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Henriques J, Mixão V, Cabrita J, Duarte TI, Sequeira T, Cardoso S, Germano N, Dias L, Bento L, Duarte S, Veríssimo C, Gomes JP, Sabino R. Candida auris in Intensive Care Setting: The First Case Reported in Portugal. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:837. [PMID: 37623608 PMCID: PMC10455255 DOI: 10.3390/jof9080837] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Candida auris is an opportunistic human pathogen that has rapidly spread to multiple countries and continents and has been associated with a high number of nosocomial outbreaks. Herein, we report the first case of C. auris in Portugal, which was associated with a patient transferred from Angola to an ICU in Portugal for liver transplantation after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. C. auris was isolated during the course of bronchoalveolar lavage, and it was subjected to antifungal susceptibility testing and whole-genome sequence analysis. This isolate presents low susceptibility to azoles and belongs to the genetic clade III with a phylogenetic placement close to African isolates. Although clade III has already been reported in Europe, taking into account the patient's clinical history, we cannot discard the possibility that the patient's colonization/infection occurred in Angola, prior to admission in the Portuguese hospital. Considering that C. auris is a fungal pathogen referenced by WHO as a critical priority, this case reinforces the need for continuous surveillance in a hospital setting.
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Affiliation(s)
- João Henriques
- Intensive Care Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, 1150-199 Lisbon, Portugal; (J.H.); (J.C.); (T.I.D.); (T.S.); (S.C.); (N.G.); (L.B.)
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- Genomics and Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal;
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- Intensive Care Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, 1150-199 Lisbon, Portugal; (J.H.); (J.C.); (T.I.D.); (T.S.); (S.C.); (N.G.); (L.B.)
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- Intensive Care Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, 1150-199 Lisbon, Portugal; (J.H.); (J.C.); (T.I.D.); (T.S.); (S.C.); (N.G.); (L.B.)
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- Intensive Care Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, 1150-199 Lisbon, Portugal; (J.H.); (J.C.); (T.I.D.); (T.S.); (S.C.); (N.G.); (L.B.)
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- Intensive Care Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, 1150-199 Lisbon, Portugal; (J.H.); (J.C.); (T.I.D.); (T.S.); (S.C.); (N.G.); (L.B.)
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- Intensive Care Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, 1150-199 Lisbon, Portugal; (J.H.); (J.C.); (T.I.D.); (T.S.); (S.C.); (N.G.); (L.B.)
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- Infection Prevention and Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, 1150-199 Lisbon, Portugal;
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- Intensive Care Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, 1150-199 Lisbon, Portugal; (J.H.); (J.C.); (T.I.D.); (T.S.); (S.C.); (N.G.); (L.B.)
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- Innovation and Technology Unit, Department of Human Genetics, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal;
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- Reference Unit for Parasitic and Fungal Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal;
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- Genomics and Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal;
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Av. Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Reference Unit for Parasitic and Fungal Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal;
- Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
- Laboratório Associado TERRA–Laboratório para o Uso Sustentável da Terra e dos Serviços dos Ecossistemas, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
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Dias L, Pochmann D, Lemos C, Silva HB, Real JI, Gonçalves FQ, Rial D, Gonçalves N, Simões AP, Ferreira SG, Agostinho P, Cunha RA, Tomé AR. Increased Synaptic ATP Release and CD73-Mediated Formation of Extracellular Adenosine in the Control of Behavioral and Electrophysiological Modifications Caused by Chronic Stress. ACS Chem Neurosci 2023; 14:1299-1309. [PMID: 36881648 PMCID: PMC10080657 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00810] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Increased ATP release and its extracellular catabolism through CD73 (ecto-5'-nucleotidase) lead to the overactivation of adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR), which occurs in different brain disorders. A2AR blockade blunts mood and memory dysfunction caused by repeated stress, but it is unknown if increased ATP release coupled to CD73-mediated formation of extracellular adenosine is responsible for A2AR overactivation upon repeated stress. This was now investigated in adult rats subject to repeated stress for 14 consecutive days. Frontocortical and hippocampal synaptosomes from stressed rats displayed an increased release of ATP upon depolarization, coupled to an increased density of vesicular nucleotide transporters and of CD73. The continuous intracerebroventricular delivery of the CD73 inhibitor α,β-methylene ADP (AOPCP, 100 μM) during restraint stress attenuated mood and memory dysfunction. Slice electrophysiological recordings showed that restraint stress decreased long-term potentiation both in prefrontocortical layer II/III-layer V synapses and in hippocampal Schaffer fibers-CA1 pyramid synapses, which was prevented by AOPCP, an effect occluded by adenosine deaminase and by the A2AR antagonist SCH58261. These results indicate that increased synaptic ATP release coupled to CD73-mediated formation of extracellular adenosine contributes to mood and memory dysfunction triggered by repeated restraint stress. This prompts considering interventions decreasing ATP release and CD73 activity as novel strategies to mitigate the burden of repeated stress.
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- Liliana Dias
- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.,FMUC─Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.,FMUC─Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.,FMUC─Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC─Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.,Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
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Dias L, Willems SG, Luyten J, De Loecker P, D'Hooghe TM, Peeraer K, Dancet EAF. The need for longitudinal data on the value of fertility treatment for infertile patients' quality of life: A review and pilot study. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2023:102324. [PMID: 36948947 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2023.102324] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Infertility threatens the life goal of parenthood and, hence, quality of life (QoL) of (wo)men, but the fertility clinic trajectory might be burdensome. This review of longitudinal studies and pilot longitudinal study examines the impact of the pre-in vitro fertilization (IVF) fertility clinic trajectory on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for emotional well-being, including QoL. A publication found that the diagnostic workup decreases men's infertility-specific distress while publications disagree whether it decreases (wo)men's anxious and depressive reactions. Intrauterine insemination (IUI) was found to increase (wo)men's depressive reactions. Publications on infertility-specific, health-related, and overall QoL were missing. The pilot indicated that (wo)men's overall QoL is not affected by the diagnostic workup but is decreased by the time of the third IUI. Longitudinal studies on the impact of starting the fertility clinic trajectory on PROMs are needed as they are essential for patient-centered clinical decision-making and patient-centered policy-level decision-making.
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- L Dias
- Fertiliteitscentrum Antwerpen, GZA Ziekenhuizen, Oosterveldlaan 24, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; Department of Development and Regeneration, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 Blok D - Bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 Blok D - Bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Fertiliteitscentrum Antwerpen, GZA Ziekenhuizen, Oosterveldlaan 24, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Merck, United States.
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Leuven University Fertility Centre, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 Blok D - Bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Sousa L, Dias L, Santos L, Silva-Pinto A. Functional status of recovered critical COVID-19 patients: An assessment of a convalescent cohort. Med Intensiva 2022; 46:718-719. [PMID: 36442914 PMCID: PMC9694479 DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2022.02.023] [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: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- L Sousa
- Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal.
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- Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, 4200 Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal; Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, 4200 Porto, Portugal; Nephrology and Infectious Diseases R&D, I3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal; Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, 4200 Porto, Portugal; Nephrology and Infectious Diseases R&D, I3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal
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Achkar R, Erdens M, Scuracchio P, Dias L, Oliveira AS, Souza LF, Acciari TMS, Silva AG, Fachini R, Wendel S. DOIS PACIENTES COM SÍNDROME DE GUILLIAN-BARRÉ APÓS INFECÇÃO POR SARS-COV-2. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2022.09.860] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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Fontão-Wendel R, Dias L, Achkar R, Scuracchio P, Souto R, Farias C, Pagani FM, Brito MA, Fachini R, Wendel S. MANEJO DE PACIENTES COM REFRATARIEDADE PLAQUETÁRIA: 20 ANOS DE EXPERIÊNCIA. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2022.09.720] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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Dias L, Madeira D, Dias R, Tomé ÂR, Cunha RA, Agostinho P. Aβ 1-42 peptides blunt the adenosine A 2A receptor-mediated control of the interplay between P 2X 7 and P 2Y 1 receptors mediated calcium responses in astrocytes. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:457. [PMID: 35907034 PMCID: PMC11071907 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04492-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
The contribution of astrocytes to Alzheimer's disease (AD) is still ill defined. AD involves an abnormal accumulation of amyloid-β peptides (Aβ) and increased production of danger signals such as ATP. ATP can direct or indirectly, through its metabolism into adenosine, trigger adaptive astrocytic responses resulting from intracellular Ca2+ oscillations. AD also triggers an upregulation of astrocytic adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR), which blockade prevents memory dysfunction in AD. We now investigated how Aβ peptides affect ATP-mediated Ca2+ responses in astrocytes measured by fluorescence live-cell imaging and whether A2AR control astrocytic Ca2+ responses mediated by ATP receptors, mainly P2X7R and P2Y1R. In primary cultures of rat astrocytes exposed to Aβ1-42, ATP-evoked Ca2+ responses had a lower amplitude but a longer duration than in control astrocytes and involved P2X7R and P2Y1R, the former potentiating the later. Moreover, Aβ1-42 exposure increased protein levels of P2Y1R in astrocytes. A2AR antagonism with SCH58261 controlled in a protein kinase A-dependent manner both P2X7R- and P2Y1R-mediated Ca2+ responses in astrocytes. The interplay between these purinoceptors in astrocytes was blunted upon exposure to Aβ1-42. These findings uncover the ability of A2AR to regulate the inter-twinned P2X7R- and P2Y1R-mediated Ca2+ dynamics in astrocytes, which is disrupted in conditions of early AD.
