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Guedes H, Barroso A, João D, Furtado A, Costa T. Lung cancer and breast metastasis: A rare and atypical presentation. Pulmonology 2024; 30:305-306. [PMID: 37758625 DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.08.001] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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- H Guedes
- Medical Oncology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal.
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- Thoracic Tumors Multidisciplinary Unit, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal
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- Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal
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- Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal
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- Medical Oncology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal; Thoracic Tumors Multidisciplinary Unit, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal
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Farinha I, Gaião Santos J, Cunha A, Costa T. Chylothorax as an unusual presentation of Bosutinib therapy toxicity. Pulmonology 2022:S2531-0437(22)00151-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2022.07.005] [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: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Lima-Bernardes F, Soares D, Costa T, Ferreira V, Vasconcelos J, Vidoedo J, Almeida-Pinto J. Lemierre's syndrome: case report of "the forgotten disease" in current COVID-19 pandemic. Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg 2022; 29:71-74. [PMID: 35780408 DOI: 10.48729/pjctvs.183] [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] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Lemierre's syndrome refers to infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein developed as complication of an oropharyngeal infection. It is a rare syndrome, affecting otherwise healthy young adults, which may lead to sepsis complicated by septic embolization. Although there is a characteristic clinical picture, many modern physicians are unaware of this syndrome, leading it to be termed 'the forgotten disease'. The authors report a case of late diagnosis due to initial suspicion of COVID-19 and highlight the pitfalls on its diagnosis.
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- F Lima-Bernardes
- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
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- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
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- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
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- Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
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Liloia D, Cauda F, Uddin L, Manuello J, Mancuso L, Keller R, Costa T. Exploring the selective gray matter profile of autism spectrum disorder through Bayes Factor Modeling. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9566490 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1642] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Despite decades of brain MRI research demonstrating atypical neuroanatomical substrate in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it remains unclear whether and to what extent disorder-selective neuroanatomical abnormalities occur in this spectrum. This, and the fact that multiple brain disorders report a common neuroanatomical substrate, makes transference and the application of neuroimaging findings into the clinical setting an open challenge. Objectives To investigate the selective neuroanatomical alteration profile of the ASD brain, we employed a meta-analytic, data-driven, and reverse inference-based approach (i.e.; Bayes fACtor mOdeliNg). Methods Eligible voxel-based morphometry data were extracted by a standardized search on BrainMap and MEDLINE databases (849 published experiments, 131 brain disorders, 22747 clinical subjects, 16572 x-y-z coordinates). Two distinct datasets were generated: the ASD dataset, composed of ASD-related data; and the non-ASD dataset, composed of all other clinical conditions data. Starting from the two unthresholded activation likelihood estimation (ALE) maps, the calculus of the Bayes fACtor mOdeliNg was performed. This allowed us to obtain posterior probability distributions on the evidence of brain alteration specificity in ASD. Results We revealed both cortical and cerebellar areas of neuroanatomical alteration selectivity in ASD. Eight clusters showed a selectivity value ≥ 90%, namely the bilateral precuneus, the right inferior occipital gyrus, left lobule IX, left Crus II, right Crus I, and the right lobule VIIIA (Fig. 1). Conclusions The identification of this neuroanatomical pattern provides new insights into the complex pathophysiology of ASD, opening attractive prospects for future neuroimaging-based interventions. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Guedes H, Marinho J, Garcia S, Barradas Lopes J, Silva J, Cadinha S, Costa T. P-199 Oxaliplatin desensitization in coloretal cancer: A way to prolong effective treatments. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.04.289] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Miller C, Ahrens K, O J, Patel P, Dehnadi A, Costa T, Momodu M, Morrissette J, Muldoon D, Hanekamp I, Benichou G, Madsen J. Successful Use of Anti-IL-6R Therapy to Achieve Cardiac Allograft Tolerance in Non-Human Primates. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Costa T, Coelho L, Silva MF. Automatic Segmentation of Monofilament Testing Sites in Plantar Images for Diabetic Foot Management. Bioengineering (Basel) 2022; 9:bioengineering9030086. [PMID: 35324775 PMCID: PMC8945470 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9030086] [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: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is a major complication of diabetes mellitus, and it is the leading cause of foot ulceration and amputations. The Semmes–Weinstein monofilament examination (SWME) is a widely used, low-cost, evidence-based tool for predicting the prognosis of diabetic foot patients. The examination can be quick, but due to the high prevalence of the disease, many healthcare professionals can be assigned to this task several days per month. In an ongoing project, it is our objective to minimize the intervention of humans in the SWME by using an automated testing system relying on computer vision. In this paper we present the project’s first part, constituting a system for automatically identifying the SWME testing sites from digital images. For this, we have created a database of plantar images and developed a segmentation system, based on image processing and deep learning—both of which are novelties. From the 9 testing sites, the system was able to correctly identify most 8 in more than 80% of the images, and 3 of the testing sites were correctly identified in more than 97.8% of the images.
