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J Ophthalmol ; 2024: 4003914, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38468717

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Purpose: The aim of the study is to describe the genotype and phenotype of a Mexican cohort with PCARE-related retinal disease. Methods: The study included 14 patients from 11 unrelated pedigrees with retinal dystrophies who were demonstrated to carry biallelic pathogenic variants in PCARE. Visual assessment methods included best corrected visual acuity, color fundus photography, Goldmann visual field test, kinetic perimetry, dark/light adapted chromatic perimetry, full-field electroretinography, autofluorescence imaging, and spectral domain-optical coherence tomography imaging. Genetic screening was performed either by gene panel sequencing or by exome sequencing. Results: According to the results of multimodal imaging and functional tests, all 14 patients were diagnosed with cone-rod dystrophy. Six different PCARE pathogenic alleles were identified in our cohort, including three novel mutations: c.3048_3049del (p.Tyr1016∗), c.3314_3315del (p.Ser1105∗), and c.551A > G (p.His184Arg). Notably, alleles p.His184Arg, p.Arg613∗, and p.Arg984∗ were present in 18 of the 22 (82%) PCARE alleles from probands in our cohort. Conclusion: Our work expands the PCARE mutational profile by identifying three novel pathogenic variants causing retinal dystrophy. While phenotypic variations occurred among patients, a cone-rod dystrophy pattern was observed in all affected individuals.

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Alzheimers Res Ther ; 15(1): 168, 2023 10 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37803386

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Tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the aggregation of the microtubule-associated protein tau. Aggregates of misfolded tau protein are believed to be implicated in neuronal death, which leads to a range of symptoms including cognitive decline, behavioral change, dementia, and motor deficits. Currently, there are no effective treatments for tauopathies. There are four clinical candidates in phase III trials and 16 in phase II trials. While no effective treatments are currently approved, there is increasing evidence to suggest that various therapeutic approaches may slow the progression of tauopathies or improve symptoms. This review outlines the landscape of therapeutic drugs (indexed through February 28, 2023) that target tau pathology and describes drug candidates in clinical development as well as those in the discovery and preclinical phases. The review also contains information on notable therapeutic programs that are inactive or that have been discontinued from development.


Assuntos
Doença de Alzheimer , Disfunção Cognitiva , Tauopatias , Humanos , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Tauopatias/tratamento farmacológico , Tauopatias/metabolismo , Proteínas tau/metabolismo , Disfunção Cognitiva/metabolismo , Doença de Alzheimer/patologia
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Prep Biochem Biotechnol ; 53(2): 167-182, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35465843

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A non-segregated kinetic model is proposed to describe a fermentation process of agro-industrial residues derived via cocoa (mucilage juice) by Pichia kudriavzevii. The novel proposed hybrid model is based on a multiple coupling reaction mechanisms (structured) to describe the kinetics of substrate consumption, biomass, carbon dioxide, and ethanol, coupled to an unstructured model for the activity enzyme. The parameters of the kinetic model are estimated by non-linear least-squares curve fitting using the Marquardt-Levenberg algorithm. In addition, numerical simulations were compared with the experimental data via residual graphs. The effectiveness of the model was statistically evaluated using dimensionless efficiency coefficients under different initial conditions. A global sensitivity analysis was applied (Fisher's information matrix). The experimental results of the batch reactor showed a maximum ethanol concentration of 29 g/L, with a yield of 0.48 g-ethanol/g-glucose and a productivity of 0.30 g/L h. The method determined that the cell formation coefficient and the specific substrate consumption rate (θ1 and θ2) directly influence most of the states of our system. The proposed scheme is particularly suitable to assist in the rational design of cell factory properties or fermentation processes because it can represent the complex biochemistry in more detail and under different initial experimental conditions; the above reveals that the generated model is robust and can be considered for control and optimization purposes.


