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BACKGROUND: We previously reported that CEA kinetics are a marker of progressive disease (PD) in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). This study was specifically designed to confirm CEA kinetics for predicting PD and to evaluate CA19-9, cell-free DNA (cfDNA), circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) and circulating tumour cell (CTC) kinetics. METHODS: Patients starting a chemotherapy (CT) with pre-treatment CEA > 5 ng/mL and/or CA19.9 > 30 UI/mL were prospectively included. Samples were collected from baseline to cycle 4 for CEA and CA19-9 and at baseline and the sixth week for other markers. CEA kinetics were calculated from the first to the third or fourth CT cycle. RESULTS: A total of 192 mCRC patients were included. CEA kinetics based on the previously identified >0.05 threshold was significantly associated with PD (p < 0.0001). By dichotomising by the median value, cfDNA, ctDNA and CA19-9 were associated with PD, PFS and OS in multivariate analysis. A circulating scoring system (CSS) combining CEA kinetics and baseline CA19-9 and cfDNA values classified patients based on high (n = 58) and low risk (n = 113) of PD and was independently associated with PD (ORa = 4.6, p < 0.0001), PFS (HRa = 2.07, p < 0.0001) and OS (HRa = 2.55, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: CEA kinetics alone or combined with baseline CA19-9 and cfDNA are clinically relevant for predicting outcomes in mCRC. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01212510.
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Antígenos Glicosídicos Associados a Tumores/metabolismo , Antígeno Carcinoembrionário/metabolismo , DNA Tumoral Circulante/genética , Neoplasias Colorretais/tratamento farmacológico , Células Neoplásicas Circulantes/metabolismo , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Neoplasias Colorretais/genética , Neoplasias Colorretais/patologia , Feminino , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Metástase Neoplásica , Células Neoplásicas Circulantes/efeitos dos fármacos , Estudos Prospectivos , Análise de Sobrevida , Regulação para CimaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The measurement of serum Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is used in daily practice to estimate the ovarian reserve in women. METHODS: The aim of this study was to evaluate the new Lumipulse AMH® immunoassay (Fujirebio) with regard to the reliability with two preexisting assays: Elecsys AMH Plus® (cobas®, Roche) and Vidas AMH® (bioMérieux). Precision of Lumipulse AMH was evaluated on the Lumipulse G600 II using the manufacturer's quality controls. Thirty-three samples were used for method comparison. RESULTS: Lumipulse AMH repeatability and intermediate precision did not exceed 4.1 %. There was a proportional bias between Lumipulse and Cobas method and between Lumipulse and Vidas whereas a good agreement was found between Cobas and Vidas. CONCLUSIONS: Lumipulse AMH assay demonstrated good precision and good agreement with the two other methods up to 6 ng/mL. Nevertheless, this study shows the need to standardize AMH assays to improve the comparability of the methods.
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Hormônio Antimülleriano , Hormônios Peptídicos , Feminino , Humanos , Imunoensaio , Reprodutibilidade dos TestesAssuntos
Hipopotassemia/diagnóstico , Chás de Ervas/efeitos adversos , 11-beta-Hidroxiesteroide Desidrogenase Tipo 2/antagonistas & inibidores , Idoso , Inibidores Enzimáticos/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Ácido Glicirretínico/efeitos adversos , Glycyrrhiza/química , Humanos , Hipopotassemia/induzido quimicamente , Hipopotassemia/enzimologiaRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Although the physiological role of the C-terminal hydrolase domain of the soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH-H) is well investigated, the function of its N-terminal phosphatase activity (sEH-P) remains unknown. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess in vivo the physiological role of sEH-P. METHODS: CRISPR/Cas9 was used to generate a novel knock-in (KI) rat line lacking the sEH-P activity. RESULTS: The sEH-P KI rats has a decreased metabolism of lysophosphatidic acids to monoacyglycerols. KI rats grew almost normally but with less weight and fat mass gain while insulin sensitivity was increased compared to wild-type rats. This lean phenotype was more marked in males than in female KI rats and mainly due to decreased food consumption and enhanced energy expenditure. In fact, sEH-P KI rats had an increased lipolysis allowing to supply fatty acids as fuel to potentiate brown adipose thermogenesis under resting condition and upon cold exposure. The potentiation of thermogenesis was abolished when blocking PPARγ, a nuclear receptor activated by intracellular lysophosphatidic acids, but also when inhibiting simultaneously sEH-H, showing a functional interaction between the two domains. Furthermore, sEH-P KI rats fed a high-fat diet did not gain as much weight as the wild-type rats, did not have increased fat mass and did not develop insulin resistance or hepatic steatosis. In addition, sEH-P KI rats exhibited enhanced basal cardiac mitochondrial activity associated with an enhanced left ventricular contractility and were protected against cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury. CONCLUSION: Our study reveals that sEH-P is a key player in energy and fat metabolism and contributes together with sEH-H to the regulation of cardiometabolic homeostasis. The development of pharmacological inhibitors of sEH-P appears of crucial importance to evaluate the interest of this promising therapeutic strategy in the management of obesity and cardiac ischemic complications.