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Capela AB, Antunes P, Coelho A, Amorim R, Custodio S, Amarelo A, Silva J, Vilela E, Tavares A, Costa T, Garcia C, Catarino J, Travassos B, Mendes R, Joaquim A, Teixeira M, Viamonte S, Figueiredo P, Brito J, Alves A. 1682P Effects of a walking football program on muscle strength and balance of androgen deprived prostate cancer patients: The Prostata_Move trial. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Marinho J, Leão I, Neto E, Guedes H, Costa T, Capela A, Moreira Pinto A, Custódio S. P-202 Primary tumour location and efficacy of first-line anti-EGFR agents in the treatment of RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.05.257] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Keller R, Costa T, Imperiale D, Bianco A, Rondini E, Hassiotis A, Bertelli MO. Stereotypies in the Autism Spectrum Disorder: Can We Rely on an Ethological Model? Brain Sci 2021; 11:762. [PMID: 34201177 PMCID: PMC8230333 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11060762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stereotypic behaviour can be defined as a clear behavioural pattern where a specific function or target cannot be identified, although it delays on time. Nonetheless, repetitive and stereotypical behaviours play a key role in both animal and human behaviour. Similar behaviours are observed across species, in typical human developmental phases, and in some neuropsychiatric conditions, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual Disability. This evidence led to the spread of animal models of repetitive behaviours to better understand the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these dysfunctional behaviours and to gain better insight into their role and origin within ASD and other disorders. This, in turn, could lead to new treatments of those disorders in humans. METHOD This paper maps the literature on repetitive behaviours in animal models of ASD, in order to improve understanding of stereotypies in persons with ASD in terms of characterization, pathophysiology, genomic and anatomical factors. RESULTS Literature mapping confirmed that phylogenic approach and animal models may help to improve understanding and differentiation of stereotypies in ASD. Some repetitive behaviours appear to be interconnected and mediated by common genomic and anatomical factors across species, mainly by alterations of basal ganglia circuitry. A new distinction between stereotypies and autotypies should be considered. CONCLUSIONS Phylogenic approach and studies on animal models may support clinical issues related to stereotypies in persons with ASD and provide new insights in classification, pathogenesis, and management.
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- Roberto Keller
- Adult Autism Centre, Mental Health Department, ASL Città di Torino, 10138 Turin, Italy; (R.K.); (T.C.)
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- Adult Autism Centre, Mental Health Department, ASL Città di Torino, 10138 Turin, Italy; (R.K.); (T.C.)
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- Neurology Unit, Maria Vittoria Hospital, ASL Città di Torino, 10144 Turin, Italy;
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- CREA (Research and Clinical Centre), San Sebastiano Foundation, Misericordia di Firenze, 50142 Florence, Italy; (A.B.); (E.R.)
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- CREA (Research and Clinical Centre), San Sebastiano Foundation, Misericordia di Firenze, 50142 Florence, Italy; (A.B.); (E.R.)
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- Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London W1T 7NF, UK;
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- CREA (Research and Clinical Centre), San Sebastiano Foundation, Misericordia di Firenze, 50142 Florence, Italy; (A.B.); (E.R.)
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Patel P, Gonzalez-Nolasco B, Morrissette J, Prunevieille A, Ahrens K, O J, Miller C, Costa T, Dehnadi A, Hanekamp I, Benichou G, Madsen J. Inducing Donor MHC Chimerism with Bone Marrow Derived Exosomes in Non-Human Primates. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.430] [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] Open
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Brasso C, Liloia D, Cauda F, Mancuso L, Nani A, Manuello J, Costa T, Duca S, Rocca P. Gray matter reduction in high-risk subjects, recently diagnosed and chronic patients with schizophrenia: A revised coordinate-based meta-analysis. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9470480 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.360] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Characterizing neuroanatomical markers of different stages of schizophrenia (SZ) to assess of how the disorder develops is extremely important for the clinical practice. It still remains uncertain how abnormalities are formed as SZ progresses. Objectives We reviewed and analyzed 113 voxel based morphometry studies on people at risk of or with schizophrenia to assess GM alterations at different stages of the disorder and to functionally characterize these GM variations. Methods We performed a meta-analysis of voxel-based morphometry studies of genetic and clinical high-risk subjects (g-/c-HR), recently diagnosed (RDSZ) and chronic SZ patients (ChSZ). We quantified gray matter (GM) changes associated with these four conditions and compared them with contrast and conjunctional data. We performed the behavioral analysis and networks decomposition of alterations to obtain their functional characterization. Results Compared to previous investigations, results reveal a robust cortical-subcortical, left-to-right homotopic progression of GM loss. The right anterior cingulate is the only altered region in all conditions. Contrast analyses show left-lateralized insular, amygdalar and parahippocampal GM reduction in RDSZ, which appears bilateral in ChSZ. An overlap between RDSZ and ChSZ is observed in the left insula, amygdala, precentral and inferior frontal gyri. Functional decomposition shows involvement of the salience network, with an enlargement of the sensorimotor network in RDSZ and the thalamus-basal nuclei network in ChSZ.![]() Conclusions These results can help the research on diagnostic and neuroimaging biomarkers of SZ staging, as well as on the identification of new therapeutics neuroanotomic targets that could be addressed with focused magnetic or non-invasive electric stimulation. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Jesus J, Dias L, Almeida I, Costa T, Chibante-Pedro J. ANALYSIS OF CONJUNCTIVAL VASCULAR DENSITY IN SCLERAL CONTACT LENS WEARERS USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2021; 45:101403. [PMID: 33583731 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2020.12.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate conjunctival vascular density (VD) using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) in Scleral Contact Lens (ScCL) wearers. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, the conjunctival blood VD was assessed using OCTA with an anterior segment lens adapter. The nasal surface of each eye (6 ×6 mm) was scanned to a depth of 800 μm with ScCL and fifteen minutes after removing the lens. Conjunctival VD was defined as the percentage of the scanned volume occupied by vessels in which blood flow was measured. Measures of limbal indentation were subjectively determined by two independent observers using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (AS-OCT). Comparisons between VD measurements before and after ScCL removal and correlations between conjunctival VD, time of use, vault and indentation values were also investigated. RESULTS A total of 23 patients (3 females, 20 males) with keratoconus, with a mean age (years±SD) of 38.74±10.38 were included in the study. VD was significantly higher without ScCL (71.75%±2.97) than VD measured with ScCL (69.81%±2.63), p=0.02. A moderately negative correlation was found between indentation and vault (r=-0.44, p<0.05) and a positive tendency regarding the time of wearing ScCL and indentation (r=0.11 and r=0.068, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Using OCTA with an anterior segment lens adapter, the ocular surface blood VD was imaged and assessed with good repeatability and reliability. This study presents a new possible application of OCTA to investigate and monitor conjunctival vasculature in ScCL wearers. This results cautiously suggest that the repeated use of ScCL can cause vascular alterations in conjunctiva of the eyes of ScCL wearers, possibly due to a hidden hypoxia caused by prolonged limbal indentation.
