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Cell ; 187(11): 2838-2854.e17, 2024 May 23.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38744282

RESUMEN

Retrospective lineage reconstruction of humans predicts that dramatic clonal imbalances in the body can be traced to the 2-cell stage embryo. However, whether and how such clonal asymmetries arise in the embryo is unclear. Here, we performed prospective lineage tracing of human embryos using live imaging, non-invasive cell labeling, and computational predictions to determine the contribution of each 2-cell stage blastomere to the epiblast (body), hypoblast (yolk sac), and trophectoderm (placenta). We show that the majority of epiblast cells originate from only one blastomere of the 2-cell stage embryo. We observe that only one to three cells become internalized at the 8-to-16-cell stage transition. Moreover, these internalized cells are more frequently derived from the first cell to divide at the 2-cell stage. We propose that cell division dynamics and a cell internalization bottleneck in the early embryo establish asymmetry in the clonal composition of the future human body.


Asunto(s)
Blastómeros , Linaje de la Célula , Embrión de Mamíferos , Femenino , Humanos , Blastómeros/citología , Blastómeros/metabolismo , División Celular , Embrión de Mamíferos/citología , Embrión de Mamíferos/metabolismo , Desarrollo Embrionario , Estratos Germinativos/citología , Estratos Germinativos/metabolismo , Masculino , Animales , Ratones
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Cell ; 186(17): 3706-3725.e29, 2023 08 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37562402

RESUMEN

The bone marrow in the skull is important for shaping immune responses in the brain and meninges, but its molecular makeup among bones and relevance in human diseases remain unclear. Here, we show that the mouse skull has the most distinct transcriptomic profile compared with other bones in states of health and injury, characterized by a late-stage neutrophil phenotype. In humans, proteome analysis reveals that the skull marrow is the most distinct, with differentially expressed neutrophil-related pathways and a unique synaptic protein signature. 3D imaging demonstrates the structural and cellular details of human skull-meninges connections (SMCs) compared with veins. Last, using translocator protein positron emission tomography (TSPO-PET) imaging, we show that the skull bone marrow reflects inflammatory brain responses with a disease-specific spatial distribution in patients with various neurological disorders. The unique molecular profile and anatomical and functional connections of the skull show its potential as a site for diagnosing, monitoring, and treating brain diseases.


Asunto(s)
Médula Ósea , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso , Cráneo , Animales , Humanos , Ratones , Médula Ósea/metabolismo , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Proteínas Portadoras/metabolismo , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/metabolismo , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/patología , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos , Receptores de GABA/metabolismo , Cráneo/citología , Cráneo/diagnóstico por imagen
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Cell ; 177(5): 1346-1360.e24, 2019 05 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31080068

RESUMEN

To decipher dynamic brain information processing, current genetically encoded calcium indicators (GECIs) are limited in single action potential (AP) detection speed, combinatorial spectral compatibility, and two-photon imaging depth. To address this, here, we rationally engineered a next-generation quadricolor GECI suite, XCaMPs. Single AP detection was achieved within 3-10 ms of spike onset, enabling measurements of fast-spike trains in parvalbumin (PV)-positive interneurons in the barrel cortex in vivo and recording three distinct (two inhibitory and one excitatory) ensembles during pre-motion activity in freely moving mice. In vivo paired recording of pre- and postsynaptic firing revealed spatiotemporal constraints of dendritic inhibition in layer 1 in vivo, between axons of somatostatin (SST)-positive interneurons and apical tufts dendrites of excitatory pyramidal neurons. Finally, non-invasive, subcortical imaging using red XCaMP-R uncovered somatosensation-evoked persistent activity in hippocampal CA1 neurons. Thus, the XCaMPs offer a critical enhancement of solution space in studies of complex neuronal circuit dynamics. VIDEO ABSTRACT.


