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Infect Immun ; 91(8): e0006523, 2023 08 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37404162

RESUMO

The ubiquitous bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is responsible for severe infections in patients with burns, cystic fibrosis, and neutropenia. Biofilm formation gives physical refuge and a protected microenvironment for sessile cells, rendering cure by antibiotics a challenge. Bacteriophages have evolved to prey on these biofilms over millions of years, using hydrolases and depolymerases to penetrate biofilms and reach cellular targets. Here, we assessed how a newly discovered KMV-like phage (ΦJB10) interacts with antibiotics to treat P. aeruginosa more effectively in both planktonic and biofilm forms. By testing representatives of four classes of antibiotics (cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, and carbapenems), we demonstrated class-dependent interactions between ΦJB10 and antibiotics in both biofilm clearance and P. aeruginosa killing. Despite identifying antagonism between some antibiotic classes and ΦJB10 at early time points, all classes showed neutral to favorable interactions with the phage at later time points. In one notable example where the antibiotic alone had poor activity against both biofilm and high-density planktonic cells, we found that addition of ΦJB10 demonstrated synergy and resulted in effective treatment of both. Further, ΦJB10 seemed to act as an adjuvant to several antibiotics, reducing the concentration of antibiotics required to ablate the biofilm. This report shows that phages such as ΦJB10 may be valuable additions to the armamentarium against difficult-to-treat biofilm-based infections.


Assuntos
Bacteriófagos , Infecções por Pseudomonas , Fagos de Pseudomonas , Humanos , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Infecções por Pseudomonas/tratamento farmacológico , Cefalosporinas , Biofilmes , Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Curr Opin Organ Transplant ; 27(6): 546-553, 2022 12 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36222821

RESUMO

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are prevalent in transplant recipients and associated with poor outcomes. We review recent cases of phage therapy used to treat recalcitrant infections in transplant recipients and explore the future role of such therapy in this setting. RECENT FINDINGS: Individual case reports and small case series suggest possible efficacy of phage therapy for the treatment of MDRO infections in pre and posttransplant patients. Importantly, there have been no serious safety concerns in the reported cases that we reviewed. There are no applicable randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to better guide phage therapy at this time. SUMMARY: Given the safety and possibility of successful salvage therapy of MDRO infections using bacteriophages, it is reasonable to pursue phage therapy for difficult-to-treat infections on a compassionate use basis, but RCT data are critically needed to better inform management.


Assuntos
Infecções Bacterianas , Terapia por Fagos , Humanos , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Transplantados , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Infecções Bacterianas/terapia
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ACG Case Rep J ; 9(6): e00793, 2022 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35765682

RESUMO

This report documents a unique case of syphilis with esophageal involvement. Such a presentation is exceedingly rare in the modern era, particularly among patients without human immunodeficiency virus. Most instances were documented in the 1900s and earlier. Our patient presented with months of odynophagia and recurrent oral lesions. He was found to have a sizeable esophageal ulcer on endoscopy, with biopsy confirming the diagnosis of syphilis. His symptoms quickly resolved with intramuscular penicillin. This case highlights the importance of keeping a broad differential for odynophagia and suspicious lesions, cutaneous or mucosal.

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Euro Surveill ; 24(35)2019 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31481146

RESUMO

We report on six cases of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning following consumption of mussels harvested in the United Kingdom. Dinophysis spp. in the water column was found to have increased rapidly at the production site resulting in high levels of okadaic acid-group lipophilic toxins in the flesh of consumed mussels. Clinicians and public health professionals should remain aware of algal-derived toxins being a potential cause of illness following seafood consumption.


