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Support Care Cancer ; 32(9): 569, 2024 Aug 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39102127

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PURPOSE: To synthesise evidence evaluating non-pharmacological interventions targeting mobility among people with advanced cancer, considering the type, efficacy and contextual factors that may influence outcome. METHODS: Systematic review of studies of non-pharmacological interventions in adults (≥ 18 years) with advanced (stage III-IV) cancer, and assessing mobility using clinical or patient-reported outcome measures. Searches were conducted across three electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL) up to June 2024. Methodological quality was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute tools and contextual factors were evaluated through the Context and Implementation of Complex Interventions framework. A narrative synthesis was conducted due to clinical heterogeneity of included studies. RESULTS: 38 studies encompassing 2,464 participants were included. The most frequent mobility outcome measure was the 6-min walk test (26/38 studies). Exercise was the most common intervention, (33 studies: 27 aerobic and resistance, 5 aerobic, 1 resistance versus aerobic training) and improvements in mobility were found in 21/33 outcomes. Electrotherapy interventions led to significant improvements in mobility in 3/5 studies. Geographical factors (e.g. distance, transport, parking requirements) potentially limited participation in 18/38 studies. A lack of ethnic diversity among populations was evident and language proficiency was an inclusion criterion in 12 studies. CONCLUSION: Exercise and neuromuscular electrical stimulation appear to improve mobility outcomes in advanced cancer. The evaluation of other non-pharmacological interventions targeting mobility should consider access and inclusivity, and be adaptable to the needs of this population.


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Limitação da Mobilidade , Neoplasias , Humanos , Neoplasias/terapia , Terapia por Exercício/métodos , Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica/métodos , Medidas de Resultados Relatados pelo Paciente , Exercício Físico/fisiologia
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Palliat Care Soc Pract ; 17: 26323524231179979, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37377743

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Background: Disability related to incurable cancer affects over a million Europeans each year and people with cancer rank loss of function among the most common unmet supportive care needs. Objectives: To test the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an integrated short-term palliative rehabilitation intervention, to optimise function and quality of life in people affected by incurable cancer. Design: This is a multinational, parallel group, randomised, controlled, assessor blind, superiority trial. Methods: The INSPIRE consortium brings together leaders in palliative care, oncology and rehabilitation from partner organisations across Europe, with complementary expertise in health service research, trials of complex interventions, mixed-method evaluations, statistics and economics. Partnership with leading European civil society organisations ensures citizen engagement and dissemination at the highest level. We will conduct a multinational randomised controlled trial across five European countries, recruiting participants to assess the effectiveness of palliative rehabilitation for people with incurable cancer on the primary outcome - quality of life - and secondary outcomes including disability, symptom burden and goal attainment. To support trial conduct and enhance analysis of trial data, we will also conduct: comparative analysis of current integration of rehabilitation across oncology and palliative care services; mixed-method evaluations of equity and inclusivity, processes and implementation for the intervention, at patient, health service and health system levels. Finally, we will conduct an evidence synthesis, incorporating INSPIRE findings, and a Delphi consensus to develop an international framework for palliative rehabilitation practice and policy, incorporating indicators, core interventions, outcomes and integration methods. Scientific contribution: If positive, the trial could produce a scalable and equitable intervention to improve function and quality of life in people with incurable cancer and reduce the burden of care for their families. It could also upskill the practitioners involved and motivate future research questions. The intervention could be adapted and integrated into different health systems using existing staff and services, with little or no additional cost.

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Biochem Pharmacol ; 74(9): 1383-9, 2007 Nov 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17714694

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Erythrocyte glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G3PD), is a glycolytic enzyme normally inhibited upon binding to the anion transporter Band 3 and activated when free in the cytosol. We have previously reported that ferric protoporphyrin IX (FP) enhances G3PD activity in human erythrocytes (RBC). This could be due to two mechanisms considered in this work: Band 3 tyrosine phosphorylation or oxidative damage of specific G3PD binding sites in the membrane. In both cases binding of G3PD to the membrane would be prevented, leading to the enhancement of G3PD activity. Here, we show that FP induces a dose- and time-dependent phosphorylation of tyrosine 8 and 21 of Band 3, as confirmed by the recruitment of SHP2 phosphatase to the membrane. It appears that Band 3 phosphorylation is due to the oxidation of critical sulfydryl groups of a membrane phosphatase (PTP). Data on membrane localization, Mg2+ dependence, sensitivity to thiol oxidizing agents and protection by N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and DTT strongly suggest the involvement of PTP1B, the major PTP of human RBC associated to and acting on Band 3. However, FP activates G3PD even when Band 3 phosphorylation is inhibited, therefore phosphorylation is not the mechanism underlying G3PD activation by FP. The capacity of NAC of counteracting the stimulatory activity of FP, supports the hypothesis that FP might induce the oxidative damage of specific G3PD binding sites in the membrane, causing the displacement of the enzyme into the cytosol and/or the release from its binding site and therefore its activation.


