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Thromb Update ; 5: 100086, 2021 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38620810

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Since the beginning of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2) virus pandemic, several highly effective and safe vaccines have been produced at remarkable speed. Following global implementation of vaccination programmes, cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia following administration of adenoviral vector-based vaccines started being reported. In this review we discuss the known pathogenesis and epidemiology of so-called vaccine induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT). We consider the available guidelines, diagnostic laboratory tests and management options for these patients. Finally, we discuss important unanswered questions and areas for future research in this novel pathoclinical entity.

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Ir J Med Sci ; 187(2): 343-347, 2018 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29043543

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OBJECTIVES: Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a rare indolent B-cell lymphoma with variable prognosis. As a result, there is sparse knowledge on the role of splenectomy and best management approaches. We aim to explore management strategies and outcomes amongst the cohort of SMZL patients at our centre. METHOD: A retrospective review of all splenectomies performed at a tertiary referral unit over a 23-year period was assessed. Immunohistochemical and pathological results of splenic samples, bone marrow biopsies, and peripheral blood were compiled. Operative management, surgical, and survival outcomes were assessed. Prognostic stratifications were applied and survival rates were calculated. RESULTS: Eight cases of SMZL from a database of 693 splenectomies were identified. All patients had intermediate/high-risk disease. All patients underwent splenectomy with one patient receiving preoperative rituximab. All patients had progression-free survival and resolution of disease. CONCLUSION: Based on the data obtained, current practice requires defined guidelines and centralised care.


Assuntos
Linfoma de Zona Marginal Tipo Células B/cirurgia , Neoplasias Esplênicas/cirurgia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Linfoma de Zona Marginal Tipo Células B/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Neoplasias Esplênicas/patologia , Taxa de Sobrevida
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J Surg Oncol ; 111(3): 341-51, 2015 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25363294

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: In recent years, the management of synchronous colorectal liver metastasis has changed significantly. Alternative surgical strategies to the classical colorectal-first approach have been proposed. These include the liver-first and combined resections approaches. The objectives of this review were to compare the short- and long-term outcomes for all three approaches. METHODS: A systematic review of comparative studies was performed. Evaluated endpoints included surgical outcomes (5-year overall survival, 30-day mortality, and post-operative complications). Pair-wise and network meta-analysis (NMA) were performed to compare survival outcomes. RESULTS: Eighteen studies were included in this review, reporting on 3,605 patients. NMA and pair-wise meta-analysis of the 5-year overall survival did not show significant difference between the three surgical approaches: combined versus colorectal-first, mean odds ratio (OR) 1.02 (95% CI 0.8-1.28, P = 0.93); liver-first versus colorectal-first, mean OR 0.81 (95% CI 0.53-1.26, P = 0.37); liver-first versus combined, mean OR 0.80 (95% CI 0.52-1.24, P = 0.41). In addition NMA of the 30-day mortality among the three approaches also did not observe statistical difference. Analysis of variance showed that mean post-operative complications of all approaches were comparable (P = 0.51). CONCLUSION: There are considerable differences in the peri-operative management of synchronous CLM patients. This meta-analysis demonstrated no clear statistical surgical outcome or survival advantage towards any of the three approaches.


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Neoplasias Colorretais/cirurgia , Hepatectomia/mortalidade , Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirurgia , Neoplasias Primárias Múltiplas/cirurgia , Neoplasias Colorretais/mortalidade , Neoplasias Colorretais/patologia , Humanos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundário , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Neoplasias Primárias Múltiplas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Primárias Múltiplas/patologia , Prognóstico , Taxa de Sobrevida
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Ir J Med Sci ; 184(2): 335-40, 2015 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24719279

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BACKGROUND: The traditional model for emergency surgical care consists of an on-call team providing service to the emergency department, while simultaneously balancing the demands of elective work. Various newer models, such as the "surgeon of the week" aim to reduce the conflict between elective and emergency duties. Despite the recent focus on newer models, there remains no data on the effectiveness of the traditional model. We aim to assess the efficacy of the traditional model in a large regional hospital. METHODS: A retrospective study between July 2009 and March 2010 was performed. Primarily, we assessed the initial time to surgical consultation after emergency department referral. Secondarily, we evaluated the impact of time periods, days of week, and case-mix etiology on this consultation time. RESULTS: The overall median time to surgical consultation after emergency department referral was 30 min (N = 860, P = 0.709). However, the median time to consultation was 60, 30, and 20 min for daytime, evening and night time, respectively (*P < 0.001). Trauma cases had a median time of 15 min, vascular had 45 min, neoplasm had 120 min, while other categories (upper and lower gastroenterology, and skin related) were 30 min (*P = 0.025). DISCUSSION: Newer models of acute surgical care have desirable outcomes in consultation times. However, regional and economical implications have a substantial impact on which model is feasible at local levels. We demonstrated that the traditional model still remains effective in a large sized tertiary referral unit.


