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Eur Radiol ; 33(3): 1668-1676, 2023 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36180644

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the predictive value of mediastinal shift angle (MSA) in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 87 fetuses with prenatally diagnosed left-sided CDH (LCDH) and 88 controls. MSA was measured on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Lung area to head circumference ratio (LHR), ratio of the observed/expected LHR (O/E LHR), total fetal lung volume (TFLV), and observed/expected total fetal lung volume (O/E TFLV) were also measured. Correlation of MSA with pulmonary hypertension (PH), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) use, duration of hospitalization and survival in neonates with CDH was analyzed. Performance of MSA in prediction of postnatal outcomes was compared with LHR, O/E LHR, TFLV, and O/E TFLV. RESULTS: There were significant differences in MSA values not only between the CDH group and the control group but also in CDH patients with different survival outcomes. MSA was inversely correlated with O/E LHR, O/E TFLV, and TFLV. MSA, LHR, O/E LHR, TFLV, and O/E TFLV could all be used to predict survival of CDH patients. In addition, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve showed that the test performance of MSA was similar to that of TFLV, O/E TFLV, and O/E LHR, but superior to that of LHR. MSA was also correlated with PH, need for ECMO support, and duration of hospitalization. CONCLUSION: MRI measurement of MSA can provide various prognostic information for prenatally diagnosed LCDH, in addition to postnatal survival. The test performance of MSA is similar to TFLV, O/E TFLV, and O/E LHR. KEY POINTS: • Mediastinal shift angle (MSA) can be measured quickly and reproducibly on MRI images. • MSA could provide more prognostic information other than postnatal survival for LCDH with good test performance. • MSA should be incorporated into prenatal risk stratification for LCDH to improve planning of postnatal management.


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Hérnias Diafragmáticas Congênitas , Hipertensão Pulmonar , Gravidez , Feminino , Recém-Nascido , Humanos , Hérnias Diafragmáticas Congênitas/diagnóstico por imagem , Pulmão/diagnóstico por imagem , Pulmão/patologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medidas de Volume Pulmonar/métodos , Feto/patologia , Hipertensão Pulmonar/diagnóstico , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Medição de Risco , Idade Gestacional
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Biol Reprod ; 106(1): 173-184, 2022 01 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34664639

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Despite aquaporin water channels (AQPs) play a critical role in maintaining water homeostasis in female reproductive tract and prompt a gradual increase in water content in cervical edema as pregnancy progressed, their relationship with macrophage infiltration and collagen content in human cervical remodeling need to be further investigated. This is the first study to examine the expression and localization of AQP3, AQP4, AQP5, AQP8, and macrophages simultaneously in human cervical ripening. The immunoreactivity of these AQPs was 2.6 to 6-fold higher on gestational weeks 26 (GD26W) than that on GD6W and GD15W, but AQP4 expression on GD39W dropped a similar extent on GD15W, other AQPs continued to rise on GD39W. The AQP3, AQP4, and AQP5 intensity seemed more abundant in cervical stroma than in the perivascular area on GD26W; the distribution of AQP3, AQP5, and AQP8 in cervical stroma was equivalent to that in the perivascular area on GD39W. Macrophage numbers were 1.7-fold higher in subepithelium region and 3.0-fold higher in center area on GD26W than that on GD15W; such numbers remained elevated on GD39W. The electron micrographs showed that cervical extensibility increased significantly on GD26W and GD39W accompanied with increased macrophage infiltration, cervical water content, and much more space among collagen fibers. These findings suggest that the upregulation of AQPs expression in human cervix is closely related to enhanced macrophage infiltration during pregnancy; there may be a positive feedback mechanism between them to lead the increase of water content and the degradation of collagen.


