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Eric S, Zaric RZ, Jevdjic J, Drakulic SM, Stanojevic I, Vojvodic D, Arsenijevic P, Stojanovic B, Jakovljevic S, Markovic N, Zaric M, Canovic P, Nesic J, Zornic N. Interleukin 33, soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2, interleukin 27, and galectin 3 as predictors for outcome in patients admitted to intensive care units. Open Med (Wars) 2023; 18:20230859. [PMID: 38152329 PMCID: PMC10751899 DOI: 10.1515/med-2023-0859] [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] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Intensive care units (ICUs) are expert hospital areas that provide treatment and 24 h care for people who are very sick. Sepsis represents a serious, severe condition and it can lead to septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndromes and is one of the most common reasons for patients' hospitalization in ICUs. We wanted to explore the prognostic values of interleukin (IL) 33, soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (sST2), IL 27, and galectin 3 in critically-ill patients. We assumed that these parameters in combination or alone could predict mortality in ICU patients. This research represents a clinical non-randomized prospective study, performed at the Medical Military Academy, a tertiary care hospital in Belgrade, Serbia. The patients were divided in four groups: patients with sepsis (peritonitis, pancreatitis, trauma) and patients without sepsis (trauma). Total number of patients enrolled in the study was 151 and average years of patients were 56.48. The values greater than the cut-off were the predictors of mortality. The IL-33, IL-27 as well as galectin-3 can successfully predict the outcome of critically-ill patients in ICUs. The sST2, cannot predict death in critically-ill patients as a single prognostic factor. However, the combination of at least two biomarkers: IL-33, sST2, IL-27, and galectin-3, gives very significant results in predicting the outcome in patients admitted to ICUs.
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- Stevan Eric
- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia
- Insitute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia
- Insitute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Endocrinology, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Rondovic G, Djordjevic D, Udovicic I, Stanojevic I, Zeba S, Abazovic T, Vojvodic D, Abazovic D, Khan W, Surbatovic M. From Cytokine Storm to Cytokine Breeze: Did Lessons Learned from Immunopathogenesis Improve Immunomodulatory Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe COVID-19? Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10102620. [PMID: 36289881 PMCID: PMC9599155 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10102620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Complex immune response to infection has been highlighted, more than ever, during the COVID-19 pandemic. This review explores the immunomodulatory treatment of moderate-to-severe forms of this viral sepsis in the context of specific immunopathogenesis. Our objective is to analyze in detail the existing strategies for the use of immunomodulators in COVID-19. Immunomodulating therapy is very challenging; there are still underpowered or, in other ways, insufficient studies with inconclusive or conflicting results regarding a rationale for adding a second immunomodulatory drug to dexamethasone. Bearing in mind that a “cytokine storm” is not present in the majority of COVID-19 patients, it is to be expected that the path to the adequate choice of a second immunomodulatory drug is paved with uncertainty. Anakinra, a recombinant human IL-1 receptor antagonist, is a good choice in this setting. Yet, the latest update of the COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel (31 May 2022) claims that there is insufficient evidence to recommend either for or against the use of anakinra for the treatment of COVID-19. EMA’s human medicines committee recommended extending the indication of anakinra to include treatment of COVID-19 in adult patients only recently (17 December 2021). It is obvious that this is still a work in progress, with few ongoing clinical trials. With over 6 million deaths from COVID-19, this is the right time to speed up this process. Our conclusion is that, during the course of COVID-19, the immune response is changing from the early phase to the late phase in individual patients, so immunomodulating therapy should be guided by individual responses at different time points.
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- Goran Rondovic
- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Biocell Hospital, Omladinskih Brigada 86a, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Division of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +381-11-665-125
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Maric DM, Radomir M, Milankov Z, Stanojevic I, Vojvodic D, Velikic G, Susnjevic S, Maric DL, Abazovic D. Encouraging effect of autologous bone marrow aspirate concentrate in rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022; 26:2330-2342. [PMID: 35442487 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202204_28462] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE In this study, we used autologous bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) transplantation to treat children with cerebral palsy (CP) to improve their motor and cognitive functions. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-two patients with CP received BMAC. The transplantation of stem cells via the intrathecal route includes three BMAC applications. The patients' examination was before the injection of stem cells, with follow-ups on 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after the injections. The assessments included the gross motor function classification scale, the Ashworth scale, and the Learning accomplishment profile-diagnostic scale. RESULTS This study included 42 patients with CP who received three BMAC intrathecal administrations. A personalized home rehabilitation program was designed and included for each patient in the study. After the treatment, we observed a reduction of spasticity in 58% of patients and significant cognitive improvement in 35% of patients. CONCLUSIONS The outcome of this study indicates that stem cell therapy and personalized training can improve the development of children with CP. The crucial goal of this therapeutic intervention is to substitute injured tissue with new tissues by activating the regenerative capacity of stem cells.
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- D M Maric
- Clinic Orto MD-Parks Dr Dragi Hospital, Novi Sad, Serbia.
