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Dupin I, Henrot P, Abohalaka R, Maurat E, Eyraud E, Esteves P, Zysman M, Campagnac M, Dubreuil M, Cardouat G, Bouchet C, Ousova O, Trian T, Freund-Michel V, Berger P. Targeting CXCR4 as a therapeutic strategy to improve outcomes in a mouse model of early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Rev Mal Respir 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2022.11.015] [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: 02/18/2023]
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Celle A, Esteves P, Cardouat G, Beaufils F, Eyraud E, Dupin I, Maurat E, Lacomme S, Ousova O, Begueret H, Thumerel M, Marthan R, Girodet P, Berger P, Trian T. Human Rhinovirus induces specific bronchial smooth muscle cell migration toward bronchial epithelium in severe asthma through the CXCL10/CXCR3-A axis. Rev Mal Respir 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2022.02.004] [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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Esteves P, Allard B, Celle A, Dupin I, Maurat E, Ousova O, Thumerel M, Dupuy J, Leste-Lasserre T, Marthan R, Girodet P, Berger P, Trian T. Asthmatic bronchial smooth muscle decreases epithelial response to rhinovirus infection through a CCL-20/EIF2AK2 dependent pathway. Rev Mal Respir 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2022.02.008] [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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Celle A, Esteves P, Thumerel M, Girodet P, Berger P, Trian T. Asthmatic bronchial smooth muscle migration towards rhinovirus-infected epithelium through a CXCR3 isoform-dependant pathway. Rev Mal Respir 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2021.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Morais J, Esteves P, Fonseca S. Transcranial magnetic stimulation and eating disorders, any efficacy? Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9471352 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.958] [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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IntroductionEating Disorders (ED) tend to evolve chronically, with resistance to different therapeutic strategies. Chronicity is associated with high mortality rates, so it is necessary to study new therapeutic strategies. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive, safe treatment method, whose application has been studied in several pathologies.ObjectivesDetermine the therapeutic potential of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the treatment of Eating Disorders.MethodsBibliographic review of the literature published in English in the last 10 years, in the databases Pubmed, PsycINFO and Cochrane. The keywords used were: TMS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Eating Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder. A review of the titles and abstracts of the resulting articles was made, and selected according to their relevance to the study.ResultsEighteen articles related to the treatment of ED with TMS were selected, either as primary or secondary outcome, of which six were review articles, ten were randomized controlled trials (RCT), one article was an oral communication and another article was a case report. Three RCTs showed improvement in bulimia nervosa, specifically in symptoms of “food craving”. Four RCT and one case report showed improvement in the symptoms of anorexia nervosa, one RCT showed no improvement in anorexia nervosa.ConclusionsTMS appears to have some therapeutic potential for the treatment of ED, particularly in reducing food craving, despite some contradictory results. This work reinforces the need for more robust studies to evaluate the effectiveness of TMS, preferably randomized, with a longer follow-up and a cost-benefit analysis.
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Bélanger S, Baldrich P, Lemay M, Marchand S, Esteves P, Meyers BC, Belzile F. The commitment of barley microspores into embryogenesis correlates with miRNA-directed regulation of members of the SPL, GRF and HD-ZIPIII transcription factor families. Plant Direct 2020; 4:e00289. [PMID: 36406053 PMCID: PMC9671080 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Microspore embryogenesis is a model for developmental plasticity and cell fate decisions. To investigate the role of miRNAs in this development, we sequenced sRNAs and the degradome of barley microspores collected prior to (day 0) and after (days 2 and 5) the application of a stress treatment known to induce embryogenesis. Microspores isolated at these timepoints were uniform in both appearance and in their complements of sRNAs. We detected 68 miRNAs in microspores. The abundance of 51 of these miRNAs differed significantly during microspore development. One group of miRNAs was induced when the stress treatment was applied, prior to being repressed when microspores transitioned to embryogenesis. Another group of miRNAs were up-regulated in day-2 microspores and their abundance remained stable or increased in day-5 microspores, a timepoint at which the first clear indications of the transition toward embryogenesis were visible. Collectively, these miRNAs might play a role in the modulation of the stress response, the repression of gametic development, and/or the gain of embryogenic potential. A degradome analysis allowed us to validate the role of miRNAs in regulating 41 specific transcripts. We showed that the transition of microspores toward the embryogenesis pathway involves miRNA-directed regulation of members of the ARF, SPL, GRF, and HD-ZIPIII transcription factor families. We noted that 41.5% of these targets were shared between day-2 and day-5 microspores while 26.8% were unique to day-5 microspores. The former set may act to disrupt transcripts involved in pollen development while the latter set may drive the commitment to embryogenesis.
