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Brás AC, Querido S, Mascarenhas A, Mendes R, Verissimo R, Chagas C, Weigert A. Epstein-Barr virus associated colitis in kidney transplant patients: a case series. Infect Dis (Lond) 2024; 56:410-415. [PMID: 38459811 DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2024.2326594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal complications are common in kidney transplant (KT) patients and can be a consequence of the chronic use of immunosuppression. The differential diagnosis of colitis in KT patients includes intolerance to immunosuppressive agents, namely mycophenolate mofetil, de novo inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and opportunistic infections. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection may cause post-transplant colitis or trigger de novo IBD, although is seldom thought as the causative pathogen. OBJECTIVES To describe clinical characteristics, endoscopic and histological findings, treatment and outcome of three patients that developed EBV associated colitis following kidney transplantation. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed three patients with EBV associated colitis; clinical data including transplantation, gastrointestinal symptoms, endoscopy findings, and follow-up data was obtained. RESULTS We present a case series of three patients with EBV colitis following KT, with an average age at clinical presentation of 59 years and elapsed time since the KT ranging from five to 22 years. Clinical manifestations included bloody diarrhoea, abdominal pain, weight loss and/or fever. Cytomegalovirus colitis, mycophenolate mofetil-related colitis, lymphoproliferative disease and graft versus host disease were excluded. One patient had a prior diagnosis of IBD. Two of the three patients had an unfavourable outcome with death despite reduction and/or switching of immunosuppressants, optimal medical treatment (including antiviral and intravenous immunoglobulin therapies) and salvage surgical therapy. CONCLUSION A multidisciplinary approach is necessary to allow an expeditious diagnosis of a rare entity such as EBV associated colitis in KT. Long-term surveillance of these patients and the development of effective and safe therapies is essential.
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- Ana Catarina Brás
- Nephrology Department, Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal
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- Kidney Transplant Unit, Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Kidney Transplant Unit, Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Kidney Transplant Unit, Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
- Pharmacology and Neurosciences Department, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Mascarenhas A, Mendo R, O'Neill C, Franco AR, Mendes R, Simão I, Rodrigues JP. Current Approach to Dysphagia: A Review Focusing on Esophageal Motility Disorders and Their Treatment. GE Port J Gastroenterol 2023; 30:403-413. [PMID: 38476159 PMCID: PMC10928869 DOI: 10.1159/000529428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Background Dysphagia is a prevalent condition which may severely impact the patient's quality of life. However, there are still lacking standardized therapeutic options for esophageal motility disorders. Summary Dysphagia is defined as a subjective sensation of difficulty swallowing which can result from oropharyngeal or esophageal etiologies. Regarding esophageal dysphagia, after excluding structural causes and esophageal mucosal lesions, high-resolution manometry (HRM) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of esophageal motility disorders. HRM has not only improved the sensitivity for detecting achalasia but has also expanded our understanding of spastic and hypomotility disorders of the esophageal body. The Chicago Classification v4.0 uses a hierarchical approach and provides a standardized diagnosis of esophageal motility disorders, allowing a tailored therapeutic approach. Dysphagia is often a long-term health problem that broadly impacts health and well-being and leads to physical and psychosocial disability, namely, malnutrition and aspiration pneumonia, as well as social isolation, depression, and anxiety. Apart from achalasia, most esophageal motility disorders tend to have a benign long-term course with symptoms of dysphagia and noncardiac chest pain that can improve significantly over time. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are self-assessment tools that capture the patients' illness experience and help providers better understand symptoms from the patients' perspective. Therefore, PROs have a critical role in providing patient-centered care. Key Messages Motility disorders should be ruled out in the presence of nonobstructive esophageal dysphagia, and treatment options should be considered according to the severity of symptoms reported by the patient.
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- André Mascarenhas
- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
- Pathophysiology Autonomous Disciplinary Area, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Rieu R, Prestwich RJ, Paterson C, Vohra S, Swan A, Noble D, Srinivasan D, Dixon L, Chiu K, Scott A, Mendes R, Khan S, Pilar A, Thompson A, Nutting CM, McPartlin A. A Multicenter Study of Clinician and Patient Reported Acute and Late Toxicity after Radical (Chemo)Radiotherapy for Non-Endemic Nasopharyngeal Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e619. [PMID: 37785855 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2001] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Curative (chemo)radiotherapy ((CT)RT) for Nasopharyngeal cancers (NPC) achieves excellent disease control but is associated with significant late toxicities despite modern treatment delivery. Contemporary late toxicity data, including patient reported outcomes (PROs), is limited in the non-endemic population; we present a large contemporary series of toxicity outcomes and late PROs following treatment of non-endemic NPC. MATERIALS/METHODS Adult patients completing radical (CT)RT for primary NPC between February 2016 and 2020 at 7 large UK cancer centers were identified on institutional databases. Patients were excluded if they had prior head and neck cancer or prior therapeutic head and neck surgery (except neck dissection). Patients with an active other cancer were excluded from PRO assessment. Demographic, treatment, acute toxicity and outcome data were collected retrospectively from patient records. Disease-free patients were invited to complete an M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Index (MDADI) and University of Washington (UoW) Quality of Life (QoL) PROs questionnaires. RESULTS A total of 180 eligible patients were identified: 68% male, median age 54 years, 11% ≥70 years. EBV status was positive in 61% (unknown 12%). Patients had stage I (5%), II (22%), III (37%), IV (36%) disease; 95% were performance status ≤1 at baseline. Median follow-up was 31.2 months (range 0-68). A total of 54% received 70Gy in 33-35# and 43% received 65-66 Gy in 30-33#. 66% received induction and 65% received concurrent chemotherapy. 9.5% had residual disease at the first follow-up scan. Subsequent locoregional or distant recurrence occurred in 5% and 12% respectively. At last assessment, 84% patients were alive, 16% had died (of which 70% had active disease). Acute treatment toxicity included: 63% of patients required enteral support (median duration 98 days) with 9% a feeding tube at 1 year post treatment. 18% G3 dermatitis, 53% G3 mucositis. 82% requiring opioids and 40% admitted for symptom management. 90 patients completed the PROs (76% response rate) at a median of 37.8 months post treatment (Table 1). These demonstrate significant QoL detriment: 28% report significant pain, 24% require regular analgesia, and 59% report significant impact on daily activity. This was found to persist at different timepoints (not shown). CONCLUSION Excellent cancer survival outcomes are seen in a non-selected, non-endemic NPC population. However significant acute and late toxicity following radical treatment is identified which can profoundly negatively impact QoL in a relatively young cohort. This highlights the importance of ongoing efforts to reduce toxicity and supports the prospective evaluation of potential toxicity sparing technologies, such as proton beam radiotherapy.
