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For tumors to progress efficiently, cancer cells must overcome barriers of oxidative stress. Although dietary antioxidant supplementation or activation of endogenous antioxidants by NRF2 reduces oxidative stress and promotes early lung tumor progression, little is known about its effect on lung cancer metastasis. Here, we show that long-term supplementation with the antioxidants N-acetylcysteine and vitamin E promotes KRAS-driven lung cancer metastasis. The antioxidants stimulate metastasis by reducing levels of free heme and stabilizing the transcription factor BACH1. BACH1 activates transcription of Hexokinase 2 and Gapdh and increases glucose uptake, glycolysis rates, and lactate secretion, thereby stimulating glycolysis-dependent metastasis of mouse and human lung cancer cells. Targeting BACH1 normalized glycolysis and prevented antioxidant-induced metastasis, while increasing endogenous BACH1 expression stimulated glycolysis and promoted metastasis, also in the absence of antioxidants. We conclude that BACH1 stimulates glycolysis-dependent lung cancer metastasis and that BACH1 is activated under conditions of reduced oxidative stress.
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Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Fatores de Transcrição de Zíper de Leucina Básica/metabolismo , Glicólise/efeitos dos fármacos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Animais , Antioxidantes/administração & dosagem , Fatores de Transcrição de Zíper de Leucina Básica/genética , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Gliceraldeído-3-Fosfato Desidrogenase (Fosforiladora)/metabolismo , Heme/metabolismo , Hexoquinase/antagonistas & inibidores , Hexoquinase/genética , Hexoquinase/metabolismo , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/mortalidade , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos NOD , Camundongos Knockout , Camundongos SCID , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/metabolismo , Metástase Neoplásica , Interferência de RNA , RNA Interferente Pequeno/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismoRESUMO
Genomic studies in African populations provide unique opportunities to understand disease etiology, human diversity, and population history. In the largest study of its kind, comprising genome-wide data from 6,400 individuals and whole-genome sequences from 1,978 individuals from rural Uganda, we find evidence of geographically correlated fine-scale population substructure. Historically, the ancestry of modern Ugandans was best represented by a mixture of ancient East African pastoralists. We demonstrate the value of the largest sequence panel from Africa to date as an imputation resource. Examining 34 cardiometabolic traits, we show systematic differences in trait heritability between European and African populations, probably reflecting the differential impact of genes and environment. In a multi-trait pan-African GWAS of up to 14,126 individuals, we identify novel loci associated with anthropometric, hematological, lipid, and glycemic traits. We find that several functionally important signals are driven by Africa-specific variants, highlighting the value of studying diverse populations across the region.
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População Negra/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Genoma Humano/genética , Genômica , Feminino , Frequência do Gene/genética , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Humanos , Masculino , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único/genética , Uganda/epidemiologia , Sequenciamento Completo do GenomaRESUMO
Deficiency in mevalonate kinase (MVK) causes systemic inflammation. However, the molecular mechanisms linking the mevalonate pathway to inflammation remain obscure. Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate, a non-sterol intermediate of the mevalonate pathway, is the substrate for protein geranylgeranylation, a protein post-translational modification that is catalyzed by protein geranylgeranyl transferase I (GGTase I). Pyrin is an innate immune sensor that forms an active inflammasome in response to bacterial toxins. Mutations in MEFV (encoding human PYRIN) result in autoinflammatory familial Mediterranean fever syndrome. We found that protein geranylgeranylation enabled Toll-like receptor (TLR)-induced activation of phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K) by promoting the interaction between the small GTPase Kras and the PI(3)K catalytic subunit p110δ. Macrophages that were deficient in GGTase I or p110δ exhibited constitutive release of interleukin 1ß that was dependent on MEFV but independent of the NLRP3, AIM2 and NLRC4 inflammasomes. In the absence of protein geranylgeranylation, compromised PI(3)K activity allows an unchecked TLR-induced inflammatory responses and constitutive activation of the Pyrin inflammasome.