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- Jeniffer Jesus
- Ophthalmology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
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- Ophthalmology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal; Orthoptics Department, School of Health, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Ophthalmology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
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- Orthoptics Department, School of Health, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Ophthalmology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
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Neto E, Marinho J, Leão I, Guedes H, Silva S, Costa T, Custódio S, Capela A. P-334 Perioperative chemotherapy in the treatment of resectable and locally advanced gastric and junctional esophagogastric adenocarcinoma: Experience of a Portuguese central hospital. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.04.416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Mashayekhi Sardoo A, Leo P, Santos M, Costa T, Almeida SF, Maia S, Benes V, Brown M, Branco J, Pimentel Dos Santos F. AB0015 IDENTIFICATION OF KEY GENES TO SUPPORT SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS DIAGNOSIS BY TRANSCRIPTOMIC APPROACH. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.5456] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Early diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD), as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) represents in our days a major clinical challenge. Increasing evidence has determined that early diagnosis, prompt treatment initiation and early achievement of remission are the best predictors of long-term clinical, functional and radiographic outcomes. Therefore, identification of sensitive biomarkers to support an early diagnosis to enable early therapy is of utmost importance [1,2].Objectives:This study aims to identify novel genes that may improve the current clinical diagnosis approach for early SLE, RA and axSpA.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted on 44 participants, 12 with axSpA (according to ASAS criteria), 11 with RA (according to ACR/EULAR criteria for RA), 10 with SLE (according to ACR classification criteria for SLE) and 11 Healthy Controls (HC), gender and age matched. Patients with co-occurrence of other IRD or having received biological therapies were excluded. Peripheral blood samples were collected into PAXgene tubes and stored in -80°C. mRNA profiling by RNA-seq was performed. Unpaired t-tests with multivariate permutation correction were applied to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between patients and HC for each disease and within diseases. Enrichment analysis, Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Enrichment of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis were also performed. DEGs that allow to distinguish each disease from HC and between diseases. The top DEGs (axSpA n=2, RA n=2, SLE n=3) identified were confirmed by quantitative RT-PCR.Results:For axSpA, genes involved in negative regulation of cytokines by JAK/STAT pathway and in osteoblast differentiation through STAT3 pathway, were confirmed. In SLE, genes involved in trap for immune complexes in peripheral blood and involved in nucleosome regulation, were also confirmed. Regarding RA, no genes were confirmed.Conclusion:Our work provides new insights into IRD pathogenesis, and discloses new biomarkers, which may be useful as either predictive biomarkers for diagnosis or therapeutic targets to improve IRD approach.Further validation are needed in different cohorts.References:[1]Monti, S. et al. (2015) ‘Rheumatoid arthritis treatment: The earlier the better to prevent joint damage’, RMD Open, 1(Suppl 1), pp. 1–5. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000057.[2]Oglesby, A. et al. (2014) ‘Impact of early versus late systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosis on clinical and economic outcomes.’, Applied health economics and health policy, 12(2), pp. 179–90. doi: 10.1007/s40258-014-0085-x.Acknowledgments:To all patients and healthy controls who participated in the studyDisclosure of Interests:Atlas Mashayekhi Sardoo: None declared, Paul Leo: None declared, Mariana Santos: None declared, Tiago Costa: None declared, Sergio Fernandes Almeida: None declared, Sara Maia: None declared, Vladimir Benes: None declared, Mattew Brown Speakers bureau: MSD, Pfizer, Novartis, Jaime Branco Speakers bureau: Vitoria, Fernando Pimentel dos Santos Speakers bureau: Novartis, Pfizer, Biogen, Vitoria,
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Ahrens K, O J, Sommer W, Morrissette J, Becerra D, Patel P, Costa T, Hanekamp I, Benichou G, Madsen J. IL-6 Receptor Blockade but Not IL-2 Treatment Contributes to Long Term NHP Cardiac Allograft Survival in Transient Mixed Chimeras. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Costa T, Ashpole I, Chantrey J. Fatal Outbreak of Toxoplasmosis in Captive Pallas’s Cats (Otocolobus manul). J Comp Pathol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.10.114] [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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Costa T, Adolfsson E, Fager M, Lund E. CHARACTERIZATION OF A LITHIUM FORMATE EPR-DOSIMETRY SYSTEM FOR PROTON RADIATION THERAPY. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2019; 186:83-87. [PMID: 30624734 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncy293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Revised: 11/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The specific aim for the characterization of the lithium formate dosimetry system is to determine response and stability in a proton beam. The long-term goal for this investigation is an audit system for proton therapy like the end-to-end dose determinations performed for radiotherapy with photons. For a 150-MeV proton beam, the dose response was found to be linear in the dose interval 0-8.8 Gy. The accuracy of dose reconstruction was controlled in a blind test, in which the dose of 6.63 Gy was measured in samples irradiated with a real dose of 6.70 Gy. The stability was determined by irradiations of sets of four dosimeters every week during 1 month and analyzed at the same day thereafter. The fitting of the fading curve was done with a second-order polynomial resulting in a 6.6% lower value compared to the reference after 31 d.