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- R Rieu
- The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Radiation Oncology Department, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Beaton West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Department of Clinical Oncology, Northwood, United Kingdom
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- Mount Vernon Hospital, Department of Clinical Oncology, Northwood, United Kingdom
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- University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- North Middlesex University Hospital, Cambridge CB2 8AP, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Mendes R, da Silva JCB, Magalhaes JM, St-Denis B, Bourgault D, Pinto J, Dias JM. Author Correction: On the generation of internal waves by river plumes in subcritical initial conditions. Sci Rep 2023; 13:11330. [PMID: 37443266 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38503-0] [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: 07/15/2023] Open
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- R Mendes
- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal.
- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Physics Department, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Geoscience, Environment and Spatial Planning (DGAOT), Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Polo Porto, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 687, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal
- Department of Geoscience, Environment and Spatial Planning (DGAOT), Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- Institut de Sciences de La Mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec À Rimouski, 310 allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC, G5L 3A1, Canada
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- Institut de Sciences de La Mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec À Rimouski, 310 allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC, G5L 3A1, Canada
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- LSTS - Underwater Systems and Technology Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering University of Porto, University of Porto, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Physics Department, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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Frezel N, Ranucci M, Foster E, Wende H, Pelczar P, Mendes R, Ganley RP, Werynska K, d'Aquin S, Beccarini C, Birchmeier C, Zeilhofer HU, Wildner H. c-Maf-positive spinal cord neurons are critical elements of a dorsal horn circuit for mechanical hypersensitivity in neuropathy. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112295. [PMID: 36947543 PMCID: PMC10157139 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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Corticospinal tract (CST) neurons innervate the deep spinal dorsal horn to sustain chronic neuropathic pain. The majority of neurons targeted by the CST are interneurons expressing the transcription factor c-Maf. Here, we used intersectional genetics to decipher the function of these neurons in dorsal horn sensory circuits. We find that excitatory c-Maf (c-MafEX) neurons receive sensory input mainly from myelinated fibers and target deep dorsal horn parabrachial projection neurons and superficial dorsal horn neurons, thereby connecting non-nociceptive input to nociceptive output structures. Silencing c-MafEX neurons has little effect in healthy mice but alleviates mechanical hypersensitivity in neuropathic mice. c-MafEX neurons also receive input from inhibitory c-Maf and parvalbumin neurons, and compromising inhibition by these neurons caused mechanical hypersensitivity and spontaneous aversive behaviors reminiscent of c-MafEX neuron activation. Our study identifies c-MafEX neurons as normally silent second-order nociceptors that become engaged in pathological pain signaling upon loss of inhibitory control.
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- Noémie Frezel
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Center for Transgenic Models (CTM), University of Basel, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland; Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Marabuto E, Nunes MS, Martins R, Mendes R, Moreira-Pinhal TC, Raimundo J, Seabra SG, Paulo OS. Integrative analysis reveals the divergence and speciation between sister Sooty Copper butterflies Lycaena bleusei and L. tityrus. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2023; 180:107699. [PMID: 36621583 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107699] [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: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The comparison of closely related taxa is cornerstone in biology, as understanding mechanisms leading up to differentiation in relation to extant shared characters are powerful tools in interpreting the evolutionary process. Hotspots of biodiversity such as the west-Mediterranean, where many lineages meet are ideal grounds to study these processes. We set to explore the interesting example of Sooty Copper butterflies: widespread Eurasian Lycaena tityrus (Poda, 1761) comes into contact in Iberia with closely related and local endemic, L. bleusei (Oberthür, 1884), which hasn't always been considered a distinct species. An integrative analysis was designed, combining the use of extensive molecular data (five genes), geometric morphometrics analyses, verified and up-to-date distribution data, and environmental niche modelling, aimed at deciphering their true relationship, their placement within European Lycaena and trace their evolutionary history. We revealed several levels of differentiation: L. bleusei and L. tityrus appear to be reciprocally monophyletic independent gene-pools, distinct in all genes analysed, having mutually diverged 4.8 Ma ago. L. tityrus but not L. bleusei, further displays a genetic structure compatible with several glacial refugia, where populations assignable to infraspecific taxa surface. Conversely, L. bleusei shows a loss in mtDNA diversity in relation to nuDNA. Morphological analyses differentiate both species according to size and shape but also discriminate strong seasonal and sexual traits and a geographical phenotype segregation in L. tityrus. Finally, updated distribution and its modelling for current and glacial timeframes reveal both species respond differently to environmental variables, defining a mostly parapatric distribution and an overlapping belt where sympatry was recovered. During the last glacial maximum, a wider expansion in L. bleusei distribution explains current isolated populations. Our study highlights the importance of gathering several lines of evidence when deciphering the relationships between closely related populations in the fringe of cryptic species realm.
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- Eduardo Marabuto
- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Current affiliation: Leibniz Institute fir the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn & Senckenberg Natural History Collections, Dresden, Germany.
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- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Current affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Potsdam, Golm, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Associação BioLiving, Rua do Outeiro, 3850-635 Frossos, Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal
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- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Mendes R, Nunes VL, Marabuto E, Costa GJ, Silva SE, Paulo OS, Simões PC. Testing drivers of acoustic divergence in cicadas (Cicadidae: Tettigettalna). J Evol Biol 2023; 36:461-479. [PMID: 36514855 PMCID: PMC10107868 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.14133] [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: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Divergence in acoustic signals may have a crucial role in the speciation process of animals that rely on sound for intra-specific recognition and mate attraction. The acoustic adaptation hypothesis (AAH) postulates that signals should diverge according to the physical properties of the signalling environment. To be efficient, signals should maximize transmission and decrease degradation. To test which drivers of divergence exert the most influence in a speciose group of insects, we used a phylogenetic approach to the evolution of acoustic signals in the cicada genus Tettigettalna, investigating the relationship between acoustic traits (and their mode of evolution) and body size, climate and micro-/macro-habitat usage. Different traits showed different evolutionary paths. While acoustic divergence was generally independent of phylogenetic history, some temporal variables' divergence was associated with genetic drift. We found support for ecological adaptation at the temporal but not the spectral level. Temporal patterns are correlated with micro- and macro-habitat usage and temperature stochasticity in ways that run against the AAH predictions, degrading signals more easily. These traits are likely to have evolved as an anti-predator strategy in conspicuous environments and low-density populations. Our results support a role of ecological selection, not excluding a likely role of sexual selection in the evolution of Tettigettalna calling songs, which should be further investigated in an integrative approach.
