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Sena G, Lima T, Melo T, Arruda S, Sales M, Mello M, Lima J. Factors Associated with Mortality in Older Cancer Patients with Sars from Covid-19: Explainable-AI Analysis. J Geriatr Oncol 2022. [PMCID: PMC9595426 DOI: 10.1016/s1879-4068(22)00428-3] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Cortés-García L, Hernández Ortiz J, Asim N, Sales M, Villareal R, Penner F, Sharp C. COVID-19 conversations: A qualitative study of majority Hispanic/Latinx youth experiences during early stages of the pandemic. Child Youth Care Forum 2021; 51:769-793. [PMID: 34602804 PMCID: PMC8477975 DOI: 10.1007/s10566-021-09653-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background Growing evidence informs about the detrimental impact that COVID-19 has had on youths' mental health and well-being. As of yet, no study has directly examined the experiences and perspectives of children and young adolescents from racial and ethnic minority groups in the U.S., despite being exposed to more adversity, which may affect coping with the many challenges posed by the pandemic. Objective This study aimed to give voice to a mostly Hispanic/Latinx group of youth regarding the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home measures and to identify their emotional responses and coping strategies amid the pandemic in the U.S. when restrictions were at their hardest. Method A total of 17 youths (70.6 % Hispanic; age range = 10-14 years; 52.9 % female) participated in four virtual semi-structured focus groups for each grade level (grades 5-8). Data was transcribed and analyzed using a gold standard thematic analysis approach. Results Seven themes were identified concerning the impact of COVID-19, centering around the impact of racism, loss of income, the role of community and family in coping with stress, information overload, home-schooling, loneliness and boredom, and lack of structured routines. Conclusions Our findings suggest that cultural factors (e.g., collectivism and familism) in Hispanic communities may offer important buffering during COVID-19. Future research studies evaluating the implementation of structured programs that provide a space to talk about emotions and thoughts related to the impact of the pandemic and training in strategies to cope with distress during mandatory home-schooling are needed.
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- L Cortés-García
- PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX United States
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- Connect Community, Houston, TX United States
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- Connect Community, Houston, TX United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX United States.,University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Dos Santos AS, Sales M. From Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson´s Disease and treatment-resistant Depression to a new perspective to understand depression. Brain Stimul 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.786] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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Truta L, Sales M. Sol-Gel Chemistry in Biosensing Devices of Electrical Transduction: Application to CEA Cancer Biomarker. Curr Top Med Chem 2015; 15:256-61. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026614666141229113318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 11/09/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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de Leyva P, Herrero M, García-Serrano G, Sagüillo K, Villegas D, Pérez-Flecha F, Sánchez-Jáuregui D, Eslava J, Sales M, Acero J. Orbital marginotomies. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.07.520] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Sales M, Lúcio E, Filho JF, Rösler A, Fraportti J, Constantin G, Leães P, Lima V, Pontes M, Lucchese F. Performance of EuroSCORE II in the prediction of in-hospital death after on pump versus off pump CABG. J Cardiothorac Surg 2013. [PMCID: PMC3844713 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-8-s1-o204] [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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Rösler A, Bertani S, Fraportti J, Sales M, Torres F, Pontes M, Lima V, Lucchese F. Transapical aortic valve implantation in a patient with increased diameter of the aortic annulus and extensive calcification. J Cardiothorac Surg 2013. [PMCID: PMC3844807 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-8-s1-p179] [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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Sales M, Aguzzoli C, Rösler A, Lúcio E, Leães P, Lima V, Pontes M, Lucchese F. Predictors of in-hospital adverse outcomes in aortic surgery. J Cardiothorac Surg 2013. [PMCID: PMC3845337 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-8-s1-o37] [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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Groves MJ, Sales M, Baker L, Griffiths M, Pratt N, Tauro S. Factors influencing a second myeloid malignancy in patients with Philadelphia-negative -7 or del(7q) clones during tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia. Cancer Genet 2011; 204:39-44. [PMID: 21356190 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2010.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2010] [Accepted: 08/14/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The detection of Philadelphia-negative (Ph(neg)) cells with non-random karyotypic abnormalities after tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) can be associated with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML). To our knowledge, however, there have been no studies on variables influencing the risk of MDS/AML in patients with specific Ph(neg) karyotypes. We systematically examined studies reporting -7 or del(7q) within Ph(neg) cells in TKI-treated CML patients, and abstracted clinical and cytogenetic data from individual reports into a standardized format for further analysis. Of 53 patients, 43 had Ph(neg) -7 clones [as the sole abnormality (-7(sole)) in 29, or with other clones (-7(dual)) in 14], and del(7q) was present in 10. A total of 16/51 evaluable patients, all with -7, transformed to MDS/AML. Transformation was more frequent (15/16 patients) within 6 months of Ph(neg) -7 detection rather than subsequently (P < 0.0001). At first detection after TKI therapy, Ph(neg) abnormal clones comprised ≥50% of Ph(neg) cells in a greater proportion of patients with -7 than del(7q) (P = 0.035). Upon comparing -7(sole) and -7(dual), the latter was likely to be transient (P = 0.004), and AML was frequently observed with persistent -7 clones (P = 0.03). By logistic regression analysis (n = 36), clone size (P = 0.017), time-to-detection longer than 15 months (P = 0.02), and CML response (P = 0.085) were associated with MDS/AML. Validation of these novel associations in registry-based studies will help develop predictive criteria that define the MDS/AML risk in individual patients.
