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Mass loss from the Antarctic Ice Sheet to the ocean has increased in recent decades, largely because the thinning of its floating ice shelves has allowed the outflow of grounded ice to accelerate1,2. Enhanced basal melting of the ice shelves is thought to be the ultimate driver of change2,3, motivating a recent focus on the processes that control ocean heat transport onto and across the seabed of the Antarctic continental shelf towards the ice4-6. However, the shoreward heat flux typically far exceeds that required to match observed melt rates2,7,8, suggesting that other critical controls exist. Here we show that the depth-independent (barotropic) component of the heat flow towards an ice shelf is blocked by the marked step shape of the ice front, and that only the depth-varying (baroclinic) component, which is typically much smaller, can enter the sub-ice cavity. Our results arise from direct observations of the Getz Ice Shelf system and laboratory experiments on a rotating platform. A similar blocking of the barotropic component may occur in other areas with comparable ice-bathymetry configurations, which may explain why changes in the density structure of the water column have been found to be a better indicator of basal melt rate variability than the heat transported onto the continental shelf9. Representing the step topography of the ice front accurately in models is thus important for simulating ocean heat fluxes and induced melt rates.
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: We previously showed that 12-month high-fat diet (HFD) in pigs led to fattening and increased artery intima-media-thickness, which were partly reversed after 3-month return to control diet (CD). The aim of this study was to decipher underlying mechanism of action by using transcriptomic analyses of intima and media of aorta. METHODS AND RESULTS: Thirty-two pigs were divided into three groups: CD for 12 months; HFD for 12 months; switch diet group (regression diet; RD): HFD for 9 months followed by CD for 3 months. After 12 months, RNA was isolated from aorta intima and media for nutrigenomic analyses. HFD significantly affected gene expression in intima, while RD gene expression profile was distinct from the CD group. This suggests that switch to CD is not sufficient to correct gene expression alterations induced by HFD but counteracted expression of a group of genes. HFD also affected gene expression in media and as for intima, the expression profile of media of pigs on RD differed from that of these on CD. CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed nutrigenomic modifications induced by long-term HFD consumption on arterial intima and media. The return to CD was not sufficient to counteract the genomic effect of HFD.
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Aorta Torácica/metabolismo , Dieta Hiperlipídica , Transcriptoma , Túnica Íntima/metabolismo , Túnica Média/metabolismo , Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição Animal , Animais , Feminino , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Nutrigenômica , Estado Nutricional , Sus scrofa , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.182502.
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BACKGROUND: There is insufficient information on the prevalence of hypertension (HPT) among children and adolescents with ID. AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HPT in children and adolescents with ID in comparison with the control group, which accounted for children and adolescents without ID. METHODS: The study included 568 students with ID, aged from 7 to 18, attending special education institutions in southeastern Poland. The control group consisted of 568 students (matched to the study group for age and gender) without ID, attending randomly selected elementary and secondary schools located in the same area. Blood pressure was measured in compliance with the European Society of Hypertension recommendations. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of HPT and pre-HPT in children and adolescents with ID were 18.5 and 20.6% respectively. Prevalence of HPT and pre-HPT in children and adolescents without ID were 5.8 and 18.5% respectively. Children and adolescents with a higher level of ID were found to be at a greater risk of HPT. An excessive body mass and older age were predisposing factors to a significantly higher prevalence of HPT in children and adolescents with ID. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of HPT among students with ID was more than three times higher than in the general population. The level of ID, age, sex and body mass significantly correlated with HPT in the study group.
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Hipertensão/epidemiologia , Deficiência Intelectual/epidemiologia , Pré-Hipertensão/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Criança , Comorbidade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Polônia/epidemiologia , PrevalênciaRESUMO
We utilize various ab initio approaches to search for a low-lying resonance in the four-neutron (4n) system using the JISP16 realistic NN interaction. Our most accurate prediction is obtained using a J-matrix extension of the no-core shell model and suggests a 4n resonant state at an energy near E_{r}=0.8 MeV with a width of approximately Γ=1.4 MeV.
