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Rosas R, Pimenta F, Leal I, Schwarzer R. FOODLIT-Trial: Protocol of a Randomised Controlled Digital Intervention to Promote Food Literacy and Sustainability Behaviours in Adults Using the Health Action Process Approach and the Behaviour Change Techniques Taxonomy during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph19063529. [PMID: 35329211 PMCID: PMC8950592 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063529] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Dietary quality and sustainability are central matters to the international community, emphasised by the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic. To promote healthier and more sustainable food-related practices, the protocol of a web-based intervention to enhance adults' food literacy is presented. The FOODLIT-Trial is a two-arm, parallel, experimental, and single-blinded randomised controlled trial delivered over 11 weeks. Based on the Food Literacy Wheel framework and supported by the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) and the Behaviour Change Techniques Taxonomy, weekly content with customised behaviour change techniques (experimental group) is hypothesised to be more effective to promote food behaviour change when compared to a single-time and non-customised delivery of food-related international guidelines, with no theoretically informed approaches (comparison group). Primary outcome is food literacy, including food-related knowledge, skills, and behaviours, assessed with the FOODLIT-Tool; a secondary outcome includes psychological mechanisms that efficaciously predict change in participants' food literacy, measured with HAPA-driven items. Enlisted through online sources, participants will be assessed across five time points (baseline, post-intervention, and 3-, 6-, and 9-month follow-ups, i.e., T0-T4). A randomisation check will be conducted, analyses will follow an intention-to-treat approach, and linear two-level models within- (T0-T4) and between-level (nested in participants) will be computed, together with a longitudinal mediation analysis. If effective, the FOODLIT-Trial will provide for a multidimensional and cost-effective intervention to enable healthier and more sustainable food practices over the long term.
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- Raquel Rosas
- WJCR-William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal; (F.P.); (I.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +351-918-483-078
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- WJCR-William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal; (F.P.); (I.L.)
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- WJCR-William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal; (F.P.); (I.L.)
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- Department of Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany;
- Department of Clinical, Health, and Rehabilitation Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 53-238 Wroclaw, Poland
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Villarroel-Dorrego M, Chacón L, Rosas R, Barrios V, Pernía Y, Vélez H. Oral Findings in Patients With COVID-19. Actas Dermosifiliogr 2021:S1578-2190(21)00333-4. [PMID: 34848890 PMCID: PMC8619883 DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2021.11.028] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to describe oral lesions in a group of patients with COVID-19. We recruited 55 patients, 25 women (45.5%) and 30 men (54.5%), aged between 1 and 89 years with confirmed COVID-19 at different stages of severity. After obtaining informed consent, we examined their mouths and recorded clinical findings. Forty percent of the patients had at least 1 oral lesion. The most common lesions were candidiasis and ulcers (7 patients each); 2 patients had enanthems. Geographic tongue and caviar tongue were also observed. Altered taste, dry mouth, and painful/burning mouth were noted in 60%, 27.3%, and 36.4% of patients, respectively. Oral mucosal alterations and lesions were prevalent in this series of COVID-19 patients. Altered taste and a painful/burning mouth were common symptoms.