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Alquil e Aril Transferases/metabolismo , Febre Familiar do Mediterrâneo/metabolismo , Inflamassomos/metabolismo , Macrófagos/fisiologia , Mutação/genética , Fosfotransferases (Aceptor do Grupo Álcool)/metabolismo , Pirina/genética , Alquil e Aril Transferases/genética , Animais , Células Cultivadas , Febre Familiar do Mediterrâneo/genética , Humanos , Imunidade Inata , Interleucina-1beta/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/genética , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Fosfotransferases (Aceptor do Grupo Álcool)/genética , Fosfatos de Poli-Isoprenil/metabolismo , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Transdução de Sinais , Receptores Toll-Like/metabolismoRESUMO
1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) has the potential to improve the noninvasive diagnostic accuracy for paediatric brain tumours. However, studies analysing large, comprehensive, multicentre datasets are lacking, hindering translation to widespread clinical practice. Single-voxel MRS (point-resolved single-voxel spectroscopy sequence, 1.5 T: echo time [TE] 23-37 ms/135-144 ms, repetition time [TR] 1500 ms; 3 T: TE 37-41 ms/135-144 ms, TR 2000 ms) was performed from 2003 to 2012 during routine magnetic resonance imaging for a suspected brain tumour on 340 children from five hospitals with 464 spectra being available for analysis and 281 meeting quality control. Mean spectra were generated for 13 tumour types. Mann-Whitney U-tests and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to compare mean metabolite concentrations. Receiver operator characteristic curves were used to determine the potential for individual metabolites to discriminate between specific tumour types. Principal component analysis followed by linear discriminant analysis was used to construct a classifier to discriminate the three main central nervous system tumour types in paediatrics. Mean concentrations of metabolites were shown to differ significantly between tumour types. Large variability existed across each tumour type, but individual metabolites were able to aid discrimination between some tumour types of importance. Complete metabolite profiles were found to be strongly characteristic of tumour type and, when combined with the machine learning methods, demonstrated a diagnostic accuracy of 93% for distinguishing between the three main tumour groups (medulloblastoma, pilocytic astrocytoma and ependymoma). The accuracy of this approach was similar even when data of marginal quality were included, greatly reducing the proportion of MRS excluded for poor quality. Children's brain tumours are strongly characterised by MRS metabolite profiles readily acquired during routine clinical practice, and this information can be used to support noninvasive diagnosis. This study provides both key evidence and an important resource for the future use of MRS in the diagnosis of children's brain tumours.
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Biomarcadores Tumorais , Neoplasias Encefálicas , Humanos , Criança , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Neoplasias Encefálicas/metabolismo , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Imageamento por Ressonância MagnéticaRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to evaluate longitudinal changes in Ki-67 indices of SI-NETs and assess the impact of these in overall survival (OS). METHODS: We screened 551 patients with SI-NETs diagnosed from 1993, through 2021, identified using the SI-NET databases from five European referral centres. Only patients with well-differentiated tumours and available baseline tumour samples, and follow-up re-biopsies were included. For tumour grading, apart from 2017 WHO classification system, we applied a recently proposed SI-NET site-specific modified histopathological grading system with Ki-67 cut-offs of 5 and 10%. RESULTS: We included 45 patients. Median Ki-67 index at SI-NET diagnosis was 2% (range 0.5-15%). Thirty-three patients had Ki67 indices <5% (70.2%), 6 had Ki67: 5-10% (12.8%) and 8 had Ki67 ≥10% (17%). Mean time to re-biopsy was 48.8 months (SD: +/-162.5). At re-biopsy, the median change in Ki-67 index (absolute value; follow-up minus time of diagnosis) was 1% (range -10 to +38%). An increase in Ki-67 occurred in 20 patients (42.6%); in 14 patients the change in Ki-67 resulted in progression to higher tumour grade following the modified grading