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1.
Biochim Biophys Acta ; 794(3): 479-83, 1984 Jul 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6743678

RESUMO

There was a 6-46-fold increase in intracellular cholesterol esterification in response to 25-hydroxycholesterol and low-density lipoproteins in normal and lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase-deficient fibroblasts. Uptake and degradation of 125I-labelled low-density lipoproteins were similar in the two cell lines. Low-density lipoproteins caused a doubling of the mass of cholesteryl ester in the mutant cells. These findings indicate that: (a) acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase exhibits normal activity in mutant cells; (b) lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase and acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase are different enzymes and are probably not products of the same gene; (c) the low-density lipoprotein-pathway is intact in fibroblasts from a patient with lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency; (d) acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase is probably responsible for the small amount of cholesteryl ester found in plasma from patients with lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency.


Assuntos
Ésteres do Colesterol/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Hipolipoproteinemias/metabolismo , Deficiência da Lecitina Colesterol Aciltransferase/metabolismo , Lipoproteínas LDL/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular , Humanos , Hidroxicolesteróis/farmacologia , Esterol O-Aciltransferase/metabolismo
2.
Biochim Biophys Acta ; 574(2): 312-20, 1979 Aug 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-226154

RESUMO

Cultured human endothelial cells preincubated with the infranatant of human serum increased their content of cholesterol when subsequently exposed to low density lipoproteins (LDL) as compared to control cultures further incubated in the presence of infranatant only. Replacing LDL with high density lipoproteins (HDL) resulted in no change in the cellular cholesterol content compared to the control. The addition of HDL did not influence the increase in cellular cholesterol content mediated by LDL. HDL stimulated the efflux of endogenously synthesized 14C-labelled sterols compared to the infranatant fraction, whereas LDL had only a slight effect. Cells preincubated with whole serum did not change their cholesterol content when subsequently exposed to LDL, compared to cultures further incubated in presence of whole serum. Replacing whole serum (during the final incubation) with infranatant, resulted in a decrease of the cellular cholesterol content, which was not influenced by further addition of HDL.


Assuntos
Colesterol/metabolismo , Endotélio/metabolismo , Lipoproteínas HDL/sangue , Lipoproteínas LDL/sangue , Esteróis/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Humanos
3.
J Clin Oncol ; 17(2): 706-18, 1999 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10080617

RESUMO

PURPOSE: To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adults treated with high-dose chemotherapy followed by allogeneic (SCT) and autologous (ASCT) stem-cell transplantation 1 year after transplantation, using data from concurrent lymphoma patients receiving combination chemotherapy (CT) as a reference. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-one leukemia patients (SCT group), 51 lymphoma patients (ASCT group), and 85 CT patients completed the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30 questionnaire at baseline and after 1 year. RESULTS: The SCT group (median age, 36 years) had better functioning scores and less symptomatology at baseline compared with the ASCT (median age, 41 years) and CT (median age, 37 years) groups. Statistically significant differences of 10 or more points on the 0 to 100 scales were found for 10 of 15 scales and items (P< or =.01) between the SCT and ASCT groups. Global quality of life (79 v 58, P<.0001), role function (83 v 65, P = .001), sleep disturbances (6 v 28, P<.0001), and fatigue (25 v 44, P = .0001) deviated most. The differences were 10 or more points for seven of 15 scales and items comparing the SCT and CT groups, with sleep disturbances (6 v 35, P<.0001) and pain (11 v 29, P<.01) deviating most. Differences across groups were smaller after 1 year; cognitive function was the only scale with a statistically significant difference (ASCT 80 v CT 89; P = .002). Patterns of change in HRQOL scores were different between groups during follow-up. A great improvement was found in the ASCT group (P<.01 for emotional and role function, fatigue, appetite, and constipation), whereas no significant changes were observed for the SCT group. CONCLUSION: Prospective studies with extended follow-up periods are necessary to separate a slow recovery process from more permanently reduced HRQOL after transplantation and to examine the late side effects from previous treatment.


