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Nature ; 630(8016): 457-465, 2024 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38750365

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Adoptively transferred T cells and agents designed to block the CD47-SIRPα axis are promising cancer therapeutics that activate distinct arms of the immune system1,2. Here we administered anti-CD47 antibodies in combination with adoptively transferred T cells with the goal of enhancing antitumour efficacy but observed abrogated therapeutic benefit due to rapid macrophage-mediated clearance of T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) or engineered T cell receptors. Anti-CD47-antibody-mediated CAR T cell clearance was potent and rapid enough to serve as an effective safety switch. To overcome this challenge, we engineered the CD47 variant CD47(Q31P) (47E), which engages SIRPα and provides a 'don't eat me' signal that is not blocked by anti-CD47 antibodies. TCR or CAR T cells expressing 47E are resistant to clearance by macrophages after treatment with anti-CD47 antibodies, and mediate substantial, sustained macrophage recruitment to the tumour microenvironment. Although many of the recruited macrophages manifested an M2-like profile3, the combined therapy synergistically enhanced antitumour efficacy. Our study identifies macrophages as major regulators of T cell persistence and illustrates the fundamental challenge of combining T-cell-directed therapeutics with those designed to activate macrophages. It delivers a therapeutic approach that is capable of simultaneously harnessing the antitumour effects of T cells and macrophages, offering enhanced potency against solid tumours.


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Antígeno CD47 , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva , Neoplasias , Linfocitos T , Animales , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Antígenos de Diferenciación/inmunología , Antígenos de Diferenciación/metabolismo , Antígeno CD47/genética , Antígeno CD47/inmunología , Antígeno CD47/metabolismo , Línea Celular Tumoral , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva/métodos , Macrófagos/citología , Macrófagos/inmunología , Neoplasias/inmunología , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Neoplasias/terapia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T/genética , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T/inmunología , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T/metabolismo , Receptores Quiméricos de Antígenos/genética , Receptores Quiméricos de Antígenos/inmunología , Receptores Quiméricos de Antígenos/metabolismo , Receptores Inmunológicos/inmunología , Receptores Inmunológicos/metabolismo , Linfocitos T/inmunología , Linfocitos T/metabolismo , Linfocitos T/trasplante , Microambiente Tumoral/inmunología , Anticuerpos/inmunología , Anticuerpos/uso terapéutico , Activación de Macrófagos
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Nature ; 571(7765): 403-407, 2019 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31217581

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Activated CD4 T cells proliferate rapidly and remodel epigenetically before exiting the cell cycle and engaging acquired effector functions. Metabolic reprogramming from the naive state is required throughout these phases of activation1. In CD4 T cells, T-cell-receptor ligation-along with co-stimulatory and cytokine signals-induces a glycolytic anabolic program that is required for biomass generation, rapid proliferation and effector function2. CD4 T cell differentiation (proliferation and epigenetic remodelling) and function are orchestrated coordinately by signal transduction and transcriptional remodelling. However, it remains unclear whether these processes are regulated independently of one another by cellular biochemical composition. Here we demonstrate that distinct modes of mitochondrial metabolism support differentiation and effector functions of mouse T helper 1 (TH1) cells by biochemically uncoupling these two processes. We find that the tricarboxylic acid cycle is required for the terminal effector function of TH1 cells through succinate dehydrogenase (complex II), but that the activity of succinate dehydrogenase suppresses TH1 cell proliferation and histone acetylation. By contrast, we show that complex I of the electron transport chain, the malate-aspartate shuttle and mitochondrial citrate export are required to maintain synthesis of aspartate, which is necessary for the proliferation of T helper cells. Furthermore, we find that mitochondrial citrate export and the malate-aspartate shuttle promote histone acetylation, and specifically regulate the expression of genes involved in T cell activation. Combining genetic, pharmacological and metabolomics approaches, we demonstrate that the differentiation and terminal effector functions of T helper cells are biochemically uncoupled. These findings support a model in which the malate-aspartate shuttle, mitochondrial citrate export and complex I supply the substrates needed for proliferation and epigenetic remodelling early during T cell activation, whereas complex II consumes the substrates of these pathways, which antagonizes differentiation and enforces terminal effector function. Our data suggest that transcriptional programming acts together with a parallel biochemical network to enforce cell state.