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- Raquel Mendes
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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Ganley RP, de Sousa MM, Werder K, Öztürk T, Mendes R, Ranucci M, Wildner H, Zeilhofer HU. Targeted anatomical and functional identification of antinociceptive and pronociceptive serotonergic neurons that project to the spinal dorsal horn. eLife 2023; 12:78689. [PMID: 36752606 PMCID: PMC9943064 DOI: 10.7554/elife.78689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Spinally projecting serotonergic neurons play a key role in controlling pain sensitivity and can either increase or decrease nociception depending on physiological context. It is currently unknown how serotonergic neurons mediate these opposing effects. Utilizing virus-based strategies and Tph2-Cre transgenic mice, we identified two anatomically separated populations of serotonergic hindbrain neurons located in the lateral paragigantocellularis (LPGi) and the medial hindbrain, which respectively innervate the superficial and deep spinal dorsal horn and have contrasting effects on sensory perception. Our tracing experiments revealed that serotonergic neurons of the LPGi were much more susceptible to transduction with spinally injected AAV2retro vectors than medial hindbrain serotonergic neurons. Taking advantage of this difference, we employed intersectional chemogenetic approaches to demonstrate that activation of the LPGi serotonergic projections decreases thermal sensitivity, whereas activation of medial serotonergic neurons increases sensitivity to mechanical von Frey stimulation. Together these results suggest that there are functionally distinct classes of serotonergic hindbrain neurons that differ in their anatomical location in the hindbrain, their postsynaptic targets in the spinal cord, and their impact on nociceptive sensitivity. The LPGi neurons that give rise to rather global and bilateral projections throughout the rostrocaudal extent of the spinal cord appear to be ideally poised to contribute to widespread systemic pain control.
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- Robert Philip Ganley
- Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland,Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of TechnologyZurichSwitzerland
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Mascarenhas A, Carvalho L, Franco AR, Mendes R, Barreiro P. A "window" in the duodenal bulb: an atypical presentation of chronic cholecystitis. Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2022; 114:771-772. [PMID: 36148665 DOI: 10.17235/reed.2022.9174/2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A 74-year-old male presented with melena and fatigue, without fever or abdominal pain. Laboratory examination revealed anemia, leukocytosis, elevated C-reactive protein levels and conjugated hyperbilirubinemia with elevated liver enzymes. Upper endoscopy identified blood in the stomach and duodenum and a 6 mm hole in the anterosuperior surface of the duodenal bulb with spontaneous drainage of a bloody brownish content. The mucosa surrounding the hole was normal and there was a discrete mucosal flap that throbbed with air insufflation. Abdominal computed tomography identified a fistulous tract between the duodenal bulb and the gallbladder with a 2 mm caliber, suggesting a cholecystoduodenal fistula. Diagnosis is often difficult because symptoms are nonspecific and variable but gastrointestinal bleeding is a rare clinical presentation.
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- Gastrenterology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Portugal
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- Gastrenterology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Portugal
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- Gastrenterology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Portugal
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- Gastrenterology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Portugal
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Sapatinha M, Oliveira A, Costa S, Pedro S, Gonçalves A, Mendes R, Bandarra NM, Pires C. Red and brown seaweeds extracts: A source of biologically active compounds. Food Chem 2022; 393:133453. [PMID: 35751208 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The biological activities of Porphyra sp., Gracilaria gracilis, Alaria esculenta and Saccharina latissima extracts prepared by enzymatic and ball milling-assisted methods and hot water were evaluated. Enzyme-assisted methods allowed the highest extraction yields. Alcalase-assisted extraction (EAA) was the most effective in the recovery of polyphenolic compounds and Porphyra sp. had the highest content. The efficiency of flavonoids extraction was highly dependent on the used method. Globally, Porphyra sp. and EAA extracts exhibited the highest antioxidant and chelating activities. The highest α-amylase inhibitory activity was determined in HW Porphyra sp. extract while EAA A. esculenta extract had the highest α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. The highest ACE inhibitory activity was obtained in EAA from S. latissima. None of the extracts showed antimicrobial activity against the tested bacteria. The results showed that Porphyra sp. and S. latissima are potentially useful as ingredient in functional foods and nutraceuticals.