Assuntos
Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Leucemia/terapia , Linfoma/terapia , Qualidade de Vida , Adolescente , Adulto , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Seguimentos , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/etiologia , Nível de Saúde , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/mortalidade , Humanos , Linfoma/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Estudos Prospectivos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Irradiação Corporal Total/efeitos adversos
4.
J Clin Oncol ; 13(4): 989-95, 1995 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7707128

RESUMO

PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (CdA) when administered by subcutaneous injection to patients with symptomatic hairy cell leukemia (HCL), and to evaluate predictive factors for response. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Seventy-three patients were given CdA as a subcutaneous injection once daily for 7 days. Complete remission (CR) required normalized blood counts and the absence of B-ly 7-positive bone marrow cells by flow cytometry. CdA concentrations in plasma following the first injection were analyzed by high-pressure liquid chromatography. RESULTS: Fifty-nine patients (81%) achieved a durable CR after one (n = 55) or two courses, and 10 had a partial remission (PR). With a median follow-up duration of 20 months, no patient had a clinical relapse. Neutropenic fever that required intravenous antibiotics occurred in 28 patients (38%). No toxicity at injection sites was observed. Incomplete response was predicted by an elevated lymphocyte count and serum beta 2-microglobulin level, and by a high percentage of hairy cells in the bone marrow. Plasma CdA levels were similar to those achieved from intravenous administration. CONCLUSION: Subcutaneous injection of CdA is safe and as effective as continuous infusion without problems associated with the mode of administration. Our schedule simplifies CdA treatment and can be generally recommended.


Assuntos
Cladribina/administração & dosagem , Leucemia de Células Pilosas/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Idoso , Medula Óssea/patologia , Cladribina/efeitos adversos , Cladribina/farmacocinética , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Injeções Subcutâneas , Leucemia de Células Pilosas/sangue , Leucemia de Células Pilosas/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neutropenia/induzido quimicamente , Noruega , Indução de Remissão , Microglobulina beta-2/metabolismo
5.
Atherosclerosis ; 49(1): 23-30, 1983 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6651910

RESUMO

Low density lipoproteins (LDL) isolated by ultracentrifugation induce cytotoxic changes in cultured human endothelial cells (EC) and fibroblasts if the ratio between LDL cholesterol and the final protein concentration of the culture medium exceeds 0.10-0.12 mmol/g protein. In order to investigate if reactive oxygen species could contribute to the cytotoxicity, LDL were prepared in the presence of the antioxidants butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) or superoxide dismutase (SOD), while routinely prepared LDL from the same donors served as control (N-LDL). A radiochromium release assay was used to evaluate cellular injury. BHT treatment of the LDL fraction virtually abolished LDL-induced cytotoxicity in cultured human EC and fibroblasts. SOD-LDL offered partial protection against LDL cytotoxicity. A positive correlation between the cytotoxicity of the various fractions and their content of malondialdehyde (MDA) further supports our conclusion that lipid peroxides in the LDL fractions mediate the cytotoxic effect on cultured cells.


Assuntos
Lipoproteínas LDL/toxicidade , Hidroxitolueno Butilado/farmacologia , Células Cultivadas , Endotélio/efeitos dos fármacos , Fibroblastos/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Lipoproteínas LDL/antagonistas & inibidores , Lipoproteínas LDL/metabolismo , Malondialdeído/metabolismo , Superóxido Dismutase/farmacologia
6.
Transplantation ; 19(6): 495-504, 1975 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-166465

RESUMO

Cells separated from the wall of the umbilical cord vein by collagenase digestion could be identified as endothelial by their characteristic ultrastructure, their growth pattern in culture, and their microscopical morphology. These cells, both freshly explanted and after long-term culturing, were capable of stimulating allogeneic lymphocytes in vitro. Control experiments indicated that this stimulation was not attributable to contamination of the endothelial cell suspensions by foetal fibroblasts or passenger lymphocytes. The dose response characteristics and kinetics of the lymphoproliferative response using endothelial stimulating cells was similar to mixed lymphocyte cultures. Sera which were capable of inhibiting the mixed lymphocyte culture response were relatively ineffective in inhibiting the stimulation caused by endothelial cells.