Asunto(s)
Potenciales de Acción/fisiología , Axones/metabolismo , Corteza Cerebral/metabolismo , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Interneuronas/metabolismo , Células Piramidales/metabolismo , Animales , Corteza Cerebral/citología , Femenino , Hipocampo/citología , Interneuronas/citología , Ratones , Ratones Transgénicos , Células Piramidales/citología , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley
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Cell ; 175(2): 347-359.e14, 2018 10 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30290141

RESUMEN

We analyze whole-genome sequencing data from 141,431 Chinese women generated for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). We use these data to characterize the population genetic structure and to investigate genetic associations with maternal and infectious traits. We show that the present day distribution of alleles is a function of both ancient migration and very recent population movements. We reveal novel phenotype-genotype associations, including several replicated associations with height and BMI, an association between maternal age and EMB, and between twin pregnancy and NRG1. Finally, we identify a unique pattern of circulating viral DNA in plasma with high prevalence of hepatitis B and other clinically relevant maternal infections. A GWAS for viral infections identifies an exceptionally strong association between integrated herpesvirus 6 and MOV10L1, which affects piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA) processing and PIWI protein function. These findings demonstrate the great value and potential of accumulating NIPT data for worldwide medical and genetic analyses.


Asunto(s)
Pueblo Asiatico/genética , Diagnóstico Prenatal/métodos , Adulto , Alelos , China , ADN/genética , Etnicidad/genética , Femenino , Frecuencia de los Genes/genética , Pruebas Genéticas , Variación Genética/genética , Genética de Población/métodos , Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo/métodos , Genómica/métodos , Migración Humana , Humanos , Embarazo , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN
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Cell ; 169(6): 1029-1041.e16, 2017 Jun 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28575667

RESUMEN

We report a noninvasive strategy for electrically stimulating neurons at depth. By delivering to the brain multiple electric fields at frequencies too high to recruit neural firing, but which differ by a frequency within the dynamic range of neural firing, we can electrically stimulate neurons throughout a region where interference between the multiple fields results in a prominent electric field envelope modulated at the difference frequency. We validated this temporal interference (TI) concept via modeling and physics experiments, and verified that neurons in the living mouse brain could follow the electric field envelope. We demonstrate the utility of TI stimulation by stimulating neurons in the hippocampus of living mice without recruiting neurons of the overlying cortex. Finally, we show that by altering the currents delivered to a set of immobile electrodes, we can steerably evoke different motor patterns in living mice.


Asunto(s)
Estimulación Encefálica Profunda/métodos , Estimulación Transcraneal de Corriente Directa/métodos , Animales , Estimulación Encefálica Profunda/efectos adversos , Estimulación Encefálica Profunda/instrumentación , Electrodos , Hipocampo/fisiología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Neuronas/fisiología , Estimulación Transcraneal de Corriente Directa/efectos adversos , Estimulación Transcraneal de Corriente Directa/instrumentación
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Brief Bioinform ; 25(4)2024 May 23.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38836702

RESUMEN

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is a quite popular approach for detecting fetal genomic aneuploidies. However, due to the limitations on sequencing read length and coverage, NIPT suffers a bottleneck on further improving performance and conducting earlier detection. The errors mainly come from reference biases and population polymorphism. To break this bottleneck, we proposed NIPT-PG, which enables the NIPT algorithm to learn from population data. A pan-genome model is introduced to incorporate variant and polymorphic loci information from tested population. Subsequently, we proposed a sequence-to-graph alignment method, which considers the read mis-match rates during the mapping process, and an indexing method using hash indexing and adjacency lists to accelerate the read alignment process. Finally, by integrating multi-source aligned read and polymorphic sites across the pan-genome, NIPT-PG obtains a more accurate z-score, thereby improving the accuracy of chromosomal aneuploidy detection. We tested NIPT-PG on two simulated datasets and 745 real-world cell-free DNA sequencing data sets from pregnant women. Results demonstrate that NIPT-PG outperforms the standard z-score test. Furthermore, combining experimental and theoretical analyses, we demonstrate the probably approximately correct learnability of NIPT-PG. In summary, NIPT-PG provides a new perspective for fetal chromosomal aneuploidies detection. NIPT-PG may have broad applications in clinical testing, and its detection results can serve as a reference for false positive samples approaching the critical threshold.


