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bioRxiv ; 2024 Mar 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38559013

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Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a fatal lysosomal storage disease (LSD) characterized by the deficient enzymatic activity of arylsulfatase A (ARSA). Combined autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) with lentiviral (LV) based gene therapy has great potential to treat MLD. However, if enzyme production is inadequate, this could result in continued loss of motor function, implying a high vector copy number (VCN) requirement for optimal enzymatic output. This may place children at increased risk for genomic toxicity due to higher VCN. We increased the expression of ARSA cDNA at single integration by generating novel LVs, optimizing ARSA expression, and enhancing safety. In addition, our vectors achieved optimal transduction in mouse and human HSC with minimal multiplicity of infection (MOI). Our top-performing vector (EA1) showed at least 4X more ARSA activity than the currently EU-approved vector and a superior ability to secrete vesicle-associated ARSA, a critical modality to transfer functional enzymes from microglia to oligodendrocytes. Three-month-old Arsa -KO MLD mice transplanted with Arsa -KO BM cells transduced with 0.6 VCN of EA1 demonstrated behavior and CNS histology matching WT mice. Our novel vector boosts efficacy while improving safety as a robust approach for treating early symptomatic MLD patients.

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Microorganisms ; 11(10)2023 Sep 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37894043

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The taxonomic status of two gram-negative, whitish-pigmented motile bacteria KMM 9576T and KMM 9553 isolated from a sandy sediment sample from the Sea of Japan seashore was defined. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that strains KMM 9576T and KMM 9553 represent a distinct lineage within the family Rhizobiaceae, sharing 100% 16S rRNA sequence similarity and 99.5% average nucleotide identity (ANI) to each other. The strains showed the highest 16S rRNA sequence similarities of 97.4% to Sinorhizobium garamanticum LMG 24692T, 96.9% to Ensifer adhaerens NBRC 100388T, and 96.8% to Pararhizobium giardinii NBRC 107135T. The ANI values between strain KMM 9576T and Ensifer adhaerens NBRC 100388T, Sinorhizobium fredii USDA 205T, Pararhizobium giardinii NBRC 107135T, and Rhizobium leguminosarum NBRC 14778T were 79.9%, 79.6%, 79.4%, and 79.2%, respectively. The highest core-proteome average amino acid identity (cpAAI) values of 82.1% and 83.1% were estimated between strain KMM 9576T and Rhizobium leguminosarum NBRC 14778T and 'Rhizobium album' NS-104, respectively. The DNA GC contents were calculated from a genome sequence to be 61.5% (KMM 9576T) and 61.4% (KMM 9553). Both strains contained the major ubiquinone Q-10 and C18:1ω7c as the dominant fatty acid followed by 11-methyl C18:1ω7c and C19:0 cyclo, and polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, an unidentified aminophospholipid, and two unidentified phospholipids. Based on phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses, and phenotypic characterization, strains KMM 9576T and KMM 9553 are concluded to represent a novel genus and species, for which the name Fererhizobium litorale gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the type species is strain KMM 9576T (=NRIC 0957T).

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BMC Genomics ; 24(1): 609, 2023 Oct 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37821828

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Since DNA information was first used in taxonomy, barcode sequences such as the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region have greatly aided fungal identification; however, a barcode sequence alone is often insufficient. Thus, multi-gene- or whole-genome-based methods were developed. We previously isolated Basidiomycota yeasts classified in the Trichosporonales. Some strains were described as Cutaneotrichosporon cavernicola and C. spelunceum, whereas strain HIS471 remained unidentified. We analysed the genomes of these strains to elucidate their taxonomic relationship and genetic diversity. RESULTS: The long-read-based assembly resulted in chromosome-level draft genomes consisting of seven chromosomes and one mitochondrial genome. The genome of strain HIS471 has more than ten chromosome inversions or translocations compared to the type strain of C. cavernicola despite sharing identical ITS barcode sequences and displaying an average nucleotide identity (ANI) above 93%. Also, the chromosome synteny between C. cavernicola and the related species, C. spelunceum, showed significant rearrangements, whereas the ITS sequence identity exceeds 98.6% and the ANI is approximately 82%. Our results indicate that the relative evolutionary rates of barcode sequences, whole-genome nucleotide sequences, and chromosome synteny in Cutaneotrichosporon significantly differ from those in the model yeast Saccharomyces. CONCLUSIONS: Our results revealed that the relative evolutionary rates of nucleotide sequences and chromosome synteny are different among fungal clades, likely because different clades have diverse mutation/repair rates and distinct selection pressures on their genomic sequences and syntenic structures. Because diverse syntenic structures can be a barrier to meiotic recombination and may lead to speciation, the non-linear relationships between nucleotide and synteny diversification indicate that sequence-level distances at the barcode or whole-genome level are not sufficient for delineating species boundaries.