Assuntos
Etanol , Alimentos , Etanol/química , Fermentação , Cinética , Polissacarídeos , Chocolate/análise
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PLoS One ; 17(2): e0264124, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35202394

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BACKGROUND: The vast majority of COVID-19 cases both symptomatic and asymptomatic develop immunity after COVID-19 contagion. Whether lasting differences exist between infection and vaccination boosted immunity is yet to be known. The aim of this study was to determine how long total anti-SARS-CoV2 antibodies due to past infection persist in peripheral blood and whether sex, age or haematological features can influence their lasting. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A series of 2421 donations either of SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma or whole blood from 1107 repeat donors from January 2020 to March 2021 was analysed. An automated chemiluminescence immunoassay for total antibodies recognizing the nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2 in human serum and plasma was performed. Sex, age, blood group, blood cell counts and percentages and immunoglobulin concentrations were extracted from electronic recordings. Blood donation is allowed after a minimum of one-month post symptom's relapse. Donors were 69.7% males and their average age was 46. The 250 donors who had later donations after a positive one underwent further analysis. Both qualitative (positivity) and quantitative (rise or decline of optical density regarding consecutive donations) outcomes were evaluated. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: In 97.6% of donors with follow-up, anti-SARS-CoV-2 protein N total antibodies remained positive at the end of a follow-up period of 12.4 weeks median time (1-46, SD = 9.65) after the first positive determination. The blood group was not related to antibody waning. Lower lymphocyte counts and higher neutrophils would help predict future waning or decay of antibodies. Most recovered donors maintain their total anti-SARS-CoV-2 N protein antibodies for at least 16 weeks (at least one month must have been awaited from infection resolution to blood donation). The 10 individuals that could be followed up longer than 40 weeks (approximately 44 weeks after symptom's relapse) were all still positive.


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COVID-19/imunologia , COVID-19/terapia , SARS-CoV-2/imunologia , Imunidade Adaptativa/imunologia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/sangue , Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , Doadores de Sangue , COVID-19/sangue , Feminino , Humanos , Imunização Passiva , Imunoglobulina G/sangue , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Plasma , SARS-CoV-2/patogenicidade , Soroterapia para COVID-19
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Neurodegener Dis ; 8(1-2): 15-24, 2011.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20689247

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BACKGROUND: Cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by ß-site APP-cleaving enzyme and γ-secretase results in the generation of amyloid-ß (Aß) peptides that aggregate and deposit as senile plaques in brains of Alzheimer disease patients. Due to the fundamental role γ-secretase plays in the proteolysis of a number of proteins including Notch, pharmacological inhibition of γ-secretase has been associated with mechanism-based toxicities. Therefore, efforts have focussed on the modulation of γ-secretase activity to selectively decrease levels of Aß42 peptide while avoiding deleterious activity on Notch processing. OBJECTIVE: Here, we describe the in vitro and in vivo characterisation of a novel γ-secretase modulator, GSM-10h, and investigate the potential for shorter Aß peptides to induce neurotoxicity in rat primary cortical neurons. METHODS: The effect of GSM-10h on Aß levels was investigated in SH-SY5Y cells expressing mutant APP and in TASTPM mice expressing APP and presenilin-1 mutant transgenes. The effect of GSM-10h on Notch processing was also determined. RESULTS: In cells, GSM-10h decreased levels of Aß42 while concomitantly increasing levels of Aß38 in the absence of effects on Aß40 levels. In TASTPM mice, GSM-10h effectively lowered brain Aß42 and increased brain Aß38, with no effect on Notch signalling. Unlike Aß42, which causes neuronal cell death, neither Aß37 nor Aß38 were neurotoxic. CONCLUSIONS: These findings confirm GSM-10h exhibits the profile of a γ-secretase modulator. In addition, TASTPM mice are shown to be responsive to treatment with a γ-secretase modulator, thereby highlighting the utility of this bitransgenic mouse model in drug discovery efforts focussed on the development of γ-secretase modulators.


