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BMC Bioinformatics ; 23(1): 463, 2022 Nov 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36333787

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Chromosome conformation capture and its derivatives have provided substantial genetic data for understanding how chromatin self-organizes. These techniques have identified regions of high intrasequence interactions called topologically associated domains (TADs). TADs are structural and functional units that shape chromosomes and influence genomic expression. Many of these domains differ across cell development and can be impacted by diseases. Thus, analysis of the identified domains can provide insight into genome regulation. Hence, there are many approaches to identifying such domains across many cell lines. Despite the availability of multiple tools for TAD detection, TAD callers' speed, flexibility, result inconsistency, and reproducibility remain challenges in this research area. RESULTS: In this work, we developed a computational webserver called TADMaster that provides an analysis suite to directly evaluate the concordance level and robustness of two or more TAD data on any given genome region. The suite provides multiple visual and quantitative metrics to compare the identified domains' number, size, and various comparisons of shared domains, domain boundaries, and domain overlap. CONCLUSIONS: TADMaster is an efficient and easy-to-use web application that provides a set of consensus and unique TADs to inform the choice of TADs. It can be accessed at http://tadmaster.io and is also available as a containerized application that can be deployed and run locally on any platform or operating system.


Assuntos
Cromatina , Cromossomos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Cromatina/genética , Genoma , Internet
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Croat Med J ; 63(5): 438-447, 2022 Oct 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36325668

RESUMO

AIM: To investigate clinical and video-polysomnography (VPSG) findings of hallucinatory experiences in patients suffering from disorders of arousal (DOA) in the absence of other pathologies. METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed the records of 370 adults with DOA. Thirty (8.1%) patients concomitantly reported complex nocturnal visual hallucinations. VPSG recordings were scrutinized, and motor behavioral and electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns were classified according to previous descriptions of DOA. RESULTS: Thirty DOA patients reported seeing images of objects, people, and animals; either distorted, static, or mobile. The images disappeared with increased illumination in 80% of patients, and 23.3% reported preceding dream imagery. In addition to the classical DOA patterns on VPSG, a distinct pattern of behavioral and EEG manifestation associated with complex hallucinatory episodes was identified in 16 (53.3%) DOA patients. This consisted of low-voltage mixed-frequency EEG activity before eye opening that persisted while patients were observed staring or visually tracking before the onset of motor behavior. CONCLUSION: A novel, distinct behavioral and EEG pattern in patients with DOA and history of reported complex nocturnal visual hallucinations was identified. This may represent a unique phenotype of dissociation between sleep states that merits further investigation.


Assuntos
Nível de Alerta , Eletroencefalografia , Animais , Estudos Retrospectivos , Polissonografia/métodos , Alucinações/etiologia
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J Sleep Res ; 30(6): e13350, 2021 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33939202

RESUMO

Obstructive sleep apnea is linked to cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders and dementia. The precise nature of the association between respiratory events in obstructive sleep apnea, cortical or subcortical arousals, and cognitive, autonomic and oxidative stress consequences remains incompletely elucidated. Previous studies have aimed to understand the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and arousal patterns, as defined by the cyclic alternating pattern, but results have been inconsistent, in part likely due to the presence of associated comorbidities. To better define this relationship, we analysed cyclic alternating patterns in patients with obstructive sleep apnea without any additional comorbidities. We identified 18 adult male, non-obese subjects with obstructive sleep apnea and no other comorbidities or medication history, who underwent whole-night electroencephalography and polysomnography. Cyclic alternating pattern analysis was performed and verified by certified somnologists. Pairwise linear regression analysis demonstrated an inverse relationship between obstructive sleep apnea severity and cyclic alternating pattern subtype A1, and a direct correlation with cyclic alternating pattern subtype A3. Cyclic alternating pattern subtypes A1 prevail in milder obstructive sleep apnea phenotype, whilst cyclic alternating pattern subtypes A2 and A3 overcome among moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea patients. The milder obstructive sleep apnea group also presented higher sleep efficiency, and increased percentages of non-rapid eye movement stage 3 and rapid eye movement sleep, as well as longer cyclic alternating pattern sequences in N3, while severe obstructive sleep apnea patients spent more time in lighter sleep stages. These results imply/suggest a balance between cyclic alternating pattern's adaptive and maladaptive arousal processes in obstructive sleep apnea of differing severities. In milder obstructive sleep apnea (apnea-hypopnea index < 20), sleep continuity may be reinforced by cyclic alternating pattern subtype A1, whereas in more severe obstructive sleep apnea, decompensation of these sleep-stabilizing mechanisms may occur and more intrusive cyclic alternating pattern fluctuations disrupt sleep circuitry.