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- Liliana Dias
- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, Polo I FMUC, 1st Floor, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, Polo I FMUC, 1st Floor, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, Polo I FMUC, 1st Floor, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, Polo I FMUC, 1st Floor, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, Polo I FMUC, 1st Floor, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, Polo I FMUC, 1st Floor, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, Polo I FMUC, 1st Floor, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, Polo I FMUC, 1st Floor, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, Polo I FMUC, 1st Floor, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal.
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, Polo I FMUC, 1st Floor, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Devroe J, Peeraer K, De Loecker P, Dias L, Vriens J, Dancet E. O-089 The impact of sharing personalized IVF-prognoses: a randomized controlled trial. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac104.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Study question
Are women less likely to expect unrealistic live birth rates (i.e. 100% or > 2x their personalized IVF-prognosis) if gynaecologists share personalized IVF-prognoses during embryo transfer?
Summary answer
Sharing IVF-prognoses results in 1/3 rather than 1/2 women expecting unrealistic live birth rates (p = 0.03), but their partners do not take their IVF-prognosis into account.
What is known already
IVF-patients know that average IVF-success rates are only around 30%, but this does not hold them back from expecting an IVF success-rate of around 59% from their own IVF-cycle. These unrealistic expectations cause frustration among clinic staff and seem to contribute to patient’s decision to discontinue IVF. Performant prognostic models can now calculate personalized IVF-prognoses, based on clinical and laboratory factors, but the impact of these models on the expectations and wellbeing of IVF-patients had yet to be examined by an RCT.
Study design, size, duration
As dictated by a-priori power calculation, 160 heterosexual couples having their 2nd-5th oocyte aspiration (2019-2021) were recruited to study minimally 128 randomized couples (computer; 1:1 allocation; drop-out=20%) on the day of fresh embryo transfer. On that day the attention-control group received an embryo photo and feedback on the number of cryopreserved embryos. The intervention group additionally received their embryo quality rating and personalized IVF-prognosis (complete IVF-cycle live birth rate, Devroe et al., BMJOpen, 2020).
Participants/materials, setting, methods
A total of 160 of 197 (81.2%) invited couples agreed to participate and 144 were randomized (72 per group; n = 16 not randomized as no embryo for transfer on day 3 or 5). Immediately after the embryo transfer and attention-control or intervention condition, women and their partners (independently) rated their expected IVF live birth rate on a numerical rating scale (0-100%) and filled out the ‘STAI-State-Anxiety Inventory’. Analysis was according to intention to treat principles.
Main results and the role of chance
Randomisation succeeded in distributing the background variables equally between the attention-control group (ACG) and intervention group (IG). Couples had a mean duration of infertility of 26 months (±14.6), a median of one previous oocyte aspiration (range: 1-4) and a mean personalized IVF prognosis of 29.7 (±16.2; range 3.3–75.5). The primary hypothesis was accepted: women of the intervention group, having received their personalized IVF-prognosis, were less likely to expect an unrealistic IVF-live birth rate of 100% or of twice as high as their personalized IVF-prognosis (IG: n = 23/69 or 33.3% vs. ACG: 34/66 or 51.522%; p = 0.03). A trend in the same direction was observed in men (IG: 26/63 or 41.27% vs. ACG: 34/60 or 56.67%; p = 0.09). Focussing on the subgroup of couples with a below average prognosis (<30%; n = 76), in which the hypothesised effect seems most likely, confirmed the intervention effect in women (p = 0.016) and the lack thereof in men (p = 0.15). Receiving the intervention during embryo transfer affected state anxiety immediately after the embryo transfer in women (IG: 39.5±10.0 vs. 39.5±10.1; p = 0.54) nor men (IG: 37.6±9.1 vs. 37.1±7.7; p = 0.41). The vast majority of patients would advise the feedback to others, irrespective of having received their personalized prognosis (women: p = 0.9; men p = 0.4).
Limitations, reasons for caution
This RCT was powered for analysing the primary outcome in the entire sample, but not for the subgroup analysis. Whether the effect of sharing personalized IVF-prognoses on women's expectations translates into an effect on IVF-discontinuation, and hence cumulative success rates, is currently followed up.
Wider implications of the findings
Clinics are advised to offer patients their personalized IVF-prognosis as this limits the likelihood of unrealistic expectations in women, without triggering anxious reactions. The proportion of women and men with unrealistic expectations, however, remained high and men did not respond to our feedback.
Trial registration number
NCT04169295
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Affiliation(s)
- J Devroe
- Leuven University Hospital, Gynaecology, Leuven , Belgium
- Laboratory of Endometrium- Endometriosis & Reproductive Medicine, Department of Development and Regeneration KU Leuven, Leuven , Belgium
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- Leuven University Hospital, Gynaecology, Leuven , Belgium
- Laboratory of Endometrium- Endometriosis & Reproductive Medicine, Department of Development and Regeneration KU Leuven, Leuven , Belgium
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- GZA Ziekenhuizen, Reproductive medicine, Antwerpen , Belgium
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- GZA Ziekenhuizen, Reproductive medicine, Antwerpen , Belgium
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- Laboratory of Endometrium- Endometriosis & Reproductive Medicine, Department of Development and Regeneration KU Leuven, Leuven , Belgium
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- Leuven University Hospital, Gynaecology, Leuven , Belgium
- Laboratory of Endometrium- Endometriosis & Reproductive Medicine, Department of Development and Regeneration KU Leuven, Leuven , Belgium
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Dias L, De Loecker P, D'Hooghe T, Luyten J, Peeraer K, Dancet E. O-158 The evolution of the quality of life of women and men during the fertility clinic trajectory: a longitudinal survey. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac105.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Study question
How does the overall quality of life (QoL) of infertile women and men evolve during the diagnostic workup and during intrauterine insemination (IUI)?
Summary answer
The diagnostic workup affects the overall QoL of neither women nor men but both partner’s QoL is diminished by the time of their third IUI.
What is known already
Overall quality of life (QoL) is increasingly acknowledged as the ultimate measure of health care quality. The WHO defines ‘overall QoL’ as an individual’s perception of their position in life in relation to their context, goals, expectations, standards and concerns. Infertility threatens the life goal of becoming parents. Value preference studies concluded that cost analyses should consider a decrement in women’s QoL for ‘being infertile with the desire for a child’. The short-term QoL costs or benefits of the fertility clinic trajectory, before potentially achieving the long-term benefit of a live birth, have yet to be examined.
Study design, size, duration
Two cohorts consulting a Belgian fertility clinic were studied longitudinally. Cohort 1 (C1) included 36 women and their partners (response rate 54%), who were surveyed before their first consultation (T1) and three months later, towards the end of their diagnostic workup (T2; 2017-2019). Cohort 2 (C2) included 23 women and their partners (response rate 64%), who were surveyed during their diagnostic workup (T1) and at the time of their third IUI (T2; 2020-2021).
Participants/materials, setting, methods
Dutch- or English-speaking heterosexual couples first consulting a fertility clinic were eligible. Overall QoL was assessed with the valid and reliable linear analogue scale (LAS; range: 1-100; the higher, the better QoL; Moons et al., Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil, 2006). Paired samples t-tests assessed the evolution in the overall QoL of women and of men. Linear models examined whether already being parents and male factor infertility affected change scores.
Main results and the role of chance
Women and men of both cohorts were on average in their early thirties and couples had tried to conceive naturally for, on average, 19 (C1) and 16 (C2) months. Most individuals (65.4% in C1; 87% in C2) did not yet parent a child. A considerate proportion of couples had been diagnosed with (amongst others) male factor infertility (34.6% in C1; 26.0% in C2).
The diagnostic workup did not affect the overall QoL of women (T1: 78.8±8.1 vs. T2: 75.8±9.7, p = 0.147) or men (T1: 80.8±7.9 vs. T2: 79.2±8.7, p = 0.206). The evolution in overall QoL throughout the diagnostic workup did not depend on parenthood status or male factor infertility (p > 0.05).
By the time of their third IUI, women’s overall QoL had diminished (T1: 80.9±9.9 vs. T2: 74.0±15.0, p = 0.018). This evolution was not affected by parenthood status or male factor infertility (p > 0.05). Similarly, men’s overall QoL had diminished by the time of their third IUI (T1: 82.0±7.2 vs. T2: 78.1±9.6, p = 0.042). This reduction in men’s QoL was not affected by parenthood status (p = 0.759) but was especially observed (p = 0.028) among men without male factor infertility (T1: 82.9±7.9 vs. T2: 77.0±11.0, p = 0.008).
Limitations, reasons for caution
The rather small sample sizes were sufficient for examining the effect on QoL of time and two potential determinants (parenthood status, male factor infertility) according to the rule of thumb of including minimally five individuals per variable. Recruitment is still ongoing to increase the power of these cohort studies.
Wider implications of the findings
Fertility nurses/midwives should inform couples pursuing their life goal of parenthood that the fertility clinic trajectory will require short-term sacrifices. The diagnostic workup affects the overall QoL of neither women nor men, but both partner’s overall QoL is slightly diminished by the time of their third unsuccessful intrauterine insemination.