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- Michael J Groves
- Centre for Oncology & Molecular Medicine, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Figueroa M, Noval S, Contreras I, Arruabarrena C, García-Pérez J, Sales M, Gil-Cazorla R. La vitrectomía como terapia antinflamatoria de la uveítis intermedia en niños. Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología 2010; 85:390-4. [PMID: 21354506 DOI: 10.1016/j.oftal.2010.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2010] [Revised: 08/16/2010] [Accepted: 10/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lang PT, Ng HL, Fraser JS, Corn JE, Echols N, Sales M, Holton JM, Alber T. Automated electron-density sampling reveals widespread conformational polymorphism in proteins. Protein Sci 2010; 19:1420-31. [PMID: 20499387 PMCID: PMC2974833 DOI: 10.1002/pro.423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2010] [Revised: 05/04/2010] [Accepted: 05/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Although proteins populate large structural ensembles, X-ray diffraction data are traditionally interpreted using a single model. To search for evidence of alternate conformers, we developed a program, Ringer, which systematically samples electron density around the dihedral angles of protein side chains. In a diverse set of 402 structures, Ringer identified weak, nonrandom electron-density features that suggest of the presence of hidden, lowly populated conformations for >18% of uniquely modeled residues. Although these peaks occur at electron-density levels traditionally regarded as noise, statistically significant (P < 10(-5)) enrichment of peaks at successive rotameric chi angles validates the assignment of these features as unmodeled conformations. Weak electron density corresponding to alternate rotamers also was detected in an accurate electron density map free of model bias. Ringer analysis of the high-resolution structures of free and peptide-bound calmodulin identified shifts in ensembles and connected the alternate conformations to ligand recognition. These results show that the signal in high-resolution electron density maps extends below the traditional 1 sigma cutoff, and crystalline proteins are more polymorphic than current crystallographic models. Ringer provides an objective, systematic method to identify previously undiscovered alternate conformations that can mediate protein folding and function.
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- P Therese Lang
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of CaliforniaBerkeley, California 97420-3220
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of CaliforniaBerkeley, California 97420-3220
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of CaliforniaBerkeley, California 97420-3220
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of CaliforniaBerkeley, California 97420-3220
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of CaliforniaBerkeley, California 97420-3220
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- Department of Physics, University of CaliforniaBerkeley, California 97420
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of CaliforniaSan Francisco, California 94158-2330
- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley, California 94720
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of CaliforniaBerkeley, California 97420-3220
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Foster N, Paulsson K, Sales M, Cunningham J, Groves M, O'Connor N, Begum S, Stubbs T, McMullan DJ, Griffiths M, Pratt N, Tauro S. Molecular characterisation of a recurrent, semi-cryptic RUNX1 translocation t(7;21) in myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukaemia. Br J Haematol 2010; 148:938-43. [PMID: 20064152 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.08039.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A proportion of cytogenetic abnormalities in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) may escape detection by high-resolution genomic technologies, but can be identified by conventional cytogenetic and molecular analysis. Here, we report the detection of a reciprocal translocation t(7;21)(p22;q22) in the marrow of two adults with MDS and AML, using conventional cytogenetic analysis and fluorescence-in situ-hybridization (FISH). Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and sequence analysis identified a fusion between RUNX1 and the gene encoding ubiquitin specific peptidase-42 (USP42), with splice-variants and variable break-points within RUNX1. Combined cytomorphology and FISH studies in MDS marrow revealed abnormal RUNX1 signals within megakaryocytes, suggesting that the acquisition of t(7;21)(p22;q22) does not confer complete differentiation arrest and may represent an early genetic event in leukaemogenesis. Single nucleotide polymorphism-arrays failed to detect additional sub-microscopic genomic changes predisposing to or associated with t(7;21). Molecular analysis of 100 MDS and AML marrow specimens by RT-PCR did not reveal new cases with the RUNX1-USP42 fusion. Thus, our studies have identified t(7;21)(p22;q22) as a rare but recurrent abnormality in MDS/AML, with the existence of alternative spliced forms of the RUNX1-USP42 transcript in different patients. Further studies are required to identify the potential contribution of these splice-variants to disease heterogeneity.