Assuntos
Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono , Humanos , Masculino , Polissonografia , Sono , Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono/epidemiologia , Fases do Sono , Sono REM
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Cephalalgia ; 40(9): 949-958, 2020 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32276548

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Exploding head syndrome is a rarely reported benign sensory parasomnia that may nonetheless have significant impact on patients' quality of life and their perceived well-being. To date, the mechanisms underlying attacks, characterised by a painless perception of abrupt, loud noises at transitional sleep-wake or wake-sleep states, are by and large unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS: In order to address the current gap in the knowledge of potential underlying pathophysiology, a retrospective case-control study of polysomnographic recordings of patients presenting to a tertiary sleep disorders clinic with exploding head syndrome was conducted. Interictal (non-attack associated) electroencephalographic biomarkers were investigated by performing macrostructural and event-related dynamic spectral analyses of the whole-night EEG. In patients with exploding head syndrome, additional oscillatory activity was recorded during wakefulness and at sleep/wake periods. This activity differed in its frequency, topography and source from the alpha rhythm that it accompanied. CONCLUSION: Based on these preliminary findings, we hypothesise that at times of sleep-wake transition in patients with exploding head syndrome, aberrant attentional processing may lead to amplification and modulation of external sensory stimuli.


Assuntos
Encéfalo/fisiopatologia , Parassonias/fisiopatologia , Idoso , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Eletroencefalografia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Pract Neurol ; 20(3): 189-198, 2020 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31892545

RESUMO

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a neuromodulatory therapeutic option for drug-resistant epilepsy. In randomised controlled trials, VNS implantation has resulted in over 50% reduction in seizure frequency in 26%-40% of patients within 1 year. Long-term uncontrolled studies suggest better responses to VNS over time; however, the assessment of other potential predictive factors has led to contradictory results. Although initially designed for managing focal seizures, its use has been extended to other forms of drug-resistant epilepsy. In this review, we discuss the evidence supporting the use of VNS, its impact on seizure frequency and quality of life, and common adverse effects of this therapy. We also include practical guidance for the approach to and the management of patients with VNS in situ.


Assuntos
Epilepsia Resistente a Medicamentos/terapia , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto/métodos , Estimulação do Nervo Vago/métodos , Epilepsia Resistente a Medicamentos/diagnóstico por imagem , Epilepsia Resistente a Medicamentos/psicologia , Humanos , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Resultado do Tratamento , Estimulação do Nervo Vago/instrumentação , Estimulação do Nervo Vago/psicologia
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Air Med J ; 39(5): 421-422, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33012484

RESUMO

Trismus, or masseter muscle rigidity, is a rare but previously described complication of succinylcholine-induced neuromuscular blockade. We present a case report that details unique aspects of suspected masseter muscle rigidity in the prehospital setting air medical setting after attempted rapid sequence intubation with succinylcholine. We then discuss the need for knowledge base of this life-threatening and rarely described syndrome as well as the importance of working through a differential diagnosis and specific trismus-focused airway algorithm. Trismus, or masseter muscle rigidity (MMR), is a rare but previously described complication of succinylcholine-induced neuromuscular blockade. It has been cited in anesthesia and emergency medicine literature as a potentially life-threatening complication and requires prompt intervention. This case report details a unique case of suspected MMR in the prehospital setting after attempted rapid sequence intubation (RSI) with succinylcholine performed by an experienced aeromedical flight crew.