Trial registration number
not applicable
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Affiliation(s)
- L Dias
- KU Leuven, Regeneration and Development , Leuven, Belgium
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- GZA Ziekenhuizen, Vrouw & Kind , Wilrijk, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Regeneration and Development , Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Public Health and Primary Care , Leuven, Belgium
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- UZ Leuven, Vrouw & Kind , Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Regeneration and Development , Leuven, Belgium
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Madeira D, Dias L, Santos P, Cunha RA, Agostinho P, Canas PM. Adenosine A 2A receptors blockade attenuates dexamethasone-induced alterations in cultured astrocytes. Purinergic Signal 2022; 18:199-204. [PMID: 35476241 PMCID: PMC9123136 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-022-09864-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Anxiety involves abnormal glucocorticoid signalling and altered glia-neuron communication in brain regions processing emotional responses. Adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) blockade ameliorates mood and memory impairments by preventing synaptic dysfunction and astrogliosis. Since the glucocorticoid dexamethasone (DEX) can mimic early life-stress conditions, leading to anxiety-like behaviours, we now tested if A2AR blockade prevents alterations in the morphology and function of astrocytes exposed to DEX. Cultured astrocytes exposed to DEX exhibited an up-regulation of astrocytic markers (GFAP, connexin-43 and glutamine synthetase), as well as of A2AR. Moreover, DEX enhanced ATP and glutamate release and increased basal astrocytic Ca2+ levels. The selective A2AR antagonist SCH58261 prevented DEX-induced alterations in ATP release and basal Ca2+ levels but did not affect DEX-induced alteration of glutamate release and astrocytic markers. These findings suggest that alterations in astrocytes function, which might contribute to abnormal glucocorticoid brain signalling, are controlled by A2AR, and therefore, reinforce the relevance of A2AR as a potential therapeutic target to manage mood disorders.
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- Daniela Madeira
- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Sousa L, Dias L, Santos L, Silva-Pinto A. Functional status of recovered critical COVID-19 patients: an assessment of a convalescent cohort. Med Intensiva 2022; 46:718-719. [PMID: 35233125 PMCID: PMC8872841 DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2022.02.006] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- L Sousa
- Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal
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- Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, 4200 Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal
- Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, 4200 Porto, Portugal
- Nephrology and Infectious Diseases R&D, I3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal
- Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, 4200 Porto, Portugal
- Nephrology and Infectious Diseases R&D, I3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, 4200 Porto, Portugal
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Pereira N, Martins L, Moura R, Dias L, Peixer M, Viana J. 99 Effect of LH contamination in commercial formulations on FSH-induced follicle growth in heifers immunised against gonadotrophin-releasing hormone. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 34:286-287. [PMID: 35231229 DOI: 10.1071/rdv34n2ab99] [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] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- N Pereira
- Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Bio Biotecnologia Animal, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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Dias L, De Loecker P, D’Hooghe TM, Peeraer K, Dancet E. O-166 A smartphone video clip on the patient journey to reduce patient’s anxiety: a randomized controlled trial. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab127.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Study question
Can a smartphone video clip detailing the patient journey decrease the anxiety of women and men on the day of their first oocyte aspiration?
Summary answer
The video clip does not affect the anxiety of women but does reduce the anxiety of men on the day of couples’ first oocyte aspiration.
What is known already
Infertility and in vitro fertilisation (IVF) decrease the personal wellbeing of women and men. Couples shared that this contributed to their IVF discontinuation despite a good prognosis and reimbursement of IVF. Previous longitudinal studies confirmed that pre-IVF anxiety is associated with IVF discontinuation. Limiting treatment anxiety is, therefore, relevant for fertility patients and clinics. Studies from the field of reproductive medicine examining the effect of preparatory information on anxiety suggest that focussed interventions seem more effective than complex interventions. Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) found that preparatory information movies reduce anxiety for out-patient cardiology procedures in women and men.
Study design, size, duration
This monocentric RCT randomized (1:1 allocation; computerized) 190 heterosexual couples about to start their first IVF cycle between care as usual (i.e. preparatory information session 1-3 months before IVF) and care as usual combined with a novel intervention during a 24 months recruitment period (2018-2020). The novel intervention is a 5-minute smartphone video clip detailing the patient journey on the day of oocyte aspiration, which was sent to both partners the day before oocyte aspiration.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
Upon arrival at a private fertility clinic for their first oocyte aspiration women and men independently filled out the ‘STAI-State anxiety inventory’ and the ‘infertility distress scale (IDS)’ and evaluated the novel intervention, if applicable. A minority of randomized couples didn’t comply with the standard IVF trajectory (n = 27) or didn’t fill out the questionnaires (n = 8). The data of 155 couples (76-79/group, a-priori sample size calculation requested minimally 76/group) was subjected to a modified intention-to-treat analysis.
Main results and the role of chance
Women and men were on average 33 and 35 years old, respectively. Couples had a mean duration of infertility of 27 months and 63 of them (41%) had tried intrauterine insemination. The background variables were equally distributed between the intervention (IG) and control group (CG). The video clip did not affect women’s anxiety on the day of oocyte aspiration (mean STAI-State score IG 42.7±8.1 vs CG 42.1±8.5, p = 0.67). However, men who watched the video clip were significantly less anxious than men who did not watch it (mean STAI-State score IG 35.8±6.4 vs CG 38.2±7.6, p = 0.04). Surprisingly, infertility-specific distress was higher among women and men who watched the video clip (mean IDS scores of 25.8±4.9 and 22.6±5.0, respectively), as compared to women (p = 0.05) and men (p = 0.02) who did not watch the video clip (mean IDS score 24.3±4.6 and 20.8±4.7, respectively). All women and men of the intervention group, except one woman, would recommend the video clip to friends and family going through IVF. The intervention and control group did not differ significantly regarding clinical pregnancy rate (31/76 vs. 29/79, p = 0.60) or miscarriage rate (2/76 vs. 3/79, p = 0.68) 12 weeks after their first oocyte aspiration.
Limitations, reasons for caution
Patients nor assessors were blinded and there was no attention control group. Selection bias is plausible although the participation rate was 89%. Assessing infertility-specific distress the day after watching the video clip was not optimal, as priming couples to feel infertility-specific distress short term is less problematic than longer term.
Wider implications of the findings
Providing additional procedural information is interesting for clinics as patients recommended the video clip and as it decreased men’s anxiety. A follow-up study should examine whether the video clip’s priming effect on infertility-specific distress lasts longer than only the day after and whether the video clip affects IVF discontinuation.
Trial registration number
NCT03717805
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- L Dias
- KU Leuven, Vrouw & Kind, Leuven, Belgium
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- GZA Ziekenhuizen, Gynaecologie - Verloskunde - Fertiliteit, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Vrouw & Kind, Leuven, Belgium
- Merck Healthcare KGaA, Global Medical Affairs Fertility, Darmstadt, Germany
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- KU Leuven, Vrouw & Kind, Leuven, Belgium
- UZ Leuven, Leuvens Universitair Fertiliteitscentrum, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Vrouw & Kind, Leuven, Belgium
- Research Foundation Flanders FWO, Postdoctoral Fellow, Brussel, Belgium
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Pérez-González C, Salvo-Comino C, Martin-Pedrosa F, Dias L, Rodriguez-Perez MA, Garcia-Cabezon C, Rodriguez-Mendez ML. Analysis of Milk Using a Portable Potentiometric Electronic Tongue Based on Five Polymeric Membrane Sensors. Front Chem 2021; 9:706460. [PMID: 34291037 PMCID: PMC8287097 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.706460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
A portable potentiometric electronic tongue (PE-tongue) was developed and applied to evaluate the quality of milk with different fat content (skimmed, semi-skimmed, and whole) and with different nutritional content (classic, calcium-enriched, lactose-free, folic acid–enriched, and enriched in sterols of vegetal origin). The system consisted of a simplified array of five sensors based on PVC membranes, coupled to a data logger. The five sensors were selected from a larger set of 20 sensors by applying the genetic algorithm (GA) to the responses to compounds usually found in milk including salts (KCl, CaCl2, and NaCl), sugars (lactose, glucose, and galactose), and organic acids (citric acid and lactic acid). Principal component analysis (PCA) and support vector machine (SVM) results indicated that the PE-tongue consisting of a five-electrode array could successfully discriminate and classify milk samples according to their nutritional content. The PE-tongue provided similar discrimination capability to that of a more complex system formed by a 20-sensor array. SVM regression models were used to predict the physicochemical parameters classically used in milk quality control (acidity, density, %proteins, %lactose, and %fat). The prediction results were excellent and similar to those obtained with a much more complex array consisting of 20 sensors. Moreover, the SVM method confirmed that spoilage of unsealed milk could be correctly identified with the simplified system and the increase in acidity could be accurately predicted. The results obtained demonstrate the possibility of using the simplified PE-tongue to predict milk quality and provide information on the chemical composition of milk using a simple and portable system.
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- C Pérez-González
- Group UVASENS, Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Group UVASENS, Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.,BioecoUVA Research Institute, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- BioecoUVA Research Institute, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.,Dpt. of Materials Science, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), ESA, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
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- BioecoUVA Research Institute, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.,Dpt. of Materials Science, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Group UVASENS, Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.,BioecoUVA Research Institute, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Dias L, Lopes CR, Gonçalves FQ, Nunes A, Pochmann D, Machado NJ, Tomé AR, Agostinho P, Cunha RA. Crosstalk Between ATP-P 2X7 and Adenosine A 2A Receptors Controlling Neuroinflammation in Rats Subject to Repeated Restraint Stress. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 15:639322. [PMID: 33732112 PMCID: PMC7957057 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2021.639322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Depressive conditions precipitated by repeated stress are a major socio-economical burden in Western countries. Previous studies showed that ATP-P2X7 receptors (P2X7R) and adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR) antagonists attenuate behavioral modifications upon exposure to repeated stress. Since it is unknown if these two purinergic modulation systems work independently, we now investigated a putative interplay between P2X7R and A2AR. Adult rats exposed to restraint stress for 14 days displayed an anxious (thigmotaxis, elevated plus maze), depressive (anhedonia, increased immobility), and amnesic (modified Y maze, object displacement) profile, together with increased expression of Iba-1 (a marker of microglia “activation”) and interleukin-1β (IL1β) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα; proinflammatory cytokines) and an up-regulation of P2X7R (mRNA) and A2AR (receptor binding) in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. All these features were attenuated by the P2X7R-preferring antagonist brilliant blue G (BBG, 45 mg/kg, i.p.) or by caffeine (0.3 g/L, p.o.), which affords neuroprotection through A2AR blockade. Notably, BBG attenuated A2AR upregulation and caffeine attenuated P2X7R upregulation. In microglial N9 cells, the P2X7R agonist BzATP (100 μM) or the A2AR agonist CGS26180 (100 nM) increased calcium levels, which was abrogated by the P2X7R antagonist JNJ47965567 (1 μM) and by the A2AR antagonist SCH58261 (50 nM), respectively; notably JNJ47965567 prevented the effect of CGS21680 and the effect of BzATP was attenuated by SCH58261 and increased by CGS21680. These results provide the first demonstration of a functional interaction between P2X7R and A2AR controlling microglia reactivity likely involved in behavioral adaptive responses to stress and are illustrative of a cooperation between the two arms of the purinergic system in the control of brain function.