Assuntos
Basidiomycota , Genoma Mitocondrial , Sintenia , Sequência de Bases , Cromossomos , Nucleotídeos , Evolução Molecular
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Science ; 381(6656): 436-443, 2023 07 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37499029

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Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are the source of all blood cells over an individual's lifetime. Diseased HSCs can be replaced with gene-engineered or healthy HSCs through HSC transplantation (HSCT). However, current protocols carry major side effects and have limited access. We developed CD117/LNP-messenger RNA (mRNA), a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) that encapsulates mRNA and is targeted to the stem cell factor receptor (CD117) on HSCs. Delivery of the anti-human CD117/LNP-based editing system yielded near-complete correction of hematopoietic sickle cells. Furthermore, in vivo delivery of pro-apoptotic PUMA (p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis) mRNA with CD117/LNP affected HSC function and permitted nongenotoxic conditioning for HSCT. The ability to target HSCs in vivo offers a nongenotoxic conditioning regimen for HSCT, and this platform could be the basis of in vivo genome editing to cure genetic disorders, which would abrogate the need for HSCT.


Assuntos
Edição de Genes , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-kit , RNA Mensageiro , Edição de Genes/métodos , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-kit/genética , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Animais , Humanos , Camundongos
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Microbiol Spectr ; 11(3): e0424222, 2023 06 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37102973

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Fungal dimorphism involves two morphologies: a unicellular yeast cell and a multicellular hyphal form. Invasion of hyphae into human cells causes severe opportunistic infections. The transition between yeast and hyphal forms is associated with the virulence of fungi; however, the mechanism is poorly understood. Therefore, we aimed to identify factors that induce hyphal growth of Trichosporon asahii, a dimorphic basidiomycete that causes trichosporonosis. T. asahii showed poor growth and formed small cells containing large lipid droplets and fragmented mitochondria when cultivated for 16 h in a nutrient-deficient liquid medium. However, these phenotypes were suppressed via the addition of yeast nitrogen base. When T. asahii cells were cultivated in the presence of different compounds present in the yeast nitrogen base, we found that magnesium sulfate was a key factor for inducing cell elongation, and its addition dramatically restored hyphal growth in T. asahii. In T. asahii hyphae, vacuoles were enlarged, the size of lipid droplets was decreased, and mitochondria were distributed throughout the cell cytoplasm and adjacent to the cell walls. Additionally, hyphal growth was disrupted due to treatment with an actin inhibitor. The actin inhibitor latrunculin A disrupted the mitochondrial distribution even in hyphal cells. Furthermore, magnesium sulfate treatment accelerated hyphal growth in T. asahii for 72 h when the cells were cultivated in a nutrient-deficient liquid medium. Collectively, our results suggest that an increase in magnesium levels triggers the transition from the yeast to hyphal form in T. asahii. These findings will support studies on the pathogenesis of fungi and aid in developing treatments. IMPORTANCE Understanding the mechanism underlying fungal dimorphism is crucial to discern its invasion into human cells. Invasion is caused by the hyphal form rather than the yeast form; therefore, it is important to understand the mechanism of transition from the yeast to hyphal form. To study the transition mechanism, we utilized Trichosporon asahii, a dimorphic basidiomycete that causes severe trichosporonosis since there are fewer studies on T. asahii than on ascomycetes. This study suggests that an increase in Mg2+, the most abundant mineral in living cells, triggers growth of filamentous hyphae and increases the distribution of mitochondria throughout the cell cytoplasm and adjacent to the cell walls in T. asahii. Understanding the mechanism of hyphal growth triggered by Mg2+ increase will provide a model system to explore fungal pathogenicity in the future.


