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Br J Surg ; 107(12): 1640-1647, 2020 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32430907

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BACKGROUND: Omentectomy is performed widely for locally advanced gastric cancer to prevent disease recurrence. However, its clinical benefit is unknown. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study compared the outcome of gastrectomy with preservation of the omentum (GPO) and gastrectomy with resection of the omentum (GRO) among patients with cT3-T4 gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy between 2006 and 2012 in one of five participating institutions. A consensus conference identified 28 variables potentially associated with outcome after gastrectomy for the estimation of propensity scores, and propensity score matching (PSM) was undertaken to control for possible confounders. Postoperative surgical outcomes, overall survival and disease recurrence were compared between GPO and GRO. RESULTS: A total of 1758 patients were identified, of whom 526 remained after PSM, 263 in each group. Median follow-up was 4·9 (i.q.r. 3·1-5·9) years in the GRO group and 5·0 (2·5-6·8) years in the GPO group. The incidence of postoperative complications of Clavien-Dindo grade III or more was significantly higher in the GRO group (17·5 versus 10·3 per cent; P = 0·016). Five-year overall survival rates were 77·1 per cent in the GRO group and 79·4 per cent in the GPO group (P = 0·749). There were no significant differences in recurrence rate or pattern of recurrence between the groups. CONCLUSION: Overall survival and disease recurrence were comparable in patients with cT3-4 gastric cancer who underwent GPO or GRO.


ANTECEDENTES: La omentectomía se realiza ampliamente en el cáncer gástrico localmente avanzado para prevenir la recidiva de la enfermedad. Sin embargo, se desconoce su beneficio clínico. MÉTODOS: Este estudio retrospectivo comparó el resultado de la gastrectomía con preservación del omento (gastrectomy with preservation of the omentum, GPO) con la gastrectomía con resección del omento (gastrectomy with resection of the omentum, GRO) para el cáncer gástrico con estadio clínico T3/T4. Se incluyeron pacientes sometidos a gastrectomía por cáncer gástrico clínico T3/T4 (2006-2012) y se recogieron datos relevantes de 5 hospitales participantes. A través de una conferencia de consenso se identificaron 28 variables potencialmente asociadas con el resultado tras la gastrectomía, mediante las cuales se estimaron las puntuaciones de propensión, utilizándose el emparejamiento por puntuación de propensión (propensity score matching, PSM) para el control de posibles factores de confusión. Los resultados quirúrgicos postoperatorios, la supervivencia global y la recidiva de la enfermedad se compararon entre las gastrectomías con GPO y GRO. RESULTADOS: En total, se identificaron 1.758 pacientes, seleccionándose 526 (263 GRO y 263 GPO) tras el PSM. La mediana (rango intercuartílico) de seguimiento fue de 4,9 años (3,1-5,9) en el grupo GRO y de 5,0 años (2,5-6,8) en el grupo GPO. La incidencia de complicaciones postoperatorias de Clavien-Dindo grado III o más alto fue significativamente más elevada en el grupo GRO que en el grupo GPO (17,1% versus 9,1%; P = 0,010). La supervivencia global a los 5 años fue del 77,1% para el grupo GRO y del 79,4% para el grupo GPO (P = 0,749). No hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la tasa de recidiva o patrón de recidiva entre ambos grupos. CONCLUSIÓN: La supervivencia global y la recidiva de la enfermedad son comparables en pacientes con cáncer gástrico estadio clínico T3-4 sometidos a GPO o GRO.


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Gastrectomia/métodos , Omento/cirurgia , Neoplasias Gástricas/cirurgia , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/epidemiologia , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/prevenção & controle , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Pontuação de Propensão , Estudos Retrospectivos , Neoplasias Gástricas/mortalidade , Análise de Sobrevida , Resultado do Tratamento
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Diabet Med ; 37(8): 1316-1325, 2020 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32096571