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- M Villarroel-Dorrego
- Servicio de Cirugía Bucal y Maxilofacial, Hospital General del Este Dr. Domingo Luciani, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Servicio de Cirugía Bucal y Maxilofacial, Hospital General del Este Dr. Domingo Luciani, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Servicio de Cirugía Bucal y Maxilofacial, Hospital General del Este Dr. Domingo Luciani, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Servicio de Cirugía Bucal y Maxilofacial, Hospital General del Este Dr. Domingo Luciani, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Servicio de Cirugía Bucal y Maxilofacial, Hospital General del Este Dr. Domingo Luciani, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Servicio de Cirugía Bucal y Maxilofacial, Hospital General del Este Dr. Domingo Luciani, Caracas, Venezuela
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Pursuing food systems' sustainability is crucial. Given the risk constituted by unhealthy diets, scarce research on food-related adjacent fields, and inconsistency across food literacy conceptualizations, this study aims to explore the constructs' definition and develop a conceptual and empirical framework of food literacy. A quantitative approach was taken on previously obtained qualitative outcomes from 30 interviews with experts from food-related fields. Food literacy was defined by a four-dimension model: Cooking Skills, Preserve and Analyse, Choice and Acquisition, Search and Plan. The framework Food Literacy Wheel integrates the construct definition, food literacy determinants (Internal, External) and influential factors (Nutritional, Psychological, Health, Learning Contexts, Policy, Industry, Sustainability, Social and Cultural). Allowing a broader perspective of food literacy within major food systems, this study contributes with new insights for future instruments and interventions, paving the way to develop/implement food literacy-related multi-sectorial and multilevel actions.
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- Raquel Rosas
- WJCR - William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisboa, Portugal
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- WJCR - William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisboa, Portugal
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- WJCR - William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Clinical, Health, and Rehabilitation Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland
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Rosas R, Pimenta F, Leal I, Schwarzer R. FOODLIT-PRO: Food Literacy Domains, Influential Factors and Determinants-A Qualitative Study. Nutrients 2019; 12:nu12010088. [PMID: 31892245 PMCID: PMC7019603 DOI: 10.3390/nu12010088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Poor eating habits are increasing the prevalence of weight-related issues, such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Given the demand to improve individuals’ food knowledge and competencies aiming at healthier behaviours, the current investigation explores the concept of food literacy. Considering the lack of a shared understanding of food literacy, this study aims to explore food literacy’s domains, influential factors and determinants. Using a qualitative deductive-dominant content analysis, 30 experts from food-related fields were interviewed. The obtained outcomes were compared to available food literacy frameworks. Agreement among inter-raters was nearly perfect (k = 0.82). Yielding a total of 184 codes nested within 19 categories, identified domains were Origin, Safety, Choice and Decision, Select and Acquire, Plan, Preserve, Prepare, Cook, and Knowledge; influential factors included Nutrition, Psychological, Health, Learning Contexts, Policy, Industry, Sustainability, and Social and Cultural; External determinants were “Access to Food-Related Information”, “Perishable and/or Unreliable Food-Related Information”, “Family Dynamic and/or Identity”, and “Professionals’ Unpreparedness on Food-Related Expertise”, and Internal determinants included “Prioritise Food”, “Convenience and Practicality”, “Time and Financial Management”, “Previous Food-Related Habits”, and “Innate and Learned Flavour Preferences”. In conclusion, more than half of the identified attributes (62.5%) are corroborated by the current literature. However, the manifested content unmatched with the current frameworks of food literacy literature express food-literacy-related fields of action, knowledge, competencies, and determinants that have not yet been explored. As such, this study provides new and useful information concerning food literacy definition and development, by identifying its domains, factors of influence, and potential determinants. Moreover, this work paves the way for new measurements and interventions within this field.
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- Raquel Rosas
- WJCR-William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 34 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal; (F.P.); (I.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +351-918-483-078
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- WJCR-William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 34 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal; (F.P.); (I.L.)
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- WJCR-William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 34 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal; (F.P.); (I.L.)
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- Department of Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin, Germany;
- Department of Clinical, Health, and Rehabilitation Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 53-238 Wroclaw, Poland
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Rosas R, Pimenta F, Leal I, Schwarzer R. FOODLIT-PRO: Developing Food Literacy. Psic , Saúde & Doenças 2018. [DOI: 10.15309/18psd190118] [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: 11/05/2022] Open
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Weight loss improves health but little is known regarding how those who achieve feel about it. Aiming to identify positive and negative consequences of a successful weight loss, 30 men and women who achieved a successful weight loss were interviewed. Interviews were analysed (content and thematic analysis). Inter-rater agreement was assessed. With multiple correspondence analysis, a three-factor model explained the associations between categories: (1) personal growth/social adversities, (2) body image/social benefits and (3) physical/emotional well-being. Successful weight loss has positive and negative consequences that need to be addressed; positive aspects (e.g. personal growth) and negative consequences (e.g. relational problems) need to be tackled.