Assuntos
Bivalves/química , Diarreia/epidemiologia , Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos , Toxinas Marinhas/análise , Ácido Okadáico/análise , Ácido Okadáico/intoxicação , Alimentos Marinhos/análise , Intoxicação por Frutos do Mar/prevenção & controle , Dor Abdominal/etiologia , Adulto , Idoso , Animais , Dinoflagellida/química , Dinoflagellida/isolamento & purificação , Surtos de Doenças , Feminino , Febre/etiologia , Contaminação de Alimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Toxinas Marinhas/química , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Náusea/etiologia , Ácido Okadáico/química , Intoxicação por Frutos do Mar/epidemiologia , Reino Unido/epidemiologia , Vômito/etiologia
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FEBS Open Bio ; 8(1): 41-48, 2018 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29321955

RESUMO

The multidomain UNC-45B chaperone is crucial for the proper folding and function of sarcomeric myosin. We recently found that UNC-45B inhibits the translocation of actin by myosin. The main functions of the UCS and TPR domains are known but the role of the central domain remains obscure. Here, we show-using in vitro myosin motility and ATPase assays-that the central domain alone acts as an inhibitor of the myosin power stroke through a mechanism that allows ATP turnover. Hence, UNC-45B is a unique chaperone in which the TPR domain recruits Hsp90; the UCS domain possesses chaperone-like activities; and the central domain interacts with myosin and inhibits the actin translocation function of myosin. We hypothesize that the inhibitory function plays a critical role during the assembly of myofibrils under stress and during the sarcomere development process.

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Ann Am Thorac Soc ; 13(8): 1262-70, 2016 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27222921

RESUMO

RATIONALE: As more preterm infants recover from severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), it is critical to understand the clinical consequences of this condition on the lung health of adult survivors. OBJECTIVES: To assess structural and functional lung parameters in young adult BPD survivors and preterm and term control subjects. METHODS: Young adult survivors of BPD (mean age, 24 yr) underwent spirometry, lung volume assessment, transfer factor, lung clearance index, and fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurements, together with high-resolution chest computed tomography and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Twenty-five adult BPD survivors (mean ± SD gestational age, 26.8 ± 2.3 wk; birth weight, 866 ± 255 g), 24 adult prematurely born non-BPD control subjects (gestational age, 30.6 ± 1.9 wk; birth weight, 1,234 ± 207 g), and 25 adult term-birth control subjects (gestational age, 38.5 ± 0.9 wk; birth weight, 3,569 ± 2,979 g) were studied. Subjects with BPD were more likely to be wakened by cough (odds ratio, 9.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.8-52.6; P < 0.01) or wheeze and breathlessness (odds ratio, 12.2; 95% confidence interval; 1.3-112; P < 0.05) than term control subjects after adjusting for sex and current smoking. Preterm subjects had greater airway obstruction than term subjects. Subjects with BPD had significantly lower values for FEV1 and forced expiratory flow, midexpiratory phase (percent predicted and z-scores), than term control subjects (both P < 0.001). Although non-BPD subjects also had lower spirometric values than term control subjects, none of the differences reached statistical significance. More subjects with BPD (25%) had fixed airflow obstruction than non-BPD (12.5%) and term (0%) subjects (P = 0.004). Both BPD and non-BPD subjects had significantly greater impairment in gas transfer (Kco percent predicted) than term subjects (both P < 0.05). Eighteen (37%) preterm participants were classified as small for gestational age (birth weight below the 10th percentile for gestational age). These subjects had significantly greater impairment in FEV1 (percent predicted values and z-scores) than those born appropriate for gestational age. BPD survivors had significantly more severe radiographic structural lung impairment than non-BPD subjects. Both preterm groups had impaired exercise capacity compared with term control subjects. There was a trend for greater limitation and leg discomfort in BPD survivors. CONCLUSIONS: Adult preterm birth survivors, especially those who developed BPD, continue to experience respiratory symptoms and exhibit clinically important levels of pulmonary impairment.