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- T Costa
- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Physics and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Radiation Physics and Nuclear Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Pereira NC, Mendes A, Reis D, Dias M, Coutinho D, Costa T, Silva E, Campainha S, Conde S, Barroso A. EP1.16-16 Pembrolizumab as First Therapeutic Line in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – The Experience of a Portuguese Tertiary Hospital. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.2381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Reis D, Mendes A, China N, Dias M, Coutinho D, Silva E, Campainha S, Costa T, Conde S, Barroso A. EP1.04-10 Nivolumab in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): A Real-Life Study. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.2140] [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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Reis D, China N, Dias M, Coutinho D, Silva E, Campainha S, Costa T, Conde S, Cirnes L, Barroso A. EP1.01-80 Progressive Disease with T790M Mutation vs Non-T790M Mutation in EGFR Positive Patients Treated with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.2053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Marinho J, Neto E, Leão I, Silva J, Cardoso L, Gonçalves S, Capela A, Costa T, Moreira Pinto A, Custódio S. Liquid biopsy for RAS mutational status analysis in metastatic colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz155.253] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Costa T, Pereira T, Brandão R, Maldonado J, Conde J. Acute effects of tobacco on the endothelial function, arterial stiffness and central hemodynamic profile of young healthy smokers. Eur J Public Health 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz035.029] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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- T Costa
- ESTeSC - Coimbra Health School, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
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- ESTeSC - Coimbra Health School, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
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- ESTeSC - Coimbra Health School, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Formation, Aveleira Clinic, Portugal
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- ESTeSC - Coimbra Health School, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
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Pereira T, Cipriano I, Costa T, Saraiva M, Martins A. Exercise, ageing and cognitive function - Effects of a personalized physical exercise program in the cognitive function of older adults. Physiol Behav 2019; 202:8-13. [PMID: 30684588 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Ageing is associated with a progressive decline in cognitive function, which occurs according to heterogeneous trajectories, dependent on multiple physiological and environmental components. To tackle this major challenge, we designed a project to test the effect of a tailored physical exercise intervention program in the cognitive function of a Portuguese elderly cohort, included in the AGA@4life project. The exercise program included aerobic and strength components, prescribed in a personalized approach according to the AGA@4life model, and implemented under direct control of two experienced professionals. The 33 included elderly participants were divided into two groups (intervention group -IG - and control group - CG) according to their willingness to participate in the physical training program. Cognitive function was evaluated with the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) platform at baseline ant three-months after the intervention period in all the participants. The groups had similar clinical and demographic characteristics at baseline. After the intervention program, significant improvements in cognitive function were observed in the IG, but not in the CG. Particularly, a significant improvement in motor control, spatial working memory and visuospatial associate learning were depicted in the IG, which revealed an overall better cognitive performance as compared with the CG after the follow-up period. The results clearly identify physical exercise as an effective non-pharmacological tool to positively modulate age-related decline in cognitive function in older adults, particularly when prescribed in a personalized approach with a multicomponent structure as foreseen in the innovative AGA@4life model.
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- Telmo Pereira
- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School, Portugal.
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- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School, Portugal
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- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School, Portugal
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- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School, Portugal
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- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School, Portugal
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Perpiñán D, Costa T. Metastatic mineralization in blacktip reef sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). J Fish Dis 2017; 40:447-451. [PMID: 27453561 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Naturavets, Auchendinny, UK
- Division of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK
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Costa Pereira K, Elias J, Moraes D, Guimarães A, Garcia J, Cardoso E, Leopoldo V, Zombrilli A, Gonçalves E, Costa T, Stracieri A, Simões B, Oliveira M. OP0052 Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Improves Functional Evaluation of Systemic Sclerosis Patients. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.4197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Torta DM, Costa T, Luda E, Barisone MG, Palmisano P, Duca S, Geminiani G, Cauda F. Nucleus accumbens functional connectivity discriminates medication-overuse headache. Neuroimage Clin 2016; 11:686-693. [PMID: 27330969 PMCID: PMC4900511 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Revised: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a secondary form of headache related to the overuse of triptans, analgesics and other acute headache medications. It is believed that MOH and substance addiction share some similar pathophysiological mechanisms. In this study we examined the whole brain resting state functional connectivity of the dorsal and ventral striatum in 30 patients (15 MOH and 15 non-MOH patients) to investigate if classification algorithms can successfully discriminate between MOH and non-MOH patients on the basis of the spatial pattern of resting state functional connectivity of the dorsal and ventral striatal region of interest. Our results indicated that both nucleus accumbens and dorsal rostral putamen functional connectivity could discriminate between MOH and non-MOH patients, thereby providing possible support to two interpretations. First, that MOH patients show altered reward functionality in line with drug abusers (alterations in functional connectivity of the nucleus accumbens). Second, that MOH patients show inability to break habitual behavior (alterations in functional connectivity of the dorsal striatum). In conclusion, our data showed that MOH patients were characterized by an altered functional connectivity of motivational circuits at rest. These differences could permit the blind discrimination between the two conditions using classification algorithms. Considered overall, our findings might contribute to the development of novel diagnostic measures. Nucleus accumbens functional connectivity could discriminate between MOH and non-MOH patients. Dorsal rostral putamen functional connectivity could also discriminate between MOH and non-MOH patients. Our data provide insights on possible pathophysiological mechanisms of medication abuse.