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- Raquel Rosas
- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
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Rosas R, Pimenta F, Maroco J, Leal I. SPONTANEOUS SELF-CONCEPT IN A SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS- A PLURALIST QUALITATIVE STUDY. Psic , Saúde & Doenças 2017. [DOI: 10.15309/17psd1801] [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: 11/05/2022] Open
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Rosas R, Pimenta F, Maroco J, Leal I. SPONTANEOUS SELF-CONCEPT IN A SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS- A PLURALIST QUALITATIVE STUDY. Psic , Saúde & Doenças 2017. [DOI: 10.15309/17psd180101] [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: 11/05/2022] Open
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Rosas R, Sanz MP, Fernández-Calle P, Alcaide MJ, Montes MT, Pastrana N, Segovia C, Omeñaca F, Sáenz de Pipaón M. Experimental study showed that adding fortifier and extra-hydrolysed proteins to preterm infant mothers' milk increased osmolality. Acta Paediatr 2016; 105:e555-e560. [PMID: 27392326 DOI: 10.1111/apa.13522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AIM Measuring milk osmolality after adjustable fortification is clinically relevant, as values exceeding recommended safety thresholds might result in gastrointestinal consequences. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of four fortification levels and storage time on the osmolality of human milk. METHODS This was an experimental study using 71 spare samples of fresh breastmilk collected from 31 mothers of preterm infants. Osmolality was measured before and after adding commercial human milk fortifier containing dextrinomaltose and hydrolysed proteins at four different concentrations. Measurements were performed at various points during the 23 hours after fortification. RESULTS The mean basal osmolality of the 71 human milk samples was 296 ± 14 milliosmoles (mOsm)/kg, and these remained stable over a period of 23 hours. Just after fortification, the four fortified formulas showed higher osmolalities than the nonfortified human milk, ranging between 384 ± 14 and 486 ± 15 mOsm/kg, respectively (p < 0.01). This osmolality increased significantly from 20 minutes to 23 hours after fortification (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Adding fortifier and extra-hydrolysed proteins to human preterm milk increased osmolality, and these osmolality levels also increased with time. We recommend evaluating the risk of hyperosmolality when a higher fortification level is needed, to avoid gastrointestinal problems.
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- R Rosas
- Department of Laboratory Medicine; La Paz University Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; La Paz University Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; La Paz University Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; La Paz University Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Neonatology; La Paz University Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Neonatology; La Paz University Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Neonatology; La Paz University Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Neonatology; La Paz University Hospital; Madrid Spain
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Red de Salud Materno Infantil y Desarrollo-SAMID; Madrid Spain
- Department of Pediatrics; Autonomous University of Madrid; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Neonatology; La Paz University Hospital; Madrid Spain
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Red de Salud Materno Infantil y Desarrollo-SAMID; Madrid Spain
- Department of Pediatrics; Autonomous University of Madrid; Madrid Spain
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Pimenta F, Bernardino A, Rosas R, Tapadinhas A, Leal I. Satisfação com o Suporte Social e Perda de Peso — Estudo Transversal. Psychol Community Health 2016. [DOI: 10.5964/pch.v5i2.173] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objetivo Potencial moderador e mediador da eficácia nas intervenções para perda de peso bem-sucedida (PPBS), o suporte social é poucas vezes avaliado neste contexto. Pretende-se averiguar a relação entre a percentagem de peso perdido e variáveis sociodemográficas e psicológicas, incluindo satisfação com o suporte social, em pessoas que realizaram uma PPBS. Método No total, 105 adultos com PPBS (ou seja, perda igual ou superior a 7% do peso inicial, com manutenção mínima de 12 meses) preencheram a Escala de Satisfação com o Suporte Social e um questionário para recolha de informação sociodemográfica, estado de saúde psicológica e estilos de vida. Resultados O modelo estrutural com as dimensões de satisfação com a família e intimidade apresentou um bom ajustamento (χ2/gl = 1,343; CFI = 0,943; GFI = 0,924; RMSEA = 0,057, p < 0,001; C.I. 90% = ]0,000; 0,093[); a satisfação com o suporte familiar (β = 0,193;p= 0,081) e a existência de uma relação afetivo-sexual (β = -0,184; p = 0,082) foram as únicas variáveis a predizer marginalmente a percentagem de peso perdido. Conclusão Participantes mais satisfeitos com o suporte familiar (no mínimo, um ano após a PPBS) perderam uma maior percentagem de peso; assim, a satisfação com suporte social da família poderá ser uma variável relevante no processo de perda de peso. Todavia, a natureza do estudo (tipo de estudo e de amostra) torna necessária mais investigação na área para confirmar este resultado.
