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Chume FC, Freitas PAC, Schiavenin LG, Sgarioni E, Leitao CB, Camargo JL. Glycated albumin in the detection of diabetes during COVID-19 hospitalization. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0297952. [PMID: 38498483 PMCID: PMC10947635 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Diabetes has emerged as an important risk factor for COVID-19 adverse outcomes during hospitalization. We investigated whether the measurement of glycated albumin (GA) may be useful in detecting newly diagnosed diabetes during COVID-19 hospitalization. METHODS In this cross-sectional test accuracy study we evaluated HCPA Biobank data and samples from consecutive in-patients, from 30 March 2020 to 20 December 2020. ROC curves were used to analyse the performance of GA to detect newly diagnosed diabetes (patients without a previous diagnosis of diabetes and admission HbA1c ≥6.5%). RESULTS A total of 184 adults (age 58.6 ± 16.6years) were enrolled, including 31 with newly diagnosed diabetes. GA presented AUCs of 0.739 (95% CI 0.642-0.948) to detect newly diagnosed diabetes. The GA cut-offs of 19.0% was adequate to identify newly diagnosed diabetes with high specificity (85.0%) but low sensitivity (48.4%). CONCLUSIONS GA showed good performance to identify newly diagnosed diabetes and may be useful for identifying adults with the condition in COVID-19-related hospitalization.
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- Fernando Chimela Chume
- Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidade Zambeze, Beira, Mozambique
- Diabetes and Metabolism Group, Centro de Pesquisa Clínica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Diabetes and Metabolism Group, Centro de Pesquisa Clínica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Laboratory Diagnosis Division, Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Diabetes and Metabolism Group, Centro de Pesquisa Clínica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Experimental Research Centre, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Diabetes and Metabolism Group, Centro de Pesquisa Clínica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Diabetes and Metabolism Group, Centro de Pesquisa Clínica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Experimental Research Centre, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Gomes JA, Vieira IA, Sgarioni E, Terças-Tretell ACP, da Silva JH, Ribeiro BFR, Galera MF, de Oliveira TM, Carvalho de Andrade MDF, Carvalho IF, Schüler-Faccini L, Vianna FSL. Contribution of miR-124 rs531564 polymorphism to the occurrence of congenital Zika syndrome. Epigenetics 2023; 18:2145061. [PMID: 36411728 PMCID: PMC9980461 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2022.2145061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Zika virus (ZIKV) cause Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) in individuals exposed during pregnancy. Studies have shown that ZIKV infection positively regulates the miR-124 expression in neural cells, which leads to a decrease of TFRC, a gene targeted of this miRNA. Both miR-124 and TFRC exhibit a pivotal role in nervous system development. Therefore, in this study we aimed to investigate whether genetic variants that affect the expression of these genes could act together with ZIKV to increase the risk of individuals developing CZS. TFRC rs406271 and MIR-124-1 rs531564 polymorphisms were genotyped, using TaqMan® Genotyping Assays, in a sample of children who were exposed to ZIKV during pregnancy, of whom 40 were born with CZS and 48 without congenital anomalies. We identified that individuals with CZS presented a higher frequency of CG genotype of rs531564 polymorphism in MIR-124-1 (p=0.048), which is associated with increased expression of miR-124. Since ZIKV also upregulates the expression of this miRNA, the presence of CG genotype in individuals exposed to the virus could lead to a scenario of overexpression of miR-124 in the brain. Since teratogenesis is a multifactorial event, this genetic finding could partly explain why such individuals are more susceptible to CZS, considering both the downregulation of important neurodevelopment genes, as well as deregulation of the neurogenesis process. Thus, we provide preliminary evidence about a possible genetic risk factor to CZS and highlight the importance of analyzing functional polymorphisms related to epigenetic modulators of neurodevelopment genes in the context of ZIKV teratogenesis.
