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Clare B. O’Donovan Marianne C. Walsh Hannah Forster Clara Woolhead Carlos Celis-Morales Rosalind Fallaize Anna L. Macready Cyril F. M. Marsaux Santiago Navas-Carretero Rodrigo San-Cristobal Silvia Kolossa Christina Mavrogianni Christina P. Lambrinou George Moschonis Magdalena Godlewska Agnieszka Surwillo Jildau Bouwman Keith Grimaldi Iwona Traczyk Christian A. Drevon Hannelore Daniel Yannis Manios J. Alfredo Martinez Wim H. M. Saris Julie A. Lovegrove John C. Mathers Michael J. Gibney Lorraine Brennan Eileen R. Gibney 《Genes & nutrition》2016,11(1):25
Background
It is hypothesised that individuals with knowledge of their genetic risk are more likely to make health-promoting dietary and lifestyle changes. The present study aims to test this hypothesis using data from the Food4Me study. This was a 6-month Internet-based randomised controlled trial conducted across seven centres in Europe where individuals received either general healthy eating advice or varying levels of personalised nutrition advice. Participants who received genotype-based personalised advice were informed whether they had the risk (CT/TT) (n?=?178) or non-risk (CC) (n?=?141) alleles of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene in relation to cardiovascular health and the importance of a sufficient intake of folate. General linear model analysis was used to assess changes in folate intake between the MTHFR risk, MTHFR non-risk and control groups from baseline to month 6 of the intervention.Results
There were no differences between the groups for age, gender or BMI. However, there was a significant difference in country distribution between the groups (p?=?0.010). Baseline folate intakes were 412?±?172, 391?±?190 and 410?±?186 μg per 10 MJ for the risk, non-risk and control groups, respectively. There were no significant differences between the three groups in terms of changes in folate intakes from baseline to month 6. Similarly, there were no changes in reported intake of food groups high in folate.Conclusions
These results suggest that knowledge of MTHFR 677C?→?T genotype did not improve folate intake in participants with the risk variant compared with those with the non-risk variant.Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT0153013912.
Evert-Jan?P.?M.?ten?DamEmail author Marike?M.?van?Beuge Ruud?A.?Bank Paul?M.?N.?Werker 《Journal of cell communication and signaling》2016,10(1):33-40
Genetic background plays an important role in the development of Dupuytren’s disease. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) showed that nine loci are associated with the disease, six of which contain genes that are involved in Wnt signaling (WNT2, WNT4, WNT7B, RSPO2, SFRP4, SULF1). To obtain insight in the role of these genes, we performed expression studies on affected and unaffected patient’s tissues. Surgically obtained nodules and cords from eight Dupuytren’s patients were compared to patient-matched control tissue (unaffected transverse palmar fascia). The Wnt-related genes found in the GWAS, the classical Wnt-downstream protein β-catenin, as well as (myo)fibroblast markers were analyzed using real-time qPCR and immunohistochemical stainings for mRNA levels and protein levels, respectively. The collagen-coding genes COL1A1 and COL3A1 were highly upregulated on mRNA level, both in cords and nodules. Three Wnt-related genes were found to be differently regulated compared to control tissue: WNT2 was downregulated in nodules, WNT7B was upregulated in nodules, and SFRP4 was upregulated in nodules and cords. Immunohistochemistry revealed significantly less staining of Wnt2 in cords, but significantly more staining for Wnt7b in nodules. There was significantly more staining of α-SMA in nodules and cord and β-catenin in nodules than in control tissue. We found differences in expression, both at mRNA and protein level, in several Wnt-related genes found earlier to be associated with Dupuytren’s disease. Of these, Wnt7b was upregulated and found in close association with both α-SMA and β-catenin expressing cells, making it a candidate pro-fibrotic mediator in Dupuytren’s disease. 相似文献
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Physical activity attenuates the effect of the FTO genotype on obesity traits in European adults: The Food4Me study
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Carlos Celis‐Morales Cyril F.M. Marsaux Katherine M. Livingstone Santiago Navas‐Carretero Rodrigo San‐Cristobal Clare B. O'donovan Hannah Forster Clara Woolhead Rosalind Fallaize Anna L. Macready Silvia Kolossa Jacqueline Hallmann Lydia Tsirigoti Christina P. Lambrinou George Moschonis Magdalena Godlewska Agnieszka Surwio Keith Grimaldi Jildau Bouwman Yannis Manios Iwona Traczyk Christian A. Drevon Laurence D. Parnell Hannelore Daniel Eileen R. Gibney Lorraine Brennan Marianne C. Walsh Mike Gibney Julie A. Lovegrove J. Alfredo Martinez Wim H.M. Saris John C. Mathers 《Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)》2016,24(4):962-969
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The suitability of ejaculated bovine spermatozoa as an in vitro model for the assessment of the cytotoxic potential of chemicals was evaluated using several endpoints: swimming activity, adenine nucleotide content, membrane integrity and oxygen consumption. A series of chlorophenols inhibited sperm motion (motility and velocity) in a concentration-dependent manner. This could be determined quantitatively and reproducibly by means of videomicrography and automatic computer image analysis. The sperm immobilizing potency increased with increasing chlorination and was positively correlated with lipophilicity. Concentrations which reduced the percentage of moving sperm to 50% of controls ranged from 43 µM for pentachlorophenol (PCP) to 1440 µM for 4-monochlorophenol (4-MCP). Determinations of adenine nucleotides and percentages of viable cells revealed qualitative differences between the action of PCP and the lower chlorinated phenols. While the latter decreased the total adenine nucleotide contents and the percentage of unstained cells in parallel to motion inhibition, no such changes occurred after exposure to immobilizing concentrations of PCP. Penta-, tetra- and trichlorinated phenols stimulated cellular respiration, indicating their uncoupling activity, at concentrations lower than those necessary for motion inhibition. The results indicate that bovine spermatozoa may become a useful in vitro model for the toxicological evaluation of chemicals providing quantitative as well as qualitative data.Abbreviations PCP