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Aquaporinas/análise , Colo do Útero/fisiologia , Macrófagos/fisiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Aquaporina 3/análise , Aquaporina 4/análise , Aquaporina 5/análise , Aquaporinas/fisiologia , Contagem de Células , Maturidade Cervical/fisiologia , Colo do Útero/química , Colo do Útero/citologia , Colágeno/análise , Colágeno/metabolismo , Feminino , Idade Gestacional , Humanos , Macrófagos/ultraestrutura , Microscopia Eletrônica , Gravidez , Adulto Jovem
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BMC Bioinformatics ; 22(Suppl 8): 40, 2021 Apr 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33849445

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We previously developed TANTIGEN, a comprehensive online database cataloging more than 1000 T cell epitopes and HLA ligands from 292 tumor antigens. In TANTIGEN 2.0, we significantly expanded coverage in both immune response targets (T cell epitopes and HLA ligands) and tumor antigens. It catalogs 4,296 antigen variants from 403 unique tumor antigens and more than 1500 T cell epitopes and HLA ligands. We also included neoantigens, a class of tumor antigens generated through mutations resulting in new amino acid sequences in tumor antigens. TANTIGEN 2.0 contains validated TCR sequences specific for cognate T cell epitopes and tumor antigen gene/mRNA/protein expression information in major human cancers extracted by Human Pathology Atlas. TANTIGEN 2.0 is a rich data resource for tumor antigens and their associated epitopes and neoepitopes. It hosts a set of tailored data analytics tools tightly integrated with the data to form meaningful analysis workflows. It is freely available at http://projects.met-hilab.org/tadb .


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Epitopos de Linfócito T , Neoplasias , Antígenos de Neoplasias/genética , Epitopos de Linfócito T/genética , Antígenos HLA , Humanos , Bases de Conhecimento , Neoplasias/genética , Linfócitos T
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Prenat Diagn ; 41(6): 766-771, 2021 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33782977

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OBJECTIVE: To review the prenatal and postnatal clinical characteristics and pathological subtypes, as well as the surgical outcome for congenital mesoblastic nephroma (CMN) cases. METHOD: A retrospective review was performed in 11 cases with CMN prenatally diagnosed at a single center between 2015 and 2019. The clinical characteristics, surgical outcome, histopathology, and follow-up were retrospectively obtained and reviewed. RESULTS: The median gestational age at which the sonographic diagnosis was made was 35 weeks. Polyhydramnios was found in four (36.4%) cases, and all resulted in a preterm birth. Nine infants had hypertension. Ten cases underwent radical nephrectomy, and one underwent radical nephrectomy and partial adrenalectomy. The pathological results showed that six tumors were classical variants, four mixed variants, and one was a cellular variant. Three cases presented as a stage I, eight as stage II, and no stage III or IV cases were diagnosed. All patients are alive so far. At a median follow-up of 14 months, no local recurrence, or remote metastases were found. CONCLUSION: The prognosis of prenatal CMN cases is excellent after early surgery.


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Nefroma Mesoblástico/diagnóstico , Nefroma Mesoblástico/terapia , Adulto , China/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Rim/patologia , Rim/fisiopatologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Nefroma Mesoblástico/epidemiologia , Gravidez , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal/métodos , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal/estatística & dados numéricos , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Prenat Diagn ; 40(3): 351-357, 2020 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31713898

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine factors associated with poor outcomes and the need for surgical treatment in neonates with meconium peritonitis (MP). METHODS: We evaluated the association between prenatal ultrasound features, maternal characteristics, and the likelihood of surgery, mortality, and serious morbidity in 49 neonates with a prenatal diagnosis of MP, who were born in Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center between January 2011 and December 2016. RESULTS: Thirty of 49 neonates (61.2%) required surgical treatment, and 17 (34.7%) had a poor outcome. Independent predictors of need for surgical treatment were polyhydramnios, maternal intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (associated with lower risk), and persistence of peritoneal fluid. The model correctly predicted 70.0% of the neonates who required surgery (at a 10% false-positive rate; area under the curve [AUC]: 0.86 [95% CI, 0.75-0.97]). For poor outcomes, independent predictors were low gestational age at birth, persistence of peritoneal fluid, and polyhydramnios. For the latter, the model only achieved a detection rate of 52.9% (10% false-positive rate, AUC: 0.82 [95% CI, 0.70-0.94]). CONCLUSIONS: A combination of prenatal ultrasound features and maternal characteristics correctly predicted 70.0% the need for neonatal surgery. Prediction of poor outcome-based prenatal ultrasound features and gestational age did not perform well.


