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BACKGROUND: Therapy of epitheloid angiomyolipomas (eAML) may be challenging, since unlike classical angiomyolipomas this rare subclass of benign mesenchymal angiomyolipomas may present with lymph node metastases, local recurrent disease, and/or systemic metastatic disease in up to 30% of cases. OBJECTIVES: We report here for the first time in Germany a case of eAML after successful treatment of malignant melanoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical and histological findings as well as results of the genetic analysis of the angiomyolipoma are presented. RESULTS: A somatic, truncating mutation of the TSC2 gene was found in the angiomyolipoma. CONCLUSION: The relationship to histologically similar tumor entities are presented and therapeutic options based on the genetic classification are discussed.
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Angiomiolipoma , Neoplasias Renais , Melanoma , Segunda Neoplasia Primária , Angiomiolipoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Angiomiolipoma/cirurgia , Humanos , Rim , Neoplasias Renais/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Renais/cirurgia , Melanoma/diagnóstico por imagemRESUMO
Skin metabolism is important to consider when assessing local toxicity and/or penetration of chemicals and their metabolites. If human skin supply is limited, pig skin can be used as an alternative. To identify any species differences, we have investigated the metabolism of 10 chemicals in a pig and human skin explant model. Phase I metabolic pathways in skin from both species included those known to occur via cytochrome P450s, esterases, alcohol dehydrogenases and aldehyde dehydrogenases. Common Phase II pathways were glucuronidation and sulfation but other conjugation pathways were also identified. Chemicals not metabolized by pig skin (caffeine, IQ and 4-chloroaniline) were also not metabolized by human skin. Six chemicals metabolized by pig skin were metabolized to a similar extent (percentage parent remaining) by human skin. Human skin metabolites were also detected in pig skin incubations, except for one unidentified minor vanillin metabolite. Three cinnamyl alcohol metabolites were unique to pig skin but represented minor metabolites. There were notable species differences in the relative amounts of common metabolites. The difference in the abundance of the sulfate conjugates of resorcinol and 4-amino-3-nitrophenol was in accordance with the known lack of aryl sulfotransferase activity in pigs. In conclusion, while qualitative comparisons of metabolic profiles were consistent between pig and human skin, there were some quantitative differences in the percentage of metabolites formed. This preliminary assessment suggests that pig skin is metabolically competent and could be a useful tool for evaluating potential first-pass metabolism before testing in human-derived tissues.
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Cosméticos/farmacocinética , Absorção Cutânea/efeitos dos fármacos , Pele/metabolismo , Administração Cutânea , Animais , Cosméticos/farmacologia , Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450/metabolismo , Glucuronosiltransferase/metabolismo , Humanos , Desintoxicação Metabólica Fase I , Desintoxicação Metabólica Fase II , Técnicas de Cultura de Órgãos , Pele/efeitos dos fármacos , Pele/enzimologia , Especificidade da Espécie , Especificidade por Substrato , Sulfotransferases/metabolismo , Suínos , Distribuição TecidualRESUMO
Consumer exposure to cosmetic (personal care) products is mostly by dermal contact, however additional considerations with regards to potential inhalation exposure from some cosmetics, such as sprays and powders, may be needed for a robust and reliable safety assessment. To get a deeper understanding of the exposure to airborne particles and droplets during product application, a team of international experts was founded under the umbrella of the European Association of the Cosmetic Industry "Cosmetics Europe" (CE) in Brussels. This expert team has worked out a pragmatic strategy how small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), but also relevant authorities, could handle the safety evaluation of cosmetic powder products. Sufficient information on the aerodynamic diameter of sprayed droplets and here specifically of airborne particles is essential in addition to knowing the exposure after typical product application. The current article is focused on the determination of inhalation exposure to solids, and the derivation of safe exposure levels for cosmetic powder products found in the market. The principles described herein are very similar to spray products as published earlier and should be applied in a similar way (Steiling et al., 2014). Prediction models for the best estimate of inhalation exposure, developed with data from computer simulation programs, individual real-time measurements or finally by experience from the market were introduced and applied. Safety assessment approaches for exposure from powder spray products were developed and have been already considered in regulatory guidelines like the EC Cosmetics Regulation.