Assuntos
Resgate Aéreo , Intubação Intratraqueal/métodos , Músculo Masseter/fisiopatologia , Rigidez Muscular/induzido quimicamente , Succinilcolina/efeitos adversos , Adulto , Cuidados Críticos , Medicina de Emergência , Humanos , Masculino , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Sleep Res ; 28(2): e12772, 2019 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30295353

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Although video polysomnography (vPSG) is not routinely recommended for the evaluation of typical cases of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) parasomnias, it can aid diagnosis of unusual cases, other sleep disorders and complicated cases with REM behaviour disorder (RBD), and in differentiating parasomnias from epilepsy. In this study, we aimed to assess vPSG findings in consecutive patients with a clinical diagnosis of NREM-parasomnia covering the whole phenotypic spectrum. Five hundred and twelve patients with a final diagnosis of NREM parasomnia who had undergone vPSG were retrospectively identified. vPSGs were analysed for features of NREM parasomnia and for the presence of other sleep disorders. Two hundred and six (40.0%) patients were clinically diagnosed with sleepwalking, 72 (14.1%) with sleep terrors, 39 (7.6%) with confusional arousals, 15 (2.9%) with sexsomnia, seven (1.4%) with sleep-related eating disorder, 122 (23.8%) with mixed phenotype, and 51 (10.0%) with parasomnia overlap disorder (POD). The vPSG supported the diagnosis of NREM parasomnia in 64.4% of the patients and of POD in 98%. In 28.9% of the patients, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or/and periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS) were identified, most commonly in older, male, sleepy and obese patients. vPSG has a high diagnostic yield in patients with NREM parasomnia and should be routinely performed when there is diagnostic doubt, or in patients where there is a suspicion of OSA and PLMS.


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Movimentos Oculares/fisiologia , Parassonias/diagnóstico por imagem , Polissonografia/métodos , Gravação em Vídeo/métodos , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 113(33): E4867-76, 2016 08 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27486247

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The cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus relies upon photosynthesis to drive metabolism and growth. During darkness, Synechococcus stops growing, derives energy from its glycogen stores, and greatly decreases rates of macromolecular synthesis via unknown mechanisms. Here, we show that the stringent response, a stress response pathway whose genes are conserved across bacteria and plant plastids, contributes to this dark adaptation. Levels of the stringent response alarmone guanosine 3'-diphosphate 5'-diphosphate (ppGpp) rise after a shift from light to dark, indicating that darkness triggers the same response in cyanobacteria as starvation in heterotrophic bacteria. High levels of ppGpp are sufficient to stop growth and dramatically alter many aspects of cellular physiology, including levels of photosynthetic pigments and polyphosphate, DNA content, and the rate of translation. Cells unable to synthesize ppGpp display pronounced growth defects after exposure to darkness. The stringent response regulates expression of a number of genes in Synechococcus, including ribosomal hibernation promoting factor (hpf), which causes ribosomes to dimerize in the dark and may contribute to decreased translation. Although the metabolism of Synechococcus differentiates it from other model bacterial systems, the logic of the stringent response remains remarkably conserved, while at the same time having adapted to the unique stresses of the photosynthetic lifestyle.


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Adaptação Fisiológica , Synechococcus/fisiologia , Aclimatação , Replicação do DNA , Escuridão , Regulação Bacteriana da Expressão Gênica , Guanosina Tetrafosfato/análise , Guanosina Tetrafosfato/fisiologia , Fotossíntese
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Biochemistry ; 57(1): 38-46, 2018 01 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28992412

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A fundamental goal of protein biochemistry is to determine the sequence-function relationship, but the vastness of sequence space makes comprehensive evaluation of this landscape difficult. However, advances in DNA synthesis and sequencing now allow researchers to assess the functional impact of every single mutation in many proteins, but challenges remain in library construction and the development of general assays applicable to a diverse range of protein functions. This Perspective briefly outlines the technical innovations in DNA manipulation that allow massively parallel protein biochemistry and then summarizes the methods currently available for library construction and the functional assays of protein variants. Areas in need of future innovation are highlighted with a particular focus on assay development and the use of computational analysis with machine learning to effectively traverse the sequence-function landscape. Finally, applications in the fundamentals of protein biochemistry, disease prediction, and protein engineering are presented.