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- Sébastien Bélanger
- Département de phytologie and Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmesUniversité LavalQuébec CityQuébecCanada
- Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterSt. LouisMOUSA
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- Département de phytologie and Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmesUniversité LavalQuébec CityQuébecCanada
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- Département de phytologie and Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmesUniversité LavalQuébec CityQuébecCanada
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- Département de phytologie and Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmesUniversité LavalQuébec CityQuébecCanada
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterSt. LouisMOUSA
- Division of Plant SciencesUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMOUSA
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- Département de phytologie and Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmesUniversité LavalQuébec CityQuébecCanada
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Esteves P, Celle A, Berger P, Trian T. [Bronchial smooth muscle mitochondria: A new target for asthma therapy?]. Rev Mal Respir 2020; 37:201-204. [PMID: 32139106 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The main purpose of this review is to highlight mitochondria as a new therapeutic target to prevent bronchial smooth muscle (BSM) remodeling in asthma. Severe asthmatic patients, representing 5-10% of all asthmatics, are characterized by an increased BSM mass which is highly correlated with the severity of the disease and the rate of exacerbations. None of the current asthma therapies are effective in reducing BSM remodelling. This review, based on the current literature, reports the role of mitochondria in BSM, particularly in calcium signaling.
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- P Esteves
- Université Bordeaux, centre de recherche cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, U1045, CIC 1401, 33600 Pessac, France; Inserm, centre de recherche cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, U1045, CIC 1401, 33600 Pessac, France.
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- Université Bordeaux, centre de recherche cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, U1045, CIC 1401, 33600 Pessac, France; Inserm, centre de recherche cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, U1045, CIC 1401, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Université Bordeaux, centre de recherche cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, U1045, CIC 1401, 33600 Pessac, France; Inserm, centre de recherche cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, U1045, CIC 1401, 33600 Pessac, France; CHU de Bordeaux, service d'exploration fonctionnelle respiratoire, CIC 1401, 33604 Pessac, France
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- Université Bordeaux, centre de recherche cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, U1045, CIC 1401, 33600 Pessac, France; Inserm, centre de recherche cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, U1045, CIC 1401, 33600 Pessac, France
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Bélanger S, Clermont I, Esteves P, Belzile F. Extent and overlap of segregation distortion regions in 12 barley crosses determined via a Pool-GBS approach. Theor Appl Genet 2016; 129:1393-1404. [PMID: 27062517 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-016-2711-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Extent and overlap of segregation distortion regions in 12 barley crosses determined via a Pool-GBS approach. Segregation distortion is undesirable as it alters the frequency of alleles and can reduce the chances of obtaining a particular combination of alleles. In this work, we have used a pooled genotyping-by-sequencing (Pool-GBS) approach to estimate allelic frequencies and used it to examine segregation distortion in 12 segregating populations of barley derived from androgenesis. Thanks to the extensive genome-wide SNP coverage achieved (between 674 and 1744 markers), we determined that the proportion of distorted markers averaged 28.9 % while 25.3 % of the genetic map fell within segregation distortion regions (SDRs). These SDRs were characterized and identified based on the position of the marker showing the largest distortion and the span of each SDR. Summed across all 12 crosses, 36 different SDR peaks could be distinguished from a total of 50 SDRs and a majority of these SDRs (27 of 36) were observed in only one population. While most shared SDRs were common to only two crosses, two SDRs (SDR3.1 and SDR4.2) were exceptionally recurrent (seen in five and four crosses, respectively). Because of the broad span of most SDRs, an average of 30 % of crosses showed segregation distortion in any given chromosomal segment. In reciprocal crosses, although some SDRs were clearly shared, others were unique to a single direction. In summary, segregation distortion is highly variable in its extent and the number of loci underpinning these distortions seems to be quite large even in a narrow germplasm such as six-row spring barley.