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Diferenciación Celular , Mitocondrias/metabolismo , Células TH1/citología , Células TH1/inmunología , Acetilación , Animales , Ácido Aspártico/metabolismo , Diferenciación Celular/genética , Línea Celular , Proliferación Celular/genética , Ácido Cítrico/metabolismo , Ciclo del Ácido Cítrico , Transporte de Electrón , Femenino , Histonas/metabolismo , Humanos , Activación de Linfocitos/genética , Malatos/metabolismo , Masculino , Ratones , Succinato Deshidrogenasa/metabolismo , Células TH1/metabolismo , Transcripción Genética
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Nature ; 564(7736): 434-438, 2018 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30542152

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The annotation of the mammalian protein-coding genome is incomplete. Arbitrary size restriction of open reading frames (ORFs) and the absolute requirement for a methionine codon as the sole initiator of translation have constrained the identification of potentially important transcripts with non-canonical protein-coding potential1,2. Here, using unbiased transcriptomic approaches in macrophages that respond to bacterial infection, we show that ribosomes associate with a large number of RNAs that were previously annotated as 'non-protein coding'. Although the idea that such non-canonical ORFs can encode functional proteins is controversial3,4, we identify a range of short and non-ATG-initiated ORFs that can generate stable and spatially distinct proteins. Notably, we show that the translation of a new ORF 'hidden' within the long non-coding RNA Aw112010 is essential for the orchestration of mucosal immunity during both bacterial infection and colitis. This work expands our interpretation of the protein-coding genome and demonstrates that proteinaceous products generated from non-canonical ORFs are crucial for the immune response in vivo. We therefore propose that the misannotation of non-canonical ORF-containing genes as non-coding RNAs may obscure the essential role of a multitude of previously undiscovered protein-coding genes in immunity and disease.


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Inmunidad Mucosa/genética , Sistemas de Lectura Abierta/genética , Biosíntesis de Proteínas , ARN Largo no Codificante/genética , Animales , Infecciones Bacterianas/genética , Infecciones Bacterianas/inmunología , Infecciones Bacterianas/metabolismo , Infecciones Bacterianas/microbiología , Colitis/genética , Colitis/inmunología , Colitis/metabolismo , Inmunidad Mucosa/efectos de los fármacos , Interleucina-12/biosíntesis , Lipopolisacáridos/farmacología , Macrófagos/inmunología , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Ratones , Biosíntesis de Proteínas/efectos de los fármacos , Biosíntesis de Proteínas/genética , ARN Largo no Codificante/metabolismo , Ribosomas/efectos de los fármacos , Ribosomas/metabolismo , Salmonella typhimurium/inmunología , Transcriptoma/efectos de los fármacos , Transcriptoma/genética
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Stroke ; 53(3): 808-816, 2022 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34702069

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Left ventricular (LV) mass index is a marker of subclinical LV remodeling that relates to white matter damage in aging, but molecular pathways underlying this association are unknown. This study assessed if LV mass index related to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers of microglial activation (sTREM2 [soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2]), axonal injury (NFL [neurofilament light]), neurodegeneration (total-tau), and amyloid-ß, and whether these biomarkers partially accounted for associations between increased LV mass index and white matter damage. We hypothesized higher LV mass index would relate to greater CSF biomarker levels, and these pathologies would partially mediate associations with cerebral white matter microstructure. METHODS: Vanderbilt Memory and Aging Project participants who underwent cardiac magnetic resonance, lumbar puncture, and diffusion tensor imaging (n=142, 72±6 years, 37% mild cognitive impairment [MCI], 32% APOE-ε4 positive, LV mass index 51.4±8.1 g/m2, NFL 1070±588 pg/mL) were included. Linear regressions and voxel-wise analyses related LV mass index to each biomarker and diffusion tensor imaging metrics, respectively. Follow-up models assessed interactions with MCI and APOE-ε4. In models where LV mass index significantly related to a biomarker and white matter microstructure, we assessed if the biomarker mediated white matter associations. RESULTS: Among all participants, LV mass index was unrelated to CSF biomarkers (P>0.33). LV mass index interacted with MCI (P=0.01), such that higher LV mass index related to increased NFL among MCI participants. Associations were also present among APOE-ε4 carriers (P=0.02). NFL partially mediated up to 13% of the effect of increased LV mass index on white matter damage. CONCLUSIONS: Subclinical cardiovascular remodeling, measured as an increase in LV mass index, is associated with neuroaxonal degeneration among individuals with MCI and APOE-ε4. Neuroaxonal degeneration partially reflects associations between higher LV mass index and white matter damage. Findings highlight neuroaxonal degeneration, rather than amyloidosis or microglia, may be more relevant in pathways between structural cardiovascular remodeling and white matter damage.