Asunto(s)
Aneuploidia , Pruebas Prenatales no Invasivas , Humanos , Femenino , Embarazo , Pruebas Prenatales no Invasivas/métodos , Algoritmos , Genómica/métodos , Diagnóstico Prenatal/métodos , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN/métodos
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 120(15): e2219693120, 2023 04 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37023134

RESUMEN

Corticostriatal activity is an appealing target for nonpharmacological treatments of brain disorders. In humans, corticostriatal activity may be modulated with noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS). However, a NIBS protocol with a sound neuroimaging measure demonstrating a change in corticostriatal activity is currently lacking. Here, we combine transcranial static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) with resting-state functional MRI (fMRI). We first present and validate the ISAAC analysis, a well-principled framework that disambiguates functional connectivity between regions from local activity within regions. All measures of the framework suggested that the region along the medial cortex displaying greater functional connectivity with the striatum is the supplementary motor area (SMA), where we applied tSMS. We then use a data-driven version of the framework to show that tSMS of the SMA modulates the local activity in the SMA proper, in the adjacent sensorimotor cortex, and in the motor striatum. We finally use a model-driven version of the framework to clarify that the tSMS-induced modulation of striatal activity can be primarily explained by a change in the shared activity between the modulated motor cortical areas and the motor striatum. These results suggest that corticostriatal activity can be targeted, monitored, and modulated noninvasively in humans.


Asunto(s)
Corteza Motora , Corteza Sensoriomotora , Humanos , Cuerpo Estriado/diagnóstico por imagen , Neostriado , Corteza Motora/diagnóstico por imagen , Corteza Motora/fisiología , Estimulación Magnética Transcraneal/métodos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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J Neurosci ; 44(11)2024 Mar 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38316559

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Transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation (tFUS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation technique, which can penetrate deeper and modulate neural activity with a greater spatial resolution (on the order of millimeters) than currently available noninvasive brain stimulation methods, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). While there are several studies demonstrating the ability of tFUS to modulate neuronal activity, it is unclear whether it can be used for producing long-term plasticity as needed to modify circuit function, especially in adult brain circuits with limited plasticity such as the thalamocortical synapses. Here we demonstrate that transcranial low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) stimulation of the visual thalamus (dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, dLGN), a deep brain structure, leads to NMDA receptor (NMDAR)-dependent long-term depression of its synaptic transmission onto layer 4 neurons in the primary visual cortex (V1) of adult mice of both sexes. This change is not accompanied by large increases in neuronal activity, as visualized using the cFos Targeted Recombination in Active Populations (cFosTRAP2) mouse line, or activation of microglia, which was assessed with IBA-1 staining. Using a model (SONIC) based on the neuronal intramembrane cavitation excitation (NICE) theory of ultrasound neuromodulation, we find that the predicted activity pattern of dLGN neurons upon sonication is state-dependent with a range of activity that falls within the parameter space conducive for inducing long-term synaptic depression. Our results suggest that noninvasive transcranial LIFU stimulation has a potential for recovering long-term plasticity of thalamocortical synapses in the postcritical period adult brain.


Asunto(s)
Estimulación Transcraneal de Corriente Directa , Corteza Visual , Masculino , Femenino , Ratones , Animales , Tálamo/fisiología , Plasticidad Neuronal/fisiología , Corteza Visual/fisiología , Sinapsis
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Plant J ; 118(5): 1699-1712, 2024 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38509728