Assuntos
Endotélio/imunologia , Sangue Fetal , Ativação Linfocitária , Teste de Cultura Mista de Linfócitos , Linfócitos/imunologia , Imunologia de Transplantes , Radioisótopos de Carbono , Agregação Celular , Células Cultivadas , Inibição de Contato , Testes Imunológicos de Citotoxicidade , Endotélio/ultraestrutura , Feminino , Fibroblastos/análise , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade , Humanos , Soros Imunes , Técnicas In Vitro , Recém-Nascido , Lectinas/metabolismo , Leucina/metabolismo , Tecido Linfoide/metabolismo , Colagenase Microbiana/metabolismo , Mitomicinas/metabolismo , Gravidez , Transplante Homólogo
7.
Thromb Haemost ; 54(2): 373-6, 1985 Aug 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2417348

RESUMO

Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells responded to thrombin (10(-2) - 10 NIH u/ml) with a 2-5 fold increase in thromboplastin activity. The maximum response was reached after 4 hr in serum-free medium. The effect of thrombin was fully inhibited by the presence of 50% (v/v) fetal calf serum or more in the medium, by preincubation of thrombin with hirudin or by treatment of thrombin with N-bromosuccinimide or phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. The thrombin-induced thromboplastin activity was inhibited by incubation of the cells with cycloheximide (2 micrograms/ml) or actinomycin D (2 micrograms/ml) showing that the response depended on de novo protein and RNA synthesis. It was also suppressed by exposure of the cells to two different phosphodiesterase inhibitors, 3-butyl-1-methyl-xanthine (5 X 10(-4) M) and rac-4 (3-butoxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-2-imidazole (5 X 10(-4) M), to the transmethylation inhibitors 3-deazaadenosine (10(-5) M) and 1-homocysteine thiolactone (2 X 10(-5) M) in combination and to the intracellular calcium antagonist 8-(N,N-diethylamino)-octyl 3,4,5,-tri-methoxybenzoate hydrochloride (8 X 10(-5) M). Our results suggest that small amounts of thrombin can induce thromboplastin synthesis in endothelial cells in vitro and that this synthesis probably is regulated by the intracellular level of cAMP, by cytoplasmic Ca2+ and possibly also by transmethylation reactions.


Assuntos
Endotélio/metabolismo , Trombina/farmacologia , Tromboplastina/biossíntese , 1-Metil-3-Isobutilxantina/farmacologia , Células Cultivadas , Cicloeximida/farmacologia , Dactinomicina/farmacologia , Endotélio/citologia , Endotélio/efeitos dos fármacos , Sangue Fetal/fisiologia , Hirudinas/farmacologia , Humanos , Trombina/antagonistas & inibidores , Veias Umbilicais/citologia
8.
Biochem Pharmacol ; 33(17): 2723-6, 1984 Sep 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6205661

RESUMO

Confluent monolayers of human umbilical vein endothelial cells in culture responded with a 5-fold increase in thromboplastin (tissue factor) synthesis when exposed to 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) (50 ng/ml) or endotoxin (ETX) (25 micrograms/ml) for 16 hr. This induced thromboplastin synthesis was markedly inhibited by exposure of the cells to two different phosphodiesterase inhibitors, methylisobutylxanthine (MIX) and rac-4(3-butoxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-2-imidazole idinone (RO-20-1724) and to the transmethylation inhibitors 3-deazaadenosine (DZA) and 1-homocysteine thiolactone (Hcy) in combination. It was slightly (TPA) or not at all (ETX) inhibited upon exposure of the cells to the intracellular calcium antagonist 8-(N,N-diethylamino)-octyl 3,4, 5-trimethoxybenzoate hydrochloride (TMB-8). However, in the presence of MIX TMB-8 had a moderate additional inhibitory effect on TPA-induced thromboplastin response. The thromboplastin response of endothelial cells in vitro thus probably depends on transmethylation events for its full expression. It is also strongly modulated by the intracellular level of cAMP.


