 Seipin complex. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5892. [PMID: 34625558 PMCID: PMC8501077 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26162-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Lipid droplets (LDs) are universal lipid storage organelles with a core of neutral lipids, such as triacylglycerols, surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer. This unique architecture is generated during LD biogenesis at endoplasmic reticulum (ER) sites marked by Seipin, a conserved membrane protein mutated in lipodystrophy. Here structural, biochemical and molecular dynamics simulation approaches reveal the mechanism of LD formation by the yeast Seipin Sei1 and its membrane partner Ldb16. We show that Sei1 luminal domain assembles a homooligomeric ring, which, in contrast to other Seipins, is unable to concentrate triacylglycerol. Instead, Sei1 positions Ldb16, which concentrates triacylglycerol within the Sei1 ring through critical hydroxyl residues. Triacylglycerol recruitment to the complex is further promoted by Sei1 transmembrane segments, which also control Ldb16 stability. Thus, we propose that LD assembly by the Sei1/Ldb16 complex, and likely other Seipins, requires sequential triacylglycerol-concentrating steps via distinct elements in the ER membrane and lumen.
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- Yoel A Klug
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Center for Structural Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- School of Life Sciences & Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Center for Structural Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA.
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Ferreira JV, Carvalho P. Pex30-like proteins function as adaptors at distinct ER membrane contact sites. J Cell Biol 2021; 220:212563. [PMID: 34402813 PMCID: PMC8374871 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202103176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Membrane lipids and proteins synthesized in the ER are used for de novo assembly of organelles, such as lipid droplets and peroxisomes. After assembly, the growth of these organelles is supported by ER-derived lipids transferred at membrane contact sites (MCSs). How ER sites for organelle biogenesis and lipid transfer are established and regulated is unclear. Here, we investigate how the ER membrane protein Pex30 and its family members Pex28, Pex29, Pex31, and Pex32 target and function at multiple MCSs. We show that different Pex30 complexes function at distinct ER domains and MCSs. Pex30 targets ER–peroxisome MCSs when bound to Pex28 and Pex32, organizes the nuclear–vacuolar junction when bound to Pex29, and promotes the biogenesis of lipid droplets independently of other family members. Importantly, the reticulon homology domain (RHD) mediates the assembly of the various Pex30 complexes. Given the role of RHD in membrane shaping, our findings offer a mechanistic link between MCS and regulation of membrane curvature.
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Abreu R, Figueiredo P, Beckert P, Marques JP, Amorim S, Caetano C, Carvalho P, Sá C, Cotovio R, Cruz J, Dias T, Fernandes G, Gonçalves E, Leão C, Leitão A, Lopes J, Machado E, Neves M, Oliveira A, Pereira AI, Pereira B, Ribeiro F, Silva LM, Sousa F, Tinoco T, Teixeira VH, Sousa M, Brito J. Portuguese Football Federation consensus statement 2020: nutrition and performance in football. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med 2021; 7:e001082. [PMID: 34527279 PMCID: PMC8395276 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Nutrition is an undeniable part of promoting health and performance among football (soccer) players. Nevertheless, nutritional strategies adopted in elite football can vary significantly depending on culture, habit and practical constraints and might not always be supported by scientific evidence. Therefore, a group of 28 Portuguese experts on sports nutrition, sports science and sports medicine sought to discuss current practices in the elite football landscape and review the existing evidence on nutritional strategies to be applied when supporting football players. Starting from understanding football's physical and physiological demands, five different moments were identified: preparing to play, match-day, recovery after matches, between matches and during injury or rehabilitation periods. When applicable, specificities of nutritional support to young athletes and female players were also addressed. The result is a set of practical recommendations that gathered consensus among involved experts, highlighting carbohydrates periodisation, hydration and conscious use of dietary supplements.