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Qualidade de Produtos para o Consumidor , Cosméticos/efeitos adversos , Pós/efeitos adversos , Aerossóis/efeitos adversos , Animais , Humanos , Exposição por Inalação/efeitos adversos , Tamanho da Partícula , Material Particulado/efeitos adversosRESUMO
Partition (K) and diffusion (D) coefficients are important to measure for the modelling of skin penetration of chemicals through the stratum corneum (SC). We compared the feasibility of three protocols for the testing of 50 chemicals in our main studies, using three cosmetics-relevant model chemicals with a wide range of logP values. Protocol 1: SC concentration-depth profile using tape-stripping (measures KSC/v and DSC /HSC2 , where HSC is the SC thickness); Protocol 2A: incubation of isolated SC with chemical (direct measurement of KSC/v only) and Protocol 2B: diffusion through isolated SC mounted on a Franz cell (measures KSC/v and DSC /HSC2 , and is based on Fick's laws). KSC/v values for caffeine and resorcinol using Protocol 1 and 2B were within 30% of each other, values using Protocol 2A were ~two-fold higher, and all values were within 10-fold of each other. Only indirect determination of KSC/v by Protocol 2B was different from the direct measurement of KSC/v by Protocol 2A and Protocol 1 for 7-EC. The variability of KSC/v for all three chemicals using Protocol 2B was higher compared to Protocol 1 and 2A. DSC /HSC2 values for the three chemicals were of the same order of magnitude using all three protocols. Additionally, using Protocol 1, there was very little difference between parameters measured in pig and human SC. In conclusion, KSC/v, and DSC values were comparable using different methods. Pig skin might be a good surrogate for human skin for the three chemicals tested. Copyright © 2017 The Authors Journal of Applied Toxicology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Cosméticos/química , Cosméticos/metabolismo , Epiderme/metabolismo , Absorção Cutânea/efeitos dos fármacos , Adulto , Animais , Cafeína/metabolismo , Cumarínicos/metabolismo , Difusão/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Animais , Modelos Biológicos , Permeabilidade/efeitos dos fármacos , Resorcinóis/metabolismo , SuínosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: For patients with rectal cancer and complete remission (ypT0) or with good response and residual tumor restricted only to the bowel wall (ypT1-2) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT), local excision has been suggested as an alternative to avoid the significant morbidity and functional deficits associated with total mesorectal excision (TME). The aim of this investigation was to investigate the incidence, distribution and tumor-related localization of mesorectal lymph node (LN) metastases in TME specimens with complete remission (ypT0), intramural (ypT1-2) and extramural (ypT3-4) residual tumor tissue. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Specimens of TME from 81 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (UICC II-III) undergoing neoadjuvant CRT within the phase III German rectal cancer trial CAO/ARO/AIO-04 were prospectively evaluated. The entire mesorectal compartment was microscopically screened after complete paraffin embedding. The number and localization of all detectable LN metastases were documented in relation to the primary tumor. RESULTS: Whereas 50 patients (62 %) had ypT3-4 rectal cancer after neoadjuvant CRT, 20 patients (25 %) presented with residual tumor within the bowel wall (ypT1-2), 11 patients (14 %) had pathological complete remission (ypT0), an average of 28 ± 13.7 LN were detected per specimen and 25 patients (31 %) had residual LN metastases after CRT. Although the incidence of LN metastases was higher in the ypT3-4 group (40 %), 25 % of patients in the ypT1-2 group with intramural residual tumor had a mean number of 2.2 residual LN metastases of which 55 % were located far from the primary lesion in the proximal mesorectum. None of the patients with ypT0 status (complete response) had residual LN metastases. CONCLUSION: Even in patients with good response and post-CRT tumor tissue restricted only to the bowel wall (ypT1-2), there is still a considerable risk for residual LN metastases. Local excision of residual rectal cancer was accompanied by a higher rate of local failure and radical surgery with TME should remain the standard treatment in these patients. To date, valid selection criteria for patients eligible for organ-sparing surgery are still lacking.