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Volante M, Rosas R, Allìa E, Granata R, Baragli A, Muccioli G, Papotti M. Somatostatin, cortistatin and their receptors in tumours. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2008; 286:219-29. [PMID: 18248880 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2007.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2007] [Revised: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 12/01/2007] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Somatostatin (SS) and its synthetic analogs have a role in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumours both in terms of symptoms control and antiproliferative activities. These effects are mediated by five SS receptors, widely expressed in both human neuroendocrine and non-neuroendocrine tumours, which were demonstrated to be diagnostically and therapeutically valuable targets. Cortistatin (CST), a brain cortex peptide, partially homologous to SS and having similar functions is also expressed in peripheral tissues and tumours. CST binds all SS receptors, and, differently from SS, also the ghrelin receptor GHSR1a and the CST specific receptor MrgX2. The expression profile of CST is mostly restricted to neuroendocrine tumours (gastrointestinal, pancreas, lung, parathyroid, thyroid, adrenal). In these tumours, CST probably acts via the SS or ghrelin receptor, the MrgX2 receptor being absent. Thus, in comparison to SS analogs, CST synthetic analogs may represent additional diagnostic/therapeutic tools in those tumours expressing the receptors for SS, for ghrelin or for both peptides.
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- M Volante
- Department of Clinical & Biological Sciences, University of Turin at San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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López V, López-Calderón J, Ortega R, Kreither J, Carrasco X, Rothhammer P, Rothhammer F, Rosas R, Aboitiz F. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder involves differential cortical processing in a visual spatial attention paradigm. Clin Neurophysiol 2006; 117:2540-8. [PMID: 17000133 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.07.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2005] [Revised: 07/20/2006] [Accepted: 07/24/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Inattention is undoubtedly one of the main characteristics of Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Nevertheless, a growing corpus of evidence shows that not all attentional processes are affected in this condition. This study aimed to explore the distribution of attentional resources in children with ADHD via a spatially shifted double-oddball visual task. METHODS We recorded event-related potentials (ERPs) for all visual stimuli. Subjects were instructed to allocate attention in a specific area of visual space while ignoring all stimuli presented outside. Ten male children (age: 9-14; mean = 11.6 +/- 2.1) who met DSM-IV criteria for the ADHD combined subtype participated in the study, along with ten age- and sex-matched healthy controls (9-14; mean = 11.2 +/- 2.3). RESULTS ADHD subjects showed late differential cortical responses to initially suppressed irrelevant stimuli. The amplitude of early N1-P1 components were mainly modulated by stimulus location and showed no significant differences between groups, but a late P300-like positivity was clearly evoked in the ADHD group by peripheral stimuli. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that ADHD may not compromise the early attentional spatial filter but rather entails a different distribution of attentional resources at later stages of cortical processing. Perhaps these differences may be attributable to individual differences in attentional mechanisms. SIGNIFICANCE ADHD may not affect initial focusing of visual attention but rather the allocation of processing resources in later stages.