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- Rodrigo Abreu
- Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal.,Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, Porto, Portugal
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- Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal.,Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, University Institute of Maia, ISMAI, Maia, Portugal
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- Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal
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- Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal
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- Universidade Catolica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Porto, Portugal
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- ISMAI, Castelo da Maia, Porto, Portugal.,Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Braganca, Portugal
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- Portimonense Futebol SAD, Portimao, Portugal
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- Clube Desportivo Santa Clara, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Instituto Politecnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Desporto e Lazer, Melgaco, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.,FC Paços de Ferreira, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal
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- Sporting Clube de Portugal, SAD, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Vitória Futebol Clube, Setúbal, Portugal.,Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Sports Medicine Control Training Unit, Instituto Portugues do Desporto e Juventude, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, Porto, Portugal.,Moreirense FC, Moreira, Portugal
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- Centro de Medicina Desportiva do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Futebol Clube de Vizela, Vizela, Portugal.,Futbolniy Klub Shakhtar, Shakhtar, Ukraine
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- Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, Porto, Portugal.,Futebol Clube do Porto SAD, Porto, Portugal
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- Nutrition and Metabolism, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,NOVA Medical School, CINTESIS, Porto, Portugal
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- Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal
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Lopes S, Mesquita-Bastos J, Garcia C, Leitão C, Bertoquini S, Ribau V, Carvalho P, Oliveira J, Viana J, Figueiredo D, Guimarães GV, Polonia J, Alves AJ, Ribeiro F. Physical Activity is Associated With Lower Arterial Stiffness in Patients With Resistant Hypertension. Heart Lung Circ 2021; 30:1762-1768. [PMID: 34417116 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Physical activity is associated with reduced arterial stiffness, although such a relationship has not been reported in those with resistant hypertension. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the association between daily physical activity and arterial stiffness in patients with resistant hypertension. METHODS Fifty-seven (57) patients with resistant hypertension (50.9% men), aged 58.8±9.4 years, were consecutively recruited. Arterial stiffness was evaluated using carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV). Daily physical activity was objectively assessed with accelerometers during 7 consecutive days. RESULTS Patients had a body mass index of 29.0±4.0 kg/m2 (84.3% overweight/obese) and were taking an average 4.5 antihypertensive medications. Overall, the cf-PWV was 9.2±2.4 m/s and the majority of participants (n=41, 71.9%) presented a cf-PWV <10 m/s. The cf-PWV showed an inverse correlation with light-intensity physical activity (r = -0.290, p=0.029) and total daily physical activity (r = -0.287, p=0.030). The correlation between light physical activity and cf-PWV remained significant after adjustment for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, but lost significance when further adjusted for age. CONCLUSIONS Higher daily levels of light-intensity and total physical activity were associated with lower arterial stiffness. Nonetheless, this association is weak and attenuated or abolished when adjusted for blood pressure and age. These results suggest that physical activity may play an important role as a lifestyle intervention for patients with resistant hypertension. Future studies with larger samples sizes are necessary to confirm this preliminary data.
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- Susana Lopes
- Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; Cardiology Department, Hospital Infante D. Pedro, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development - CIDESD, University Institute of Maia, Maia, Portugal
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- I3N, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, & Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Unit, ULS Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Infante D. Pedro, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Infante D. Pedro, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development - CIDESD, University Institute of Maia, Maia, Portugal
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- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS.UA), School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- University of São Paulo (USP), School of Medicine, Heart Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, & Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Unit, ULS Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development - CIDESD, University Institute of Maia, Maia, Portugal
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- Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Lopes S, Mesquita-Bastos J, Garcia C, Figueiredo D, Carvalho P, Oliveira J, Polonia J, Alves AJ, Ribeiro F. May the brief physical activity assessment tool accurately measure physical activity in patients with resistant hypertension? Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.033] [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) – EU funding. Main funding source(s): FEDER Funds through the Operational Competitiveness Factors Program—COMPETE National Funds through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) “PTDC/DTP-DES/1725/2014”. SL is a PhD fellow supported by the FCT (Grant Ref: SFRH/BD/129454/2017).