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Epóxido Hidrolases , Traumatismos Cardíacos , Obesidade , Animais , Feminino , Masculino , Ratos , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Epóxido Hidrolases/genética , Epóxido Hidrolases/metabolismo , Cardiopatias/genética , Cardiopatias/metabolismo , Cardiopatias/patologia , Traumatismos Cardíacos/genética , Traumatismos Cardíacos/metabolismo , Traumatismos Cardíacos/patologia , Resistência à Insulina/genética , Lisofosfolipídeos , Obesidade/genética , Obesidade/metabolismo , Monoéster Fosfórico Hidrolases/genética , Monoéster Fosfórico Hidrolases/metabolismo , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/genéticaRESUMO
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Blood tests and transient elastography (Fibroscan™) have been developed as alternatives to liver biopsy. This ANRS HCEP-23 study compared the diagnostic accuracy of nine blood tests and transient elastography (Fibroscan™) to assess liver fibrosis, vs. liver biopsy, in untreated patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). METHODS: This was a multicentre prospective independent study in 19 French University hospitals of consecutive adult patients having simultaneous liver biopsy, biochemical blood tests (performed in a centralized laboratory) and Fibroscan™. Two experienced pathologists independently reviewed the liver biopsies (mean length=25±8.4 mm). Performance was assessed using ROC curves corrected by Obuchowski's method. RESULTS: Fibroscan™ was not interpretable in 113 (22%) patients. In the 382 patients having both blood tests and interpretable Fibroscan™, Fibroscan™ performed similarly to the best blood tests for the diagnosis of significant fibrosis and cirrhosis. Obuchowski's measure showed Fibrometer® (0.86), Fibrotest® (0.84), Hepascore® (0.84), and interpretable Fibroscan™ (0.84) to be the most accurate tests. The combination of Fibrotest®, Fibrometer®, or Hepascore® with Fibroscan™ or Apri increases the percentage of well classified patients from 70-73% to 80-83% for significant fibrosis, but for cirrhosis a combination offers no improvement. For the 436 patients having all the blood tests, AUROC's ranged from 0.82 (Fibrometer®) to 0.75 (Hyaluronate) for significant fibrosis, and from 0.89 (Fibrometer® and Hepascore®) to 0.83 (FIB-4) for cirrhosis. CONCLUSIONS: Contrarily to blood tests, performance of Fibroscan™ was reduced due to uninterpretable results. Fibrotest®, interpretable Fibroscan™, Fibrometer®, and Hepascore® perform best and similarly for diagnosis of significant fibrosis and cirrhosis.
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Hepatite C Crônica/sangue , Hepatite C Crônica/complicações , Cirrose Hepática/sangue , Cirrose Hepática/etiologia , Adulto , Biópsia , Técnicas de Imagem por Elasticidade , Feminino , Testes Hematológicos , Hepatite C Crônica/patologia , Humanos , Cirrose Hepática/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos ProspectivosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of hypercortisolism requires multiple biochemical investigations, due to variations in cortisol production during the 24-hour circadian cycle. Midnight serum cortisol is difficult to interpret since the threshold value is dependent on the analytical method used and is often not provided by the manufacturer. Second-generation assays are more specific than first-generation assays and may have lower threshold values. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine a novel threshold value of midnight serum cortisol for the biochemical diagnosis of hypercortisolism, using the Roche Cobas Cortisol® second-generation assay. METHODS: This study was performed in adult patients hospitalized in the endocrinology unit of a university hospital. Patients had a complete assessment of their 24-hour cortisol cycle, i.e., a serum cortisol test every four hours and at least two first-line tests: late night salivary cortisol, dexamethasone suppression test and/or 24-hour urinary free cortisol. First-line tests were used to identify patients with hypercortisolism. Serum samples were analyzed by second-generation electrochemiluminescence immunoassays (ECLIA) from Roche Cobas Cortisol®. RESULTS: Midnight serum cortisol samples were obtained from 175 hospitalized patients. The novel threshold value obtained was 157 nmol/L with a sensitivity of 82.9% (68.6 to 94.3%) and a specificity of 90.0% (85.0 to 95.0%). CONCLUSION: Our study confirms that the threshold value of midnight serum cortisol is not comparable between first- and second-generation Roche Cobas Cortisol® assays and that the threshold value is lower with the second-generation assay.
