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Vinderola G, Cotter PD, Freitas M, Gueimonde M, Holscher HD, Ruas-Madiedo P, Salminen S, Swanson KS, Sanders ME, Cifelli CJ. Fermented foods: a perspective on their role in delivering biotics. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1196239. [PMID: 37250040 PMCID: PMC10213265 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1196239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Fermented foods are often erroneously equated with probiotics. Although they might act as delivery vehicles for probiotics, or other 'biotic' substances, including prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics, stringent criteria must be met for a fermented food to be considered a 'biotic'. Those criteria include documented health benefit, sufficient product characterization (for probiotics to the strain level) and testing. Similar to other functional ingredients, the health benefits must go beyond that of the product's nutritional components and food matrix. Therefore, the 'fermented food' and 'probiotic' terms may not be used interchangeably. This concept would apply to the other biotics as well. In this context, the capacity of fermented foods to deliver one, several, or all biotics defined so far will depend on the microbiological and chemical level of characterization, the reproducibility of the technological process used to produce the fermented foods, the evidence for health benefits conferred by the biotics, as well as the type and amount of testing carried out to show the probiotic, prebiotic, synbiotic, and postbiotic capacity of that fermented food.
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- Gabriel Vinderola
- Instituto de Lactología Industrial (CONICET-UNL), Faculty of Chemical Engineering, National University of Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark and APC Microbiome Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Health and Scientific Affairs, Danone North America, White Plains, NY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry of Dairy Products, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias—Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPLA-CSIC), Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, 260 Edward R. Madigan Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry of Dairy Products, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias—Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPLA-CSIC), Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
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- Functional Foods Forum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics, Centennial, CO, United States
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Costa M, Valente A, Freitas M, Almeida C, Teixeira C, Gonçalves M, Tavares N, Almeida D, Caeiro C, Augusto I, Sousa I, Barbosa M. Clinical benefit and tolerability of CDK4/6 inhibitors in the treatment of breast cancer advanced in the geriatric population – real life data from a Hospital Center. Eur J Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(22)01519-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Costa M, Valente A, Freitas M, Almeida C, Tavares N, Almeida D, Caeiro C, Augusto I, Sousa I, Barbosa M. Advanced breast cancer treatment after CDK4/6– inhibitors - the experience of a Hospital Center. Eur J Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(22)01538-6] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Lucas M, Freitas M, Zanchetta M, Silva V, Silva A, Fernandes E, Ribeiro D. P12-41 Cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory potential of 2-styrylchromones. Toxicol Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.07.520] [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: 10/14/2022]
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Sousa A, Azevedo R, Oliveira S, Preguiça I, Viana S, Reis F, Almeida A, Matafome P, Carvalho F, Fernandes E, Freitas M. P10-11 Biodistribution and cytokine production following oral administration of silver nanoparticles to C57BL/6J mice. Toxicol Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.07.442] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Costa M, Valente A, Costa I, Freitas M, Almeida C, Goncalves M, Fernandes C, Reis J, Teixeira C, Tavares N, Sarmento C, Barbosa M. P-204 Outcomes of geriatric population with resectable colorectal liver metastases cancer: Data from real life. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.04.294] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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Freitas M, de Castro FD, Macedo Silva V, Arieira C, Cúrdia Gonçalves T, Leite S, Moreira MJ, Cotter J. Ultrasonographic scores for ileal Crohn's disease assessment: Better, worse or the same as contrast-enhanced ultrasound? BMC Gastroenterol 2022; 22:252. [PMID: 35585503 PMCID: PMC9118849 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-022-02326-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is an increasingly used non-invasive tool to evaluate Crohn's disease (CD) activity. Recently, two IUS scores that evaluate inflammatory activity have emerged: the Simple Ultrasound Activity Score for CD (SUS-CD) and the International Bowel Ultrasound Segmental Activity Score (IBUS-SAS). We aimed to compare the accuracy of SUS-CD, IBUS-SAS and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in predicting inflammatory activity in the terminal ileum in ileocolonoscopy in CD patients. METHODS Retrospective study including all consecutive CD patients submitted to IUS with CEUS directed to the terminal ileum performed by a single operator between April 2016 and March 2020. Segmental SUS-CD and IBUS-SAS were calculated. A time-intensity curve of the contrast bowel wall enhancement was created with measurement of peak intensity using CEUS. The CD endoscopic activity in ileocolonoscopy was graded by Simple Endoscopic Score for CD (SES-CD) as inactive (SES-CD < 7) or active (SES-CD ≥ 7). RESULTS Fifty patients were included, 54.0% were female, with mean age of 34 ± 12 years, and most had isolated ileal disease (60.0%), and a nonstricturing, nonpenetrating behaviour (44.0%). Most of the patients (60.0%) had active endoscopic disease (SES-CD ≥ 7). SUS-CD and IBUS-SAS were not different between patients with active or inactive endoscopic disease (p = 0.15; 0.57, respectively), having a poor accuracy to correlate endoscopic activity (area under de curve (AUC) 0.62; 0.55, respectively). Peak intensity in CEUS was significantly different in patients with active or inactive endoscopic disease (p = 0.004), having a good accuracy to correlate endoscopic activity (AUC 0.80). CONCLUSION Unlike CEUS, SUS-CD and IBUS-SAS were not able to accurately correlate endoscopic activity in terminal ileum in CD. Therefore, CEUS is a non-invasive emerging method that should be increasingly integrated in the ultrasonographic evaluation of CD patients.