system. Patients with an increment in Ki-67≥1% had a median OS of 32.9 months vs. 80.5 months in patients without (HR 5.6, 95% CI: 1.42-22.02, p=0.014). When applying the novel modified histopathological grading system for SI-NETs, patients with grade progression had a median OS of 32.9 months vs. 53.7 months in those without (HR=4.61, 95%CI: 1.22-13.54; p=0.022). At multivariable analysis, grade progression was confirmed as an independent predictor for death (HR=7.2, 95%CI: 1.58-32.82; p=0.011). CONCLUSIONS: Metachronous increment in Ki-67 indices and related grade progression over time following a site-specific modified histopathological grading system with Ki-67 cut-offs of 5 and 10% is observed in approximately 1/3 of SI-NETs included in this study and it is associated with worse survival outcomes.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a relatively common disorder and one of the most challenging conditions seen by pediatric endocrinologists. Poor linear growth in CAH has been recognized for many years. There are new insights to explain this abnormality and shed light on strategies to promote normal growth. RECENT FINDINGS: Published data suggest that the dose of hydrocortisone during two critical periods of rapid growth, namely infancy and at puberty, has a fundamental effect on growth velocity, and by definition adult height. To prevent over-treatment, hydrocortisone dosage should remain within the range of 10-15âmg/m 2 body surface area per day. Precursor steroids such as 17-hydroxy progesterone (17OHP) should not be suppressed to undetectable levels. In fact, 17OHP should always be measurable, as complete suppression suggests over-treatment. SUMMARY: CAH is a challenging disorder. High-quality compliance within the consultation setting, with the patient seeing the same specialist at every visit, will be rewarded by improved long-term growth potential. Quality auxological monitoring can avoid phases of growth suppression. New therapy with CRH receptor antagonists may lead to a more nuanced approach by allowing fine tuning of hydrocortisone replacement without the need to suppress ACTH secretion.
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Hiperplasia Suprarrenal Congênita , Hidrocortisona , Humanos , Hiperplasia Suprarrenal Congênita/tratamento farmacológico , Hiperplasia Suprarrenal Congênita/diagnóstico , Criança , Adolescente , Hidrocortisona/uso terapêutico , Estatura/efeitos dos fármacos , Transtornos do Crescimento/tratamento farmacológico , Transtornos do Crescimento/etiologia , Lactente , Pré-EscolarRESUMO
PURPOSE: PREF-NET reported patients' experience of Somatuline® (lanreotide) Autogel® (LAN) administration at home and in hospital among patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NETs). METHODS: PREF-NET was a multicentre, cross-sectional study of UK adults (aged ≥ 18 years) with GEP-NETs receiving a stable dose of LAN, which comprised of (1) a quantitative online survey, and (2) qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted with a subgroup of survey respondents. The primary objective was the description of overall patient preference for home versus hospital administration of LAN. Secondary objectives included describing patient-reported opinions on the experience and associated preference for each administration setting, and the impact on healthcare utilisation, societal cost, activities of daily living and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). RESULTS: In the primary analysis (80 patients; mean age 63.9 years), 98.7% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 96.1-100.0) of patients preferred to receive LAN at home, compared with 1.3% (95% CI: 0.0-3.9) who preferred the hospital setting. Among participants, over half (60.3%) received their injection from a non-healthcare professional. Most patients (79.5% [95% CI: 70.5-88.4]) reported a positive effect on HRQoL after the switch from hospital to home administration. Qualitative interviews (20 patients; mean age 63.6 years) highlighted that patients preferred home administration because it improved overall convenience; saved time and costs; made them feel more comfortable and relaxed, and less stressed; and increased confidence in their ability to self-manage their treatment. CONCLUSION: Almost all patients preferred to receive LAN treatment at home rather than in hospital with increased convenience and psychological benefits reported as key reasons for this preference.