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- M Sapatinha
- IPMA, IP, Department for the Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, Av. Dr. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal
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- IPMA, IP, Department for the Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, Av. Dr. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal
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- IPMA, IP, Department for the Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, Av. Dr. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal
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- IPMA, IP, Department for the Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, Av. Dr. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- IPMA, IP, Department for the Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, Av. Dr. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- IPMA, IP, Department for the Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, Av. Dr. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- IPMA, IP, Department for the Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, Av. Dr. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- IPMA, IP, Department for the Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, Av. Dr. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-165 Algés, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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Costa GJ, Nunes VL, Marabuto E, Mendes R, Silva DN, Pons P, Bas JM, Hertach T, Paulo OS, Simões PC. The effect of the Messinian salinity crisis on the early diversification of the
Tettigettalna
cicadas. ZOOL SCR 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12571] [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: 11/28/2022]
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- Gonçalo J. Costa
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE ‐ Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE ‐ Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE ‐ Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE ‐ Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE ‐ Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal
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- Departament de Ciències Ambientals Universitat de Girona Girona Catalonia Spain
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- Departament de Ciències Ambientals Universitat de Girona Girona Catalonia Spain
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL Birmensdorf Switzerland
- Natural History Museum of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE ‐ Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE ‐ Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal
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Sapatinha M, Afonso C, Cardoso C, Pires C, Mendes R, Montero M, Gómez‐Guillén M, Bandarra N. Lipid Nutritional Value and Bioaccessibility of Novel
Ready‐To‐Eat
Seafood Products with Encapsulated Bioactives. Int J Food Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.16062] [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: 11/30/2022]
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- M. Sapatinha
- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading, and Bioprospection (DivAV) Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, IP), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6 1495‐165 Algés Portugal
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading, and Bioprospection (DivAV) Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, IP), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6 1495‐165 Algés Portugal
- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289 4050‐123 Porto Portugal
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading, and Bioprospection (DivAV) Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, IP), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6 1495‐165 Algés Portugal
- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289 4050‐123 Porto Portugal
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading, and Bioprospection (DivAV) Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, IP), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6 1495‐165 Algés Portugal
- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289 4050‐123 Porto Portugal
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading, and Bioprospection (DivAV) Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, IP), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6 1495‐165 Algés Portugal
- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289 4050‐123 Porto Portugal
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- Department of Meat and Fish Products Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN‐CSIC) 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Meat and Fish Products Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN‐CSIC) 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading, and Bioprospection (DivAV) Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, IP), Avenida Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6 1495‐165 Algés Portugal
- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289 4050‐123 Porto Portugal
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Capela AB, Antunes P, Coelho A, Amorim R, Custodio S, Amarelo A, Silva J, Vilela E, Tavares A, Costa T, Garcia C, Catarino J, Travassos B, Mendes R, Joaquim A, Teixeira M, Viamonte S, Figueiredo P, Brito J, Alves A. 1682P Effects of a walking football program on muscle strength and balance of androgen deprived prostate cancer patients: The Prostata_Move trial. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1654] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Forster M, Mendes R, Guerrero Urbano T, Evans M, Lei M, Spanswick V, Miles E, Simões R, Wheeler G, Forsyth S, White L. 866P ORCA-2: A phase I study of olaparib in addition to cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy for patients with high risk locally advanced (LA) squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC). Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1276] [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] Open
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Colori A, Hawkins M, Mitchell A, Hiley C, Dubash S, Johnson U, Fenwick J, Mendes R, Carnell D, Wilson J. PO-1199 Cardiac disease and tumour below T7 confer poorer prognosis following radical radiotherapy for NSCLC. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07650-7] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Magalhães M, Moreno L, Mendes R, Gamito A. Antidepressant-withdrawal mania - a case report. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9528443 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction
An uncommon adverse event of antidepressant discontinuation is the paradoxical withdrawal hypomania or mania. It is rarely described in the literature and its true incidence is unknown, may it be a consequence of underrecognition or misattribution. Objectives Alert clinicians of the uncommon Antidepressant-Withdrawal Mania Methods Report and discuss, based on online pubmed database, a case of Antidepressant-Withdrawal Mania with Citalopram Results
A 34 year old woman, with a previous unipolar depressive episode, presents to the emergency department in june/2020 with anxiety, recurrent thoughts of death without a plan, low energy, anhedonia, loss of appetite, sadness and insomnia developing over a period of 7 months. She was prescribed Quetiapine 50 mg XR, Lamotrigine 100 mg, and sent to a psychiatry consultation. After a month and a half there was no important clinical improvement and Citalopram 20 mg was started. The patient reported slow improvement and by august she had a complete symptomatic response. In the beginning of september the patient stopped citalopram abruptly. Three weeks later, she was presented with an irritable mood, increased energy with decreased need for sleep, sweet cravings, easy irritability, racing thoughts, pressure to keep talking and suicidal thoughts. After 2 weeks of Quetiapine 300 mg XR id, Lamotrigine 100 mg id and Olanzapine 5 mg there was a partial symptomatic response. Conclusions
Antidepressant withdrawal manic states are an under-recognized phenomena, with ill defined patho-physiological pathways and nosology. It is important to continue close follow up of the patient and to investigate whether it can be included on the bipolar spectrum.
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Cruz Da Fonseca I, Franco AR, Mendes R, Gamito A. Management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9475655 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are a heterogeneous group of clinical manifestations related to dementia, including apathy, depression, anxiety, delusions, hallucinations, disinhibition, sleep-wake cycle disturbances, aggression and agitation. BPSD have a negative impact on cognitive decline and increase complications. Objectives Review treatment management of BPSD including non-pharmacological and pharmacological options, but mainly interventional approaches, such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Methods We conducted a search in PubMed and ClinicalKey with the terms: “Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia”; “Electroconvulsive therapy”. Results The vast majority of patients with dementia will develop one or more BPSD. The etiopathogenesis of BPSD is complex and multifactorial, with multiple direct and indirect factors, namely biological, psychological and social aspects and related to changes in cholinergic, dopaminergic, noradrenergic and serotoninergic circuits. Current guidelines recommend non-pharmacological interventions as the first-line approach for BPSD. Pharmacotherapy is often applied, but it carries out the risk of serious side-effects and pharmacologic interactions. There is now growing evidence that interventional approaches, such as ECT, could be safe and efficient when previous treatment options have been exhausted or ineffective, with few contraindications and transient/limited adverse effects. Conclusions BPSD represent a heterogeneous group of non-cognitive symptoms and behavior that affects most of dementia patients. Combination of non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions is the recommended therapeutic for BPSD. However, there is usually limited clinical improvement and issues related to tolerability and effectiveness. Currently, ECT is considered a safe and effective option.
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Wong SL, Alshaikhi J, Grimes H, Amos RA, Poynter A, Rompokos V, Gulliford S, Royle G, Liao Z, Sharma RA, Mendes R. Retrospective Planning Study of Patients with Superior Sulcus Tumours Comparing Pencil Beam Scanning Protons to Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2021; 33:e118-e131. [PMID: 32798157 PMCID: PMC7883303 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2020.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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AIMS Twenty per cent of patients with non-small cell lung cancer present with stage III locally advanced disease. Precision radiotherapy with pencil beam scanning (PBS) protons may improve outcomes. However, stage III is a heterogeneous group and accounting for complex tumour motion is challenging. As yet, it remains unclear as to whom will benefit. In our retrospective planning study, we explored if patients with superior sulcus tumours (SSTs) are a select cohort who might benefit from this treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with SSTs treated with radical radiotherapy using four-dimensional planning computed tomography between 2010 and 2015 were identified. Tumour motion was assessed and excluded if greater than 5 mm. Photon volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and PBS proton single-field optimisation plans, with and without inhomogeneity corrections, were generated retrospectively. Robustness analysis was assessed for VMAT and PBS plans involving: (i) 5 mm geometric uncertainty, with an additional 3.5% range uncertainty for proton plans; (ii) verification plans at maximal inhalation and exhalation. Comparative dosimetric and robustness analyses were carried out. RESULTS Ten patients were suitable. The mean clinical target volume D95 was 98.1% ± 0.4 (97.5-98.8) and 98.4% ± 0.2 (98.1-98.9) for PBS and VMAT plans, respectively. All normal tissue tolerances were achieved. The same four PBS and VMAT plans failed robustness assessment. Inhomogeneity corrections minimally impacted proton plan robustness and made it worse in one case. The most important factor affecting target coverage and robustness was the clinical target volume entering the spinal canal. Proton plans significantly reduced the mean lung dose (by 21.9%), lung V5, V10, V20 (by 47.9%, 36.4%, 12.1%, respectively), mean heart dose (by 21.4%) and thoracic vertebra dose (by 29.2%) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In this planning study, robust PBS plans were achievable in carefully selected patients. Considerable dose reductions to the lung, heart and thoracic vertebra were possible without compromising target coverage. Sparing these lymphopenia-related organs may be particularly important in this era of immunotherapy.