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- D M Torta
- GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Institute of Neuroscience, IoNS, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
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- GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Rivoli Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Rivoli Hospital, Turin, Italy; Neuropsychology Unit, Division of Neurology, Rivoli Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Rivoli Hospital, Turin, Italy; Neuropsychology Unit, Division of Neurology, Rivoli Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Mihluedo-Agbolan K, Akakpo-Numado GK, Boume MA, Gnassingbe K, Sanni YS, Metchihoungbe CS, Goudjo EU, Ndougsa I, Tekou AH, Tran H, Tran M, Zajkowska M, Hawthorne W, Costa T, Abdalla R, Garcia R, Costa R. Umbilical, Midline and Spigelian Hernia: What we Have to Do. Hernia 2015; 19 Suppl 1:S145-6. [PMID: 26518792 DOI: 10.1007/bf03355342] [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: 11/25/2022]
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- K Mihluedo-Agbolan
- Department Of Paediatric Surgery, Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital, Lome, Togo
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- Department Of Paediatric Surgery, Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital, Lome, Togo
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- Department Of Paediatric Surgery, Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital, Lome, Togo
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- Department Of Paediatric Surgery, Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital, Lome, Togo
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- Department Of Paediatric Surgery, Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital, Lome, Togo
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- Department Of Paediatric Surgery, Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital, Lome, Togo
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- Department Of Paediatric Surgery, Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital, Lome, Togo
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- Department Of Paediatric Surgery, Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital, Lome, Togo
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- Department Of Paediatric Surgery, Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital, Lome, Togo
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- University of Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney Hernia Specialists Clinic, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney Hernia Specialists Clinic, Sydney, Australia
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- University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital sirio Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital sirio Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Harlaar J, Deerenberg EB, Dwarkasing RS, Kamperman AM, Jeekel J, Lange JF, Samartsev VA, Gavrilov VA, Kuchumov AG, Nyashin YI, Vildeman VE, Slovikov SV, Rubtsova EA, Parshakov AA, Morawski J, Miller A, Kallenberger G, Hannen C, Strey CW, Robin A, López-Monclús J, Melero D, Blazquez L, Moreno A, Palencia N, Cruz A, López-Quindós P, Aguilera A, Jimenez C, Becerra R, García M, Galván A, Gonzalez E, García-Ureña MA, Costa T, Abdalla R, Garcia R, Costa R, Williams Z, Kotwall C, Tenzel P, Alam N, Narang S, Pathak S, Daniels I, Smart N, Guérin G, Ordrenneau C, Bouré L, Turquier F, Abbonante F. Abdominal Wall "Closure". Hernia 2015; 19 Suppl 1:S123-6. [PMID: 26518787 DOI: 10.1007/bf03355338] [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: 11/28/2022]
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- J Harlaar
- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Perm State Medical University named after ac. E.A Wagner, Perm, Russia
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- Perm State Medical University named after ac. E.A Wagner, Perm, Russia
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- Perm National Research Polytechnical University, Perm, Russia
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- Perm National Research Polytechnical University, Perm, Russia
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- Perm National Research Polytechnical University, Perm, Russia
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- Perm National Research Polytechnical University, Perm, Russia
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- Perm State National Research University, Perm, Russia
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- Perm State Medical University named after ac. E.A Wagner, Perm, Russia
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- Diakoniekrankenhaus Friederikenstift, Hannover, Germany
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- Diakoniekrankenhaus Friederikenstift, Hannover, Germany
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- Diakoniekrankenhaus Friederikenstift, Hannover, Germany
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- Diakoniekrankenhaus Friederikenstift, Hannover, Germany
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- Hospital del Henares, Coslada (Madrid), Spain
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- University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Sirio Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Sirio Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, USA
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- New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, USA
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- New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, USA
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- HeSRU, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
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- HeSRU, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
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- HeSRU, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
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- HeSRU, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
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- HeSRU, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Surgery-Plastic Surgery, Catanzaro City Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy
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Malfacini D, Ambrosio C, Gro’ MC, Sbraccia M, Trapella C, Guerrini R, Bonora M, Pinton P, Costa T, Calo’ G. Pharmacological Profile of Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Receptors Interacting with G-Proteins and β-Arrestins 2. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0132865. [PMID: 26248189 PMCID: PMC4527783 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) controls several biological functions by selectively activating an opioid like receptor named N/OFQ peptide receptor (NOP). Biased agonism is emerging as an important and therapeutically relevant pharmacological concept in the field of G protein coupled receptors including opioids. To evaluate the relevance of this phenomenon in the NOP receptor, we used a bioluminescence resonance energy transfer technology to measure the interactions of the NOP receptor with either G proteins or β-arrestin 2 in the absence and in presence of increasing concentration of ligands. A large panel of receptor ligands was investigated by comparing their ability to promote or block NOP/G protein and NOP/arrestin interactions. In this study we report a systematic analysis of the functional selectivity of NOP receptor ligands. NOP/G protein interactions (investigated in cell membranes) allowed a precise estimation of both ligand potency and efficacy yielding data highly consistent with the known pharmacological profile of this receptor. The same panel of ligands displayed marked differences in the ability to promote NOP/β-arrestin 2 interactions (evaluated in whole cells). In particular, full agonists displayed a general lower potency and for some ligands an inverted rank order of potency was noted. Most partial agonists behaved as pure competitive antagonists of receptor/arrestin interaction. Antagonists displayed similar values of potency for NOP/Gβ1 or NOP/β-arrestin 2 interaction. Using N/OFQ as reference ligand we computed the bias factors of NOP ligands and a number of agonists with greater efficacy at G protein coupling were identified.