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Udovicic I, Stanojevic I, Djordjevic D, Zeba S, Rondovic G, Abazovic T, Lazic S, Vojvodic D, To K, Abazovic D, Khan W, Surbatovic M. Immunomonitoring of Monocyte and Neutrophil Function in Critically Ill Patients: From Sepsis and/or Trauma to COVID-19. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10245815. [PMID: 34945111 PMCID: PMC8706110 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10245815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Immune cells and mediators play a crucial role in the critical care setting but are understudied. This review explores the concept of sepsis and/or injury-induced immunosuppression and immuno-inflammatory response in COVID-19 and reiterates the need for more accurate functional immunomonitoring of monocyte and neutrophil function in these critically ill patients. in addition, the feasibility of circulating and cell-surface immune biomarkers as predictors of infection and/or outcome in critically ill patients is explored. It is clear that, for critically ill, one size does not fit all and that immune phenotyping of critically ill patients may allow the development of a more personalized approach with tailored immunotherapy for the specific patient. In addition, at this point in time, caution is advised regarding the quality of evidence of some COVID-19 studies in the literature.
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- Ivo Udovicic
- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.U.); (D.D.); (S.Z.); (G.R.); (T.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.S.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
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- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.S.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.U.); (D.D.); (S.Z.); (G.R.); (T.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.S.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.U.); (D.D.); (S.Z.); (G.R.); (T.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.S.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.U.); (D.D.); (S.Z.); (G.R.); (T.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.S.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.U.); (D.D.); (S.Z.); (G.R.); (T.A.)
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- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.S.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
- Institute of Epidemiology, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.S.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Division of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK; (K.T.); (W.K.)
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- Emergency Medical Centar of Montenegro, Vaka Djurovica bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro;
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- Division of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK; (K.T.); (W.K.)
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.U.); (D.D.); (S.Z.); (G.R.); (T.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.S.); (S.L.); (D.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +381-11-2665-125
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Maric DM, Papic V, Radomir M, Stanojevic I, Sokolovac I, Milosavljevic K, Maric DL, Abazovic D. Autism treatment with stem cells: a case report. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 24:8075-8080. [PMID: 32767334 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202008_22491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Autism Spectrum Disorder is a complex brain disorder and has multiple causes that occur in diverse combinations. There is a need to classify children with ASD at a very young age so that they can access evidence-based intervention that can significantly improve their outcomes. CASE REPORT In this report we present a case of autism, which underwent intrathecal autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells transplantation along with neurorehabilitation. The primary goal of the treatment is to improve the quality of life of the patient. After the procedure, the child started to speak, therefore, the third communication subscale was scored within the GARS-2 assessment instrument. With these three subscales, a score of 91 has been achieved, representing an autism index of 27%, a significant improvement over the previous score. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrated evidences to support the safety and effectiveness of BMAC transplantation in the management of autism.
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- D M Maric
- Clinic Orto MD-Global Care Surgery Hospital, Novi Sad, Serbia.
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Jevtovic A, Pantic J, Jovanovic I, Milovanovic M, Stanojevic I, Vojvodic D, Arsenijevic N, Lukic ML, Radosavljevic GD. Interleukin-33 pretreatment promotes metastatic growth of murine melanoma by reducing the cytotoxic capacity of CD8 + T cells and enhancing regulatory T cells. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2020; 69:1461-1475. [PMID: 32285171 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-020-02522-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Interleukin-33 (IL-33) regulates innate and acquired immune response to pathogens, self-antigens and tumors. IL-33 effects on tumors depend on the dose and mode of administration along with the type of malignancy. We studied the effects of IL-33 on the development of primary and metastatic melanoma induced by B16-F1 cell line in C57BL/6 mice. Intraperitoneally applied IL-33 restricts primary tumor growth. When administered intranasally 3 days prior to the intravenous injection of the tumor cells, IL-33 promoted growth of B16-F1 melanoma metastases, while B16-F10 gave massive metastases independently of IL-33. To mimic natural dissemination, we next used a limited number (5 × 104) of B16-F1 cells intravenously followed by application of IL-33 intraperitoneally. IL-33 increased the size of metastases (10.96 ± 3.96 mm2) when compared to the control group (0.86 ± 0.39 mm2), without changing incidence and number of metastases. IL-33 increased expression of ST2 on both tumor and immune cells in metastases. Also, IL-33 enhanced eosinophils and anti-tumor NK cells in the lung. The striking finding was reduced cytotoxicity of CD8+ T cells derived from metastatic lung of IL-33 injected mice. IL-33 reduced the percentage of TNF-α+ and IFN-γ+ CD8+ T cells while increasing the frequency of CD8+ T cells that express inhibitory molecules (PD-1, KLRG-1 and CTLA-4). There was a significant accumulation of CD11b+Gr-1+ myeloid suppressor cells and FoxP3+, IL-10+ and CTLA-4+ regulatory T cells in the metastatic lung of IL-33 injected mice. The relevance of IL-33 for melanoma metastases was also documented in a significantly increased level of serum IL-33 in stage III melanoma patients.
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- Andra Jevtovic
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 69 Svetozara Markovica Street, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 69 Svetozara Markovica Street, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 69 Svetozara Markovica Street, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 69 Svetozara Markovica Street, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 69 Svetozara Markovica Street, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 69 Svetozara Markovica Street, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia.
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 69 Svetozara Markovica Street, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia.