Assuntos
Displasia Broncopulmonar/fisiopatologia , Pulmão/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , Seguimentos , Volume Expiratório Forçado , Idade Gestacional , Humanos , Recém-Nascido de Peso Extremamente Baixo ao Nascer , Lactente Extremamente Prematuro , Recém-Nascido , Modelos Lineares , Modelos Logísticos , Pulmão/diagnóstico por imagem , Masculino , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Espirometria , Sobreviventes , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Reino Unido , Adulto Jovem
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FEBS Lett ; 589(1): 123-30, 2015 Jan 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25436418

RESUMO

Molecular chaperones are commonly identified by their ability to suppress heat-induced protein aggregation. The muscle-specific molecular chaperone UNC-45B is known to be involved in myosin folding and is trafficked to the sarcomeres A-band during thermal stress. Here, we identify temperature-dependent structural changes in the UCS chaperone domain of UNC-45B that occur within a physiologically relevant heat-shock range. We show that distinct changes to the armadillo repeat protein topology result in exposure of hydrophobic patches, and increased flexibility of the molecule. These rearrangements suggest the existence of a novel thermosensor within the chaperone domain of UNC-45B. We propose that these changes may function to suppress aggregation under stress by allowing binding to a wide variety of aggregation prone loops on its client.


Assuntos
Proteínas do Domínio Armadillo/química , Resposta ao Choque Térmico , Chaperonas Moleculares/química , Dobramento de Proteína , Proteínas do Domínio Armadillo/genética , Proteínas do Domínio Armadillo/metabolismo , Temperatura Alta , Humanos , Chaperonas Moleculares/genética , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Miosinas/química , Miosinas/genética , Miosinas/metabolismo , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Transporte Proteico/genética , Sarcômeros/química , Sarcômeros/genética , Sarcômeros/metabolismo
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FEBS Lett ; 588(21): 3977-81, 2014 Nov 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25240199

RESUMO

Molecular chaperones are required for successful folding and assembly of sarcomeric myosin in skeletal and cardiac muscle. Here, we show that the chaperone UNC-45B inhibits the actin translocation function of myosin. Further, we show that Hsp90, another chaperone involved in sarcomere development, allows the myosin to resume actin translocation. These previously unknown activities may play a key role in sarcomere development, preventing untimely myosin powerstrokes from disrupting the precise alignment of the sarcomere until it has formed completely.


Assuntos
Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/metabolismo , Miosinas/metabolismo , Sarcômeros/metabolismo , Actinas/metabolismo , Adenosina Trifosfatases/metabolismo , Animais , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP90/metabolismo , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/química , Camundongos , Chaperonas Moleculares , Movimento , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Coelhos
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Biophys J ; 107(3): 654-661, 2014 Aug 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25099804

RESUMO

The proper folding of many proteins can only be achieved by interaction with molecular chaperones. The molecular chaperone UNC-45B is required for the folding of striated muscle myosin II. However, the precise mechanism by which it contributes to proper folding of the myosin head remains unclear. UNC-45B contains three domains: an N-terminal TPR domain known to bind Hsp90, a Central domain of unknown function, and a C-terminal UCS domain known to interact with the myosin head. Here we used fluorescence titrations methods, dynamic light scattering, and single-molecule atomic force microscopy (AFM) unfolding/refolding techniques to study the interactions of the UCS and Central domains with the myosin motor domain. We found that both the UCS and the Central domains bind to the myosin motor domain. Our data show that the domains bind to distinct subsites on the myosin head, suggesting distinct roles in forming the myosin-UNC-45B complex. To determine the chaperone activity of the UCS and Central domains, we used two different methods: 1), prevention of misfolding using single-molecule AFM, and 2), prevention of aggregation using dynamic light scattering. Using the first method, we found that the UCS domain is sufficient to prevent misfolding of a titin mechanical reporter. Application of the second method showed that the UCS domain but not the Central domain prevents the thermal aggregation of the myosin motor domain. We conclude that while both the UCS and the Central domains bind the myosin head with high affinity, only the UCS domain displays chaperone activity.