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BACKGROUND: There is limited data on the use and functionality level of electronic health records (EHRs) supporting primary child health care in Europe. Our objective was to determine European primary child healthcare providers' use of EHRs, and functionality level of the systems used. METHODS: European primary care paediatricians, paediatric subspecialists and family doctors were invited by European Academy of Paediatrics Research in Ambulatory Setting Network (EAPRASnet) country coordinators to complete a web-based survey on the use of EHRs and the systems' functionalities. Binomial logistic analysis has been used to evaluate the effect of specialty and type of practice on the use of EHRs. RESULTS: The survey was completed by 679 child primary healthcare providers (response rate 53%). Five hundred and fifty four responses coming from 10 predominant countries were taken for further analysis. EHR use by respondents varied widely between countries, all electronic type use ranging between 7% and 97%. There was no significant difference in EHR use between group practice and solo practitioners, or between family doctors and primary care paediatricians. History and physical examination can be properly recorded by respondents in most countries. However, growth chart plotting capacity in some countries ranges between 22% and 50%. Vaccination recording capacity varies between 50% and 100%, and data exchange capacity with immunization databases is mostly limited, ranging between 0% and 54%. CONCLUSIONS: There is marked heterogeneity in the use and functionalities of EHRs used among child primary child healthcare providers in Europe. More importantly, lack of critical paediatric supportive functionalities like growth tracking and vaccination status has been documented in some countries. There is a need to explore the reasons for these findings, and to develop a cross European paediatric EHR standards.
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Serviços de Saúde da Criança/organização & administração , Registros Eletrônicos de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Atenção Primária à Saúde/organização & administração , Criança , Serviços de Saúde da Criança/estatística & dados numéricos , Europa (Continente) , Medicina de Família e Comunidade/organização & administração , Medicina de Família e Comunidade/estatística & dados numéricos , Pesquisas sobre Atenção à Saúde , Pesquisa sobre Serviços de Saúde/métodos , Humanos , Atenção Primária à Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Prática Profissional/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
Several studies have demonstrated that endothelial function is impaired following a dive even without decompression sickness. During this study we determined the effect of decompression sickness on endothelium-dependent and independent vasoreactivity. For this purpose twenty-seven male Sprague-Dawley rats were submitted to a simulated dive up to 1,000 kPa absolute pressure and divided into 3 groups: safe diving without decompression sickness or dives provoking mild or severe sickness. A fourth control group remained at atmospheric pressure. Endothelium-dependent and independent vasomotion was assessed ex vivo by measuring isometric tension in rings of abdominal aorta and mesenteric arteries. Dose-response curves were obtained with phenylephrine, acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside. Acetylcholine-induced relaxation was measured in the presence of L-NAME, indometacin or both of them at once.Contraction was significantly decreased after each protocol compared with the control rats. Additionally, the response in animals from the severe group was significantly different from that of the safe and mild groups. Dose response curves for acetylcholine alone and in the presence of inhibitors remained unchanged. We did not observe differences in endothelium-dependent vasodilation after diving or in the presence of decompression sickness. Contractile response to phenylephrine was progressively impaired with increased decompression stress. These results may indicate smooth muscle injury.
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Doença da Descompressão/fisiopatologia , Endotélio Vascular/fisiologia , Vasoconstrição/fisiologia , Vasodilatação/fisiologia , Acetilcolina/farmacologia , Animais , Catecolaminas/sangue , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Mergulho/efeitos adversos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Hidrocortisona/sangue , Indometacina/farmacologia , Masculino , NG-Nitroarginina Metil Éster/farmacologia , Nitroprussiato/farmacologia , Fenilefrina/farmacologia , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Vasoconstrição/efeitos dos fármacos , Vasoconstritores/farmacologia , Vasodilatação/efeitos dos fármacos , Vasodilatadores/farmacologiaRESUMO
Morphological, functional signs of myocardium affection and tolerance to physical loading in animals with isoproterenol-induced affection of myocardium after transplantation of a nuclear-containing cells (NCC) of umbilical blood were analyzed in comparison with a natural course of the model. There was proved, that a transplantation of a NCC promotes acceleration of processes of regeneration and restoration of the damaged myocardium in experimental animals. There were estimated the changes in localization of the transplanted NCC in the zone of damage, and capacity of the peripheral blood NCC, while they were transplanted, using intravenous injection, to migrate into the damage zone. The experimental data obtained need further complex analysis and permit to wait a positive effect while performing clinical investigations in the patients, suffering chronic diseases of the heart.