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- Julia A Gomes
- Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos (SIAT), Serviço de Genética Médica (SGM), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil,Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil,Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil,Escola de Saúde, Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos (Unisinos), São Leopoldo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Brazil,Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Tangará da Serra, Tangará da Serra, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Júlio Müller (HUJM), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares (EBSERH), Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil,Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos (SIAT), Serviço de Genética Médica (SGM), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil,Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil,Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos (SIAT), Serviço de Genética Médica (SGM), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil,Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil,Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil,CONTACT Fernanda SL Vianna Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, ZIP91501-970, Brazil
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Gomes JA, Sgarioni E, Boquett JA, Kowalski TW, Fraga LR, Terças-Trettel ACP, da Silva JH, Ribeiro BFR, Galera MF, de Oliveira TM, Carvalho de Andrade MDF, Carvalho IF, Schüler-Faccini L, Vianna FSL. Investigation of the impact of AXL, TLR3, and STAT2 in congenital Zika syndrome through genetic polymorphisms and protein-protein interaction network analyses. Birth Defects Res 2023; 115:1500-1512. [PMID: 37526179 DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.2232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Zika virus (ZIKV) is a human teratogen that causes congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). AXL, TLR3, and STAT2 are proteins involved in the ZIKV's entry into cells (AXL) and host's immune response (TLR3 and STAT2). In this study, we evaluated the role of genetic polymorphisms in these three genes as risk factors to CZS, and highlighted which proteins that interact with them could be important for ZIKV infection and teratogenesis. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluate eighty-eight children exposed to ZIKV during the pregnancy, 40 with CZS and 48 without congenital anomalies. The evaluated polymorphisms in AXL (rs1051008), TLR3 (rs3775291), and STAT2 (rs2066811) were genotyped using TaqMan® Genotyping Assays. A protein-protein interaction network was created in STRING database and analyzed in Cytoscape software. RESULTS We did not find any statistical significant association among the polymorphisms and the occurrence of CZS. Through the analyses of the network composed by AXL, TLR3, STAT2 and their interactions targets, we found that EGFR and SRC could be important proteins for the ZIKV infection and its teratogenesis. CONCLUSION In summary, our results demonstrated that the evaluated polymorphisms do not seem to represent risk factors for CZS; however, EGFR and SRC appear to be important proteins that should be investigated in future studies.
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- Julia A Gomes
- Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente (PPGSCA), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos (SIAT), Serviço de Genética Médica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos (SIAT), Serviço de Genética Médica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina: Ciências Médicas (PPGCM), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Departamento de Ciências Morfológicas, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Tangará da Serra, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Tangará da Serra, Tangará da Serra, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Brazil
- Hospital Universitário Júlio Müller (HUJM), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares (EBSERH), Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Júlio Müller (HUJM), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares (EBSERH), Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Fortaleza, Brazil
- Centro Universitário Christus (UNICHRISTUS), Fortaleza, Brazil
- Faculdade Paulo Picanço, Fortaleza, Brazil
- Hospital Geral Dr. César Cals, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente (PPGSCA), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos (SIAT), Serviço de Genética Médica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos (SIAT), Serviço de Genética Médica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina: Ciências Médicas (PPGCM), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Gomes JA, Sgarioni E, Kowalski TW, Giudicelli GC, Recamonde-Mendoza M, Fraga LR, Schüler-Faccini L, Vianna FSL. Downregulation of Microcephaly-Causing Genes as a Mechanism for ZIKV Teratogenesis: A Meta-analysis of RNA-Seq Studies. J Mol Neurosci 2023; 73:566-577. [PMID: 37428363 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-023-02126-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
Abstract
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a neurotropic teratogen that causes congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), characterized by brain and eye anomalies. Impaired gene expression in neural cells after ZIKV infection has been demonstrated; however, there is a gap in the literature of studies comparing whether the differentially expressed genes in such cells are similar and how it can cause CZS. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the differential gene expression (DGE) after ZIKV infection in neural cells through a meta-analysis approach. Through the GEO database, studies that evaluated DGE in cells exposed to the Asian lineage of ZIKV versus cells, of the same type, not exposed were searched. From the 119 studies found, five meet our inclusion criteria. Raw data of them were retrieved, pre-processed, and evaluated. The meta-analysis was carried out by comparing seven datasets, from these five studies. We found 125 upregulated genes in neural cells, mainly interferon-stimulated genes, such as IFI6, ISG15, and OAS2, involved in the antiviral response. Furthermore, 167 downregulated, involved with cellular division. Among these downregulated genes, classic microcephaly-causing genes stood out, such as CENPJ, ASPM, CENPE, and CEP152, demonstrating a possible mechanism by which ZIKV impairs brain development and causes CZS.