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Acetatos/farmacologia , Secretases da Proteína Precursora do Amiloide/antagonistas & inibidores , Secretases da Proteína Precursora do Amiloide/genética , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/antagonistas & inibidores , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/biossíntese , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/antagonistas & inibidores , Piperidinas/farmacologia , Presenilina-1/biossíntese , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/genética , Animais , Morte Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Córtex Cerebral/citologia , Córtex Cerebral/efeitos dos fármacos , Córtex Cerebral/metabolismo , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Citometria de Fluxo , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios/patologia , Presenilina-1/genética , RNA Mensageiro/biossíntese , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Transgenes/genética
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Psychophysiology ; 47(6): 1102-8, 2010 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20409009

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Baroreceptor reflex sensitivity (BRS) is frequently evaluated using the spontaneous sequence method. Many of these studies use the inter-systolic interval (ISI) derived from a blood pressure monitor (e.g., Finapres) as interbeat interval measure instead of the traditionally recommended R-R series derived from the ECG. In this study, we examine possible differences between estimates of BRS from ISI and ECG R-R intervals. BRS was evaluated in 35 participants under three conditions: rest, mental arithmetic, and recovery periods. Although correlations between the two estimates are very high (all rs>.9), small but significant differences were found: the measures from ISI systematically yield higher BRS values and result in the detection of a greater number of reflex sequences. The higher BRS values from measures of ISI are due to the effects of pulse transit time fluctuations associated with the sequences of change in blood pressure.


Assuntos
Eletrocardiografia , Frequência Cardíaca/fisiologia , Pressorreceptores/fisiologia , Adolescente , Interpretação Estatística de Dados , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Descanso/fisiologia , Estresse Psicológico/fisiopatologia , Adulto Jovem
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Aten Primaria ; 42(4): 196-203, 2010 Apr.
Artigo em Espanhol | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20116893

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OBJECTIVE: To describe patient satisfaction of their relationship with the family physician, using the PDRQ-9 questionnaire and assess its psychometric properties. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Six Primary Care Health centres in the Community of Madrid, Spain. PARTICIPANTS: Four hundred and fifty one patients randomly selected from those who had just visited their family physician. INTERVENTIONS: Interviews were carried out to collect demographic characteristics, health needs, the accessibility to the service, and the socioeconomic situation of the subjects. MEASUREMENTS: The PDRQ-9 responses were collected and a synthetic satisfaction index was constructed. A multivariable model was designed to explain differences in satisfaction. RESULTS: The mean satisfaction index was 4.41 (95% CI: 4.33-4.48) on a scale of 1 (the worst) to 5 (the best satisfaction possible), with a median of 4.78 (interquartile range 4.00-5.00). Four of every 10 subjects expressed the maximum possible satisfaction ("ceiling effect"). A single factor explained 75.3% of the variance, with a Cronbach alpha value of 0.952. Age (OR 1.03, 95% CI: 1.02-1.05) and living in rural areas (OR 1.44, 95% CI: 0.94-2.20) were associated with above average satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: Primary care users feel their relationship with their family physicians are very satisfactory, particularly in those who are older and who live in rural areas. The PDRQ-9 questionnaire shows a high internal consistency, but it is not good enough to discriminate in the upper part of the scale.


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Satisfação do Paciente , Relações Médico-Paciente , Inquéritos e Questionários , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Psychophysiology ; 46(5): 932-8, 2009 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19497015

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This study explored the effects of tonic blood pressure on the association between baroreceptor cardiac reflex sensitivity and cognitive performance. Sixty female participants completed a mental arithmetic task. Baroreceptor reflex sensitivity was assessed using sequence analysis. An interaction was found, indicating that the relationship between baroreceptor reflex sensitivity and cognitive performance is modulated by blood pressure levels. Reflex sensitivity was inversely associated to performance indices in the subgroup of participants with systolic blood pressure above the mean, whereas the association was positive in participants with systolic values below the mean. These results are in accordance with the findings in the field of pain perception and suggest that tonic blood pressure modulates the inhibitory effects of baroreceptor stimulation on high central nervous functions.