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Basidiomycota , Trichosporon , Tricosporonose , Humanos , Trichosporon/genética , Magnésio , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Tricosporonose/microbiologia , Sulfato de Magnésio , Actinas , Nitrogênio , Antifúngicos/farmacologia
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Syst Appl Microbiol ; 46(1): 126389, 2023 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36577291

RESUMO

The strains designed PP-18T, JC-4 and JC-7 isolated from soils, were Gram-stain-positive rods, facultative anaerobe, endospore-forming bacteria. The strains produced l-lactic acid from glucose. They showed positive for catalase but negative for oxidase, nitrate reduction and arginine hydrolysis. Strains P-18T, JC-4 and JC-7 were closely related to Weizmannia coagulans LMG 6326T (97.27-97.64%) and W. acidiproducens KCTC 13078T (96.46-96.74%) based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, respectively. They contained meso-diaminopimelic acid in cell wall peptidoglycan and had seven isoprene units (MK-7) as the predominant menaquinone. The major cellular fatty acids of strain PP-18T were iso-C15:0, anteiso-C17:0, iso-C16:0 and anteiso-C15:0. The ANIb and ANIm values among the genomes of strains PP-18T, JC-4 and JC-7 are above 99.4% while their ANIb and ANIm values among them and W. coagulans LMG 6326T and W. acidiproducens KCTC 13078T were ranged from 76.61 to 79.59%. These 3 strains showed the digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values of 20.7-23.6% when compared with W. coagulans LMG 6326T and W. acidiproducens DSM 23148T. The DNA G + C contents of strains PP-18T, JC-4 and JC-7 were 45.82%, 45.86% and 45.86%, respectively. The major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphoglycolipids. The results of phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics and whole-genome analysis indicated that the strains PP-18T, JC-4 and JC-7 should be represented as a novel species within the genus Weizmannia for which the name Weizmannia acidilactici sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is PP-18T (=KCTC 33974T = NBRC 113028T = TISTR 2515T).


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Bacillaceae , Fosfolipídeos , Fosfolipídeos/análise , Ácido Láctico , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Solo , DNA Bacteriano/genética , Filogenia , Ácidos Graxos/análise , Hibridização de Ácido Nucleico , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana
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IJU Case Rep ; 5(4): 268-272, 2022 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35795114

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Introduction: The effectiveness of nivolumab plus ipilimumab for metastatic renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus remains unclear. Case presentation: A 75-year-old male was diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus and treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab. The renal mass and thrombus regressed and all pulmonary nodules except for one lesion diminished. To avoid thrombotic complications, radical nephrectomy and thrombectomy were performed. No viable malignant cells were revealed histopathologically. Although nivolumab was continued after the surgical interventions, the remaining lesion did not change. Considering the discontinuation of nivolumab, metastasectomy was performed, and no viable malignant cells were revealed histopathologically. There has been no recurrence after the discontinuation. Conclusion: Nivolumab plus ipilimumab could have effectiveness for metastatic renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus.

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Microbes Environ ; 37(2)2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35527002

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The bacterial community of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) cv. A-19 is vital because it may promote plant growth without the need for fertilization. However, the influence of fertilization practices on the composition and proportion of the bacterial community of water yam cv. A-19 has not yet been extensively examined. Therefore, we herein investigated the diversity and composition of the bacterial community of water yam cv. A-19 cultivated with and without chemical fertilization using amplicon community profiling based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. No significant difference was detected in the growth of plants cultivated with or without chemical fertilization. Alpha diversity indices were significantly dependent on each compartment, and a decrease was observed in indices from the belowground (rhizosphere and root) to aboveground compartments (stem and leaf). The bacterial composition of each compartment was clustered into three groups: bulk soil, rhizosphere and root, and stem and leaf. Chemical fertilization did not significantly influence the diversity or composition of the water yam cv. A-19 bacterial community. It remained robust in plants cultivated with chemical fertilization. The amplicon community profiling of bacterial communities also revealed the dominance of two bacterial clades, the Allorhizobium-Neorhizobium-Pararhizobium-Rhizobium clade and Burkholderia-Caballeronia-Paraburkholderia clade, with and without chemical fertilization. This is the first study to characterize the bacterial community of water yam cv. A-19 cultivated with and without chemical fertilization.


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Dioscorea , Bactérias/genética , Dioscorea/genética , Dioscorea/microbiologia , Compostos Orgânicos , Plantas/genética , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Rizosfera , Água
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IJU Case Rep ; 4(6): 391-395, 2021 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34755065

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INTRODUCTION: Cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma is a multilocular cystic variant of Wilms tumor that always presents in children. However, we encountered an elderly patient with cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma. Therefore, we report it. CASE PRESENTATION: A 74-year-old male presented with a left renal tumor detected with ultrasonography. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 4 cm multilocular cystic tumor with septa, which suggested multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma. Therefore, we performed a radical nephrectomy. The definitive diagnosis of cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma was made with histopathological findings. After the surgical resection, no recurrence has occurred in the past 13 years. CONCLUSION: Cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma can develop in adults, regardless of age. Furthermore, surgical resection can be used as an established treatment option in adult cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma cases.