Introduction
Resistant hypertension is a major health problem due to the increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality. Physical activity and exercise reduces blood pressure in resistant hypertension and is associated with lower cardiovascular risk and mortality. It is presently recommended that physical activity assessment should be a priority in all visits to health settings
Purpose
This study aims to determine if the Brief Physical Activity Assessment Tool (BPAAT), a 2-question tool to assess physical activity, is a valid instrument to detect inactive patients with resistant hypertension.
Methods
Sixty patients with a diagnosis of resistant hypertension were recruited. Outcome measures included clinical data, blood pressure and daily physical activity. Physical activity was objectively measured over a 7-day period with an accelerometer and subjectively assessed (self-assessment) by the BPAAT. The association between the BPAAT and accelerometry, according to the BPAAT scoring categories, was assessed bythe percentage of agreement, Cohen’s Kappa and sensitivity and specificity.
Results
Patients (33 were male) had a mean age of 59.4 ± 9.1years, were on average overweight (BMI 29.5 ± 4.5 kg/m2) and on an average of 4.5 ± 0.7 antihypertensive medications. Forty-two patients (70%) were classified as insufficiently active by the BPAAT compared to the 38 (63.3%) insufficiently active patients identified by the accelerometry data. Regarding the questionnaire’s specificity and sensitivity, the BPAAT correctly identified 32 [84.2 (73.1 – 95.3) %] of the 38 ‘insufficiently active’ patients and 12 [54.5 (34.3 – 74.7) %] of the 22 ‘sufficiently active’ patients identified by accelerometry. The agreement between BPAAT and accelerometry to identify sufficiently/insufficiently active patients, according to the BPAAT’s cut-off values was fair to moderate (Kappa = 0.403 (0.162 – 0.674), with a percentage of agreement of 73.3%.
Conclusion
The BPAAT, a 2-question tool to assess physical activity, seems to be a valid and fast solution to identify insufficiently active adults with resistant hypertension during routine clinical visits.
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Affiliation(s)
- S Lopes
- University of Aveiro, iBiMED - Institute of Biomedicine, School of Health Sciences, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Cardiology Department, Hospital Infante D.Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- University Institute of Maia, Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, CIDESD, Maia, Portugal
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- University of Aveiro, School of Health Sciences and CINTESIS@UA, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Cardiology Department, Hospital Infante D.Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- University of Porto, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, , Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Porto, Hypertension Unit, ULS Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal
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- University Institute of Maia, Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, CIDESD, Maia, Portugal
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- University of Aveiro, iBiMED - Institute of Biomedicine, School of Health Sciences, Aveiro, Portugal
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Lopes S, Mesquita-Bastos J, Garcia C, Leitao C, Bertoquini S, Ribau V, Carvalho P, Oliveira J, Viana J, Figueiredo D, Guimaraes GV, Polonia J, Alves AJ, Ribeiro F. Higher levels of physical activity is associated with lower arterial stiffness in patients with resistant hypertension. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.034] [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: 11/12/2022]
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main funding source(s): Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) European Regional Development Fund – Operational Competitiveness Factors Program (COMPETE)
Background
Physical activity has been associated with reduced arterial stiffness in patients with hypertension. However, in resistant hypertension, a specific population with an increased risk for target organ damage, cardiovascular morbidity, and mortality, the evidence is sparse.
Purpose
The present study aimed to determine the association between daily physical activity and arterial stiffness in patients with resistant hypertension.
Methods
Fifty-seven patients with resistant hypertension were recruited. Physical activity was objectively assessed during 7 consecutive days with accelerometers. Arterial stiffness was evaluated using carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) .