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Barorreflexo/fisiologia , Pressão Sanguínea/fisiologia , Cognição/fisiologia , Coração/fisiologia , Pressorreceptores/fisiologia , Adolescente , Interpretação Estatística de Dados , Feminino , Hemodinâmica/fisiologia , Humanos , Desempenho Psicomotor/fisiologia , Adulto Jovem
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J Pharmacol Exp Ther ; 321(3): 1032-45, 2007 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17327487

RESUMO

6-[(3-Cyclobutyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepin-7-yl)oxy]-N-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxamide hydrochloride (GSK189254) is a novel histamine H(3) receptor antagonist with high affinity for human (pK(i) = 9.59 -9.90) and rat (pK(i) = 8.51-9.17) H(3) receptors. GSK189254 is >10,000-fold selective for human H(3) receptors versus other targets tested, and it exhibited potent functional antagonism (pA(2) = 9.06 versus agonist-induced changes in cAMP) and inverse agonism [pIC(50) = 8.20 versus basal guanosine 5'-O-(3-[(35)S]thio)triphosphate binding] at the human recombinant H(3) receptor. In vitro autoradiography demonstrated specific [(3)H]GSK189254 binding in rat and human brain areas, including cortex and hippocampus. In addition, dense H(3) binding was detected in medial temporal cortex samples from severe cases of Alzheimer's disease, suggesting for the first time that H(3) receptors are preserved in late-stage disease. After oral administration, GSK189254 inhibited cortical ex vivo R-(-)-alpha-methyl[imidazole-2,5(n)-(3)H]histamine dihydrochloride ([(3)H]R-alpha-methylhistamine) binding (ED(50) = 0.17 mg/kg) and increased c-Fos immunoreactivity in prefrontal and somatosensory cortex (3 mg/kg). Microdialysis studies demonstrated that GSK189254 (0.3-3 mg/kg p.o.) increased the release of acetylcholine, noradrenaline, and dopamine in the anterior cingulate cortex and acetylcholine in the dorsal hippocampus. Functional antagonism of central H(3) receptors was demonstrated by blockade of R-alpha-methylhistamine-induced dipsogenia in rats (ID(50) = 0.03 mg/kg p.o.). GSK189254 significantly improved performance of rats in diverse cognition paradigms, including passive avoidance (1 and 3 mg/kg p.o.), water maze (1 and 3 mg/kg p.o.), object recognition (0.3 and 1 mg/kg p.o.), and attentional set shift (1 mg/kg p.o.). These data suggest that GSK189254 may have therapeutic potential for the symptomatic treatment of dementia in Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders.


Assuntos
Benzazepinas/farmacologia , Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Antagonistas dos Receptores Histamínicos/farmacologia , Niacinamida/análogos & derivados , Nootrópicos/farmacologia , Receptores Histamínicos H3/metabolismo , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Doença de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Doença de Alzheimer/patologia , Doença de Alzheimer/fisiopatologia , Animais , Benzazepinas/metabolismo , Benzazepinas/farmacocinética , Ligação Competitiva , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/patologia , Linhagem Celular , Cães , Agonistas dos Receptores Histamínicos/metabolismo , Agonistas dos Receptores Histamínicos/farmacocinética , Agonistas dos Receptores Histamínicos/farmacologia , Antagonistas dos Receptores Histamínicos/metabolismo , Antagonistas dos Receptores Histamínicos/farmacocinética , Humanos , Masculino , Aprendizagem em Labirinto/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neurotransmissores/metabolismo , Niacinamida/metabolismo , Niacinamida/farmacocinética , Niacinamida/farmacologia , Nootrópicos/metabolismo , Nootrópicos/farmacocinética , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Ratos Wistar , Receptores Histamínicos H3/análise , Sus scrofa
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J Neurosci ; 26(41): 10387-96, 2006 Oct 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17035523