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Bioquímica/métodos , Modelos Moleculares , Biologia Molecular/métodos , Proteínas/química , Proteínas/metabolismo , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Animais , Bioquímica/tendências , Pesquisa Biomédica/métodos , Pesquisa Biomédica/tendências , Biologia Computacional/tendências , Humanos , Aprendizado de Máquina/tendências , Biologia Molecular/tendências , Mutagênese , Mutação , Conformação Proteica , Engenharia de Proteínas/tendências , Proteínas/genética , Projetos de Pesquisa/tendências , Análise de Sequência de DNA/tendências
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Appl Opt ; 57(22): E147-E153, 2018 Aug 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30117914

RESUMO

Antimonene is a stable 2D allotrope of antimony that is predicted to have a direct bandgap, high third-order optical nonlinear susceptibility, and high electron mobility. These properties give it huge potential applications in photonics and optoelectronics. However, the nonlinear refractive response of antimonene dispersions, which is the key to nonlinear refraction-based devices, has not been fully investigated. In this work, we investigated the optical nonlinearities of the antimonene dispersions by spatial self-phase modulation (SSPM) at 405, 785, and 1064 nm wavelengths. The SSPM rings were observed at 405, 785, and 1064 nm, implying the broadband nonlinear optical response of antimonene dispersions from visible to near-infrared. The effective nonlinear refractive index, n2, and the third-order susceptibility, χ(3), of the antimonene dispersion were measured to be ∼10-5 cm2 W-1 and ∼10-8 esu, respectively. Furthermore, the nonlinearity of antimonene was demonstrated to be tuneable by the laser intensities. The relative change of the nonlinear refractive index, Δn2e/n2e, was observed to range from 14% to 63% for different intensities. Our results will be helpful for the photonic applications of antimonene in a broadband wavelength range, such as optical modulators and switchers.

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Anal Bioanal Chem ; 409(26): 6205-6225, 2017 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28815276

RESUMO

A liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-qQq-MS/MS) method was developed for simultaneous determination of 89 legal neuropsychiatric pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs (both parent compounds and metabolites) and other micropollutants in unfiltered wastewater and freshwater. The target chemicals fall under the classes of amphetamine-type stimulants, cocaine compounds, opiates and opioids, benzodiazepines, lysergic compounds, antipsychotics, anesthetics, antiepileptics, antidepressants, sympathomimetics, cannabinoids, blood thinners, antihistamines, ß-blockers, caffeine derivatives, nicotine derivatives, z-drugs, new designer drugs, and Alzheimer medications. The sample preparation procedure was designed for unfiltered wastewater and freshwater without the need to separate the particulate matter (if any) from the aqueous phase prior to extraction. Samples were pre-concentrated by rotary evaporation in the presence of a solvent. Method precision (absolute values; N = 6 replicate analyses at the fortification level of 50 ng, k = 6 days) for 87 out of 89 target analytes ranged from 2.8 to 34% (RSD %). The limits of detection ranged from 0.11 to 202 ng L-1, and the matrix effects ranged from +16 to -84%. A total of 10 samples, 8 wastewater, 1 drinking water, and 1 lake water, were collected from New York State, USA, and were analyzed for the target compounds to demonstrate the applicability of the developed method. This is the first study to report the analysis of multiple classes of pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, and other micropollutants in unfiltered wastewater. Graphical abstract Analysis of 89 micropollutants in unfiltered wastewater by LC-MS/MS.