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- Nicola Foster
- Department of Cytogenetics, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK
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Bastos S, Tafulo P, Queiros R, Matos C, Sales M. Rapid Determination of Tartaric Acid in Wines. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2009; 12:712-22. [DOI: 10.2174/138620709788923728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2008] [Accepted: 03/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Christie L, Kernohan N, Levison D, Sales M, Cunningham J, Gillespie K, Batstone P, Meiklejohn D, Goodlad J. C-MYCtranslocation in t(14;18) positive follicular lymphoma at presentation: An adverse prognostic indicator? Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 49:470-6. [DOI: 10.1080/10428190701836845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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MacCallum S, Groves M, Brass D, Cunningham J, Sales M, Gelly K, Tauro S. Autoimmune pancytopenia following combination chemotherapy for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: Figure 1. J Clin Pathol 2009; 62:468-70. [DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.061143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Autoimmune haemolysis or thrombocytopenia can complicate purine nucleoside monotherapy for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), but Evans syndrome is rare. This is a report of the occurrence of pancytopenia secondary to a unique combination of red cell aplasia with autoimmune thrombocytopenia and neutropenia in a patient with CLL following treatment with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide. This case is unusual for the simultaneous targeting of three haemopoietic lineages by immune dysfunction following fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, which is a treatment regimen believed to reduce autoimmune haematological toxicity in CLL.
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Craig J, Walker K, Sales M, Cunningham J, Gelly K, Pippard MJ, Tauro S. Sequential tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy: sustained disease remission in Philadelphia-positive erythroleukaemia. Br J Haematol 2008; 142:674-5. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07222.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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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The previous design of an unprecedented family of two-, three-, and four-helical, right-handed coiled coils utilized nonbiological amino acids to efficiently pack spaces in the oligomer cores. Here we show that a stable, right-handed parallel tetrameric coiled coil, called RH4B, can be designed entirely using biological amino acids. The X-ray crystal structure of RH4B was determined to 1.1 Angstrom resolution using a designed metal binding site to coordinate a single Yb(2+) ion per 33-amino acid polypeptide chain. The resulting experimental phases were particularly accurate, and the experimental electron density map provided an especially clear, unbiased view of the molecule. The RH4B structure closely matched the design, with equivalent core rotamers and an overall root-mean-square deviation for the N-terminal repeat of the tetramer of 0.24 Angstrom. The clarity and resolution of the electron density map, however, revealed alternate rotamers and structural differences between the three sequence repeats in the molecule. These results suggest that the RH4B structure populates an unanticipated variety of structures.
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- Mark Sales
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3206, USA
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Leslie A, Stewart A, Baty DU, Mechan D, McGreavey L, Smith G, Wolf CR, Sales M, Pratt NR, Steele RJC, Carey FA. Chromosomal changes in colorectal adenomas: relationship to gene mutations and potential for clinical utility. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2006; 45:126-35. [PMID: 16235243 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 01/17/2023] Open
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Although the occurrence of both chromosomal aberrations and specific gene mutations in colorectal tumorigenesis is firmly established, the relationship between these different forms of genetic abnormality remains poorly understood. We have previously demonstrated, in colorectal adenocarcinomas, that mutations of APC, KRAS, and TP53 are each specifically associated with certain chromosomal aberrations. Using comparative genomic hybridization and mutational analysis of APC, KRAS, and TP53 to evaluate 78 colorectal adenomas, we have shown that several of the significant relationships between gene mutations and chromosomal abnormalities reported in colorectal adenocarcinomas also exist at the adenomatous stage. KRAS mutation correlated with 12p gain (P < 0.001) and TP53 mutation with both 20q gain and 18q loss (P = 0.03 for both). In addition, we have identified two chromosomal aberrations, gain of 13q and loss of 11q, that correlate with the presence of synchronous adenomas (P = 0.049 and P = 0.03, respectively) and several chromosomal changes (20p+, 20q+, 17p-, and 18q-) that are related to the onset of high-grade dysplasia. These data strengthen our previous contention that the co-occurrence of specific gene mutations and chromosomal changes is not random and significant relationships do exist. Our findings also raise the possibility that certain chromosomal aberrations may act as important clinical biomarkers.