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- V López
- Departamento de Psiquiatría y Centro de Investigaciones Médicas, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
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Papotti M, Rosas R, Longo M, Valle M, Bacillo E, Bollito E, Volante M, Rindi G. [Spectrum of neuroendocrine tumors in non-endocrine organs]. Pathologica 2005; 97:215. [PMID: 16440671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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- M Papotti
- Ospedale San Luigi di Orbassano, Università di Torino, Universiti di Parma
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Ortiz MI, Castañeda-Hernández G, Rosas R, Vidal-Cantú GC, Granados-Soto V. Evidence for a new mechanism of action of diclofenac: activation of K+ channels. Proc West Pharmacol Soc 2002; 44:19-21. [PMID: 11793979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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- M I Ortiz
- Sección Externa de Farmacología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, México, D.F., Mexico
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Calderón JS, Céspedes CL, Rosas R, Gómez-Garibay F, Salazar JR, Lina L, Aranda E, Kubo I. Acetylcholinesterase and insect growth inhibitory activities of Gutierrezia microcephala on fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith. Z NATURFORSCH C 2001; 56:382-94. [PMID: 11421454 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2001-5-611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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From the aerial parts of Gutierrezia microcephala (Asteraceae), four oxyflavones were isolated, namely 5,7,2'-trihydroxy-3,6,8,4',5'-pentamethoxyflavone (1); 5,7,4'-trihydroxy-3,6,8-trimethoxyflavone (2); 5,7,2',4'-tetrahydroxy-3,6,8,5'-tetramethoxyflavone (3); 5,2'-dihydroxy-3,6,7,8,4',5'-hexamethoxyflavone (4), and an ent-clerodane, bacchabolivic acid (5). Compounds 1-5, the synthetic methyl ester (6), n-hexane and MeOH extracts were evaluated against the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). Gedunin, a known insect growth regulator isolated from Cedrela spp. was used as a positive control. When tested for activity on neonate larvae into the no-choice artificial diet bioassay, flavone (1), clerodane (5), its methyl ester (6), MeOH and n-hexane extracts caused significant larval mortality with MC50 of 3.9, 10.7, 3.46, 7.95 and 7.5 ppm at 7 days, respectively, as well as growth reduction. They also increased the development time of surviving larvae and a significant delay in time to pupation and adult emergence. Acute toxicity against adults of S. frugiperda was also found, 5, 6, gedunin and n-hexane extract had the most potent activity with LD50 value of 6.59, 15.05, 10.78, and 12.79 ppm, respectively. In addition, MeOH, n-hexane extracts, 5, 6 and gedunin caused acetylcholinesterase inhibition with 93.7, 100, 90.2, 62.0 and 100% at 50.0 ppm, respectively; whereas 1-4 exhibited only moderate inhibitory activity. Compounds 1, 5 and 6 showed inhibitory activities comparable with gedunin. These compounds could be responsible of the insect growth inhibitory activity of this plant.