RESUMEN

Capturing images of the nuclear dynamics within live cells is an essential technique for comprehending the intricate biological processes inherent to plant cell nuclei. While various methods exist for imaging nuclei, including combining fluorescent proteins and dyes with microscopy, there is a dearth of commercially available dyes for live-cell imaging. In Arabidopsis thaliana, we discovered that nuclei emit autofluorescence in the near-infrared (NIR) range of the spectrum and devised a non-invasive technique for the visualization of live cell nuclei using this inherent NIR autofluorescence. Our studies demonstrated the capability of the NIR imaging technique to visualize the dynamic behavior of nuclei within primary roots, root hairs, and pollen tubes, which are tissues that harbor a limited number of other organelles displaying autofluorescence. We further demonstrated the applicability of NIR autofluorescence imaging in various other tissues by incorporating fluorescence lifetime imaging techniques. Nuclear autofluorescence was also detected across a wide range of plant species, enabling analyses without the need for transformation. The nuclear autofluorescence in the NIR wavelength range was not observed in animal or yeast cells. Genetic analysis revealed that this autofluorescence was caused by the phytochrome protein. Our studies demonstrated that nuclear autofluorescence imaging can be effectively employed not only in model plants but also for studying nuclei in non-model plant species.


Asunto(s)
Arabidopsis , Núcleo Celular , Imagen Óptica , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Imagen Óptica/métodos , Fitocromo/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Raíces de Plantas/metabolismo , Raíces de Plantas/citología , Fluorescencia
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Annu Rev Med ; 74: 443-455, 2023 01 27.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36706747

RESUMEN

Chronic respiratory failure is a common, important complication of many types of neuromuscular and chest wall disorders. While the pathophysiology of each disease may be different, these disorders can variably affect all muscles involved in breathing, including inspiratory, expiratory, and bulbar muscles, ultimately leading to chronic respiratory failure and hypoventilation. The use of home assisted ventilation through noninvasive interfaces aims to improve the symptoms of hypoventilation, improve sleep quality, and, when possible, improve mortality. An increasing variety of interfaces has allowed for improved comfort and compliance. In a minority of scenarios, noninvasive ventilation is either not appropriate or no longer effective due to disease progression, and a transition to tracheal ventilation should be considered.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedades Neuromusculares , Respiración Artificial , Humanos , Respiración Artificial/efectos adversos , Hipoventilación/terapia , Hipoventilación/complicaciones , Enfermedades Neuromusculares/terapia , Enfermedades Neuromusculares/complicaciones , Progresión de la Enfermedad
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EMBO J ; 40(22): e107757, 2021 11 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34636430

RESUMEN

Positron emission tomography (PET) allows biomolecular tracking but PET monitoring of brain networks has been hampered by a lack of suitable reporters. Here, we take advantage of bacterial dihydrofolate reductase, ecDHFR, and its unique antagonist, TMP, to facilitate in vivo imaging in the brain. Peripheral administration of radiofluorinated and fluorescent TMP analogs enabled PET and intravital microscopy, respectively, of neuronal ecDHFR expression in mice. This technique can be used to the visualize neuronal circuit activity elicited by chemogenetic manipulation in the mouse hippocampus. Notably, ecDHFR-PET allows mapping of neuronal projections in non-human primate brains, demonstrating the applicability of ecDHFR-based tracking technologies for network monitoring. Finally, we demonstrate the utility of TMP analogs for PET studies of turnover and self-assembly of proteins tagged with ecDHFR mutants. These results establish opportunities for a broad spectrum of previously unattainable PET analyses of mammalian brain circuits at the molecular level.


Asunto(s)
Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos , Radiofármacos/química , Tetrahidrofolato Deshidrogenasa/genética , Animales , Encéfalo/citología , Callithrix , Radioisótopos de Carbono/química , Radioisótopos de Flúor/química , Genes Reporteros , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Imagen Molecular/métodos , Red Nerviosa/diagnóstico por imagen , Proteínas/análisis , Proteínas/metabolismo , Radiofármacos/síntesis química , Tetrahidrofolato Deshidrogenasa/metabolismo , Trimetoprim/análogos & derivados , Trimetoprim/química
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Gastroenterology ; 167(1): 159-171, 2024 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38670279