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- Amy Leslie
- Department of Surgery & Molecular Oncology, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, United Kingdom.
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Temple GK, Sales M, Kernohan N, Scott F, Meiklejohn D, Pratt N. Application of combined immunofluorescence and fluorescence in situ hybridization on paraffin-embedded sections to characterize T-cell lymphoma with EBV-infected B-cell blasts. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2005; 41:405-9. [PMID: 15390188 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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Combined immunofluorescence (IF) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections were used to examine lymph node tissue from two patients diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-infected B-cell blasts. The majority of cells within the samples comprised T-cells staining positively for CD3. In addition, both patients had a population of large pleiomorphic cells that were positive for the B-cell marker CD20 and for EBV LMP-1. Standard PCR clonality testing of the nodes revealed both immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) and T-cell receptor (TCR) clonal rearrangements in one patient, although in the other case monoclonality was demonstrated only for TCRG. Cytogenetics of cultured lymphocytes from nodal tissue revealed two apparently unrelated abnormal clones in both patients. Combined IF and FISH revealed that these phenomena reflected two abnormal populations of B- and T-cells rather than reactive B-cell hyperplasia or biphenotypic evolution from a common ancestral lymphoma. True B-cell malignancy probably emerged within a preexisting but unrelated T-cell lymphoma. This is the first study to relate the phenotype of the abnormal cells in such cases to specific clonal populations of cells, and it demonstrates a method that may easily be introduced into a diagnostic cytogenetics laboratory with access to standard pathology laboratory resources.
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- Genevieve K Temple
- Human Genetics Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SQ, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Leslie A, Pratt NR, Gillespie K, Sales M, Kernohan NM, Smith G, Wolf CR, Carey FA, Steele RJC. Mutations of APC, K-ras, and p53 are associated with specific chromosomal aberrations in colorectal adenocarcinomas. Cancer Res 2003; 63:4656-61. [PMID: 12907646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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It is widely accepted that both large-scale chromosomal abnormalities and mutation of specific genes, such as APC, K-ras, and/or p53, occur in the majority of colorectal adenocarcinomas. Whether or not a relationship exists between these different forms of genetic abnormalities was previously unknown. Using comparative genomic hybridization and mutational analysis of APC, K-ras, and p53 to evaluate 50 colorectal adenocarcinomas, we have shown that mutation of p53 is significantly associated with gain of 20q, 13q, and 8q and loss of 18q (P = 0.000, 0.02, 0.044, and 0.001, respectively). Conversely, APC mutation did not associate with any of the above-mentioned aberrations but did associate significantly with gain of 7p (P = 0.01). Gain of chromosomal arm 12p, although a less common aberration, was significantly associated with K-ras mutation (P = 0.011). The associations we have described should refine the search for candidate genes underlying chromosomal aberrations and assist in the definition of distinct pathways in colorectal tumorigenesis.
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- Amy Leslie
- Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK.
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Batstone PJ, Simpson S, Bonthron DT, Keng WT, Hamilton D, Forsyth L, Sales M, Pratt N, Goudie D. Effective monosomy or trisomy of chromosome band 2q37.3 due to the unbalanced segregation of a 2;11 translocation. Am J Med Genet A 2003; 118A:241-6. [PMID: 12673654 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.10204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/09/2022]
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We report a seven generation family in which a 2;11 chromosome translocation is segregating. Both unbalanced segregants have been found in the family, and cytogenetic analysis demonstrates that this results in effective monosomy or trisomy for chromosome band 2q37.3. Those family members who are monosomic exhibit a variable phenotype with a number of features associated with an Albright's Hereditary Osteodystrophy-like phenotype (AHO-like) whilst those who are trisomic have a phenotypic spectrum ranging from mild facial anomalies and growth retardation to apparent normality. The latter group of patients represent the first reported patients with pure trisomy for chromosome band 2q37.3.