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Péptidos beta-Amiloides/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Apolipoproteínas E/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Lesión Axonal Difusa/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Remodelación Ventricular , Sustancia Blanca/lesiones , Proteínas tau/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Anciano , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Receptores Inmunológicos
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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol ; 41(12): 3015-3024, 2021 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34706559

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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether baseline aortic stiffness, measured by aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), relates to longitudinal cerebral gray or white matter changes among older adults. Baseline cardiac magnetic resonance imaging will be used to assess aortic PWV while brain magnetic resonance imaging will be used to assess gray matter and white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volumes at baseline, 18 months, 3 years, 5 years, and 7 years. Approach and Results: Aortic PWV (m/s) was quantified from cardiac magnetic resonance. Multimodal 3T brain magnetic resonance imaging included T1-weighted imaging for quantifying gray matter volumes and T2-weighted fluid-attenuated inversion recovery imaging for quantifying WMHs. Mixed-effects regression models related baseline aortic PWV to longitudinal gray matter volumes (total, frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, hippocampal, and inferior lateral ventricle) and WMH volumes (total, frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital) adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, cognitive diagnosis, Framingham stroke risk profile, APOE (apolipoprotein E)-ε4 carrier status, and intracranial volume. Two hundred seventy-eight participants (73±7 years, 58% male, 87% self-identified as non-Hispanic White, 159 with normal cognition, and 119 with mild cognitive impairment) from the Vanderbilt Memory & Aging Project (n=335) were followed on average for 4.9±1.6 years with PWV measurements occurring from September 2012 to November 2014 and longitudinal brain magnetic resonance imaging measurements occurring from September 2012 to June 2021. Higher baseline aortic PWV was related to greater decrease in hippocampal (ß=-3.6 [mm3/y]/[m/s]; [95% CI, -7.2 to -0.02] P=0.049) and occipital lobe (ß=-34.2 [mm3/y]/[m/s]; [95% CI, -67.8 to -0.55] P=0.046) gray matter volume over time. Higher baseline aortic PWV was related to greater increase in WMH volume over time in the temporal lobe (ß=17.0 [mm3/y]/[m/s]; [95% CI, 7.2-26.9] P<0.001). All associations may be driven by outliers. CONCLUSIONS: In older adults, higher baseline aortic PWV related to greater decrease in gray matter volume and greater increase in WMHs over time. Because of unmet cerebral metabolic demands and microvascular remodeling, arterial stiffening may preferentially affect certain highly active brain regions like the temporal lobes. These same regions are affected early in the course of Alzheimer disease.


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Enfermedad de Alzheimer/fisiopatología , Aorta Torácica/fisiopatología , Velocidad del Flujo Sanguíneo/fisiología , Cognición/fisiología , Sustancia Gris/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética/métodos , Sustancia Blanca/diagnóstico por imagen , Anciano , Envejecimiento/fisiología , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/diagnóstico , Aorta Torácica/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Sustancia Gris/fisiopatología , Humanos , Masculino , Análisis de la Onda del Pulso , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Tiempo , Rigidez Vascular , Sustancia Blanca/fisiopatología
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Alzheimers Dement ; 16(6): 883-895, 2020 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32378327