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Serviços Médicos de Emergência/métodos , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência/organização & administração , Tratamento de Emergência/métodos , Modelos Teóricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Emergências , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Encaminhamento e Consulta , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Tempo , Adulto Jovem
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 450(1): 93-8, 2014 Jul 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24866246

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Previous studies suggested indirectly that vascular endothelial cells (VECs) might be able to release intracellularly-formed adenosine. We isolated VECs from the rat soleus muscle using collagenase digestion and magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS). The VEC preparation had >90% purity based on cell morphology, fluorescence immunostaining, and RT-PCR of endothelial markers. The kinetic properties of endothelial cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase suggested it was the AMP-preferring N-I isoform: its catalytic activity was 4 times higher than ecto-5'nucleotidase. Adenosine kinase had 50 times greater catalytic activity than adenosine deaminase, suggesting that adenosine removal in VECs is mainly through incorporation into adenine nucleotides. The maximal activities of cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase and adenosine kinase were similar. Adenosine and ATP accumulated in the medium surrounding VECs in primary culture. Hypoxia doubled the adenosine, but ATP was unchanged; AOPCP did not alter medium adenosine, suggesting that hypoxic VECs had released intracellularly-formed adenosine. Acidosis increased medium ATP, but extracellular conversion of ATP to AMP was inhibited, and adenosine remained unchanged. Acidosis in the buffer-perfused rat gracilis muscle elevated AMP and adenosine in the venous effluent, but AOPCP abolished the increase in adenosine, suggesting that adenosine is formed extracellularly by non-endothelial tissues during acidosis in vivo. Hypoxia plus acidosis increased medium ATP by a similar amount to acidosis alone and adenosine 6-fold; AOPCP returned the medium adenosine to the level seen with hypoxia alone. These data suggest that VECs release intracellularly formed adenosine in hypoxia, ATP during acidosis, and both under simulated ischaemic conditions, with further extracellular conversion of ATP to adenosine.


Assuntos
Acidose/metabolismo , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Adenosina/metabolismo , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Músculo Esquelético/patologia , Oxigênio/metabolismo , Animais , Hipóxia Celular , Células Cultivadas , Células Endoteliais/patologia , Masculino , Músculo Esquelético/irrigação sanguínea , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley
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Ir Med J ; 105(6): 174-7, 2012 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22973654

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Umbilical cord blood is being used increasingly as a source of haematopoietic stem cells for transplantation because of rapid availability, and the unavailability of a HLA matched adult donor for some patients. This study reports the characteristics and outcomes of 15 patients who have undergone umbilical cord blood transplantation (UCBT) in Ireland between 1998 and 2009. The median total nucleated cell and CD34+ doses post-processing were 6.5 x 107cells/kg and 1.8 x 105 cells/kg, respectively. Median neutrophil recovery time was 30 days (range, 14-44). Median platelet recovery time was 46.5 days (range, 35-148). 33.3% of patients developed acute cutaneous graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) grade I-II. Three patients died of transplant-related toxicity and two died of leukaemic relapse. We conclude that, with a satisfactory stem cell dose, UCBT offers a high chance of engraftment with acceptable toxicity, and should be regarded as a favourable option in selected patients when satisfactory bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell donors are not available.