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- M Freitas
- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Portugal. .,Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. .,ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Portugal.,Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Portugal.,Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Portugal.,Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Portugal.,Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Portugal.,Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Portugal.,Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Portugal.,Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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BEIRÃO B, Freitas M, Francisco J, Sousa C, Pereira P, Prata C, Castro R, Morgado T. POS-928 EFFICACY OF THE PFIZER/ BNT162b2 COVID-19 VACCINE IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS. Kidney Int Rep 2022. [PMCID: PMC8854947 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.01.968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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FRANCISCO J, Beirão B, Freitas M, Sousa C, Pereira P, Castro R, Morgado T. POS-939 EFFICACY OF BNT162b2 VACCINE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS IN NORTH OF PORTUGAL. Kidney Int Rep 2022. [PMCID: PMC8854880 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.01.979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Afonso CT, Pinto S, Freitas M, Pedrosa D, Ruano A. Total Shoulder Reverse Arthroplasty in Alkaptonuria: An Effective Option to Treat a Complication of a Rare Disease. J Orthop Case Rep 2022; 12:31-33. [PMID: 35611280 PMCID: PMC9091386 DOI: 10.13107/jocr.2022.v12.i01.2604] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction Alkaptonuria (AKU) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder in which tyrosine metabolism is altered. There is a deficiency of the Homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase enzyme (homogentisic acid oxidase) This enzyme is responsible for the metabolism of the tyrosine - homogentisic acid - in maleylacetoacetic acid. Accumulation of homogenous acid occurs in urine and conjunctival tissue in the second with important deleterious effects on cartilage and bone. The most limiting complication is progressive degenerative arthropathy, especially in the axial and load load-bearing joints, with a lower tendency to affect the shoulder. Because of its rarity little is known about the results of arthroplasties in these patients. Case Report A 60 -years -old man, retired, with a history of right knee arthroplasty 6 years ago (performed in another hospital). Sent to the orthopedic consultation due to intense shoulder pain. The case was revealed to be a rare disease: arthropathy due AKU. He was treated with total shoulder reverse arthroplasty. Currently with two 2 years of follow-up, with excellent functional results. Conclusion The most commonly performed procedure, in this patients, is the hip prosthesis and there are few reported cases of shoulder arthroplasty. However, the results of our follow follow-up are good and encouraging.
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- Carolina Tiago Afonso
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Unidade Local de Saúde Nordeste, Rua Antero de Quental 2, 5340-232, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal,Address of Correspondence: Dr. Carolina Tiago Afonso, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Unidade Local de Saúde Nordeste, Rua Antero Quental 2, 5340-232, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal. E-mail:
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Unidade Local de Saúde Nordeste, Rua Antero de Quental 2, 5340-232, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Unidade Local de Saúde Nordeste, Rua Antero de Quental 2, 5340-232, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Unidade Local de Saúde Nordeste, Rua Antero de Quental 2, 5340-232, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Unidade Local de Saúde Nordeste, Rua Antero de Quental 2, 5340-232, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal
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Oh W, Bowker JC, Santos AJ, Ribeiro O, Guedes M, Freitas M, Kim HK, Song S, Rubin KH. Distinct Profiles of Relationships With Mothers, Fathers, and Best Friends and Social-Behavioral Functioning in Early Adolescence: A Cross-Cultural Study. Child Dev 2021; 92:e1154-e1170. [PMID: 34259345 PMCID: PMC9292231 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Adolescents’ dyadic relationships are likely influenced by the cultural context within which they exist. This study applied a person‐oriented approach to examine how perceived support and negativity were manifested across youths’ relationships with mothers, fathers, and best friends, simultaneously, and how distinct relationship profiles were linked to adaptive and maladaptive functioning (aggression, anxious‐withdrawal, prosociality) within and across cultures. Participants resided in metropolitan areas of South Korea, the United States, and Portugal (10–14 years; N = 1,233). Latent profile analyses identified relationship profiles that were culturally common or specific. Additional findings highlighted commonality in the relations between a high‐quality relationship profile and adaptive functioning, as well as cultural specificity in the buffering and differential effects of distinct relationship profiles on social‐behavioral outcomes.
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- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA
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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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- William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
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Almeida TS, Ribeiro O, Freitas M, Rubin KH, Santos AJ. Loneliness and Social Functioning in Adolescent Peer Victimization. Front Psychol 2021; 12:664079. [PMID: 34276490 PMCID: PMC8281116 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.664079] [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] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Interpersonal adversity such as peer victimization has been shown to have complex associations with other socio-emotional difficulties, particularly during adolescence. We used a multidimensional peer nomination measure on a sample of 440 (52% girls) 11- to 17-year-old (M = 13.14 years, SD = 1.26) Portuguese youths to identify three groups, classified by peers as (1) victimized adolescents who showed anxious withdrawn behaviors in the context of the peer group (n = 111), (2) victimized adolescents who did not exhibit anxious withdrawn behaviors (n = 104), and (3) non-victimized adolescents (n = 225). We compared these groups on their peer-reported social functioning and on their self-reported feelings of social and emotional loneliness (with peers and family). Anxiously withdrawn victims were viewed by peers as more excluded, less aggressive, less prosocial, and less popular than non-withdrawn victims and non-victims. Non-anxiously withdrawn victims were considered more excluded than non-victims, and more aggressive than both anxiously withdrawn victims and non-victims. Finally, anxiously withdrawn victims reported feeling less integrated and intimate with their peers than non-withdrawn victims and non-victims, which is indicative of greater feelings of social and emotional loneliness at school. Youths in the current study did not report feeling lonely in their family environment. Our findings thus provide further evidence that victimized youths constitute a heterogeneous group, which differ in the way they behave toward their peers and experience loneliness.