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INTRODUCTION: Patterns of atrophy can distinguish normal cognition from Alzheimer's disease (AD), but neuropathological drivers of this pattern are unknown. This study examined associations between cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of AD pathology, synaptic dysfunction, and neuroaxonal injury with two AD imaging signatures. METHODS: Signatures were calculated using published guidelines. Linear regressions related each biomarker to both signatures, adjusting for demographic factors. Bootstrapped analyses tested if associations were stronger with one signature versus the other. RESULTS: Increased phosphorylated tau (p-tau), total tau, and neurofilament light (P-values <.045) related to smaller signatures (indicating greater atrophy). Diagnosis and sex modified associations between p-tau and neurogranin (P-values<.05) and signatures, such that associations were stronger among participants with mild cognitive impairment and female participants. The strength of associations did not differ between signatures. DISCUSSION: Increased evidence of neurodegeneration, axonopathy, and tau phosphorylation relate to greater AD-related atrophy. Tau phosphorylation and synaptic dysfunction may be more prominent in AD-affected regions in females.


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Enfermedad de Alzheimer/diagnóstico , Atrofia/diagnóstico , Encéfalo/patología , Degeneración Nerviosa/diagnóstico , Proteínas de Neurofilamentos/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Neurogranina/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Sinapsis/patología , Proteínas tau/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Anciano , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/patología , Atrofia/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Atrofia/patología , Biomarcadores/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Degeneración Nerviosa/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Degeneración Nerviosa/patología , Pruebas Neuropsicológicas , Fosforilación
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J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad ; 29(3): 466-467, 2017.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29076684

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BACKGROUND: Finger printing is an absolute method of identification. Recovery of finger prints from a crime scene is an important method of Forensic identification. Human finger prints are detailed, unique, difficult to alter, easily classifiable and durable over life making them stable and long-term tool of human identification. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 95,3rd year MBBS students of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad from December 2014 to August 2015 to establish the frequency of left hand thumb imprints by rolling and plain method. RESULTS: Study shows Loops among most common finger print pattern in 55 (58%) students out of 95, followed by whorls 33 (35%), arches 5 (5%) and composite 2 (2%). CONCLUSIONS: It is thus concluded that most common finger print pattern is loops followed by whorls, arches and composite.


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Dermatoglifia , Estudiantes de Medicina , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Pulgar , Adulto Joven
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Neurobiol Aging ; 136: 1-8, 2024 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38280312

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Enlarged perivascular spaces (ePVS) may adversely affect cognition. Little is known about how basal ganglia ePVS interact with apolipoprotein (APOE)-ε4 status. Vanderbilt Memory and Aging Project participants (n = 326, 73 ± 7, 59% male) underwent 3 T brain MRI at baseline to assess ePVS and longitudinal neuropsychological assessments. The interaction between ePVS volume and APOE-ε4 carrier status was related to baseline outcomes using ordinary least squares regressions and longitudinal cognition using linear mixed-effects regressions. ePVS volume interacted with APOE-ε4 status on cross-sectional naming performance (ß = -0.002, p = 0.002), and executive function excluding outliers (ß = 0.001, p = 0.009). There were no significant longitudinal interactions (p-values>0.10) except for Coding excluding outliers (ß = 0.002, p = 0.05). While cross-sectional models stratified by APOE-ε4 status indicated greater ePVS related to worse cognition mostly in APOE-ε4 carriers, longitudinal models stratified by APOE-ε4 status showed greater ePVS volume related to worse cognition among APOE-ε4 non-carriers only. Results indicated that greater ePVS volume interacts with APOE-ε4 status on cognition cross-sectionally. Longitudinally, the association of greater ePVS volume and worse cognition appears stronger in APOE-ε4 non-carriers, possibly due to the deleterious effects of APOE-ε4 on cognition across the lifespan.


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Apolipoproteína E4 , Cognición , Anciano , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Apolipoproteína E4/genética , Estudios Transversales , Genotipo , Pruebas Neuropsicológicas , Anciano de 80 o más Años
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Oxf Med Case Reports ; 2024(2): omad159, 2024 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38370505

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory condition primarily affecting the musculoskeletal system but can often involve other organ systems as well. Rheumatoid meningitis is a rare central nervous system (CNS) manifestation of RA characterized by pachymeningeal and leptomeningeal enhancement. Herein, we present a case of a 64-year-old male who presented with left lower extremity weakness and witnessed seizures. The diagnostic work-up, including lumbar puncture, brain MRI and meningeal biopsy ruled out malignancy and were consistent with the diagnosis of rheumatoid meningitis. The patient was discharged on high-dose steroids along with anti-seizure medications. On subsequent follow-up visits, the patient remained seizure-free.