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Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Adenocarcinoma/terapia , Quimiorradioterapia Adjuvante , Metástase Linfática/patologia , Neoplasia Residual/patologia , Neoplasia Residual/terapia , Neoplasias Retais/patologia , Neoplasias Retais/terapia , Adenocarcinoma/mortalidade , Idoso , Terapia Combinada , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Prognóstico , Estudos Prospectivos , Neoplasias Retais/mortalidade , Reto/patologia , Reto/cirurgiaRESUMO
The Cosmetics Europe Skin Bioavailability and Metabolism Task Force aims to improve the measurement and prediction of the bioavailability of topically-exposed compounds for risk assessment. Key parameters of the experimental design of the skin penetration studies were compared. Penetration studies with frozen human and pig skin were conducted in two laboratories, according to the SCCS and OECD 428 guidelines. The disposition in skin was measured 24h after finite topical doses of caffeine, resorcinol and 7-ethoxycoumarin. The bioavailability distribution in skin layers of cold and radiolabelled chemicals were comparable. Furthermore, the distribution of each chemical was comparable in human and pig skin. The protocol was reproducible across the two laboratories. There were small differences in the amount of chemical detected in the skin layers, which were attributed to differences in washing procedures and anatomical sites of the skin used. In conclusion, these studies support the use of pig skin as an alternative source of skin should the availability of human skin become a limiting factor. If radiolabelled chemicals are not available, cold chemicals can be used, provided that the influence of chemical stability, reactivity or metabolism on the experimental design and the relevance of the data obtained is considered.
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Cafeína/farmacocinética , Cosméticos/farmacocinética , Cumarínicos/farmacocinética , Técnicas In Vitro/métodos , Resorcinóis/farmacocinética , Pele/metabolismo , Administração Tópica , Adulto , Animais , Disponibilidade Biológica , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Medição de Risco , Absorção Cutânea , Suínos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: "Every colposcopic criterion must be mirrored by histopathology". We investigated the histomorphologic equivalent of four colposcopic criteria, which are associated with CIN 2 and/or CIN 3 and therefore called pathognomonic. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We diagnosed inner border sign, ridge sign, rag sign and/or cuffed gland openings using VITOM(®) videocolposcopy in 255 patients which are consistent with major change. Histopathologic examination included immunohistochemical staining for p16, Ki 67 and stathmin-1 and micro-photographic documentation. RESULTS: The histopathologic pattern specific for each of the four pathognomonic colposcopic criteria was reproducibly identified: inner border sign showed a sharp demarcation between low- and high-grade CIN, in ridge sign high-grade CIN adjoined directly the squamocolumnar junction, in rag sign, high-grade CIN was detached from stroma, and in cuffed gland openings, the entrance to a gland was rimmed by CIN, respectively. In 255 patients, the leading pathognomonic sign was inner border in 12.1 %, ridge in 34.1 %, rag in 18 %, and cuffed glands in 35.7 %, respectively. Inner border sign, ridge sign, rag sign and/or cuffed gland openings were associated with CIN 2 or 3 in 97, 98, 98 and 98 %, respectively. In 153 out of 255 patients, we found a combination of pathognomonic signs with ridge sign being the most frequent combined criterion (in 21 % of patients as second pathognomonic sign). CONCLUSION: The morphology of the four pathognomonic colposcopic criteria, inner border sign, ridge sign, rag sign and cuffed crypt openings, is reproduced in histopathology. These criteria are highly associated with CIN 2 or CIN 3.