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- Paul J Batstone
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Pathology Department, Highland Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Hislop RG, Pratt N, Stocks SC, Steel CM, Sales M, Goudie D, Robertson A, Thompson AM. Karyotypic aberrations of chromosomes 16 and 17 are related to survival in patients with breast cancer. Br J Surg 2002; 89:1581-6. [PMID: 12445070 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2002.02270.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer has a high incidence and associated mortality rate, yet little is known of the sequence of genetic events that underlie the clinical course. METHODS The study was a comparative genomic hybridization analysis of 40 primary breast cancers with survival data at a mean of 8.4 years. RESULTS The mean number of aberrations was 9.0, with a mean of 5.5 gains and 3.5 deletions per tumour. The most common aberrations were: gain of 1q (27 of 40), 8q (19 of 40) and 17q (13 of 40), and deletion of 17p (12 of 40) and 8p (11 of 40). These results are consistent with a distinctive pattern of large-scale (karyotypic) genetic change in primary breast cancer. CONCLUSION The novel findings of this study were that only women who were disease-free had loss of 16q (E-cadherin) in association with a gain of 16p, and 17p13 (p53) loss combined with 17q12 (HER2) amplification was found only in the cancers of women who developed recurrent disease. The karyotypic changes seen in primary breast cancer seem to be associated with outcome and point to the underlying genetic events.
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- R G Hislop
- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Dundee, Tayside University Hospitals Trust, Dundee, UK
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Cunningham J, Sales M, Pearce A, Howard J, Stallings R, Telford N, Wilkie R, Huntly B, Thomas A, O'Marcaigh A, Will A, Pratt N. Does isochromosome 7q mandate bone marrow transplant in children with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome? Br J Haematol 2002; 119:1062-9. [PMID: 12472589 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03940.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 11/20/2022]
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We report on nine children with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS), eight of whom had clonal abnormalities of chromosome 7. Seven children had an isochromosome 7 [i(7)(q10)] and one a derivative chromosome 7, all with an apparently identical (centromeric) breakpoint. Children with SDS are predisposed to myelodysplasia (MDS) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) often with chromosome 7 abnormalities. Allogeneic transplants have been used to treat these children, however, they are a high-risk transplant group and require careful evaluation. Three of the children were transplanted but only one survived, who to our knowledge remains the longest surviving SDS transplant patient (4.5 years +). The six non-transplanted children are well. In classic MDS, chromosome 7 abnormalities are associated with rapid progression to acute leukaemia; however, we present evidence to suggest that isochromosome 7q may represent a separate disease entity in SDS children. This is a particularly interesting finding given that the SDS gene has recently been mapped to the centromeric region of chromosome 7. Our studies indicate that i(7)(q10) is a relatively benign rearrangement and that it is not advisable to offer allogeneic transplants to SDS children with i(7)(q10) alone in the absence of other clinical signs of disease progression.
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- Joan Cunningham
- Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
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Munro S, Cuthbertson DJR, Cunningham J, Sales M, Cohen PTW. Human skeletal muscle expresses a glycogen-targeting subunit of PP1 that is identical to the insulin-sensitive glycogen-targeting subunit G(L) of liver. Diabetes 2002; 51:591-8. [PMID: 11872655 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.51.3.591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Insulin has been previously shown to regulate the expression of the hepatic glycogen-targeting subunit, G(L), of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and is believed to control the activity of the PP1-G(L) complex by modulation of the level of phosphorylase a, which allosterically inhibits the activity of PP1-G(L). These mechanisms contribute to the ability of insulin to increase hepatic glycogen synthesis. Human G(L) shows >88% amino acid identity to its rat and mouse homologs, with complete conservation of the phosphorylase a binding site. G(L) is highly expressed in the liver and present at appreciable levels in heart tissue of all three species. Surprisingly, G(L) is highly expressed in human skeletal muscle while only being detected at very low levels in rat, mouse, and rabbit skeletal muscle. The amino acid sequence of G(L) predicted from the cDNA is identical in human liver and skeletal muscle and encoded by a gene on chromosome 8 at p23.1. The species-specific difference in the level of expression of G(L) mRNA and protein in skeletal muscle has important implications for understanding the mechanisms by which insulin regulates glycogen synthesis in human skeletal muscle and for questions regarding whether rodents are appropriate models for this purpose.
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- Shonagh Munro
- Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation Unit, School of Life Sciences,University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, U.K
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Davel L, Eijan A, Sales M, Espanol A, D'Agostino A, Piccardo I, Lauria L, De Lustig E, Jasnis M. Reactivity of tumor-draining lymph nodes and the nitric oxide pathway. Int J Oncol 2002. [DOI: 10.3892/ijo.20.1.59] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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[reaction--see text] A variety of aldol adducts (i.e., 3-hydroxy ketones) are shown to undergo syn-anti isomerization in the presence of imidazole by an enolization mechanism with negligible retroaldol or elimination products.
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- D E Ward
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon SK S7N 5C9, Canada.