RESUMEN

Although many biomarkers have been proposed, and several are in widespread clinical use, there is no single readout or combination of readouts that correlates tightly with gluten exposure, disease activity, or end-organ damage in treated patients with celiac disease. Challenges to developing and evaluating better biomarkers include significant interindividual variability-related to immune amplification of gluten exposure and how effects of immune activation are manifest. Furthermore, the current "gold standard" for assessment of end-organ damage, small intestinal biopsy, is itself highly imperfect, such that a marker that is a better reflection of the "ground truth" may indeed appear to perform poorly. The goal of this review was to analyze past and present efforts to establish robust noninvasive tools for monitoring treated patients with celiac disease and to highlight emerging tools that may prove to be useful in clinical practice.


Asunto(s)
Biomarcadores , Enfermedad Celíaca , Glútenes , Enfermedad Celíaca/diagnóstico , Enfermedad Celíaca/inmunología , Enfermedad Celíaca/dietoterapia , Humanos , Biomarcadores/análisis , Glútenes/inmunología , Glútenes/efectos adversos , Biopsia , Dieta Sin Gluten , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
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Gastroenterology ; 167(2): 357-367.e9, 2024 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38513745

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is an unmet need for noninvasive tests to improve case-finding and aid primary care professionals in referring patients at high risk of liver disease. METHODS: A metabolic dysfunction-associated fibrosis (MAF-5) score was developed and externally validated in a total of 21,797 individuals with metabolic dysfunction in population-based (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2020, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, and Rotterdam Study) and hospital-based (from Antwerp and Bogota) cohorts. Fibrosis was defined as liver stiffness ≥8.0 kPa. Diagnostic accuracy was compared with FIB-4, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score (NFS), LiverRisk score and steatosis-associated fibrosis estimator (SAFE). MAF-5 was externally validated with liver stiffness measurement ≥8.0 kPa, with shear-wave elastography ≥7.5 kPa, and biopsy-proven steatotic liver disease according to Metavir and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network scores, and was tested for prognostic performance (all-cause mortality). RESULTS: The MAF-5 score comprised waist circumference, body mass index (calculated as kg / m2), diabetes, aspartate aminotransferase, and platelets. With this score, 60.9% was predicted at low, 14.1% at intermediate, and 24.9% at high risk of fibrosis. The observed prevalence was 3.3%, 7.9%, and 28.1%, respectively. The area under the receiver operator curve of MAF-5 (0.81) was significantly higher than FIB-4 (0.61), and outperformed the FIB-4 among young people (negative predictive value [NPV], 99%; area under the curve [AUC], 0.86 vs NPV, 94%; AUC, 0.51) and older adults (NPV, 94%; AUC, 0.75 vs NPV, 88%; AUC, 0.55). MAF-5 showed excellent performance to detect liver stiffness measurement ≥12 kPa (AUC, 0.86 training; AUC, 0.85 validation) and good performance in detecting liver stiffness and biopsy-proven liver fibrosis among the external validation cohorts. MAF-5 score >1 was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality in (un)adjusted models (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.47-1.73). CONCLUSIONS: The MAF-5 score is a validated, age-independent, inexpensive referral tool to identify individuals at high risk of liver fibrosis and all-cause mortality in primary care populations, using simple variables.


Asunto(s)
Diagnóstico por Imagen de Elasticidad , Cirrosis Hepática , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Cirrosis Hepática/diagnóstico , Cirrosis Hepática/epidemiología , Cirrosis Hepática/patología , Cirrosis Hepática/etiología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Medición de Riesgo , Anciano , Pronóstico , Índice de Masa Corporal , Factores de Riesgo , Circunferencia de la Cintura , Encuestas Nutricionales , Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/epidemiología , Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/diagnóstico , Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/patología , Adulto , Aspartato Aminotransferasas/sangre , Recuento de Plaquetas , Hígado/patología , Hígado/diagnóstico por imagen , Países Bajos/epidemiología , Biopsia , Curva ROC , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados
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Cereb Cortex ; 34(4)2024 Apr 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38610090