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- Sébastien Bélanger
- Département de phytologie and Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Département de phytologie and Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Département de phytologie and Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Département de phytologie and Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
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Bélanger S, Esteves P, Clermont I, Jean M, Belzile F. Genotyping-by-Sequencing on Pooled Samples and its Use in Measuring Segregation Bias during the Course of Androgenesis in Barley. Plant Genome 2016; 9. [PMID: 27898767 DOI: 10.3835/plantgenome2014.10.0073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Estimation of allelic frequencies is often required in breeding but genotyping many individuals at many loci can be expensive. We have developed a genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) approach for estimating allelic frequencies on pooled samples (Pool-GBS) and used it to examine segregation distortion in doubled haploid (DH) populations of barley ( L.). In the first phase, we genotyped each line individually and exploited these data to explore a strategy to call single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on pooled reads. We measured both the number of SNPs called and the variance of the estimated allelic frequencies at various depths of coverage on a subset of reads containing 5 to 25 million reads. We show that allelic frequencies could be cost-effectively and accurately estimated at a depth of 50 reads per SNP using 15 million reads. This Pool-GBS approach yielded 1984 SNPs whose allelic frequency estimates were highly reproducible (CV = 10.4%) and correlated ( = 0.9167) with the "true" frequency derived from analysis of individual lines. In a second phase, we used Pool-GBS to investigate segregation bias throughout androgenesis from microspores to a population of regenerated plants. No strong bias was detected among the microspores resulting from the meiotic divisions, whereas significant biases could be shown to arise during embryo formation and plant regeneration. In summary, this methodology provides an approach to estimate allelic frequencies more efficiently and on materials that are unsuitable for individual analysis. In addition, it allowed us to shed light on the process of androgenesis in barley.
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Giacobbe D, Esteves P, Bruzzi P, Mikulska M, Furfaro E, Mesini A, Tatarelli P, Grignolo S, Viscoli C, Colombo A, Del Bono V. Initial serum (1,3)-β-d-glucan as a predictor of mortality in proven candidaemia: findings from a retrospective study in two teaching hospitals in Italy and Brazil. Clin Microbiol Infect 2015; 21:954.e9-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mota D, Esteves P, Bajouco A. Obsessive-compulsive Disorder and Schizophrenia: is There a Relation Between Them? Eur Psychiatry 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(15)31163-9] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Nouer SA, Colombo AL, Esteves P, Guimaraes T, Scapinello F, de Miranda B, Queiroz-Telles F, Nucci M. Performance of the beta-glucan test and a dynamic prediction rule to identify patients in the ICU at high risk to develop candidemia. Crit Care 2015. [PMCID: PMC4472704 DOI: 10.1186/cc14149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Esteves P, Clermont I, Marchand S, Belzile F. Improving the efficiency of isolated microspore culture in six-row spring barley: II-exploring novel growth regulators to maximize embryogenesis and reduce albinism. Plant Cell Rep 2014; 33:871-9. [PMID: 24519013 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-014-1563-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Two alternative cytokinins, thidiazuron and meta-topoline, were tested in isolated microspore culture on recalcitrant barley genotypes (six-row, spring), and green plant regeneration was improved substantially. Doubled-haploid (DH) plants are coveted in plant breeding and in genetic studies, since they are rapidly obtained and perfectly homozygous. In barley, DHs are produced mainly via androgenesis, and isolated microspore culture (IMC) constitutes the method offering the greatest potential efficiency. However, IMC can often be challenging in some genotypes because of low yield of microspores, low regeneration and high incidence of albinism. Six-row spring-type barleys, the predominant type grown in Eastern Canada, are considered recalcitrant in this regard. Our general objective was to optimize an IMC protocol for DH production in six-row spring barley. In particular, we explored the use of alternative hormones in the induction medium (thidiazuron and dicamba), and in the regeneration medium (meta-topoline). This optimization was performed on two typical six-row spring (ACCA and Léger), a two-row spring (Gobernadora) and a two-row winter (Igri) barley cultivar. When 6-benzyl-aminopurine (BAP) was replaced by a combination of thidiazuron and dicamba in the induction medium, a 5.1-fold increase (P < 0.01) in the production of green plants resulted. This increase was mainly achieved by a reduction of albinism. Moreover, a 2.9-fold increase (P < 0.01) in embryo differentiation into green plants was obtained using meta-topoline instead of BAP in the regeneration medium. Together, these innovations allowed us to achieve a substantial improvement in the efficiency of IMC in this recalcitrant type of barley. These results were later successfully validated using sets of F1s from a six-row spring barley breeding program.