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- D. Malfacini
- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology and National Institute of Neuroscience, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery, and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology, and Experimental Biology and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery, and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology, and Experimental Biology and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology and National Institute of Neuroscience, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Reduced awareness of illness is a well-known phenomenon that has been understudied in remitted patients with bipolar disorder. In particular, the relationship between reduced awareness and executive dysfunction is an intriguing question that has yet to be resolved. The aim of the current study is to analyze the link between reduced awareness, brain dysfunction, and concomitant cognitive-behavioral disturbances from a neurocognitive perspective. In previous studies, we demonstrated the role of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in the unawareness of distinct pathologies that exhibit overlapping symptoms in the context of overlapping circuit-specific dysfunction. Given the clinical importance of the results obtained, the present study considers six aware and four unaware remitted bipolar disorder patients. Cingulate functionality was assessed with functional magnetic resonance imaging while patients performed a go/no-go task. Patients were also studied on an overall cognitive task battery and with behavioral assessment of mood changes in terms of apathy and disinhibited behavior. Unaware patients showed frontoparietal hypo-perfusion, with a significant reduction of task-sensitive activity in the bilateral superior and middle frontal gyrus, putamen, insular, and ACCs.
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- S Palermo
- a Department of Psychology , University of Turin , Turin , Italy
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Costa T, Grífols J, Perpiñán D. Endogenous Lipid Pneumonia in an African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus). J Comp Pathol 2013; 149:381-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2013.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2012] [Revised: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lima A, Reis F, Costa T. Cysteine Peptidase Inhibitors in Trypanosomatid Parasites. Curr Med Chem 2013; 20:3152-73. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867311320250009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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García-Morante B, Pénzes J, Costa T, Martorell J, Ramis A, Martínez J. Adenovirus Infection in a Turtle (Testudo graeca) Related to Hyperplasic Stomatitis and Oesophagitis. J Comp Pathol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2012.11.154] [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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Grau-Roma L, Costa T, Chaves A, Bertran K, Marco A, Martínez J, Ramis A, Dolz R, Majó N. Intralesional Detection of a Birnavirus-Like Agent in Field and Experimentally-Reproduced Cases of Transmissible Viral Proventriculitis (TVP). J Comp Pathol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2011.11.016] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Costa T, Seixas de Melo J, Burrows HD. Fluorescence Behavior of a Pyrene-End-Capped Poly(ethylene oxide) in Organic Solvents and in Dioxane−Water Mixtures. J Phys Chem B 2008; 113:618-26. [DOI: 10.1021/jp806555x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- T. Costa
- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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Gomes AC, Costa T, Carreto L, Santos MAS. [The molecular mechanism of evolution of changes in the genetic code]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2006; 40:634-9. [PMID: 16913222] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Alterations to the standard genetic code have been found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. This finding demolished the central dogma of molecular biology, postulated by Crick in 1968, of an immutable and universal genetic code and raised the question of how organisms survive genetic code alterations? Recent studies suggest that genetic code alterations are driven by selection using a mechanism that requires translational ambiguity. In C. albicans, the leucine CUG codon is decoded as serine through structural alterations of the translational machinery, in particular, of a Ser-tRNACAG which has dual identity and novel decoding properties. Here, we review the molecular mechanism of CUG reassignment focusing on the structural change of the translational machinery and on the impact that such alteration had on the evolution of the Candida albicans genome.
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Gorincour G, Rypens F, Lapierre C, Costa T, Audibert F, Robitaille Y. Fetal magnetic resonance imaging in the prenatal diagnosis of cerebellar hemorrhage. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2006; 27:78-80. [PMID: 16374751 DOI: 10.1002/uog.2682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We report the case of a fetus with a sonographic mid-gestation diagnosis of hyperechogenic cerebellum suspected to be of hemorrhagic origin on fetal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). No etiological factors for fetal hemorrhage were found other than a maternal heterozygocity for factor V Leiden. Following termination of the pregnancy, autopsy confirmed the prenatal diagnosis of massive cerebellar hemorrhage without underlying vascular anomaly. As an additional tool to ultrasonography, fetal brain MRI can affirm the hemorrhagic origin of hyperechogenic cerebellar lesions, especially by showing a high signal on T1-weighted images.