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- J S Calderón
- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, DF, México
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Guachalla J, Soler T, Barahona R, Meneses M, Sabbagh E, Czishke C, Orlandi L, Fau C, Salas F, Rosas R, Lemus J. The value of fiberbronchoscopy (FBC) in staging of lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(00)80912-5] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Guachalla J, Czischke C, Lemus J, Barrera A, Soler T, Barahona R, Meneses M, Orlandi L, Rodriguez P, Pavlov D, Prats R, Fau C, Rosas R, Salas F. Lung Cancer in Chile. The importance of registering lung cancer patients for surgical treatment. Lung Cancer 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(00)80519-x] [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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Passig C, Pinto-Hamuy T, Moreno JP, Rodríguez C, Rojas C, Rosas R. [Persistence of the cognitive effects of early stimulation assessed with an animal model]. Rev Med Chil 1996; 124:409-16. [PMID: 9110479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Human and animal studies have clearly demonstrated the advantageous effects of sensorially enriched rearing environments. Nevertheless, little work has been done concerning the long-lasting persistence of all these behavioral modifications. To undertake this question, a very early enrichment animal model was used. From days 10 to 24 after birth, 28 male albino rats were exposed to a multisensory stimulated environment, while other 28 littermates constituted the control group. At 3 and 6 months old two cognitive abilities were analyzed; the spatial working memory (short term memory) and the latent learning capacity (long term memory). The results evidenced an improved working memory in both 3 and 6 months old rats exposed to the early enriched environment. Moreover, the adult early stimulated group performed as well as younger subjects both on error scores and speed to solve this test. Only in the adult group of rats a superior latent learning capacity of stimulated subjects was evidenced. To conclude, the early enriched environment induced: a) persistent cognitive benefits in the adult rat and b) a more relevant influence on the subsequent behavior of older rather than younger subjects.
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Biofísica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile
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Rosas R, Poo JL, Montemayor A, Isoard F, Majluf A, Labardini J. [Utility of the copper/zinc ratio in patients with lymphoma or acute or chronic leukemias]. Rev Invest Clin 1995; 47:447-52. [PMID: 8850142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic value of serum levels of copper, zinc and the Cu/Zn ratio in patients with hematological malignancies compared to gender- and age-matched control subjects. METHODS A total of 44 patients with recently diagnosed and non-treated hematological malignancies were included: 17 lymphoma (11 non-Hodgkin), 15 acute leukemia (10 myeloblastic), and 12 with chronic leukemia (8 granulocytic); 95 healthy subjects were included. Copper and zinc serum levels were measured with a Perkin Elmer (model 2380) atomic absorption spectrophotometer. RESULTS Serum copper levels (microgram/dL) were significantly lower in healthy subjects (54.4 +/- 8.9, p < 0.05) compared to patients with lymphoma (93.7 +/- 37.5), acute leukemia (80.6 +/- 44.6) or chronic leukemia (95.7 +/- 28.9) while serum zinc levels (microgram/dL) were significantly higher in healthy control subjects (100.4 +/- 14, p < 0.05) compared to patients with lymphoma (77.2 +/- 22.6), acute leukemia (66 +/- 15.6), or chronic leukemia (74.8 +/- 14.7). The Cu/Zn ratio was significantly lower in healthy subjects (0.54 +/- 0.13, p < 0.05) than in patients with lymphoma (1.21 +/- 0.5), acute leukemia (1.22 +/- 0.7), or chronic leukemia (1.28 +/- 0.4). Twenty three patients died during a mean follow-up period of 13 months and their serum zinc levels were significantly lower (68 +/- 21) than in the living patients (76 +/- 15, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Cu/Zn ratio is significantly higher in patients with lymphoma or acute and chronic leukemias compared to gender- and age-matched control subjects.
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- R Rosas
- Departamentos de Hematología, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México
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The effect of captopril on vascular prostacyclin production was studied, evaluating which of its components--sulfhydryl (SH) group or proline--is responsible for this effect. Rat aortas were incubated with captopril (10-100 microM), 2-mercaptoethanol or proline (10 microM), and captopril plus the SH-binding reagents N-ethylmaleimide or ethacrynic acid (50 microM). Prostacyclin was measured by radioimmunoassay of 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha. Captopril stimulated prostacyclin production. This effect was associated with an enhanced conversion of arachidonate to prostacyclin and was not related to bradykinin. Since 2-mercaptoethanol increased vascular prostacyclin per se and proline did not, the stimulatory effect of captopril appears to be dependent upon the SH group; in addition, both SH blockers, N-ethylmaleimide and ethacrynic acid, antagonized this effect. This study shows that captopril stimulates vascular prostacyclin synthesis directly and that the SH group plays a key role in this action. This stimulation of prostacyclin synthesis may contribute to the antihypertensive action of captopril.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago
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The typical stimulatory effect of a rat heart atrial extract on urinary water, sodium, potassium and kallikrein excretion is significantly increased by a previous administration of aldosterone (0.5 microgram/100 g b. wt) in the rat.