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- Patricio Esteves
- Département de Phytologie, Faculté des Sciences de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Pavillon Paul-Comtois, Université Laval, 2425, rue de l'Agriculture, Local 3236, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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Esteves P, Belzile F. Improving the efficiency of isolated microspore culture in six-row spring barley: I-optimization of key physical factors. Plant Cell Rep 2014; 33:993-1001. [PMID: 24563120 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-014-1583-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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An improved isolated microspore culture protocol alleviating the recalcitrance typically observed in six-row spring barley was developed by optimizing four key physical factors to increase embryogenesis and reduce albinism. Doubled haploid (DH) plants are completely homozygous individuals that can be generated in just a few months via androgenesis in vitro. DHs are useful tools in genetic research and in plant breeding. Isolated microspore culture (IMC) is the most efficient way to produce DHs, but a strong genotype dependency imposes limitations to its wide application. Six-row, spring barley genotypes are considered as particularly recalcitrant due to a low frequency of embryogenesis and a high rate of albinism. Seeking to develop an efficient IMC protocol for this type of barley, we explored four important factors: (1) the harvest stage of immature spikes, (2) the type of pretreatment applied, (3) the osmotic potential in the induction medium, and (4) the plating density of microspores. This work was first performed using four barley genotypes: two typical six-row spring cultivars (ACCA and Léger), a two-row spring (Gobernadora) and a two-row winter (Igri) cultivar. First, by optimizing the harvest stage for each genotype we obtained a twofold to fourfold increase in the yield of embryogenic microspores. Second, two pretreatments (0.3 M mannitol for 2 days, or a combination of cold and heat over 15 days) both performed significantly better than the commonly used cold pretreatment (28 days at 4 °C). Third, an induction medium-containing mannitol (32 g/l) doubled green plant regeneration. Fourth, a plating density of 10(6) microspores/ml yielded the highest number of green regenerated plants. Our most important findings were then confirmed using sets of F1s from a six-row, spring-type breeding program.