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Síndrome de Cushing/diagnóstico , Hidrocortisona/normas , Imunoensaio/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Hidrocortisona/análise , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valores de Referência , Estudos Retrospectivos , Saliva/química , Adulto JovemRESUMO
The effect of pain and analgesics on stress biomarkers is not well studied. We evaluated the effect of acute pain and analgesics on serum cortisol and copeptin in an experimental pain model in healthy volunteers. Healthy volunteers presented at 8 a.m. for an experimental pain stimulation. Cortisol and copeptin levels were measured before, during and after electrophysiological stimulation, first before and then during opioid delivery. Difference in biomarker levels compared to baseline levels was calculated, and potential influencing factors were evaluated by linear regression analysis. Cortisol decreased by 13% during the 10 min of rest at baseline, but copeptin did not change significantly. Cortisol had a median decrease of -24% or -83 nmol/l (-44 to -124 nmol/l, p = 0.0002) during the electrophysiological stimulation training session, while the median difference for copeptin was -22% or -1.01 pmol/l (-2.35 to 0.08 pmol/l, p = 0.0003). After administration of opioids, cortisol did not decrease but increased by 3% (p = 0.043), indicating an increasing opioids effect on cortisol. This effect was not visible for copeptin (median change -0.003 pmol/l (-0.50 to 0.24), p = 0.45). In this experimental pain model performed in the morning, moderate pain did not have a relevant effect on cortisol or copeptin levels, whereas opioids led to a discrete peak of cortisol.Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01975753 (registered on November 5, 2013, before start of recruitment).
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Analgésicos Opioides , Hidrocortisona , Analgésicos Opioides/farmacologia , Biomarcadores , Glicopeptídeos , Humanos , DorRESUMO
We have previously shown that α-linolenic acid (ALA), a (n-3) PUFA exerts in vitro antiinflammatory effects in the intestine. In this study, we aimed to evaluate its effect on inflammatory and oxidative stress in a colitis model. Colitis was induced in 2 groups at d 0 by intrarectal injection of 2-4-6-trinitrobenzen sulfonic acid (TNBS), whereas the control group received the vehicle. Rats we fed 450 mg . kg(-1) . d(-1) of ALA (TNBS+ALA) while the other colitic group (TNBS) and the control group were fed an isocaloric corn oil formula for 14 d (from d -7 to d 7). RBC fatty acid composition was assessed. Oxidative stress was studied by measuring urinary 8-isoprostanes (8-IP) and colon glutathione (GSH) concentration and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression. Colitis was assessed histologically, by production of proinflammatory mediators, including cytokines, leukotrienes B(4) (LTB(4)), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and by nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation. The ALA-rich diet significantly increased the RBC levels of ALA, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosapentaenoic acid (n-3) compared with the TNBS group (P < 0.01 for all). The beneficial effect of ALA supplementation on oxidative stress was reflected by lower urinary 8-IP levels (P < 0.05), a normalized colon GSH concentration (P < 0.01), and reduced colon iNOS expression (P < 0.05) compared with the TNBS group. ALA also protected against colon inflammation as assessed by lower tumor necrosis factor-α secretion and mRNA level (P < 0.05), reduced NF-κB activation (P = 0.01), and lower colon lipid mediator concentrations such as LTB(4) and COX-2 (P < 0.05) compared with the TNBS group. These findings show that an ALA-rich formula is beneficial to TNBS-induced colitic rats via inhibition of oxidative and inflammatory stress.