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- G Gorincour
- Department of Medical Imaging, Sainte Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Sainte Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Sainte Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Genetics, Sainte Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sainte Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Sainte Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Lachlan KL, Youings S, Costa T, Jacobs PA, Thomas NS. A clinical and molecular study of 26 females with Xp deletions with special emphasis on inherited deletions. Hum Genet 2005; 118:640-51. [PMID: 16283387 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-0081-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2005] [Accepted: 09/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We have undertaken a clinical study of 26 females with deletions of Xp including five mother-daughter pairs. Cytogenetic and molecular analyses have mapped the breakpoints of the deletions. We determined the parental origin of each abnormality and studied the X-inactivation patterns. We describe the clinical features and compare them with the amount of Xp material lost. We discuss the putative loci for features of Turner syndrome and describe how our series contributes further to their delineation. We conclude that (1) fertility can be retained even with the loss of two-thirds of Xp, thus, if there are genes on Xp for ovarian development, they must be at Xp11-Xp11.2; (2) in our sample of patients there is no evidence to support the existence of a single lymphogenic gene on Xp; (3) there is no evidence for a second stature locus in proximal Xp; (4) there is no evidence to support the existence of a single gene for naevi; (5) we suggest that the interval in Xp21.1-Xp11.4 between DXS997 and DXS1368 may contain a gene conferring a predisposition to hypothyroidism.
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- K L Lachlan
- Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK.
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- S Costa
- Nephrology Department, Hospital de Santo António, 4050 Porto, Portugal
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Mota C, Fonseca I, Santos MJ, Costa T, Faria MS, Henriques AC, Sarmento AM, Pereira E, Pereira M. Homocysteine levels in pediatric renal transplant recipients. Transplant Proc 2003; 35:1093-5. [PMID: 12947872 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(03)00322-1] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- C Mota
- Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Maria Pia Children's Hospital, R. da Boavista, 827, 4050-111, Porto, Portugal.
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Soule B, Hingorani A, Ascher E, Kallakuri S, Yorkovich W, Markevich N, Costa T, Schutzer R. Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) and Duplex Ultrasound Arterial Mapping (DUAM) prior to infrainguinal arterial reconstruction. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2003; 25:139-46. [PMID: 12552475 DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE the purpose of this study is to compare Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) to Duplex Ultrasound Arterial Mapping (DUAM) and intraoperative findings to determine the clinical, accuracy of MRA for planning lower extremity revascularization procedures. METHODS forty-two patients who underwent lower extremity revascularization procedures had both MRA and DUAM evaluations. These data were analyzed retrospectively and two distinct endpoints were considered. First, we compared the MRA and DUAM findings for aorto-iliac, femoral-popliteal and infra-popliteal segments to intraoperative findings and evaluated the degree to which they agreed. Second, if there was a disagreement between imaging modalities, it was established whether a change in operative procedure would have resulted. RESULTS MRA and DUAM findings agreed in 26 of 31 cases (83%) of aorto-iliac segments, in 25 of 31 cases (81%) of femoral-popliteal segments, and in 16 of 21 cases (76%) of infra-popliteal segments. In total, DUAM agreed with intraoperative findings in 98% of cases while MRA agreed in 82% (p<.001). Disagreement between intraoperative findings and DUAM lead to an alternate surgical procedure in only one case (2%) while disagreement with MRA lead to a different procedure in 38% of cases (p<.001). CONCLUSIONS these data show that MRA is not yet adequate to replace conventional angiography and is less accurate that DUAM. Further improvements are necessary before MRA can be used as the sole modality for formulation of a pre-operative plan for lower extremity revascularization.
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- B Soule
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 Tenth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219, U.S.A
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Waye JS, Nakamura LM, Eng B, Hunnisett L, Chitayat D, Costa T, Nowaczyk MJM. Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: carrier frequency and spectrum of DHCR7 mutations in Canada. J Med Genet 2002; 39:E31. [PMID: 12070263 PMCID: PMC1735157 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.39.6.e31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Schmidbaur H, Costa T, Milewski-Mahrla B, Koehler FH, Tsay YH, Krueger C, Abart J, Wagner FE. Synthesis, properties, and structural characterization of novel d5, d6, and d7 transition-metal complexes with cyclic diphosphonium triple-ylide anions. Organometallics 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/om00070a002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ascher E, Hingorani A, Markevich N, Costa T, Kallakuri S, Khanimoy Y. Lower extremity revascularization without preoperative contrast arteriography: experience with duplex ultrasound arterial mapping in 485 cases. Ann Vasc Surg 2002; 16:108-14. [PMID: 11904814 DOI: 10.1007/s10016-001-0130-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This study reviews our experience with duplex ultrasound arterial mapping (DUAM) for preoperative evaluation in 466 patients (262 men) who underwent 485 lower extremity revascularization procedures from January 1, 1998 to May 30, 2001. Preoperative imaging consisted of DUAM alone in 449 procedures and DUAM and contrast angiography (CA) in 36. An attempt to image from the distal aorta to the pedal arteries was made in all the patients. The selection of optimal inflow and outflow bypasses anastomotic sites was based on a schematic drawing following DUAM examination. Inflow disease was also assessed by intraoperative pressure gradient (IPG) between the distal anastomosis and radial arteries, and completion arteriography of the runoff vessels was obtained, which was correlated with the preoperative findings. Indications for surgery were severe claudication in 91 (19%) limbs, tissue loss in 197 (40%), rest pain in 113 (23%), acute ischemia in 46 (10%), popliteal aneurysm in 18 (4%), superficial femoral artery aneurysm in 1, abdominal aortic aneurysm with claudication in 1, and failing graft in 18 (4%). Age ranged from 30 to 97 years (mean 72 +/- 12 (SD) years) and risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, use of tobacco, coronary artery disease, and end-stage renal disease were present in 45%, 45%, 44%, 44%, and 13% of the patients, respectively. One hundred twenty-one (25%) limbs had at least 1 previous ipsilateral revascularization. The mean DUAM time was 66 +/- 20 (SD) min (30-150 min). Additional preoperative imaging was deemed necessary in 36 cases due to extensive ulcers, edema, severe arterial wall calcification, and very poor runoff. The distal anastomosis was to the popliteal artery in 173 cases and to the tibial and pedal arteries in 255. Inflow procedures to the femoral arteries, embolectomy, thrombectomy, balloon angioplasty, and patch angioplasty accounted for the remaining 57 cases. Overall, 6-, 12-, and -24- month secondary patency rates were 86%, 80%, and 66%, respectively. This early experience shows that high-quality arterial ultrasonography performed by a highly skilled vascular technologist may represent an alternative to conventional arteriography for patients in need of lower extremity revascularization. Because of limitations inherent to the technique and very poor runoff observed on ultrasonographic examination, additional preoperative imaging procedure's are needed for certain patients.