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- Telma Sousa Almeida
- William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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Guedes M, Matos I, Almeida T, Freitas M, Alves S, Santos AJ, Verissimo M, Chronis-Tuscano A, Rubin KH. Perceptions of Portuguese parents about the acceptability of a multicomponent intervention targeted at behavioral inhibition during early childhood. Infant Ment Health J 2020; 42:263-278. [PMID: 33295026 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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High and stable behavioral inhibition during early childhood is a risk factor for later anxiety disorders. The few available interventions targeted at behavioral inhibition have not yet been implemented in European countries. Evaluating intervention acceptability is essential when introducing interventions in new cultures. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of parents about the acceptability of the multicomponent Turtle Program in Portugal. Participants were 12 parents (from seven families) of children with a positive screening on the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire and no diagnoses of developmental disorders/selective mutism. Children's mean age was 55.86 months and most children were female and first-born. Parents and children participated in the eight-sessions Turtle Program. After each session, parents completed weekly satisfaction checklists. Following completion of the full intervention, parents were invited to participate in individual qualitative in-depth interviews. The thematic analysis revealed that both parents perceived the intervention objectives and contents as relevant. Both parents suggested the introduction of follow-up sessions, the discussion of practical experiences, the need to be sensitive to cultural differences in positive language, and the provision of more feedback about children's activities. These findings support prior research on the acceptability and cultural tailoring needed for parenting and child socioemotional learning interventions.
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- Maryse Guedes
- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Ribeiro O, Santos AJ, Freitas M, Rosado A, Rubin KH. Loneliness in adolescence: Confirmatory factor analysis of the relational provisions loneliness questionnaire (RPLQ) in a Portuguese sample. International Journal of Behavioral Development 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/0165025419850893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The present study assesses the factor structure, psychometric adequacy, and invariance across sex and age of the Relational Provisions Loneliness Questionnaire (RPLQ). Discriminant validity with an external criterion was also tested. In a sample of Portuguese adolescents, from 7th to 9th grade ( N = 817), Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) were conducted to test a four-factor model of loneliness (lack of integration and/or intimacy in peer group and/or family). Results evidenced empirical support for the structure of the RPLQ loneliness scale, which fitted very well the proposed model, and provided adequate fit to the Portuguese data. There was substantial support for the construct validity (factorial, convergent, and discriminant) and reliability of the RPLQ. Measurement invariance (configural, metric, and scalar) was established across sex and age. Finally, it was assured discriminant validity, provided by the contrast with the social functioning dimensions in peer group. Overall, our findings support the conceptualization of loneliness in adolescence by peer- and family-related loneliness through lack of integration and intimacy. In a single instrument, the RPLQ loneliness scale combines measures of four important aspects of adolescents’ social life. This seems to be an adequate instrument to be used in the study of adolescents’ loneliness, in its different forms and across relational contexts.
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- Olívia Ribeiro
- 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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- Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Human Development & Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, USA
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Freitas M, Santos AJ, Ribeiro O, Daniel JR, Rubin KH. Prosocial Behavior and Friendship Quality as Moderators of the Association Between Anxious Withdrawal and Peer Experiences in Portuguese Young Adolescents. Front Psychol 2019; 9:2783. [PMID: 30687206 PMCID: PMC6336729 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02783] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Anxious withdrawal has been associated consistently with adverse peer experiences. However, research has also shown that there is significant heterogeneity among anxiously withdrawn youth. Further, extant research has focused primarily on negative peer experiences and outcomes; little is known about the more successful social experiences of anxiously withdrawn youth. We explored the possibility that the association between anxious withdrawal and group-level peer outcomes (exclusion, victimization, and popularity) might be moderated by peer-valued behaviors (prosocial behavior), friendship relational attributes, and sex, even after accounting for the effects of being involved in a reciprocal best friendship. Peer nominations of psychosocial functioning, and self-reports of best friendships and friendship quality were collected in a community sample of 684 Portuguese young adolescents. Regression analyses revealed that more anxious withdrawn adolescents showed worst group-level peer outcomes, but that: (a) prosocial behavior buffered the positive association between anxious-withdrawal and peer exclusion, particularly for boys; (b) higher friendship quality was associated with lower risk of peer victimization for more anxious-withdrawn girls, but with a higher risk for more anxious withdrawn boys; and (c) higher friendship conflict buffered the positive association between anxious withdrawal and peer exclusion for boys. Results are discussed in terms of the implications of peer-valued characteristics on the peer group experiences of anxiously withdrawn young adolescents.