Assuntos
Endotélio/metabolismo , Tromboplastina/biossíntese , 1-Metil-3-Isobutilxantina/farmacologia , Células Cultivadas , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Endotélio/efeitos dos fármacos , Endotoxinas/farmacologia , Ácido Gálico/análogos & derivados , Ácido Gálico/farmacologia , Homocisteína/análogos & derivados , Homocisteína/farmacologia , Humanos , Técnicas In Vitro , Acetato de Tetradecanoilforbol/farmacologia , Tubercidina/farmacologia
9.
Bone Marrow Transplant ; 34(4): 345-50, 2004 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15170163

RESUMO

A total of 61 patients with haematological malignancies were randomised either to allogeneic transplantation with blood stem cells (BSC) or bone marrow (BM), of whom 37 patients gave their consent to participate in a skin biopsy trial. Skin biopsies were performed before and after transplantation. The main objective was to assess whether biopsies of normal and affected skin from patients allografted with BSC showed a different histopathological and immunohistochemical pattern as compared to biopsies taken from patients allografted with BM. In addition, we wished to clarify whether sequential skin biopsies could be of prognostic value with regard to graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Biopsies from normal or affected skin in BSC allografted did not disclose a different pattern as compared to BM transplants. Biopsies taken before the outbreak of acute and chronic GVHD showed no substantial differences between the groups. Irrespective of the type of allograft, the immunohistochemical picture of affected skin consistent with acute GVHD was dominated by a significantly higher number of T-lymphocytes (CD8+). Biopsies from normal skin before the outbreak of GVHD had no predictive value with regard to the development of acute or chronic GVHD. Immunohistochemistry is of supplementary help in distinguishing changes caused by cytotoxic agents from those caused by acute GVHD.


Assuntos
Transplante de Medula Óssea/patologia , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/patologia , Pele/patologia , Transplante de Células-Tronco/efeitos adversos , Adolescente , Adulto , Antígenos CD/análise , Biópsia , Feminino , Humanos , Mucosa Intestinal/imunologia , Mucosa Intestinal/patologia , Leucemia/cirurgia , Leucemia/terapia , Fígado/imunologia , Fígado/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pele/imunologia , Transplante Homólogo
10.
Bone Marrow Transplant ; 25(11): 1129-36, 2000 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10849524

RESUMO

Sixty-one consecutive adult patients with leukaemia, primary myelofibrosis or myelodysplastic syndrome with an HLA-identical or one antigen mismatched family donor were randomised to allogeneic transplantation with PBPC or BM. Progenitor cells were mobilised into the blood by giving the donors 10 microg/kg/day G-CSF subcutaneously for 5-7 days. G-CSF was not given to patients after transplantation. The time to neutrophil counts >0.5 x 109/l was 17 days (95% CI 15.2-18.8 days) in the PBPC group compared to 23 (95% CI 20.3-25.7 days) in the BM group (P = 0.0005). The time to platelet counts >20 x 109/l was 13 days (95% CI 11.7-14.3 days) in the PBPC group and 21 days (95% CI 18.7-23.3 days) in the BM group (P = 0.0005). Acute GVHD of grades II-IV developed in six patients transplanted with PBPC and three patients transplanted with BM. The numbers of patients with chronic GVHD were 15 and 8, respectively. Transplant-related mortality and leukaemia-free survival showed no significant differences. Transplantation with PBPC appears preferable for the recipient due to faster neutrophil and platelet recovery. However, the final conclusion can not be drawn before long-term results on chronic GVHD and relapse incidence in longer randomised trials are available.