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- Enrico Ascher
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA.
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Osborne LR, Li M, Pober B, Chitayat D, Bodurtha J, Mandel A, Costa T, Grebe T, Cox S, Tsui LC, Scherer SW. A 1.5 million-base pair inversion polymorphism in families with Williams-Beuren syndrome. Nat Genet 2001; 29:321-5. [PMID: 11685205 PMCID: PMC2889916 DOI: 10.1038/ng753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [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] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is most often caused by hemizygous deletion of a 1.5-Mb interval encompassing at least 17 genes at 7q11.23 (refs. 1,2). As with many other haploinsufficiency diseases, the mechanism underlying the WBS deletion is thought to be unequal meiotic recombination, probably mediated by the highly homologous DNA that flanks the commonly deleted region. Here, we report the use of interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to identify a genomic polymorphism in families with WBS, consisting of an inversion of the WBS region. We have observed that the inversion is hemizygous in 3 of 11 (27%) atypical affected individuals who show a subset of the WBS phenotypic spectrum but do not carry the typical WBS microdeletion. Two of these individuals also have a parent who carries the inversion. In addition, in 4 of 12 (33%) families with a proband carrying the WBS deletion, we observed the inversion exclusively in the parent transmitting the disease-related chromosome. These results suggest the presence of a newly identified genomic variant within the population that may be associated with the disease. It may result in predisposition to primarily WBS-causing microdeletions, but may also cause translocations and inversions.
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- L R Osborne
- Department of Medicine, The University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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We report a 16-year-old boy with multiple craniofacial and skeletal dysmorphic features including brachycephaly, acrocephaly, hypertelorism, wide palpebral fissures, broad nose, anteverted nares, broad columella, long and smooth philtrum, thin upper lip, macrostomia, carp-like mouth, micrognathia, low-set and posteriorly angulated ears with small and abnormal pinnae, a low posterior hairline, a short neck, hypoplastic and widely-spaced nipples, multiple severe pterygia, an umbilical hernia, metatarsus varus, low implantation of the halluces, and delayed motor and language development. An MRI of the head showed bilateral frontal pachygyria but no sign of heterotopia. The unique features of our patient suggest that he represents a new syndrome.
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- V M Der Kaloustian
- Montreal Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
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Nogueira SA, Abreu T, Oliveira R, Araújo L, Costa T, Andrade M, Garcia Psic MF, Rodrigues K, Mercadante R, Fernandes I, Sapia MC, Lambert JS. Successful prevention of hiv transmission from mother to infant in Brazil using a multidisciplinary team approach. Braz J Infect Dis 2001; 5:78-86. [PMID: 11493413 DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702001000200006] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine the HIV vertical transmission rate (VTR) and associated risk factors by use of zidovudine and infant care education in Brazil. METHODS Since 1995, a prospective cohort of HIV infected pregnant women has been followed at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. A multidisciplinary team was established to implement the best available strategy to prevent maternal-infant HIV transmission. Patients with AIDS or low CD(4) and high viral load received anti-retroviral drugs in addition to zidovudine. Children were considered infected if they had 2 positive PCR-RNA tests between 1 and 4 months of age, or were HIV antibody positive after 18 months. Education regarding infant treatment and use of formula instead of breast feeding was provided. RESULTS Between 1995 and August, 2000, HIV status was determined for 145 infants. Compliance with intra-partum treatment, infant treatment and use of formula was 88.2%. Intra-partum zidovudine treatment was completed in 134/145 (92.6%) of patients; 88.1% had rupture of membranes < 4 hours; 85.4% of mothers were asymptomatic. The mean CD(4) count was 428.4 cells and mean viral load 39,050 copies. HIV vertical transmission rate was 4/145 (2.75%; CI: 0.1%-5.4%). The only risk factor significantly associated with transmission was a failure to use zidovudine intra-partum in 2 of the 4 mothers (50% versus 6.4% in non-transmitting mothers). A trend toward low CD(4) and high viral load at entry, and rupture of membranes > 4 hours were associated with increased HIV transmission. CONCLUSION HIV vertical transmission in Brazil was reduced to a level similar to other countries with the most effective prevention programs using a multidisciplinary team approach. A high level of compliance for use of anti-retroviral drugs, the provision of health education to mothers, and use of formula for all exposed infants.
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