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AIMS: To examine the effects of a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, tofogliflozin, on resting heart rate by exploring baseline factors that independently influenced changes in the resting heart rate. METHODS: Data on 419 participants in tofogliflozin phase 2/3 trials were analysed. Changes in resting heart rate from baseline to week 24 were analysed using an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) model with groups (tofogliflozin/placebo) as a fixed effect and baseline values as covariates. The antilipolytic effect was evaluated as adipose tissue insulin resistance (Adipo-IR) and was calculated as the product of fasting insulin and free fatty acid. Multivariate analysis evaluated independent factors for changes in resting heart rate from baseline to week 24. RESULTS: Of the participants, 58% were men, and mean age, HbA1c , BMI and resting heart rate were 57.6 years, 65 mmol/mol (8.1%), 25.5 kg/m2 and 66 bpm, respectively. At week 24, adjusted mean difference vs. placebo in the change from baseline was -2.3 bpm [95% confidence interval (CI) -4.6, -0.1] with tofogliflozin. Changes in resting heart rate were positively correlated with changes in Adipo-IR, whereas reductions in HbA1c , body weight and blood pressure were similar independent of changes in resting heart among quartiles of resting heart rate change. On multivariate analysis, higher baseline resting heart rates and Adipo-IR values were significantly associated with greater reductions in resting heart rate. CONCLUSIONS: Tofogliflozin corrected resting heart rate levels in accordance with baseline levels. Correction of high resting heart rates may be attributed to improved adipose tissue insulin resistance, leading to correction of hyperinsulinaemia.


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Tecido Adiposo/metabolismo , Compostos Benzidrílicos/uso terapêutico , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamento farmacológico , Glucosídeos/uso terapêutico , Frequência Cardíaca , Resistência à Insulina , Inibidores do Transportador 2 de Sódio-Glicose/uso terapêutico , Idoso , Pressão Sanguínea , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/metabolismo , Feminino , Hemoglobinas Glicadas/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Descanso , Redução de Peso
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Geophys Res Lett ; 47(15): e2020GL088803, 2020 Aug 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32999519

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We investigate the forces and atmosphere-ionosphere coupling that create atmospheric dynamo currents using two rockets launched nearly simultaneously on 4 July 2013 from Wallops Island (USA), during daytime Sq conditions with ΔH of -30 nT. One rocket released a vapor trail observed from an airplane which showed peak velocities of >160 m/s near 108 km and turbulence coincident with strong unstable shear. Electric and magnetic fields and plasma density were measured on a second rocket. The current density peaked near 110 km exhibiting a spiral pattern with altitude that mirrored that of the winds, suggesting the dynamo is driven by tidal forcing. Such stratified currents are obscured in integrated ground measurements. Large electric fields produced a current opposite to that driven by the wind, believed created to minimize the current divergence. Using the observations, we solve the dynamo equation versus altitude, providing a new perspective on the complex nature of the atmospheric dynamo.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 123(22): 222502, 2019 Nov 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31868396

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The underlying structure of low-lying collective bands of atomic nuclei is discussed from a novel perspective on the interplay between single-particle and collective degrees of freedom, by utilizing state-of-the-art configuration interaction calculations on heavy nuclei. Besides the multipole components of the nucleon-nucleon interaction that drive collective modes forming those bands, the monopole component is shown to control the resistance against such modes. The calculated structure of ^{154}Sm corresponds to the coexistence between prolate and triaxial shapes, while that of ^{166}Er exhibits a deformed shape with a strong triaxial instability. Both findings differ from traditional views based on ß/γ vibrations. The formation of collective bands is shown to be facilitated from a self-organization mechanism.

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Jpn J Clin Oncol ; 49(10): 965-971, 2019 10 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31187865

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OBJECTIVE: Aiming to achieve long-term disease control, maintenance systemic chemotherapy (MSC) with a 1-3-month drug-free interval is continued in selected patients. We report our experience of MSC for metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC). METHODS: Of 228 metastatic UC patients treated with systemic chemotherapy, 40 (17.5%, 40/228) had continuously undergone MSC. Data on the regimen, cycle number, and reason for the discontinuation of MSC were also collected. We analyzed OS from the initiation of MSC until death or the last follow-up, using the log-rank test to assess the significance of differences. RESULTS: The median number of cycles of chemotherapy was 6, and the responses were CR in 6, PR in 20, SD in 13, and PD in 1 before MSC. Gemcitabine plus CDDP or carboplatin was mainly performed as MSC (70%, 28/40). MSC was repeated quarterly in 30 (75%, 30/40), every two months in 8 (20%, 8/40), and with other intervals in 2 (5%, 2/40). Overall, a median of 3.5 cycles (range: 1-29) of MSC was performed. The reason for the discontinuation of MSC was PD in 24 (60%, 24/40), favorable disease control in 9 (22.5%, 9/40), and myelosuppression in 3 (7.5%, 3/40), and for other reasons in 2 (5%, 2/40). MSC was ongoing in 2 (5%, 2/40). The median OS was 27 months from the initiation of MSC. PS0 (P = 0.0169), the absence of lung metastasis (P = 0.0387), and resection of the primary site (P = 0.0495) were associated with long-term survival after MSC. CONCLUSIONS: In selected patients, long-term systemic chemotherapy could be performed with a drug-free interval. Our maintenance strategy with cytotoxic drugs may become one of the treatment options for long-term disease control.