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Transplante de Células-Tronco de Sangue do Cordão Umbilical , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Contagem de Leucócitos , Masculino , Neutrófilos , Contagem de Plaquetas
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Br J Pharmacol ; 165(5): 1413-23, 2012 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21806599

RESUMO

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Many cells express proteinase activated receptor 2 (PAR2) on their plasma membrane. PAR2 is activated by proteolytic enzymes, such as trypsin and tryptase that cleave the receptor N-terminus, inititating signalling to intracellular G proteins. Studies on PAR2 have relied heavily upon activating effects of proteases and peptide agonists that lack stability and bioavailability in vivo. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: A novel small molecule agonist GB110 and an antagonist GB88 were characterized in vitro against trypsin, peptide agonists, PAR2 antibody, PAR1 agonists and flow cytometry,in seven cell lines using intracellular Ca(2+) mobilization and examined in vivo against PAR2- and PAR1-induced rat paw oedema. KEY RESULTS: GB110 is a potent non-peptidic agonist activating PAR2-mediated Ca(2+) release in HT29 cells (EC(50) ∼200 nM) and six other human cell lines, inducing PAR2 internalization. GB88 is a unique PAR2 antagonist, inhibiting PAR2 activated Ca(2+) release (IC(50) ∼2 µM) induced by native (trypsin) or synthetic peptide and non-peptide agonists. GB88 was a competitive and surmountable antagonist of agonist 2f-LIGRLO-NH(2), a competitive but insurmountable antagonist of agonist GB110, and a non-competitive insurmountable antagonist of trypsin. GB88 was orally active and anti-inflammatory in vivo, inhibiting acute rat paw oedema elicited by agonist GB110 and proteolytic or peptide agonists of PAR2 but not by corresponding agonists of PAR1 or PAR4. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: The novel PAR2 agonist and antagonist modulate intracellular Ca(2+) and rat paw oedema, providing novel molecular tools for examining PAR2-mediated diseases.


Assuntos
Dipeptídeos/farmacologia , Isoxazóis/farmacologia , Oligopeptídeos/farmacologia , Piperidinas/farmacologia , Receptor PAR-2/agonistas , Receptor PAR-2/antagonistas & inibidores , Compostos de Espiro/farmacologia , Animais , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Cálcio/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular , Edema/metabolismo , Células HT29 , Humanos , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Inflamação/metabolismo , Oligopeptídeos/metabolismo , Peptídeos/metabolismo , Ratos , Receptor PAR-1/metabolismo , Receptor PAR-2/metabolismo , Tripsina/metabolismo
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J Cell Physiol ; 226(12): 3233-41, 2011 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21344383

RESUMO

Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) suppress cancer cell growth, inflammation, and bone resorption. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of inhibitors of different HDAC classes on human osteoclast activity in vitro. Human osteoclasts generated from blood mononuclear cells stimulated with receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B (RANK) ligand were treated with a novel compound targeting classes I and II HDACs (1179.4b), MS-275 (targets class I HDACs), 2664.12 (targets class II HDACs), or suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA; targets classes I and II HDACs). Osteoclast differentiation was assessed by expression of tartrate resistant acid phosphatase and resorption of dentine. Expression of mRNA encoding for osteoclast genes including RANK, calcitonin receptor (CTR), c-Fos, tumur necrosis factor (TNF) receptor associated factor (TRAF)6, nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFATc1), interferon-ß, TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK), and osteoclast-associated receptor (OSCAR) were assessed. Expression of HDACs 1-10 during osteoclast development was also assessed. 1179.4b significantly reduced osteoclast activity (IC(50) < 0.16 nM). MS-275 (IC(50) 54.4 nM) and 2664.12 (IC(50) > 100 nM) were markedly less effective. A combination of MS-275 and 2664.12 inhibited osteoclast activity similar to 1179.4b (IC(50) 0.35 nM). SAHA was shown to suppress osteoclast activity (IC(50) 12 nM). 1179.4b significantly (P < 0.05) reduced NFATc1, CTR, and OSCAR expression during the later stages of osteoclast development. Class I HDAC 8 and Class II HDAC5 were both elevated (P < 0.05) during osteoclast development. Results suggest that inhibition of both classes I and II HDACs may be required to suppress human osteoclastic bone resorption in vitro.