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- Liliana Dias
- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Alencar Junior F, Dias L, Nascimento-Costa L, Mascarenhas R, Fernandes R. PAM6 COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES IN BRAZIL'S UNIFIED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (SUS) IN 2017: AN UNDERREPORTING CASE. Value Health Reg Issues 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2019.08.051] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Dias L, Pereira A, Alencar Junior F, Fernandes R. PDG10 DRUGS WITH DISCONTINUED PRODUCTION: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE BRAZILIAN SCENARIUM. Value Health Reg Issues 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2019.08.180] [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: 10/25/2022]
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de Lima A, Corrêa J, Alencar Junior F, Dias L, Fernandes R. PIT7 THE PROFILE OF FIREARMS INJURIES IN BRAZIL BETWEEN 2009 AND 2016. Value Health Reg Issues 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2019.08.267] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Dias L, Ribeiro K, Cota R, Amaral F, Prado B. Subcondylar osteotomy – case report. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.852] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Cota R, Goto A, Dias L. Transoperative mandibular angle fracture from third molar extraction, case report. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.809] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Dias L, Ribeiro K, Cota R, Menezes F, Goto A. Comminuted fracture approach in mandibular FPI. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.605] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Henderson K, Barros C, Brum J, Sena N, Dias L, Cota R. Surgycal treatment of unicystic ameloblastoma of the mandible and root canal filling using mta in association with parendodontic surgery. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.714] [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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Dias L, Ribeiro K, Cota R, Menezes F, Goto A. Anterior subapical osteotomy in mandible. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.770] [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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Henderson K, Dias L, Goto A, Menezes F, Cota R. Complex fractures of the midface with submental intubation - case report. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.611] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Ribeiro K, Souza R, Cota R, Dias L. Condylar hyperplasia treated by simultaneous high condylectomy and orthognathic surgery: a case report. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.867] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Rocha Melo J, Vilabril F, Martinho-Dias D, Espírito Santo V, Miranda C, Dias L. The impact of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy on the survival of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.581] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Vilabril F, Vilaça Costa J, Espírito Santo V, Miranda C, Pires E, Dias L. Impact of a rehabilitation program in the overall survival of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lopes F, Silva R, Araújo M, Correia V, Dias L, Mirão J. Micro-EDXRF, SEM-EDS and OM characterisation of tin soldering found in handle attachments of Roman situlae from Conimbriga (Portugal). Microchem J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2018.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Soares JP, Klein D, Ximenes M, Pereira CS, Antunes EC, Dias L, Borgatto A, Cardoso M, Bolan M. Mouth Breathing and Prevalence of Sleep Bruxism among Preschoolers aged 2 to 5 years. Pesqui bras odontopediatria clín integr 2018. [DOI: 10.4034/pboci.2018.181.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Dias L, Peloso EF, Leme AFP, Carnielli CM, Pereira CN, Werneck CC, Guerrero S, Gadelha FR. Trypanosoma cruzi tryparedoxin II interacts with different peroxiredoxins under physiological and oxidative stress conditions. Exp Parasitol 2017; 184:1-10. [PMID: 29162347 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2017.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 02/26/2017] [Revised: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, has to cope with reactive oxygen and nitrogen species during its life cycle in order to ensure its survival and infection. The parasite detoxifies these species through a series of pathways centered on trypanothione that depend on glutathione or low molecular mass dithiol proteins such as tryparedoxins. These proteins transfer reducing equivalents to peroxidases, including mitochondrial and cytosolic peroxiredoxins, TcMPx and TcCPx, respectively. In T. cruzi two tryparedoxins have been identified, TXNI and TXNII with different intracellular locations. TXNI is a cytosolic protein while TXNII due to a C-terminal hydrophobic tail is anchored in the outer membrane of the mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum and glycosomes. TXNs have been suggested to be involved in a majority of biological processes ranging from redox mechanisms to protein translation. Herein, a comparison of the TXNII interactomes under physiological and oxidative stress conditions was examined. Under physiological conditions, apart from the proteins with unknown biological process annotation, the majority of the identified proteins are related to cell redox homeostasis and biosynthetic processes, while under oxidative stress conditions, are involved in stress response, cell redox homeostasis, arginine biosynthesis and microtubule based process. Interestingly, although TXNII interacts with both peroxiredoxins under physiological conditions, upon oxidative stress, TcMPx interaction prevails. The relevance of the interactions is discussed opening a new perspective of TXNII functions.
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- L Dias
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Luz Sincrotron, Laboratório Nacional de Biociências, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Luz Sincrotron, Laboratório Nacional de Biociências, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas (CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Litoral), Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Castro A, Malheiro J, Tafulo S, Dias L, Martins LS, Fonseca I, Beirão I, Castro-Henriques A, Cabrita A. Role of de novo
donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies in kidney graft failure: A case-control study. HLA 2017; 90:267-275. [DOI: 10.1111/tan.13111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- A. Castro
- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital de Santo António; Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital de Santo António; Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Porto Portugal
- Unit for Multidisciplinary Investigation in Biomedicine (UMIB); Porto Portugal
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- Centro do Sangue e Transplantação do Porto; Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital de Santo António; Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital de Santo António; Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Porto Portugal
- Unit for Multidisciplinary Investigation in Biomedicine (UMIB); Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital de Santo António; Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Porto Portugal
- Unit for Multidisciplinary Investigation in Biomedicine (UMIB); Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital de Santo António; Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Porto Portugal
- Unit for Multidisciplinary Investigation in Biomedicine (UMIB); Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital de Santo António; Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Porto Portugal
- Unit for Multidisciplinary Investigation in Biomedicine (UMIB); Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Hospital de Santo António; Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Porto Portugal
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PURPOSE To review the outcomes of tibial derotational osteotomies (TDOs) as a function of complication and revision surgery rates comparing a cohort of children with myelodysplasia to a cohort with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS A chart review was completed on TDOs performed in a tertiary referral centre on patients with myelodysplasia or CP between 1985 and 2013 in patients aged > 5 years with > 2 years follow-up. Charts were reviewed for demographics, direction/degree of derotation, complications and need for re-derotation. Two-sample T-tests were used to compare the characteristics of the two groups. Two-tailed chi-square tests were used to compare complications. Generalised linear logit models were used to identify independent risk factors for complication and re-rotation. RESULTS The 153 patients (217 limbs) were included. Average follow-up was 7.83 years. Overall complication incidence was 10.14%, including removal of hardware for any reason, with a 4.61% major complication incidence (fracture, deep infection, hardware failure). After adjusting for gender and age, the risk of complication was not statistically significantly different between groups (p = 0.42) nor was requiring re-derotation (p = 0.09). The probability of requiring re-derotation was 31.9% less likely per year increase in age at index surgery (p = 0.005). CONCLUSION With meticulous operative technique, TDO in children with neuromuscular disorders is a safe and effective treatment for tibial torsion, with an acceptable overall and major complication rate. The risk of re-operation decreases significantly in both groups with increasing age. The association between age at initial surgery and need for re-derotation should help guide the treatment of children with tibial torsion.
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- R. M. Thompson
- Orthopaedic Institute for Children/University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA,aCorrespondence should be sent to: Dr R. M. Thompson, 403 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA.
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- Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Papelbaum B, Galvao Filho SS, Medeiros De Vasconcelos JT, Eduardo Duarte C, Castro Galvao R, Sawada PL, Numata BK, Chiarini R, Giordano F, Athayde A, Melgar MA, Cezar F, Dias L, Silva GA, Sbaraini AB. P1002Puncture of occluded coronary sinus ostium for left ventricle lead implant Troubleshooting for a difficult case - CASE REPORT. Europace 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/eux151.183] [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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Covas C, Caetano T, Cruz A, Santos T, Dias L, Klein G, Abdulmawjood A, Rodríguez-Alcalá LM, Pimentel LL, Gomes A, Freitas AC, Garcia-Serrano A, Fontecha J, Mendo S. Pedobacter lusitanus sp. nov., isolated from sludge of a deactivated uranium mine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1339-1348. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Cláudia Covas
- Biology Department and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Biology Department and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Biology Department and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Biology Department and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Biology Department and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institute of Food Quality and Food Safety, Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Food Quality and Food Safety, Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Quı́mica Fina − Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
- Centro de Investigación en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad (CIRENYS), Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Fábrica N∘ 1990, Segundo Piso, Santiago, Chile
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Quı́mica Fina − Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Quı́mica Fina − Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
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- CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Quı́mica Fina − Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Bioactivity and Food Analysis, Group of Lipids, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera 9, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Bioactivity and Food Analysis, Group of Lipids, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera 9, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Biology Department and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Massignan C, Ximenes M, da Silva Pereira C, Dias L, Bolan M, Cardoso M. Prevalence of enamel defects and association with dental caries in preschool children. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2016; 17:461-466. [PMID: 27848202 DOI: 10.1007/s40368-016-0254-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AIM This was to evaluate the prevalence of the developmental defects of enamel (DDE) in primary teeth and its association with dental caries. METHODS A cross-sectional study with a randomised representative sample was carried out with 1101 children aged 2-5 years enrolled in public preschools (50% prevalence of DDE in primary teeth, a standard error of 3%, and a confidence level of 95%). Three calibrated dentists (K > 0.62) performed clinical examination. Data collected were: sex, age, DDE (Modified DDE Index) and dental caries (WHO). Descriptive analysis, Chi-square test and multinomial logistic regression were applied for data analysis. RESULTS Among children, 565 (51.3%) were boys; mean age was 3.7 (±0.9 years). The prevalence of enamel defect was 39.1%; the prevalence of diffuse opacities, demarcated opacities and enamel hypoplasia was 25.3, 19.1 and 6.1%, respectively. The prevalence of dental caries was 31.0%, with mean def-t 1.14 (±2.44). Primary teeth with enamel hypoplasia had three times the odds of having dental caries than those with absence of enamel defects (OR = 3.10; 95% CI: 1.91, 5.01). CONCLUSION The presence of enamel defects was moderate and associated with dental caries.