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Mecônio , Peritonite/diagnóstico , Peritonite/cirurgia , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal , Adulto , Cesárea , China , Colestase Intra-Hepática/complicações , Feminino , Idade Gestacional , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Peritonite/mortalidade , Gravidez , Complicações na Gravidez , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do Tratamento
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Eur J Immunol ; 48(1): 128-150, 2018 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28872670

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To investigate the role of TCR-pMHC interaction in regulating lung CD8 tissue-resident T cell (TR ) differentiation, polyclonal responses were compared against NP366-374 /Db and PA224-233 /Db , two immunodominant epitopes that arise during influenza A infection in mice. Memory niches distinct from iBALTs develop within the lamina propria, supporting CD103+ and CD103- CD8 TR generation and intraepithelial translocation. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) identify dominant TCR, adherens junction, RIG-I-like and NOD-like pattern recognition receptor as well as TGF-ß signaling pathways and memory signatures among PA224-233 /Db T cells consistent with T resident memory (TRM ) status. In contrast, NP366-374 /Db T cells exhibit enrichment of effector signatures, upregulating pro-inflammatory mediators even among TRM . While NP366-374 /Db T cells manifest transcripts linked to canonical exhaustion pathways, PA224-233 /Db T cells exploit P2rx7 purinoreceptor attenuation. The NP366-374 /Db CD103+ subset expresses the antimicrobial lactotransferrin whereas PA224-233 /Db CD103+ utilizes pore-forming mpeg-1, with <22% of genes correspondingly upregulated in CD103+ (or CD103- ) subsets of both specificities. Thus, TCR-pMHC interactions among TR and antigen presenting cells in a tissue milieu strongly impact CD8 T cell biology.


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Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/imunologia , Epitopos de Linfócito T/imunologia , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1/imunologia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T alfa-beta/imunologia , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/imunologia , Animais , Antígenos CD/biossíntese , Diferenciação Celular/imunologia , Proteína DEAD-box 58/metabolismo , Feminino , Memória Imunológica/imunologia , Cadeias alfa de Integrinas/biossíntese , Pulmão/citologia , Pulmão/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Proteínas NLR/metabolismo , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/imunologia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T alfa-beta/genética , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/metabolismo
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Prenat Diagn ; 36(11): 1041-1046, 2016 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27669366

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether prenatal diagnosis of pyriform sinus cyst can improve the prognosis of this disorder. METHODS: A retrospective review was performed in 15 neonates with a pyriform sinus cyst seen at a single center between 2010 and 2014. Among the 15 cases, the diagnosis was made prenatally in eight cases (PreD), while the diagnosis was made postnatally in seven cases (PostD). Neonatal outcome was compared in the two subgroups. RESULTS: The mean gestational age at diagnosis of PreD was 27 ± 6.8 weeks, while the mean age at admission of PostD was 10.1 ± 8.8 days. Cervical mass, fever, respiratory distress, and hoarseness were common symptoms. The mean duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation was 11.5 ± 13.9 and 100.71 ± 80.0 h, respectively, in PreD and PostD (p < 0.01). The average postoperative length of stay and the length of hospital stay were 11.3 ± 3.34 and 19.6 ± 4.41 days in PreD, and 15.14 ± 8.28 and 24.14 ± 8.51 days in PostD, respectively. CONCLUSION: Prenatal diagnosis and timely postnatal sequential intervention were associated with less complications and shortened duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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Cistos/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Faríngeas/diagnóstico por imagem , Seio Piriforme/diagnóstico por imagem , China , Cistos/congênito , Cistos/cirurgia , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Tempo de Internação , Masculino , Doenças Faríngeas/congênito , Doenças Faríngeas/cirurgia , Prognóstico , Respiração Artificial/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Retrospectivos
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J Biol Chem ; 289(38): 26249-26262, 2014 Sep 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25104354