Assuntos
Chaperonas Moleculares/química , Miosinas/química , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Sítios de Ligação , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Miosinas/metabolismo , Ligação Proteica , Coelhos
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Adv Ther ; 29(5): 456-63, 2012 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22610724

RESUMO

Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) is an autosomal dominant condition with a population prevalence of 1 in 500, and is associated with significant cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It may be caused by mutations in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor, apolipoprotein B100 (Apo B100), or proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) genes, with over 1,000 causative mutations described. Statin therapy in HeFH is considered effective and safe. Audit data suggest that approximately 80% of the putative HeFH population remains unidentified and, therefore, there is a need to develop a strategy for the identification of affected individuals so that early lipid-lowering treatment may be offered. There is good evidence showing the effectiveness and acceptability of HeFH screening programs in Europe. The authors describe a protocol for an all island approach to HeFH detection in the Republic of Ireland/Northern Ireland. Index cases will be identified by opportunistic screening using the Simon Broome, or Make Early Diagnosis to Prevent Early Death (MedPed) and World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Patients identified as "definite," "probable," or "possible" HeFH criteria will be offered genetic testing. The authors expect causative mutations to be identified in approximately 80% of patients with "definite" HeFH but in only approximately 20% of patients with "possible" HeFH. Cascade screening will be undertaken in first-degree relatives of the index case using genetic testing (where a causative mutation has been identified), or otherwise using LDL cholesterol concentration. The establishment of a HeFH screening program on an all-island basis will require: expansion of the existing molecular genetics diagnostic services, the establishment of a cohort of nurses/genetic counselors, a HeFH database to support cascade testing, the development of a network of lipid clinics (in a primary or secondary care setting), and an educational initiative to raise awareness of HeFH among healthcare professionals and the general population.


Assuntos
Triagem de Portadores Genéticos/métodos , Hiperlipoproteinemia Tipo II/genética , Programas de Rastreamento/métodos , Programas de Rastreamento/organização & administração , LDL-Colesterol/sangue , Bases de Dados Factuais , Diagnóstico Precoce , Aconselhamento Genético/organização & administração , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Humanos , Hiperlipoproteinemia Tipo II/epidemiologia , Irlanda , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular , Irlanda do Norte/epidemiologia
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J Environ Qual ; 37(2): 417-28, 2008.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18268305

RESUMO

Fertilizer phosphorus (P) and grazing-related factors can influence runoff P concentrations from grazed pastures. To investigate these effects, we monitored the concentrations of P in surface runoff from grazed dairy pasture plots (50 x 25 m) treated with four fertilizer P rates (0, 20, 40, and 80 kg ha(-1) yr(-1)) for 3.5 yr at Camden, New South Wales. Total P concentrations in runoff were high (0.86-11.13 mg L(-1)) even from the control plot (average 1.94 mg L(-1)). Phosphorus fertilizer significantly (P < 0.001) increased runoff P concentrations (average runoff P concentrations from the P(20), P(40), and P(80) treatments were 2.78, 3.32, and 5.57 mg L(-1), respectively). However, the magnitude of the effect of P fertilizer varied between runoff events (P < 0.01). Further analysis revealed the combined effects on runoff P concentration of P rate, P rate x number of applications (P < 0.001), P rate x time since fertilizer (P < 0.001), dung P (P < 0.001), time since grazing (P < 0.05), and pasture biomass (P < 0.001). A conceptual model of the sources of P in runoff comprising three components is proposed to explain the mobilization of P in runoff and to identify strategies to reduce runoff P concentrations. Our data suggest that the principal strategy for minimizing runoff P concentrations from grazed dairy pastures should be the maintenance of soil P at or near the agronomic optimum by the use of appropriate rates of P fertilizer.