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Transplante de Células-Tronco de Sangue do Cordão Umbilical , Sangue Fetal/citologia , Infarto do Miocárdio/terapia , Miocárdio/patologia , Miócitos Cardíacos/patologia , Animais , Criopreservação , Feminino , Sangue Fetal/fisiologia , Sangue Fetal/transplante , Humanos , Isoproterenol , Camundongos , Infarto do Miocárdio/induzido quimicamente , Infarto do Miocárdio/patologia , Regeneração/fisiologia , Transplante HeterólogoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The objectives of this phase I study were to assess the safety and tolerability of E7080 in patients with advanced, refractory solid tumours; to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and pharmacokinetics profile of E7080; and to explore preliminary evidence of its anti-tumour efficacy. METHODS: E7080 was administered orally in escalating doses on a once-daily continuous schedule in 28-day cycles to eligible patients. Samples for pharmacokinetic analyses were collected on days 1, 8, 15 and 22 of cycle 1 and day 1 of cycle 2. Anti-tumour efficacy was assessed every two cycles. RESULTS: Eighty-two patients received E7080 in dose cohorts from 0.2 to 32 mg. Dose-limiting toxicities were grade 3 proteinuria (two patients) at 32 mg, and the MTD was defined as 25 mg. The most frequently observed cumulative toxicities (all grades) were hypertension (40% of patients), diarrhoea (45%), nausea (37%), stomatitis (32%) and vomiting (23%). Seven patients (9%) had a partial response and 38 patients (46%) had stable disease as best response. E7080 has dose-linear kinetics with no drug accumulation after 4 weeks' administration. CONCLUSION: E7080 is well tolerated at doses up to 25 mg per day. Encouraging anti-tumour efficacy was observed in patients with melanoma and renal cell carcinoma.
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Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Compostos de Fenilureia/uso terapêutico , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/uso terapêutico , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/antagonistas & inibidores , Quinolinas/uso terapêutico , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Dose Máxima Tolerável , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Compostos de Fenilureia/efeitos adversos , Compostos de Fenilureia/farmacocinética , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/efeitos adversos , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacocinética , Quinolinas/efeitos adversos , Quinolinas/farmacocinéticaRESUMO
Intake of anthocyanin-rich foods has been associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases. We recently reported that a nutritional supplementation with a bilberry anthocyanin-rich extract (BE) attenuates atherosclerotic lesion development in apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoEâ»/â») mice. However, the mechanism(s) of their preventive action are not completely understood. Anthocyanins may alter mRNA levels of genes related to atherosclerosis in cultured macrophages and endothelial cells, but in vivo studies remain scarce. The aim of the present study was to explore the in vivo mechanisms of action of the same bilberry extract, administered by supplementation at a nutritional level, in the aorta of apo Eâ»/â» mice using a global transcriptomic approach. This study focused on the early stage of atherosclerosis development for better assessment of BE action on initiation mechanisms of this pathology. After a two week period, plasma lipid and antioxidant capacity were evaluated and the global genomic analysis was carried out using pangenomic microarrays. BE supplementation significantly improved hypercholesterolemia whereas the plasmatic antioxidant status remained unchanged. Nutrigenomic analysis identified 1261 genes which expression was modulated by BE in the aorta. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that these genes are implicated in different cellular processes such as oxidative stress, inflammation, transendothelial migration and angiogenesis, processes associated with atherosclerosis development/protection. Some of the most significantly down-regulated genes included genes coding for AOX1, CYP2E1 or TXNIP implicated in the regulation of oxidative stress, JAM-A coding for adhesion molecules or VEGFR2 implicate in regulation of angiogenesis. Other genes were up-regulated, such as CRB3, CLDN14 or CDH4 potentially associated with increased cell-cell adhesion and decreased paracellular permeability. These results provide a global integrated view of the mechanisms involved in the preventive action of bilberry anthocyanin-rich extract against atherosclerosis.
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Antocianinas/farmacologia , Apolipoproteínas E/deficiência , Aterosclerose/genética , Suplementos Nutricionais , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Vaccinium myrtillus/química , Aldeído Oxidase/genética , Aldeído Oxidase/metabolismo , Animais , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Aorta/metabolismo , Aorta/patologia , Aterosclerose/metabolismo , Aterosclerose/patologia , Caderinas/genética , Caderinas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte/genética , Proteínas de Transporte/metabolismo , Moléculas de Adesão Celular/genética , Moléculas de Adesão Celular/metabolismo , Claudinas/genética , Claudinas/metabolismo , Biologia Computacional , Citocromo P-450 CYP2E1/genética , Citocromo P-450 CYP2E1/metabolismo , Regulação para Baixo , Frutas/química , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas , Lipídeos/sangue , Masculino , Glicoproteínas de Membrana , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Estresse Oxidativo/genética , Tiorredoxinas/genética , Tiorredoxinas/metabolismo , Regulação para CimaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Injections with phosphatidylcholine- and deoxycholate-containing substances are used to treat localized fat accumulation and lipomas. It is believed that the injected substances induce fat cell destruction with subsequent acute panniculitis followed by a repair process of the treated fat tissue. OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether necrosis or apoptosis of fat cells was induced by the injected substances. METHODS: Samples of fat tissue of lipoma were collected at various times after injection and evaluated by light and electron microscopy, by immunostaining for active caspase-3 and antideoxyribonuclease I, in situ end-labelling (TUNEL staining), and biochemical caspase-3 assays. RESULTS: Light and electron microscopy showed fat cell necrosis in all areas of the treated lipomas. Low levels of active caspase-3 indicated the absence of apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS: Injection of the lipolytic substances phosphatidylcholine and deoxycholate leads to fat cell necrosis rather than apoptosis. However, additional studies evaluating different dosing and further time points after treatment are necessary.