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Heterochromatin protein 1α (HP1α) is involved in regulation of chromatin plasticity, DNA damage repair, and centromere dynamics. HP1α detects histone dimethylation and trimethylation of Lys-9 via its chromodomain. HP1α localizes to heterochromatin in interphase cells but is liberated from chromosomal arms at the onset of mitosis. However, the structural determinants required for HP1α localization in interphase and the regulation of HP1α dynamics have remained elusive. Here we show that centromeric localization of HP1α depends on histone H3 Lys-9 trimethyltransferase SUV39H1 activity in interphase but not in mitotic cells. Surprisingly, HP1α liberates from chromosome arms in early mitosis. To test the role of this dissociation, we engineered an HP1α construct that persistently localizes to chromosome arms. Interestingly, persistent localization of HP1α to chromosome arms perturbs accurate kinetochore-microtubule attachment due to an aberrant distribution of chromosome passenger complex and Sgo1 from centromeres to chromosome arms that prevents resolution of sister chromatids. Further analyses showed that Mis14 and perhaps other PXVXL-containing proteins are involved in directing localization of HP1α to the centromere in mitosis. Taken together, our data suggest a model in which spatiotemporal dynamics of HP1α localization to centromere is governed by two distinct structural determinants. These findings reveal a previously unrecognized but essential link between HP1α-interacting molecular dynamics and chromosome plasticity in promoting accurate cell division.


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Proteínas Cromossômicas não Histona/metabolismo , Segregação de Cromossomos , Mitose , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/metabolismo , Centrômero/metabolismo , Homólogo 5 da Proteína Cromobox , Cromossomos Humanos/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Células HeLa , Heterocromatina/metabolismo , Humanos , Cinetocoros/metabolismo , Metiltransferases/metabolismo , Transporte Proteico , Proteínas Repressoras/metabolismo , Fuso Acromático/metabolismo
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Fertil Steril ; 119(2): 313-321, 2023 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36402618

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between preconception thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level and time to pregnancy within a community-based population. DESIGN: A community-based cohort study. SETTING: Two free preconception check-up centers. PATIENT(S): Women who enrolled in the National Free Preconception Check-up Projects from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 in Tianhe and Zengcheng districts of Guangzhou city. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Time to pregnancy. RESULT(S): A total of 1,478 women were eligible for the analysis; of these, 1,401 had a preconception TSH level within the range of 0.50 and 5.59 mIU/L (2.5th-97.5th percentiles) were taken as target study population. Among them, 968 (69.1%) couples achieved pregnancy within the first 6 months and 1,082 (77.2%) within 12 months. Dichotomized by the recommended cut-off value of 2.5 mIU/L, the percentage of women conceived in the high TSH level category (2.50-5.59 mIU/L) was comparable to that of the low category (0.50-2.49 mIU/L) (79.0% vs. 78.1%), with a crude fecundity odd ratio of 0.99 (95% confidence interval at 0.87-1.13). No statistically significant difference was observed after the adjustment in all models. Continuous TSH level was further examined, and the nonlinear association between TSH level and fecundity odds ratios was of no statistical significance. CONCLUSION(S): Preconception TSH level was not associated with fecundity in a healthy community-based population. Women attempting pregnancy with a TSH level ≥ 2.5 mIU/L can be reassured that they are unlikely to have an increased time to pregnancy.


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Fertilidade , Cuidado Pré-Concepcional , Tireotropina , Tempo para Engravidar , Feminino , Humanos , Gravidez/sangue , Estudos de Coortes , Fertilização/fisiologia , Nível de Saúde , Tireotropina/sangue , Tempo para Engravidar/fisiologia , Fertilidade/fisiologia
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Methods Mol Biol ; 2673: 53-67, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37258906

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Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) are mixed subpopulations of blood cells composed of five cell types. PBMC are widely used in the study of the immune system, infectious diseases, cancer, and vaccine development. Single-cell transcriptomics (SCT) allows the labeling of cell types by gene expression patterns from biological samples. Classifying cells into cell types and states is essential for single-cell analyses, especially in the classification of diseases and the assessment of therapeutic interventions, and for many secondary analyses. Most of the classification of cell types from SCT data use unsupervised clustering or a combination of unsupervised and supervised methods including manual correction. In this chapter, we describe a protocol that uses supervised machine learning (ML) methods with SCT data for the classification of PBMC cell types in samples representing pathological states. This protocol has three parts: (1) data preprocessing, (2) labeling of reference PBMC SCT datasets and training supervised ML models, and (3) labeling new PBMC datasets from disease samples. This protocol enables building classification models that are of high accuracy and efficiency. Our example focuses on 10× Genomics technology but applies to datasets from other SCT platforms.