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- Miguel Freitas
- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States
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Soares T, Freitas M, Carvalho F, Fernandes E. Low size citrate coated silver nanoparticles are potent inducers of human neutrophils’ oxidative burst. Toxicol Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.06.1059] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Soares T, Gónzalez-Gómez M, Rivas J, Freitas P, Carvalho F, Fernandes E, Freitas M. Polyethylemine coated silver nanoparticles induce human neutrophils’ oxidative burst via NADPH oxidase, through the activation of PKC. Toxicol Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.06.1360] [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: 11/16/2022]
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de Matos F, Ascenso D, Freitas M, Almeida S, Duarte C. Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of sialorrhea - Our experience. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.726] [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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Guedes M, Santos AJ, Ribeiro O, Freitas M, Rubin KH, Veríssimo M. Perceived attachment security to parents and peer victimization: Does adolescent's aggressive behaviour make a difference? J Adolesc 2018; 65:196-206. [PMID: 29627676 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Peer victimization is one of the most prominent problems during adolescence. Research has distinguished aggressive and non-aggressive victims; however, there are still significant drawbacks in understanding the social and family functioning of these different groups of victimized adolescents. This study aimed to compare social behavior and perceived attachment security to parents of Portuguese adolescents, classified as aggressive victims, non-aggressive victims and non-victims. The sample consisted of 222 adolescents (115 boys, 107 girls) who completed the Kerns Security Scale and the Extended Class Play, to assess perceived attachment security and social behavior, respectively. Controlling for age and sex, aggressive victims and non-aggressive victims differed in anxious withdrawal but shared a similar profile in peer exclusion and prosocial behavior. Only aggressive victims reported lower attachment security to mother and father when compared to non-victims. These findings underline that victimized adolescents constitute a heterogeneous group in terms of their social and family functioning.
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- Maryse Guedes
- 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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- Department of Human Development & Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, USA
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
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Freitas M, Alqaraawi A, Lang A, Liu LW. A175 LINACLOTIDE AND PRUCALOPRIDE FOR MANAGEMENT OF CONSTIPATION IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSONISM. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwy009.175] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- M Freitas
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Palmeiro A, Morais J, Lourenço M, Freitas M, Providência L, Ferrer-Antunes C. The Mutation C677T in the Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene as a Risk Factor for Myocardial Infarction in the Portuguese Population. Thromb Haemost 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Daniel JR, Silva RR, Santos AJ, Cardoso J, Coelho L, Freitas M, Ribeiro O. Perception Accuracy of Affiliative Relationships in Elementary School Children and Young Adolescents. Front Psychol 2017; 8:1936. [PMID: 29163310 PMCID: PMC5676090 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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There has been a rapid growth of studies focused on selection and socialization processes of peer groups, mostly due to the development of stochastic actor-based models to analyze longitudinal social network data. One of the core assumptions of these models is that individuals have an accurate knowledge of the dyadic relationships within their network (i.e., who is and is not connected to whom). Recent cross-sectional findings suggest that elementary school children are very inaccurate in perceiving their classmates' dyadic relationships. These findings question the validity of stochastic actor-based models to study the developmental dynamics of children and carry implications for future research as well as for the interpretation of past findings. The goal of the present study was thus to further explore the adequacy of the accuracy assumption, analysing data from three longitudinal samples of different age groups (elementary school children and adolescents). Our results support the validity of stochastic actor-based models to study the network of adolescents and suggest that the violation of the accuracy assumption for elementary school children is not as severe as previously thought.
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- João R. Daniel
- William James Center for Research, ISPA – Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Social Cognition Center Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA – Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA – Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA – Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA – Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA – Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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Santos JEC, Freitas M, Fonseca CP, Castilho P, Carreira IM, Rombeau JL, Branco MC. Iodine deficiency a persisting problem: assessment of iodine nutrition and evaluation of thyroid nodular pathology in Portugal. J Endocrinol Invest 2017; 40:185-191. [PMID: 27619914 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-016-0545-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The goal of eliminating iodine deficiency (ID) by the year 2000 has still not been achieved in several countries. More than 2 billion people worldwide (over 260 million school age children) remain ID. In Europe, there are still countries, such as Portugal, without national general population data on iodine nutrition (IN). This study aims at evaluating combined complementary data of the IN of the general population through urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and the thyroid histology profile from the inland region of Beira Interior (BI), in Portugal. METHODS UIC from a population sample of 214 volunteers (131 females and 83 males), with ages ranging from 8 to 97 years (mean 51.5 years ± SD 20.74 years), from BI was determined; the thyroid histology pattern in BI (6-year period) was evaluated; and the iodine content of the largest surface water reservoir of BI, never previously reported, was measured. RESULTS Median UIC of 62.6 μg/L was measured. Over 92 % of the population had UIC less than 100 μg/L. From 279 histology reports evaluated, the incidence of the different types of thyroid nodular pathology in BI was established. There were 60 histologic diagnoses of malignancy. The observed ratio of papillary to follicular carcinoma relatively close to 1 and the fairly high percentage of anaplastic carcinomas are characteristic of ID areas. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this first general population study on IN from the inland region of BI, Portugal, document significant ID. This problem, with its serious public health implications, could be corrected by having affordable iodised salt widely and generally available and by promoting a proactive population attitude generated by ample public information and educational programs as to the negative consequences of ID.