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Proteína 1 de Troca de Ânion do Eritrócito/metabolismo , Membrana Eritrocítica/efeitos dos fármacos , Eritrócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Gliceraldeído-3-Fosfato Desidrogenases/metabolismo , Hemina/farmacologia , Tirosina/metabolismo , Western Blotting , Células Cultivadas , Eletroforese em Gel de Poliacrilamida , Membrana Eritrocítica/enzimologia , Membrana Eritrocítica/metabolismo , Eritrócitos/citologia , Eritrócitos/enzimologia , Eritrócitos/metabolismo , Humanos , Fosforilação
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FEBS Lett ; 579(22): 5095-9, 2005 Sep 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16139273

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Erythrocyte glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G3PD) is a glycolytic enzyme containing critical thiol groups and whose activity is reversibly inhibited by binding to the cell membrane. Here, we demonstrate that the insertion of ferriprotoporphyrin IX (FP) into the red cell membranes exerts two opposite effects on membrane bound G3PD. First, the enzyme is partially inactivated through oxidation of critical thiols. Dithiothreitol restores part of the activity, but some critical thiols are irreversibly oxidized or crosslinked to products of FP-induced lipid peroxidation. Second, G3PD binding to the membrane is modified and the enzyme is activated through displacement into the cytosol and/or release from its binding site.


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Eritrócitos/enzimologia , Gliceraldeído 3-Fosfato Desidrogenase (NADP+)/metabolismo , Hemina/metabolismo , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Membrana Eritrocítica/enzimologia , Eritrócitos/citologia , Humanos , Oxirredução , Ligação Proteica , Compostos de Sulfidrila/química
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Adv Ther ; 32(4): 356-69, 2015 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25893514

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INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to compare the confocal and clinical features of newly diagnosed glaucoma patients receiving unpreserved prostaglandins (tafluprost) versus preserved prostaglandins (latanoprost). MATERIALS AND METHODS: 40 patients were randomized to tafluprost 0.0015% (20 patients; 32 eyes) or latanoprost 0.005% + benzalkonium chloride 0.02% (20 patients; 35 eyes) once daily for 1 year. Inclusion criteria were new glaucoma diagnosis, and no ocular treatments for 6 months before the study. Patients were evaluated at baseline and every 3 months with a complete ophthalmologic evaluation, Schirmer's test, break-up time test, confocal microscopy of the central cornea, and measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP). Investigators were masked to treatment. Both eyes were analyzed if they fulfilled inclusion criteria. Treatments and changes between follow-up and baseline were compared by analysis of variance (ANOVA), t test and Chi-square test. RESULTS: At baseline, the two groups had similar age, ocular surface and confocal findings; keratocyte activation was present in 40%, branching pattern in 85%, and beading in 75%, with no inter-group differences. At follow-up, no significant clinical changes were detected, apart from a drop of IOP by 3.6-4.2 mmHg in the two groups (p < 0.001, with no difference between treatments). Despite inter-treatment ANOVA for confocal microscopy being negative, subtle changes were present. During follow-up, all eyes without nerve branching pattern at baseline progressively developed it when treated with latanoprost, whereas no change occurred using tafluprost treatment (p = 0.05). None of the eyes without beading at baseline developed it at the end of the study in the tafluprost group, whereas beading did occur in 75% of patients treated with latanoprost (p = 0.05). Both treatments were associated with increased keratocyte activation at follow-up; the change from baseline was statistically significant after month 3 with latanoprost (p = 0.02) and after month 6 with tafluprost (p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: The two study treatments had similar clinical effects, but tafluprost had a more favorable profile for some confocal parameters of the cornea. FUNDING: Merck Sharp & Dohme International.


Assuntos
Anti-Hipertensivos/uso terapêutico , Glaucoma/tratamento farmacológico , Prostaglandinas F Sintéticas/uso terapêutico , Prostaglandinas F/uso terapêutico , Administração Oftálmica , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Córnea , Feminino , Humanos , Pressão Intraocular , Latanoprosta , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos
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Anal Biochem ; 339(2): 257-61, 2005 Apr 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15797566

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Heme (ferric protoporphyrin IX, FP) dissolves very rapidly into the lipid phase of membranes, and a large number of studies have focused attention on its possible toxic effect in whole cells or isolated membranes. However, because of its molecular structure and reactivity, different problems can be encountered during the course of studying biological samples containing FP. In this article, we discuss important interferences by FP and artifacts that can affect the experimental values. First, FP interferes with the Lowry's protein determination; therefore, membranes containing FP are overestimated in their protein content determined by this procedure. Second, freezing membranes at -20 degrees C artifactually increases the local concentration of FP, thereby enhancing FP-induced lipid peroxidation. Third, in the presence of thiol compounds such as N-acetyl cysteine, FP is degraded to products that interfere with the thiobarbituric acid assay, one of the most widely used methods to measure the extent of lipoperoxidation.


Assuntos
Artefatos , Heme/análise , Acetilcisteína/química , Ácido Araquidônico/química , Membrana Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Membrana Eritrocítica/efeitos dos fármacos , Congelamento , Heme/química , Heme/farmacologia , Peroxidação de Lipídeos/efeitos dos fármacos , Lipídeos de Membrana/química , Micelas , Proteínas/análise , Solubilidade
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