Assuntos
Indústria de Laticínios , Fertilizantes , Fósforo/análise , Poluentes do Solo/análise , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análise , Animais , Bovinos , Indústria de Laticínios/métodos , Feminino , Esterco/análise , Chuva , Movimentos da Água
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Clin Orthop Relat Res ; 465: 227-31, 2007 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17828026

RESUMO

This study presents the survivorship data of a consecutive series of primary meniscal-bearing total knee replacements at one institution at 8 to 15 years followup. We reviewed 125 meniscal-bearing knee replacements in 93 patients at a minimum followup of 96 months (mean, 130 months; range, 96-191 months). The tibial and femoral components were cemented in 71 knees; uncemented femurs and tibias were used in 48 knees; and cemented tibias and uncemented femurs were used in six knees. One patient was lost to followup. Seventeen knees failed, three as a result of infection. Five knees were revised for loose tibial components and one for a loose femoral component. A second femoral component was identified as radiographically loose. All the loose components were uncemented. Five knees had reoperation for fractured bearings and one for a dislocated bearing. This knee was later rerevised for a loose uncemented tibia. One knee was revised for instability and a second knee was identified as grossly unstable but not revised. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed survivorship of approximately 90% at 9 years, which decreased to 71% at 15 years. Uncemented components had an increased aseptic loosening rate compared with cemented components. Meniscal-bearing replacements with cement fixation appeared successful, although bearing fracture seems to be a predominant failure mode at long-term followup.


Assuntos
Artroplastia do Joelho/instrumentação , Cimentação , Articulação do Joelho/cirurgia , Prótese do Joelho , Meniscos Tibiais/cirurgia , Falha de Prótese , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Artroplastia do Joelho/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Articulação do Joelho/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Desenho de Prótese , Reoperação , Estudos Retrospectivos , Estresse Mecânico , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento , Suporte de Carga
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J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem ; 20(3): 219-26, 2005 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16119191

RESUMO

The effect of the titled tetralone as a retinoic acid metabolism blocking agent (RAMBA) in vivo in comparison with ketoconazole, a well known cytochrome P450 inhibitor, was studied. Development of a HPLC/MS/MS method for the quantification of retinoic acid levels extracted from rat plasma was used to demonstrate that ketoconazole and the tetralone (100 mg/kg) enhanced the endogenous plasma concentration of retinoic acid. Levels of retinoid were raised from a control value of 0.11 to 0.15 and 0.17 ng/mL after treatment with tetralone and ketoconazole respectively showing that the tetralone and ketoconazole lead to comparable effects, indicating an inhibitory activity of the tetralone on retinoic acid metabolism.


Assuntos
Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Isotretinoína/sangue , Naftalenos/farmacologia , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização por Electrospray/métodos , Tretinoína/sangue , Animais , Isotretinoína/química , Cetoconazol/metabolismo , Cetoconazol/farmacologia , Masculino , Espectrometria de Massas , Ratos , Ratos Endogâmicos WF , Tetralonas/metabolismo , Tetralonas/farmacologia , Tretinoína/química
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Inhal Toxicol ; 16(4): 217-29, 2004 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15204769

RESUMO

Endotoxin is derived from Gram-negative bacterial membranes, and its inflammatory effects following inhalation are well characterized. The significance of this fact becomes apparent when the wide-ranging environments containing high levels of this microbial product are considered. Endotoxin is present in numerous industrial environments, especially where organic fibers are processed. Microbial contamination of these fibers mainly occurs at the agricultural stage. Materials such as flax and hemp are affected in this way, but the most important product in this context is cotton, from which chronic dust inhalation causes the disease byssinosis. Despite the fact that endotoxin constitutes a significant threat to public health, there are currently no occupational exposure limits for this toxicant. This communication describes the toxicology of endotoxin, and its role in inhalation-induced disease, focusing on measurement of airborne endotoxin in the occupational and domestic environments using the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) enzyme assay. Following the success of the LAL assay for measuring endotoxin in dusts, our laboratory has examined its application to aqueous washes from cotton fibers. Reproducibility of the results was high, and data are presented displaying levels of endotoxin contamination in fibers from different cotton producing countries. Hence, worldwide comparison of industrial endotoxin concentrations can be readily made using this test. It would be highly desirable if the performance of the LAL assay facilitated introduction of industrial endotoxin safety limits, and in spite of minor surmountable shortcomings, the test is accurate, reliable, and well field-tested, so its continued widespread use may achieve this goal.