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J Cell Sci ; 134(21)2021 11 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34633046

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The unicellular alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae has a simple cellular structure; each cell has one nucleus, one mitochondrion, one chloroplast and one peroxisome. This simplicity offers unique advantages for investigating organellar proliferation and the cell cycle. Here, we describe CZON-cutter, an engineered clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated nuclease 9 (Cas9) system for simultaneous genome editing and organellar visualization. We engineered a C. merolae strain expressing a nuclear-localized Cas9-Venus nuclease for targeted editing of any locus defined by a single-guide RNA (sgRNA). We then successfully edited the algal genome and visualized the mitochondrion and peroxisome in transformants using fluorescent protein reporters with different excitation wavelengths. Fluorescent protein labeling of organelles in living transformants allows us to validate phenotypes associated with organellar proliferation and the cell cycle, even when the edited gene is essential. Combined with the exceptional biological features of C. merolae, CZON-cutter will be instrumental for investigating cellular and organellar division in a high-throughput manner. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.


Assuntos
Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Rodófitas , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas/genética , Núcleo Celular/genética , Edição de Genes , Humanos , RNA Guia de Cinetoplastídeos
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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 18829, 2021 09 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34552143

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Selective identification of men with clinically significant prostate cancer (sPC) is a pivotal issue. Development of a risk model for detecting sPC based on the prostate imaging reporting and data system (PI-RADS) for bi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (bpMRI) and clinical parameters in a Japanese cohort is expected to prove beneficial. We retrospectively analyzed clinical parameters and bpMRI findings from 773 biopsy-naïve patients between January 2011 and December 2016. A risk model was established using multivariate logistic regression analysis and presented on a nomogram. Discrimination of the risk model was compared using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. Statistical differences between the predictive model and clinical parameters were analyzed using DeLong test. sPC was detected in 343 men (44.3%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis to predict sPC revealed age (P = 0.002), log prostate-specific antigen (P < 0.001), prostate volume (P < 0.001) and PI-RADS scores (P < 0.001) as significant contributors to the model. Area under the curve was higher for the risk model (0.862), than for age (0.646), log prostate-specific antigen (0.652), prostate volume (0.697) or imaging score (0.822). DeLong test results also showed that the novel risk model performed significantly better than those parameters (P < 0.05). This novel risk model performed significantly better compared with PI-RADS scores and other parameters alone, and is thus expected to prove beneficial in making decisions regarding biopsy on suspicion of sPC.


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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Neoplasias da Próstata/diagnóstico por imagem , Idoso , Biópsia , Humanos , Japão , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Estatísticos , Nomogramas , Próstata/diagnóstico por imagem , Próstata/patologia , Antígeno Prostático Específico/sangue , Neoplasias da Próstata/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Próstata/patologia , Curva ROC , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco
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Microbiology (Reading) ; 167(7)2021 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34280083

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Siderophores are produced by several bacteria that utilise iron in various environments. Elucidating the structure of a specific siderophore may have valuable applications in drug development. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, a Gram-negative bacterium that inhabits a wide range of environments and can cause pneumonia, produces siderophores. However, the structure was unknown, and therefore, in this study, we aimed to elucidate it. We purified siderophores from cultures of S. maltophilia K279a using preparative reversed-phase HPLC. The structure was analysed through LC-MS and 1H and 13C NMR. The results demonstrated that S. maltophilia K279a produces 2,3-dihydroxybenzoylserine (DHBS), a monomer unit of enterobactin. We suggested the uptake of Iron(III) by the DHBS complex. DHBS production by S. maltophilia K279a could be attributed to an incomplete enterobactin pathway. Drugs targeting DHBS synthesis could prevent S. maltophilia infection.