Assuntos
Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Leucemia/terapia , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/terapia , Mielofibrose Primária/terapia , Adolescente , Adulto , Células da Medula Óssea , Ciclosporina/uso terapêutico , Família , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/prevenção & controle , Fator Estimulador de Colônias de Granulócitos/uso terapêutico , Mobilização de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Humanos , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Leucemia/sangue , Leucemia/mortalidade , Contagem de Leucócitos , Doadores Vivos , Metotrexato/uso terapêutico , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/sangue , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/mortalidade , Contagem de Plaquetas , Mielofibrose Primária/sangue , Mielofibrose Primária/mortalidade , Análise de Sobrevida , Transplante Homólogo
11.
Bone Marrow Transplant ; 29(6): 479-86, 2002 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11960266

RESUMO

Biological consequences and physical complaints were compared for donors randomly assigned either to blood stem cell (BSC) or bone marrow (BM) donation. In the period 1994-1999, 61 consecutive donors were included. The BSC donors were given G-CSF 10 microg/kg s.c., daily during 5 days before the first leukapheresis. Nineteen donors had one leukapheresis, 10 required two and one donor needed three leukaphereses in order to reach the target cell number of 2 x 10(6) CD34(+) cells/kg bw of the recipient. A median platelet nadir of 102 x 10(9)/l was reached shortly after the last leukapheresis. Three weeks post harvest, 17 of 30 BSC donors had a mild leukopenia. Six had a leukopenia lasting more than a year before returning to normal values. Both groups were monitored prospectively through a standardised questionnaire completed by the donors. BSC donation was significantly less burdensome than BM donation and was preferred by the donors. The short-term risks of BSC mobilisation and harvest seem negligible. The potential long-term effects of G-CSF are unresolved and the donors must be followed closely.


Assuntos
Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Coleta de Tecidos e Órgãos/efeitos adversos , Adolescente , Adulto , Contagem de Células Sanguíneas , Esquema de Medicação , Feminino , Fator Estimulador de Colônias de Granulócitos/administração & dosagem , Fator Estimulador de Colônias de Granulócitos/efeitos adversos , Mobilização de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Mobilização de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos dos fármacos , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/metabolismo , Humanos , Leucaférese , Leucopenia/sangue , Leucopenia/etiologia , Leucopenia/patologia , Doadores Vivos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Coleta de Tecidos e Órgãos/métodos
12.
Bone Marrow Transplant ; 32(3): 257-64, 2003 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12858196

RESUMO

A total of 61 consecutive adult patients with haematological malignancies with an HLA-identical or one antigen-mismatched haploidentical family donor were randomised to allogeneic transplantation with blood stem cells (BSC) or bone marrow (BM). The median observation time was 5 years. Apart from engraftment parameters and acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), transplant-related mortality (TRM), incidence and severity of chronic GVHD, relapse, leukaemia-free survival (LFS) and overall survival (OS) were recorded. In the BSC and BM group, respectively, TRM was 8/30 and 4/30 (P=0.405), the incidence of chronic GVHD was 15/26 and 11/30 (P=0.138), extensive chronic GVHD was 10/26 and 4/30 (P=0.034), and relapse one and 10 patients (P=0.007). In log-rank test restricted to the cases allografted from HLA-identical donors, the difference remained significant with regard to relapse incidence (P=0.039), but not extensive chronic GVHD (P=0.072). No difference in LFS and OS was observed. In conclusion, our study strongly indicates an enhanced graft-versus-leukaemia effect in BSC recipients, which is not expressed in increased survival. The increased chronic GVHD in these patients may contribute, but the relation is complex and not yet understood.


Assuntos
Transplante de Medula Óssea/efeitos adversos , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/etiologia , Transplante de Células-Tronco de Sangue Periférico/efeitos adversos , Adolescente , Adulto , Transplante de Medula Óssea/mortalidade , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Seguimentos , Neoplasias Hematológicas/complicações , Neoplasias Hematológicas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Hematológicas/terapia , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Transplante de Células-Tronco de Sangue Periférico/mortalidade , Recidiva , Análise de Sobrevida , Resultado do Tratamento
13.
Bone Marrow Transplant ; 24(11): 1219-28, 1999 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10642812