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Leucócitos Mononucleares , Neoplasias , Humanos , Aprendizado de Máquina Supervisionado , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica/métodos , Genômica
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J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med ; 35(25): 9452-9459, 2022 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35236215

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AIMS: To address the rate of spontaneous version in breech presentation until term and explore the risk factors for persistent breech presentation diagnosed by the second-trimester ultrasound examination. METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy who had their ultrasound examination conducted at the time of 22-26 weeks of gestation in the Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center. Cox regressions were applied to determine the strength of association between selected risk factors and persistent breech presentation. RESULTS: Among 25,313 pregnant women eligible for analysis, the prevalence of breech presentation was 36.8% (9,306/25,313) at 22-26 weeks of gestation, 4.2% (376/8,876) of which would remain in the breech presentation at the onset of labor (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.39, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.17-0.88). Multiparity (aOR, 0.39, 95% CI, 0.30-0.52) and longer gestational weeks at delivery (aOR, 0.50, 95% CI, 0.44-0.56) were associated with a lower risk of persistent breech presentation (PBP). Female fetus, lateral or fundal placenta, and known uterine malformation was each associated with an increased odd of 1.4 (aOR, 95% CI, 1.11-1.70), 2.4 (aOR, 95% CI,1.50-3.73), 3.1 (aOR, 95% CI, 1.71-5.53) and 8.7 (aOR, 95% CI, 3.84-19.84) times in the persistent breech presentation, respectively. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of the breech presentation was 36.8% between 22 and 26 weeks of gestation, and approximately 4% would have been in the persistent breech presentation until the onset of labor. Higher educational attainment, multiparity and longer gestational weeks at delivery were significantly decreasing the risk of persistent breech presentation. While the pregnant women with age >40 years, female fetus, lateral or fundal placenta and known uterine malformation were associated increased risk of persistent breech presentation.


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Apresentação Pélvica , Versão Fetal , Criança , Feminino , Gravidez , Humanos , Adulto , Apresentação Pélvica/epidemiologia , Apresentação Pélvica/etiologia , Versão Fetal/efeitos adversos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Paridade , Fatores de Risco
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Front Genet ; 13: 1010657, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36263435

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Background: The etiology of preeclampsia (PE) remains unclear. With the utilization of metabolomics, dysregulated production of several metabolic components in human plasma, such as lipids, amino acids, androgens and estrogens, was found to be important in the pathogenesis of PE. Transcriptomics adds more in-depth information, and the integration of transcriptomics and metabolomics may yield further insight into PE pathogenesis than either one alone. Objectives: We investigated the placental metabolomics and transcriptomics of PE patients to identify affected metabolic pathways and potential biological targets for exploring the disease pathogenesis. Methods: Integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics were used to analyze five paired human placentas from patients with severe PE and normal pregnancies. This was followed by further validation of our findings in a publicly available dataset of 173 PE vs. 157 control placentas. In addition, weighted gene coexpression network construction was performed to assess the correlation between genetic alterations and diseases. Results: We identified 66 and 41 differentially altered metabolites in negative and positive ion modes, respectively, in the PE group compared to the control group, and found 2,560 differentially expressed genes. Several pathways were aberrantly altered in the PE placenta at both the metabolic and transcriptional levels, including steroid hormone biosynthesis, the cAMP signaling pathway, neuroactive ligand-receptor interactions, taste transduction and prion diseases. Additionally, we found 11 differential metabolites and 11 differentially expressed genes involved in the steroid hormone biosynthesis pathway, indicating impaired metabolism of steroid hormones in the PE placenta. Furthermore, we found that CYP11A1, HSD3B2, and HSD17B6 are highly correlated with diseases. Conclusion: Our findings provide a profile of the dysregulated steroid hormone biosynthesis in PE placenta, we observed a dysregulated cortisol-to-cortisone ratio, testosterone accumulation, decreased testosterone downstream metabolites, impaired production of estrone and estriol, and aberrant hydroxylation and methylation of estradiol. Disorders of placental steroid hormone metabolism might be a consequence or a compensatory change in pathological placentation in PE, which underscores the need to investigate the physiology of steroid hormone metabolites in the etiology of PE.