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Colposcopia/métodos , Displasia do Colo do Útero/diagnóstico , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/diagnóstico , Adulto , Idoso , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fotografação , Exame Físico , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Gravidez , Reprodutibilidade dos TestesRESUMO
The impact of feeding ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC) on growth performance and responses to handling and transport in heavy BW pigs was evaluated in a study performed as a split-plot design with a 3 × 3 factorial arrangement of treatments: 1) RAC level (0 vs. 5 vs. 7.5 mg/kg of feed) and 2) handling intensity (HI; gentle vs. moderate vs. aggressive); RAC level was the main plot and HI was the subplot. A total of 288 pigs housed in groups of 8 were used to evaluate growth performance over a 28-d RAC feeding period (98.5 ± 4.58 to 131.5 ± 7.45 kg BW). On d 29 of the study, the HI treatment was applied to 216 pigs (6/pen; 2/pen on each HI). This was followed by transportation for 1 h on a livestock trailer at the end of which pigs were subjected to a final handling procedure. Blood samples (to measure acid-base, cortisol, and catecholamine levels) were collected and rectal temperature was measured 2 h before the HI treatment (baseline) and after the final handling procedure (final). Feeding RAC (5 and 7.5 mg/kg) improved ( < 0.01) ADG (9.9 and 9.0% for 5 and 7.5 mg/kg RAC, respectively) and G:F (8.8 and 11.8%, respectively) compared to controls, with no differences ( > 0.05) between the 2 RAC levels. Increasing the intensity of handling decreased ( < 0.001) final blood pH, bicarbonate, and base excess and increased ( < 0.001) final blood lactate and plasma cortisol and norepinephrine levels. Aggressive compared to gentle handling increased ( < 0.05) the incidence of pigs exhibiting open-mouth breathing and skin discoloration after the final handling procedure but had no effect ( > 0.05) on the incidence on nonambulatory, noninjured pigs. There was no effect ( > 0.05) of feeding RAC on final rectal temperature or blood acid-base measurements. Feeding 7.5, but not 5, compared to 0 mg/kg RAC increased ( < 0.05) final plasma epinephrine levels and the incidence of nonambulatory, noninjured pigs. This study confirms the improved growth performance of pigs fed RAC and the negative effects of aggressive handling on physical, metabolic, and physiological responses of pigs. It also suggests that pigs fed 5 compared to 0 mg/kg RAC showed similar responses to transport and handling. However, pigs fed 7.5 mg/kg of RAC had a greater incidence of nonambulatory, noninjured pigs when subjected to the handling/transport model and this warrants further investigation.
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Agonistas Adrenérgicos beta/farmacologia , Fenetilaminas/farmacologia , Estresse Fisiológico/efeitos dos fármacos , Suínos , Meios de Transporte , Ração Animal/análise , Animais , Temperatura Corporal/fisiologiaRESUMO
Introduction: To evaluate, if targeted strip biopsies decrease trauma/pain perception while maintaining diagnostic accuracy in patients with the diagnosis of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of the uterine cervix. Patients and Methods: Between July 1st and December 31st 2014 we performed colposcopically directed strip biopsies in 102 patients with colposcopic suspicion of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of the uterine cervix. We used a 3 mm curette for harvesting tissue samples under VITOM® videocolposcopy. So far, 60 patients underwent additional loop excision. Histologic examination of strip biopsies and loop specimens included routine hematoxylin and eosin staining as well as immunohistochemical staining for p16, Ki 67 and stathmin-1. Results: 55 patients (53â%), were histologically diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 on strip biopsies. Adenocarcinoma in situ was diagnosed in 2 patients (2â%), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 in 35 patients (34â%), and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 in 10 patients (10â%). The agreement between histologic results of strip biopsy and loop specimen was highly significant: In all 60 strip biopsies diagnosed with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions this diagnosis was confirmed histologically during follow-up loop specimen excision (high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in 58 patients, invasive disease in 2 patients). The pain level experienced during strip biopsy was rated on average 0.25 on a scale from 0 to 10. No clinically significant bleeding was reported. Conclusion: Targeted strip biopsies with a 3 mm curette are a reliable procedure to diagnose high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of the uterine cervix and yield high patient satisfaction (Video 1).
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In recent years, the official regulation of chemicals and chemical products has been intensified. Explicitly for spray products enhanced requirements to assess the consumers'/professionals' exposure to such product type have been introduced. In this regard the Aerosol-Dispensers-Directive (75/324/EEC) with obligation for marketing aerosol dispensers, and the Cosmetic-Products-Regulation (1223/2009/EC) which obliges the insurance of a safety assessment, have to be mentioned. Both enactments, similar to the REACH regulation (1907/2006/EC), require a robust chemical safety assessment. From such assessment, appropriate risk management measures may be identified to adequately control the risk of these chemicals/products to human health and the environment when used. Currently, the above-mentioned regulations lack the guidance on which data are needed for preparing a proper hazard analysis and safety assessment of spray products. Mandatory in the process of inhalation risk and safety assessment is the determination and quantification of the actual exposure to the spray product and more specifically, its ingredients. In this respect the current article, prepared by the European Aerosol Federation (FEA, Brussels) task force "Inhalation Toxicology", intends to introduce toxicological principles and the state of the art in currently available exposure models adapted for typical application scenarios. This review on current methodologies is intended to guide safety assessors to better estimate inhalation exposure by using the most relevant data.