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Cromatografia Líquida/métodos , Água Doce/análise , Preparações Farmacêuticas/análise , Extração em Fase Sólida/métodos , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos , Águas Residuárias/análise , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análise , Drogas Ilícitas/análise , Limite de Detecção
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Depress Anxiety ; 33(8): 718-27, 2016 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27328618

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Ketamine was discovered in the 1960s and released for public use in 1970. Originally developed as a safer alternative to phencyclidine, ketamine is primarily used in clinical settings for analgesia and sedation. In recent years, other uses have been developed, including pain management and treatment of asthma and depression. Clinical use of ketamine causes dissociation and emergence delirium. These effects have led to recreational abuse. Although death from direct pharmacologic effects appears rare, the disinhibition and altered sensory perceptions caused by ketamine puts users at risk of environmental harm. Ketamine has also been implicated in nonconsensual sexual intercourse. Data continue to build that chronic ketamine use may lead to morbidity. Impairment of memory and persistent dissociative, depressive, and delusional thinking has also been reported with long-term use. Lower urinary tract symptoms, including cystitis have been described. Gastric and hepatic pathology have also been noted, including abnormal liver function tests, choledochal cysts and dilations of the common bile duct. S-ketamine, an enantiomer in racemic ketamine, has been shown to be hepatotoxic in vitro. Abstinence from ketamine may reduce the adverse effects of chronic use and is considered the mainstay of treatment. Specialized urine drug testing may be required to detect use, as not all point of care urine drug screens include ketamine.


Assuntos
Anestésicos Dissociativos/efeitos adversos , Ketamina/efeitos adversos , Desvio de Medicamentos sob Prescrição , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/complicações , Humanos
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J Dev Econ ; 122: 63-75, 2016 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27594737

RESUMO

To analyze anti-poverty policies in tandem with the taxes used to pay for them, comparisons of poverty before and after taxes and transfers are often used. We show that these comparisons, as well as measures of horizontal equity and progressivity, can fail to capture an important aspect: that a substantial proportion of the poor are made poorer (or non-poor made poor) by the tax and transfer system. We illustrate with data from seventeen developing countries: in fifteen, the fiscal system is poverty-reducing and progressive, but in ten of these at least one-quarter of the poor pay more in taxes than they receive in transfers. We call this fiscal impoverishment, and axiomatically derive a measure of its extent. An analogous measure of fiscal gains of the poor is also derived, and we show that changes in the poverty gap can be decomposed into our axiomatic measures of fiscal impoverishment and gains.

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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ; 84(2): 223-7, 2013 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23085931

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BACKGROUND: The Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) remains an important diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of hypersomnias. However, a positive MSLT may be found in other sleep disorders, such as behaviourally induced inadequate sleep syndrome (BIISS). It has been demonstrated that in sleep onset rapid eye movement (SOREM) periods in BIISS, REM sleep tends to arise from stage 2 sleep (non-REM (NREM) 2), rather than stage 1 sleep (NREM1), as in narcolepsy. METHODS: We performed sleep stage sequence analysis on 127 patients with nocturnal polysomnography and MSLT, including 25 with narcolepsy with cataplexy (N+C), 41 with narcolepsy without cataplexy (N-C), 21 with idiopathic hypersomnia with long sleep time (IHL), 20 with BIISS and 20 with periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD). 537 naps were recorded, containing 176 SOREM periods. RESULTS: All SOREM periods in the IHL, BIISS and PLMD groups arose from NREM2 sleep, 75% of those in N+C arose from NREM1 and in N-C only 52% arose from NREM1. Within the N-C group, those with SOREM periods all arising from stage 1 had a shorter MSL (p=0.02). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that SOREM periods arising from NREM1 have high sensitivity for the diagnosis of narcolepsy and that SOREM periods from NREM1 are a marker of severity, either of sleepiness or REM instability. Sleep stage sequence analysis of SOREM periods may also aid more accurate phenotyping of the hypersomnias and in particular clarify heterogeneity among patients with narcolepsy without cataplexy.