RESUMO

Psychological distress is frequently reported in transplant survivors. We prospectively assessed anxiety and depression before transplant, in the isolation period and during a follow-up period of 1 year. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was administered to 131 cancer patients treated with high-dose chemotherapy followed by allogeneic (SCT) or autologous (ASCT) stem cell transplantation, and a concurrent group of 123 lymphoma patients receiving standard chemotherapy (CT) who served as a reference group. Relatively low levels of anxiety and depression were found. The level of anxiety slightly declined from baseline during follow-up (mean scores SCT: from 5.3 to 3.6, CT: from 6.0 to 4.2) or remained fairly stable (ASCT: from 5.4 to 4.8). The level of depression peaked when the transplant patients were in protective isolation or shortly thereafter (SCT: 6.1, ASCT: 6.4), but stabilized at baseline levels after 4 months. The highest level of depression in the CT group was reported 4 months after start of chemotherapy (3.4). Elevated levels of anxiety and depression at baseline predicted more anxiety and depression at the later assessments (P values < 0.0001). The ASCT group had higher levels of anxiety after 1 year (mean 4.8) than those found in the other two groups (SCT: 3.6, CT: 4.2), although they were not statistically significant. This study revealed lower than expected levels of anxiety and depression after intensive chemotherapy followed by SCT or ASCT. There was a decline in psychological distress during the 1-year follow-up period.


Assuntos
Ansiedade/etiologia , Depressão/etiologia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Fadiga/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Leucemia/psicologia , Leucemia/terapia , Linfoma/psicologia , Linfoma/terapia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Análise de Regressão , Inquéritos e Questionários , Fatores de Tempo , Transplante Autólogo/psicologia , Transplante Homólogo/psicologia
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Bone Marrow Transplant ; 20(1): 11-9, 1997 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9232250

RESUMO

We have retrospectively analyzed the impact of prognostic factors on the outcome of serologically HLA-matched unrelated donor (UD) BMT for CML. For this purpose, we have studied a cohort of 366 patients transplanted in Europe between January 1985 and December 1994. The median age of the 211 males and 155 females was 34 years; 238 patients were transplanted in first chronic phase and 116 in advanced phases. The median interval from diagnosis to BMT was 827 days. GVHD prophylaxis consisted of CsA and MTX in 202 patients or of ex vivo or in vivo T cell depletion (TCD) in 129. Recently, DNA-based methods of HLA-class II typing have been used to improve donor selection. We obtained complete data on 300 donor/recipient (D/R) pairs. Among them, we have identified three groups of patients, according to specific HLA-DRB1 D/R compatibility. Two hundred and ten patients received marrow from donors identical for HLA-DRB1 (group 1). Thirty-one patients received BMT from a donor who was HLA-DRB1 mismatched (group 2) and 59 from a donor in whom specific HLA-DRB1 typing was not performed (group 3). The overall survival was 37 +/- 3% at 2 years and leukemia-free survival (LFS) was 31 +/- 3%. In univariate analysis, five variables had a favorable effect on LFS: transplant in first chronic phase (P = 0.0001), time interval from diagnosis to BMT shorter than the median (P = 0.01), prophylaxis of GVHD without TCD (P + 0.001), acute GVHD < grade III (P = 0.0009) and HLA-DRB1 D/R matching (P = 0.0001). Transplant-related mortality (TRM) was 49 +/- 4% in group 1, 79 +/- 8% in group 2 and 80 +/- 6% in group 3 (P = 0.0001). Multivariate analysis confirmed that HLA-DRB1 matching was the most significant factor influencing survival (P = 0.04), LFS (P = 0.013) and TRM (P = 0.0049). From these results, we have defined a 'good risk' group, ie patients transplanted in first chronic phase, from an HLA-DRB1 matched donor, without TCD as prophylaxis against GVHD. The 2 year LFS, TRM and relapse incidence for this group were 51 +/- 5%, 47 +/- 5% and 2 +/- 2%, respectively. This suggests that the long-term outcome of patients with favorable prognostic features can approach that of patients transplanted from geno-identical siblings. In contrast, the TRM for patients transplanted for advanced disease from non HLA-DRB1-identical donors was 94%. Such a high TRM clearly indicates that UD BMT is not justifiable for these individuals.