RESUMO

The effects of PD 176252 [3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-N-[1-(5-methoxy-pyridin-2-yl)-cyclohexylmethyl]-2-methyl-2-[3-(nitro-phenyl)ureido]propionamide], a nonpeptide bombesin (BB) BB1/BB2 receptor antagonist, were assessed in rats using several ethologically relevant tests of anxiety. Consistent with a role for the bombesin family of peptides in subserving anxiety behaviors, the antagonist increased social interaction (3.75 and 7.5 mg/kg, i.p.), dose-dependently attenuated the number of vocalizations emitted by guinea pig pups separated from their mother (1-30 mg/kg, i.p.), reduced latency to approach a palatable snack in an anxiogenic (unfamiliar) environment, and reduced the fear-potentiated startle response (5 and 10 mg/kg, i.p., and 100-200 ng per rat, i.c.v.). When administered directly to the dorsal raphé nucleus (DRN), PD 176252 (20-500 ng) increased social interaction under aversive conditions, as did the 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-hydroxy-2(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (50 ng). Furthermore, intra-DRN microinfusion of the peptide antagonist (PD 176252) suppressed, whereas its agonist [neuromedin B (NMB)-30] promoted, the in vivo release of 5-HT in the ventral hippocampus. In parallel, the suppressed social interaction elicited by intra-DRN administration of NMB was attenuated by a systemically administered 5-HT2C (but not 5-HT1A) receptor antagonist. Together, these findings suggest that endogenous BB-like peptides at the DRN evoke the release of 5-HT from the limbic nerve terminals originating from the raphé, specifically at the ventral hippocampus, resulting in anxiogenesis. The finding that this action was attenuated by BB receptor (BB1 and/or BB2) antagonists suggests that these compounds may represent a novel class of anxiolytic agents.


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Ansiolíticos/administração & dosagem , Ansiedade/metabolismo , Sistemas de Liberação de Medicamentos/métodos , Receptores da Bombesina/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptores da Bombesina/metabolismo , Serotonina/metabolismo , Animais , Ansiolíticos/metabolismo , Ansiedade/tratamento farmacológico , Feminino , Cobaias , Indóis/farmacologia , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Serotonina/fisiologia
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Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback ; 31(1): 37-49, 2006 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16752104

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Baroreceptor cardiac reflex sensitivity is reduced in hypertension and is considered a powerful prognostic factor in cardiovascular health. This study analyzes the acute effects of a brief respiratory training on baroreceptor sensitivity and on two new proposed baroreflex parameters: baroreceptor power (i.e., the percentage of cardiac beats regulated by the baroreflex) and effectiveness (i.e., the frequency in which the baroreflex responds to transient alterations in blood pressure). Twenty-two participants, 10 primary mild hypertensives and 12 normotensives, learned and practiced a respiratory pattern characterized by breathing at 6 bpm, with time of expiration being twice time of inspiration, predominantly abdominal, and with pursed lips. Baroreceptor parameters are differentiated in terms of increases ("up" sequences) or decreases ("down" sequences) in blood pressure. Irrespective of the groups, the breathing manipulation increased baroreceptor sensitivity (only in the "up" sequences), power, and effectiveness (only in the "down" sequences). These results suggest that this type of respiratory training could be used as a promising intervention to increase baroreceptor cardiac function in primary hypertension.


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Barorreflexo/fisiologia , Biorretroalimentação Psicológica , Hipertensão/fisiopatologia , Hipertensão/terapia , Pressorreceptores/fisiologia , Fenômenos Fisiológicos Respiratórios , Adulto , Pressão Sanguínea/fisiologia , Interpretação Estatística de Dados , Feminino , Frequência Cardíaca/fisiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Int J Psychophysiol ; 59(2): 91-6, 2006 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15925420