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Hipersonia Idiopática/fisiopatologia , Narcolepsia/fisiopatologia , Síndrome da Mioclonia Noturna/fisiopatologia , Privação do Sono/fisiopatologia , Fases do Sono/fisiologia , Sono REM/fisiologia , Adulto , Ondas Encefálicas/fisiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Narcolepsia/complicações , Polissonografia/métodos
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FEMS Yeast Res ; 13(3): 267-76, 2013 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23336757

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There is growing evidence that stochastic events play an important role in determining individual longevity. Studies in model organisms have demonstrated that genetically identical populations maintained under apparently equivalent environmental conditions display individual variation in life span that can be modeled by the Gompertz-Makeham law of mortality. Here, we report that within genetically identical haploid and diploid wild-type populations, shorter-lived cells tend to arrest in a budded state, while cells that arrest in an unbudded state are significantly longer-lived. This relationship is particularly notable in diploid BY4743 cells, where mother cells that arrest in a budded state have a shorter mean life span (25.6 vs. 35.6) and larger coefficient of variance with respect to individual life span (0.42 vs. 0.32) than cells that arrest in an unbudded state. Mutations that cause genomic instability tend to shorten life span and increase the proportion of the population that arrest in a budded state. These observations suggest that randomly occurring damage may contribute to stochasticity during replicative aging by causing a subset of the population to terminally arrest prematurely in the S or G2 phase of the cell cycle.


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Pontos de Checagem do Ciclo Celular , Viabilidade Microbiana , Leveduras/fisiologia , Processos Estocásticos
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J Thorac Dis ; 15(2): 820-828, 2023 Feb 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36910118

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Background: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and national lockdowns necessitated a change in service delivery including positive airway pressure (PAP) education protocols, with no data on how this may impact subsequent PAP adherence. We aim to quantify adherence of PAP initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare the effects of remote versus face-to-face (FTF) education in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Methods: This prospective cohort study in a tertiary National Health Service (NHS) hospital sleep disorders centre in London, United Kingdom, included 141 patients aged >18 years with newly diagnosed OSA initiating PAP during the COVID-19 pandemic; 71 patients receiving standard FTF education compared to 70 patients educated on PAP remotely at the start of lockdown. Results: Adherence over a consecutive 30-day period within the first three months of PAP usage was measured, secondary outcomes included average nightly usage, usage per nights used, percentage of nights used, and percentage of nights used for ≥4 hours. In 141 patients (two-thirds male, 56% of at least 45 years of age and 48.9% sleepy at baseline), 114 patients (81%) were diagnosed with moderate or severe OSA. 54 patients (38.3%) achieved good adherence (≥70% of nights with ≥4 hours usage), with an average of 4.7 hours of PAP usage per night used. Patients receiving FTF PAP education had a comparable level of good adherence (38% versus 38.6%, P=0.915), and hours per nights used (4.7 versus 4.6 h/night, P=0.711) to remotely educated patients. More severe OSA, lower mask leak, and a nasal mask were associated with achieving good PAP adherence. Conclusions: PAP adherence of newly diagnosed individuals with OSA during the COVID-19 pandemic was modest at 38.30%, and not significantly affected by remote PAP education delivery.

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Sci Rep ; 13(1): 8785, 2023 05 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37258713

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Bidirectional relationship between sleep disturbances and affective disorders is increasingly recognised, but its underlying mechanisms are far from clear, and there is a scarcity of studies that report on sleep disturbances in recurrent depressive disorder (RDD) and bipolar affective disorder (BPAD). To address this, we conducted a retrospective study of polysomnographic and clinical records of patients presenting to a tertiary sleep disorders clinic with affective disorders. Sixty-three BPAD patients (32 female; mean age ± S.D.: 41.8 ± 12.4 years) and 126 age- and gender-matched RDD patients (62 female; 41.5 ± 12.8) were studied. Whilst no significant differences were observed in sleep macrostructure parameters between BPAD and RDD patients, major differences were observed in comorbid sleep and physical disorders, both of which were higher in BPAD patients. Two most prevalent sleep disorders, namely obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) (BPAD 50.8.0% vs RDD 29.3%, P = 0.006) and insomnia (BPAD 34.9% vs RDD 15.0%, P = 0.005) were found to be strongly linked with BPAD. In summary, in our tertiary sleep clinic cohort, no overt differences in the sleep macrostructure between BPAD and RDD patients were demonstrated. However, OSA and insomnia, two most prevalent sleep disorders, were found significantly more prevalent in patients with BPAD, by comparison to RDD patients. Also, BPAD patients presented with significantly more severe OSA, and with higher overall physical co-morbidity. Thus, our findings suggest an unmet/hidden need for earlier diagnosis of those with BPAD.