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- J E C Santos
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
- CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
- Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira, Covilhã, Portugal.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CIMAGO - Centre of Investigation in Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology, Coimbra, Portugal
- Laboratory of Cytogenetics and Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Perleman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira, Covilhã, Portugal
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Machado J, Campos A, Vasconcelos V, Freitas M. Effects of microcystin-LR and cylindrospermopsin on plant-soil systems: A review of their relevance for agricultural plant quality and public health. Environ Res 2017; 153:191-204. [PMID: 27702441 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2016] [Revised: 09/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are recognized as an emerging environmental threat worldwide. Although microcystin-LR is the most frequently documented cyanotoxin, studies on cylindrospermopsin have been increasing due to the invasive nature of cylindrospermopsin-producing cyanobacteria. The number of studies regarding the effects of cyanotoxins on agricultural plants has increased in recent years, and it has been suggested that the presence of microcystin-LR and cylindrospermopsin in irrigation water may cause toxic effects in edible plants. The uptake of these cyanotoxins by agricultural plants has been shown to induce morphological and physiological changes that lead to a potential loss of productivity. There is also evidence that edible terrestrial plants can bioaccumulate cyanotoxins in their tissues in a concentration dependent-manner. Moreover, the number of consecutive cycles of watering and planting in addition to the potential persistence of microcystin-LR and cylindrospermopsin in the environment are likely to result in groundwater contamination. The use of cyanotoxin-contaminated water for agricultural purposes may therefore represent a threat to both food security and food safety. However, the deleterious effects of cyanotoxins on agricultural plants and public health seem to be dependent on the concentrations studied, which in most cases are non-environmentally relevant. Interestingly, at ecologically relevant concentrations, the productivity and nutritional quality of some agricultural plants seem not to be impaired and may even be enhanced. However, studies assessing if the potential tolerance of agricultural plants to these concentrations can result in cyanotoxin and allergen accumulation in the edible tissues are lacking. This review combines the most current information available regarding this topic with a realistic assessment of the impact of cyanobacterial toxins on agricultural plants, groundwater quality and public health.
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- J Machado
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, P 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, P 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, P 4050-123 Porto, Portugal; Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, P 4069-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, P 4050-123 Porto, Portugal; Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Department of Environmental Health, School of Allied Health Technologies, CISA/Research Center in Environment and Health, Rua de Valente Perfeito, 322, P 440-330 Gaia, Portugal.
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Machado J, Azevedo J, Freitas M, Pinto E, Almeida A, Vasconcelos V, Campos A. Analysis of the use of microcystin-contaminated water in the growth and nutritional quality of the root-vegetable, Daucus carota. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2017; 24:752-764. [PMID: 27752954 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7822-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are often observed in freshwaters and may reflect the increased eutrophication of these environments and alterations in climate. Cyanotoxins, such as microcystins (MCs), are an effective threat to many life forms, ranging from plants to humans. Despite the research conducted to date on cyanotoxins, the risks associated to the use of contaminated water in agriculture require further elucidation. To tackle this aim, a research was conducted with the root-vegetable Daucus carota. The specific aims of this work were the following: (i) to evaluate the effects of MC-LR on the plant growth and photosynthesis; (ii) to evaluate the nutritional quality of carrot roots; and (iii) to measure bioaccumulation. To this purpose, young carrots were grown in soil during 1 month in natural conditions and exposed to Mycrocystis aeruginosa aqueous extracts containing environmentally realistic concentrations of MC-LR (10 and 50 MC-LR μg/L). The results showed that MC-LR may decrease root growth after 28 days of exposure to 50 μg/L and increase photosynthetic efficiency. We also observed changes in mineral and vitamin content in carrots as a result of the exposure to contaminated water. Moreover, MC-LR was detected in carrot roots by ELISA at very low concentration 5.23 ± 0.47 ng MC eq./g FW. The soil retained 52.7 % of the toxin potentially available for plants. This result could be attributed to MC-LR adsorption by soil particles or due to microbial degradation of the toxin. We conclude that the prolonged use of MC-LR-contaminated water may affect crop growth, alter the nutritional value of vegetable products, and potentiate contamination.
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- J Machado
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, P 4050-123, Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, P 4050-123, Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, P 4050-123, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Environmental Health of School of Allied Health Technologies, and CISA/Research Center in Environment and Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Rua de Valente Perfeito, 322, P 440-330, Gaia, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE, Department of Chemical Sciences, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, P 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Environmental Health of School of Allied Health Technologies, and CISA/Research Center in Environment and Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Rua de Valente Perfeito, 322, P 440-330, Gaia, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE, Department of Chemical Sciences, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, P 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, P 4050-123, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, P 4069-007, Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, P 4050-123, Porto, Portugal.