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- Julia A Gomes
- Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- CESUCA - Centro Universitário, Cachoeirinha, Brazil
- Núcleo de Bioinformática, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Núcleo de Bioinformática, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Bioinformática, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Instituto de Informática, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Departamento de Ciências Morfológicas, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Kowalski TW, Lord VO, Sgarioni E, Gomes JDA, Mariath LM, Recamonde-Mendoza M, Vianna FSL. Transcriptome meta-analysis of valproic acid exposure in human embryonic stem cells. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2022; 60:76-88. [PMID: 35635998 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
Valproic acid (VPA) is a widely used antiepileptic drug not recommended in pregnancy because it is teratogenic. Many assays have assessed the impact of the VPA exposure on the transcriptome of human embryonic stem-cells (hESC), but the molecular perturbations that VPA exerts in neurodevelopment are not completely understood. This study aimed to perform a transcriptome meta-analysis of VPA-exposed hESC to elucidate the main biological mechanisms altered by VPA effects on the gene expression. Publicly available microarray and RNA-seq transcriptomes were selected in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) repository. Samples were processed according to the standard pipelines for each technology in the Galaxy server and R. Meta-analysis was performed using the Fisher-P method. Overrepresented genes were obtained by evaluating ontologies, pathways, and phenotypes' databases. The meta-analysis performed in seven datasets resulted in 61 perturbed genes, 54 upregulated. Ontology and pathway enrichments suggested neurodevelopment and neuroinflammatory effects; phenotype overrepresentation included epilepsy-related genes, such as SCN1A and GABRB2. The NDNF gene upregulation was also identified; this gene is involved in neuron migration and survival during development. Sub-network analysis proposed TGFβ and BMP pathways activation. These results suggest VPA exerts effects in epilepsy-related genes even in embryonic cells. Neurodevelopmental genes, such as NDNF were upregulated and VPA might also disturb several development pathways. These mechanisms might help to explain the spectrum of VPA-induced congenital anomalies and the molecular effects on neurodevelopment.
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- Thayne Woycinck Kowalski
- Post-Graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Center of Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil; National Institute of Medical Population Genetics (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Bioinformatics Core, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Centro Universitário CESUCA, Cachoeirinha, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Center of Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Centro Universitário CESUCA, Cachoeirinha, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Center of Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Center of Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil; National Institute of Medical Population Genetics (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Bioinformatics Core, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Institute of Informatics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Center of Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil; National Institute of Medical Population Genetics (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Gomes JA, Sgarioni E, Vieira IA, Fraga LR, Ashton-Prolla P, Terças-Tretell ACP, da Silva JH, Ribeiro BFR, Galera MF, de Oliveira TM, Carvalho de Andrade MDF, Carvalho IF, Schuler-Faccini L, Vianna FSL. Functional Polymorphisms in the p53 Pathway Genes on the Genetic Susceptibility to Zika Virus Teratogenesis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:641413. [PMID: 34307186 PMCID: PMC8294037 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.641413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) occurs in up to 42% of individuals exposed to ZIKV prenatally. Deregulation in gene expression and protein levels of components of the p53 signaling pathway, such as p53 and MDM2, due to ZIKV infection has been reported. Here, we evaluate functional polymorphisms in genes of the p53 signaling pathway as risk factors to CZS. Forty children born with CZS and forty-eight children exposed to ZIKV, but born without congenital anomalies were included in this study. Gestational and sociodemographic information as well as the genotypic and allelic frequencies of functional polymorphisms in TP53, MDM2, MIR605 and LIF genes were compared between the two groups. We found children with CZS exposed predominantly in the first trimester and controls in the third trimester (p<0.001). Moreover, children with CZS were predominantly from families with a lower socioeconomic level (p=0.008). We did not find a statistically significant association between the investigated polymorphisms and development of CZS; however, by comparing individuals with CZS and lissencephaly or without lissencephaly, we found a significative difference in the allelic frequencies of the TP53 rs1042522, which is associated with a more potent p53-induced apoptosis (p=0.007). Our findings suggest that the TP53 rs1042522 polymorphism should be better investigate as a genetic risk factor for the development of lissencephaly in children with CZS.