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- S-L Wong
- University College London Cancer Institute, London, UK; Department of Clinical Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, UK; Department of Radiotherapy Physics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Saudi Particle Therapy Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Radiotherapy Physics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Department of Radiotherapy Physics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Radiotherapy Physics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Radiotherapy Physics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, UK; Department of Radiotherapy Physics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- University College London Cancer Institute, London, UK; Department of Clinical Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Mahú I, Barateiro A, Rial-Pensado E, Martinéz-Sánchez N, Vaz SH, Cal PMSD, Jenkins B, Rodrigues T, Cordeiro C, Costa MF, Mendes R, Seixas E, Pereira MMA, Kubasova N, Gres V, Morris I, Temporão C, Olivares M, Sanz Y, Koulman A, Corzana F, Sebastião AM, López M, Bernardes GJL, Domingos AI. Brain-Sparing Sympathofacilitators Mitigate Obesity without Adverse Cardiovascular Effects. Cell Metab 2020; 31:1120-1135.e7. [PMID: 32402266 PMCID: PMC7671941 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Anti-obesity drugs in the amphetamine (AMPH) class act in the brain to reduce appetite and increase locomotion. They are also characterized by adverse cardiovascular effects with origin that, despite absence of any in vivo evidence, is attributed to a direct sympathomimetic action in the heart. Here, we show that the cardiac side effects of AMPH originate from the brain and can be circumvented by PEGylation (PEGyAMPH) to exclude its central action. PEGyAMPH does not enter the brain and facilitates SNS activity via theβ2-adrenoceptor, protecting mice against obesity by increasing lipolysis and thermogenesis, coupled to higher heat dissipation, which acts as an energy sink to increase energy expenditure without altering food intake or locomotor activity. Thus, we provide proof-of-principle for a novel class of exclusively peripheral anti-obesity sympathofacilitators that are devoid of any cardiovascular and brain-related side effects.
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- Inês Mahú
- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal; Neuron Glia Biology in Health and Disease, Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal
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- NeurObesity Group, Department of Physiology, CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15782, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof., Egas Moniz, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal; Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, Lisboa 1649-028, Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof., Egas Moniz, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal
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- NIHR BRC Core Metabolomics and Lipidomics Laboratory, Wellcome Trust, MRL Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Pathology building Level 4, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof., Egas Moniz, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal
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- Laboratório de FT-ICR e Espectrometria de Massa Estrutural, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon 1749-016, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal; Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon 1049-001, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Microbial Ecology, Nutrition & Health Research Unit, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, National Research Council, Valencia (IATA-CSIC), Catedratico Agustin Escardino 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Microbial Ecology, Nutrition & Health Research Unit, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, National Research Council, Valencia (IATA-CSIC), Catedratico Agustin Escardino 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- NIHR BRC Core Metabolomics and Lipidomics Laboratory, Wellcome Trust, MRL Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Pathology building Level 4, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de La Rioja, Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof., Egas Moniz, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal; Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, Lisboa 1649-028, Portugal
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- NeurObesity Group, Department of Physiology, CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15782, Spain
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof., Egas Moniz, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal; Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK; Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, IGC, Oeiras, Portugal.
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Patel S, Petkar S, David C, Faquirbhai S, Moinuddin S, Stacey C, Mendes R. An audit of planning target volume margin using cone beam CT verification data for stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy to the lung at University College London Hospital. Lung Cancer 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(20)30108-2] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Silva SE, Seabra SG, Carvalheiro LG, Nunes VL, Marabuto E, Mendes R, Rodrigues ASB, Pina-Martins F, Yurtsever S, Laurentino TG, Figueiredo E, Rebelo MT, Paulo OS. Population genomics of Bombus terrestris reveals high but unstructured genetic diversity in a potential glacial refugium. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blz182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Ongoing climate change is expected to cause an increase in temperature and a reduction of precipitation levels in the Mediterranean region, which might cause changes in many species distributions. These effects negatively influence species gene pools, decreasing genetic variability and adaptive potential. Here, we use mitochondrial DNA and RADseq to analyse population genetic structure and genetic diversity of the bumblebee species Bombus terrestris (subspecies Bombus terrestris lusitanicus), in the Iberian Peninsula. Although this subspecies shows a panmictic pattern of population structure across Iberia and beyond, we found differentiation between subspecies B. t. lusitanicus and B. t. africanus, probably caused by the existence of barriers to gene flow between Iberia and North Africa. Furthermore, the results revealed that the Iberian Peninsula harbours a large fraction of B. terrestris intraspecific genetic variation, with the highest number of mitochondrial haplotypes found when compared with any other region in Europe studied so far, suggesting a potential role for the Iberian Peninsula as a glacial refugium. Our findings strengthen the idea that Iberia is a very important source of diversity for the global genetic pool of this species, because rare alleles might play a role in population resilience against human- or climate-mediated changes.