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Tecido Adiposo/efeitos dos fármacos , Ácido Desoxicólico/farmacologia , Necrose , Fosfatidilcolinas/farmacologia , Tecido Adiposo/citologia , Caspase 3/metabolismo , Desoxirribonuclease I/metabolismo , Humanos , Marcação In Situ das Extremidades Cortadas , Lipólise , Microscopia EletrônicaAssuntos
Adenocarcinoma/cirurgia , Anastomose Cirúrgica/métodos , Neoplasias do Colo/cirurgia , Histiocitoma Fibroso Maligno/cirurgia , Neoplasias Retroperitoneais/cirurgia , Sarcoma/cirurgia , Adenocarcinoma/irrigação sanguínea , Adenocarcinoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Idoso , Aorta Abdominal/diagnóstico por imagem , Aorta Abdominal/cirurgia , Aterosclerose/diagnóstico por imagem , Aterosclerose/patologia , Aterosclerose/cirurgia , Neoplasias do Colo/irrigação sanguínea , Neoplasias do Colo/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias do Colo/patologia , Veia Femoral/diagnóstico por imagem , Veia Femoral/cirurgia , Histiocitoma Fibroso Maligno/irrigação sanguínea , Histiocitoma Fibroso Maligno/diagnóstico por imagem , Histiocitoma Fibroso Maligno/patologia , Humanos , Intestino Grosso , Masculino , Proctocolectomia Restauradora/métodos , Neoplasias Retroperitoneais/irrigação sanguínea , Neoplasias Retroperitoneais/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Retroperitoneais/patologia , Sarcoma/irrigação sanguínea , Sarcoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Sarcoma/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada Espiral , Resultado do Tratamento , UltrassonografiaRESUMO
Neuropathic pain is a common diabetic complication affecting 8-16% of diabetic patients. It is characterized by aberrant symptoms of spontaneous and stimulus-evoked pain including hyperalgesia and allodynia. Magnesium (Mg) deficiency has been proposed as a factor in the pathogenesis of diabetes-related complications, including neuropathy. In the central nervous system, Mg is also a voltage-dependent blocker of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor channels involved in abnormal processing of sensory information. We hypothesized that Mg deficiency might contribute to the development of neuropathic pain and the worsening of clinical and biological signs of diabetes and consequently, that Mg administration could prevent or improve its complications. We examined the effects of oral Mg supplementation (296 mg l(-1) in drinking water for 3 weeks) on the development of neuropathic pain and on biological and clinical parameters of diabetes in streptozocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. STZ administration induced typical symptoms of type 1 diabetes. The diabetic rats also displayed mechanical hypersensitivity and tactile and thermal allodynia. The level of phosphorylated NMDA receptor NR1 subunit (pNR1) was higher in the spinal dorsal horn of diabetic hyperalgesic/allodynic rats. Magnesium supplementation failed to reduce hyperglycaemia, polyphagia and hypermagnesiuria, or to restore intracellular Mg levels and body growth, but increased insulinaemia and reduced polydipsia. Moreover, it abolished thermal and tactile allodynia, delayed the development of mechanical hypersensitivity, and prevented the increase in spinal cord dorsal horn pNR1. Thus, neuropathic pain symptoms can be attenuated by targeting the Mg-mediated blockade of NMDA receptors, offering new therapeutic opportunities for the management of chronic neuropathic pain.
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Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/complicações , Neuropatias Diabéticas/prevenção & controle , Hiperalgesia/prevenção & controle , Magnésio/uso terapêutico , Neuralgia/prevenção & controle , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato/metabolismo , Administração Oral , Animais , Neuropatias Diabéticas/metabolismo , Neuropatias Diabéticas/fisiopatologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Temperatura Alta , Hiperalgesia/metabolismo , Hiperalgesia/fisiopatologia , Magnésio/administração & dosagem , Masculino , Neuralgia/metabolismo , Neuralgia/fisiopatologia , Fosforilação , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Estreptozocina , Estresse MecânicoRESUMO
The results of surgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm in 60 patients are presented. The Cell Saver was used in 22 (36.7%) patients for blood saving. The usage of the Cell Saver didn't effected the needs for red blood cells in the perioperative period.