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Zeba S, Surbatovic M, Stanojevic I, Radakovic S, Djordjevic D, Udovicic I, Rondovic G, Vojvodic D. The effects of intraoperative hypothermia on cytokine profile: A randomized pilot study. J Clin Anesth 2020; 63:109779. [PMID: 32179395 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.109779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Snjezana Zeba
- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia.
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Sector of Preventive Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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Stankovic N, Surbatovic M, Stanojevic I, Simić R, Djuricic S, Milickovic M, Grujic B, Savic D, Marinovic VM, Stankovic M, Vojvodic D. Possible cytokine biomarkers in pediatric acute appendicitis. Ital J Pediatr 2019; 45:125. [PMID: 31615548 PMCID: PMC6794741 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-019-0726-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) and decisions about its treatment remain among the most common dilemmas of pediatric surgical teams. Monitoring of immune response may be of importance for this purpose. Our aim was to measure and analyze serum and peritoneal fluid cytokines, in children who had undergone surgery for suspected AA. METHODS Prospective investigation of serum and peritoneal fluid cytokine values was performed in 127 consecutive patients. According to the pathohistological findings, patients were divided into three groups: normal/early, uncomplicated and complicated AA. Determination of cytokine concentrations for 20 different cytokines was done using a commercial flow cytometry kit: Human Inflammation 20 plex BMS 819. RESULTS Statistically significant differences in serum cytokine values between pathohistological groups were found for IP-10, MIP-1α and IL-10. Preoperative cut-off values of IP-10, MIP-1α and IL-10 between groups were obtained using ROC curve analysis. Positive correlations between serum and peritoneal concentrations were recorded for most of the analyzed cytokines. CONCLUSION IP-10, MIP-1α and IL-10 showed potential in assessment of AA in children. Confirmatory studies with a larger number of patients are required to prove reliability of these biomarkers.
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- Nikola Stankovic
- Mother And Child Health Care Institute of Serbia, Radoja Dakica 6, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia. .,Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mother And Child Health Care Institute of Serbia, Radoja Dakica 6, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mother And Child Health Care Institute of Serbia, Radoja Dakica 6, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.,Banjaluka University School of Medicine, Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Mother And Child Health Care Institute of Serbia, Radoja Dakica 6, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mother And Child Health Care Institute of Serbia, Radoja Dakica 6, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mother And Child Health Care Institute of Serbia, Radoja Dakica 6, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mother And Child Health Care Institute of Serbia, Radoja Dakica 6, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
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Arsenijevic A, Milovanovic J, Stojanovic B, Djordjevic D, Stanojevic I, Jankovic N, Vojvodic D, Arsenijevic N, Lukic ML, Milovanovic M. Gal-3 Deficiency Suppresses Novosphyngobium aromaticivorans Inflammasome Activation and IL-17 Driven Autoimmune Cholangitis in Mice. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1309. [PMID: 31231399 PMCID: PMC6568238 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Gal-3 has the role in multiple inflammatory pathways. Multiple-hit etiology of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and evolving immune response at various stages of the disease includes involvement of Gal-3 in PBC pathogenesis. In this study we aimed to clarify the role of Gal-3 in Novosphingobium aromaticivorans (N. aromaticivorans) induced biliary disease. Autoimmune cholangitis was induced in mice by two intra-peritoneal injections of N. aromaticivorans within 2 weeks. The role of Gal-3 was evaluated by using Lgals3−/− mice and mice treated with Gal-3 inhibitor. The histological and serological parameters of disease, phenotype of dendritic, NK, NKT, and T cells and inflammasome expression were evaluated. Marked attenuation of the disease in Lgals3−/− and Gal-3 inhibitor, DAVANAT®, treated mice is manifested by the absence of bile duct damage, granulomas and fibrosis. Liver infiltrates of N. aromaticivorans infected wild type mice had higher incidence of pro-inflammatory macrophages, dendritic cells, NK, NKT, and T cells. Lgals3 deletion and treatment with Gal-3 inhibitor reduced inflammatory mononuclear cell infiltrate, expression of NLRP3 inflammasome in the liver infiltrates and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) production in the livers of N. aromaticivorans infected mice. In vitro stimulation of wild type peritoneal macrophages with N. aromaticivorans caused increased NLRP3 expression, caspase-1 activity and IL-1β production compared with Lgals3−/− cells. Our data highlight the importance of Gal-3 in promotion of inflammation in N. aromaticivorans induced PBC by enhancing the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and production of IL-1β and indicate Gal-3 as possible therapeutical target in autoimmune cholangitis. Galectin-3 appears involved in inflammatory response to gut commensal leading to PBC.