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- Patricio Esteves
- Département de phytologie, Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Pavillon Paul-Comtois, Université Laval, 2425, rue de l'Agriculture, Local 3236, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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Esteves P, Wu Y, Dujardin C, Dongare M, Granger P. Ceria–zirconia mixed oxides as thermal resistant catalysts for the decomposition of nitrous oxide at high temperature. Catal Today 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2010.10.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [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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Travassos B, Araujo D, Correia V, Esteves P. Eco-Dynamics Approach to the study of Team Sports Performance~!2009-07-05~!2009-11-01~!2010-04-29~! ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.2174/1875399x01003010056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Azevedo ACMM, Schwartz IV, Kalakun L, Brustolin S, Burin MG, Beheregaray APC, Leistner S, Giugliani C, Rosa M, Barrios P, Marinho D, Esteves P, Valadares E, Boy R, Horovitz D, Mabe P, da Silva LCS, de Souza ICN, Ribeiro M, Martins AM, Palhares D, Kim CA, Giugliani R. Clinical and biochemical study of 28 patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI. Clin Genet 2005; 66:208-13. [PMID: 15324318 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00277.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This paper presents data collected by a Brazilian center in a multinational multicenter observational study of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI), aiming at determining the epidemiological, clinical, and biochemical profile of these patients. Twenty-eight south-American patients with MPS VI were evaluated through medical interview, physical exam, echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, ophthalmologic evaluation, quantification of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in urine, and measurement of the activity of N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase (ARSB) in leukocytes. 92.9% of patients were Brazilian. Mean age at diagnosis and at evaluation was 48.4 months and 97.1 months, respectively. 88% of patients had onset of symptomatology before the age of 36 months. Consanguinity was reported by 27% of the families. Mean weight and height at birth were 3.481 kg and 51.3 cm, respectively. The most frequently reported clinical manifestations were short stature, corneal clouding, coarse facial features, joint contractures, and claw hands. All patients presented with echocardiogram changes as well as corneal clouding. Mean ARSB activity in leukocytes was 5.4 nmoles/h/mg protein (reference values: 72-174), and urinary excretion of GAGs was on average 7.9 times higher than normal. The number of clinical manifestations did not show a significant correlation with the levels of urinary GAGs nor with the ARSB activity. Also, no significant correlation was found between the levels of urinary GAGs and the ARSB activity. It was concluded that MPS VI has high morbidity and that, when compared with data published in the literature, patients in our study were diagnosed later and presented with a higher frequency of cardiological findings.
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- A C M M Azevedo
- MPS Study Group, Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Fowler CS, Esteves P, Goad G, Helmer B, Watterson K. Restoring Timbisha Shoshone Land Management Practices in Death Valley National Park. ECOL RESTOR 2003. [DOI: 10.3368/er.21.4.302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Póvoa MM, Arruda JE, Silva MC, Bichara CN, Esteves P, Gabbay YB, Machado RL. [Diagnosis of intestinal amebiasis using coproscopic and immunological methods in a population sample in greater metropolitan Belém, Pará, Brazil]. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2000; 16:843-6. [PMID: 11035523 DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2000000300032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We compare diagnostic methods for Entamoeba histolytica in fecal samples from the city of Belém, Pará, Brazil. We analyze stool samples from children and adults (Group I); stool and serum samples from adults (Group II); and stool samples from children (Group III). In groups I and III, we used direct examination with lugol (DM), Faust et al (FM), and ELISA (detection of E. histolytica anti-GIAP coproantigen) and in group II, DM, iron hematoxylin staining (IHS), FM, ELISA, and the indirect immunofluorescence test (IFAT) for detection of IgG antibodies. Positivity was 10.50% by DM plus FM and 28.99% by ELISA. There was no correlation between positivity and age group. In Group II (n = 87), the positive rate was 4.59% by DM plus FM, 8.04% by IHS, 4.59% by IFAT, and 21.83% by ELISA. The ELISA test was the most sensitive for all groups. IFAT alone is still not a useful tool for diagnosis of E. histolytica infection. The ELISA test is simple, performed in one-third of cases used for IHS and IFAT, and greatly improves quality of diagnosis. We recommend this as the method of choice for diagnosis of suspected E. histolytica infection.
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- M M Póvoa
- Laboratório de Enteroparasitoses, Serviço de Parasitologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, PA, 66090-000, Brasil.
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Esteves P, Polónia I, Andrade ME, Empis J. Alteration of apparent viscosity of irradiated pepper--a tool for semi-quantitative estimation of irradiation dose. Z Lebensm Unters Forsch 1995; 201:351-4. [PMID: 8525703 DOI: 10.1007/bf01192731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The feasibility of using apparent viscosity (eta a) as a method for detecting the occurrence of previous irradiation of pepper was studied. Apparent viscosity of heat-treated suspensions of white and black pepper, nonirradiated or irradiated with different doses of ionising radiation (gamma), was measured under different "shear rates". Results of previous research were therefore expanded and their usefulness examined; low shear rate conditions were found to be preferable for the detection and semi-quantitative evaluation of irradiation doses. The experimental methodology for semi-quantitative estimation was developed and its scope and limitations are presented.
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- P Esteves
- INIA, Quinta do Marquês, Oeiras, Portugal
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