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Quimioterapia de Manutenção , Neoplasias Urológicas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Urológicas/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Carboplatina/administração & dosagem , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Prognóstico , Pontuação de Propensão , Análise de Sobrevida , Resultado do Tratamento
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Clin Genet ; 93(2): 242-247, 2018 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28594066

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Recent studies suggest that impaired transcription or mitochondrial translation of small RNAs can cause abnormal myelination. A polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase) encoded by PNPT1 facilitates the import of small RNAs into mitochondria. PNPT1 mutations have been reported in patients with neurodevelopmental diseases with mitochondrial dysfunction. We report here 2 siblings with PNPT1 mutations who presented delayed myelination as well as mitochondrial dysfunction. We identified compound heterozygous mutations (c.227G>A; p.Gly76Asp and c.574C>T; p.Arg192*) in PNPT1 by quartet whole-exome sequencing. Analyses of skin fibroblasts from the patient showed that PNPase expression was markedly decreased and that import of the small RNA RNaseP into mitochondria was impaired. Exogenous expression of wild-type PNPT1, but not mutants, rescued ATP production in patient skin fibroblasts, suggesting the pathogenicity of the identified mutations. Our cases expand the phenotypic spectrum of PNPT1 mutations that can cause delayed myelination.


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Exorribonucleases/genética , Doenças Mitocondriais/genética , Bainha de Mielina/genética , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/genética , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/patologia , Pré-Escolar , Hibridização Genômica Comparativa , Feminino , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Masculino , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/patologia , Doenças Mitocondriais/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Mitocondriais/metabolismo , Doenças Mitocondriais/patologia , Mutação , Bainha de Mielina/metabolismo , Bainha de Mielina/patologia , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/diagnóstico por imagem , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/metabolismo , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/patologia , RNA/genética , Sequenciamento do Exoma
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Br J Surg ; 105(1): 48-57, 2018 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29265404

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BACKGROUND: The postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) rate for duct-to-mucosa and invagination anastomosis after pancreatoduodenectomy is still debated. The aim of this RCT was to investigate the POPF rate for duct-to-mucosa versus invagination pancreaticojejunostomy. METHODS: Patients were stratified by pancreatic texture and diameter of the main pancreatic duct and randomized to the duct-to-mucosa or invagination group. The primary endpoint was the rate of clinically relevant POPF (defined as grade B or C). Secondary endpoints were suture material cost for pancreaticojejunostomy, drain insertion duration and duration of postoperative hospital stay. RESULTS: Some 120 patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy were included following consent. Clinically relevant POPF developed in six of 59 patients (10 per cent) in the invagination group and in 14 of 61 patients (23 per cent) in the duct-to-mucosa group (P = 0·077). Duration of drain insertion (6 versus 7 days respectively; P = 0·027) and postoperative hospital stay (19 versus 24 days; P = 0·015) were shorter in the invagination group. Subgroup analysis for 61 patients with a soft pancreas revealed a lower rate of clinically relevant POPF in the invagination group (10 per cent versus 42 per cent in the duct-to-mucosa group; P = 0·010). Among 20 patients with a clinically relevant POPF, the six patients in the invagination group had a shorter duration of drain insertion (38·5 days versus 49 days for 14 patients in the duct-to-mucosa group; P = 0·028) and postoperative hospital stay (42 versus 54·5 days respectively; P = 0·028). CONCLUSION: This study did not demonstrate a superiority of invagination over duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy in the risk of POPF. However, in high-risk patients with a soft pancreas, invagination may reduce the risk of clinically relevant POPF compared with duct-to-mucosa. Registration number: UMIN000005890 (http://www.umin.ac.jp).