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Recently a new index of baroreceptor cardiac function has been proposed, the baroreflex effectiveness index (BEI). BEI was defined as the ratio between the number of systolic blood pressure (SBP) ramps (progressive beat-to-beat increases ("up") or decreases ("down")) followed by reflex changes in heart period and the total number of SBP ramps. In this study we tested BEI as a function of the length of cardiac sequences in which the reflex operates (3, 4, 5, and 6 beats) in human subjects in the laboratory. Results show an overall BEI of .65, with greater values for the "up" (.69) than for the "down" sequences (.62). These values are much higher than previously reported. When analyzed as a function of sequence length, BEI increases as sequence length decreases. This difference is more progressively observed in the "up" than in the "down" sequences. Both slope and overall blood pressure change of the SBP ramps increase as sequence length increases. Overall blood pressure change of the SBP ramps can predict BEI for the 4- (r2 approximately .057) and 3-beat sequences (r2 approximately .20). These results suggest the need to examine the effects of the setting/experimental manipulation on the average length of cardiac sequences, given that an observed change in BEI could be genuine or simply associated with a modification in the pattern of sequence length.


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Barorreflexo/fisiologia , Determinação da Pressão Arterial/métodos , Pressão Sanguínea/fisiologia , Eletrocardiografia/métodos , Frequência Cardíaca/fisiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Modelos Cardiovasculares , Psicofísica/métodos , Valores de Referência , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback ; 29(3): 197-211, 2004 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15497619

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Baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS) is considered a powerful prognostic factor in cardiovascular health. This study investigated the possibility of modifying the baroreflex cardiac function through biofeedback. Thirty-two psychology students underwent 3 biofeedback sessions, with four 5-min trials each, in which they had to increase and decrease baroreflex function. BRS was assessed by a system that analyzed baroreflex cardiac function on-line using a noninvasive spontaneous sequence method in the time domain. Baroreceptor parameters were differentiated in terms of blood pressure increases ("up" sequences) or blood pressure decreases ("down" sequences). BRS in the "up" sequences increased during the Increase Condition and decreased during the Decrease Condition. BRS in the "down" sequences decreased during the Decrease Condition but was unchanged during the Increase Condition. The increase in BRS during the Increase Condition was associated with a significant reduction in blood pressure and increase in heart period. The opposite cardiovascular changes were observed during the Decrease Condition. Suggestions for future research were discussed.


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Barorreflexo/fisiologia , Biorretroalimentação Psicológica , Adulto , Pressão Sanguínea , Feminino , Frequência Cardíaca , Humanos , Masculino
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Brain Res ; 1017(1-2): 130-6, 2004 Aug 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15261108

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Several transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been developed that exhibit beta-amyloid (Abeta) neuropathology and behavioural deficits. However, not all studies have investigated the relationship between the development of cognitive impairment and neuropathology. Therefore, temporal changes in cognition were investigated in male and female double-mutant APPswexPS1.M146V (TASTPM) transgenic mice using an object recognition test and correlated with the development of cerebral Abeta neuropathology. Both male and female TASTPM mice exhibited similar significant cognitive impairment at 6, 8 and 10 months of age in the object recognition test, compared to wild-type littermates. There was no such cognitive impairment at 3 or 4 months of age. Quantitative immunohistochemistry using a battery of Abeta antibodies demonstrated that cerebral Abeta deposition was first apparent in 3-month-old mice, and it increased with age. The early appearance of cerebral Abeta deposits in the double-transgenic TASTPM mice supports the evidence that mutations in the PS1 gene accelerate Abeta deposition. The cerebral Abeta load was greater in female than in male TASTPM mice at all ages investigated. In the electron microscope, mature Abeta plaques comprising a fibrillar core surrounded by degenerating neurites and reactive glia were first observed in the cortex of TASTPM mice at 6 months of age, the same age at which cognitive impairment became apparent. These results suggest that the cognitive impairment in TASTPM mice is related to the disruption of neural connectivity and not simply Abeta deposition, which first occurs 3 months earlier.