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- Julia A Gomes
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos (SIAT), Serviço de Genética Médica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos (SIAT), Serviço de Genética Médica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Departamento de Ciências Morfológicas, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Tangará da Serra, Tangará da Serra, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário Júlio Müller (HUJM), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Curso de Odontologia, Centro Universitário Christus (UNICHRISTUS), Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos (SIAT), Serviço de Genética Médica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular (PPGBM), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos (SIAT), Serviço de Genética Médica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Genética Médica Populacional (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Laboratório de Medicina Genômica (LMG), Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Gomes JA, Sgarioni E, Silva JH, Ribeiro BF, Schüler-Faccini L, Vianna FS. #23 Evaluation of a functional polymorphism of the P53 gene on ZIKV teratogenesis in humans. Reprod Toxicol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2019.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kowalski TW, Dupont ÁDV, Rengel BD, Sgarioni E, Gomes JDA, Fraga LR, Schuler-Faccini L, Vianna FSL. Assembling systems biology, embryo development and teratogenesis: What do we know so far and where to go next? Reprod Toxicol 2019; 88:67-75. [PMID: 31362043 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2019.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
The recognition of molecular mechanisms of a teratogen can provide insights to understand its embryopathy, and later to plan strategies for the prevention of new exposures. In this context, experimental research is the most invested approach. Despite its relevance, these assays require financial and time investment. Hence, the evaluation of such mechanisms through systems biology rise as an alternative for this conventional methodology. Systems biology is an integrative field that connects experimental and computational analyses, assembling interaction networks between genes, proteins, and even teratogens. It is a valid strategy to generate new hypotheses, that can later be confirmed in experimental assays. Here, we present a literature review of the application of systems biology in embryo development and teratogenesis studies. We provide a glance at the data available in public databases, and evaluate common mechanisms between different teratogens. Finally, we discuss the advantages of using this strategy in future teratogenesis researches.
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Affiliation(s)
- Thayne Woycinck Kowalski
- Post-Graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, PPGBM, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Medical Genetics and Evolution, Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Center of Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; National Institute of Medical Population Genetics, INAGEMP, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos, SIAT, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics and Evolution, Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Center of Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, PPGBM, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Medical Genetics and Evolution, Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Center of Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos, SIAT, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics and Evolution, Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, PPGBM, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Medical Genetics and Evolution, Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Center of Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; National Institute of Medical Population Genetics, INAGEMP, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos, SIAT, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos, SIAT, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, PPGBM, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Medical Genetics and Evolution, Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; National Institute of Medical Population Genetics, INAGEMP, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos, SIAT, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, PPGBM, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Medical Genetics and Evolution, Genetics Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Center of Experimental Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; National Institute of Medical Population Genetics, INAGEMP, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Agentes Teratogênicos, SIAT, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Group of Post-Graduation Research, GPPG, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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