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Fístula Pancreática/prevenção & controle , Pancreaticoduodenectomia , Pancreaticojejunostomia/métodos , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/prevenção & controle , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Tempo de Internação/estatística & dados numéricos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fístula Pancreática/epidemiologia , Fístula Pancreática/etiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Resultado do Tratamento
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Dis Esophagus ; 30(6): 1-8, 2017 Jun 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28475746

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Jejunostomy, which requires the fixation of the jejunum to the abdominal wall, is commonly used as an enteral feeding access after esophagectomy. However, this procedure sometimes causes severe complications, such as mechanical bowel obstruction. In 2009, we developed a modified approach to insert an enteral feeding tube through the reconstructed gastric tube using the round ligament of the liver. The aim of this study is to investigate the usefulness of this approach as compared to the approach through jejunostomy. Between January 2005 and March 2015, 420 patients with thoracic esophageal cancer underwent esophagectomy via thoracotomy and laparotomy. Of these, 214 underwent feeding jejunostomy (FJ group) and 206 patients underwent feeding via gastric tube with round ligament of the liver (FG group). Catheter-related complications, other postoperative complications, and mortality were compared between the two groups. The incidence of catheter site infection during catheterization in the FG group was significantly lower (n = 1/206, 0.5%) compared to the FJ group (n = 11/214, 5.1%) (P < 0.01). The postoperative bowel obstruction did not occur in the FG group, while it occurred in eight patients (3.7%) in the FJ group (P < 0.01). The incidences of other catheter-related and postoperative complications were similar between the two groups. Feeding catheter gastrostomy with the round ligament of the liver can be a useful enteral feeding access after esophagectomy, because the incidence rate of severe catheter-related complications, such as surgical site infection and mechanical obstruction tend to be lower with this technique compare to jejunostomy.


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Nutrição Enteral/métodos , Gastrostomia/métodos , Obstrução Intestinal/prevenção & controle , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/prevenção & controle , Ligamento Redondo do Fígado/cirurgia , Idoso , Nutrição Enteral/efeitos adversos , Neoplasias Esofágicas/cirurgia , Esofagectomia/efeitos adversos , Esofagectomia/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Obstrução Intestinal/epidemiologia , Obstrução Intestinal/etiologia , Jejunostomia/métodos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol ; 311(5): H1268-H1276, 2016 11 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27614226

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The muscle metaboreflex and arterial baroreflex regulate arterial pressure through distinct mechanisms. During submaximal exercise muscle metaboreflex activation (MMA) elicits a pressor response virtually solely by increasing cardiac output (CO) while baroreceptor unloading increases mean arterial pressure (MAP) primarily through peripheral vasoconstriction. The interaction between the two reflexes when activated simultaneously has not been well established. We activated the muscle metaboreflex in chronically instrumented canines during dynamic exercise (via graded reductions in hindlimb blood flow; HLBF) followed by simultaneous baroreceptor unloading (via bilateral carotid occlusion; BCO). We hypothesized that simultaneous activation of both reflexes would result in an exacerbated pressor response owing to both an increase in CO and vasoconstriction. We observed that coactivation of muscle metaboreflex and arterial baroreflex resulted in additive interaction although the mechanisms for the pressor response were different. MMA increased MAP via increases in CO, heart rate (HR), and ventricular contractility whereas baroreflex unloading during MMA caused further increases in MAP via a large decrease in nonischemic vascular conductance (NIVC; conductance of all vascular beds except the hindlimb vasculature), indicating substantial peripheral vasoconstriction. Moreover, there was significant vasoconstriction within the ischemic muscle itself during coactivation of the two reflexes but the remaining vasculature vasoconstricted to a greater extent, thereby redirecting blood flow to the ischemic muscle. We conclude that baroreceptor unloading during MMA induces preferential peripheral vasoconstriction to improve blood flow to the ischemic active skeletal muscle.