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- Sara E Silva
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Department of Ecology, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Biology Department, Science Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Research (CESAM), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Kosmin M, Ledsam J, Romera-Paredes B, Mendes R, Moinuddin S, de Souza D, Gunn L, Kelly C, Hughes C, Karthikesalingam A, Nutting C, Sharma R. Rapid advances in auto-segmentation of organs at risk and target volumes in head and neck cancer. Radiother Oncol 2019; 135:130-140. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mendes R, Ribeiro J, Brito M, Cardoso F, Fior R, Ferreira MG. PO-208 Human zebrafish xenografts as therapy sensors for breast cancer. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.726] [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: 11/04/2022] Open
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Arêas G, Caruso F, Simões R, Castello-Simões V, Jaenisch R, Sato T, Cabiddu R, Mendes R, Arena R, Borghi-Silva A. Ultra-short-term heart rate variability during resistance exercise in the elderly. Braz J Med Biol Res 2018; 51:e6962. [PMID: 29791599 PMCID: PMC6002140 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20186962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Despite the appeal of ultra-short-term heart rate variability (HRV) methods of analysis applied in the clinical and research settings, the number of studies that have investigated HRV by analyzing R-R interval (RRi) recordings shorter than 5 min is still limited. Moreover, ultra-short-term HRV analysis has not been extensively validated during exercise and, currently, no indications exist for its applicability during resistance exercise. The aim of the present study was to compare ultra-short-term HRV analysis with standard short-term HRV analysis during low-intensity, dynamic, lower limb resistance exercise in healthy elderly subjects. Heart rate (HR) and RRi signals were collected from 9 healthy elderly men during discontinuous incremental resistance exercise consisting of 4-min intervals at low intensities (10, 20, 30, and 35% of 1-repetition maximum). The original RRi signals were segmented into 1-, 2-, and 3-min sections. HRV was analyzed in the time domain (root mean square of the of differences between adjacent RRi, divided by the number of RRi, minus one [RMSSD]), RRi mean value and standard deviation [SDNN] (percentage of differences between adjacent NN intervals that are greater than 50 ms [pNN50]), and by non-linear analysis (short-term RRi standard deviation [SD1] and long-term RRi standard deviation [SD2]). No significant difference was found at any exercise intensity between the results of ultra-short-term HRV analysis and the results of standard short-term HRV analysis. Furthermore, we observed excellent (0.70 to 0.89) to near-perfect (0.90 to 1.00) concordance between linear and non-linear parameters calculated over 1- and 2-min signal sections and parameters calculated over 3-min signal sections. Ultra-short-term HRV analysis appears to be a reliable surrogate of standard short-term HRV analysis during resistance exercise in healthy elderly subjects.
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- G.P.T. Arêas
- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências
Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brasil
- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Pós Graduação em Fisioterapia,
Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Pós Graduação em Fisioterapia,
Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Pós Graduação em Fisioterapia,
Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Pós Graduação em Fisioterapia,
Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Curso de Fisioterapia,
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Pós Graduação em Fisioterapia,
Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Pós Graduação em Fisioterapia,
Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Pós Graduação em Fisioterapia,
Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health
Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Pós Graduação em Fisioterapia,
Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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Mendes R. 1720c Opportunities to insert occupational health components into national health policies and programs: views and experiences. Epidemiology 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2018-icohabstracts.368] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Ribeiro APC, Anbu S, Alegria ECBA, Fernandes AR, Baptista PV, Mendes R, Matias AS, Mendes M, Guedes da Silva MFC, Pombeiro AJL. Evaluation of cell toxicity and DNA and protein binding of green synthesized silver nanoparticles. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 101:137-144. [PMID: 29482059 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.02.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were prepared by GREEN chemistry relying on the reduction of AgNO3 by phytochemicals present in black tea extract. AgNPs were fully characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy ((UV-vis)), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive absorption spectroscopy (EDS). The synthesized AgNPs induced a decrease of the cell viability in a dose-dependent manner with a low IC50 (0.5 ± 0.1 μM) for an ovarian carcinoma cell line (A2780) compared to primary human fibroblasts (IC50 5.0 ± 0.1 μM). The DNA binding capability of CT (calf thymus) DNA was investigated using electronic absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies, circular dichroism and viscosity titration methods. Additionally, the AgNPs strongly quench the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA, as determined by synchronous fluorescence spectra.
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- A P C Ribeiro
- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; Chemical Engineering Departament, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, 1959-007 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Campus de Caparica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Campus de Caparica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Campus de Caparica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Campus de Caparica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Chemical Engineering Departament, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, 1959-007 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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Fernández-Nóvoa D, Gómez-Gesteira M, Mendes R, deCastro M, Vaz N, Dias JM. Influence of main forcing affecting the Tagus turbid plume under high river discharges using MODIS imagery. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187036. [PMID: 29073209 PMCID: PMC5658172 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The role of river discharge, wind and tide on the extension and variability of the Tagus River plume was analyzed from 2003 to 2015. This study was performed combining daily images obtained from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor located onboard the Aqua and Terra satellites. Composites were generated by averaging pixels with the same forcing conditions. River discharge shows a strong relation with the extension of the Tagus plume. The plume grows with the increasing river discharge and express a two day lag caused by the long residence time of water within the estuary. The Tagus turbid plume was found to be smaller under northerly and easterly winds, than under southerly and westerly winds. It is suggested that upwelling favoring winds provoke the offshore movement of the plume material with a rapidly decrease in turbidity values whereas downwelling favoring winds retain plume material in the north coast close to the Tagus mouth. Eastern cross-shore (oceanward) winds spread the plume seaward and to the north following the coast geometry, whereas western cross-shore (landward) winds keep the plume material in both alongshore directions occupying a large part of the area enclosed by the bay. Low tides produce larger and more turbid plumes than high tides. In terms of fortnightly periodicity, the maximum plume extension corresponding to the highest turbidity is observed during and after spring tides. Minimum plume extension associated with the lowest turbidity occurs during and after neap tides.
