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Sílvia Collado Elisabeth Coll Carlos Nicolau Mercedes Pons Josep M Cruzado Julio Pascual Aleix Cases 《PloS one》2015,10(6)
Background
To evaluate the predictive value of carotid atherosclerotic disease (CAD) and intima-media thickness (IMT) on incident cardiovascular disease and mortality in hemodialysis patients.Methods
Multicenter, observational, prospective study including 110 patients, followed-up to 6 years. Carotid doppler ultrasonographic findings were classified in 4 degrees of severity: 1) IMT <0.9 mm, 2) IMT >0.9 mm, 3) carotid plaque with stenosis <50% and 4) plaque with stenosis >50%. The associations between IMT and CAD and cardiovascular events, total and cardiovascular mortality were assessed.Results
83% of the patients had atherosclerotic plaques (CAD degrees 3-4). During follow-up, 29.1% of patients experienced cardiovascular events, and 28.2% died, 38.7% of cardiovascular origin. The presence of plaques was associated with cardiovascular events (p = 0.03) while calcified plaques were associated with both cardiovascular events (p = 0.01), cardiovascular mortality (p = 0.03) and non-significantly with overall mortality (p = 0.08) in the survival analysis. Carotid IMT was not associated with outcomes. Cardiovascular events correlated with CAD severity (HR 2.27, 95% CI 1.13-4.54), age (HR 1.04, 1.01-1.06), previous cardiovascular disease (HR 1.75, 1.05-4.42), dyslipidemia (HR 2.25, 1.11-4.53), lipoprotein (a) (HR 1.01, 1.00-1.02), troponin I (HR 3.89, 1.07-14.18), fibrinogen levels (HR 1.38, 0.98-1.94) and antiplatelet therapy (HR 2.14, 1.04-4.4). In an age-adjusted multivariate model, cardiovascular events were independently associated with previous coronary artery disease (HR 3.29, 1.52-7.15) and lipoprotein (a) (HR 1.01, 1.00-1.02).Conclusions
The presence of carotid plaques and, especially, calcified plaques, are predictors of new cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients, while IMT was not. The prognostic value of calcified plaques should be confirmed in future studies. 相似文献2.
Koldo Garcia-Etxebarria María Alma Bracho Juan Carlos Galán Tomàs Pumarola Jesús Castilla Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu Mario Rodríguez-Dominguez Inés Quintela Núria Bonet Marc Garcia-Garcerà Angela Domínguez Fernando González-Candelas Francesc Calafell CIBERESP Cases Controls in Pandemic Influenza Working Group 《PloS one》2015,10(9)
While most patients affected by the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic experienced mild symptoms, a small fraction required hospitalization, often without concomitant factors that could explain such a severe course. We hypothesize that host genetic factors could contribute to aggravate the disease. To test this hypothesis, we compared the allele frequencies of 547,296 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) between 49 severe and 107 mild confirmed influenza A cases, as well as against a general population sample of 549 individuals. When comparing severe vs. mild influenza A cases, only one SNP was close to the conventional p = 5×10−8. This SNP, rs28454025, sits in an intron of the GSK233 gene, which is involved in a neural development, but seems not to have any connections with immunological or inflammatory functions. Indirectly, a previous association reported with CD55 was replicated. Although sample sizes are low, we show that the statistical power in our design was sufficient to detect highly-penetrant, quasi-Mendelian genetic factors. Hence, and assuming that rs28454025 is likely to be a false positive, no major genetic factor was detected that could explain poor influenza A course. 相似文献
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Koldo Garcia-Etxebarria María Alma Bracho Juan Carlos Galán Tomàs Pumarola Jesús Castilla Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu Mario Rodríguez-Dominguez Inés Quintela Núria Bonet Marc Garcia-Garcerà Angela Domínguez Fernando González-Candelas Francesc Calafell CIBERESP Cases Controls in Pandemic Influenza Working Group 《PloS one》2015,10(10)
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This work presents equilibrium and dynamic aspects for the adsorption at the oil–water interface of pea (Pisum sativum L.) protein isolate (PPI). Dynamic interfacial tension, γ, and surface viscoelasticity modulus, ε, were determined using pendant-drop method. Adsorption kinetics studies revealed that pea proteins adsorb faster at pH 7.0
than at acidic pH (pH 2.4). On the other hand, the measured ε is lower at pH 7.0. This is probably due to fast adsorption, leading to the formation of inhomogeneous film structures. In
fact, compared with pHs above the isoelectric point (pI ~ 4.3), acidic conditions slow down the adsorption, but the modulus is increased. Pea-protein-stabilized emulsions are more
stable to creaming at acidic pH and their particle-size distributions are more homogeneous in these conditions. Effect of
pH on interfacial properties and on properties of oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by PPI was interpreted in terms of pea
protein solubility, globulin dissociation, and oil-droplet surface electrostatic charge. We propose that at acidic conditions,
adsorbed dissociated globulins form stronger and denser viscoelastic networks when adsorbed at oil–water interface. Consequently,
the pH-dependence of pea-globulin-stabilized emulsions properties could be of great interest to tune barrier properties of