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The impact of action video games on reading performance has been already demonstrated in individuals with and without neurodevelopmental disorders. The combination of action video games and posterior parietal cortex neuromodulation by a transcranial random noise stimulation could enhance brain plasticity, improving attentional control and reading skills also in adults with developmental dyslexia. In a double blind randomized controlled trial, 20 young adult nonaction video game players with developmental dyslexia were trained for 15 h with action video games. Half of the participants were stimulated with bilateral transcranial random noise stimulation on the posterior parietal cortex during the action video game training, whereas the others were in the placebo (i.e. sham) condition. Word text reading, pseudowords decoding, and temporal attention (attentional blink), as well as electroencephalographic activity during the attentional blink, were measured before and after the training. The action video game + transcranial random noise stimulation group showed temporal attention, word text reading, and pseudoword decoding enhancements and P300 amplitude brain potential changes. The enhancement in temporal attention performance was related with the efficiency in pseudoword decoding improvement. Our results demonstrate that the combination of action video game training with parietal neuromodulation increases the efficiency of visual attention deployment, probably reshaping goal-directed and stimulus-driven fronto-parietal attentional networks interplay in young adults with neurodevelopmental conditions.


Asunto(s)
Parpadeo Atencional , Dislexia , Juegos de Video , Adulto Joven , Humanos , Lectura , Lóbulo Parietal , Dislexia/terapia
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Cell Mol Life Sci ; 81(1): 131, 2024 Mar 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38472405

RESUMEN

The discoveries that cerebrospinal fluid participates in metabolic perivascular exchange with the brain and further drains solutes to meningeal lymphatic vessels have sparked a tremendous interest in translating these seminal findings from animals to humans. A potential two-way coupling between the brain extra-vascular compartment and the peripheral immune system has implications that exceed those concerning neurodegenerative diseases, but also imply that the central nervous system has pushed its immunological borders toward the periphery, where cross-talk mediated by cerebrospinal fluid may play a role in a range of neoplastic and immunological diseases. Due to its non-invasive approach, magnetic resonance imaging has typically been the preferred methodology in attempts to image the glymphatic system and meningeal lymphatics in humans. Even if flourishing, the research field is still in its cradle, and interpretations of imaging findings that topographically associate with reports from animals have yet seemed to downplay the presence of previously described anatomical constituents, particularly in the dura. In this brief review, we illuminate these challenges and assess the evidence for a glymphatic-lymphatic coupling. Finally, we provide a new perspective on how human brain and meningeal clearance function may possibly be measured in future.


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Vasos Linfáticos , Animales , Humanos , Vasos Linfáticos/metabolismo , Sistema Nervioso Central , Encéfalo/fisiología , Meninges/fisiología , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Drug Resist Updat ; 73: 101058, 2024 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38277757

RESUMEN

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the primary factors that produces treatment failure in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy. MDR is a complex multifactorial phenomenon, characterized by a decrease or abrogation of the efficacy of a wide spectrum of anticancer drugs that are structurally and mechanistically distinct. The overexpression of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, notably ABCG2 and ABCB1, are one of the primary mediators of MDR in cancer cells, which promotes the efflux of certain chemotherapeutic drugs from cancer cells, thereby decreasing or abolishing their therapeutic efficacy. A number of studies have suggested that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), particularly microRNAs (miRNAs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs), play a pivotal role in mediating the upregulation of ABC transporters in certain MDR cancer cells. This review will provide updated information about the induction of ABC transporters due to the aberrant regulation of ncRNAs in cancer cells. We will also discuss the measurement and biological profile of circulating ncRNAs in various body fluids as potential biomarkers for predicting the response of cancer patients to chemotherapy. Sequence variations, such as alternative polyadenylation of mRNA and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) at miRNA target sites, which may indicate the interaction of miRNA-mediated gene regulation with genetic variations to modulate the MDR phenotype, will be reviewed. Finally, we will highlight novel strategies that could be used to modulate ncRNAs and circumvent ABC transporter-mediated MDR.