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Rand Health Q ; 10(4): 9, 2023 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37720075

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National security organizations need highly skilled and intellectually creative individuals who are eager to apply their talents to address the nation's most pressing challenges. In public and private discussions, officials and experts addressed the need for neurodiversity in the national security community. They described missions that are too important and too difficult to be left to those who use their brains only in typical ways. Neurodivergent is an umbrella term that covers a variety of cognitive diagnoses, including (but not exclusive to) autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, dyscalculia, and Tourette's syndrome. Neurodivergent individuals are already part of the national security workforce. The purpose of this study is to understand the benefits that people with neurodivergence bring to national security; the challenges in recruiting, working with, and managing a neurodiverse workforce; and the barriers in national security workplaces that prevent agencies from realizing the full benefits of neurodiversity. To carry out this research, the authors conducted a review of primary, secondary, and commercial literature; they conducted semistructured interviews and held discussions with government officials, researchers and advocates for the interests of neurodivergent populations, and representatives from large organizations that have neurodiversity employment programs; and they synthesized findings from across these tasks to describe the complex landscape for neurodiversity in large organizations in general and in national security specifically.

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Cureus ; 15(8): e44106, 2023 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37750137

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Necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM) is a rare inflammatory myopathy primarily affecting skeletal muscles. Cardiac involvement has been reported in immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM), but its extent remains poorly understood. We present a unique case of a 68-year-old male with anti-signal recognition particle (SRP) antibody-positive NAM initially presenting with elevated troponin levels. Our case demonstrates cardiac involvement as the presenting feature of NAM, which is a unique feature of inflammatory myopathy.

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J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad ; 35(3): 400-404, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38404080

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BACKGROUND: Fibro-adenoma is the most common benign condition of the female breast comprising about 68% of all breast lumps. Fibroadenoma is an independent risk factor for the development of breast cancer. Complex fibroadenoma has a 2-3-fold increased risk ratio and simple fibroadenoma has 1.49 times increased risk ratio of developing cancer than the normal population over a period of 20 years. This study aimed to qualitatively check the frequency of oestrogen receptor-positive and progesterone receptor-positive cases of fibroadenoma in our region. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the pathology department of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad from June 2020 to December 2021. Biopsy confirmed cases of fibroadenoma were examined using immune-histochemical stains to score qualitatively the expression pattern of ER and PR. Data was analyzed and assessed using SPSS version 25. A p-value of ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The mean age of patients who presented with fibro-adenoma was 24.5±9.29 years with a median age of 21.5 years. In most cases, oestrogen receptor expression was mild 23 (54.76%) whereas progesterone receptor expression was severe 19 (45.23%). On chi-square test, the pattern of progesterone receptor expression for the category of hormone intake showed significant differences. Whereas, the pattern of oestrogen receptor expression for the categories of marital status, history of hormone intake, history of menstrual cycle and type of fibroadenoma showed no statistically significant difference. CONCLUSIONS: Further study into the pathogenesis of fibroadenoma is required to understand the role of ER and PR and explore the therapeutic potential of such drugs that affects these receptors. Cabling.


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Adenoma , Neoplasias de la Mama , Fibroadenoma , Femenino , Humanos , Adolescente , Adulto Joven , Adulto , Receptores de Progesterona , Fibroadenoma/metabolismo , Fibroadenoma/patología , Estudios Transversales , Neoplasias de la Mama/patología , Receptores de Estrógenos/metabolismo , Estrógenos , Progesterona
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Pac Symp Biocomput ; 28: 449-460, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36540999

