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Indian J Pathol Microbiol ; 2022 Dec; 65(4): 809-813
Artigo | IMSEAR | ID: sea-223349

RESUMO

Background: Dual specificity phosphatase 4 (DUSP4), which regulates the mitogen activated protein kinases, has emerged as a tumor suppressor gene in several human malignancies. Aims and Objectives: In this study, we investigated the clinicopathologic significance and the prognostic role of DUSP4 in gallbladder adenocarcinoma. Materials and methods: DUSP4 expression was evaluated immunohistochemically in tissue microarray from 110 gallbladder adenocarcinoma samples and scored by H score system. The cut off (H score <170) was determined by ROC curve analysis. Results: Low expression of DUSP4 expression was observed in 57 (51.8%) out of 110 gallbladder adenocarcinoma samples. Low expression of DUSP4 expression was significantly associated with high histologic grade (P = 0.017), high pT stage (P = 0.002) and high AJCC stage (P = 0.007). Kaplan Meier survival curves revealed that patients with low expression of DUSP4 expression had significantly worse cancer specific survival (P = 0.024, log rank test). However, there was no significant association between DUSP4 expression and recurrence free survival. Conclusions: In conclusion, gallbladder adenocarcinoma with low expression of DUSP4 expression was associated with adverse clinicopathologic characteristics and poor patient outcome.patient outcome.

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J Environ Biol ; 2019 Nov; 40(6): 1129-1136
Artigo | IMSEAR | ID: sea-214448

RESUMO

Aim: To investigate antimethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) activity of E. japonica leaf and to elucidate its anti-MRSA mechanism. Methodology: Methanolic extract of dried E. japonica leaf was partitioned in n-hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and n-butyl alcohol. Antibacterial activity of extracts was determined by disk diffusion assay and minimum inhibitory concentration.Total RNA isolation was performed by treating MRSA culture with EtOAc sub-fractions. All MRSA isolates were tested for the presence of genes by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, followed by Western Blot. Results: The highest MRSA activity was observed from EtOAc sub-fraction 03 of methanolic extract. The minimum inhibitory concentration values of EF03 ranged from 32 to 64 µg ml-1 against methicillin-susceptible and -resistant S. aureus. EF03 fractions inhibited the expression of resistant genes in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, the results of Western Blot assay indicated that the EF03 fractions inhibited the expression levels of resistant protein, PBP2a in a dose-dependent manner. Interpretation: EtOAc soluble fraction of E. japonica leaf evidenced profound antimicrobial activity, and inhibited expression of resistant genes against MRSA.

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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 51(1): e6724, 2018. tab, graf
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: biblio-889005

RESUMO

Basal ganglia have complex functional connections with the cerebral cortex and are involved in motor control, executive functions of the forebrain, such as the planning of movement, and cognitive behaviors based on their connections. The aim of this study was to provide detailed functional correlation patterns between the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex by conducting an interregional correlation analysis of the 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) data based on precise structural information. Fifteen participants were scanned with 7-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and high resolution research tomography (HRRT)-PET fusion system using 18F-FDG. For detailed interregional correlation analysis, 24 subregions of the basal ganglia including pre-commissural dorsal caudate, post-commissural caudate, pre-commissural dorsal putamen, post-commissural putamen, internal globus pallidus, and external globus pallidus and 80 cerebral regions were selected as regions of interest on the MRI image and their glucose metabolism were calculated from the PET images. Pearson's product-moment correlation analysis was conducted for the interregional correlation analysis of the basal ganglia. Functional correlation patterns between the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex were not only consistent with the findings of previous studies, but also showed new functional correlation between the dorsal striatum (i.e., caudate nucleus and putamen) and insula. In this study, we established the detailed basal ganglia subregional functional correlation patterns using 18F-FDG PET/MRI fusion imaging. Our methods and results could potentially be an important resource for investigating basal ganglia dysfunction as well as for conducting functional studies in the context of movement and psychiatric disorders.


Assuntos
Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Adulto Jovem , Gânglios da Base/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Córtex Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/métodos , Glucose/metabolismo , Padrões de Referência , Gânglios da Base/metabolismo , Córtex Cerebral/metabolismo , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos
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J Environ Biol ; 2008 Jul; 29(4): 493-9
Artigo em Inglês | IMSEAR | ID: sea-113297

RESUMO

Three marine algal sites were examined seasonally in an area of thermal discharge from the Uljin nuclear power plant in Korea to assess possible impacts from thermal stress. Quadrat samples were taken at three sites: cooling water intake, outfall and Chukbyon. The degree of wave exposure increased from intake, outfallto Chukbyon. Percent cover and biomass were response variables. All sites were, by numbers red algae, followed by brown and green algae. Over the year the maximum species diversity was also found at the Chukbyon (2.39), but the minimal one (1.67) was observed at the outfall. Seasonally generally among algal form-functional groups, filamentous and coarsely branched algae were most abundant throughout the year at the three sites. The numberof species in the jointed calcareous groups increased remarkably at the outfall. Based on these results, species richness appears tobe strongly affected by wave exposure and thermal stress. The higher proportion of calcareous form groups at the outfall sites indicates that these species are better adapted morphologically to thermal stress such as high temperatures.