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- C Massignan
- Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC, Campus Universitário, CCS-ODT-Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC, Campus Universitário, CCS-ODT-Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC, Campus Universitário, CCS-ODT-Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC, Campus Universitário, CCS-ODT-Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC, Campus Universitário, CCS-ODT-Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC, Campus Universitário, CCS-ODT-Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil.
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Barreto P, Malheiro J, Vieira P, Pedroso S, Almeida M, Martins LS, Dias L, Henriques AC, Cabrita A. Conversion From Twice-Daily to Once-Daily Tacrolimus in Stable Kidney Graft Recipients. Transplant Proc 2016; 48:2276-2279. [PMID: 27742278 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Immunosuppression has a pivotal role in kidney transplantation. The new prolonged-release formulation of tacrolimus was developed to provide a more convenient once-daily dosing to improve patient adherence. METHODS We selected 60 stable kidney transplant recipients who underwent tacrolimus conversion in our unit. Conversion was made on a 1 mg:1 mg basis in 66.7% of patients (n = 40) and on a 1 mg:1.1 mg basis in the remaining 33.3% (n = 20). Clinical and analytical data at conversion and postconversion was analyzed retrospectively to evaluate the efficacy and safety of conversion from tacrolimus twice-daily to once-daily formulation. RESULTS A significant reduction in tacrolimus blood levels requiring an increase in tacrolimus daily dose was observed postconversion. Postconversion tacrolimus blood level reduction >25% was significantly higher in the conversion group 1 mg:1 mg basis (P = .004). In patients converted 1 mg:1 mg, female sex and higher tacrolimus level at conversion were significant risk factors for a reduction >25% in tacrolimus blood levels after conversion. No significant change was detected between mean glomerular filtration rate at conversion (57 mL/min) and at 3, 6, and 9 months postconversion. CONCLUSIONS Once-daily tacrolimus at similar doses to the twice-daily formulation is an efficient and safe treatment option. Conversion made on 1 mg:1.1 mg basis seems advantageous at least in some patients.
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- P Barreto
- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
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- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal
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- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Tafulo S, Malheiro J, Dias L, Mendes C, Osório E, Martins LS, Santos J, Pedroso S, Almeida M, Castro-Henriques A. Low transplantability of 0 blood group and highly sensitized candidates in the Portuguese kidney allocation algorithm: quantifying an old problem in search of new solutions. HLA 2016; 88:232-238. [DOI: 10.1111/tan.12895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- S. Tafulo
- Oporto Blood and Transplantation Center; Instituto Português do Sangue e da Transplantacão; Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department; Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António; Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department; Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António; Porto Portugal
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- Oporto Blood and Transplantation Center; Instituto Português do Sangue e da Transplantacão; Porto Portugal
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- Oporto Blood and Transplantation Center; Instituto Português do Sangue e da Transplantacão; Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department; Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António; Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department; Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António; Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department; Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António; Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department; Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António; Porto Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department; Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António; Porto Portugal
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Lopes D, Barra T, Malheiro J, Tafulo S, Martins L, Almeida M, Pedroso S, Dias L, Castro Henriques A, Cabrita A. Effect of Different Sensitization Events on HLA Alloimmunization in Kidney Transplantation Candidates. Transplant Proc 2016; 47:894-7. [PMID: 26036480 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND HLA alloimmunization is caused by sensitization events (SEs), such as transfusion, pregnancy, or previous organ transplantation, and the effects of particular SEs have not been thoroughly studied. Our aim was to evaluate how each SE affected HLA alloimmunization by considering Luminex assays. METHODS Sera from 722 kidney transplantation candidates were screened per protocol by means of Luminex assays to determine the presence of anti-HLA class I/II antibodies; positive sera underwent single-antigen assay to determine the presence of specific antibodies against HLA A, B, C, DR, DQ, DP loci (positivity if median fluorescence intensity values were >1,000). The effect of each SE was analyzed considering only patients exposed to 1 kind of sensitization. RESULTS In the 453 candidates with ≥1 SE, anti-HLA class I positivity rates were significantly higher in patients with previous transfusion (18.9%; P = .014), pregnancy (38.3%; P < .001) or transplant (75%; P < .001) compared with those with no SE (similar results for class II). The strength (median fluorescence intensity) of specific antibodies was significantly higher in patients with previous transplantation than in those with previous transfusion for HLA-A (8,017 vs 2,302; P = .02), HLA-B (7,765 vs 2,901; P = .018), and HLA-DR (9,835 vs 2,060; P = .003). Other anti-HLA antibody strengths were similar between patients with previous pregnancy or transplantation. CONCLUSIONS Presence of any SE analyzed was associated with a higher prevalence of anti-HLA antibodies for class I ± II compared with nonsensitized patients. Transplantation had the strongest immunization effect on both classes, followed by pregnancy and then transfusion.
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- D Lopes
- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro do Sangue e Transplantação do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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Freitas R, Malheiro J, Santos C, Costa R, Martins LS, Almeida M, Dias L, Castro-Henriques A, Cabrita A, Silva-Ramos M, Almeida R. Allograft nephrectomy: a single-institution, 10-year experience. Transplant Proc 2016; 47:992-5. [PMID: 26036502 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.03.028] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Allograft nephrectomy (AN) is associated with a high number of surgical complications. Some authors advocate that early nephrectomy (<1 year) is associated with fewer complications. Intracapsular (ICAN) and extracapsular AN (ECAN) might have a different impact on allosensitization and surgical outcomes. Our goal was to compare surgical outcomes between early and late AN in our institution and to compare ICAN and ECAN in terms of surgical outcomes and panel reactive antibodies (PRA) variation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 2000 and October 2012, we performed 104 AN at our institution (32 early and 72 late). Comparisons between early and late AN, and, within the latter, between the 2 different techniques were sought. Statistical analysis was performed for sample description, group comparison and %PRA variation. RESULTS Among the 104 patients with a mean age of 47.9 ± 14.2 years, 54 were men. Age, gender, body mass index, and number of previous transplants were similar between early and late AN and between ICAN and ECAN patients. Late AN was associated with less blood loss (293.4 ± 229.0 vs 414.3 ± 349.5 mL; P = .03), shorter hospital stay (12.8 ± 14.5 vs 26.8 ± 26.5; P < .05), and fewer complications (22.2% vs 59.3%; P < .05). The chance of being relisted for transplantation was similar (50.0% in early vs 59.7% in late AN; P = .7). When comparing ICAN and ECAN, there was no difference in surgical outcomes. The %PRA variation between the 2 techniques was comparable (-1.2 ± 10.6 ICAN vs -0.5 ± 15.9 ECAN; P = .8), as was the chance of being relisted for transplantation (60.5% ICAN vs 58.6% ECAN; P = .8). CONCLUSIONS Early AN was associated with a greater number of surgical complications. Nevertheless, the number of AN patients returning to the active waiting list was similar between early and late AN groups. ICAN and ECAN had similar surgical and postoperative outcomes, although a bias may be present because some conversions from ECAN to ICAN occurred owing to technical issues. As in other studies, ICAN did not seem to affect allosensitization or jeopardize the chance of being relisted for transplant when compared with ECAN.