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- Aleksandar Arsenijevic
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.,Faculty of Medical Sciences, Institute of Histology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.,Faculty of Medical Sciences, Institute of Pathophysiology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Djukic M, Fesatidou M, Xenikakis I, Geronikaki A, Angelova VT, Savic V, Pasic M, Krilovic B, Djukic D, Gobeljic B, Pavlica M, Djuric A, Stanojevic I, Vojvodic D, Saso L. In vitro antioxidant activity of thiazolidinone derivatives of 1,3-thiazole and 1,3,4-thiadiazole. Chem Biol Interact 2018; 286:119-131. [PMID: 29574026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [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: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The initial steps in preclinical drug developing research concern the synthesis of new compounds for specific therapeutic use which needs to be confirmed by in vitro and then in vivo testing. Nine thiazolidinone derivatives (numerically labeled 1-9) classified as follows: 1,3-thiazole-based compounds (1 and 2); 1,3,4-thiadiazole based compounds (3 and 4); substituted 5-benzylideno-2-adamantylthiazol[3,2-b][1,2,4]triazol-6(5H)ones (5-8); and an ethylaminothiazole-based chalcone (9), were tested for antioxidant activity (AOA) by using three in vitro assays: DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl scavenging capacity test); FRAP (ferric reducing antioxidant power test); and TBARS (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances test). Compounds 1-4 and 9 in particular are newly synthesized compounds. Also, traditional antioxidants Vitamins E and C and α-lipoic acid (α-LA) were tested. The results of DPPH testing: Vitamin C 94.35%, Vitamin E 2.99% and α-LA 1.57%; compounds: 4 33.98%; 2 18.73%; 1 15.62%; 5 6.59%; 3 4.99%; 6-9 demonstrated almost no AOA. The results of TBARS testing (% of LPO inhibition): Vitamin C 62.32%; Vitamin E 36.29%; α-LA 51.36%; compounds: 1 62.11%; 5 66.71%; 9 60.93%; 4, 6 and 7 demonstrated ∼50%; 3 and 8 displayed ∼38%; 2 23.51%. By FRAP method, Vitamins E and C showed equal AOA, ∼100%, unlike α-LA (no AOA), and AOA of the tested compounds (expressed as a fraction of the AOA of Vitamin C) were: 2 and 4-75%; 8, 3 and 1-45%; 5-7 and 9-27%. Different red-ox reaction principles between these assays dictate different AOA outcomes for a single compound. Vitamin C appeared to be the superior antioxidant out of the traditional antioxidants; and compound 4 was superior to other tested thiazolidinone derivatives. Vitamin C appeared to be the superior antioxidant out of the traditional antioxidants; and compound 4 was superior to other tested thiazolidinone derivatives. Phenyl-functionalized benzylidene, amino-carbonyl functional domains and chelating ligand properties of the thiazolidinone derivatives correlated with AOA.
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- Mirjana Djukic
- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Laboratory of Pharm. Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle, University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Pharm. Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle, University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Pharm. Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle, University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, Dunav 2, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr.Subotica 8, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr.Subotica 8, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Bisevac JP, Djukic M, Stanojevic I, Stevanovic I, Mijuskovic Z, Djuric A, Gobeljic B, Banovic T, Vojvodic D. Association Between Oxidative Stress and Melanoma Progression. J Med Biochem 2018; 37:12-20. [PMID: 30581337 PMCID: PMC6294103 DOI: 10.1515/jomb-2017-0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Overproduction of free radicals accompanied with their insufficient removal/neutralization by antioxidative defense system impairs redox hemostasis in living organisms. Oxidative stress has been shown to be involved in all the stages of carcinogenesis and malignant melanocyte transformation. The aim of this study was to examine association between oxidative stress development and different stages of melanoma. METHODS The measured oxidative stress parameters included: superoxide anion radical, total and manganese superoxide dismutase, catalase and malondialdehyde. Oxidative stress parameters were measured spectrophotometrically in serum samples from melanoma patients (n=72) and healthy control subjects (n=30). Patients were classified according to AJCC clinical stage. RESULTS Average superoxide anion and malondialdehyde concentrations were significantly higher in melanoma patients than in control group, with the highest value of superoxide anion in stage III, while malondialdehyde highest value was in stage IV. The activity of total and manganese superoxide dismutase was insignificantly higher in melanoma patients than in control group, while catalase activity was significantly higher. The highest activity of total activity of manganese superoxide dismutase was in stage IV. Catalase activity was increasing with the disease progression achieving the maximum in stage III. CONCLUSION Results of our study suggest that melanoma is oxidative stress associated disease, as well as deteriorated cell functioning at mitochondrial level.
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- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
- Medical Faculty, University of Defense, Ministry of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Medical Faculty, University of Defense, Ministry of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia
- Clinic of Dermatology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Immunology, SA Pathology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
- Medical Faculty, University of Defense, Ministry of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia
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Mijuskovic M, Stanojevic I, Milovic N, Cerovic S, Petrovic D, Maksic D, Kovacevic B, Andjelic T, Aleksic P, Terzic B, Djukic M, Vojvodic D. Tissue and urinary KIM-1 relate to tumor characteristics in patients with clear renal cell carcinoma. Int Urol Nephrol 2017; 50:63-70. [PMID: 29052086 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-017-1724-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The objective of this prospective follow-up trial was to ascertain whether the urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (uKIM-1) associates with tumor tissue (tKIM-1) expression and with the pathological characteristics of clear renal cell carcinoma (cRCC) in radically nephrectomized (RN) and/or in partially nephrectomized (PN) patients with cRCC, pre- and postoperatively. This clinical study included 40 patients subjected to RN/PN (cRCC group) and 30 healthy volunteers (control group). Urinary KIM-1 was determined by ELISA TIM-1/KIM-1 kit and normalized by urinary creatinine. Immunohistochemical staining (monoclonal anti-human anti-TIM-1/KIM-1/HAVCR antibody) was used for semiquantitative analysis of the tKIM-1 expression and expressed as a score (% KIM-1 positively stained tubules). Both markers were interpreted in terms of the tumor characteristics comprising tumor size, Fuhrman grade, pathological (pT) stage, tumor/nodes/metastasis (TNM) stage, lymphovascular invasion and type of surgery RN/PN. Preoperative uKIM-1 was significantly higher in the cRCC group compared to controls, such as uKIM-1 was statistically higher in RN than in PN patients. Postoperatively, uKIM-1 decreased to control values. Expression of tKIM-1 was documented in all nephrectomized patients. Significant associations were achieved between uKIM-1 and tKIM-1 and with considered tumor characteristics, especially with tumor size and grade. Based on the accomplished associations, we found uKIM-1 as a highly sensitive marker for cRCC diagnosis. The clinical trial registration number: 1110-2012.