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Teodoro R, Gomes L, Barbosa L, Freitas M, Silva C, Faria M. TROMBOSE VENOSA CENTRAL COM COMPONENTES HEMORRÁGICOS E ISQUÊMICOS EM PACIENTE LÚPICO DEVIDO A SAF SECUNDÁRIA. Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbr.2017.07.528] [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: 10/19/2022] Open
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Teodoro R, Gomes L, Barbosa L, Freitas M, Almeida L, Furtado P. CRISE RENAL ESCLRERODÉRMICA RECIDIVANTE NECESSITANDO DE ALTAS DOSES DE IECA. Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbr.2017.07.035] [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: 11/27/2022] Open
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Laurindo I, Mota L, Romeiro L, Ranza R, Freitas M, Pereira I, Vasconcelos J, Brenol C, Rezende L, Bertolo M, Torigoe D. SAT0585 Barriers To T2T Implementation: RA Patient's Perspectives about Comorbidities and Structural Damage in Therapeutic Decisions. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.4972] [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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Ribeiro D, Kupski L, Furlong EB, Freitas M, Fernandes E. Pro-inflammatory and toxic effects of ochratoxin and ochratoxin α in human neutrophils. Toxicol Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.08.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Chisté R, Couto D, Freitas M, Costa V, Almeida A, Lopez-Quintela M, Rivas J, Freitas P, Carvalho F, Fernandes E. The putative pro-inflammatory effect and oxidative stress induced by polyacrylic acid-coated iron oxide nanoparticles in mice: An biodistribution and toxicological study. Toxicol Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.08.787] [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]
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Figueira ME, Câmara MB, Direito R, Rocha J, Serra AT, Duarte CMM, Fernandes A, Freitas M, Fernandes E, Marques MC, Bronze MR, Sepodes B. Chemical characterization of a red raspberry fruit extract and evaluation of its pharmacological effects in experimental models of acute inflammation and collagen-induced arthritis. Food Funct 2015; 5:3241-51. [PMID: 25322288 DOI: 10.1039/c4fo00376d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Berries are an important dietary source of fibres, vitamins, minerals and some biologically active non-nutrients. A red raspberry fruit extract was characterized in terms of phenolic content and the anti-inflammatory properties and protective effects were evaluated in two experimental models of inflammation. The antioxidant potential of the extract, the cellular antioxidant activity and the effects over neutrophils' oxidative burst were also studied to provide a mechanistic insight for the anti-inflammatory effects observed. The extract was administered in a dose of 15 mg kg(-1), i.p. and significantly inhibited paw oedema formation in the rat. The same dose was administered via i.p. and p.o. routes in the collagen-induced arthritis model in the rat. The extract showed pharmacological activity and was able to significantly reduce the development of clinical signs of arthritis and markedly reduce the degree of bone resorption, soft tissue swelling and osteophyte formation, preventing articular destruction in treated animals.
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- M E Figueira
- iMED.ULisboa, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Santos JEC, Kalk WJ, Freitas M, Marques Carreira I, Castelo Branco M. Iodine deficiency and thyroid nodular pathology--epidemiological and cancer characteristics in different populations: Portugal and South Africa. BMC Res Notes 2015; 8:284. [PMID: 26126625 PMCID: PMC4504064 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1155-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence and pathology pattern of iodine deficiency (ID) related disorders are influenced by the dietary iodine intake: low iodine leads to thyroid nodular enlargement, to an increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer, an increase in anaplastic carcinomas and to an alteration in the papillary to follicular neoplasia ratio. This study aims at highlighting the effects of ID by comparatively evaluating the pattern of thyroid nodular pathology in different populations that, although geographically distant and heterogeneous, both had iodine deficiency at the time of data gathering and are at high altitude: Beira Interior (BI) in Portugal and Johannesburg (JHB) in South Africa. (S.A.) Mandatory salt iodization introduced in S. A. in 1995 has recently been shown to have resulted in the correction of ID. METHODS Evaluation of thyroid histology reports over a 6 year period in BI and a 5 year period in the JHB area. RESULTS Region of BI: 278 patients with histology reports-60 were malignancies (21.2 %): 31 papillary carcinomas, 22 follicular cancers (18 follicular carcinomas and 4 Hürthle cell tumours), 3 medullary carcinomas and 4 anaplastic carcinomas. Region of JHB: 136 histology reports- 33 were malignancies (24.3 %): 13 papillary carcinomas, 15 follicular cancers (10 follicular carcinomas and 5 Hürthle cell tumours), 1 medullary carcinoma, 3 anaplastic carcinomas and 1 metastatic carcinoma into the thyroid. There was an overlap in the frequencies of all histology types, of particular relevance in the relatively high anaplastic carcinoma incidences and in the papillary to follicular carcinoma ratios which was close to 1 in both areas- BI area ratio: 1.4 and JHB area ratio: 0.87, with overlapping 95 % CI's, also confirmed by the results of the chi-square calculations. CONCLUSIONS During the study periods evaluated both study areas displayed pathology patterns usually found in ID. Public information regarding the negative consequences of ID combined with the availability of affordable iodized salt are likely to achieve the goal of the elimination of ID. Sea based nutrition, (naturally iodine containing), may also contribute to the elimination of ID, particularly at times when salt restriction tends to be generally advised.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma, Follicular/diagnosis
- Adenocarcinoma, Follicular/epidemiology
- Adenocarcinoma, Follicular/metabolism
- Adenocarcinoma, Follicular/prevention & control
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma/diagnosis
- Carcinoma/epidemiology
- Carcinoma/metabolism
- Carcinoma/prevention & control
- Carcinoma, Medullary/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Medullary/epidemiology
- Carcinoma, Medullary/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Medullary/prevention & control
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/epidemiology
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/prevention & control
- Carcinoma, Papillary/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Papillary/epidemiology
- Carcinoma, Papillary/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Papillary/prevention & control
- Female
- Goiter/diagnosis
- Goiter/epidemiology
- Goiter/metabolism
- Goiter/prevention & control
- Humans
- Incidence
- Iodine/deficiency
- Iodine/therapeutic use
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Portugal/epidemiology
- Prevalence
- Sodium Chloride, Dietary/therapeutic use
- South Africa/epidemiology
- Thyroid Gland/metabolism
- Thyroid Gland/pathology
- Thyroid Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Thyroid Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Thyroid Neoplasms/metabolism
- Thyroid Neoplasms/prevention & control
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- José Eduardo Carvalho Santos
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
- CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
- Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira, Covilhã, Portugal.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira, Covilhã, Portugal.
- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
- CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
- Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira, Covilhã, Portugal.
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Laurindo I, Torigoe D, Bertolo M, Rezende L, Brenol C, Vasconcelos J, Pereira I, Freitas M, Ranza R, Romairo L, Mota L. THU0184 Patients Centered Barriers to Treat to Target (T2T) Implementation. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.5874] [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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Ribeiro O, Santos AJ, Freitas M, Correia JV, Rubin K. O retraimento social em adolescentes: um estudo descritivo do seu ajustamento sócio-emocional segundo a perspectiva dos professores. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.9788/tp2015.2-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Silva S, Sepodes B, Rocha J, Direito R, Fernandes A, Brites D, Freitas M, Fernandes E, Bronze MR, Figueira ME. Protective effects of hydroxytyrosol-supplemented refined olive oil in animal models of acute inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis. J Nutr Biochem 2014; 26:360-8. [PMID: 25620693 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2014.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 10/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Virgin olive oil is the primary source of fat in the Mediterranean diet, and its beneficial health effects have been related with oleic acid and phenolic compounds content. Hydroxytyrosol, a typical virgin olive oil phenolic compound, has beneficial antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties as previously reported. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of hydroxytyrosol-supplemented refined olive oil at 0.5 and 5 mg/kg in a rodent model of rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis was induced by intradermic administration, in male Wistar rats, of Freund's adjuvant with collagen type II on days 1 and 21. Hydroxytyrosol-supplemented refined olive oils were administrated by gavage from day 23 until day 35. The treatment at 5-mg/kg dose significantly decreased paw edema (P<.01), histological damage, cyclooxygenase-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression, and markedly reduced the degree of bone resorption, soft tissue swelling and osteophyte formation, improving articular function in treated animals. Acute inflammation, induced by carrageenan, was also evaluated for hydroxytyrosol-supplemented refined olive oils at 0.5 and 5 mg/kg. Both doses significantly reduced paw edema (P<.001). Our results suggest that the supplementation of refined olive oil with hydroxytyrosol may be advantageous in rheumatoid arthritis with significant impact not only on chronic inflammation but also on acute inflammatory processes.
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- S Silva
- Ibet, Avenida da República, Quinta-do-Marquês, Estação Agronómica Nacional, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; Itqb, Estação Agronómica Nacional, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; iMED.ULisboa, Research Institute for Medicines, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; iMED.ULisboa, Research Institute for Medicines, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; iMED.ULisboa, Research Institute for Medicines, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; iMED.ULisboa, Research Institute for Medicines, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; iMED.ULisboa, Research Institute for Medicines, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Requimte, Laboratório de Química Aplicada, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Requimte, Laboratório de Química Aplicada, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Ibet, Avenida da República, Quinta-do-Marquês, Estação Agronómica Nacional, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; Itqb, Estação Agronómica Nacional, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; iMED.ULisboa, Research Institute for Medicines, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Lefebvre E, Lequeux I, Vighetto C, Fromantin I, Thebault P, Seyer D, Picard J, Teot L, Meaume S, Freitas M, Neffati S, Guermah LE, Pelissier S, Giraudier S, Jouenne T, Garde V. From a clinical observation of chronic wound microbiology to the elaboration of an anti-biofilm dressing: The PANSaBIO project strategy. Ing Rech Biomed 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.irbm.2014.02.003] [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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Freitas M, Viswanathan S, Nouws H, Oliveira M, Delerue-Matos C. Iron oxide/gold core/shell nanomagnetic probes and CdS biolabels for amplified electrochemical immunosensing of Salmonella typhimurium. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 51:195-200. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Revised: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Correia JV, Santos AJ, Freitas M, Rosado A, Rubin K. Análise fatorial confirmatória do Extended Class Play numa amostra portuguesa de jovens adolescentes. Psicol Reflex Crit 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-7153.201427306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Satoskar AA, Shapiro JP, Bott C, Song H, Nadasdy GM, Brodsky SV, Hebert L, Birmingham DJ, Nadasdy T, Freitas M, Rovin BH. Characterization of glomerular diseases using proteomic analysis of laser capture microdissected glomeruli. Mod Pathol 2012; 25:709-21. [PMID: 22282304 PMCID: PMC3432020 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2011.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The application of molecular techniques to characterize clinical kidney biopsies has the potential to provide insights into glomerular diseases that cannot be revealed by traditional renal pathology. The present work is a proof-of-concept approach to test whether proteomic analysis of glomeruli isolated from clinical biopsies by laser capture microdissection can provide unique information regarding differentially expressed proteins relevant to disease pathogenesis. The proteomes of glomeruli isolated by laser capture microdissection from biopsies of normal kidneys (living-related donor kidneys) were compared with those from patients with diabetic nephropathy, lupus nephritis, and fibronectin glomerulopathy. Glomerular proteins were extracted, trypsin digested, and subjected to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for identification and quantitation. Relative to normal glomeruli, all disease-associated glomeruli showed an increased presence of complement components, a marked decline in podocyte-associated proteins, and a decrease in proteins associated with cellular metabolism. Additionally, fibronectin glomerulopathy glomeruli differed from all the other glomeruli because of a significant accumulation of fibronectin and fibulin. This study demonstrates that our method acquires reproducible and quantitative proteomic information from laser capture microdissection isolates that can be used to characterize the molecular features of glomerular diseases.