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Atividades Cotidianas , Tumores Neuroendócrinos , Peptídeos Cíclicos , Somatostatina/análogos & derivados , Adulto , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Transversais , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/tratamento farmacológico , Preferência do Paciente , Qualidade de Vida , Hospitais , Reino UnidoRESUMO
SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: A tightly regulated actin cytoskeleton attained through balanced activity of RhoGTPases is crucial to maintaining podocyte function. However, how RhoGTPases are regulated by geranylgeranylation, a post-translational modification, has been unexplored. The authors found that loss of the geranylgeranylation enzyme geranylgeranyl transferase type-I (GGTase-I) in podocytes led to progressive albuminuria and foot process effacement in podocyte-specific GGTase-I knockout mice. In cultured podocytes, the absence of geranylgeranylation resulted in altered activity of its downstream substrates Rac1, RhoA, Cdc42, and Rap1, leading to alterations of ß1-integrins and actin cytoskeleton structural changes. These findings highlight the importance of geranylgeranylation in the dynamic management of RhoGTPases and Rap1 to control podocyte function, providing new knowledge about podocyte biology and glomerular filtration barrier function. BACKGROUND: Impairment of the glomerular filtration barrier is in part attributed to podocyte foot process effacement (FPE), entailing disruption of the actin cytoskeleton and the slit diaphragm. Maintenance of the actin cytoskeleton, which contains a complex signaling network through its connections to slit diaphragm and focal adhesion proteins, is thus considered crucial to preserving podocyte structure and function. A dynamic yet tightly regulated cytoskeleton is attained through balanced activity of RhoGTPases. Most RhoGTPases are post-translationally modified by the enzyme geranylgeranyl transferase type-I (GGTase-I). Although geranylgeranylation has been shown to regulate activities of RhoGTPases and RasGTPase Rap1, its significance in podocytes is unknown. METHODS: We used immunofluorescence to localize GGTase-I, which was expressed mainly by podocytes in the glomeruli. To define geranylgeranylation's role in podocytes, we generated podocyte-specific GGTase-I knockout mice. We used transmission electron microscopy to evaluate FPE and measurements of urinary albumin excretion to analyze filtration barrier function. Geranylgeranylation's effects on RhoGTPases and Rap1 function were studied in vitro by knockdown or inhibition of GGTase-I. We used immunocytochemistry to study structural modifications of the actin cytoskeleton and ß1 integrins. RESULTS: Depletion of GGTase-I in podocytes in vivo resulted in FPE and concomitant early-onset progressive albuminuria. A reduction of GGTase-I activity in cultured podocytes disrupted RhoGTPase balance by markedly increasing activity of RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42 together with Rap1, resulting in dysregulation of the actin cytoskeleton and altered distribution of ß1 integrins. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that geranylgeranylation is of crucial importance for the maintenance of the delicate equilibrium of RhoGTPases and Rap1 in podocytes and consequently for the maintenance of glomerular integrity and function.
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Nefropatias , Podócitos , Camundongos , Animais , Podócitos/metabolismo , Barreira de Filtração Glomerular , Albuminúria/metabolismo , Nefropatias/metabolismo , Camundongos Knockout , Transferases/metabolismo , Integrinas/metabolismoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Stenting of stenotic right ventricular outflow tract is a palliative measure for severely impaired small babies with Tetralogy of Fallot or similar pathologies. Little is known about the histopathological fate of the stents in the right ventricular outflow tract. METHODS: Eight samples of surgically removed right ventricular outflow tract stents were histologically analysed according to a predefined protocol. RESULTS: The most frequent diagnosis was Tetralogy of Fallot in four patients, pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect in two patients, double outlet right ventricle with pulmonary obstruction in one patient, and muscular obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract in one patient with a syndromic disease with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Stents mean implantation duration was 444 days ranging from 105 to 1117 days (median 305.5 days). Histology revealed a variable degree of pseudointima formation consisting of fibromuscular cells surrounded by extracellular matrix. Four of the specimen contained adjacent myocardial tissue fragments, which showed regressive changes. Neither myocardium nor pseudointima tissue or tissue parts locally related to stent struts were infiltrated by inflammatory cells. CONCLUSIONS: Histological analysis after explantation of early-in-life implanted right ventricular outflow tract stents revealed predominantly pronounced neo-intimal proliferation with a visible endothelial layer, no signs of inflammation, and no prolapse of muscular tissue through the stent struts. Thus, implantation of stents in early life seems to interfere little with the hosts' immune system and might help to open up the right ventricular outflow tract by mechanical forces and regressive changes in adjacent muscular tissue.