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J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod ; 51(2): 102273, 2022 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34813940

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BACKGROUND: Prediction models for early fetal growth restriction (FGR) have been exhibited in many researches. However, prediction models for late FGR are limited. Late-onset FGR is easy to miss clinically because of its insidious onset. This study aimed to develop a simple combined first- and second-trimester prediction model for screening late-onset FGR in fetuses. METHODS: This retrospective study included 2746 women who had singleton pregnancies and received routine ultrasound scans as training dataset. Late FGR is that diagnosed >32 weeks. Multivariate logistic regression was used to develop a prediction model. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty-nine fetuses were identified as late-onset FGR. The significant predictors for late-onset FGR were maternal height, weight, and medical history; the first-trimester mean arterial pressure, the second-trimester head circumference/ abdominal circumference ratio; and the second-trimester estimated fetal weight. This model achieved a detection rate (DR........) of 51.6% for late-onset FGR at a 10% false positive rate (FPR) (area under the curve (AUC): 0.80, 95%CI 0.76-0.84). CONCLUSIONS: A multivariate model combining first- and second-trimester default tests can detect 51.6% of cases of late-onset FGR at a 10% FPR. Further studies with more screening markers are needed to improve the detection rate.


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Retardo do Crescimento Fetal/diagnóstico , Segundo Trimestre da Gravidez , Terceiro Trimestre da Gravidez , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal/métodos , Adulto , Biomarcadores/sangue , Feminino , Humanos , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Gravidez , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal
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J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med ; 35(25): 8409-8411, 2022 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34496712

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of positive feedback closed-loop management system (PFCMS) protocol in influencing parents' decision about pregnancy continuation in pregnancies diagnosed with omphalocele. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients who were diagnosed with fetal omphalocele prior to 20 weeks' gestation by ultrasound and were referred to Fetal Care Center at a mainland Chinese medical center during an 11-year period. Two management strategies were offered during the two stages of the study period: a single consultant with a routine protocol and a multidisciplinary support team with PFCMS, respectively. We analyzed the two protocols influencing parents' decision about pregnancy continuation. RESULTS: Forty-nine patients diagnosed with fetal omphalocele were included in this study. In Group A including 16 patients with routine protocol during the first stage of the study period, the majority opted for termination, and only five continued the pregnancy. In Group B including 33 patients with PFCMS during the second stage of the study period, less than one third chose TOP, and 23 ended in live births. There was a significantly lower TOP rate in patients treated with the PFCMS protocol. CONCLUSION: The PFCMS protocol may be an efficient approach in managing pregnancies complicated by omphalocele, which may help in preventing unnecessary pregnancy terminations.


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Hérnia Umbilical , Gravidez , Feminino , Humanos , Hérnia Umbilical/diagnóstico por imagem , Hérnia Umbilical/terapia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Feto , Cuidado Pré-Natal , China/epidemiologia , Ultrassonografia Pré-Natal
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Front Immunol ; 13: 900605, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36268024

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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are rare, debilitating autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system. Many NMOSD patients have antibodies to Aquaporin-4 (AQP4). Prior studies show associations of NMOSD with individual Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) alleles and with mutations in the complement pathway and potassium channels. HLA allele associations with NMOSD are inconsistent between populations, suggesting complex relationships between the identified alleles and risk of disease. We used a retrospective case-control approach to identify contributing genetic variants in patients who met the diagnostic criteria for NMOSD and their unaffected family members. Potentially deleterious variants identified in NMOSD patients were compared to members of their families who do not have the disease and to existing databases of human genetic variation. HLA sequences from patients from Belgrade, Serbia, were compared to the frequency of HLA haplotypes in the general population in Belgrade. We analyzed exome sequencing on 40 NMOSD patients and identified rare inherited variants in the complement pathway and potassium channel genes. Haplotype analysis further detected two haplotypes, HLA-A*01, B*08, DRB1*03 and HLA-A*01, B*08, C*07, DRB1*03, DQB1*02, which were more prevalent in NMOSD patients than in unaffected individuals. In silico modeling indicates that HLA molecules within these haplotypes are predicted to bind AQP4 at several sites, potentially contributing to the development of autoimmunity. Our results point to possible autoimmune and neurodegenerative mechanisms that cause NMOSD, and can be used to investigate potential NMOSD drug targets.


