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Acta cir. bras ; 30(4): 264-269, 04/2015. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-744274

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PURPOSE: To assess the mutagenic potential of the oxygen inhalation therapy (HBO), by means of the micronucleus test, performed in peripheral blood of rats that underwent subtotal splenectomy with lower pole preservation (ESTPI), after HBO sessions or simulations. METHODS: Eighteen male Wistar rats, were distributed into three groups of six animals: group 1 - submitted to ESTPI and HBO sessions; group 2 - submitted to ESTPI and HBO simulations; group 3 - underwent cyclophosphamide administration. In groups 1 and 2, blood samples from the animals' tails were collected before surgery (T0) and immediately after the 13th HBO session or simulation (T1). In group 3, tail blood samples were collected from animals before (T0) and 24 hours after (T1) cyclophosphamide (CP) delivery. The number of micronucleated normochromatic erythrocytes (MNNCE) was determined by blind counting 2000 normochromatic erythrocytes (NCE) per animal. RESULTS: Micronuclei average after CP delivery in group 3 was higher than before its use, thus confirming the mutagenic activity of this drug (p=0.01). In groups 1 and 2, no significant difference in the average of Micronuclei was observed when comparing it to blood samples before and after the 13th HBO session or simulation. CONCLUSION: The treatment protocol used in this study did not induce Micronucleus formation in animals submitted to ESTPI and HBO treatment or simulation. .


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Animals , Male , Hyperbaric Oxygenation/methods , Spleen/surgery , Splenectomy/methods , Cyclophosphamide/pharmacology , Micronucleus Tests , Mutagenicity Tests , Mutagens/pharmacology , Postoperative Period , Rats, Wistar , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome
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Arq. bras. cardiol ; 94(1): 10-17, jan. 2010. ilus, graf, tab
Article in English, Spanish, Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-543854

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Fundamento: A cardiomiopatia hipertrófica (CH) é a doença cardíaca hereditária mais frequente, causada por mutações nos genes codificadores para proteínas do sarcômero. Embora mais de 430 mutações tenham sido identificadas em vários continentes e países, não há relato de que isso tenha sido estudado no Brasil. Objetivo: Conduzir um estudo genético para identificar mutações genéticas que causam a CH em um grupo de pacientes no estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil. Métodos: Usando a técnica SSCP, 12 exons dos três principais genes envolvidos com a CH foram estudados: exons 15, 20, 21, 22 e 23 do gene da cadeia pesada da β-miosina (MYH7), exons 7, 16, 18, 22 e 24 do gene da proteína C ligada à miosina (MYBPC3) e exons 8 e 9 do gene da troponina T (TNNT2). Resultados: 16 alterações foram encontradas, incluindo duas mutações, uma delas possivelmente patogênica no gene MYBPC3 gene (p. Glu441Lys) e a outra patogênica já descrita no gene TNNT2 (p.Arg92Trp); 8 variações de seqüência raras e 6 variações de seqüência com frequência alélica maior do que 1 por cento (polimorfismos). Conclusão: Com esses dados, é possível concluir que a genotipagem dos pacientes é factível em nosso meio. É possível que a variante p.Glu441Lys no exon 16 do gene MYBPC3 seja patogênica, resultando em um fenótipo mais leve do que o encontrado em associação com outras mutações. A variante p.Arg92Trp no exon 9 do gene TNNT2 não resulta em um fenótipo tão homogêneo como descrito anteriormente e pode levar à hipertrofia grave.


Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) is the most frequent cardiac hereditary disease, caused by mutations in sarcomere protein coding genes. Although more than 430 mutations have been identified in several continents and countries, there have been no reports of mutations in Brazil. Objective: To carry out a genetic study to identify genetic mutations that cause HC in a group of patients in Espirito Santo, Brazil. Methods: Using the SSCP technique, 12 exons from the three main genes involved in HC were studied: exons 15, 20, 21, 22 and 23 of the β-myosin heavy chain gene (MYH7), exons 7, 16, 18, 22 and 24 of the myosin binding protein C gene (MYBPC3) and exons 8 and 9 of troponin T gene (TNNT2). Results: 16 alterations were found, including two mutations, one of them possibly pathogenic in the MYBPC3 gene (p. Glu441Lys) and another pathogenic one, previously described in the TNNT2 gene (p.Arg92Trp), 8 rare sequence variations and 6 sequence variations with allelic frequency higher than 1 percent (polymorphisms). Conclusion: These data allow the conclusion that the genotyping of patients is feasible in our country. It is possible that the isolated p.Glu441Lys variant identified in exon 16 of the MYBPC3 gene is pathogenic, promoting a milder phenotype than that found when in association with other mutations. The p.Arg92Trp variant in the exon 9 of TNNT2 gene does not promote such a homogeneous phenotype as previously described and it can lead to severe hypertrophy.


Fundamento: La cardiomiopatía hipertrófica (CH) es la enfermedad cardíaca hereditaria más frecuente, causada por mutaciones en los genes codificadores para proteínas del sarcómero. Aunque se hayan identificado más de 430 mutaciones en varios continentes y países, no hay relato de que esto se haya estudiado en Brasil. Objetivo: Conducir un estudio genético para identificar mutaciones genéticas que causan la CH en un grupo de pacientes en el estado de Espírito Santo, Brasil. Métodos: Usando la técnica SSCP, se estudiaron 12 exones de los tres principales genes involucrados con la CH: exones 15, 20, 21, 22 y 23 del gen de la cadena pesada de la β-miosina (MYH7), exones 7, 16, 18, 22 y 24 del gen de la proteína C unida a la miosina (MYBPC3) y exones 8 y 9 del gen de la troponina T (TNNT2). Resultados: Se encontraron 16 alteraciones, incluyendo dos mutaciones, una de ellas posiblemente patogénica en el gen MYBPC3 gen (p. Glu441Lys) y otra patogénica ya descrita en el gen TNNT2 (p. Arg92Trp); 8 variaciones de secuencia raras y 6 variaciones de secuencia con frecuencia alélica mayor que el 1 por ciento (polimorfismos). Conclusiones: Con estos datos, es posible concluir que el genotipaje de los pacientes es factible en nuestro medio. Es posible que la variante p.Glu441Lys en el exón 16 del gen MYBPC3 sea patogénica, resultando en un fenotipo más leve que el encontrado en asociación con otras mutaciones. La variante p.Arg92Trp en el exón 9 del gen TNNT2 no resulta en un fenotipo tan homogéneo como el descrito anteriormente y puede llevar a hipertrofia grave.


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Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/genetics , Mutation/genetics , Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics , Troponin T/genetics , Brazil/epidemiology , Case-Control Studies , Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/epidemiology , Carrier Proteins/genetics , Exons/genetics , Phenotype
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