Nutritional Status as a Risk Factor for Doxorubicin Cardiotoxicity in Mexican Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer in the world. Doxorubicin (Dox) is a very useful drug in these patients, however, one of the main adverse effects caused by the use of Dox is cardiotoxicity (CT). Protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) is a factor that, among others, can influence the development of CT due to Dox. The aim of our study was to associate PCM as a risk factor for CT induced by Dox in Mexican children with ALL. We included 89 children with ALL who were treated with Dox, from October 2018 to July 2023, and of whom 14 developed some type of CT, 15 were underweight and 3 were overweight. The analysis of the association risk of CT due to PCM shows a statistically significant association of risk of developing CT due to PCM. On the other hand, healthy weight was associated with protection for developing CT due to Dox use. Of the total number of girls who presented CT, all had systolic dysfunction, while 6 of them also had diastolic dysfunction. On the other hand, of the total number of boys who presented CT, all of them had systolic dysfunction and only one of them also had diastolic dysfunction. These results show that in patients in which Dox is being administered, special attention is suggested for girls with PCM, since systolic failure is a precursor and occurs before diastolic failure in girls with PCM.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing in the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Tuberculosis remains a serious threat to human health as an infectious disease in Mexico. Data about the genotypes of circulating Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates (MTB) in the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico are scarce. We aimed to determine the genotypes of circulating MTB belonging to the Beijing lineage recovered from patients in the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. A total of 406 MTB isolates from this state were genotyped using the spoligotyping method and 18-locus MIRU-VNTR. Lineage classification and MTB transmission analysis were performed. Based on the spoligotyping analysis, we found 24 strains belonging to the Beijing genotype that were characterized phylogenetically. The MIRUs showed greater discriminatory power than the standard RFLP-IS6110 method; therefore, the greatest allelic diversity among the Beijing strains was observed with MIRU10, MIRU31, MIRU39, MRU40, and MIRU 26. MVLA analysis showed a profile variation between Beijing and non-Beijing strains. The minimum spanning tree (MST) showed that 79% (19) of the strains are related. All Beijing strains exhibited the deletion of region TbD1, which is a characteristic of modern strains. The application of spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTR-18 methods together proved to be more sensitive, discriminatory, and rapid than the standard method for the epidemiological analysis of Mycobacterium Beijing isolates. This study is one of the first to describe the genomic diversity of M. Beijing in the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Prevalence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern Mexico.

Introduction: Hispanic immigrants are a fast-growing population in the United States of America (USA) that disproportionately suffer from chronic diseases. Despite the increasing prevalence of obesity in Latin-American countries, only a few studies have examined the onset of chronic diseases in Mexican and Central American migrants in Mexico. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in Central American immigrants who are in the process of traveling through northeastern Mexico to the United States. Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among migrants, mostly Central Americans. Migrants who agreed to participate in the study were interviewed face-to-face by researchers to obtain their sociodemographic data. To obtain the prevalence, many health indicators related to obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, including weight, height, fasting glucose, and blood pressure, were measured. Results: In total, 520 migrants were interviewed; sociodemographic data indicated that most participants were men (76%), from Honduras (72.6%), single (61.2%), and have elementary level of education (48.6%). The somatometric evaluation revealed that 28.9% were diagnosed as overweight, 10.7% with obesity, and 3.3% with malnutrition. Of less prevalence, 8.8% were detected with hypertension and 4.6% had fasting hyperglycemia. The mean participant age was 29.11 ± 10.00 years. For each participant, the average weight was 66.72 ± 13.09 kg; the average height was 1.64 ± 0.08 m; the average body mass index (BMI) was 24.59 ± 4.32; the mean systolic and diastolic pressures were 116.26 ± 15.13 and 74 ± 9.65, respectively; and the average glycemia was 100.97 ± 21.99. El Salvador showed the highest proportion of people with diabetes (14.7%). Women who participated in this study had a higher proportion of obesity (23.4%, p = 0.02) and overweight (36.2%) than men (8.4 and 29.2%, respectively). People from Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras reported a high prevalence of overweight participants (63.6, 47.4, and 30.7%, respectively), while people from El Salvador and Nicaragua had a high prevalence of obese participants (23.5 and 21.1%, respectively). Conclusion: We found significant differences in the rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension between groups of Central American migrants and their place of origin, age, educational level, and gender. Our findings highlight the importance of exploring differences within groups of Central American migrants traveling through northeastern Mexico to the United States, which may explain several health indicators.