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Rosas R. Dr. Héctor Croxatto Rezzio, Researcher and Scholar. Honorary President of the IV scientific meeting of the InterAmerican Society of Hypertension. Hypertension 1981; 3:II-2-3. [PMID: 7028616 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.3.6_pt_2.ii-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Gosden C, Kerr J, Pletcher D, Rosas R. The electrochemistry of square planar macrocyclic nickel complexes and the reaction of Ni(I) with alkyl bromides: Tetradentate Schiff base complexes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1981. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-0728(81)80453-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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1. Urinary kallikrein, renal tissue kininogenase activity, and plasma kininogen were measured during the development of hypertension in rats, either with left renal artery clamped and contralateral kidney intact (Goldblatt 2-kidney) or removed (Goldblatt 1-kidney). Plasma urea, plasma volume and blood volume were also measured.
2. In Goldblatt 2-kidney rats, urinary kallikrein was not significantly different from that of sham-operated rats up to the 5th post-operative week even though at this time the Goldblatt 2-kidney animals were hypertensive. Urinary kallikrein started to decrease at week 8. Plasma kininogen was significantly elevated 5 and 10 weeks after surgery and returned to normal by week 15. No changes in renal tissue kininogenase activity were observed. Plasma urea and plasma and blood volumes were normal 5 weeks after, but significantly increased at 10 and 15 weeks after surgery.
3. In Goldblatt 1-kidney rats from the fifth week urinary kallikrein and renal kininogenase activity were significantly decreased compared with unilaterally nephrectomized rats, whereas plasma kininogen, plasma urea and plasma and blood volumes were significantly elevated.
4. These results show important differences in the kallikrein system between the Goldblatt 1-kidney and 2-kidney models of renovascular hypertension in rats.
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Bustos R, Giussi G, Vinacur J, Duhagón P, Magri R, Xercavins J, Caballero C, Rosas R. Determination of fetal lung maturity by L/S ratio, "shake test" and phosphatidylglycerol in amniotic fluid. J Perinat Med 1979; 7:78-84. [PMID: 582454 DOI: 10.1515/jpme.1979.7.2.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Croxatto HR, Arriagada R, Rojas M, Roblero J, Rosas R. Effects of prostaglandin E2 and prostaglandin F2alpha upon urinary kallikrein excretion in rats. Clin Sci Mol Med Suppl 1978; 4:187s-189s. [PMID: 282049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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1. In normally hydrated rats prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) in doses of 5 microgram/100 g body weight given subcutaneously every 2 h (three times) induced a significant increase in urinary kallikrein activity, and in sodium, potassium and water excretion for 8 h after the first injection. In moderately hyperhydrated rats loaded 2.5% of body wt. with 0.5% NaCl solution, PGF2alpha produced similar changes in kallikrein activity and electrolyte excretion. 2. In normally hydrated rats prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in the same conditions and doses as in 1 had no effect on kallikrein activity, showing a tendency to decrease potassium and water excretion. 3. PGE2 in doses of 5, 12.5 and 25 microgram/100 g body wt. in overhydrated rats given 2.5% and 0.5% NaCl and 5% of tap water/100 g body wt. 1 h later, significantly increased kallikrein activity in the urine collected for 120 min after the injections. A significant decrease in potassium and water excretion was observed with the highest dose. 4. PGF2alpha, had no effect on kallikrein activity in overhydrated rats, but an increase in sodium and a decrease in potassium excretion was seen at the highest dose. 5. The different actions of PGE2 and PGF2alpha may be part of a regulatory mechanism associated with the kallikrein-kinin system which contributes maintainance of extracellular fluid homeostasis.