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- Mirjana Mijuskovic
- Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Nephrology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Urology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pathology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Clinic of Urology, Nephrology and Dialysis, Clinic Centre of Kragujevac, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Nephrology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pathology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Urology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Nephrology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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Mijuskovic M, Stanojevic I, Cerovic S, Petrovic D, Terzic B, Kovacevic B, Andjelic T, Aleksic P, Djukic M, Vojvodic D. MP028TISSUE AND URINARY KIM-1 RELATE WITH TUMOR CHARACTERISTICS IN PATIENTS WITH CLEAR RENAL CELL CARCINOMA. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfx161.mp028] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Djuric A, Begic A, Gobeljic B, Pantelic A, Zebic G, Stevanovic I, Djurdjevic D, Ninkovic M, Prokic V, Stanojevic I, Vojvodic D, Djukic M. Subacute alcohol and/or disulfiram intake affects bioelements and redox status in rat testes. Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 105:44-51. [PMID: 28344087 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 12/20/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of the study was to investigate if alcohol and disulfiram (DSF) individually and in combination affect bioelements' and red-ox homeostasis in testes of the exposed rats. The animals were divided into groups according to the duration of treatments (21 and/or 42 days): C21/C42 groups (controls); OL21 and OL22-42 groups (0.5 mL olive oil intake); A1-21 groups (3 mL 20% ethanol intake); DSF1-21 groups (178.5 mg DSF/kg/day intake); and A21+DSF22-42 groups (the DSF ingestion followed previous 21 days' treatment with alcohol). The measured parameters in testes included metals: zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg) and selenium (Se); as well as oxidative stress (OS) parameters: superoxide anion radical (O2•-), glutathione reduced (GSH) and oxidized (GSSG), malondialdehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) decomposition and activities of total superoxide dismutase (tSOD), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR). Metal status was changed in all experimental groups (Fe rose, Zn fell, while Cu increased in A21+DSF24-32 groups). Development of OS was demonstrated in A1-21 groups, but not in DSF1-21 groups. In A21+DSF22-42 groups, OS was partially reduced compared to A groups (A1-21>MDA>C; A1-21<GSH<C). High metal-binding affinity of DSF/DDTC changes red-ox homeostasis in rat testes.
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- Ana Djuric
- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia.
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Begic A, Djuric A, Gobeljic B, Stevanovic I, Lukic V, Stanojevic I, Ninkovic M, Saso L, Vojvodic D, Djukic M. The simple isocratic HPLC—UV method for the simultaneous determination of reduced and oxidized glutathione in animal tissue. ACTA CHROMATOGR 2017. [DOI: 10.1556/1326.2017.29.1.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Begic A, Djuric A, Ninkovic M, Stevanovic I, Djurdjevic D, Pavlovic M, Jelic K, Pantelic A, Zebic G, Dejanovic B, Stanojevic I, Vojvodic D, Milosavljevic P, Djukic M, Saso L. Disulfiram moderately restores impaired hepatic redox status of rats subchronically exposed to cadmium. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2017; 32:478-489. [PMID: 28102089 PMCID: PMC6010100 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2016.1261132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Examination of cadmium (Cd) toxicity and disulfiram (DSF) effect on liver was focused on oxidative stress (OS), bioelements status, morphological and functional changes. Male Wistar rats were intraperitoneally treated with 1 mg CdCl2/kg BW/day; orally with 178.5 mg DSF/kg BW/day for 1, 3, 10 and 21 days; and co-exposed from 22nd to 42nd day. The co-exposure nearly restored previously suppressed total superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and increased glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities; increased previously reduced glutathione reductase (GR) and total glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activities; reduced previously increased superoxide anion radical (O2·−) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels; increased zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe), and decreased copper (Cu) (yet above control value), while magnesium (Mg) was not affected; and decreased serum alanine aminotransferases (ALT) levels. Histopathological examination showed signs of inflammation process as previously demonstrated by exposure to Cd. Overall, we ascertained partial liver redox status improvement, compared with the formerly Cd-induced impact.