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- Urology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Transplantation Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Richtmann R, Pereira G, Rodrigues T, Filhiolino ACO, Gama KM, Silva CD, Dias L. Hand hygiene multimodal strategy and the decrease on central line-associated bloodstream infection in a Brazilian neonatal intensive care unit. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2015. [PMCID: PMC4475116 DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-4-s1-p155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Martins Fernandes S, Badano L, Garcia Campos A, Erdei T, Mehdipoor G, Hanboly N, Michalski BW, Vriz O, Mo VY, Le TT, Ribeiro JM, Ternacle J, Yurdakul SELEN, Shetye A, Stoebe S, Lisowska A, Chinali M, Orabona M, Contaldi C, De La Chica JA, Codolosa JN, Trzcinski P, Prado Diaz S, Morales Portano JD, Ha SJ, Valente F, Joseph G, Valente F, Scali MC, Cordeiro F, Duchateau N, Fabris E, Costantino MF, Cho IJ, Goublaire C, Lam W, Galli E, Kim KH, Mariani M, Malev E, Zuercher F, Tang Z, Cimino S, Mahia P, De La Chica JA, Petrovic J, Ciobotaru V, Remsey- Semmelweiss E, Kogoj P, Guerreiro S, Saxena A, Mozenska O, Pontone G, Macaya Ten F, Caballero L, Avegliano G, Halmai L, Reis L, Trifunovic D, Gospodinova M, Makavos G, D'ascenzi F, Dantas Tavares De Melo M, Bonapace S, Kulkarni A, Cameli M, Ingvarsson A, Driessen MMP, Tufekcioglu O, Radulescu D, Barac A, Cioffi G, Almeida Morais L, Ledakowicz-Polak A, Portugal G, Naksuk N, Parato VM, Kovalova S, Cherubini A, Corrado G, Malev E, Wierzbowska-Drabik K, Lesevic H, Laredj N, Pieles GE, Generati G, Van Zalen JJ, Aquila I, Cheng HL, Lanzoni L, Asmarats Serra L, Kadrabulatova S, Ranjbar S, Szczesniak-Stanczyk D, Sharka I, Di Salvo G, Ben Kahla S, Li L, Hadeed HA, Habeeb HA, Toscano A, Granata F, Djikic D, Wdowiak-Okrojek K, Girgis HYA, Sharma A, Soro C, Gallego Page JC, Corneli M, Teixeira R, Roussin I, Lynch M, Muraru D, Romeo G, Ermacora D, Marotta C, Aruta P, Cucchini U, Iliceto S, Martin-Fernandez M, De La Hera Galarza JM, Corros-Vicente C, Colunga Blanco S, Velasco-Alonso E, Leon-Aguero V, Rodriguez-Suarez ML, Moris De La Tassa C, Edwards J, Braim D, Price C, Fraser AG, Salmani F, Arjmand Shabestari A, Szymczyk E, Kupczynska K, Peczek L, Nawrot B, Lipiec P, Kasprzak JD, Driussi C, Ferrara F, Brosolo G, Antonini-Canterin F, Magne J, Aboyans V, Bossone E, Bellucci BM, Fisher JM, Balekian AA, Idapalapati S, Huang F, Wong JI, Tan RS, Teixeira R, Madeira M, Almeida I, Reis L, Siserman A, Dinis P, Dias L, Ramos AP, Goncalves L, Wan FW, Sawaki DS, Dubois-Rande JLDR, Adnot SA, Czibik GC, Derumeaux GD, Ercan G, Tekkesin ILKER, Sahin ST, Cengiz B, Celik G, Demircan S, Aytekin SAIDE, Razvi NA, Nazir SA, Price N, Khan JN, Kanagala P, Singh A, Squire I, Mccann GP, Langel M, Pfeiffer D, Hagendorff A, Ptaszynska-Kopczynska K, Marcinkiewicz-Siemion M, Knapp M, Witkowski M, Musial WJ, Kaminski K, Natali B, D' Anna C, Leonardi B, Secinaro A, Pongiglione G, Rinelli G, Renard S, Michel N, Mancini J, Haentjens J, Sitbon O, Habib G, Imbriaco M, Alcidi G, Santoro C, Buonauro A, Lo Iudice F, Lembo M, Cuocolo A, Trimarco B, Galderisi M, Mora Robles J, Roldan Jimenez MA, Mancisidor MA, De Mora MA, Alnabelsi T, Goykhman I, Koshkelashvili N, Romero-Corral A, Pressman GS, Michalski BW, Kupczynska K, Miskowiec D, Lipiec P, Kasprzak JD, Montoro Lopez N, Refoyo Salicio E, Valbuena Lopez SC, Gonzalez O, Alvarez C, Moreno Yanguela M, Bartha Rasero JL, De La Calle M, Guzman Martinez G, Suarez-Cuenca JA, Merino JA, Gomez Alvarez EB, Delgado LG, Woo YM, Bang WD, Sohn GH, Cheong SS, Yoo SY, Rodriguez Palomares JF, Gutierrez L, Maldonado G, Pineda V, Galian L, Teixido G, Gonzalez Allujas MT, Evangelista A, Garcia Dorado D, Zaremba T, Ekeloef S, Heiberg E, Engblom H, Jensen SE, Sogaard P, Rodriguez Palomares JF, Gutierrez L, Garcia G, Pineda V, Galian L, Teixido G, Gonzalez Allujas MT, Evangelista A, Garcia Dorado D, Dini FL, Galli F, Lattanzi F, Picano E, Marzilli M, Leao S, Moz M, Magalhaes P, Trigo J, Mateus PS, Ferreira A, Moreira JI, De Craene M, Legallois D, Labombarda F, Pellissier A, Sermesant M, Saloux E, Merlo M, Moretti M, Barbati G, Stolfo D, Gigli M, Pinamonti B, Sinagra G, Dores E, Matera A, Innelli P, Innelli P, Lopizzo A, Violini R, Fiorilli R, Cappabianca G, Picano E, Tarsia G, Seo J, Chang HJ, Heo R, Kim IC, Shim CY, Hong GR, Chung N, Melissopoulou MM, Nguyen V, Brochet E, Cimadevilla C, Codogno I, Vahanian A, Messika-Zeitoun D, Pontana F, Vassiliou V, Prasad S, Leclercq C, Samset E, Donal E, Lim DS, Bianchi G, Rossi F, Gianetti J, Marchi F, Cerone E, Nardelli A, Terrazzi M, Solinas M, Maffei S, Pshepiy A, Vasina L, Timofeev E, Reeva S, Zemtsovsky E, Brugger N, Jahren S, De Marchi SF, Seiler C, Jin CN, Tang H, Fan K, Kam K, Yan BP, Yu CM, Lee PW, Reali M, Silvetti E, Salatino T, Mancone M, Pennacchi M, Giordano A, Sardella G, Agati L, Tirado G, Nogales-Romo MT, Marcos-Alberca P, De Agustin A, Almeria C, Rodrigo JL, Garcia Fernandez MA, Macaya C, Perez De Isla L, Mancisidor M, Lara Garcia C, Vivancos R, De Mora M, Petrovic M, Vujisic-Tesic B, Trifunovic D, Boricic-Kostic M, Petrovic I, Draganic G, Petrovic O, Tomic-Dragovic M, Furlan T, Ambrozic J, Mohorko Pleskovic PN, Bunc M, Ribeiras R, Abecasis J, Andrade MJ, Mendes M, Ramakrishnan S, Gupta SK, Juneja R, Kothari SS, Zaleska M, Segiet A, Chwesiuk S, Kroc A, Kosior DA, Andreini D, Solbiati A, Guglielmo M, Mushtaq S, Baggiano A, Beltrama V, Rota C, Guaricci AI, Pepi M, Pons Llinares J, Asmarats Serra L, Pericas Ramis P, Caldes Llull O, Grau Sepulveda A, Frontera G, Vaquer Segui A, Noris M, Bethencourt Gonzalez A, Climent Paya V, Martinez Moreno M, Saura D, Oliva MJ, Sanchez Quinones J, Garcia Honrubia A, Valdes M, De La Morena G, Terricabras M, Costabel JP, Ronderos R, Evangelista A, Venturini C, Galve E, Nemes A, Neubauer S, Rahman Haley S, Banner N, Teixeira R, Caetano F, Almeida I, Trigo J, Botelho A, Silva J, Nascimento J, Goncalves L, Tesic M, Jovanovic I, Petrovic O, Boricic-Kostic M, Dragovic M, Petrovic M, Stepanovic J, Banovic M, Vujisic-Tesic B, Guergelcheva V, Chamova T, Sarafov S, Tournev I, Denchev S, Ikonomidis I, Psarogiannakopoulos P, Tsirigotis P, Paraskevaidis I, Lekakis J, Pelliccia A, Natali BM, Cameli M, Focardi M, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S, Lima C, Assed L, Kalil Filho R, Mady C, Bochi EA, Salemi VMC, Targher G, Valbusa F, Rossi A, Lanzoni L, Lipari P, Zenari L, Molon G, Canali G, Barbieri E, Li L, Craft M, Nanda M, Lorenzo JM, Kutty S, Bombardini T, Sparla S, Di Tommaso C, Losito M, Incampo E, Maccherini M, Mondillo S, Werther Evaldsson A, Radegran G, Stagmo M, Waktare J, Roijer A, Meurling CJ, Hui W, Meijboom FJ, Bijnens B, Dragulescu A, Mertens L, Friedberg MK, Sensoy B, Suleymanoglu M, Akin Y, Sahan E, Sasmaz H, Pasca L, Buzdugan E, Chis B, Stoicescu L, Lynce FC, Smith KL, Mete M, Isaacs C, Viapiana O, Di Nora C, Ognibeni F, Fracassi E, Giollo A, Mazzone C, Faganello G, Di Lenarda A, Rossini M, Galrinho A, Branco L, Timoteo AT, Rodrigues I, Daniel P, Rosa S, Ferreira L, Ferreira R, Polak L, Krauza G, Stokfisz K, Zielinska M, Branco LM, Galrinho A, Mota Carmo M, Teresa Timoteo A, Aguiar Rosa S, Abreu J, Pinto Teixeira P, Viveiros Monteiro A, Cruz Ferreira R, Peeraphatdit T, Chaiteerakij R, Klarich KW, Masia S, Necas J, Nistri S, Negri F, Barbati G, Cioffi G, Russo G, Mazzone C, Faganello G, Pandullo C, Di Lenarda A, Durante A, Rovelli E, Genchi V, Trabattoni L, Zerboni SC, Cattaneo L, Butti E, Ferrari G, Luneva E, Mitrofanova L, Uspensky V, Zemtsovsky E, Kasprzak JD, Rosner S, Karl M, Ott I, Sonne C, Ali Lahmar HM, Hammou L, Forsey J, Gowing L, Miller F, Ramanujam P, Stuart AG, Williams CA, Bandera F, Pellegrino M, Carbone F, Labate V, Alfonzetti E, Guazzi M, Patel NR, Raju P, Beale L, Brickley G, Lloyd GW, Fernandez-Golfin C, Gonzalez A, Rincon LM, Hinojar R, Garcia A, Megias A, Jimenez-Nacher JJ, Moya JL, Zamorano JL, Molon G, Canali G, Bonapace S, Chiampan A, Albrigi L, Barbieri E, Noris Mora M, Rodriguez Fernandez A, Exposito Pineda C, Grande C, Gonzalez Colino R, Macaya Ten F, Fernandez Vazquez X, Fortuny Frau E, Bethencourt Gonzalez A, Karvandi M, Blaszczyk R, Zarczuk R, Brzozowski W, Janowski M, Wysokinski A, Stanczyk B, Myftiu S, Teferici D, Quka A, Dado E, Djamandi J, Kresto L, Duka A, Kristo A, Balla I, Issa Z, Moiduddin N, Siblini G, Bulbul Z, Abid L, Abid D, Kammoun S, Rush E, Craft M, Goodwin J, Kreikemeier R, Cantinotti M, Kutty S, Zolaly MA, Khoshhal SQ, El-Harbi K, Tarawah A, Al-Hawsawi Z, Al-Mozainy I, Bakhoum SWG, Nabil MN, Elebrashy IN, Chinali M, Albanese S, Carotti A, Iacobelli R, Esposito C, Secinaro A, Moscogiuri G, Pasquini L, Malvezzi Caracciolo M, Bianchi RM, Caso P, Arenga F, Riegler L, Scarafile R, D'andrea A, Russo MG, Calabro' P, Simic DS, Peric VP, Mujovic NM, Marinkovic MM, Jankovic NJ, Shim A, Wejner-Mik P, Kasprzak JD, Lipiec P, Jain N, Kharwar R, Saran RK, Narain VS, Dwivedi SK, Sethi R, Chandra S, Pradhan A, Safal S, Marchetti MF, Cacace C, Congia M, Nissardi V, Ruscazio M, Meloni L, Montisci R, Gallego Sanchez G, Calero S, Portero JJ, Tercero A, Garcia JC, Barambio M, Martinez Lazaro R, Meretta AH, Perea GO, Belcastro F, Aguirre E, De Luca I, Henquin R, Masoli O. Poster session 2THE IMAGING EXAMINATIONP536Appropriate use criteria of transthoracic echocardiography and its clinical impact: a continuous challengeP537Implementation of proprietary plug-ins in the DICOM-based computerized echo reporting system fuels the use of 3D echo and deformation imaging in the clinical routine of a multivendor laboratoryP538Exercise stress echocardiography appropriate use criteria: real-life cases classification ease and agreement among cardiologistsANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HEART AND GREAT VESSELSP539Functional capacity in older people with normal ejection fraction correlates with left ventricular functional reserve and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity but not with E/e and augmentation indexP540Survey of competency of practitioners for diagnosis of acute cardiopulmonary diseases manifest on chest x-rayASSESSMENT OF DIAMETERS, VOLUMES AND MASSP541Left atrium remodeling in dialysis patients with normal ejection fractionP542The prediction of postinfarction left ventricular remodeling and the role of of leptin and MCP-1 in regard to the presence of metabolic syndromeP543Ascending aorta and common carotid artery: diameters and stiffness in a group of 584 healthy subjectsAssessments of