Assuntos
Poluentes Ocupacionais do Ar/análise , Poluentes Ocupacionais do Ar/toxicidade , Fibra de Algodão , Poeira/análise , Endotoxinas/toxicidade , Exposição Ocupacional , Bissinose/etiologia
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Appl Environ Microbiol ; 70(5): 2989-3004, 2004 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15128561

RESUMO

The survival of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis was studied by culture of fecal material sampled at intervals for up to 117 weeks from soil and grass in pasture plots and boxes. Survival for up to 55 weeks was observed in a dry fully shaded environment, with much shorter survival times in unshaded locations. Moisture and application of lime to soil did not affect survival. UV radiation was an unlikely factor, but infrared wavelengths leading to diurnal temperature flux may be the significant detrimental component that is correlated with lack of shade. The organism survived for up to 24 weeks on grass that germinated through infected fecal material applied to the soil surface in completely shaded boxes and for up to 9 weeks on grass in 70% shade. The observed patterns of recovery in three of four experiments and changes in viable counts were indicative of dormancy, a hitherto unreported property of this taxon. A dps-like genetic element and relA, which are involved in dormancy responses in other mycobacteria, are present in the M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis genome sequence, providing indirect evidence for the existence of physiological mechanisms enabling dormancy. However, survival of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the environment is finite, consistent with its taxonomic description as an obligate parasite of animals.


Assuntos
Fezes/microbiologia , Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis/fisiologia , Poaceae/microbiologia , Microbiologia do Solo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Proteínas de Bactérias , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Meios de Cultura , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis/genética , Ovinos , Solo/análise , Luz Solar
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Clin Sci (Lond) ; 106(4): 413-9, 2004 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14709159

RESUMO

Elevated blood levels of Hcy (homocysteine) are associated with endothelial dysfunction in the systemic and coronary arterial beds. We wished to know if similar changes could be detected in the pulmonary circulation, using non-invasive tests. We studied ten normal young men aged 23-31 years, in whom acute hyperhomocysteinaemia was induced by oral ingestion of methionine. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing [including measurement of exhaled breath NO (nitric oxide)] was performed on two occasions, with and without methionine loading. In addition, blood samples for vWf (von Willebrand factor) and factor VIIIc were taken as markers of endothelial function. After oral methionine, plasma Hcy increased from 11.8 +/- 3.1 to 31.2 +/- 10.3 micromol/l (values are means +/- S.D.; P < 0.0001), whereas there was no increase after placebo. After exercise there was an increase in V(NO) (NO production) and circulating plasma levels of vWf and factor VIIIc, but these were similar in the two tests. Exercise time, HR (heart rate) and BP (blood pressure) responses and P V(O2) (peak achieved O2 uptake) were also similar in the two tests. V(E) (expiratory minute ventilation)/ V(CO2) (CO2 production) was similar in the two groups at rest (methionine, 31.9 +/- 3.9; placebo, 30.5 +/- 3.9; P = 0.11), but increased during exercise after methionine (at peak, 32.2 +/- 4.6 compared with 29.9 +/- 2.8; P = 0.016). P(ETCO2) (end-tidal partial pressure of CO2) was also similar in the two groups at rest (35.1 +/- 2.9 compared with 36.8 +/- 3.2; P = 0.11), but decreased throughout the methionine test (peak 34.1 +/- 4.4 compared with 36.7 +/- 3.5; P = 0.006). V(E) vs V(CO2) slope also increased in the methionine test (25.2 +/- 2.4 compared with 22.8 +/- 2.3; P = 0.003). In conclusion, small, but consistent and significant, changes in respiratory gas exchange were seen after methionine loading, compatible with a V / Q (ventilation/perfusion) mismatch due to pulmonary vascular endothelial dysfunction.