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Hislop R, Stocks S, Steel C, Sales M, Pratt N, Goudie D, Robertson A, Thompson A. Comparative genomic hybridisation analysis of 40 breast cancers with long term patient survival data. Eur J Cancer 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(01)80153-2] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Stocks SC, Pratt N, Sales M, Johnston DA, Thompson AM, Carey FA, Kernohan NM. Chromosomal imbalances in gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma: specific comparative genomic hybridization-detected abnormalities segregate with junctional adenocarcinomas. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2001; 32:50-8. [PMID: 11477661 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.1166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 12/27/2022] Open
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The incidence of adenocarcinoma arising at the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) is increasing at a rate greater than that for any other form of solid malignancy. Commensurate with this, the incidence of histologically similar tumors arising in the gastric body and antral mucosa is declining. The increased incidence of the proximal group of tumors may reflect, in part, the higher prevalence of Barrett esophagus. These epidemiological features suggest that histologically similar tumors arising at the EGJ and from the distal stomach are different, which may be reflected in the genetic abnormalities that characterize the two groups of tumors. The purpose of this study was to screen genomic DNA from adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and stomach for regions of chromosomal imbalance, using comparative genomic hybridization to determine whether tumors at the EGJ (junctional tumors) have a different profile compared with tumors of the distal stomach. Tumor samples were derived from a series of 48 gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas (20 junctional and 28 distal) that were acquired prospectively from patients undergoing esophagogastrectomy. These tumors are characterized by several regions of chromosomal imbalance with no obvious correlation between most regions of abnormal copy number and tumor type. However, our study shows for the first time cytogenetic abnormalities (5p+ and 18q-) that identify statistically significant differences (P < 0.02 and < 0.05, respectively) between junctional and distal gastric tumors. These differences are gain of 5p (55% [11/20] of junctional tumors vs. 21% [6/28] of distal gastric tumors) and loss of 18q (25% [5/20] cases of junctional tumors vs. 4% [1/28] of distal tumors) segregating with tumors of the EGJ. These abnormalities may distinguish distinct tumor subtypes that are recognized in epidemiological and clinical studies but that are otherwise histologically identical.
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- S C Stocks
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Dundee, Tayside University Hospitals Trust, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Frota Filho JD, Drews C, Leães P, Blacher C, Tostes F, Delatorre N, Vieira M, Lúcio E, Pereira W, Sales M, Lobo R, Stuermer R, Tanaka N, Portugal L, Lucchese F. Postoperative necrotizing fasciitis of the thorax in cardiac surgery. Arq Bras Cardiol 2001; 76:245-54. [PMID: 11262575 DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2001000300008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/21/2022] Open
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Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare soft tissue infection and a life-threatening emergency, often fatal. Its incidence and management are described plentifully in the medical literature regarding the most common anatomical sites involved like the abdomen, lower and upper limbs, and perineum. However, available data and case reports of chest wall necrotizing fasciitis after thoracic procedures are scarce, mainly after major cardiac operations. We report and discuss a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall occurring in the immediate postoperative period of a cardiac procedure, and include a brief review of the concepts, pathophysiology, and treatment reported in the medical literature. We emphasize the need for early diagnosis and urgent and effective surgical debridement. Of importance is the fact that we have not found any references in the literature to cases similar or equal to the one we describe here, which occurred in the postoperative period of a cardiac procedure.
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- J D Frota Filho
- Hospital São Francisco, Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, 90690-130, Brazil
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Sales M, Lucas F, Blanchart G. Effects of ammonia and amino acids on the growth and proteolytic activity of three species of rumen bacteria: Prevotella albensis, Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, and Streptococcus bovis. Curr Microbiol 2000; 40:380-6. [PMID: 10827280 DOI: 10.1007/s002840010074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 10/28/2022]
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The addition of increasing physiological concentrations of ammonia or amino acids had distinct effects on the growth and proteolytic activity of Streptococcus bovis JB1, Prevotella albensis, and Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens DSM3071. The growth of S. bovis and B. fibrisolvens was enhanced by NH(3) and AA, and that of P. albensis was reduced compared with a control with protein as the sole source of nitrogen. The proteolytic activity of S. bovis and P. albensis was reduced, but that of B. fibrisolvens was improved. NH(3) seemed to act mainly on the cell-associated fraction of the proteolytic activity, while the action of AA was not specific. In the rumen the proteolytic activity of S. bovis and P. albensis would be optimal at low concentrations of NH(3) or AA (<0.05 and <0.27 g/L respectively). In contrast, B. fibrisolvens would need higher concentrations (0.5 g/L of NH(3) or 2.7 g/L of AA). It can be assumed that these bacteria will grow in different ecological niches.