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Doença de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/metabolismo , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Caracteres Sexuais , Fatores Etários , Análise de Variância , Animais , Comportamento Animal , Córtex Cerebral/metabolismo , Córtex Cerebral/patologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Imuno-Histoquímica/métodos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Microscopia Eletrônica/métodos , Mutação , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Placa Amiloide/metabolismo , Placa Amiloide/ultraestrutura , Presenilina-1
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Psychophysiology ; 41(3): 483-8, 2004 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15102135

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Analysis of baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS) in the time domain through the spontaneous sequence method used a measure of BRS based on the average of all sequences detected, without making any distinction in cardiac cycle length. In this article, we study differentially the functioning of the baroreflex as a function of the length of the cardiac sequences (3, 4, 5, or 6 cardiac cycles). One hundred and four students performed three mental stress tasks: mental arithmetic, memory, and visual attention. The results show that (1) as sequence length decreases, the relationships between BRS and indexes of vagal cardiac control increase, (2) the BRS associated with the more short sequences (3 and 4 beats) is the most vulnerable to mental stress, particularly the mental arithmetic task, and (3) BRS increases progressively as sequence length decreases. These results suggest that the nature and functioning of the baroreflex differ as a function of the length of the cardiac sequences.


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Coração/fisiologia , Pressorreceptores/fisiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Atenção/fisiologia , Eletrofisiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Memória/fisiologia , Estresse Psicológico/fisiopatologia , Percepção Visual/fisiologia
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Mol Cell Neurosci ; 24(3): 646-55, 2003 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14664815

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BACE1 is a key enzyme in the generation of Abeta, the major component of senile plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. We have generated transgenic mice expressing human BACE1 with the Cam Kinase II promoter driving neuronal-specific expression. The transgene contains the full-length coding sequence of human BACE1 preceding an internal ribosome entry site element followed by a LacZ reporter gene. These animals exhibit a bold, exploratory behavior and show elevated 5-hydroxytryptamine turnover. We have also generated a knockout mouse in which LacZ replaces the first exon of murine BACE1. Interestingly these animals show a contrasting behavior, being timid and less exploratory. Despite these clear differences both mouse lines are viable and fertile with no changes in morbidity. These results suggest an unexpected role for BACE1 in neurotransmission, perhaps through changes in amyloid precursor protein processing and Abeta levels.


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Ácido Aspártico Endopeptidases/deficiência , Comportamento Animal/fisiologia , Encéfalo/enzimologia , Serotonina/metabolismo , Doença de Alzheimer/enzimologia , Doença de Alzheimer/genética , Doença de Alzheimer/fisiopatologia , Secretases da Proteína Precursora do Amiloide , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/biossíntese , Animais , Ácido Aspártico Endopeptidases/genética , Encéfalo/fisiopatologia , Células Cultivadas , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Endopeptidases , Comportamento Exploratório/fisiologia , Medo/fisiologia , Genes Reporter/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Camundongos Transgênicos , Fenótipo , Transmissão Sináptica/genética , Transgenes/genética
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J Pharmacol Exp Ther ; 303(2): 730-5, 2002 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12388658