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- D. Fernández-Nóvoa
- EPHYSLAB, Environmental PHYsics LABoratory, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Vigo, Ourense, Spain
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- EPHYSLAB, Environmental PHYsics LABoratory, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Vigo, Ourense, Spain
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- CESAM, Physics Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- EPHYSLAB, Environmental PHYsics LABoratory, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Vigo, Ourense, Spain
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- CESAM, Physics Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM, Physics Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Mendes R, Pinto N, Silva J, Chedier L, Scio E. The potential of the essential oil from the Brazilian spice Xylopia sericea A. St.-Hil. (Annonaceae) in the treatment of skin inflammation. Am J Transl Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608172] [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: 10/18/2022]
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- R Mendes
- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Department of Botany, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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Mendes R, van Wissen L, de Jager M, van der Ham F, Brinks V, Ritsema T, Haisma I. 181 Local delivery of an antisense oligonucleotide for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.07.178] [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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Saavedra M, Pereira T, Carvalho L, Pousão-Ferreira P, Grade A, Teixeira B, Quental-Ferreira H, Mendes R, Bandarra N, Gonçalves A. Wild and farmed meagre, Argyrosomus regius : A nutritional, sensory and histological assessment of quality differences. J Food Compost Anal 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2017.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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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Pinto N, Mendes R, Silva J, Duque Ana P, Castañon Maria C, Scio E. Antipsoriatic potential of Pereskia aculeata Miller leaves. Am J Transl Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608173] [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: 10/18/2022]
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- N Pinto
- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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Chomicki S, Mendes R. Stereotactic radiotherapy for stage I non-small cells lung cancer at a major teaching hospital : A three-year experience of stereotactic radiotherapy. Cancer Radiother 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2017.08.042] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Conegundes J, Fernandes Maria F, Mendes R, Pinto N, Silva J, Scio E. Lacistema pubescens Mart.: A species with antinociceptive activity. Am J Transl Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608453] [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: 10/18/2022]
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- J Conegundes
- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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Henriques J, Carvalho P, Rocha T, Paredes S, Cabiddu R, Trimer R, Mendes R, Borghi-Silva A, Kaminsky L, Ashley E, Arena R, Myers J. A non-exercise based V02max prediction using FRIEND dataset with a neural network. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2017; 2017:4203-4206. [PMID: 29060824 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2017.8037783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The main goal of this work is the development of models, based on computational intelligence techniques, in particular neural networks, to predict the maximum oxygen consumption value. While the maximum oxygen consumption is a direct mark of the cardiorespiratory fitness, several studies have also confirmed it also as a powerful predictor of risk for adverse outcomes, such as hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. Therefore, the existence of simpler and accurate models, establishing an alternative to standard cardiopulmonary exercise tests, with the potential to be employed in the stratification of the general population in daily clinical practice, would be of major importance. In the current study, different models were implemented and compared: 1) the traditional Wasserman/Hansen equation; 2) linear regression and; 3) non-linear neural networks. Their performance was evaluated based on the "FRIEND - Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise: The National Data Base" [1] being, in the present study, a subset of 12262 individuals employed. The accuracy of the models was performed through the computation of sensitivity and specificity values. The results show the superiority of neural networks in the prediction of maximum oxygen consumption.
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Costa GJ, Nunes VL, Marabuto E, Mendes R, Laurentino TG, Quartau JA, Paulo OS, Simões PC. Morphology, songs and genetics identify two new cicada species from Morocco: <i>Tettigettalna</i> <i>afroamissa</i> sp. nov. and <i>Berberigetta</i> <i>dimelodica</i> gen. nov. & sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadettini). Zootaxa 2017; 4237:zootaxa.4237.3.4. [PMID: 28264279 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4237.3.4] [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: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Morocco has been the subject of very few expeditions on the last century with the objective of studying small cicadas. In the summer of 2014 an expedition was carried out to Morocco to update our knowledge with acoustic recordings and genetic data of these poorly known species. We describe here two new small-sized cicadas that could not be directly assigned to any species of North African cicadas: Tettigettalna afroamissa sp. nov. and Berberigetta dimelodica gen. nov. & sp. nov. In respect to T. afroamissa it is the first species of the genus to be found outside Europe and we frame this taxon within the evolutionary history of the genus. Acoustic analysis of this species allows us to confidently separate T. afroamissa from its congeners. With B. dimelodica, a small species showing a remarkable calling song characterized by an abrupt frequency modulation, a new genus had to be erected. Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses with DNA-barcode sequences of Cytochrome C Oxidase 1 support the monophyly of both species, their distinctness and revealed genetic structure within B. dimelodica. Alongside the descriptions we also provide GPS coordinates of collection points, distributions and habitat preferences.
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- Gonçalo João Costa
- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal..
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Kordbacheh T, Chan C, Bossons A, Franks K, McDonald F, Forster M, Mendes R, Quezada S, Dovedi S, Ralph C, Popat S, Harrington K, Melcher A, Popple A, Illidge T, Faivre-Finn C. 164: PARIS: A phase I study of pembrolizumab anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody in combination with radiotherapy (RT) in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lung Cancer 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(17)30214-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kordbacheh T, Chan C, Faivre-Finn C, Franks K, McDonald F, Forster M, Mendes R, Quezada S, Dovedi S, Ralph C, Popat S, Harrington K, Melcher A, Popple A, Illidge T. 168: PD-RAD: A translational study investigating PD-L1 expression after radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lung Cancer 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(17)30218-0] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Mendes R, Sousa N, Almeida JP, Almeida A, Subtil P, Reis VM, Themudo-Barata JL. Web-based platform for exercise prescription for patients with diabetes: Diabetes em Movimento®. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw174.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nouraei S, Mace A, Middleton S, Hudovsky A, Vaz F, Moss C, Ghufoor K, Mendes R, O'Flynn P, Jallali N, Clarke P, Darzi A, Aylin P. A stratified analysis of the perioperative outcome of 17623 patients undergoing major head and neck cancer surgery in England over 10 years: Towards an Informatics-based Outcomes Surveillance Framework. Clin Otolaryngol 2016; 42:11-28. [DOI: 10.1111/coa.12649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- S.A.R. Nouraei
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Surgery; University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London UK
- National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) 2013 Scholar; London UK
- The Ear Institute; University College London; London UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London UK
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- Department of Clinical Coding; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Surgery; University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London UK
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery; Barts Health, Royal London Hospital; London UK
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- Department of Clinical Oncology; University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Surgery; University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London UK
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- Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London UK
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- Academic Surgical Unit; Department of Surgery & Cancer; St Mary's Hospital; London UK
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- Dr Foster Unit at Imperial College; Department of Primary Care and Public Health; Imperial College London; London UK