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- M Sales
- INPL-INRA-UHP Nancy I, Laboratoire de Sciences Animales de l'ENSAIA, 2 avenue de la forêt de Haye, BP 172 54505 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy cedex, France.
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Paine MJ, Garner AP, Powell D, Sibbald J, Sales M, Pratt N, Smith T, Tew DG, Wolf CR. Cloning and characterization of a novel human dual flavin reductase. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:1471-8. [PMID: 10625700 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.2.1471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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Flavoprotein reductases play a key role in electron transfer in many physiological processes. We have isolated a cDNA with strong sequence similarities to cytochrome P-450 reductase and nitric-oxide synthase. The cDNA encodes a protein of 597 amino acid residues with a predicted molecular mass of 67 kDa. Northern blot analysis identified a predicted transcript of 3.0 kilobase pairs as well as a larger transcript at 6.0 kilobase pairs, and the gene was mapped to chromosome 9q34.3 by fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis. The amino acid sequence of the protein contained distinct FMN-, FAD-, and NADPH-binding domains, and in order to establish whether the protein contained these cofactors, the coding sequence was expressed in insect cells and purified. Recombinant protein bound FMN, FAD, and NADPH cofactors and exhibited a UV-visible spectrum with absorbance maxima at 380, 460, and 626 nm. The purified enzyme reduced cytochrome c, with apparent K(m) and k(cat) values of 21 microM and 1.3 s(-1), respectively, and metabolized the one-electron acceptors doxorubicin, menadione, and potassium ferricyanide. Immunoblot analysis of fractionated MCF7 cells with antibodies to recombinant NR1 showed that the enzyme is cytoplasmic and highly expressed in a panel of human cancer cell lines, thus indicating that this novel reductase may play a role in the metabolic activation of bioreductive anticancer drugs and other chemicals activated by one-electron reduction.
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- M J Paine
- Imperial Cancer Research Fund Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Biomedical Research Centre, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
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Jedlitschky G, Cassidy AJ, Sales M, Pratt N, Burchell B. Cloning and characterization of a novel human olfactory UDP-glucuronosyltransferase. Biochem J 1999; 340 ( Pt 3):837-43. [PMID: 10359671 PMCID: PMC1220318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes in the olfactory epithelium have been suggested to catalyse inactivation and facilitate elimination of odorants. We report here the molecular cloning and functional characterization of a human olfactory UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT). The cloned protein is composed of 527 amino acids with an identity of 87% with a rat olfactory UGT and of 43-62% with other human UGT isoforms. Based on the sequence homology, it has been designated hUGT2A1. The gene was mapped to chromosome 4q13 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. The expression appeared to be specific for the olfactory tissue. The substrate specificity of this isoform was assessed using Chinese hamster V79 cells stably transfected with the isolated cDNA. The expressed enzyme showed a broad substrate spectrum including a range of phenolic compounds as well as aliphatic and monoterpenoid alcohols, among them many odorants. Furthermore, some steroids, especially androgens, some drugs and carcinogens were conjugated. The results support a role of the enzyme in olfactory perception and in protection of the neural system against airborne hazardous chemicals.
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- G Jedlitschky
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK
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Gambale W, Croce J, Costa-Manso E, Croce M, Sales M. Library fungi at the University of São Paulo and their relationship with respiratory allergy. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 1993; 3:45-50. [PMID: 8281330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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In this study, we investigated the fungi most frequently found in the air and the books of 28 libraries at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. In a second phase, 314 librarians were questioned about the presence of asthmatic or rhinitic symptoms, and the relationship with the site of work. Forty-nine percent of them reported this type of symptoms and 80% related them to the place of work. In the third stage, librarians underwent intracutaneous tests against the 20 fungi most frequently isolated in libraries. Eighteen librarians presented positive tests, 12 of whom reported rhinitis and 6 of whom were asymptomatic. In 19.5% of symptomatic patients wheals > 15 mm were observed after 6 h, while 9% of the asymptomatic patients presented similar wheals. Fourteen librarians with positive tests underwent tests with each of the 20 fungi constituting the pool. The airborne fungi isolated in libraries are likely to be found anywhere in the city of São Paulo, but they are likely to be present in higher concentrations in libraries, subsequently producing respiratory allergies.
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- W Gambale
- Department of Microbiology, University of São Paulo (ICB-USP), Brazil
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Although prison populations remain predominantly young, the number of older inmates in state and federal correctional facilities has been increasing. This report describes the results of a health survey of 119 male inmates 50 years of age and older residing in Iowa state correctional facilities. Subject's disease history included hypertension (40%), myocardial infarction (19%), and emphysema (18%). Most participants (97%) had missing teeth, 42% had gross physical functional impairments, and 70% smoked cigarettes. These findings have implications for health care provision and release planning.