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- Aida Begic
- a Department for Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović", Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- a Department for Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović", Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy , Belgrade , Serbia
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- c Department for Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinarian Medicine , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- d Department for Pathology and Forensic Medicine , Military Medical Academy , Belgrade , Serbia
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- e Department for Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- f Department for Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy , Belgrade , Serbia
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- a Department for Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović", Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- h Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University , Rome , Italy
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Balint B, Stanojevic I, Todorovic M, Stamatovic D, Pavlovic M, Vojvodic D. Relative frequency of immature CD34+/CD90+ subset in peripheral blood following mobilization correlates closely and inversely with the absolute count of harvested stem cells in multiple myeloma patients. VOJNOSANIT PREGL 2017. [DOI: 10.2298/vsp170505090b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background/Aim. Stem cells (SCs) guarantee complete/longterm bone marrow (BM) repopulation after SC-transplants. The aim of the study was to evaluate absolute count of total SCs (determined by ISHAGE-sequential-gating protocol ? SCish) and relative frequency of immature CD34+/CD90+ (CD90+SCish) subset in peripheral blood (PB) as predictive factors of mobilization and apheresis product (AP) quality. Methods. Mobilization included chemotherapy and granulocytegrowth- factor (G-CSF). Harvesting was performed by Spectra- Optia-IDL-system. The SCsish were determined as a constitutional part of CD34+ cells in the ?stem-cell-region? using FC- 500 flow-cytometer. In this study, the original ISHAGEsequential- gating protocol was modified by introduction of anti-CD90-PE monoclonal-antibody into the analysis of CD90 expression on SCish (CD90+SCish). The results were presented as a percentage of SCish per nucleated-cell count, absolute SCish count in ?L of the PB or the AP, percentage of the CD90+SCish expressed to SCish and absolute CD90+SCish count in ?L of the PB or the AP. Results. The absolute count of total SCish and CD90+SCish was significantly higher (p = 0.0007 and p = 0.0266, respectively) in the AP than in the PB samples. The CD90+SCish/total SCish indexes from PB were higher than indexes from the AP (p = 0.039). The relative frequency of CD90+SCish showed a highly significant inverse correlation with the absolute count of total SCish in both, the PB and AP (p = 0.0003 and p = 0.0013 respectively). The relative frequency of CD90+SCish from the PB also showed a significant (p = 0.0002) inverse relationship with total SCish count in the AP. Patients with less than 10% CD90+SCish in the PB had evidently higher (p = 0.0025) total SCish count in the AP. Conclusion. We speculate that lower CD90+SCish yield in the AP is not a consequence of an inferior collection efficacy, but most likely a result of several still not fully resolved immature SC cytomorphological/ biophysical features. Therefore, following the mobilization by chemotherapy G-CSF, some logical questions appear ? whether we should follow the absolute count of total SCish, or, whether we should test for relative frequency of CD90+SCish prior to harvesting. To reach the final conclusions, it is essential to conduct further controlled and larger investigations concerning the correlation of circulating and harvested SCs with patients' hematopoietic recovery.
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- The University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade + Military Medical Academy, Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade
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- The University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade + Clinic for Hematology, Belgrade
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- Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, FAU, VL, USA
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- The University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade + Military Medical Academy, Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade
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Bisevac JP, Stanojevic I, Mijuskovic Z, Banovic T, Djukic M, Vojvodic D. High Interleukin 27 Production is Associated with Early Clinical Stage and Localized Disease in Patients with Melanoma. J Med Biochem 2016; 35:443-450. [PMID: 28670197 PMCID: PMC5471640 DOI: 10.1515/jomb-2016-0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The immune response in patients with melanoma is an important focus of research due to the tumor's resistance and immunotherapy possibilities. IL-27 is one of the cytokines with antitumor properties. The role of IL-27 in the pathogenesis of melanoma is still unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the association between serum IL-27 levels and the clinical parameters of melanoma patients. METHODS The IL-27 concentration was determined by com mercial ELISA in serum samples from melanoma patients (n=72) and healthy control subjects (n=44). Patients were classified according to AJCC clinical stage, TNM stage, the length of progression-free interval (PFI) and the extent of the disease (localized or widespread). RESULTS Average IL-27 values were increased in patients with early stages of melanoma compared to patients with terminal stages and control values. The highest IL-27 concentration was found in stage IIa. Patients in stages III and IV had significantly lower values of IL-27 compared to control. Patients with localized melanoma and shorter PFI had insignificantly increased IL-27 levels compared to patients with widespread disease and longer PFI. Patients with metastatic disease and stage TNM4 had significantly lower average IL-27 values compared to control. Patients with high production of IL-27 (>1000 pg/mL) were most numerous in IIa AJCC stage, with initial tumor size TNM2 and in the group of patients with localized disease. CONCLUSIONS High levels of IL-27 in patients with melanoma are associated with the initial stages and lo calized disease.