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Aorta Abdominal/cirurgia , Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal/cirurgia , Preservação de Sangue/métodos , Transfusão de Sangue Autóloga/métodos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares/métodos , Preservação de Sangue/instrumentação , Feminino , Hemoglobinas/análise , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Monitorização Intraoperatória , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
We report the case of a 24-year-old woman with a large hepatic adenoma diagnosed in the third trimester of pregnancy. The adenoma was at risk of rupture. She underwent scheduled preterm cesarean delivery under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia, followed by transarterial embolization on post-partum day six. Definitive resection of the adenoma took place two months postpartum.
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Adenoma/terapia , Anestesia Obstétrica/métodos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/terapia , Complicações Neoplásicas na Gravidez/terapia , Adulto , Anestesia Epidural , Raquianestesia , Embolização Terapêutica , Feminino , Humanos , GravidezRESUMO
New data about the state of Cr3+ doping ions in a single crystal of YGa3(BO3)4 have been obtained by studying different methods. Using electron paramagnetic resonance, it was found that the Cr3+ ions substitute the trivalent gallium ions. The obtained spin Hamiltonian parameters of the Cr3+ ions in the YGa3(BO3)4 single crystal (g = 1.9743 ± 0.0004; D = -0.465 ± 0.001 cm-1; E = -0.013 ± 0.001 cm-1) were analyzed and compared with those in TmAl3(BO3)4, EuAl3(BO3)4, and YAl3(BO3)4. The deviation of the Z-axis in the spectrum from the crystallographic axis С3 is 1,7 degrees in YGa3(BO3)4. In situ X-ray diffraction was used to study the structural and elastic properties of huntite-type borates in the temperature range of RT-1073 K. In the radioluminescence (RL) spectra, the Cr3+-related emission bands were observed in the red wavelength range, and the presence of other defect-related bands was also registered in some cases. Thermally stimulated luminescence (TSL) glow curves were acquired over a wide temperature range, and the trap depths of the most prominent bands were calculated. The 11B NMR spectra show that two nonequivalent spectral components exist for BO3 structural elements.
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There was analyzed the risk of surgical intervention in patients, suffering abdominal aorta aneurism, using the risk indices POSSUM (Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and Morbidity) and GAS (Glasgow Aneurysm Score). The theoretically obtained indices were compared with the real indices and the availability of the indices for the practice were determined. The investigation was done in 122 consequent patients, suffering infrarenal abdominal aorta aneurism, to whom the abdominal aorta prosthesis was performed in 2005-2007 yrs. Lethality was 9.8% and complications rate--51.6%. The ROC curve analysis (the interrelationship curve of false-positive and true-positive results) and the analysis of square under the curve were performed for the indices availability analysis. The indices did not reveal high specificity for the lethality prognostication.
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Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal/cirurgia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares , Idoso , Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal/diagnóstico , Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal/mortalidade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Medição de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares/efeitos adversos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares/mortalidadeRESUMO
The results of treatment of 10 patients, suffering the abdominal aorta aneurysm, using the third generation bifurcational prosthesis Excluder, are presented. Endoprosthesis was performed under local infiltrating anesthesia (LIA) and light sedation, in one observation the LIA was incidentally changed to general anesthesia and artificial lung ventilation. In the early postoperative period the complications did not occur. LIA may be successfully applied if the patient was thoroughly prepared and informed, the arteries were accurately dissected and intravascular apparatuses inserted, as well as the performance of the aorta endoprosthesis for the abdominal aorta aneurysm was not durable.
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Anestesia Local/métodos , Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal/cirurgia , Implante de Prótese Vascular/métodos , Sedação Consciente , Pressão Sanguínea , Feminino , Frequência Cardíaca , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Minimamente Invasivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Three-spine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) is a well-known model organism that is routinely used to explore microevolution processes and speciation, and the number of studies related to this fish has been growing recently. The main reason for the increased interest is the processes of freshwater adaptation taking place in natural populations of this species. Freshwater three-spined stickleback populations form when marine water three-spined sticklebacks fish start spending their entire lifecycle in freshwater lakes and streams. To boot, these freshwater populations acquire novel biological traits during their adaptation to a freshwater environment. The processes taking place in these populations are of great interest to evolutionary biologists. Here, we present differential gene expression profiling in G. aculeatus gills, which was performed in marine and freshwater populations of sticklebacks. In total, 2,982 differentially expressed genes between marine and freshwater populations were discovered. We assumed that differentially expressed genes were distributed not randomly along stickleback chromosomes and that they are regularly observed in the "divergence islands" that are responsible for stickleback freshwater adaptation.