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Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is a polygenic disorder with a long prodromal phase, making early diagnosis challenging. Twin studies estimate LOAD as 60-80% heritable, and while common genetic variants can account for 30% of this heritability, nearly 70% remains "missing". Polygenic risk scores (PRS) leverage combined effects of many loci to predict LOAD risk, but often lack sensitivity to preclinical disease changes, limiting clinical utility. Our group has built and published on a resilience phenotype to model better-than-expected cognition give amyloid pathology burden and hypothesized it may assist in preclinical polygenic risk prediction. Thus, we built a LOAD PRS and a resilience PRS and evaluated both in predicting cognition in a dementia-free cohort (N=254). The LOAD PRS had a significant main effect on baseline memory (ß=-0.18, P=1.68E-03). Both the LOAD PRS (ß=-0.03, P=1.19E-03) and the resilience PRS (ß=0.02, P=0.03) had significant main effects on annual memory decline. The resilience PRS interacted with CSF Aß on baseline memory (ß=-6.04E-04, P=0.02), whereby it predicted baseline memory among Aß+ individuals (ß=0.44, P=0.01) but not among Aß- individuals (ß=0.06, P=0.46). Excluding APOE from PRS resulted in mainly LOAD PRS associations attenuating, but notably the resilience PRS interaction with CSF Aß and selective prediction among Aß+ individuals was consistent. Although the resilience PRS is currently somewhat limited in scope from the phenotype's cross-sectional nature, our results suggest that the resilience PRS may be a promising tool in assisting in preclinical disease risk prediction among dementia-free and Aß+ individuals, though replication and fine-tuning are needed.


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Enfermedad de Alzheimer , Humanos , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/genética , Estudios Transversales , Biología Computacional , Factores de Riesgo
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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37868666

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Lupus podocytopathy, a unique form of lupus nephritis, mimics minimal change disease (MCD) or primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and represents approximately 1% of lupus nephritis biopsies. Lupus podocytopathy is characterized by diffuse epithelial cell foot process effacement without immune complex deposition or with only mesangial immune complex deposition. We present the case of a young woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who presented with nephrotic syndrome and acute kidney injury (AKI) and was subsequently diagnosed with lupus podocytopathy.

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Neurobiol Aging ; 124: 85-97, 2023 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36446680

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Enlarged perivascular spaces (ePVS) are difficult to quantify, and their etiologies and consequences are poorly understood. Vanderbilt Memory and Aging Project participants (n = 327, 73 ± 7 years) completed 3T brain MRI to quantify ePVS volume and count, longitudinal neuropsychological assessment, and cardiac MRI to quantify aortic stiffness. Linear regressions related (1) PWV to ePVS burden and (2) ePVS burden to cross-sectional and longitudinal neuropsychological performance adjusting for key demographic and medical factors. Higher aortic stiffness related to greater basal ganglia ePVS volume (ß = 7.0×10-5, p = 0.04). Higher baseline ePVS volume was associated with worse baseline information processing (ß = -974, p = 0.003), executive function (ß = -81.9, p < 0.001), and visuospatial performances (ß = -192, p = 0.02) and worse longitudinal language (ß = -54.9, p = 0.05), information processing (ß = -147, p = 0.03), executive function (ß = -10.9, p = 0.03), and episodic memory performances (ß = -10.6, p = 0.02). Results were similar for ePVS count. Greater arterial stiffness relates to worse basal ganglia ePVS burden, suggesting cardiovascular aging as an etiology. ePVS burden is associated with adverse cognitive trajectory, emphasizing the clinical relevance of ePVS.


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Sistema Glinfático , Rigidez Vascular , Humanos , Estudios Transversales , Cognición , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Neuroimage Clin ; 38: 103393, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37003129

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INTRODUCTION: Functional independence is an essential predictor of quality of life in aging, yet few accessible predictors of functional decline have been identified. This study examined associations between baseline structural neuroimaging markers and longitudinal functional status. METHODS: Linear mixed effects models with follow-up time interaction terms related baseline grey matter volume and white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) to functional trajectory, adjusting for demographic and medical covariates. Subsequent models assessed interactions with cognitive status and apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 status. RESULTS: Smaller baseline grey matter volumes, particularly in regions commonly affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD), and greater baseline WMHs were associated with faster functional decline over a mean 5-year follow-up. Effects were stronger in APOE-ε4 carriers on grey matter variables. Cognitive status interacted with most MRI variables. DISCUSSION: Greater atrophy in AD-related regions and higher WMH burden at study entry were associated with faster functional decline, particularly among participants at increased risk of AD.