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia.,Medical Faculty, University of Defense, Ministry of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Dermatology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia.,Medical Faculty, University of Defense, Ministry of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Immunology, SA Pathology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia.,Medical Faculty, University of Defense, Ministry of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia
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Karlicic V, Vukovic J, Stanojevic I, Sotirovic J, Peric A, Jovic M, Cvijanovic V, Djukic M, Banovic T, Vojvodic D. Association of locally produced IL10 and TGFb1 with tumor size, histological type and presence of metastases in patients with lung carcinoma. J BUON 2016; 21:1210-1218. [PMID: 27837625] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Advanced lung carcinoma is charasterized with fast disease progression. Interleukin (IL)10 and transforming growth factor (TGF)b1 are immunosuppressive mediators and their role in lung carcinoma pathogenesis and in the antitumor response has not yet been elucidated. The purpose of this study was to correlate IL10 and TGFb1 levels in the serum and lung tumor microcirculation with clinical stage, disease extent, histological features and TNM stage. METHODS The study included 41 lung cancer patients in clinical stage III and IV. Histological type was determined immunohistochemically, while tumor size, localization and dissemination were determined radiologically by multislice computerized tomography (MSCT). IL10 and TGFb1 levels were quantified with commercial flow cytometric test in serum and lung tumor microcirculation samples. RESULTS Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients had significantly elevated TGFb1 while small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients had significantly increased IL10 in tumor microcirculation. IL10 was significantly elevated in patients with the largest tumors, as well as in patients with III clinical stage and without metastases, both in the serum and tumor microcirculation. TGFb1 was significantly increased in serum and tumor microcirculation in patients with larger tumors. We found significant correlation between these two immunosuppressive cytokines, IL10 and TGFb1, in tumor microcirculation but not in patient serum samples. CONCLUSION IL10 and TGFb1 in systemic and tumor microcirculation are significantly associated with particular histological type of lung cancer, tumor size and degree of disease extent.
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- Vukoica Karlicic
- Clinic for Lung diseases, Military Medical Academy (MMA), Belgrade, Serbia Serbia
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Gacevic M, Jovic M, Zolotarevski L, Stanojevic I, Novakovic M, Miller K, Suljagic V, Mijuskovic Z, Vojvodic D. Association of vascular endothelial growth factor expression with patohistological parameters of cutaneous melanoma. VOJNOSANIT PREGL 2016; 73:449-57. [DOI: 10.2298/vsp140804027g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background/Aim. Melanoma is the most aggresive malignant tumor of the skin.
Contradictory data was published on vascular endothelial growth factor
(VGEF) in tumor samples and its role in skin melanoma progression and
prognosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the significance of VEGF
expression as a prognostic parameter in melanoma. Methods. The experimental
group included 81 patients with primary skin melanomas treated from 2009 to
2013 at the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade. The control group included
20 patients with dysplastic and 20 with benign naevi. Stratification was
done according to gender, age, clinical and patological stage, localization,
histologic type, Clark?s, Breslow, mitotic count, regression and ulceration,
tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and metastatic spread. Immunohistochemical
staining was performed on skin biopsies using DAKO anti-VEGF antibodies
(Ab), LSABTM +HRP, Dand microvawe antigen (Ag) retrieval in DAKO pH 9.0
solution. For statistical data analysis was done with ANOVA, Bonferroni,
Mann Whitney and Wilcoxon test. Results. The mean intensity of VEGF staining
was statistically significantly higher in melanomas than in benign or
dysplastic naevi. Furthermore, the highest recorded values were in Ia and IV
clinical stages. The majority of melanomas with high intensity of VEGF
staining were in pT1a pathological stage. Melanomas with the highest mitotic
count (> 6) had a significantly higher intensity of VEGF staining than those
with < 2 mitoses. The higest intensity of staining was in melanomas without
significant lymphocytic infiltrate and the lowest was in those with brisk
lymphocytic infiltrate, thus a statistical difference was siginifant. The
mean intensity of VEGF staining was highest in melanomas with lymphovascular
invasion. There was no statistically significant difference between VEGF and
any other parameter. Conclusion. VEGF in primary skin melanomas plays an
important role in tumor progression and is linked to the absence if tumor
infiltrating lymphocytes and the presence of lymphovascular invasion. More
detailed studies have to be done on VEGF prognostic value in melanoma on a
larger number of patients.
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- Milomir Gacevic
- University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade
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- Military Medical Academy, Institute of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Belgrade
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- University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade + Military Medical Academy, Institute of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Belgrade
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- University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade + Military Medical Academy, Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade
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- University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade
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- University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade + Military Medical Academy, Department of Hospital Infection Control, Belgrade
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- University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade + Military Medical Academy, Clinic for Dermatovenerology, Belgrade
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- University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade + Military Medical Academy, Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade
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Stanojevic I, Djukic M, Vojvodic D. Authors' reply to 'Granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells in peripheral blood of patients with cutaneous melanoma'. Int Immunol 2015; 28:101. [PMID: 26714591 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxv078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Ivan Stanojevic
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Department of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Department of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Department of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Stanojevic I, Miller K, Kandolf-Sekulovic L, Mijuskovic Z, Zolotarevski L, Jovic M, Gacevic M, Djukic M, Arsenijevic N, Vojvodic D. A subpopulation that may correspond to granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells reflects the clinical stage and progression of cutaneous melanoma. Int Immunol 2015; 28:87-97. [PMID: 26391013 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxv053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Seventy-eight melanoma patients and 10 healthy individuals were examined. Follow-up examinations of all melanoma patients were performed regularly every three months. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) were defined as lineage negative (CD3(-), CD19(-), CD56(-)), HLA-DR(-/low), CD11b(+) and CD33(+). Classification of granulocytic (GrMDSC) and monocytic (MoMDSC) subsets was based on the CD15 and CD14 expression, respectively. Unlike the MoMDSC, that were present in 60% of healthy controls and 15% of melanoma patients, the GrMDSC were present in all examined participants, and the melanoma patients were found to have statistically higher frequencies compared with healthy controls. Accordingly, we kept focused on GrMDSC frequencies in relation to the melanoma stages and course of the disease. The GrMDSC values are highest in stage IV melanoma patients, with statistical significance compared with stages IA, IB, IIA and IIB. Patients with progression had statistically higher GrMDSC counts comparing with those with stable disease (P = 0.0079). Patients who had progression-free interval (PFI) < 12 months showed significantly higher GrMDSC values compared with those with PFI > 12 months (P = 0.0333). GrMDSC showed significant negative correlation with PFI intervals (P = 0.0095). The GrMDSC subset was predominant in all our patients. We confirmed that GrMDSC do accumulate early in the peripheral blood of melanoma patients and their frequencies correlate narrowly with the clinical stage and the spread of the disease. The increase in GrMDSC frequencies correlates well with a progressive disease and could be considered a potential predictive biomarker of high-risk melanoma cases that are more likely to have a shorter PFI.