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Neuromielite Óptica , Humanos , Neuromielite Óptica/genética , Haplótipos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Aquaporina 4/genética , Canais de Potássio/genética , Antígenos HLA/genética
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Clin Cancer Res ; 28(15): 3356-3366, 2022 08 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35443043

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PURPOSE: Although local tissue-based immune responses are critical for elucidating direct tumor-immune cell interactions, peripheral immune responses are increasingly recognized as occupying an important role in anticancer immunity. We evaluated serial blood samples from patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) undergoing standard-of-care neoadjuvant carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy (including dexamethasone for prophylaxis of paclitaxel-associated hypersensitivity reactions) to characterize the evolution of the peripheral immune cell function and composition across the course of therapy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Serial blood samples from 10 patients with advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) were collected before the initiation of chemotherapy, after the third and sixth cycles, and approximately 2 months after completion of chemotherapy. T-cell function was evaluated using ex vivo IFNγ ELISpot assays, and the dynamics of T-cell repertoire and immune cell composition were assessed using bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing (RNAseq). RESULTS: T cells exhibited an improved response to viral antigens after NACT, which paralleled the decrease in CA125 levels. Single-cell analysis revealed increased numbers of memory T-cell receptor (TCR) clonotypes and increased central memory CD8+ and regulatory T cells throughout chemotherapy. Finally, administration of NACT was associated with increased monocyte frequency and expression of HLA class II and antigen presentation genes; single-cell RNAseq analyses showed that although driven largely by classical monocytes, increased class II gene expression was a feature observed across monocyte subpopulations after chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: NACT may alleviate tumor-associated immunosuppression by reducing tumor burden and may enhance antigen processing and presentation. These findings have implications for the successful combinatorial applications of immune checkpoint blockade and therapeutic vaccine approaches in EOC.


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Terapia Neoadjuvante , Neoplasias Ovarianas , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário/tratamento farmacológico , Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário/patologia , Quimioterapia Adjuvante , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Ovarianas/patologia , Paclitaxel
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J Clin Invest ; 132(13)2022 07 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35775490

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Cancers avoid immune surveillance through an array of mechanisms, including perturbation of HLA class I antigen presentation. Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive, HLA-I-low, neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin often caused by the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV). Through the characterization of 11 newly generated MCC patient-derived cell lines, we identified transcriptional suppression of several class I antigen presentation genes. To systematically identify regulators of HLA-I loss in MCC, we performed parallel, genome-scale, gain- and loss-of-function screens in a patient-derived MCPyV-positive cell line and identified MYCL and the non-canonical Polycomb repressive complex 1.1 (PRC1.1) as HLA-I repressors. We observed physical interaction of MYCL with the MCPyV small T viral antigen, supporting a mechanism of virally mediated HLA-I suppression. We further identify the PRC1.1 component USP7 as a pharmacologic target to restore HLA-I expression in MCC.


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Carcinoma de Célula de Merkel , Poliomavírus das Células de Merkel , Infecções por Polyomavirus , Neoplasias Cutâneas , Antígenos Virais de Tumores/genética , Antígenos Virais de Tumores/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Célula de Merkel/genética , Carcinoma de Célula de Merkel/patologia , Epigênese Genética , Humanos , Poliomavírus das Células de Merkel/genética , Poliomavírus das Células de Merkel/metabolismo , Infecções por Polyomavirus/genética , Neoplasias Cutâneas/patologia , Peptidase 7 Específica de Ubiquitina/metabolismo
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J Biol Chem ; 285(38): 29608-22, 2010 Sep 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20615877