Asunto(s)
Antineoplásicos , MicroARNs , Neoplasias , Humanos , Transportadoras de Casetes de Unión a ATP/genética , Transportadoras de Casetes de Unión a ATP/metabolismo , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos/genética , Resistencia a Múltiples Medicamentos/genética , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Antineoplásicos/química , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/metabolismo , MicroARNs/genética , Adenosina Trifosfato/farmacología , Adenosina Trifosfato/uso terapéutico
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 119(44): e2209852119, 2022 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36288287

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Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentation patterns contain important molecular information linked to tissues of origin. We explored the possibility of using fragmentation patterns to predict cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) methylation of cfDNA, obviating the use of bisulfite treatment and associated risks of DNA degradation. This study investigated the cfDNA cleavage profile surrounding a CpG (i.e., within an 11-nucleotide [nt] window) to analyze cfDNA methylation. The cfDNA cleavage proportion across positions within the window appeared nonrandom and exhibited correlation with methylation status. The mean cleavage proportion was ∼twofold higher at the cytosine of methylated CpGs than unmethylated ones in healthy controls. In contrast, the mean cleavage proportion rapidly decreased at the 1-nt position immediately preceding methylated CpGs. Such differential cleavages resulted in a characteristic change in relative presentations of CGN and NCG motifs at 5' ends, where N represented any nucleotide. CGN/NCG motif ratios were correlated with methylation levels at tissue-specific methylated CpGs (e.g., placenta or liver) (Pearson's absolute r > 0.86). cfDNA cleavage profiles were thus informative for cfDNA methylation and tissue-of-origin analyses. Using CG-containing end motifs, we achieved an area under a receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.98 in differentiating patients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma and enhanced the positive predictive value of nasopharyngeal carcinoma screening (from 19.6 to 26.8%). Furthermore, we elucidated the feasibility of using cfDNA cleavage patterns to deduce CpG methylation at single CpG resolution using a deep learning algorithm and achieved an AUC of 0.93. FRAGmentomics-based Methylation Analysis (FRAGMA) presents many possibilities for noninvasive prenatal, cancer, and organ transplantation assessment.


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Ácidos Nucleicos Libres de Células , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Embarazo , Femenino , Humanos , Ácidos Nucleicos Libres de Células/genética , Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética , Metilación de ADN , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , Epigénesis Genética , ADN/genética , Citosina , Guanina , Nucleótidos , Fosfatos
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 119(15): e2201937119, 2022 04 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35377784

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The awareness of individuals' biological status is critical for creating interactive and adaptive environments that can actively assist the users to achieve optimal outcomes. Accordingly, specialized human­machine interfaces­equipped with bioperception and interpretation capabilities­are required. To this end, we devised a multimodal cryptographic bio-human­machine interface (CB-HMI), which seamlessly translates the user's touch-based entries into encrypted biochemical, biophysical, and biometric indices. As its central component, the CB-HMI features thin hydrogel-coated chemical sensors and inference algorithms to noninvasively and inconspicuously acquire biochemical indices such as circulating molecules that partition onto the skin (here, ethanol and acetaminophen). Additionally, the CB-HMI hosts physical sensors and associated algorithms to simultaneously acquire the user's heart rate, blood oxygen level, and fingerprint minutiae pattern. Supported by human subject studies, we demonstrated the CB-HMI's capability in terms of acquiring physiologically relevant readouts of target bioindices, as well as user-identifying and biometrically encrypting/decrypting these indices in situ (leveraging the fingerprint feature). By upgrading the common surrounding objects with the CB-HMI, we created interactive solutions for driving safety and medication use. Specifically, we demonstrated a vehicle-activation system and a medication-dispensing system, where the integrated CB-HMI uniquely enabled user bioauthentication (on the basis of the user's biological state and identity) prior to rendering the intended services. Harnessing the levels of bioperception achieved by the CB-HMI and other intelligent HMIs, we can equip our surroundings with a comprehensive and deep awareness of individuals' psychophysiological state and needs.