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Aerossóis/efeitos adversos , Qualidade de Produtos para o Consumidor , Modelos Biológicos , Medição de Risco/métodos , Testes de Toxicidade , Administração por Inalação , Administração Intranasal , Aerossóis/administração & dosagem , Aerossóis/normas , Animais , Qualidade de Produtos para o Consumidor/legislação & jurisprudência , União Europeia , Alemanha , Guias como Assunto , Humanos , Legislação de Medicamentos , Nebulizadores e Vaporizadores , Nível de Efeito Adverso não Observado , Medição de Risco/legislação & jurisprudência , Testes de Toxicidade/normasRESUMO
The consumer exposure to the vast majority of cosmetic products is limited to dermal contact. Even spray applications tend to be topically exposed to skin or hair. Besides this skin contact, spray products require additional considerations in regard to potential inhalation for building a robust and reliable safety assessment. Over the years, cosmetic industry developed prediction models for the best estimate of inhalation exposure combining data from computer simulation programs available in the market, individual real measured data and last but not least the experience from the market. Such attempt is driven by the toxicological profile of individual used ingredients. The focus of this review is on the determination of inhalation exposure, and the derivation of safe exposure levels for cosmetic spray products. Many of the methods employed to ensure product safety of cosmetic sprays in accordance with the general requirements of the EC Cosmetics Directive are based on industry experience which are not necessarily consistent across companies. This paper presents an approach to compile common principles for risk assessment and thus contribute to standardisation of safety assessment methodologies utilized for spray product evaluation without interfering with the flexibility of the individual safety assessor. It is based on the experience within the author's companies and may be useful as a support document as well for SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) companies safety assessors. In this respect it can be seen as one fundamental step in a tiered approach of cosmetic spray safety evaluation.
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Qualidade de Produtos para o Consumidor , Cosméticos/toxicidade , Exposição por Inalação/efeitos adversos , Aerossóis , Humanos , Medição de RiscoRESUMO
Although parathyroidectomy remains the only curative approach to most primary hyperparathyroidism cases, medical treatment with cinacalcet HCl has been proven to be a reasonable alternative for several patient subgroups. Cinacalcet almost always controls hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia sufficiently. PTH levels are lowered, and cognitive parameters improve. While an increase in bone mineral density DEXA scan scores was not demonstrated in cinacalcet trials, the same applies to more than half of patients after parathyroidectomy. Medical therapy should be first choice in patients with hyperplasia in all glands rather than an isolated adenoma (10-15%), patients with persisting HPT following unsuccessful surgery or inoperable cases due to comorbidities, and patients detected in lab screens for hypercalcemia before developing symptoms who should be treated early but are usually reluctant to undergo surgery. Nephrolithiasis was not found to occur more frequently in cinacalcet trial groups, but urine calcium excretion as one major risk factor of this complication of primary HPT may increase on cinacalcet. Patients carrying the rs1042636 polymorphism of the calcium-sensing receptor gene respond more sensitively to cinacalcet and have a higher risk of calcium stone formation. Cinacalcet is usually administered twice daily but three or four doses per day should be discussed to mimic the beneficial pulsatile PTH-pattern.