haemodynamicsP544Alternate echo parameters in patients without estimable RVSPAssessment of systolic functionP545Reduced contractile performance in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: determination using novel preload-adjusted maximal left ventricular ejection forceP546Left ventricular dimensions and prognosis in acute coronary syndromesP547Time course of myocardial alterations in a murine model of high fat diet: A strain rate imaging studyP548Subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with premature ventricular contractionsP549Global myocardial strain by CMR-based feature tracking (FT) and tagging to predict development of severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction after acute st-elevation myocardial infarctionP550Echocardiographic analysis of left and right ventricular function in patients after mitral valve reconstructionP551The role of regional longitudinal strain assessment in predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and left bundle branch blockP552Speckle tracking automatic border detection improves echocardiographic evaluation of right ventricular systolic function in repaired tetralogy of fallot patients: comparison with MRI findingsP553Echocardiography: a reproducible and relevant tool in pah? intermediate results of the multicentric efort echogardiographic substudy (evaluation of prognostic factors and therapeutic targets in pah)Assessment of diastolic functionP554Relationship between left ventricular filling pressures and myocardial fibrosis in patients with uncomplicated arterial hypertensionP555Cardiac rehabilitation improves echocardiographic parameters of diastolic function in patients with ischemic heart diseaseP556Diastolic parameters in the calcified mitral annulusP557Biomarkers and echocardiography - combined weapon to diagnose and prognose heart failure with and without preserved ejection fractionP558Diastolic function changes of the maternal heart in twin and singleton pregnancyIschemic heart diseaseP559Syntax score as predictor for the correlation between epicardial adipose tissue and the severity of coronary lesions in patients with significant coronary diseaseP560Impact of strain analysis in ergonovine stress echocardiography for diagnosis vasospastic anginaP561Cardiac magnetic resonance tissue tracking: a novel method to predict infarct transmurality in acute myocardial infarctionP562Infarct size is correlated to global longitudinal strain but not left ventricular ejection fraction in the early stage of acute myocardial infarctionP563Magnetic resonance myocardial deformation assessment with tissue tracking and risk stratification in acute myocardial infarction patientsP564Increase in regional end-diastolic wall thickness by transthoracic echocardiography as a biomarker of successful reperfusion in anterior ST elevation acute myocardial infarctionP565Mitral regurgitation is associated with worse long-term prognosis in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary interventionP566Statistical significance of 3D motion and deformation indexes for the analysis of LAD infarctionHeart valve DiseasesP567Paradoxical low gradient aortic stenosis: echocardiographic progression from moderate to severe diseaseP568The beneficial effects of TAVI in mitral insufficiencyP569Impact of thoracic aortic calcification on the left ventricular hypertrophy and its regression after aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosisP570Additional value of exercise-stress echocardiography in asymptomatic patients with aortic valve stenosisP571Valvulo-arterial impedance in severe aortic stenosis: a dual imaging modalities studyP572Left ventricular mechanics: novel tools to evaluate left ventricular performance in patients with aortic stenosisP573Comparison of long-term outcome after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty versus mitral valve replacement in moderate to severe mitral stenosis with left ventricular dysfunctionP574Incidence of de novo left ventricular dysfunction in patient treated with aortic valve replacement for severe aortic regurgitationP575Transforming growth factor-beta dependant progression of the mitral valve prolapseP576Quantification of mitral regurgitation with multiple jets: in vitro validation of three-dimensional PISA techniqueP577Impaired pre-systolic contraction and saddle-shape deepening of mitral annulus contributes to atrial functional regurgitation: a three-dimensional echocardiographic studyP578Incidence and determinants of left ventricular (lv) reverse remodeling after MitraClip implantation in patients with moderate-to severe or severe mitral regurgitation and reduced lv ejection fractionP579Severe functional tricuspid regurgitation in rheumatic heart valve disease. New insights from 3D transthoracic echocardiographyP58015 years of evolution of the etiologic profile for prosthetic heart valve replacement through an echocardiography laboratoryP581The role of echocardiography in the differential diagnosis of prolonged fever of unknown originP582Predictive value for paravalvular regurgitation of 3-dimensional anatomic aortic annulus shape assessed by multidetector computed tomography post-transcatheter aortic valve replacementP583The significance and advantages of echo and CT imaging & measurement at transcatherter aortic valve implantation through the left common carotid accessP584Comparison of the self-expandable Medtronic CoreValve versus the balloon-expandable Edwards SAPIEN bioprostheses in high-risk patients undergoing transfemoral aortic valve implantationP585The impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on mitral regurgitation severityP586Echocardiographic follow up of children with valvular lesions secondary to rheumatic heart disease: Data from a prospective registryP587Valvular heart disease and different circadian blood pressure profilesCardiomyopathiesP588Comparison of transthoracic echocardiography versus cardiac magnetic for implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in primary prevention strategy dilated cardiomyopathy patientsP589Incidence and prognostic significance of left ventricle reverse remodeling in a cohort of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathyP590Early evaluation of diastolic function in fabry diseaseP591Echocardiographic predictors of atrial fibrillation development in hypertrophic cardiomyopathyP592Altered Torsion mechanics in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: LVOT-obstruction is the topdog?P593Prevention of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: what has changed in the guidelines?P594Coronary microcirculatory function as determinator of longitudinal systolic left ventricular function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathyP595Detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction by tissue Doppler ehocardiography in patients with muscular dystrophiesP596Speckle tracking myocardial deformation analysis and three dimensional echocardiography for early detection of chemotherapy induced cardiac dysfunction in bone marrow transplantation patientsP597Left ventricular non compaction or hypertrabeculation: distinguishing between physiology and pathology in top-level athletesP598Role of multi modality imaging in familiar screening of Danon diseaseP599Early impairment of global longitudinal left ventricular systolic function independently predicts incident atrial fibrillation in type 2 diabetes mellitusP600Fetal cardiovascular programming in maternal diabetes mellitus and obesity: insights from deformation imagingP601Longitudinal strain stress echo evaluation of aged marginal donor hearts: feasibility in the Adonhers project.P602Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular size and function following heart transplantation - Gender mattersSystemic diseases and other conditionsP603The impact of septal kinetics on adverse ventricular-ventricular interactions in pulmonary stenosis and pulmonary arterial hypertensionP604Improvement in right ventricular mechanics after inhalation of iloprost in pulmonary hypertensionP605Does the treatment of patients with metabolic syndrome correct the right ventricular diastolic dysfunction?P606Predictors of altered cardiac function in breast cancer survivors who were treated with anthracycline-based therapyP607Prevalence and factors related to left ventricular systolic dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective tissue-doppler echocardiography studyP608Diastolic and systolic left ventricle dysfunction presenting different prognostic implications in cardiac amyloidosisP609Diagnostic accuracy of Bedside Lung Ultrasonography in Emergency (BLUE) protocol for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolismP610Right ventricular systolic dysfunction and its incidence in breast cancer patients submitted to anthracycline therapyP611Right ventricular dysfunction is an independent predictor of survival among cirrhotic patients undergoing liver transplantCongenital heart diseaseP612Hypoplasia or absence of posterior leaflet: a rare congenital anomaly of the mitral valveP613ECHO screening for Barlow disease in proband's relativesDiseases of the aortaP614Aortic size distribution and prognosis in an unselected population of patients referred for standard transthoracic echocardiographyP615Abdominal aorta aneurysm ultrasonographic screening in a large cohort of asympromatic volounteers in an Italian urban settingP616Thoracic aortic aneurysm and left ventricular systolic functionStress echocardiographyP617Wall motion score index, systolic mitral annulus velocity and left ventricular mass predicted global longitudinal systolic strain in 238 patients examined by stress echocardiographyP618Prognostic parameters of exercise-induced severe mitral valve regurgitation and exercise-induced systolic pulmonary hypertensionP619Risk stratification after myocardial infarction: prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiographyP620relationship between LV and RV myocardial contractile reserve and metabolic parameters during incremental exercise and recovery in healthy children using 2-D strain analysisP621Increased peripheral extraction as a mechanism compensatory to reduced cardiac output in high risk heart failure patients with group 2 pulmonary hypertension and exercise oscillatory ventilationP622Can exercise induced changes in cardiac synchrony predict response to CRT?Transesophageal echocardiographyP623Fully-automated software for mitral valve assessment in