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Comunicação Interventricular , Tetralogia de Fallot , Obstrução da Via de Saída Ventricular Direita , Obstrução do Fluxo Ventricular Externo , Lactente , Humanos , Tetralogia de Fallot/cirurgia , Resultado do Tratamento , Stents , Obstrução do Fluxo Ventricular Externo/cirurgiaRESUMO
Homograft heart valves may have significant advantages and are preferred for the repair of congenital valve malformations, especially in young women of childbearing age, athletes and in patients with active endocarditis. A growing problem, however, is the mismatch between tissue donation and the increasing demand. The aim of this paper is to describe the initiation process of a homograft procurement program to attenuate the shortage of organs. A comprehensive description of the infrastructure and procedural steps required to initiate a cardiac and vascular tissue donation program combined with a prospective follow-up of all homografts explanted at our institution. Between January 2020 and May 2022, 28 hearts and 12 pulmonary bifurcations were harvested at our institution and delivered to the European homograft bank. Twenty-seven valves (19 pulmonary valves, 8 aortic valves) were processed and allocated for implantation. The reasons for discarding a graft were either contamination (n = 14), or morphology (n = 13) or leaflet damage (n = 2). Five homografts (3 PV, 2 AV) have been cryopreserved and stored while awaiting allocation. One pulmonary homograft with a leaflet cut was retrieved by bicuspidization technique and awaits allocation, as a highly requested small diameter graft. The implementation of a tissue donation program in cooperation with a homograft bank can be achieved with reasonable additional efforts at a transplant center with an in-house cardiac surgery department. Challenging situations with a potential risk of tissue injury during procurement include re-operation, harvesting by a non-specialist surgeon and prior central cannulation for mechanical circulatory support.
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos , Doadores de Tecidos , Humanos , Feminino , Estudos Prospectivos , Transplante Homólogo , Criopreservação , AloenxertosRESUMO
Lifestyle interventions can prevent type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, some individuals do not experience anticipated improvements despite weight loss. Biomarkers to identify such individuals at early stages are lacking. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF- 1) and Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1(IGFBP-1) were shown to predict T2DM onset in prediabetes. We assessed whether these markers also predict the success of lifestyle interventions, thereby possibly guiding personalized strategies. We analyzed the fasting serum levels of IGF-1, IGFBP-1, and Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 (IGFBP-2) in relation to changes in metabolic and anthropometric parameters, including intrahepatic lipids (IHLs) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) volume, measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in 345 participants with a high risk for prediabetes (54% female; aged 36-80 years). Participants were enrolled in three randomized dietary intervention trials and assessed both at baseline and one year post-intervention. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics (version 28), and significance was set at p < 0.05. Within the 1-year intervention, overall significant improvements were observed. Stratifying individuals by baseline IGF-1 and IGFBP-1 percentiles revealed significant differences: higher IGF-1 levels were associated with more favorable changes compared to lower levels, especially in VAT and IHL. Lower baseline IGFBP-1 levels were associated with greater improvements, especially in IHL and 2 h glucose. Higher bioactive IGF-1 levels might predict better metabolic outcomes following lifestyle interventions in prediabetes, potentially serving as biomarkers for personalized interventions.
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Biomarcadores , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 , Proteína 1 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like I , Estilo de Vida , Humanos , Feminino , Masculino , Proteína 1 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/sangue , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like I/metabolismo , Fator de Crescimento Insulin-Like I/análise , Idoso , Adulto , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/sangue , Biomarcadores/sangue , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estado Pré-Diabético/sangue , Estado Pré-Diabético/terapia , Gordura Intra-Abdominal/metabolismo , Proteína 2 de Ligação a Fator de Crescimento Semelhante à Insulina/sangueRESUMO
Substance use is a growing problem in Nigeria. The present study extended recent work documenting the importance of parenting as protective against substance use in Nigerian youth by testing a model linking parenting, additional protective factors and polysubstance use. Public school students (N = 1607; 56% female; M age = 14.88; SD = .44 years) living in the greater Lagos region participated in school-based data collection. Lifetime polysubstance use, defined as use of two or more substances including alcohol or illicit drugs, or misuse of over-the-counter medications, was reported by 5.2% of the sample. Structural equation modelling that accounted for adolescent age and sex on all constructs revealed good model fit. Positive parenting (support and solicitation) was significantly associated with higher perceived harmfulness of substance use, religiosity and positive relationships at school. Positive school relationships were associated with a decreased likelihood of polysubstance use. Multiple group analysis revealed no overall sex differences in the model paths. Strengthening parent-adolescent relationships may have a cascading effect on protective factors and subsequent substance use, and should be included in youth substance use prevention programmes.