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Pressão Arterial/fisiologia , Barorreflexo/fisiologia , Débito Cardíaco/fisiologia , Isquemia/fisiopatologia , Músculo Esquelético/irrigação sanguínea , Contração Miocárdica/fisiologia , Fluxo Sanguíneo Regional/fisiologia , Vasoconstrição/fisiologia , Animais , Artérias Carótidas , Cães , Feminino , Frequência Cardíaca , Membro Posterior/irrigação sanguínea , Masculino , Pressorreceptores , Reflexo
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Phys Rev Lett ; 117(17): 179902, 2016 Oct 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27824452

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This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.112502.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 116(11): 112502, 2016 Mar 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27035297

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We present the nuclear matrix element for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of ^{48}Ca based on large-scale shell-model calculations including two harmonic oscillator shells (sd and pf shells). The excitation spectra of ^{48}Ca and ^{48}Ti, and the two-neutrino double-beta decay of ^{48}Ca are reproduced in good agreement to the experimental data. We find that the neutrinoless double-beta decay nuclear matrix element is enhanced by about 30% compared to pf-shell calculations. This reduces the decay lifetime by almost a factor of 2. The matrix-element increase is mostly due to pairing correlations associated with cross-shell sd-pf excitations. We also investigate possible implications for heavier neutrinoless double-beta decay candidates.

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J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact ; 16(4): 296-301, 2016 12 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27973381

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OBJECTIVES: To examine the associations between absolute and relative handgrip strength (HGS) and physical performance. METHODS: A total of 135 old men aged 70-89 years had muscle thickness (MT) measured by ultrasound at anterior forearm (MT-ulna). Maximum voluntary HGS was measured for the dominant hand. Relative HGS was calculated as ratios of HGS to MT-ulna (HGS/MT-ulna, kg/cm), HGS to forearm girth (HGS/forearm-girth, kg/cm), and HGS to body mass (HGS/body mass, kg/kg). Physical performance was also assessed using the short physical performance battery (SPPB). RESULTS: Age was significantly correlated with absolute and relative HGS (r=-0.479 and r=-0.315 to -0.427, respectively all p<0.001) and physical performance (walking speed, r=-0.218, p=0.011; chair stand, r=0.348, p<0.001), but not with SPPB score (r=-0.083). Absolute HGS was positively correlated with usual-walking speed (r=0.354, p<0.001) and was inversely correlated with chair-stand time (r=-0.386, p<0.001). The strongest correlations were seen between HGS/MT-ulna and usual-walking speed (r=0.426, p<0.001) or chair-stand (r=-0.461, p<0.001). Stepwise regression analysis revealed that HGS/MT-ulna was a significant predictor for U-walk speed (R2=0.205) and chair-stand time (R2=0.241) while absolute HGS was not a significant predictor of either one. CONCLUSION: Thus, we suggest that forearm muscle quality (HGS/MT-ulna) may be a stronger predictor of physical performance than absolute HGS in active old men.


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Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Antebraço/fisiologia , Golfe , Força da Mão/fisiologia , Músculo Esquelético/fisiologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Humanos , Masculino , Força Muscular/fisiologia
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Am J Transplant ; 15(5): 1192-204, 2015 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25731734

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We have reported that B6.CCR5(-/-) mice reject renal allografts with high serum donor-specific antibody (DSA) titers and marked C4d deposition in grafts, features consistent with antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). B6.huCD20/CCR5(-/-) mice, where human CD20 expression is restricted to B cells, rejected A/J renal allografts by day 26 posttransplant with DSA first detected in serum on day 5 posttransplant and increased thereafter. Recipient treatment with anti-huCD20 mAb prior to the transplant and weekly up to 7 weeks posttransplant promoted long-term allograft survival (>100 days) with low DSA titers. To investigate the effect of B cell depletion at the time serum DSA was first detected, recipients were treated with anti-huCD20 mAb on days 5, 8, and 12 posttransplant. This regimen significantly reduced DSA titers and graft inflammation on day 15 posttransplant and prolonged allograft survival >60 days. However, DSA returned to the titers observed in control treated recipients by day 30 posttransplant and histological analyses on day 60 posttransplant indicated severe interstitial fibrosis. These results indicate that anti-huCD20 mAb had the greatest effect as a prophylactic treatment and that the distinct kinetics of DSA responses accounts for acute renal allograft failure versus the development of fibrosis.


