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Elife ; 82019 07 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31322500

RESUMO

The fitness effects of synonymous mutations, nucleotide changes that do not alter the encoded amino acid, have often been assumed to be neutral, but a growing body of evidence suggests otherwise. We used site-directed mutagenesis coupled with direct measures of competitive fitness to estimate the distribution of fitness effects among synonymous mutations for a gene under directional selection and capable of adapting via synonymous nucleotide changes. Synonymous mutations had highly variable fitness effects, both deleterious and beneficial, resembling those of nonsynonymous mutations in the same gene. This variation in fitness was underlain by changes in transcription linked to the creation of internal promoter sites. A positive correlation between fitness and the presence of synonymous substitutions across a phylogeny of related Pseudomonads suggests these mutations may be common in nature. Taken together, our results provide the most compelling evidence to date that synonymous mutations with non-neutral fitness effects may in fact be commonplace.


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Aptidão Genética , Seleção Genética , Mutação Silenciosa , Evolução Molecular Direcionada , Variação Genética , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Filogenia , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Pseudomonas/genética , Transcrição Gênica
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Psychopharmacology (Berl) ; 236(3): 869-879, 2019 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30338489

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RATIONALE: Current prevalence estimates of synthetic cathinone ("bath salt") use may be underestimates given that traditional metrics (e.g., surveys, urinalysis) often fail to capture the emergent issue of synthetic cathinone adulteration of more common illegal drugs, such as ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine). OBJECTIVES: This review examines the evolution of synthetic cathinones and prevalence of use over the past decade in the United States. We also review methods of self-report and biological testing of these compounds as well as adverse outcomes associated with adulterated drug use. RESULTS: Synthetic cathinone use emerged in the United States by 2009 with use associated with tens of thousands of poisonings. Reported poisonings and self-reported use have substantially decreased over the past five years. However, our review suggests that current estimates of use are underestimates due to underreporting stemming primarily from unknown or unintentional use of adulterated formulations of relatively popular illegal drugs, such as ecstasy. CONCLUSIONS: While intentional synthetic cathinone use has decreased in recent years, evidence suggests that prevalence of use is underestimated. Testing of drugs and/or biological specimens can improve the accuracy of synthetic cathinone use estimates. Furthermore, we advocate that researchers and clinicians should become better aware that exposure to these potent compounds (e.g., as adulterants) often occurs unknowingly or unintentionally. To improve our understanding of synthetic cathinone adulteration, research utilizing a combinatorial approach (survey and biological testing) will help more accurately estimate the prevalence and impact of this public health issue.


Assuntos
Alcaloides/síntese química , Estimulantes do Sistema Nervoso Central/síntese química , Contaminação de Medicamentos/prevenção & controle , Drogas Ilícitas/síntese química , Medicamentos Sintéticos/síntese química , Alcaloides/efeitos adversos , Estimulantes do Sistema Nervoso Central/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Drogas Ilícitas/efeitos adversos , N-Metil-3,4-Metilenodioxianfetamina/efeitos adversos , N-Metil-3,4-Metilenodioxianfetamina/síntese química , Centros de Controle de Intoxicações/legislação & jurisprudência , Prevalência , Autorrelato , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/diagnóstico , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/epidemiologia , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/prevenção & controle , Inquéritos e Questionários , Medicamentos Sintéticos/efeitos adversos , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia
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