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Colite/metabolismo , Colite/prevenção & controle , NF-kappa B/efeitos dos fármacos , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Ácido Trinitrobenzenossulfônico , Ácido alfa-Linolênico/administração & dosagem , Animais , Quimotripsina/metabolismo , Colite/induzido quimicamente , Colo/química , Colo/metabolismo , Colo/patologia , Citocinas/análise , Dieta , Dinoprosta/análogos & derivados , Dinoprosta/urina , Eicosanoides/biossíntese , Eritrócitos/química , Ácidos Graxos/sangue , Glutationa/análise , Interferons/análise , Masculino , NF-kappa B/análise , NF-kappa B/fisiologia , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo II/análise , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Ácido Trinitrobenzenossulfônico/administração & dosagemRESUMO
Adrenal incidentaloma refers to an asymptomatic adrenal mass detected through an imaging procedure performed for reasons unrelated to adrenal dysfunction or suspected dysfunction. In general, adrenal incidentalomas are non-functioning adrenal adenomas, but in some cases, may require therapeutic intervention: eg., adrenocortical carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, primary aldosteronism, cortisol hypersecretion, or adrenal insufficiency. Hormone assessment is crucial to characterize adrenal incidentaloma. Nowadays, various hormone assay methods are available, such as immunoassay and mass spectrometry. However, there are several pitfalls that should be considered: e.g., circadian rhythm, gender/age dependency, preanalytical and analytical issues, and drug interactions. Pharmacological or analytical interference can lead to false serum concentrations and may result in misinterpretation of results and thus inappropriate treatment. The purpose of this review was to study the main interferences that may be observed in the different tumor types of adrenal incidentalomas in order to help physicians in their clinical decision-making and for the overall benefit of patients.
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Neoplasias das Glândulas Suprarrenais/diagnóstico , Técnicas de Laboratório Clínico , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Endócrino/normas , Hormônios/análise , Preparações Farmacêuticas/química , Neoplasias das Glândulas Suprarrenais/sangue , Artefatos , Técnicas de Laboratório Clínico/métodos , Técnicas de Laboratório Clínico/normas , Contaminação de Medicamentos , Contaminação de Equipamentos , Hormônios/sangue , Humanos , Hidrocortisona/análise , Hidrocortisona/sangue , Achados Incidentais , Testes de Função Adreno-Hipofisária/métodos , Testes de Função Adreno-Hipofisária/normas , Fase Pré-Analítica/normasRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: The use of animal models of aortic stenosis (AS) remains essential to further elucidate its pathophysiology and to evaluate new therapeutic strategies. The waved-2 mouse AS model has been proposed; data have indicated that while aortic regurgitation (AR) is effectively induced, development of AS is rare. We aimed to evaluate the effect of high-fat diet (HFD) and vitamin D3 supplementation in this model. METHODS: HFD and subcutaneous vitamin D3 injections were initiated at the age of 6â¯weeks until the age of 6 (nâ¯=â¯16, 6-month treatment group) and 9 (nâ¯=â¯11, 9-month treatment group) months. Twelve waved-2 mice without supplementation were used as control. Echocardiography was performed at 3, 6 and 9â¯months. Blood serum analysis (calcium, 1,25(OH)2D3 and cholesterol), histology and immunohistochemistry (CD-31, CD-68 and osteopontin) were evaluated at the end of the experiment (6 or 9â¯months). RESULTS: Total cholesterol and 1,25(OH)2D3 were significantly increased relative to the control group. HFD and vitamin D3 supplementation did result in improvements to the model, since AS was only detected in 6 (15.3%) mice (2 in the 3 groups) and AR was developed in the remaining animals. Echocardiographic parameters, fibrosis, thickness, inflammation and valvular calcification, were not significantly different between the 6-month treatment and control groups. Similar results were also observed in the 9-month treatment group. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that HFD and vitamin D3 supplementation have no effect in the waved-2 mouse model. This model essentially mimics AR and rarely AS. Further studies are needed to find a reliable animal model of AS.
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Estenose da Valva Aórtica/tratamento farmacológico , Colecalciferol/administração & dosagem , Receptores ErbB/genética , Animais , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/etiologia , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/genética , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/metabolismo , Colecalciferol/sangue , Colesterol/sangue , Dieta Hiperlipídica/efeitos adversos , Suplementos Nutricionais/análise , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , CamundongosRESUMO
The thyroid blood test (TSH, FT4, FT3) is often prescribed. This test follows specific French guide-lines. The aim of this work was to study whether its prescription, as part of the initial diagnosis of dysthyroidism, complied with the official recommendations at Rouen University Hospital. We also evaluated the evolution of its prescription between 2014 and 2017 at Rouen University Hospital. A descriptive retrospective study was performed on patients who had undergone a thyroid blood test from June 1st, 2017 to June 29th, 2017. Among the 1,143 thyroid blood test used to assess the suitable prescription of the thyroid blood test, 143 did not respect the guide-lines (12.5%). Among the 143 thyroid blood test, 108 (or 75.5%) came from consultation or day hospital units. The significant percentage of thyroid tests that did not comply with the guide-lines is mainly due to the achievement of a "complete thyroid blood test" for reasons of convenience.