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Anticorpos/imunologia , Antígenos CD20/química , Rejeição de Enxerto/prevenção & controle , Transplante de Rim , Insuficiência Renal/imunologia , Insuficiência Renal/cirurgia , Aloenxertos , Animais , Formação de Anticorpos/imunologia , Creatinina/sangue , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Fibrose/fisiopatologia , Citometria de Fluxo , Rejeição de Enxerto/imunologia , Sobrevivência de Enxerto , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Microscopia de Fluorescência , Receptores CCR5/genética , Fatores de Tempo , Transplante Homólogo
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Osteoporos Int ; 26(11): 2657-64, 2015 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25963236

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UNLABELLED: This study evaluated changes in spinal alignment and quality of life (QOL) after corrective spinal surgery for patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis and spinal kyphosis. Spinal global alignment and QOL were significantly improved after corrective spinal surgery but did not reach the level of non-operated controls. INTRODUCTION: With the increased aging of society, the demand for corrective spinal instrumentation for spinal kyphosis in osteoporotic patients is increasing. However, previous studies have not focused on the improvement of quality of life (QOL) after corrective spinal surgery in patients with osteoporosis, compared to non-operated control patients. The purposes of this study were thus to evaluate changes in spinal alignment and QOL after corrective spinal instrumentation for patients with osteoporosis and spinal kyphosis and to compare these results with non-operated patients. METHODS: Participants comprised 39 patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis ≥50 years old who underwent corrective spinal surgery using multilevel posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) for symptomatic thoracolumbar or lumbar kyphosis, and 82 age-matched patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis without prevalent vertebral fractures. Spinopelvic parameters were evaluated with standing lateral spine radiography, and QOL was evaluated with the Japanese Osteoporosis QOL Questionnaire (JOQOL), SF-36, and Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ). RESULTS: Lumbar kyphosis angle, sagittal vertical axis, and pelvic tilt were significantly improved postoperatively. QOL evaluated with all three questionnaires also significantly improved after 6 months postoperatively, particularly in domain and subscale scores for pain and general/mental health. However, these radiographic parameters, total JOQOL score, SF-36 physical component summary score, and RDQ score were significantly inferior compared with non-operated controls. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that spinal global alignment and QOL were significantly improved after corrective spinal surgery using multilevel PLIF for patients with osteoporosis and spinal kyphosis but did not reach the level of non-operated controls.


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Cifose/cirurgia , Osteoporose Pós-Menopausa/complicações , Qualidade de Vida , Idoso , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , Humanos , Cifose/diagnóstico por imagem , Cifose/etiologia , Cifose/reabilitação , Vértebras Lombares/cirurgia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fraturas por Osteoporose/complicações , Fraturas por Osteoporose/diagnóstico por imagem , Psicometria , Radiografia , Fraturas da Coluna Vertebral/complicações , Fraturas da Coluna Vertebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Fusão Vertebral/métodos , Fusão Vertebral/reabilitação , Resultado do Tratamento
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Parasite Immunol ; 37(4): 171-9, 2015 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25545318

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Age-associated alterations of Th2 immune responses against nematode parasites are largely unknown. We investigated primary and memory responses against two types of gastrointestinal nematode parasites, Heligmosomoides polygyrus (Hp) and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (Nb), in aged mice. The small intestinal gene expression of Th2 cytokines was almost unchanged after primary (Nb and Hp) and secondary infection (Hp) in aged mice in contrast to strongly increased small intestinal gene expression of Th2 cytokines in young (3-month-old) mice. Mucus production decreased (Nb), and worm expulsion was impaired (Nb and Hp) compared with the young mice. Immunofluorescent staining revealed that after Hp infection, the number of alternatively activated macrophages, which are induced by Th2 cytokines, was lower in the aged mice. On the other hand, the number of CD4(+) T cells recruited to the worm cysts was normal compared with the young mice. These results suggest that migration of CD4(+) T cells to the host-parasite interface is not affected by ageing. Alterations in Th2 immune responses in aged mice might be due to inappropriate or insufficient activation of CD4(+) T cells in the submucosa.


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Envelhecimento/imunologia , Enteropatias Parasitárias/imunologia , Nematospiroides dubius/fisiologia , Nippostrongylus/fisiologia , Infecções por Strongylida/imunologia , Animais , Citocinas/metabolismo , Feminino , Enteropatias Parasitárias/epidemiologia , Enteropatias Parasitárias/patologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Infecções por Strongylida/epidemiologia , Infecções por Strongylida/patologia , Células Th2/imunologia
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J Dairy Sci ; 98(5): 2875-83, 2015 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25704969