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Rosas R, Albertini R, Croxatto HR. Renal kallikrein system, volemia, and renal hypertension. Mayo Clin Proc 1977; 52:459-61. [PMID: 875470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Plasma, blood, and urine volumes, renal kallikrein, and arterial pressure were measured in control and renal hypertensive rats in order to study the role of the renal kallikrein system in regulating arterial pressure and its relation with the alterations in water handling observed in hypertension. A decrease in kallikrein content of the kidney (157 +/- 17 versus 236 +/- 16 ng bradykinin equivalents per gram of tissue in control rats) was associated with an increase in plasma volume (38.0 "/- 1.6 versus 32.0 +/- 0.9 ml/kg body weight in control rats) and an increase in urine volume (45.5 +/- 4.9 versus 20.3 +/- 1.6 ml/kg body weight per 24 hours in control rats). No linear correlation was found between these factors and the arterial pressure of hypertensive animals. These findings support the hypothesis that changes in renal kallikrein are more directly related to water and electrolyte metabolism than to the arterial pressure regulation. Our results also suggest an interaction between the kallikrein-kinin and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone systems. The possible relations of both enzymatic systems to the regulation of arterial pressure and of water-electrolyte handling are summarized schematically.
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Croxatto HR, Albertini R, Arriagada R, Roblero J, Rojas M, Rosas R. Renal urinary kallikrein in normotensive and hypertensive rats during enhanced excretion of water and electrolytes. Clin Sci Mol Med Suppl 1976; 3:259s-261s. [PMID: 1071623 DOI: 10.1042/cs051259s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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1. Urinary kallikrein excreted by normal rats is significantly increased (P less than 0-001) 2 h after: (a) water loading, (b) water loading plus frusemide, 0-27 mmol (10 mg) per rat, (c) salt loading. In water-loaded rats, 5 i.u. of renin strikingly reduced kallikrein excretion (P less than 0-01) but considerably increased sodium excretion (P less than 0-001). 2. Renal kallikrein, measured by its kininogenase activity within 2 h of water loading, was significantly increased (P less than 0-05); after water loading and frusemide it was 40% decreased (P less than 0-001) and after salt loading it was reduced by approximately 50% (P less than 0-02). Renin did not change renal kallikrein. 3. Severely hypertensive (one-kidney) rats (blood pressure greater than 150 mmHg) showed no increase of urinary kallikrein after water loading, although there was a marked natriuresis, in moderately hypertensive rats (blood pressure less than 150 mmHg) urinary kallikrein was only one-third of that observed in control normotensive rats, after an equal degree of water loading.
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Rosas R, Rojo-Ortega JM, Ganten D, Boucher R, Genest J. The renin-angiotensin system in rats made hypertensive by ligation of the kidney poles (38584). Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 1975; 148:562-7. [PMID: 164676 DOI: 10.3181/00379727-148-38584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The renin-angiotensin system was studied in experimental renal hypertension produced by ligation of the poles of the left kidney followed by contralateral nephrectomy. Plasma renin concentration of renin substrate was lower and that of angiotensin I converting enzyme was higher in hypertensive animals. The juxtaglomerular index decreased in the medial zone of the kidney, while heavily granulated areas appeared in the poles. Ligated kidneys of rats that remained normotensive showed juxtaglomerular indices intermediate between the control and the hypertensive rats. Differences in renal renin content between the groups correspond to those for the juxtaglomerular index, but were smaller. No differences between the experimental groups were observed in iso-renin content in the brain; however in all animals with ligated kidney poles, hypertensive or normotensive, there was a tendency for iso-renin in the adrenals, left ventricular myocardium, and especially aorta to be lower than in controls.
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