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Relações Pais-Filho , Poder Familiar , Fatores de Proteção , Estudantes , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias , Humanos , Nigéria , Masculino , Feminino , Poder Familiar/psicologia , Adolescente , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/epidemiologia , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/prevenção & controle , Estudantes/psicologia , Estudantes/estatística & dados numéricos , Instituições Acadêmicas , CriançaRESUMO
Mucormycosis is a rare and serious fungal infection, occurring mainly in immunocompromised, diabetic, polytrauma or burn patients. Current standard treatments include iterative carcinological surgical trimming, systemic treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and second-line Posaconazole or Isavuconazole. We report the case of a 37-year-old female patient with no previous medical history who developed a disseminated mucormycosis, with an estimated 25 % loss of skin substance and major decay of the chest wall. In addition to standard treatment, local instillations of amphotericin B using the VAC Veraflow® system were performed. We believe that local instillations of amphotericin B by VAC could improve the functional prognosis of patients with skin involvement.
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Anfotericina B , Mucormicose , Feminino , Humanos , Adulto , Anfotericina B/uso terapêutico , Mucormicose/tratamento farmacológico , Mucormicose/microbiologia , Mucormicose/cirurgia , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , PeleRESUMO
Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a severe endocrine disorder characterized by insufficient glucocorticoid (GC) and/or mineralocorticoid (MC) secretion by the adrenal glands, due to impaired adrenal function (primary adrenal insufficiency, PAI) or to insufficient adrenal stimulation by pituitary ACTH (secondary adrenal insufficiency, SAI) or tertiary adrenal insufficiency due to hypothalamic dysfunction. In this review, we describe rare genetic causes of PAI with isolated GC or combined GC and MC deficiencies and we also describe rare syndromes of isolated MC deficiency. In children, the most frequent cause of PAI is congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), a group of adrenal disorders related to steroidogenic enzyme deficiencies, which will not be included in this review. Less frequently, several rare diseases can cause PAI, either affecting exclusively the adrenal glands or with systemic involvement. The diagnosis of these diseases is often challenging, due to the heterogeneity of their clinical presentation and to their rarity. Therefore, the current review aims to provide an overview on these rare genetic forms of paediatric PAI, offering a review of genetic and clinical features and a summary of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, promoting awareness among practitioners, and favoring early diagnosis and optimal clinical management in suspect cases.
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Hiperplasia Suprarrenal Congênita , Insuficiência Adrenal , Criança , Humanos , Hiperplasia Suprarrenal Congênita/diagnóstico , Hiperplasia Suprarrenal Congênita/genética , Hiperplasia Suprarrenal Congênita/complicações , Insuficiência Adrenal/diagnóstico , Insuficiência Adrenal/genética , Glândulas SuprarrenaisRESUMO
KEY MESSAGE: We demonstrate potential for improved multi-environment genomic prediction accuracy using structural variant markers. However, the degree of observed improvement is highly dependent on the genetic architecture of the trait. Breeders commonly use genetic markers to predict the performance of untested individuals as a way to improve the efficiency of breeding programs. These genomic prediction models have almost exclusively used single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as their source of genetic information, even though other types of markers exist, such as structural variants (SVs). Given that SVs are associated with environmental adaptation and not all of them are in linkage disequilibrium to SNPs, SVs have the potential to bring additional information to multi-environment prediction models that are not captured by SNPs alone. Here, we evaluated different marker types (SNPs and/or SVs) on prediction accuracy across a range of genetic architectures for simulated traits across multiple environments. Our results show that SVs can improve prediction accuracy, but it is highly dependent on the genetic architecture of the trait and the relative gain in accuracy is minimal. When SVs are the only causative variant type, 70% of the time SV predictors outperform SNP predictors. However, the improvement in accuracy in these instances is only 1.5% on average. Further simulations with predictors in varying degrees of LD with causative variants of different types (e.g., SNPs, SVs, SNPs and SVs) showed that prediction accuracy increased as linkage disequilibrium between causative variants and predictors increased regardless of the marker type. This study demonstrates that knowing the genetic architecture of a trait in deciding what markers to use in large-scale genomic prediction modeling in a breeding program is more important than what types of markers to use.