Impacto de polimorfismos genéticos de la vía metabólica del metotrexato sobre la sobrevida de niños mexicanos con leucemia linfoblástica aguda (LLA) / Impact of genetic polymorphism of metabolic pathway of methotrexate and survival rate of mexican children will all

Antecedentes: La leucemia linfoblástica aguda (LLA) es un padecimiento oncológico importante en la población pediátrica mexicana, cuya base genética pudiera modificar la efectividad de la quimioterapia del antifolato metotrexato (MTX) y el tiempo de sobrevida libre de enfermedad y la sobrevida total. Objetivo: Determinar la asociación de 10 polimorfismos genéticos de la vía del folato: en transportadores celulares (COL18A1, SLC19A1, ABCB1 y ABCC5) y las enzimas folilpoliglutamil sintetasa (FPGS) y xantina oxidasa (XO), con la sobrevida de los niños con leucemia linfoblástica aguda. Métodos: En el Centro Estatal de Cancerología de Durango- México, se estudiaron 39 niños con leucemia linfoblástica aguda tratados con MTX y 102 controles sin la enfermedad, a quienes mediante qPCR, se les determinaron 10 polimorfismos en la vía del folato. Durante 5 años de seguimiento se determinó la sobrevida libre de enfermedad y la sobrevida total, y su relación con su genotipo. Resultados: Cuatro polimorfismos no estuvieron en equilibrio de Hardy-Weinberg COL18A1 (rs2274808), ABCC5 (rs9838667 y rs3792585) y XO (rs17011368). Únicamente el rs17011368 de XO se asoció con riesgo de estar presente en los pacientes con leucemia linfoblástica aguda cuyo OR fue 9.771(IC95% 4.974-19.196, p=0,001). El FPGS (rs1544105) afectó la sobrevida libre de enfermedad y la sobrevida total (Log Rank p<0.05). Conclusiones: El polimorfismo (rs17011368) de la XO presentó riesgo para leucemia linfoblástica aguda; así mismo, se encontró una asociación importante entre los portadores del polimorfismo FPGS (rs1544105) que modificaría la sobrevidas de los pacientes tratados con MTX.

Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a major cancer disease in Mexican pediatric population, were the genotype could affect the effectiveness of chemotherapy in which the methotrexate (MTX) is involved and consequently the time of disease free survival and overall survival. Objective: Determine the association of 10 genetic polymorphisms of the folate pathway: in cellular carriers (COL18A1, SLC19A1, ABCB1 and ABCC5) and in enzymes such as folylpolyglutamate synthetase (FPGS) and xanthine oxidase (XO), with survival of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Methods: Thirtynine children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia from the State Cancer Center in Durango (Mexico) treated with MTX and 102 healthy controls, were qPCR analyzed for 10 polymorphisms in the folate pathway. During 5 years of follow up, the disease-free survival and overall survival rates were investigated in relation with their genotypes. Results: Four polymorphisms were not found in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium COL18A1 (rs2274808), ABCC5 (rs9838667 and rs3792585) and XO (rs170113685). Only XO (rs170113685) was associated with risk of being present in patients with ALL whose odds ratio was 9.771 (95% 4.974-19.196, p=0.001). The polymorphism rs1544105 for FPGS affected disease free survival and overall survival (Log Rank test p<0.05). Conclusion: Polymorphism (rs17011368) of XO showed risk association for acute lymphoblastic leukemia; likewise, an important association was found between carriers of the FPGS (rs1544105) and increased survival times of patients treated with methotrexate.