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BACKGROUND: Usage of hair dye products containing p-phenylenediamine (PPD) is a concern for PPD-allergic individuals. OBJECTIVES: The present study investigates the role of dose and exposure time on elicitation of allergic contact dermatitis under conditions of permanent hair dyeing. METHODS: Elicitation responses after application of a typical hair dye product containing 2% PPD for 30 min followed by rinsing were analysed in 38 PPD-allergic individuals with a documented history of hair dye-related allergy. Skin binding experiments in vitro were performed to distinguish the dose available for elicitation from the dose applied. RESULTS: A positive reaction was elicited in 20 of 20 patients with grades ++ to +++ and 12 of 18 with grade + according to the classification of the International Contact Dermatitis Research Group. Under conditions of diagnostic patch testing (48 h exposure), the dose available for elicitation is more than 10-fold higher compared with the dose available for hair dyeing (30-min exposure, rinsing of product). CONCLUSIONS: This investigation demonstrates that under simulated hair dye use conditions the actual exposure to PPD is more than an order of magnitude lower than under diagnostic patch testing, although sufficient to elicit a clearly noticeable reaction in 84% of PPD patch test-positive individuals.
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Alérgenos/farmacologia , Dermatite Alérgica de Contato/imunologia , Tinturas para Cabelo/farmacologia , Fenilenodiaminas/farmacologia , Adulto , Alérgenos/administração & dosagem , Alérgenos/efeitos adversos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Tinturas para Cabelo/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Masculino , Testes do Emplastro , Fenilenodiaminas/administração & dosagem , Fenilenodiaminas/efeitos adversos , Pele/imunologia , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
We report on the case of a 38-year-old male patient with a huge extramural gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) of the stomach, located in the left upper and middle abdominal cavity that was diagnosed on the basis of a spontaneous -rupture and consecutive haemoperitoneum. The lesion was resected completely in an emergency operation. The tumour was classified as a high-risk lesion for aggressive biological behaviour and with regard to tumour rupture with perforation of the serosa, an adjuvant systemic therapy was indicated.
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Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/cirurgia , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/cirurgia , Hemoperitônio/cirurgia , Neoplasias Gástricas/cirurgia , Ruptura Gástrica/cirurgia , Adulto , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Gastrectomia , Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/etiologia , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/irrigação sanguínea , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/diagnóstico , Tumores do Estroma Gastrointestinal/patologia , Hemoperitônio/etiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Invasividade Neoplásica , Prognóstico , Ruptura Espontânea , Estômago/patologia , Neoplasias Gástricas/irrigação sanguínea , Neoplasias Gástricas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Gástricas/patologia , Ruptura Gástrica/diagnóstico , Ruptura Gástrica/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
Based on results of the German Rectal Cancer Study Group CAO/ARO/AIO-94 trial, long-term chemoradiotherapy (RT/CTx) is recommended as standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (UICC stages II/III) in the lower two thirds of the rectum (0-12 cm from the anocutaneous verge). Tumor response to neoadjuvant therapy is very heterogeneous, ranging from complete remission to total resistance to RT/CTx. To fulfill the clinical requirement of individual and risk-adapted multimodal treatment, distinct progress in translational research has been achieved (e.g. gene profiling). However, in clinical reality "individualization" of the therapy of rectal cancer patients has not actually been realized. This can be achieved only on the basis of successful randomized clinical trials (e.g. the CAO/ARO/AIO-04 and GAST-05 trials) translationally combined with basic scientific approaches. One simple first step toward individualizing rectal cancer therapy is being made with the ongoing GAST-05 trial. This investigator initiated phase II trial funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) excludes preoperative RT/CTx for patients with rectal cancer localized in the upper third of the rectum, using only quality controlled principles of radical surgery (partial vs total mesorectal excision) followed by adjuvant chemotherapy.