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Genoma , Modelos Genéticos , Humanos , Simulação por Computador , Genômica/métodos , Fenótipo , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Seleção Genética , GenótipoRESUMO
The airway epithelium represents the main barrier between inhaled air and the tissues of the respiratory tract and is therefore an important point of contact with xenobiotic substances into the human body. Several studies have recently shown that in vitro models of the airway grown at an air-liquid interface (ALI) can be particularly useful to obtain mechanistic information about the toxicity of chemical compounds. However, such methods are not very amenable to high throughput since the primary cells cannot be expanded indefinitely in culture to obtain a sustainable number of cells. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have become a popular option in the recent years for modelling the airways of the lung, but despite progress in the field, such models have so far not been assessed for their ability to metabolise xenobiotic compounds and how they compare to the primary bronchial airway model (pBAE). Here, we report a comparative analysis by TempoSeq (oligo-directed sequencing) of an iPSC-derived airway model (iBAE) with a primary bronchial airway model (pBAE). The iBAE and pBAE were differentiated at an ALI and then evaluated in a 5-compound screen with exposure to a sub-lethal concentration of each compound for 24 h. We found that despite lower expression of xenobiotic metabolism genes, the iBAE similarly predicted the toxic pathways when compared to the pBAE model. Our results show that iPSC airway models at ALI show promise for inhalation toxicity assessments with further development.
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Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas , Humanos , Transcriptoma , Xenobióticos/toxicidade , Xenobióticos/metabolismo , Mucosa Respiratória/metabolismo , Epitélio , Células Epiteliais/metabolismoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Despite global tuberculosis (TB) interventions, the disease remains one of the major public health concerns. Kenya is ranked 15th among 22 high burden TB countries globally. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Western Kenya, which comprises 10 counties. A multistage sampling method was used where a single sub-county was randomly selected followed by sampling two high volume health facility from each sub-county. Identification of spoligotype profiles and their family distribution and lineage level were achieved by comparison with SITVIT database. RESULTS: Lineage distribution pattern revealed that the most predominant lineage was CAS 220 (39.8%) followed by Beijing 128 (23.1%). The other lineages identified were T, LAM, H, X, S and MANU which were quantified as 87 (15.7%), 67 (12.1%), 16 (2.8%), 10 (1.8%), 8 (1.4%) and 5 (0.9%) respectively. CAS and Beijing strains were the most predominant lineage in both HIV negative and positive TB patients. The Beijing lineage was also the most predominant in resistant M. tuberculosis strains as compared to wild type. A total of 12 (2.0%) were orphaned M. tuberculosis strains which were spread across all the 10 counties of the study site. In multivariate logistic regression adjusting for potential cofounders three potential risk factors were significant. HIV status (OR = 1.52, CI = 0.29-3.68 and P value of 0.001), Alcohol use (OR = 0.59, CI = 0.43-3.12 and P-value =0.001) and cross border travel (OR = 0.61, CI = 0.49-3.87 and P value = 0.026). Most M. tuberculosis clinical isolates showed genetic clustering with multivariate logistic regression indicating three potential risk factors to clustering. HIV status (OR = 1.52, CI = 0.29-3.68 and P value of 0.001), Alcohol use (OR = 0.59, CI = 0.43-3.12 and P-value =0.001) and cross border travel (OR = 0.61, CI = 0.49-3.87 and P value = 0.026). CONCLUSION: There exist diverse strains of M. tuberculosis across the 10 counties of Western Kenya. Predominant distribution of clustered genotype points to the fact that most TB cases in this region are as a result of resent transmission other than activation of latent TB.