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Sideróforos/química , Stenotrophomonas maltophilia/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Transporte Biológico , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Ferro/metabolismo , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Espectrometria de Massas , Sideróforos/metabolismo , Stenotrophomonas maltophilia/química
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Arch Microbiol ; 203(6): 3577-3590, 2021 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33961074

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Recently, the industrial-scale development of microbial D-lactic acid production has been discussed. In this study, the efficiency of the new isolate Sporolactobacillus terrae SBT-1 for producing D-lactic acid under challenge conditions was investigated. The isolate SBT-1 exhibited superior activity in fermenting a very high glucose or sucrose concentration to D-lactic acid compared to the other S. terrae isolates previously reported in the literature; therefore, SBT-1 could overcome the limitations of effective lactic acid production. In batch cultivation using 360 g/L glucose, SBT-1 produced 290.30 g/L D-lactate with a sufficiently high glucose conversion yield of 86%, volumetric productivity of 3.02 g/L h, and optical purity of 96.80% enantiomer excess. SBT-1 could also effectively utilize 440 g/L sucrose as a sole carbon source to produce 276.50 g/L lactic acid with a conversion yield of 90%, a production rate of 2.88 g/L h, and an optical purity of 98%. D-Lactic acid fermentation by two other related producers, S. inulinus NRIC1133T and S. terrae NRIC0357T, was compared with fermentation by isolate SBT-1. The experimental data revealed that SBT-1 possessed the ability to ferment relatively high glucose or sucrose concentrations to D-lactic acid without obvious catabolite repression and byproduct formation compared to the two reference strains. In draft genome sequencing of S. terrae SBT-1, the results provided here can promote further study to overcome the current limitations for the industrial-scale production of D-lactic acid.


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Bacillales , Fermentação , Genoma Bacteriano , Ácido Láctico , Açúcares , Bacillales/genética , Genoma Bacteriano/genética , Glucose/metabolismo , Ácido Láctico/metabolismo , Açúcares/metabolismo
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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 1391, 2021 01 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33446858

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Inertial measurement unit (IMU)-based gait analysis systems have become popular in clinical environments because of their low cost and quantitative measurement capability. When a shank is selected as the IMU mounting position, an inverted pendulum model (IPM) can accurately estimate its spatial gait parameters. However, the stride-by-stride estimation of gait parameters using one IMU on each shank and the IPMs has not been validated. This study validated a spatial gait parameter estimation method using a shank-based IMU system. Spatial parameters were estimated via the double integration of the linear acceleration transformed by the IMU orientation information. To reduce the integral drift error, an IPM, applied with a linear error model, was introduced at the mid-stance to estimate the update velocity. the gait data of 16 healthy participants that walked normally and slowly were used. The results were validated by comparison with those extracted from an optical motion-capture system; the results showed strong correlation ([Formula: see text]) and good agreement with the gait metrics (stride length, stride velocity, and shank vertical displacement). In addition, the biases of the stride length and stride velocity extracted using the motion capture system were smaller in the IPM than those in the previous method using the zero-velocity-update. The error variabilities of the gait metrics were smaller in the IPM than those in the previous method. These results indicated that the reconstructed shank trajectory achieved a greater accuracy and precision than that of previous methods. This was attributed to the IPM, which demonstrates that shank-based IMU systems with IPMs can accurately reflect many spatial gait parameters including stride velocity.

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Mol Ther ; 29(4): 1625-1638, 2021 04 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33515514

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Ongoing clinical trials for treatment of beta-globinopathies by gene therapy involve the transfer of the beta-globin gene, which requires integration of three to four copies per genome in most target cells. This high proviral load may increase genome toxicity, potentially limiting the safety of this therapy and relegating its use to total body myeloablation. We hypothesized that introducing an additional hypersensitive site from the locus control region, the complete sequence of the second intron of the beta-globin gene, and the ankyrin insulator may enhance beta-globin expression. We identified a construct, ALS20, that synthesized significantly higher adult hemoglobin levels than those of other constructs currently used in clinical trials. These findings were confirmed in erythroblastic cell lines and in primary cells isolated from sickle cell disease patients. Bone marrow transplantation studies in beta-thalassemia mice revealed that ALS20 was curative at less than one copy per genome. Injection of human CD34+ cells transduced with ALS20 led to safe, long-term, and high polyclonal engraftment in xenograft experiments. Successful treatment of beta-globinopathies with ALS20 could potentially be achieved at less than two copies per genome, minimizing the risk of cytotoxic events and lowering the intensity of myeloablation.