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Reabsorção Óssea/prevenção & controle , Diferenciação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores de Histona Desacetilases/farmacologia , Histona Desacetilases/metabolismo , Osteoclastos/efeitos dos fármacos , Fosfatase Ácida/genética , Benzamidas/farmacologia , Reabsorção Óssea/enzimologia , Reabsorção Óssea/patologia , Células Cultivadas , Citocina TWEAK , Dentina/metabolismo , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Histona Desacetilases/genética , Humanos , Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/farmacologia , Interferon beta/genética , Isoenzimas/genética , Fatores de Transcrição NFATC/genética , Osteoclastos/enzimologia , Osteoclastos/patologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-fos/genética , Piridinas/farmacologia , Ligante RANK/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Receptor Ativador de Fator Nuclear kappa-B/genética , Receptores da Calcitonina/genética , Receptores de Superfície Celular/genética , Fator 6 Associado a Receptor de TNF/genética , Fosfatase Ácida Resistente a Tartarato , Fatores de Tempo , Fatores de Necrose Tumoral/genética , Vorinostat
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother ; 52(4): 1454-61, 2008 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18212103

RESUMO

The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum has at least five putative histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes, which have been proposed as new antimalarial drug targets and may play roles in regulating gene transcription, like the better-known and more intensively studied human HDACs (hHDACs). Fourteen new compounds derived from l-cysteine or 2-aminosuberic acid were designed to inhibit P. falciparum HDAC-1 (PfHDAC-1) based on homology modeling with human class I and class II HDAC enzymes. The compounds displayed highly potent antiproliferative activity against drug-resistant (Dd2) or drug sensitive (3D7) strains of P. falciparum in vitro (50% inhibitory concentration of 13 to 334 nM). Unlike known hHDAC inhibitors, some of these new compounds were significantly more toxic to P. falciparum parasites than to mammalian cells. The compounds inhibited P. falciparum growth in erythrocytes at both the early and late stages of the parasite's life cycle and caused altered histone acetylation patterns (hyperacetylation), which is a marker of HDAC inhibition in mammalian cells. These results support PfHDAC enzymes as being promising targets for new antimalarial drugs.


Assuntos
Aminoácidos Dicarboxílicos/farmacologia , Antimaláricos/farmacologia , Cisteína/farmacologia , Inibidores Enzimáticos/química , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Inibidores de Histona Desacetilases , Plasmodium falciparum/efeitos dos fármacos , Aminoácidos Dicarboxílicos/química , Animais , Antimaláricos/química , Cisteína/análogos & derivados , Cisteína/química , Resistência a Medicamentos , Eritrócitos/parasitologia , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Testes de Sensibilidade Parasitária , Plasmodium falciparum/química , Plasmodium falciparum/enzimologia , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos
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Ophthalmic Epidemiol ; 8(5): 327-37, 2001 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11922385

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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to validate a Chinese-language visual function assessment within the context of a routine cataract surgery practice and to assess the contribution of the method of questionnaire administration. DESIGN: The visual function assessment (VFA) was translated into Chinese. Two groups of study subjects were recruited: Chinese who did not speak English and Chinese conversant in English. Consecutive preoperative cataract patients of Chinese ancestry presenting to an urban ophthalmology practice were recruited. The questionnaire was administered in person or by telephone interview. Pre-operative visual acuity was recorded. Visual function scores were analyzed to assess reliability and correlation with visual acuity. RESULTS: Among the 186 potential study subjects, 155 patients completed the study The Chinese-language visual function assessment had good internal consistency (Cronbach alpha = 0.97, inter-item correlations = 0.43 to 0.96) . Reliability (with regard to the English version) and test-retest reproducibility of the Chinese questionnaire were strong with intraclass correlation coefficients greater than 0.60. The method of administration contributed to the measures of reliability and reproducibility. CONCLUSION: These results show that a Chinese-language version of the VFA questionnaire is reliable and valid. In industrialized countries with large Chinese-speaking populations and newly developed countries of East and Southeast Asia, the visual function assessment may be helpful in assisting routine clinical patient evaluation and cross-cultural outcome assessment programmes. Our findings also suggest that self-administered visual function assessments may be more reliable and valid than interview-generated assessments.


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Avaliação da Deficiência , Transtornos da Visão/diagnóstico , Seleção Visual/métodos , Idoso , Colúmbia Britânica/epidemiologia , Catarata/diagnóstico , China/etnologia , Comparação Transcultural , Feminino , Indicadores Básicos de Saúde , Humanos , Idioma , Masculino , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Inquéritos e Questionários , Transtornos da Visão/etnologia , Acuidade Visual
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