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Vieira J, Salta M, Barata B, Nogueira J, Sousa R, Costa R, Madruga L, Mendes R, Mendes S, Ribeiro B, Ribeiro R, Gamito A. Fecundity and bipolar spectrum disorder. Eur Psychiatry 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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IntroductionFertility and fecundity are usually considered signs of social and emotional well-being. Bipolar disorder (BD) is a prevalent psychiatric disease that influences the individual's life style and behaviours. Some studies have addressed the issue of fecundity among women with bipolar disorder but few have focused on determining the differences between disease subtypes, which is expected, taking into account the studied differences in demographic measures.ObjectivesTo examine the fecundity of a population of women with bipolar disorder.AimThe aim of this study is to compare the fecundity among women diagnosed with subtypes I to IV of BD, according to Akiskal's bipolar spectrum disorder classification.MethodsA total of 108 female outpatients were divided into four groups. We analyzed number of offspring and demographic features between patients with different subtypes of BD using multivariate analyses.ResultsOur results showed a significantly higher average number of children for BD IV patients when compared with BD I patients. Although not reaching statistical significance, BD I patients had less offspring than BD II and BD III patients. BD I patients had lower marriage rates compared to the other groups.ConclusionsOur results suggest that the subtype of bipolar disorder influences fecundity and behaviours, as is expressed by the lower number of marriages seen in BD I patients. We found that fecundity is significantly impaired among BD I patients, which may imply that female with more severe disorders are less likely to become parents. Fecundity is higher among BD IV patients, which makes a way to speculate about the adaptive role of hyperthimic temperamental traits.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Nogueira J, Ribeiro R, Vieira J, Sousa R, Mendes S, Ribeiro B, Salta M, Barata B, Gamito A, Mendes R. Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum in A Patient With Bipolar Disorder. Eur Psychiatry 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BackgroundThe corpus callosum (CC) is the largest white matter structure in the brain, which plays a crucial role in interhemispheric communication. Agenesis of the CC is a rare development anomaly, with unknown cause. It could be asymptomatic or associated with mental retardation and neurologic symptoms. Some case reports, post-mortem studies and image studies have linked thickness reduction and agenesis of CC with psychotic symptoms, mainly in schizophrenia patients. Lately, anatomical abnormalities in the CC have been reported in patients with Bipolar Disorder (BD).Case reportA 52-year-old woman was brought to the emergency room by the authorities after being physically aggressive to her 13-year-old daughter and inappropriate behavior in public. At the emergency department her mood was elevated with emotional lability, dispersible attention, slight increase of motor activity, pressured and difficult to interrupt speech, grandious and self-referent delusional ideas.Her past history revealed hippomaniac episodes characterized by periods of excessive shopping and hyperphagia. In 2008, she had a major depressive episode.Head CT-SCAN revealed agenesia of CC. She received the diagnosis of Manic Episode with mixed features and was treated with valproic acid, flurazepam and olanzapine.ConclusionThis case reinforces the fact that changes in CC, probably due to deficiency in myelination, could have a crucial importance in the pathophysiology of Bipolar Disorder.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Antunes C, Mendes R, Lima A, Barros G, Fields P, Da Costa LB, Rodrigues JC, Silva MJ, Correia AM, Carvalho MO. Resistance of Rice Varieties to the Stored-Product Insect, Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J Econ Entomol 2016; 109:445-453. [PMID: 26357843 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Four common Portuguese rice varieties--Thaibonnet, Gladio, Albatros, and Eurosis--were tested for their relative susceptibility to Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, a common pest of stored rice in Portugal and in tropical countries. Physical (moisture content, hardness, length, and width) and chemical (by attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) properties of rice kernels were measured. Insect bioassays measured median developmental time, Dobie's index of susceptibility, percentage of damaged grains and weight loss, and progeny developed. This was done for paddy, brown rice, and polished rice for each variety. There were small, but significant, differences in insect resistance among the varieties. However, it was different for paddy and polished rice. In paddy, these differences were correlated with hull damage, and Eurosis was the most susceptible variety. In polished rice, resistance was correlated with hardness, and Thaibonnet was the most susceptible variety. In general, paddy rice was more resistant to insect attack, followed by polished rice and then brown rice. Paddy kernels selected with undamaged hull were completely resistant to attack. Implications for IPM and breeding for resistant varieties are discussed.
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- Catarina Antunes
- Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal (; ; ; ; ; ; ; )
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- Agri4Safe/Biotrop; Instituto de Investigação Cientifica Tropical, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal (; ; ; ; ; ; ; )
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- Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal (; ; ; ; ; ; ; )
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Biosystems Engineering, Room E2-376, Engineering, Information and Technology Complex, 75A Chancellor's Circle, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 Canada
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- Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal (; ; ; ; ; ; ; )
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- Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal (; ; ; ; ; ; ; ), Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal (; ; ; ; ; ; ; )
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- Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal (; ; ; ; ; ; ; )
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- Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal (; ; ; ; ; ; ; ), Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Unit (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal , and
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Gauntlett S, Mcarsey D, Lough F, Mendes R. 103 BREATHE (Breath, Rehabilitation, Exercise And Transforming Health Education) – a cancer survivor initiative program at University College London Hospital. Lung Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(16)30120-9] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Wong S, Alshaikhi J, Lalli N, Bhudia P, D'Souza D, Amos R, Royle G, Mendes R. 125 Planning study comparing the use of photon radiation therapy to proton therapy for superior sulcus tumours (SSTs). Lung Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(16)30142-8] [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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Wong S, Ricketts K, Royle G, Mendes R. 114 Use of routine healthcare data for the estimation of disease outcomes in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA NSCLC). Lung Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(16)30131-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mendes R, Sousa N, Almeida A, Subtil P, Guedes-Marques F, Reis VM, Themudo-Barata JL. Lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes: Diabetes em Movimento® community-based exercise program. Eur J Public Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv170.040] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Patel T, Keeble J, Allington L, Grimes H, Hindocha N, Godbold J, Mendes R. PO-1093 Comparison of IV contrast enhancement between 4DCT and helical radiotherapy planning scans for lung cancer. Radiother Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)41085-0] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Wong SL, Morley T, Meng K, Mahmood W, Forster M, Mendes R. 147: Audit of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(15)50141-4] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Sousa N, Silva S, Abrantes C, Reis V, Mendes R. Relationship of Physical Fitness and Body Composition in the Incidence of Hypertension Among School-Aged Children and Youth in the North of Portugal. Rev UNIANDRADE 2014. [DOI: 10.18024/1519-5694/revuniandrade.v15n3p205-217] [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: 11/03/2022] Open
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Sousa N, Mendes R, Abrantes C, Sampaio J, Oliveira J. A Randomized Study on Lipids Response to Different Exercise Programs in Overweight Older Men. Int J Sports Med 2014; 35:1106-11. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1374639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- N. Sousa
- Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health and Human Development, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health and Human Development, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health and Human Development, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health and Human Development, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, University of Porto – Faculty of Sport, Porto, Portugal
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