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Human Papillomavirus 16 (HPV-16) has been identified as the causative agent of 50% of cervical cancers and many other HPV-associated tumors. The transforming potential/tumor maintenance capacity of this high risk HPV is mediated by two viral oncoproteins, E6 and E7, making them attractive targets for therapeutic vaccines. Of 21 E6 and E7 peptides computed to bind HLA-A*0201, 10 were confirmed through TAP-deficient T2 cell HLA stabilization assay. Those scoring positive were investigated to ascertain which were naturally processed and presented by surface HLA molecules for CTL recognition. Because IFNγ ELISpot frequencies from healthy HPV-exposed blood donors against HLA-A*0201-binding peptides were unable to identify specificities for tumor targeting, their physical presence among peptides eluted from HPV-16-transformed epithelial tumor HLA-A*0201 immunoprecipitates was analyzed by MS(3) Poisson detection mass spectrometry. Only one epitope (E7(11-19)) highly conserved among HPV-16 strains was detected. This 9-mer serves to direct cytolysis by T cell lines, whereas a related 10-mer (E7(11-20)), previously used as a vaccine candidate, was neither detected by MS(3) on HPV-transformed tumor cells nor effectively recognized by 9-mer specific CTL. These data underscore the importance of precisely defining CTL epitopes on tumor cells and offer a paradigm for T cell-based vaccine design.


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Epitopos de Linfócito T/metabolismo , Antígeno HLA-A2/metabolismo , Papillomavirus Humano 16/imunologia , Linfócitos T Citotóxicos/metabolismo , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/imunologia , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Biologia Computacional , Epitopos de Linfócito T/imunologia , Antígenos HLA-A/imunologia , Antígenos HLA-A/metabolismo , Antígeno HLA-A2/imunologia , Papillomavirus Humano 16/genética , Humanos , Imunoprecipitação , Interferon gama/metabolismo , Espectrometria de Massas , Proteínas Oncogênicas Virais/genética , Proteínas Oncogênicas Virais/imunologia , Proteínas E7 de Papillomavirus/genética , Proteínas E7 de Papillomavirus/imunologia , Peptídeos/imunologia , Peptídeos/metabolismo , Proteínas Repressoras/genética , Proteínas Repressoras/imunologia , Linfócitos T Citotóxicos/imunologia , Transdução Genética
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Biosci Rep ; 41(1)2021 01 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33305315

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OBJECTIVE: Thyroid dysfunction is a common endocrine problem during pregnancy; correct diagnosis and appropriate treatments are essential to avoid adverse pregnancy outcomes. Besides, it is vital to identify and quantify the major risk factors for gestational thyroid dysfunction, including thyroid autoimmunity, human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) concentration, body mass index (BMI) and parity. The study objective was to establish reference ranges during early pregnancy and to explore the relationship between risk factors and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT4) and free triiodothyroxine (FT3). DESIGN, PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS: To establish the reference ranges of thyroid hormone during early pregnancy in China and to identify the risk factors for thyroid dysfunction, woman in the first trimester of pregnancy (4-12 weeks gestation) were recruited. After excluding thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab) positive and/or thyroglobulin antibody (TG-Ab) positive women, previous thyroid disease, a lack of iodine intake, reference values were calculated by 2.5th to 97.5th percentiles. RESULTS: After exclusion of TPO-Ab and/or TG-Ab positive women, reference values were as follows: TSH, 0.11-3.67 mIU/l; FT3, 3.19-5.91 pmol/l; FT4 10.95-16.79 pmol/l. Higher BMI was associated with lower FT4 concentrations (P=0.005). In multiple regression analysis, TSH was significantly and positively associated with TG (P=0.03). Maternal parity and maternal age may be risk factors for the abnormal thyroidal response to hCG concentrations. CONCLUSIONS: Our study defined first trimester-specific reference ranges for serum TSH, FT4, FT3 in a Chinese population, and demonstrated that BMI ≥23kg/m2, maternal parity ≥3 and maternal age ≥30 years may increase the risk of thyroid dysfunction.


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Gravidez/sangue , Hormônios Tireóideos/normas , Adulto , Índice de Massa Corporal , Gonadotropina Coriônica/sangue , Feminino , Humanos , Paridade , Complicações na Gravidez/sangue , Complicações na Gravidez/diagnóstico , Primeiro Trimestre da Gravidez , Padrões de Referência , Doenças da Glândula Tireoide/sangue , Doenças da Glândula Tireoide/complicações , Doenças da Glândula Tireoide/diagnóstico , Hormônios Tireóideos/sangue , Adulto Jovem
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