oil/water interfacial membranes for several applications such as encapsulation and controlled release of lipophilic bioactive
components within the food, medical, and pharmaceutical industries. 相似文献
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Serine/threonine kinases and E2-ubiquitin conjugating enzymes in Planctomycetes: unexpected findings
The regulation of signal transduction by phosphorylation and ubiquitination is essential to ensure the correct behavior of eukaryotic cells. We searched for protein families involved in such signaling in several eukaryotic species and in a limited set of prokaryotes, where two members of the Planctomycetes phylum were included as they exhibit eukaryote-like features (Gemmata obscuriglobus and Pirellula staleyi). We identified sequences homologous to eukaryotic serine/threonine kinases (STKs) and E2-ubiquitin conjugating enzymes in the two Planctomycetes species. To extend these analyses to the Planctomycetes/Verrucomicrobia/Chlamydia super-phylum, we performed comparative analyses using domains from kinases, phosphatases and GTPases that serve as signaling signatures, and we analyzed their distributions. We found substantial differences in kinome densities with regards to other prokaryote clades and among the groups in the Planctomycetes/Verrucomicrobia/Chlamydia super-phylum. In addition, we identified the presence of classic eukaryotic E2-conjugating ubiquitin proteins in prokaryotes, these having previously believed to exist only in eukaryotes. Our phylogenetic analyses of the STKs signature domains and E2-enzymes suggest the existence of horizontal gene transfer. 相似文献
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Pedro Tauler Antoni Aguiló Nuria Cases Antoni Sureda Fernando Gimenez Gerardo Villa 《Free radical research》2013,47(10):1101-1107
Long-duration or damaging exercise initiates reactions that resemble the acute phase response to infection and induces neutrophil priming for oxidative activity. Our objective was to establish the status of the antioxidant defences and of the oxidative equilibrium in the neutrophils of sportsmen prior to and after intense physical exercise. Nine voluntary male professional cyclists participated in this study. The exercise was a cycling mountain stage (171 km) and the cyclists took a mean - SEM of 270 - 12 min to complete it. We determined the activities of catalase (CAT), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), the levels and activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), the concentrations of ascorbate, glutathione and glutathione disulphide (GSSG) and DNA levels in neutrophils. The cycling stage decreased enzyme activities expressed per DNA units: CAT (33%), SOD (38%), GPx (65%); increased ascorbate concentration in neutrophils and decreased the GSH/GSSG ratio and the enzyme activities expressed per DNA units. Neutrophils could contribute to plasma antioxidant defences against oxidative stress induced by exercise because they probably provide antioxidant enzymes and ascorbate. 相似文献
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Antoni Sureda Pedro Tauler Antoni Aguiló Nuria Cases Isabel Llompart Josep A. Tur Antoni Pons 《Central European Journal of Biology》2007,2(1):56-70
Intense exercise induces inflammatory-like changes and oxidative stress in immune cells. Our aim was to study the effects
of antioxidant diet supplementation on the neutrophil inflammatory response and on the tocopherol associated protein (TAP)
expression after exhaustive exercise. Fourteen male-trained amateur runners were randomly divided in two placebo and supplemented
groups. Vitamins C (152 mg/d) and E (50 mg/d) supplementation were administrated to the athletes for a month, using an almond
based isotonic and energetic beverage. Non-enriched beverage was given to the placebo group. After one month, the subjects
participated in a half-marathon race (21 km-run). Neutrophil TAP mRNA expression and markers of the inflammatory response
were determined before, immediately after, and 3 h after finishing the half-marathon race. TAP expression increased after
exercise mainly in the neutrophils of the placebo group. Exercise induced an inflammatory response in both placebo and supplemented
groups, manifested with neutrophilia, increased creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase serum activities, neutrophil luminol
chemiluminescence and myeloperoxidase release. Plasma malondialdehyde only increased in the placebo group after exercise.
Diet supplementation with moderate levels of antioxidant vitamins avoids plasma damage in response to exhaustive exercise
without the effects on the inflammatory process. Neutrophil degranulation and increased tocopherol associated protein could
contribute to the neutrophil protection from the oxidative stress. 相似文献
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Velázquez F Pflüger K Cases I De Eugenio LI de Lorenzo V 《Journal of bacteriology》2007,189(12):4529-4533
The genome of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 encodes five proteins of the phosphoenolpyruvate-carbohydrate phosphotransferase system. Two of these (FruA and FruB) form a dedicated system for fructose intake, while enzyme I(Ntr) (EI(Ntr); encoded by ptsP), NPr (ptsO), and EII(Ntr) (ptsN) act in concert to control the intracellular accumulation of polyhydroxyalkanoates, a typical product of carbon overflow. 相似文献
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