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Radiographics ; 44(7): e230176, 2024 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38900682

RESUMO

Fungal musculoskeletal infections often have subacute or indolent manifestations, making it difficult to distinguish them from other diseases and infections, given that they are relatively uncommon. Fungal infections occur by hematogenous spread, direct inoculation, or contiguous extension and may be related to different risk factors, including immunosuppression and occupational activity. The infection can manifest in isolation in the musculoskeletal system or as part of a systemic process. The fungi may be endemic to certain regions or may be found throughout the world, and this can help to narrow the diagnosis of the etiologic agent. Infections such as candidiasis, cryptococcosis, aspergillosis, and mucormycosis are often related to immunosuppression. On the other hand, histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, and blastomycosis can occur in healthy patients in geographic areas where these infections are endemic. Furthermore, infections can be classified on the basis of the site of infection in the body. Some subcutaneous infections that can have osteoarticular involvement include mycetoma, sporotrichosis, and phaeohyphomycosis. Different fungi affect specific bones and joints with greater prevalence. Imaging has a critical role in the evaluation of these diseases. Imaging findings include nonspecific features such as osteomyelitis and arthritis, with bone destruction, osseous erosion, mixed lytic and sclerotic lesions, and joint space narrowing. Multifocal osteomyelitis and chronic arthritis with joint effusion and synovial thickening may also occur. Although imaging findings are often nonspecific, some fungal infections may show findings that aid in narrowing the differential diagnosis, especially when they are associated with the patient's clinical condition and history, the site of osteoarticular involvement, and the geographic location. ©RSNA, 2024.


Assuntos
Micoses , Humanos , Micoses/diagnóstico por imagem , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Doenças Musculoesqueléticas/diagnóstico por imagem
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Radiographics ; 44(7): e230178, 2024 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38935547

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Congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV), also known as clubfoot, is a common musculoskeletal entity that affects one to two per 1000 live births worldwide. Imaging modalities including radiography, US, and MRI have emerged as valuable tools for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of CTEV. The deformity is characterized by midfoot cavus, forefoot adductus, and hindfoot varus and equinus. The Ponseti method of manipulation and serial casting is the standard treatment of CTEV. Radiography shows the anatomy, position, and relationships of the different bones of the foot. US allows accurate assessment of cartilaginous and bony structures, in addition to its inherent advantages such as absence of ionizing radiation exposure. One of the indications for US is to monitor the response to Ponseti method treatment. MRI enables visualization of bones, cartilage, and soft tissues and allows multiplanar evaluation of deformities, providing a comprehensive imaging analysis of CTEV. An integrated approach that combines clinical examination and imaging findings is essential for effective management of CTEV. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of CTEV with a review of imaging modalities to help evaluate CTEV, focusing on radiography, US, and MRI. Using this article as a guide, radiologists involved in the assessment and treatment of CTEV can contribute to the management of the condition. ©RSNA, 2024 Supplemental material is available for this article.


Assuntos
Pé Torto Equinovaro , Pé Torto Equinovaro/diagnóstico por imagem , Pé Torto Equinovaro/terapia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Recém-Nascido , Lactente
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BMC Biol ; 14(1): 87, 2016 10 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27717342

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: The General Control Nonderepressible 2 (GCN2) kinase is a conserved member of the integrated stress response (ISR) pathway that represses protein translation and helps cells to adapt to conditions of nutrient shortage. As such, GCN2 is required for longevity and stress resistance induced by dietary restriction (DR). IMPACT is an ancient protein that inhibits GCN2. RESULTS: Here, we tested whether IMPACT down-regulation mimics the effects of DR in C. elegans. Knockdown of the C. elegans IMPACT homolog impt-1 activated the ISR pathway and increased lifespan and stress resistance of worms in a gcn-2-dependent manner. Impt-1 knockdown exacerbated DR-induced longevity and required several DR-activated transcription factors to extend lifespan, among them SKN-1 and DAF-16, which were induced during larval development and adulthood, respectively, in response to impt-1 RNAi. CONCLUSIONS: IMPACT inhibits the ISR pathway, thus limiting the activation of stress response factors that are beneficial during aging and required under DR.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Caenorhabditis elegans/efeitos dos fármacos , Caenorhabditis elegans/enzimologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Animais , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/genética , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases/genética , Interferência de RNA , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Fatores de Transcrição/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo
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Redox Biol ; 18: 84-92, 2018 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29986212

RESUMO

Alterations in microRNA (miRNA) processing have been previously linked to aging. Here we used the small molecule enoxacin to pharmacologically interfere with miRNA biogenesis and study how it affects aging in C. elegans. Enoxacin extended worm lifespan and promoted survival under normal and oxidative stress conditions. Enoxacin-induced longevity required the transcription factor SKN-1/Nrf2 and was blunted by the antioxidant N-acetyl-cysteine, suggesting a prooxidant-mediated mitohormetic response. The longevity effects of enoxacin were also dependent on the miRNA pathway, consistent with changes in miRNA expression elicited by the drug. Among these differentially expressed miRNAs, the widely conserved miR-34-5p was found to play an important role in enoxacin-mediated longevity. Enoxacin treatment down-regulated miR-34-5p and did not further extend lifespan of long-lived mir-34 mutants. Moreover, N-acetyl-cysteine abrogated mir-34(gk437)-induced longevity. Evidence also points to double-stranded RNA-specific adenosine deaminases (ADARs) as new targets of enoxacin since ADAR loss-of-function abrogates enoxacin-induced lifespan extension. Thus, enoxacin increases lifespan by reducing miR-34-5p levels, interfering with the redox balance and promoting healthspan.


Assuntos
Caenorhabditis elegans/efeitos dos fármacos , Enoxacino/farmacologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Longevidade/efeitos dos fármacos , MicroRNAs/genética , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Caenorhabditis elegans/fisiologia , Inibidores do Citocromo P-450 CYP1A2/farmacologia , Oxirredução/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores da Topoisomerase II/farmacologia
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