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Transtorno Bipolar , Transtorno Depressivo , Distúrbios do Início e da Manutenção do Sono , Humanos , Feminino , Transtorno Bipolar/complicações , Transtorno Bipolar/epidemiologia , Transtorno Bipolar/diagnóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sono
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J Thorac Dis ; 15(8): 4530-4543, 2023 Aug 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37691675

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Background: The sleep onset process is an ill-defined complex process of transition from wakefulness to sleep, characterized by progressive modifications at the subjective, behavioural, cognitive, and physiological levels. To this date, there is no international consensus which could aid a principled characterisation of this process for clinical research purposes. The current review aims to systemise the current knowledge about the underlying mechanisms of the natural heterogeneity of this process. Methods: In this systematic review, studies investigating the process of the sleep onset from 1970 to 2022 were identified using electronic database searches of PsychINFO, MEDLINE, and Embase. Results: A total of 139 studies were included; 110 studies in healthy participants and 29 studies in participants with sleep disorders. Overall, there is a limited consensus across a body of research about what distinct biomarkers of the sleep onset constitute. Only sparse data exists on the physiology, neurophysiology and behavioural mechanisms of the sleep onset, with majority of studies concentrating on the non-rapid eye movement stage 2 (NREM 2) as a potentially better defined and a more reliable time point that separates sleep from the wake, on the sleep wake continuum. Conclusions: The neurophysiologic landscape of sleep onset bears a complex pattern associated with a multitude of behavioural and physiological markers and remains poorly understood. The methodological variation and a heterogenous definition of the wake-sleep transition in various studies to date is understandable, given that sleep onset is a process that has fluctuating and ill-defined boundaries. Nonetheless, the principled characterisation of the sleep onset process is needed which will allow for a greater conceptualisation of the mechanisms underlying this process, further influencing the efficacy of current treatments for sleep disorders.

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Biomater Sci ; 10(18): 5243-5253, 2022 Sep 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35912636

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Nanoparticles administered into the maternal circulation and across the placenta are a potential clinical therapy to treat congenital diseases. The mechanism by which nanoparticles can safely cross the placenta for targeted drug delivery to the fetus remains poorly understood. We demonstrate that the maternal-fetal transfer of passive immunity through the neonatal Fc Receptor (FcRn) can induce the transplacental transfer of chitosan nanoparticles modifed with IgG antibodies (414 ± 27 nm). The transfer of FITC-tagged IgG-modified chitosan nanoparticles was 2.8 times higher (p = 0.0264) compared to similarly-sized unmodified chitosan nanoparticles (375 ± 17 nm). Co-administration of free IgG competitively diminished the transplacental transfer of IgG-modified nanoparticles, yet unmodified nanoparticles remained unaffected. Colocalization of the FcRn and the IgG-modified chitosan nanoparticles were observed with confocal microscopy. Barrier function before and after nanoparticle administration remained intact as determined by TEER (75-79 Ω cm2) and immmunofluorescence of ZO-1 tight junction proteins. The results provide insight into the clinical applications of nanoparticles for prenatal therapies using the mechanism of the maternal-fetal transfer of passive immunity.


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Quitosana , Nanopartículas , Quitosana/metabolismo , Feminino , Feto , Humanos , Imunoglobulina G , Recém-Nascido , Placenta , Gravidez
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NPJ Parkinsons Dis ; 8(1): 26, 2022 Mar 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35292658

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Unlike sleep-walkers, patients with rapid-eye-movement-behaviour disorder (RBD) rarely leave the bed during the re-enactment of their dreams. RBD movements may be independent of spatial co-ordinates of the 'outside-world', and instead rely on (allocentric) brain-generated virtual space-maps, as evident by patients' limited truncal/axial movements. To confirm this, a semiology analysis of video-polysomnography records of 38 RBD patients was undertaken and paradoxically restricted truncal/thoraco-lumbar movements during complex dream re-enactments demonstrated.

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