Assuntos
Eucariotos/efeitos dos fármacos , Biodiversidade , Biomassa , Ecossistema , Monitoramento Ambiental , Geografia , Coreia (Geográfico) , Centrais Nucleares , Dinâmica Populacional , Estações do Ano , Água do Mar , Especificidade da Espécie , Temperatura , Poluentes Radioativos da Água/metabolismo
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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 39(9): 1181-1188, Sept. 2006. ilus, graf
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-435421

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Over the last decades, the incidence of ultraviolet B (UVB)-related skin problems has been increasing. Damages induced by UVB radiation are related to mutations that occur as a result of direct DNA damage and/or the production of reactive oxygen species. We investigated the anti-oxidant effects of a Polygonum multiflorum thumb extract against skin damage induced by UVB irradiation. Female SKH-1 hairless mice were divided into three groups: control (N = 7), distilled water- (N = 10), and P. multiflorum extract-treated (PM, N = 10) groups. The PM (10 g) was extracted with 100 mL distilled water, cryo-dried and 9.8 g was obtained. The animals received a topical application of 500 æL distilled water or PM extract (1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 percent, w/v, dissolved in distilled water) for 30 min after UVB irradiation (wavelength 280-320 nm, 300 mJ/cm²; 3 min) of the dorsal kin for 14 days, and skin immunohistochemistry and Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) activity were determined. SOD1 immunoreactivity, its protein levels and activities in the skin were significantly reduced by 70 percent in the distilled water-treated group after UVB irradiation compared to control. However, in the PM extract-treated groups, SOD1 immunoreactivity and its protein and activity levels increased in a dose-dependent manner (1-16 percent, w/v, PM extract) compared to the distilled water-treated group. SOD1 protein levels and activities in the groups treated with 8 and 16 percent, w/v, PM extract recovered to 80-90 percent of the control group levels after UVB. These results suggest that PM extract strongly inhibits the destruction of SOD1 by UV radiation and probably contains anti-skin photoaging agents.


Assuntos
Animais , Feminino , Camundongos , Antioxidantes/uso terapêutico , Radicais Livres/efeitos da radiação , Polygonum/química , Pele/efeitos da radiação , Raios Ultravioleta/efeitos adversos , Administração Tópica , Western Blotting , Imuno-Histoquímica , Camundongos Pelados , Extratos Vegetais/uso terapêutico , Superóxido Dismutase/metabolismo
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J Biosci ; 2003 Feb; 28(1): 77-81
Artigo em Inglês | IMSEAR | ID: sea-110998

RESUMO

The present study was carried out to observe the cytotoxicity of yellow sand in comparison with silica and titanium dioxide in a rat alveolar type II cell line (RLE-6TN). Yellow sand (China Loess) was obtained from the loess layer in the Gunsu Province of China. The mean particle diameter of yellow sand was about 0.003 +/- 0.001 mm. Major elements of yellow sand were Si(27.7 +/- 0.6%), Al(6.01 +/- 0.17%), and Ca(5.83 +/- 0.23%) in that order. Silica and yellow sand significantly decreased cell viability and increased [Ca2+]i. All three particles increased the generation of H2O2. TiO2 did not change Fenton activity, while silica induced a slight increase of Fenton activity. In contrast, yellow sand induced a significant increase of Fenton activity. Silica, yellow sand and TiO2 induced significant nitrite formations in RLE-6TN cells. Silica showed the highest increase in nitrite formation, while yellow sand induced the least formation of nitrite. Silica and yellow sand increased the release of TNF-a. Based on these results, we suggest that yellow sand can induce cytotoxicity in RLE-6TN cells and reactive oxygen species, Fenton activity and reactive nitrogen species might be involved in this toxicity.


Assuntos
Alumínio/química , Animais , Cálcio/análise , Linhagem Celular , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Meios de Cultivo Condicionados/química , Células Epiteliais/efeitos dos fármacos , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/análise , Pulmão/citologia , Macrófagos Alveolares/efeitos dos fármacos , Nitritos/análise , Tamanho da Partícula , Ratos , Silício/química , Dióxido de Silício/química , Titânio/efeitos adversos , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/efeitos dos fármacos
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Folha méd ; 117(2): 51-3, set.-out. 1998. ilus
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-258174

RESUMO

The authors present a modified rhinoplasty to tret a postcomposite graft alar rim defect.


Assuntos
Humanos , Feminino , Adulto , Nariz/cirurgia , Rinoplastia , Deformidades Adquiridas Nasais/cirurgia , Nariz/lesões
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Rev. Hosp. Säo Paulo Esc. Paul. Med ; 6(1/2): 20-2, Jan.-Jun. 1995. ilus, tab
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-179687

RESUMO

In 1975, Sheen reported on a technique of nasal tip projection by means of a cartilaginous graft [1[. This technique, allied to some general principles in primary and secondary rhinoplasties presented in his book [2[, revolutionized the nasal surgery. Unfortunately, the execution of Sheen's technique of nasal tip grafting, as originaly described, is not easy nor is the procedure troublefree, and the fantastic esthetic results obtained by the author seem to be irreproducible for a less skilled surgeon. The authors of this article present their experience with Sheen's tip graft in primary rhinoplasty and analyze critically the procedure, stressing the necessity of correct selection of patients.


Assuntos
Humanos , Nariz/cirurgia , Rinoplastia , Seguimentos
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J Indian Med Assoc ; 1975 Mar; 64(5): 125-7
Artigo em Inglês | IMSEAR | ID: sea-104000
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