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- Ivan Stanojevic
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Histopathology, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, DT1 2JY Dorchester, UK
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- Department of Dermatovenerology, Military Medical Academy, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Pathology, Military Medical Academy, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Military Medical Academy, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Djuric A, Begic A, Gobeljic B, Stanojevic I, Ninkovic M, Vojvodic D, Pantelic A, Zebic G, Prokic V, Dejanovic B, Stojanovic I, Pavlica M, Djukic D, Saso L, Djurdjevic D, Pavlovic M, Topic A, Vujanovic D, Stevnovic I, Djukic M. Oxidative stress, bioelements and androgen status in testes of rats subacutely exposed to cadmium. Food Chem Toxicol 2015; 86:25-33. [PMID: 26385724 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 02/20/2015] [Revised: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objective of our study was to examine testicular toxicity of cadmium (Cd), focusing on oxidative stress (OS), essential metals and androgenic status and morphological changes. Male Wistar rats [controls and four Cd-subgroups (n = 6) organized according to the exposure (1, 3, 10 and 21 days)] were intraperitoneally (i.p.) treated with 1 mg CdCl2/kg/day. Testicular Cd deposition was noticed from the 1st day. After 10 and 21 days, copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) increased by 60-109% and 43-67%, respectively, while zinc (Zn) decreased by 24-33%. During 1-21 days of the exposure, decrease in testicular total superoxide dismutase (SOD) and total glutathione-s-transferase (GST) activities occurred gradually by 30-78% and 15-84%, respectively, while superoxide anion radical (O2(-)) increased gradually by 114-271%. After 10-21 days, decrease in testicular catalase (CAT) activity appeared by 13-31%. After 21 days, malondialdehyde (MDA) decreased by 44% and the ratio of oxidized glutathione/reduced glutathione (GSSG/GSH) increased by 130% in testes of the rats exposed to Cd. Additionally, decreased testicular testosterone level and the relative testes mass, along with induced microscopic and macroscopic changes were occured, what can be explained as the consequence of instantly developed OS, impaired essential metals status and Cd testicular deposition.
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- Ana Djuric
- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Military Medical Center "Karaburma", Severni bulevar 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Bulevar dr Zorana Djindjica 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia
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- School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 9, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 9, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia.
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Mijuskovic MM, Stanojevic I, Cerovic S, Kovacevic B, Andjelic T, Jovanovic D, Terzic B, Petrovic D, Vojvodic D. FP040URINARY KIDNEY INJURY MOLECUL-1 AND AQUAPORIN-1: A POTENTIAL NON-INVASIVE BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH CLEAR RENAL CELL CARCINOMA. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfv166.28] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Marjanovic G, Stanojevic I, Jankovic-Velickovic L, Hubl W, Marjanovic V. Detection of ZAP-70 in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. J BUON 2008; 13:543-546. [PMID: 19145677] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the presence and prognostic significance of ZAP-70 in patients with B chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). Expression of ZAP-70 in B-CLL is a continuum ranging from absent to high, affecting the prognostic reliability of this marker. PATIENTS AND METHODS 32 patients with B-CLL treated from March 2006 to February 2007 were prospectively studied. Patients were stratified in two groups: those diagnosed with B-CLL within 18 months and a retrospective group diagnosed before 18 months since the beginning of this study. Patients were predominantly males (78.1%), over 60 years old (81.25%). ZAP-70 was detected on EPICX-XL flow cytometer with System II software. Directly conjugated antibodies CD19 PE, ZAP-70 FITC (clone 1E7.2) and CD2 APC were used. Leuoperm was used for permeabilization. All samples with over 20% ZAP-70/CD19 double positive B lymphocytes were considered positive. RESULTS ZAP-70 was absent in a group of 22 patients with B-CLL diagnosed over 18 months from the beginning of this study, while 2 out of 10 (20%) patients from the group of newly diagnosed patients were ZAP-70(+). During follow up both ZAP-70(+) cases showed worsening of their clinical status resulting to death in one patient. In borderline cases with ZAP-70(+) ranging from 10.9-19.9% there was no correlation of the level of ZAP-70 expression with disease activity or clinical scoring systems. CONCLUSION Very high percentage of ZAP-70(+) cells is a sign of poor prognosis in B-CLL. Borderline expression of ZAP-70, although more frequent, could not be successfully assigned into a risk group.
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- G Marjanovic
- Clinic of Hematology, Clinical Centre Nis, Serbia.
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