Results
Participants (50.9% men), aged 58.8 ± 9.4 years, were mainly overweight and were taking in average 4.5 antihypertensive medications. The cf-PWV showed an inverse correlation with light-intensity physical activity (r = -0.290, p = 0.029) and total daily physical activity (r = -0.287, p = 0.030). Additionally, cf-PWV tended to be inversely associated with the number of steps per day (r = -0.242, p = 0.069). Patients with higher risk of cardiovascular events (cf-PWV ≥ 10 m/s) tended to spend less time in light-intensity physical activity (324.0 ± 129.4 vs. 380.5 ± 103.1 min/day, p = 0.090) and to perform less total daily physical activity (351.5 ± 141.7 vs. 411.7 ± 109.1 min/day, p = 0.091) than participants with cf-PWV below the risk threshold value.
Conclusions
Higher levels of total physical activity and daily levels of light-intensity were associated to lower arterial stiffness. These results emphasize the importance of physical activity as a nonpharmacological tool for patients with resistant hypertension.
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Affiliation(s)
- S Lopes
- University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- University of Aveiro, iBiMED - Institute of Biomedicine, School of Health Sciences, Aveiro, Portugal
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- University Institute of Maia, Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, CIDESD, Maia, Portugal
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- University of Aveiro, I3N, Department of Physics, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Porto, Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Cardiology Department, Hospital Infante D.Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Cardiology Department, Hospital Infante D.Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- University of Porto, Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, Porto, Portugal
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- University Institute of Maia, Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, CIDESD, Maia, Portugal
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- University of Aveiro, Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS.UA), School of Health Sciences, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Heart Institute of the University of Sao Paulo (InCor), School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Porto, Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS) & Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk, Porto, Portugal
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- University Institute of Maia, Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, CIDESD, Maia, Portugal
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- University of Aveiro, iBiMED - Institute of Biomedicine, School of Health Sciences, Aveiro, Portugal
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Lopes S, Mesquita-Bastos J, Garcia C, Figueiredo D, Carvalho P, Oliveira J, Polónia J, Alves AJ, Ribeiro F. Are subjective measures the answer to assess physical inactivity on a daily basis in patients with resistant hypertension? J Hum Hypertens 2021; 35:1180-1182. [PMID: 34282247 DOI: 10.1038/s41371-021-00579-4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Susana Lopes
- School of Health Sciences and Institute of Biomedicine-iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.,Cardiology Department, Hospital Infante D.Pedro, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, CIDESD, University Institute of Maia, Maia, Portugal
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- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS.UA), School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Infante D.Pedro, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Hypertension Unit, ULS, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, CIDESD, University Institute of Maia, Maia, Portugal.,OncoMove, Associação de Investigação de Cuidados de Suporte em Oncologia-AICSO, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- School of Health Sciences and Institute of Biomedicine-iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Bouteiller J, Carvalho P, Commin MH, Massy N, Tetart F, Joly P. Severe drug-drug interactions in elderly patients on medications frequently used in dermatology. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2021; 148:183-184. [PMID: 34274129 DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2020.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- J Bouteiller
- Inserm U 1234, Department of Dermatology, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France.
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- Inserm U 1234, Department of Dermatology, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Inserm U 1234, Department of Dermatology, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France; Inserm U 1234, Department of Pharmacovigilance, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Inserm U 1234, Department of Pharmacovigilance, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Inserm U 1234, Department of Dermatology, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France; Inserm U 1234, Department of Allergology and Nutrition, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Inserm U 1234, Department of Dermatology, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France
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Carvalho P, Caçoilo M, Afreixo V, Bastos JM, Ferraz L, Vieira M, Santos L, Gonzaga A, Ferreira R, Adrega T, Faustino A, Briosa A. Acute Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries – Stratifying the Risk of a “new” Clinical Entity using an “Old” Tool. International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences 2021. [DOI: 10.36660/ijcs.20190218] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Barroso C, Carvalho P, Gonçalves JFM, Rodrigues PNS, Neves JV. Antimicrobial Peptides: Identification of two Beta-Defensins in a Teleost Fish, the European Sea Bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax). Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14060566. [PMID: 34198571 PMCID: PMC8231796 DOI: 10.3390/ph14060566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Beta-defensins consist in a group of cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), widely found throughout vertebrate species, including teleost fish, with antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities. However, although the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is one of the most commercially important farmed fish species in the Mediterranean area, the characterization of its beta-defensins and its potential applications are still missing. In this study, we characterized two members of the beta-defensin family in this species. Phylogenetic and synteny analysis places sea bass peptides in the beta-defensin subfamilies 1 and 2, sharing similar features with the other members, including the six cysteines and the tertiary structure, that consists in three antiparallel beta-sheets, with beta-defensin 1 presenting an extra alpha-helix at the N-terminal. Further studies are necessary to uncover the functions of sea bass beta-defensins, particularly their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties, in order to develop novel prophylactic or therapeutic compounds to be used in aquaculture production.