RESUMO

The present study examines the effect of combinations of gabapentin (Neurontin) and a selective neurokinin (NK)(1) receptor antagonist, 1-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-1-methyl-2-oxo-2-[(1-phenylethyl)amino]ethyl]-2-benzofuranylmethyl ester (CI-1021), in two models of neuropathic pain. Dose responses to both gabapentin and CI-1021 were performed against static allodynia induced in the streptozocin and chronic constriction injury (CCI) models. Theoretical additive lines were calculated from these data. Dose responses to various fixed dose ratios of a gabapentin/CI-1021 combination were then examined in both models. In the streptozocin model, administration of gabapentin/CI-1021 combinations at fixed dose ratios of 1:1 and 60:1 resulted in an additive effect with dose response similar to the theoretical additive line. However, a synergistic interaction was seen after fixed dose ratios of 10:1, 20:1, and 40:1 with static allodynia completely blocked and the dose responses shifted approximately 8-, 30-, and 10-fold leftward, respectively, from the theoretical additive values. In the CCI model, after fixed dose ratios of 5:1 and 20:1, combinations of gabapentin and CI-1021 produced an additive response. At the fixed dose ratio of 10:1 static allodynia was completely blocked with an approximate 10-fold leftward shift of the dose response from the theoretical additive value, indicating synergy. The combination of gabapentin with a structurally unrelated NK(1) receptor antagonist, (2S,3S)-3-(2-methoxybenzylamino)-2-phenylpiperidine (CP-99,994), also produced synergy, at a fixed dose ratio of 20:1. This ratio completely blocked streptozocin-induced static allodynia and was approximately shifted leftward 5-fold from the theoretical additive value. These data suggest a synergistic interaction between gabapentin and NK(1) receptor antagonists in animal models of neuropathic pain.


Assuntos
Acetatos/farmacologia , Aminas , Benzofuranos/farmacologia , Carbamatos/farmacologia , Ácidos Cicloexanocarboxílicos , Antagonistas de Aminoácidos Excitatórios/farmacologia , Antagonistas dos Receptores de Neurocinina-1 , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Ácido gama-Aminobutírico , Animais , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/fisiopatologia , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Gabapentina , Masculino , Dor/etiologia , Medição da Dor/efeitos dos fármacos , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Periférico/complicações , Piperidinas/farmacologia , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley
18.
Arch. chil. oftalmol ; 54(2): 15-9, 1997. tab
Artigo em Espanhol | LILACS | ID: lil-229082

RESUMO

Se examinaron 807 ojos de 404 pacientes que representan el 9,68 por ciento de la población mayor de 40 años de la comuna de Florida. Se practicó examen oftalmológico completo que incluía medición de la profundidad de la cámara anterior y gonioscopía a todos los pacientes. Del análisis de datos se descartaron 30 ojos, 2 por glaucoma y catarata, 10 casos de catarata densa y 2 leucomas que no permitieron evaluar el fondo de ojo. Además de 16 casos por examen incompleto debido a la mala cooperación de los pacientes, quedando un total de 777 casos (ojos). Un 3,60 por ciento presentó presiones de 26 mm de Hg o más; de ellos el 0.51 por ciento con gonoscopía de cierre angular; 3,09 por ciento con ángulos abiertos a la gonioscopía; de éstos, 1 caso de glaucoma pseudoexfoliativo (0,13 por ciento) y 4,64 por ciento con presiones entre 21 y 25 mmHg. En el 91,8 por ciento la presión se encontró entre 10 y 20 mmHg


Assuntos
Humanos , Glaucoma/epidemiologia , Câmara Anterior/anatomia & histologia , Gonioscopia/estatística & dados numéricos , Pressão Intraocular , Fatores de Risco , Síndrome de Exfoliação/epidemiologia
20.
Rev. psiquiatr. (Santiago de Chile) ; 7(3): 537-42, jul.-sept. 1990. tab
Artigo em Espanhol | LILACS | ID: lil-98050

RESUMO

Se estudió el contenido de los delirios en 97 pacientes hospitalizados que cumplían con los criterios de Feighner para esquizofrenia. Se clasificaron los temas delirantes según categorías del D.S.M. III. Se analizó la distribución general de los delirios y su relación con sexo, estado civil y nivel educacional de los enfermos. Se encontró que los temas de autoreferencia, persecución y control, difusión, imposición y robo del pensamiento predominaron en todos los grupos analizados. El delirio de homosexualidad fue significativamente más frecuente (p < 0,05) en hombres que en mujeres. Se discuten estos resultados en relación con otras publicaciones y se plantea una nueva interpretación del predominio del delirio de homosexualidad en los hombres


Assuntos
Adulto , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Esquizofrenia , Homossexualidade , Delírio , Linguagem do Esquizofrênico
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