Assuntos
Transplante Ósseo , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe II/imunologia , Teste de Histocompatibilidade , Leucemia Mielogênica Crônica BCR-ABL Positiva/terapia , Doadores de Tecidos , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Leucemia Mielogênica Crônica BCR-ABL Positiva/imunologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Transplante Homólogo , Resultado do Tratamento
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Cancer Genet Cytogenet ; 57(1): 41-6, 1991 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1756483

RESUMO

Hematologic malignancies may be associated with mediastinal extragonadal germ cell tumors. It may be that the hematologic malignancy is a part of the natural history of the teratoma, one germ cell tumor line being able to differentiate into hematological cells, or the hematologic malignancy is related to the treatment, or the two malignancies develop independently. Cytogenetic analysis of bone marrow from a patient with a germ cell tumor in the brain and the almost simultaneous appearance of a hematologic neoplasia showed a rearranged karyotype in that all 15 analyzed cells had the same karyotype: 50,XY, +X, +del(1)(p21), +10, +11, -12, +der(12)t(12;?)(q?;?). Our findings were consistent with the interpretation that the hematologic malignancy was derived from the germ cell tumor.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Neoplasias Encefálicas/tratamento farmacológico , Leucemia/etiologia , Teratoma/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Medula Óssea/patologia , Humanos , Cariotipagem , Leucemia/patologia , Masculino , Teratoma/patologia , Trombocitopenia/patologia
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Thromb Res ; 32(1): 57-66, 1983 Oct 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6686347

RESUMO

Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (EC) incubated in the presence of 2-deoxy-D-glucose (20 mmol/l) or at 4 degrees C lost their ability to undergo shape changes when exposed to thrombin (1 N.I.H. u/ml). Drugs blocking Ca++-flux (verapamil and nifedipin), microfilament disrupting agents (cytochalasin B and D) and microtubule disrupting agents (colchicine and colcemid) did not prevent thrombin-induced shape changes. None of the agents tested inhibited the accelerated thrombin-induced 51Cr-release from the cells. Pretreatment of EC with thrombin did not influence their ability to mediate clot retraction.


Assuntos
Endotélio/efeitos dos fármacos , Trombina/farmacologia , Cálcio/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Retração do Coágulo , Colchicina/farmacologia , Citocalasinas/farmacologia , Citoesqueleto/efeitos dos fármacos , Endotélio/citologia , Endotélio/metabolismo , Endotélio/ultraestrutura , Humanos , Microtúbulos/efeitos dos fármacos , Nifedipino/farmacologia , Temperatura , Veias Umbilicais , Verapamil/farmacologia
17.
Thromb Res ; 37(5): 583-93, 1985 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3983913

RESUMO

Cultures of human endothelial cells (EC) incubated for periods up to 24 h with highly purified thrombin (2 NIH u/ml) contained considerably less cell-associated fibronectin fibrils than corresponding controls. The loss of fibronectin fibrils was evident after 4 h and was accompanied by a 2-3 fold increase in the concentration of fibronectin in the incubation medium. Hirudin inhibited the effects of thrombin. Thrombin also induced characteristic shape changes of EC. These shape changes were reversible within a 4-6 h period and could not be reinvoked by new additions of thrombin. Thus, structural refractoriness to thrombin coincided temporally with a period when EC-associated fibronectin fibrils were markedly reduced.