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Neoplasias Retais/terapia , Quimioterapia Adjuvante , Terapia Combinada , Humanos , Metástase Linfática , Terapia Neoadjuvante , Invasividade Neoplásica , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Prognóstico , Radioterapia Adjuvante , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Neoplasias Retais/mortalidade , Neoplasias Retais/patologia , Reto/patologia , Reto/cirurgia , Taxa de SobrevidaAssuntos
Anticorpos Anticitoplasma de Neutrófilos/imunologia , Glomerulonefrite/imunologia , Doenças da Glândula Tireoide/imunologia , Vasculite/imunologia , Injúria Renal Aguda/diagnóstico , Injúria Renal Aguda/etiologia , Anticorpos Anticitoplasma de Neutrófilos/análise , Doenças Autoimunes/complicações , Doenças Autoimunes/diagnóstico , Doenças Autoimunes/terapia , Terapia Combinada , Quimioterapia Combinada , Feminino , Seguimentos , Glomerulonefrite/complicações , Glomerulonefrite/diagnóstico , Glomerulonefrite/terapia , Humanos , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Diálise Renal/métodos , Medição de Risco , Doenças da Glândula Tireoide/complicações , Doenças da Glândula Tireoide/diagnóstico , Doenças da Glândula Tireoide/terapia , Resultado do Tratamento , Vasculite/complicações , Vasculite/diagnóstico , Vasculite/terapiaAssuntos
Agrobacterium tumefaciens , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/diagnóstico , Diálise Peritoneal/efeitos adversos , Peritonite/microbiologia , Adulto , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/terapia , Humanos , Falência Renal Crônica/terapia , MasculinoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The goal of the present study was to determine whether cytokines in the peripheral blood of naive NOD mice correlate with the disease process and thereby would provide a marker for monitoring disease activity. METHODS: Female NOD mice (5, 10 and 14-16 weeks of age) were investigated in a cross-sectional study. In the group of 14-16-week-old mice, non-diabetic and diabetic mice were analysed as different subgroups. The Th1 cytokine (IFN-gamma) and the Th2 cytokine (IL-10) were quantified in serum by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Pancreatic mRNA for IFN-gamma and IL-10 was determined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) from the same animals. RESULTS: Serum levels of IFN-gamma were initially low but increased with age in NOD mice, reaching the highest levels at diabetes onset (p<0.002 compared to 10 weeks). A similar rise was noted in IFN-gamma gene expression in pancreatic lesions. In contrast, an early peak of serum IL-10 levels was observed in non-diabetic NOD mice (10 weeks) at a stage where non-destructive insulitis occurs. With increasing age a continuous loss of IL-10 until progression towards diabetes was observed. The pancreatic IL-10 mRNA expression correlated with serum IL-10 changes. As a consequence, the ratio of IFN-gamma/IL-10, reflecting the Th1/Th2 balance in the serum, was significantly increased in diabetic compared to non-diabetic NOD mice (p<0.005). CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate, for the first time, that an increased Th2 pattern in the non-diabetic stage preceding a Th1 shift is associated with the development of diabetes in naive NOD mice. Serum cytokines correlate with disease progression and pancreatic cytokine expression during prediabetes. Soluble cytokines measured in the periphery are therefore promising surrogate markers of diabetes development.
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/imunologia , Interleucina-10/sangue , Animais , Feminino , Interferon gama/sangue , Interleucina-10/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Endogâmicos NOD , Pâncreas/química , RNA Mensageiro/análise , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Células Th1/imunologia , Células Th2/imunologiaRESUMO
Non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice spontaneously develop insulin dependent diabetes due to autoimmune destruction of beta-cells. The progression of insulitis can be accelerated and synchronized in the pancreas by a single injection of 250 mg/kg cyclophosphamide. In this study, we will report on three immune mediators that were not known to be expressed during insulitis until now. Early insulitis in ten-week-old female NOD mice was associated with strong expression of prostaglandin H synthase 2 in the pancreas and of arginase, an antagonist enzyme of the inducible NO synthase. After acceleration of insulitis progression by cyclophosphamide, expression of the two enzymes was downregulated within 24 h. There was strong concomitant upregulation of IL-15 gene expression that preceded lymphocyte invasion of islets and a rise of IFN-gamma mRNA levels by several days. The comparison of individual pancreata showed that the expression of IL-12 and IL-18 mRNA closely correlated with levels of IL-15 gene expression. We conclude that arginase and prostaglandin H synthase 2 expression is associated with peri-insulitis, while IL-15 is a candidate cytokine in driving destructive insulitis, as it elicits Th1-cytotoxic responses in lymphoid as well as in non-lymphoid immune cells and is unusually resistant to downregulation by antagonistic cytokines. This is the first report on arginase, prostaglandin H synthase 2 and IL-15 expression in pancreatic lesions of prediabetic NOD mice.