chronic mitral regurgitation by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographyP624Real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography provides more accurate orifice measurement in percutaneous transcatheter left atrial appendage closureP625Percutaneous closure of left atrial appendage: experience of 36 casesReal-time three-dimensional TEEP626Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography during pulmonary vein cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrilationP627Three dimensional ultrasound anatomy of intact mitral valve and in the case of type 2 disfunctionTissue Doppler and speckle trackingP629Left ventricle wall motion tracking from echocardiographic images by a non-rigid image registrationP630The first experience with the new prototype of a robotic system for remote echocardiographyP631Non-invasive PCWP influence on a loop diuretics regimen monitoring model in ADHF patients.P632Normal range of left ventricular strain, dimensions and ejection fraction using three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in neonatesP633Circumferential ascending aortic strain: new parameter in the assessment of arterial stiffness in systemic hypertensionP634Aortic vascular properties in pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta: a two-dimensional echocardiography derived aortic strain studyP635Assessment of cardiac functions in children with sickle cell anemia: doppler tissue imaging studyP636Assessment of left ventricular function in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: relation to duration and control of diabetesP637A study of left ventricular torsion in l-loop ventricles using speckle-tracking echocardiographyP638Despite No-Reflow, global and regional longitudinal strains assessed by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography are predictive indexes of left ventricular remodeling in patients with STEMIP639The function of reservoir of the left atrium in patients with medicaly treated arterial hypertensionP640The usefulness of speckle tracking analysis for predicting the recovery of regional systolic function after myocardial infarctionP641Two dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in assessment of left ventricular systolic function in patients with rheumatic severe mitral regurgitation and normal ejection fractionP642The prediction of left-main and tripple vessel coronary artery disease by tissue doppler based longitudinal strain and strain rate imagingP643Role of speckle tracking in predicting arrhythmic risk and occurrence of appropriate implantable defibrillator Intervention in patients with ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathyComputed Tomography & Nuclear CardiologyP644Cardiac adrenergic activity in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. Correlation with echocardiographyP645Different vascular territories and myocardial ischemia, there is a gradient of association? Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev278] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Dias L, Caetano T, Pinheiro M, Mendo S. The lanthipeptides of Bacillus methylotrophicus and their association with genomic islands. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:525-33. [PMID: 26559891 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 06/03/2015] [Revised: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Bacillus methylotrophicus strains are known for their potential as plant-growth promoters and as microbial pesticides that effectively control plant diseases caused by bacteria and fungi. Over the past few years, a wide diversity of their secondary metabolites has been extensively characterized. Among these are the RiPPs lanthipeptides, which are an important and growing group of notable compounds. The increasing interest in B. methylotrophicus species, accompanied by the development of high throughput sequencing techniques, has resulted in a substantial number of full genomes being available. Here, an in silico analysis was performed on these genomes in order to survey the presence of lanthipeptide biosynthetic clusters. It was found that the pan genome of B. methylotrophicus only encoded the biosynthesis of mersacidin and amylolysin, which are lanthipeptides with antibacterial activity. However, the amylolysin gene cluster identified was comprised of more genetic elements than those previously described, and it had certain features of two-peptide lantibiotics. Additionally, it was also established that the association of lanthipeptides with genomic islands (GIs) was not confined to mersacidin. This was also found for the amylolysin cluster as well as other class I and class II lanthipeptides, supporting the idea that their production is probably related to functional adaptation.
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, Medical and Biological Sciences Building, North Haugh, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Peloso EF, Dias L, Queiroz RML, Leme AFPP, Pereira CN, Carnielli CM, Werneck CC, Sousa MV, Ricart CAO, Gadelha FR. Trypanosoma cruzi mitochondrial tryparedoxin peroxidase is located throughout the cell and its pull down provides one step towards the understanding of its mechanism of action. Biochim Biophys Acta 2015; 1864:1-10. [PMID: 26527457 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2015.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Revised: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Trypanosoma cruzi depends on the effectiveness of redox metabolism to survive and ensure infection in the host. Homeostasis of redox metabolism in T. cruzi is achieved by the actions of several proteins that differ in many aspects from host proteins. Although extensive research has been performed examining hydroperoxide cytosolic antioxidant defense centered on trypanothione, the mechanisms of mitochondrial antioxidant defense are not yet known. The aim of this study was to elucidate the partners of TcMPx antioxidant pathway and to determine the influence of the cellular context (physiological versus oxidative stress). Through co-precipitation coupled with a mass spectrometry approach, a variety of proteins were detected under physiological and oxidative stress conditions. Interestingly, functional category analysis of the proteins identified under physiological conditions showed that they were involved in the stress response, oxidoreduction, thiol transfer, and metabolic processes; this profile is distinct under oxidative stress conditions likely due to structural alterations. Our findings help to elucidate the reactions involving TcMPx and most importantly also reveal that this protein is present throughout the cell and that its interaction partners change following oxidative stress exposure. The involvement and significance of the proteins found to interact with TcMPx and other possible functions for this protein are discussed widening our knowledge regarding T. cruzi mitochondrial antioxidant defenses.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais, Laboratório Nacional de Biociências, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais, Laboratório Nacional de Biociências, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Tecidual, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Dias L, Eertmans A, Van den Brande I, Handaja Y, Taeymans S, Vansteenwegen D. Using an Interactive Self-Assessment Tool to Strengthen Your Employee Assistance Service. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2015.998974] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Santos C, Costa R, Malheiro J, Pedroso S, Almeida M, Martins L, Dias L, Tafulo S, Henriques A, Cabrita A. Kidney Transplantation Across a Positive Crossmatch: A Single-Center Experience. Transplant Proc 2014; 46:1705-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Branco F, Cavadas V, Rocha A, Vidinha J, Osório L, Martins L, Braga I, Cabral J, Dias L, Henriques C, Louro N, Silva-Ramos M, Carvalho L, Fraga A. Living versus cadaveric-donor renal transplant recipients: a comparison on sexual function. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:1066-9. [PMID: 23622627 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
Erectile dysfunction is experienced by 50% of men with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and uremia. The origin of this dysfunction is multifactorial. The aim of this study was to compare living donor versus cadaveric donor transplant recipients regarding male sexual function. Seventy-seven sexually active male kidney transplant recipients (44 from living donors; 33 from cadaveric donors) were randomly selected from our single-center prospective database of 2016 renal transplants. Epidemiological and clinical data were collected between June 2010 and June 2011. Male sexual function was evaluated with the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire (IIEF-15). We assessed the prevalence of male sexual dysfunction according to established cutoff points for each of the IIEF-15 domains. Mann-Whitney and Pearson's chi- square statistical tests were used to compare continuous and categorical variables, respectively. The median age at the time of completion of the questionnaires was 43 and 51 years (P = .003) with median times from transplantation was of 36 and 42 months for living donor and cadaveric donor recipients, respectively (P = .31). Median durations of ESRD before surgery were 17.5 and 57 months for living donor and cadaveric donor recipients, respectively (P < .001). Living donor and cadaveric donor recipients had median creatinine clearance values of 55 and 57 mL/min, respectively (P = .44). Median time after renal transplantation for first sexual intercourse was 1 and 2 months for living donor and cadaveric donor recipients, respectively (P = .35). Median body mass indices for living donor and cadaveric donor recipients were 24.8 and 24, respectively (P = .31). Regarding sexual function domains, there were significant differences only for intercourse satisfaction. In our cohort, living donor recipients tended to be younger, have shorter time of ESRD, and less incidence of hypertension or diabetes mellitus but with greater tobacco use. In conclusion, living donor transplantation exerted a favorable impact on sexual function.
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- F Branco
- Department of Urology, Centro Hospitalar Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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