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Anemia Falciforme/genética , Transplante de Medula Óssea , Terapia Genética , Globinas beta/genética , Talassemia beta/genética , Anemia Falciforme/sangue , Anemia Falciforme/patologia , Anemia Falciforme/terapia , Animais , Expressão Gênica/genética , Vetores Genéticos/genética , Vetores Genéticos/farmacologia , Hemoglobinas/genética , Xenoenxertos , Humanos , Lentivirus/genética , Região de Controle de Locus Gênico/genética , Camundongos , Transdução Genética , Globinas beta/uso terapêutico , Talassemia beta/sangue , Talassemia beta/patologia , Talassemia beta/terapia
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Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi ; 112(1): 49-52, 2021.
Artigo em Japonês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35046237

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A 69-year-old man underwent renal transplantation due to chronic renal failure of unknown cause in 1991. Furthermore, in 2012 he again underwent renal transplantation due to renal graft dysfunction with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. After the second renal transplantation, his renal function has been stable. In 2019, he presented to the urology department with gross hematuria. Cystoscopy revealed a 2 cm vesical calculus at the dome of the bladder near the right lateral wall. Therefore, we performed transurethral lithotripsy using the holumium laser method. The vesical calculus was crushed, revealing a suture at the center, suggesting the suture as the cause. We tried to remove the suture during operation, however, it was impossible. Although the remaining suture posed a risk for calculus development, there has been no recurrence of a calculus for 6 months after the operation. This case reports a vesical calculus at the ureterovesical anastomotic site, wherein the core was an absorbable suture used during the initial renal transplantation. It should be taken into consideration that there is a possibility of anastomotic calculus occurrence with absorbable sutures, even long after renal transplantation.


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Transplante de Rim , Ureter , Cálculos da Bexiga Urinária , Idoso , Categute , Humanos , Masculino , Suturas/efeitos adversos , Ureter/cirurgia , Cálculos da Bexiga Urinária/etiologia , Cálculos da Bexiga Urinária/cirurgia
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Urol Case Rep ; 34: 101442, 2021 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33094094

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Factor XIII (FXIII) deficiency is a rare inherited coagulopathy. Standard perioperative management in those with FXIII deficiency requiring surgical procedures has not been elucidated. Herein, we report the case of a patient with FXIII deficiency who successfully underwent transurethral lithotripsy. Recombinant FXIII was used effectively in perioperative management and safely without any bleeding complications. This is the first report of a patient with FXIII deficiency in the field of urology.

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PLoS One ; 15(11): e0242070, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33201910

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Enterococcus mundtii QU25, a non-dairy lactic acid bacterium of the phylum Firmicutes, is capable of simultaneously fermenting cellobiose and xylose, and is described as a promising strain for the industrial production of optically pure l-lactic acid (≥ 99.9%) via homo-fermentation of lignocellulosic hydrolysates. Generally, Firmicutes bacteria show preferential consumption of sugar (usually glucose), termed carbon catabolite repression (CCR), while hampering the catabolism of other sugars. In our previous study, QU25 exhibited apparent CCR in a glucose-xylose mixture phenotypically, and transcriptional repression of the xylose operon encoding initial xylose metabolism genes, likely occurred in a CcpA-dependent manner. QU25 did not exhibit CCR phenotypically in a cellobiose-xylose mixture. The aim of the current study is to elucidate the transcriptional change associated with the simultaneous utilization of cellobiose and xylose. To this end, we performed RNA-seq analysis in the exponential growth phase of E. mundtii QU25 cells grown in glucose, cellobiose, and/or xylose as either sole or co-carbon sources. Our transcriptomic data showed that the xylose operon was weakly repressed in cells grown in a cellobiose-xylose mixture compared with that in cells grown in a glucose-xylose mixture. Furthermore, the gene expression of talC, the sole gene encoding transaldolase, is expected to be repressed by CcpA-mediated CCR. QU25 metabolized xylose without using transaldolase, which is necessary for homolactic fermentation from pentoses using the pentose-phosphate pathway. Hence, the metabolism of xylose in the presence of cellobiose by QU25 may have been due to 1) sufficient amounts of proteins encoded by the xylose operon genes for xylose metabolism despite of the slight repression of the operon, and 2) bypassing of the pentose-phosphate pathway without the TalC activity. Accordingly, we have determined the targets of genetic modification in QU25 to metabolize cellobiose, xylose and glucose simultaneously for application of the lactic fermentation from lignocellulosic hydrolysates.


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Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Meios de Cultura/química , Enterococcus/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica/métodos , Repressão Catabólica , Celobiose/metabolismo , Enterococcus/genética , Enterococcus/metabolismo , Fermentação , Regulação Bacteriana da Expressão Gênica , Glucose/metabolismo , Óperon , Análise de Sequência de RNA , Xilose/metabolismo
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