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Soropositividade para HIV , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Tuberculose Resistente a Múltiplos Medicamentos , Humanos , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genética , Estudos Transversais , Quênia/epidemiologia , Epidemiologia Molecular , Tuberculose Resistente a Múltiplos Medicamentos/microbiologia , GenótipoRESUMO
AIMS: The lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) and its shedding product [soluble LOX-1 (sLOX-1)] are implicated in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) pathogenesis. Herein, we examined the relationship of sLOX-1 with both fatal events and plaque progression in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). METHODS AND RESULTS: Plasma sLOX-1 was assessed at baseline in ACS and chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) patients prospectively recruited in the multicentre SPUM-ACS study, with sex- and age-matched healthy subjects serving as additional controls (n = 2924). Compared with both CCS and controls, ACS patients showed markedly elevated sLOX-1 levels (median, 2.00 and 2.00 vs. 35.08â pg/mL; P < 0.0001) which were independently associated with increased mortality risk over 30-day [tertile (T)3: adjusted hazard ratio (HR), 3.11; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.44-10.61; P = 0.0055] and 1-year intervals (T3: adjusted HR, 2.04; 95% CI, 1.19-3.92; P = 0.0098). Results remained consistent after adjustment for GRACE 2.0 (T3: adjusted HR, 1.86; 95% CI, 1.04-3.74; P = 0.0391) and were primarily driven by the pronounced relationship of sLOX-1 with cardiovascular mortality at 30 days (T3: adjusted HR, 3.81; 95% CI, 1.62-19.62; P = 0.0036) and at 1 year (T3: adjusted HR, 2.29; 95% CI, 1.19-5.34; P = 0.0148). In ACS patients undergoing serial intracoronary imaging and statin therapy, sLOX-1 dropped significantly in those with coronary plaque regression at 1 year (ΔsLOX-1: -4.64 ± 1.80; P = 0.0057), and showed a good discrimination for predicting plaque progression (area under the curve = 0.74; 95% CI, 0.59-0.86; P = 0.0031). CONCLUSION: Plasma sLOX-1 levels are increased during ACS and predict fatal events beyond traditional and emerging risk factors. Persistently high sLOX-1 associates with coronary plaque progression in patients with established ASCVD. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT01000701.
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Síndrome Coronariana Aguda , Aterosclerose , Placa Aterosclerótica , Biomarcadores , Humanos , Mortalidade Prematura , Receptores Depuradores Classe ERESUMO
Secondary mitral valve regurgitation is a frequent consequence of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with severe heart failure. The management of this disease can be challenging since it often culminates in refractory pulmonary edema and multi-organ failure. We present the case of a 50-year-old male who was admitted in cardiogenic shock following myocardial infarction. After successful revascularization, percutaneous mitral valve repair using the MitraClip® device enabled weaning from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation followed by the implantation of a left ventricular assist device as bridge to transplant.
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Oxigenação por Membrana Extracorpórea , Coração Auxiliar , Infarto do Miocárdio , Masculino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Oxigenação por Membrana Extracorpórea/métodos , Resultado do Tratamento , Choque Cardiogênico/cirurgia , Choque Cardiogênico/complicações , Infarto do Miocárdio/complicaçõesRESUMO
The global lack of donor shortage poses a major limitation for heart transplantation. New concepts with expanded donor inclusion criteria comprise extended transport distances and prolonged ischemic times with the aim of reaching a larger number of potential donors. Recent developments in cold storage solutions may allow more donor hearts with prolonged ischemic times to be use for transplantation in the future. We present our experience during a long-distance donor heart procurement with the longest reported transport distance and transport time in the current literature. This was made possible through the use of SherpaPak™, an innovative cold storage system which allows for controlled temperatures during transportation.