Assuntos
Endotélio Vascular/fisiopatologia , Hiper-Homocisteinemia/fisiopatologia , Metionina , Circulação Pulmonar , Adulto , Biomarcadores/sangue , Testes Respiratórios , Teste de Esforço , Fator VIII/análise , Humanos , Hiper-Homocisteinemia/sangue , Masculino , Óxido Nítrico/análise , Troca Gasosa Pulmonar/efeitos dos fármacos , Fator de von Willebrand/análise
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J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem ; 18(2): 155-8, 2003 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12943199

RESUMO

Among a library of 70 azoles, 8 indole derivatives substituted in the 2-, 3- or 5- position with an azolylmethyl or alpha-azolylbenzyl chain were evaluated for retinoic acid (RA) metabolism inhibitory activity. The most active inhibitors identified in this study were 5-bromo-1-ethyl-3-methyl-2-[(phenyl)(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl]-1H-indole (3) (68.9% inhibition) and 5-bromo-1-ethyl-2-[(4-fluorophenyl) (1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl]-3-methyl-1H-indole (6) (60.4% inhibition). At the same concentration (100 microM) ketoconazole exerted similar inhibitory effect (70% inhibition).


Assuntos
Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Indóis/farmacologia , Tretinoína/metabolismo , Triazóis/farmacologia , Animais , Inibidores das Enzimas do Citocromo P-450 , Inibidores Enzimáticos/química , Hidroxilação , Técnicas In Vitro , Indóis/química , Cetoconazol/farmacologia , Microssomos Hepáticos/enzimologia , Microssomos Hepáticos/metabolismo , Estrutura Molecular , Ratos , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Triazóis/química
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Appl Environ Microbiol ; 69(6): 3510-6, 2003 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12788757

RESUMO

A simple method for using growth indices from radiometric BACTEC cultures was evaluated for the enumeration of Australian sheep strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. The numbers of viable organisms in inocula were determined by end-point titration in BACTEC cultures. Growth indices were measured by using a BACTEC 460 machine. There was a linear relationship between the number of days taken for the cumulative growth index to reach 1,000 (dCGI1000) and log(10) inoculum size. The use of dCGI1000 was shown to be as effective as the use of growth index data from the entire growth cycle for the estimation of inoculum size. For particular isolates characterized by end-point titration, the dCGI1000 of a single BACTEC vial provided estimates of viable numbers within narrow prediction limits. Predictive relationships were also established for the enumeration of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis from field samples by using the dCGI1000 of a single BACTEC vial, with prediction limits of +/-1 to 2 log units. Organisms from feces or contaminated soil grew more slowly than those from cultures or tissues, and separate equations were developed for enumeration from these sources.


Assuntos
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Paratuberculose/microbiologia , Ovinos/microbiologia , Animais , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Meios de Cultura , Fezes/microbiologia , Radiometria , Kit de Reagentes para Diagnóstico , Doenças dos Ovinos/microbiologia , Microbiologia do Solo
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J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem ; 18(1): 27-33, 2003 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12751817

RESUMO

In a search for inhibitors of all-trans retinoic acid (RA)-metabolising enzymes as potential agents for the treatment of skin conditions and cancer we have examined 2-(4-aminophenylmethyl)-6-hydroxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one (5). Compound (5) is a moderate inhibitor of RA-metabolising enzymes in mammalian cadaverous tissue microsomes and homogenates as well as RA-induced enzymes in cultured human genital fibroblasts and HaCat cells. Overall (5) was more potent than or equipotent with ketoconazole, a standard inhibitor, in the cadaverous systems but less active towards the RA-induced cell culture systems. Examination of the data suggests that RA-induction generates metabolising enzymes not present in the cadaverous systems, which are more susceptible to inhibition by ketoconazole than (5).


Assuntos
Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Naftalenos/farmacologia , Tretinoína/metabolismo , Animais , Humanos , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Wistar
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