Assuntos
Endotélio/metabolismo , Fibronectinas/metabolismo , Trombina/farmacologia , Animais , Bovinos , Células Cultivadas , Cicloeximida/farmacologia , Endotélio/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Microscopia de Fluorescência , Fatores de Tempo
18.
Thromb Res ; 27(5): 575-84, 1982 Sep 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7179206

RESUMO

51Cr-prelabelled endothelial cells (EC) in confluent monolayers were incubated in RPMI 1640 + foetal calf serum 20% (v/v) to which purified thrombin was added. Thrombin (greater than or equal to 0.1 NIH U/ml) significantly accelerated 51Cr-release and caused extensive but reversible cell "contraction". Thrombin-exposed EC reacted to a new dose of thrombin with no appreciable shape change, but 51Cr-efflux was again accelerated. EC exposed to thrombin pretreated with N-bromosuccinimide (modifying the macromolecular site) or phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (blocking the serine site) retained normal morphology and did not leak excess amounts of 51Cr. Antithrombin III also inhibited the effect of thrombin. Pretreatment of EC with either indomethacin, aspirin, sulfinpyrazone, pronase or neuraminidase did not influence the effect of subsequent thrombin exposure.


Assuntos
Trombina/farmacologia , Veias Umbilicais/citologia , Animais , Antitrombina III/farmacologia , Bovinos , Células Cultivadas , Radioisótopos de Cromo/metabolismo , Meios de Cultura , Endotélio/citologia , Endotélio/efeitos dos fármacos , Hirudinas/farmacologia , Humanos , Neuraminidase/farmacologia , Fluoreto de Fenilmetilsulfonil/farmacologia , Pronase/farmacologia , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Trombina/antagonistas & inibidores , Transcrição Gênica , Veias Umbilicais/efeitos dos fármacos
19.
Health Policy ; 56(1): 65-79, 2001 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11230909

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: To identify health care services adopted in Norway in the period 1993-1997, and examine them according to proposed national guidelines for priority setting. These guidelines define core services. DESIGN: Two-stage self-administered questionnaire. SETTING: The Norwegian public healthcare system. SUBJECTS: Presidents of all relevant specialist and sub-specialist associations in the Norwegian Medical Association (n=56). OUTCOME MEASURES: Number of adopted services satisfying the priority criteria of core services, according to physician's self-assessment. Number and type of interventions suited for the priority-setting criteria. RESULTS: Thirty-two percent of new technologies satisfied the definition of core services according to specialists' own assessment. Of the 88 responses analysed for the second stage of our survey, fifteen answers (17%) indicated lack of applicability of the priority setting criteria. Loss of applicability was related to diagnostic and procedure-related technologies. CONCLUSIONS: Less than one-half of the assessed technologies adopted in Norway in the period 1993-1997 satisfy proposed national criteria for priority setting. The guidelines are applicable for most interventions, but fail in most evaluations of diagnostic and procedure-related improvements. Independent and systematic evaluations of new technologies are needed within the context of priority setting.


Assuntos
Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Difusão de Inovações , Alocação de Recursos para a Atenção à Saúde/normas , Diretrizes para o Planejamento em Saúde , Prioridades em Saúde/classificação , Fidelidade a Diretrizes , Medicina/estatística & dados numéricos , Noruega , Especialização , Inquéritos e Questionários , Avaliação da Tecnologia Biomédica
20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3856937

RESUMO

The ability of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) to reduce the cholesterol content was studied in cultured fibroblasts enriched with cholesterol esters. Incubation of cholesterol-enriched cells with HDL in a final concentration of 1 g protein/l for 24 h reduced the total and esterified cholesterol content by 23% as compared with control fibroblasts incubated with albumin. Similar cholesterol efflux was obtained with HDL isolated from lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT)-deficient plasma. The HDL3 subfraction isolated by rate-zonal ultracentrifugation contained the major part of the cholesterol-depleting effect. HDL or HDL3 decreased CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity to 5% of the level found in control fibroblasts within 8 h of incubation. These findings suggest that ACAT activity is sensitive to a pool of intracellular cholesterol, which can be mobilized by the addition of HDL to the culture medium, and that ACAT activity is a useful measure of cholesterol efflux from cultured fibroblasts.


Assuntos
Colesterol/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Lipoproteínas HDL/farmacologia , Pele/citologia , Células Cultivadas , Fibroblastos/enzimologia , Humanos , Lipoproteínas/sangue , Fosfatidilcolina-Esterol O-Aciltransferase/metabolismo
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