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- Carolina Barroso
- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (P.N.S.R.); (J.V.N.)
- Iron and Innate Immunity, IBMC—Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Programa Doutoral em Biologia Molecular e Celular (MCbiology), ICBAS—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
- Correspondence:
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- ICBAS—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (P.C.); (J.F.M.G.)
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- ICBAS—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (P.C.); (J.F.M.G.)
- CIIMAR—Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto, 4450-208 Porto, Portugal
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- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (P.N.S.R.); (J.V.N.)
- Iron and Innate Immunity, IBMC—Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- ICBAS—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (P.C.); (J.F.M.G.)
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- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal; (P.N.S.R.); (J.V.N.)
- Iron and Innate Immunity, IBMC—Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- ICBAS—Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (P.C.); (J.F.M.G.)
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Nikiphorou E, Carvalho P, Boonen A, Fautrel B, Richette P, Machado PM, Van der Heijde D, Landewé RBM, Ramiro S. POS0238 SICK LEAVE AND ITS PREDICTORS IN EARLY AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS: THE ROLE OF CLINICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS. FIVE-YEAR DATA FROM THE DESIR COHORT. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Sick leave (SL) represents an often poorly studied adverse work outcome especially in early axSpA, with speculation around the potential role of clinical and socioeconomic (SE) factors.Objectives:To investigate the occurrence of SL and the impact of clinical and SE factors on SL in early axSpA.Methods:Patients with a clinical diagnosis of axSpA from the DESIR cohort up to 5 years of follow-up (6-month visits in the first 2 years, followed by annual visits) were studied. Time to SL and potential baseline and time-varying predictors were explored, with a focus on SE variables: age, gender, smoking status since last visit, ethnicity (Caucasian vs other), job type based on ‘collar’ (blue vs white), educational status (low vs high -university), marital status (married vs not) and parental status (number of children); and clinical factors including disease activity (ASDAS/BASDAI), function (BASFI), mobility (BASMI), at each time point. The incidence of SL was calculated as the number of SL events over the total number of person-days under observation. Univariable analyses, followed by collinearity and interaction tests, guided subsequent multivariable Cox survival model building.Results:In total, 704 axSpA patients with work-related data were included in this study: mean (SD) age 33.8 (8.6); 46% male. At baseline, 80% of patients were employed; of these, 5.7% reported being on SL, with people shifting in and out of different work states over time. The distribution of first and recurrent SL episodes over time is shown in the figure 1. The incidence of SL amongst those at risk (n=620, 88%) and across the five years of DESIR was 0.05 (95% CI 0.03, 0.06) per 1000 days calculated in a total of 913,559 observed person-days. In survival analyses, 7% (n=43) of those at risk developed SL at some point. Mean (SD) time to SL was 806 (595) days (min 175, max 2021 days). In people who developed SL, 25% did so at 364 days; 50% and 75% at 545 and 1172 days, respectively. Significant differences were seen between baseline socio-demographic, clinical variables and treatment in patients who developed SL at any point, compared to those who did not. In multivariable models (Table 1) older age, higher disease activity, smoking and use of TNFi, the latter likely a proxy to worse disease, were all