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Enfermedad de Alzheimer , Disfunción Cognitiva , Sustancia Blanca , Humanos , Anciano , Sustancia Blanca/diagnóstico por imagen , Sustancia Gris/diagnóstico por imagen , Estudios de Seguimiento , Calidad de Vida , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/psicología , Apolipoproteína E4/genética , Disfunción Cognitiva/diagnóstico por imagen , Disfunción Cognitiva/psicología
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medRxiv ; 2023 Nov 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37961115

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Background: Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) may be an early risk factor for dementia, particularly in highly educated individuals and women. This study examined the effect of education and sex on the association between SCD and Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers in non-demented older adults. Method: Vanderbilt Memory and Aging Project participants free of clinical dementia or stroke (n=156, 72±6 years, 37% mild cognitive impairment, 33% female) completed fasting lumbar puncture, SCD assessment, and Wide Range Achievement Test-III Reading subtest to assess reading level at baseline as a a proxy for educational quality. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers for AD (ß-amyloid 42 (Aß42), Aß42/40 ratio, phosphorylated tau (p-tau), tau, and neurofilament light (NfL)) were analyzed in batch. Linear mixed effects models related SCD to CSF AD biomarkers and follow-up models assessed SCD x sex, SCD x reading level , and SCD x education interactions on AD biomarkers. Result: In main effect models, higher SCD was associated with lower Aß42 and Aß42/40 ratio (p-values<0.004). SCD was not associated with tau, p-tau, or NfL levels ( p- values>0.38). SCD score interacted with sex on Aß42/40 ratio ( p =0.03) but no other biomarkers ( p -values>0.10). In stratified models, higher SCD was associated with lower Aß42/40 ratio in men ( p =0.0003) but not in women ( p =0.48). SCD score interacted with education on Aß42 ( p =0.005) and Aß42/40 ratio ( p =0.001) such that higher education was associated with a stronger negative association between SCD and amyloid levels. No SCD score x reading level interaction was found (p-values> 0.51) though significant associations between SCD and amyloid markers were seen in the higher reading level group (p-values<0.004) but not the lower reading level group (p-values>0.12) when stratified by a median split in reading level. Conclusion: Among community-dwelling older adults free of clinical dementia, higher SCD was associated with greater cerebral amyloid accumulation, one of the earliest pathological AD changes. SCD appears most useful in detecting early AD-related brain changes in men and individuals with higher quantity and quality of education. SCD was not associated with CSF markers of tau pathology or neurodegeneration. These findings suggest that considering sex and education is important when assessing SCD in older adults.

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medRxiv ; 2023 Nov 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37961576

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INTRODUCTION: Plasma phosphorylated tau181 (p-tau181) associations with global cognition and memory are clear, but the link between p-tau181 with other cognitive domains and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) across the clinical spectrum of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and how this association changes based on genetic and demographic factors is poorly understood. METHODS: Participants were drawn from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative and included 1185 adults aged >55 years with plasma p-tau181 and neuropsychological test data. Linear regression models related plasma p-tau181 to neuropsychological composite and SCD scores with follow-up models examining plasma p-tau181 interactions with cognitive diagnosis, APOE ε4 carrier status, age, and sex on cognitive outcomes. RESULTS: Higher plasma p-tau181 was associated with worse memory, executive functioning, and language abilities, and greater informant-reported SCD. Visuospatial abilities and self-report SCD were not associated with plasma p-tau181. Associations were generally stronger in MCI or dementia, APOE ε4 carriers, women, and younger participants. DISCUSSION: Higher levels of plasma p-tau181 are associated with worse neuropsychological test performance across multiple cognitive domains; however, these associations vary based on disease stage, genetic risk status, age, and sex.

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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36817293

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Clonorchis Sinensis, a common liver fluke, is known to cause biliary disease and can present with a wide array of symptoms. It's mostly found in Asian countries due to consumption of undercooked or raw fish. Although Cholangiocarcinoma is a known serious complication of this disease, Pancreatic neoplasms are rare and have seldom been reported. Here, we report a case of an 80-year-old man who presents with pancreatic adenocarcinoma associated with Clonorchis Sinensis infection.

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