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- AA Satoskar
- Dept of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Dept of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Dept of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Dept of Internal Medicine – Division of Nephrology. The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Dept of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Dept of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Dept of Internal Medicine – Division of Nephrology. The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Dept of Internal Medicine – Division of Nephrology. The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Dept of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Dept of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Dept of Internal Medicine – Division of Nephrology. The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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Motter A, Souza K, Santos M, Freitas M, Veiga T, Micos A, Mendonça R. Promoção dos Laços Família – Bebê por Meio da Shantala. Rev UNIANDRADE 2012. [DOI: 10.18024/1519-5694/revuniandrade.v13n1p30-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Microflora-born bacteria or probiotic strains are able to modulate host-pathogens interactions in the gut. In vivo and in vitro studies indicate that species-specific modulations of intestinal cell glycosylation may represent a simple, general and efficient mechanism to adapt the host defense toward pathogens.
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- Miguel Freitas
- INSERM U 538, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CHU Saint Antoine, 27 rue de Chaligny 75012 Paris, France
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Varyukhina S, Freitas M, Bardin S, Robillard E, Tavan E, Sapin C, Grill JP, Trugnan G. Glycan-modifying bacteria-derived soluble factors from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Lactobacillus casei inhibit rotavirus infection in human intestinal cells. Microbes Infect 2011; 14:273-8. [PMID: 22079149 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [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: 03/23/2011] [Revised: 08/29/2011] [Accepted: 10/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Rotaviruses attach to intestinal cells in a process that requires glycan recognition. Some bacteria from the gut microflora have been shown to modify cell-surface glycans. In this study, human intestinal cultured cells were incubated with bacteria-derived soluble factors and infected with rotavirus. Results show that only bacterial soluble factors that increase cell-surface galactose namely, those of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Lactobacillus casei were able to efficiently block rotavirus infections. Increasing cell-surface galactose using galactosyltransferase resulted in a similar blockage of rotavirus infections. These results indicate that manipulation of cell-surface intestinal glycans by bacterial soluble factors can prevent rotavirus infection in a species-specific manner, and should now be considered a potential therapeutic approach against rotavirus infection.
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- Svetlana Varyukhina
- UPMC Univ Paris 06, ERL INSERM U1057/UMR7203, Faculty of Medicine Pierre et Marie Curie, CHU Saint-Antoine, 27 rue de Chaligny 75012 Paris, France
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Costa P, Terini R, Freitas M, Watanabe E. SU-GG-E-03: Current Status of Medical Physics Undergraduation Courses in Brazil. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3468033] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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Japiassú AM, Almeida GF, Vegni R, Freitas M, Drumond LE, Penna G, Salgado A, Araújo P, Nobre GF, Kalichsztein M. Cardiac surgery for ascending aortic dissection has a good short-term and medium-term prognosis in a paired-matched analysis. Crit Care 2009. [PMCID: PMC4085434 DOI: 10.1186/cc7836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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António N, Lourenço C, Monteiro S, Costa S, Monteiro P, Gonçalves F, Gonçalves L, Freitas M, Providência L. APOPROTEIN B: A MARKER OF ATHEROGENIC DYSLIPIDEMIA. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(08)70355-6] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Kalichsztein M, Wajsbrot B, dos Santos A, Jorge JC, Fabricio B, Pedro K, Nobre G, Moreira E, Freitas M, Paula A. Comparing a Brazilian guideline to treat nosocomial pneumonia with the ATS guideline in a tertiary hospital in Brazil. Crit Care 2007. [PMCID: PMC4095142 DOI: 10.1186/cc5248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Kurtz P, Kalichsztein M, Nobre G, Almeida G, Kezen J, Braga F, Rosa P, Penna G, Drumond L, Vegni R, Freitas M, Pinto M. ANCCADI – Antibiotic Coated Catheter to Decrease Infection: a pilot trial. Crit Care 2007. [PMCID: PMC4095135 DOI: 10.1186/cc5241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In children under 5 years of age, presenting to the paediatric emergency room with clinical and radiological findings of pneumonia, viridans streptococci were isolated in 10/33 positive haemocultures as the only microorganism. Viridans streptococci should therefore not be ruled out as a cause of pneumonia.
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- M Freitas
- Federal University of Para, UFPA, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Fernandes T, Sartor C, Andrusaitis F, Ortiz R, Freitas M, Masagão R, de Camargo Neves Sacco I. Assessment of balance of a patient submitted to triple arthrodesis of foot—pilot project. J Biomech 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9290(06)85095-5] [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: 11/29/2022]
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