significantly associated with more SL. Male gender and higher education were associated with less SL. There were no relevant interactions between SE factors and clinical variables.Table 1.Univariable and multivariable model analyses with Sick Leave as outcome.Type of analysisUnivariable analysisMultivariable modelHR (95% CI)HR (95% CI) (N = 614)Explanatory variablesAge1.04 (1.01, 1.08)1.05 (1.01, 1.09)Male gender0.37 (0.19, 0.74)0.41 (0.20, 0.86)High education0.33 (0.17, 0.61)0.48 (0.24, 0.95)Marital status2.44 (1.12, 5.27)NSASDAS (CRP)1.83 (1.34, 2.50)1.49 (1.04, 2.13)BASFI, 0-101.24 (1.09, 1.40)*BASMI, 0-101.76 (1.31, 2.38)*Comorbidity count1.77 (1.22, 2.57)NSHLA-B27 positive0.51 (0.28, 0.93)NSSmoking (current vs not)2.40 (1.31, 4.37)2.55 (1.32, 4.91)NSAID score last week, 0-4001.01 (1.00, 1.01)NSOral Corticosteroid use (vs no)3.90 (1.80, 8.46)NSTNF use2.86 (1.55, 5.28)2.41 (1.27, 4.58)*Variables tested in models separate from ASDAS. NS=Not significant in multivariable model.Figure 1.Distribution of first and recurrent sick leave episodes over time in the study population at risk.Conclusion:In this early axSpA cohort of young, working-age individuals, older age and worse disease activity were associated with more SL, whereas male gender and higher education were associated with less SL. The findings suggest a role of SE factors such as gender and level of education in adverse work outcomes, alongside active disease.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Górska AM, Gouveia P, Borba AR, Zimmermann A, Serra TS, Carvalho P, Lourenço TF, Oliveira MM, Peterhänsel C, Saibo NJM. ZmOrphan94 Transcription Factor Downregulates ZmPEPC1 Gene Expression in Maize Bundle Sheath Cells. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:559967. [PMID: 33897718 PMCID: PMC8062929 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.559967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Spatial separation of the photosynthetic reactions is a key feature of C4 metabolism. In most C4 plants, this separation requires compartmentation of photosynthetic enzymes between mesophyll (M) and bundle sheath (BS) cells. The upstream region of the gene encoding the maize PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE 1 (ZmPEPC1) has been shown sufficient to drive M-specific ZmPEPC1 gene expression. Although this region has been well characterized, to date, only few trans-factors involved in the ZmPEPC1 gene regulation were identified. Here, using a yeast one-hybrid approach, we have identified three novel maize transcription factors ZmHB87, ZmCPP8, and ZmOrphan94 as binding to the ZmPEPC1 upstream region. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays in maize M protoplasts unveiled that ZmOrphan94 forms homodimers and interacts with ZmCPP8 and with two other ZmPEPC1 regulators previously reported, ZmbHLH80 and ZmbHLH90. Trans-activation assays in maize M protoplasts unveiled that ZmHB87 does not have a clear transcriptional activity, whereas ZmCPP8 and ZmOrphan94 act as activator and repressor, respectively. Moreover, we observed that ZmOrphan94 reduces the trans-activation activity of both activators ZmCPP8 and ZmbHLH90. Using the electromobility shift assay, we showed that ZmOrphan94 binds to several cis-elements present in the ZmPEPC1 upstream region and one of these cis-elements overlaps with the ZmbHLH90 binding site. Gene expression analysis revealed that ZmOrphan94 is preferentially expressed in the BS cells, suggesting that ZmOrphan94 is part of a transcriptional regulatory network downregulating ZmPEPC1 transcript level in the BS cells. Based on both this and our previous work, we propose a model underpinning the importance of a regulatory mechanism within BS cells that contributes to the M-specific ZmPEPC1 gene expression.
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- Alicja M. Górska
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal
- Institut für Botanik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal
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