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Conducción de Automóvil , Percepción del Tacto , Interfaz Usuario-Computador , Humanos , Tacto
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 119(1)2022 01 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34969856

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The default mode network (DMN) is the most-prominent intrinsic connectivity network, serving as a key architecture of the brain's functional organization. Conversely, dysregulated DMN is characteristic of major neuropsychiatric disorders. However, the field still lacks mechanistic insights into the regulation of the DMN and effective interventions for DMN dysregulation. The current study approached this problem by manipulating neural synchrony, particularly alpha (8 to 12 Hz) oscillations, a dominant intrinsic oscillatory activity that has been increasingly associated with the DMN in both function and physiology. Using high-definition alpha-frequency transcranial alternating current stimulation (α-tACS) to stimulate the cortical source of alpha oscillations, in combination with simultaneous electroencephalography and functional MRI (EEG-fMRI), we demonstrated that α-tACS (versus Sham control) not only augmented EEG alpha oscillations but also strengthened fMRI and (source-level) alpha connectivity within the core of the DMN. Importantly, increase in alpha oscillations mediated the DMN connectivity enhancement. These findings thus identify a mechanistic link between alpha oscillations and DMN functioning. That transcranial alpha modulation can up-regulate the DMN further highlights an effective noninvasive intervention to normalize DMN functioning in various disorders.


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Encéfalo/fisiología , Red en Modo Predeterminado , Red Nerviosa/fisiología , Regulación hacia Arriba , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Mapeo Encefálico , Electroencefalografía , Femenino , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Estimulación Transcraneal de Corriente Directa , Adulto Joven
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J Allergy Clin Immunol ; 154(3): 690-697.e4, 2024 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38821318

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Reaction threshold and severity in food allergy are difficult to predict, and noninvasive predictors are lacking. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the relationships between pre-challenge levels of peanut (PN)-specific antibodies in saliva and reaction threshold, severity, and organ-specific symptoms during PN allergic reactions. METHODS: We measured PN-specific antibody levels in saliva collected from 127 children with suspected PN allergy before double-blind, placebo-controlled PN challenges in which reaction threshold, severity, and symptoms were rigorously characterized. Low threshold (LT) PN allergy was defined as reaction to <300 mg of PN protein cumulatively consumed. A consensus severity grading system was used to grade severity. We analyzed associations between antibody levels and reaction threshold, severity, and organ-specific symptoms. RESULTS: Among the 127 children, those with high pre-challenge saliva PN IgE had higher odds of LT PN allergy (odds ratio [OR] 3.9, 95% CI 1.6-9.5), while those with high saliva PN IgA:PN IgE ratio or PN IgG4:PN IgE ratio had lower odds of LT PN allergy (OR 0.3, 95% CI 0.1-0.8; OR 0.4, 95% CI 0.2-0.9). Children with high pre-challenge saliva PN IgG4 had lower odds of severe PN reactions (OR 0.4, 95% CI 0.2-0.9). Children with high saliva PN IgE had higher odds of respiratory symptoms (OR 8.0, 95% CI 2.2-26.8). Saliva PN IgE modestly correlated with serum PN IgE levels (Pearson r = 0.31, P = .0004). High and low saliva PN IgE levels further distinguished reaction threshold and severity in participants stratified by serum PN IgE, suggesting endotypes. CONCLUSIONS: Saliva PN antibodies could aid in noninvasive risk stratification of PN allergy threshold, severity, and organ-specific symptoms.


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Inmunoglobulina E , Hipersensibilidad al Cacahuete , Saliva , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Humanos , Hipersensibilidad al Cacahuete/inmunología , Saliva/inmunología , Femenino , Masculino , Inmunoglobulina E/inmunología , Inmunoglobulina E/sangre , Niño , Preescolar , Alérgenos/inmunología , Arachis/inmunología , Inmunoglobulina A/inmunología , Método Doble Ciego , Inmunoglobulina G/inmunología , Inmunoglobulina G/sangre , Adolescente
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