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The emulsifying components in cream are very important in controlling the physical characteristics of whipped cream. The effects of those components on the stability of fat globules and the physical characteristics of whipped cream were investigated. A low-molecular-weight emulsifier, and protein ingredients such as sodium caseinate and a casein partial hydrolysate (casein peptides), were used as emulsifying components in this investigation. The viscosity of deaerated whipped cream (called the serum viscosity) was measured to evaluate the degree of fat-globule aggregation. Furthermore, the shape-retention ability, which is the degree of reduction in the firmness of whipped cream between immediately after whipping and after 1d of refrigeration, was explored. The addition of the low-molecular-weight emulsifier in the continuous phase of dairy cream, which does not contain added low-molecular-weight emulsifiers, increased the stability of the fat globules and reduced the shape-retention ability of the whipped cream. The addition of protein ingredients (sodium caseinate and casein peptides) to the continuous phase of dairy cream had little effect. However, the addition of casein peptide in the continuous phase of dairy cream together with the low-molecular-weight emulsifier reduced the effect of the low-molecular-weight emulsifier on the stabilization of fat globules and the shape-retention ability of the whipped cream. The addition of casein peptide did not recover the serum viscosity; thus, other mechanisms might underlie this phenomenon.


Assuntos
Caseínas/química , Laticínios/análise , Emulsificantes/química , Glicolipídeos/química , Glicoproteínas/química , Animais , Emulsões/química , Gotículas Lipídicas
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J Fish Biol ; 86(3): 1121-8, 2015 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25677849

RESUMO

Cyclopterids were hatched from egg batches that were laid in two empty buccinid snail shells collected from a depth of 340 m in the Sea of Japan. Larvae were reared to identify species and to describe the morphological changes associated with metamorphosis. The fin rays of all fins were mostly complete and the pelvic fins were modified to form suckers, or adhesive discs, at the time of hatching. Juveniles immediately attached themselves to the bottom and there was no planktonic stage. The body surface was smooth with no spines or bony tubercles. At 4 months after hatching, the fine spines present on the head and trunk of juveniles transformed into bony tubercles. At 7 months after hatching, fishes became sexually dimorphic including the position and development patterns of bony tubercles. Importantly, these sexually dimorphic changes in morphology corresponded closely with descriptions of different species. Specifically, females could be classified as Eumicrotremus asperrimus, and young and fully developed males as Cyclopteropsis bergi and Cyclopteropsis lindbergi, respectively. These observations resolved a previously ambiguous hypothesis regarding the taxonomy of these cyclopterid taxa. Cyclopteropsis bergi and C. lindbergi may be synonyms of E. asperrimus.


Assuntos
Metamorfose Biológica , Perciformes/anatomia & histologia , Caracteres Sexuais , Nadadeiras de Animais/anatomia & histologia , Animais , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Feminino , Haplótipos , Larva , Masculino , Perciformes/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA
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Am J Transplant ; 14(3): 568-79, 2014 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24502272

RESUMO

Differences in levels of environmentally induced memory T cells that cross-react with donor MHC molecules are postulated to account for the efficacy of allograft tolerance-inducing strategies in rodents versus their failure in nonhuman primates and human transplant patients. Strategies to study the impact of donor-reactive memory T cells on allografts in rodents have relied on the pretransplant induction of memory T cells cross-reactive with donor allogeneic MHC molecules through recipient viral infection, priming directly with donor antigen or adoptive transfer of donor antigen primed memory T cells. Each approach accelerates allograft rejection and confers resistance to tolerance induction, but also biases the T cell repertoire to strong donor reactivity. The ability of endogenous memory T cells within unprimed mice to directly reject an allograft is unknown. Here, we show a direct association between increased duration of cold ischemic allograft storage and numbers and enhanced functions of early graft infiltrating endogenous CD8 memory T cells. These T cells directly mediate rejection of allografts subjected to prolonged ischemia and this rejection is resistant to costimulatory blockade. These findings recapitulate the clinically significant impact of endogenous memory T cells with donor reactivity in a mouse transplant model in the absence of prior recipient priming.


Assuntos
Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/imunologia , Rejeição de Enxerto/imunologia , Transplante de Coração/efeitos adversos , Memória Imunológica/imunologia , Transferência Adotiva , Aloenxertos , Animais , Anticorpos Monoclonais/farmacologia , Western Blotting , Isquemia Fria , Citocinas/genética , Citocinas/metabolismo , Citometria de Fluxo , Humanos , Técnicas Imunoenzimáticas , Antígeno-1 Associado à Função Linfocitária/imunologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa
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