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- P L Colsher
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242
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Reciprocal interaction between beta-adrenoceptor specific ligand occupancy and alloantibody binding to specific antigens of cardiac and smooth muscle tissues was observed. Interference of alloimmune antibody fixation to both cardiac and oviductal tract preparations by beta 1 or beta 2 selective blockers, respectively, was obtained by means of indirect immunofluorescence assays. Reciprocally, alloimmune IgG and monoclonal antibodies directed to class I H-2 antigens, behaving as beta-adrenoceptor agonists, modified the contractility of both tissues, increasing intracellular levels of cyclic AMP (cAMP). Additionally, alloantibodies were also capable of inhibiting specific beta-adrenoceptor radioligand binding to purified cardiac and smooth muscle membranes. These data suggested a modulation of beta-adrenoceptor function by antibodies directed against H-2 class I histocompatibility molecules, probably through molecular interactions between both structures.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/metabolism
- Butoxamine/pharmacology
- Cyclic AMP/biosynthesis
- Female
- Heart/drug effects
- Immunoglobulin Allotypes
- Immunoglobulin G/pharmacology
- Ligands
- Major Histocompatibility Complex/drug effects
- Major Histocompatibility Complex/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Muscle, Smooth/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth/pathology
- Myocardium/immunology
- Myocardium/metabolism
- Myocardium/pathology
- Practolol/pharmacology
- Propranolol/pharmacology
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta/drug effects
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta/immunology
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta/metabolism
- Tritium/metabolism
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- G Cremaschi
- Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y de Principios Naturales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina, Buenos Aires
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Sales M. Health promotion and prevention. Aust Fam Physician 1989; 18:18-20. [PMID: 2730438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Techniques of promotive and preventive health care include: The use of proactive skills in the consultation; and the co-ordinated use of posters and pamphlets with media campaigns. An efficient medical record and patient recall system; and a doctor initiated health check programme with selected patients. A cost effective method of informing practitioners includes: Ensuring access to continuing medical education by supporting FMP and post-graduate medical institutes. The provision of educational material for both the patient and doctor combined with media publicity campaigns. Supporting RACGP CHECKUP and library services for isolated practitioners. Suggested changes to undergraduate medical education are: Promotive and preventive health care delivery needs to be an inbuilt part of the curriculum. Promotive and preventive health care needs to be taught by both academic and private general practitioners who have received tutor training. It should be presented in tutorial form and during student attachment at surgeries. It needs to be followed up by continuing education by postgraduate institutes, the RACGP and FMP. Government input required includes: The provision of increased academic resources and continued funding of FMP. Remuneration for general practitioners who are involved in undergraduate teaching. Alteration of the fee structure to reward quality of care. Allowing Medicare rebate for promotive and preventive health care delivery.
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Sales M, Brenchley JE. The regulation of the ammonia assimilatory enzymes in Rel+ and Rel- strains of Salmonella typhimurium. Mol Gen Genet 1982; 186:263-8. [PMID: 6287174 DOI: 10.1007/bf00331860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The influence of the relA1 mutation on the regulation of the ammonia assimilatory enzymes, glutamate dehydrogenase (EC 1.4.1.4), glutamine synthetase (EC 6.3.1.2), and glutamate synthase (EC 1.4.1.3), was examined. When cells grown in rich media (either Luria broth or glucose-ammonia plus casamino acids) were transferred to a glucose-ammonia medium, the relA mutant failed to resume growth and did not have the same increase in any of the assimilatory enzyme activities as the rel+ strain. This effect was particularly dramatic for glutamate dehydrogenase, which increased 6-fold in the rel+ strain. Measurements of the guanosine nucleotide concentrations showed that the rel+ strain had a ppGpp concentration about 9 times that of the relA mutant 5 min after the shift to minimal medium. These results are consistent with those for other biosynthetic enzymes and show that the ammonia assimilatory enzymes require a relA product for their synthesis during shift from rich to minimal media. In addition, we examined the response of these strains to a change in nitrogen source. The relA mutant again failed to resume growth after a shift from glucose-ammonia to glucose-arginine medium. Even though the ppGpp concentration did not increase, the rel+ strain grew and increased glutamine synthetase activities about 2-fold. These changes the absence of increased ppGpp levels suggest that some other relA-mediated function is important during this change in nitrogen source.
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