pentachlorophenol
- 2,3,4,5-TCP
2,3,4,5-tetrachlorophenol
- 2,4,5-TCP
2,4,5trichlorophenol
- 2,4-DCP
2,4-dichlorophenol
- 4-MCP
4-monochlorophenol 相似文献
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Marike Alferink Janine de Zeeuw Ghislain Sopoh Chantal Agossadou Karibu M. Abass Richard O. Phillips Susanne Loth Emma Jutten Yves T. Barogui Roy E. Stewart Tjip S. van der Werf Ymkje Stienstra Adelita V. Ranchor 《PloS one》2015,10(6)
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a necrotizing skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. People living in remote areas in tropical Sub Saharan Africa are mostly affected. Wound care is an important component of BU management; this often needs to be extended for months after the initial antibiotic treatment. BU is reported in the literature as being painless, however clinical observations revealed that some patients experienced pain during wound care. This was the first study on pain intensity during and after wound care in BU patients and factors associated with pain. In Ghana and Benin, 52 BU patients above 5 years of age and their relatives were included between December 2012 and May 2014. Information on pain intensity during and after wound care was obtained during two consecutive weeks using the Wong-Baker Pain Scale. Median pain intensity during wound care was in the lower range (Mdn = 2, CV = 1), but severe pain (score > 6) was reported in nearly 30% of the patients. Nevertheless, only one patient received pain medication. Pain declined over time to low scores 2 hours after treatment. Factors associated with higher self-reported pain scores were; male gender, fear prior to treatment, pain during the night prior to treatment, and pain caused by cleaning the wound. The general idea that BU is painless is incorrect for the wound care procedure. This procedural pain deserves attention and appropriate intervention. 相似文献
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Josephine Sahner Sri Wilarso Budi Henry Barus Nur Edy Marike Meyer Marife D. Corre Andrea Polle 《PloS one》2015,10(9)
Conversion of tropical forests into intensely managed plantations is a threat to ecosystem functions. On Sumatra, Indonesia, oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantations are rapidly expanding, displacing rain forests and extensively used rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) agro-forests. Here, we tested the influence of land use systems on root traits including chemical traits (carbon, nitrogen, mineral nutrients, potentially toxic elements [aluminium, iron] and performance traits (root mass, vitality, mycorrhizal colonization). Traits were measured as root community-weighed traits (RCWTs) in lowland rain forests, in rubber agro-forests mixed with rain forest trees, in rubber and oil palm plantations in two landscapes (Bukit Duabelas and Harapan, Sumatra). We hypothesized that RCWTs vary with land use system indicating increasing transformation intensity and loss of ecosystem functions. The main factors found to be related to increasing transformation intensity were declining root vitality and root sulfur, nitrogen, carbon, manganese concentrations and increasing root aluminium and iron concentrations as well as increasing spore densities of arbuscular mycorrhizas. Mycorrhizal abundance was high for arbuscular and low for ectomycorrhizas and unrelated to changes in RCWTs. The decline in RCWTs showed significant correlations with soil nitrogen, soil pH and litter carbon. Thus, our study uncovered a relationship between deteriorating root community traits and loss of ecosystem functionality and showed that increasing transformation intensity resulted in decreasing root nutrition and health. Based on these results we suggest that land management that improves root vitality may enhance the ecological functions of intense tropical production systems. 相似文献
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Firdaus AA Mohamed Hoesein Pieter Zanen Pim A de Jong Bram van Ginneken H Marike Boezen Harry JM Groen Mathijs Oudkerk Harry J de Koning Dirkje S Postma Jan-Willem J Lammers 《Respiratory research》2013,14(1):55
Background
Little is known about the factors associated with CT-quantified emphysema progression in heavy smokers. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of length of smoking cessation and clinical / demographical factors on the rate of emphysema progression and FEV1-decline in male heavy smokers.Methods
3,670 male smokers with mean (SD) 40.8 (17.9) packyears underwent chest CT scans and pulmonary function tests at baseline and after 1 and 3 years follow-up. Smoking status (quitted ≥5, ≥1-<5, <1 years or current smoker) was noted. Rate of progression of emphysema and FEV1-decline after follow-up were assessed by analysis of variance adjusting for age, height, baseline pulmonary function and emphysema severity, packyears, years in study and respiratory symptoms. The quitted ≥5 group was used as reference.Results
Median (Q1-Q3) emphysema severity,<-950 HU, was 8.8 (5.1 – 14.1) and mean (SD) FEV1 was 3.4 (0.73) L or 98.5 (18.5) % of predicted. The group quitted ‘>5 years’ showed significantly lower rates of progression of emphysema compared to current smokers, 1.07% and 1.12% per year, respectively (p<0.001). Current smokers had a yearly FEV1-decline of 69 ml, while subjects quit smoking >5 years had a yearly decline of 57.5 ml (p<0.001).Conclusion
Quit smoking >5 years significantly slows the rate of emphysema progression and lung function decline.Trial registration
Registered at http://www.trialregister.nl with trial number ISRCTN63545820. 相似文献20.
Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) have the ability to differentiate into osteoblasts, adipocytes and chondrocytes. We have previously shown that hMSC were endowed with a basal level of Hedgehog signaling that decreased after differentiation of these cells. Since hMSC differentiation is associated with growth-arrest we investigated the function of Hh signaling on cell proliferation. Here, we show that inhibition of Hh signaling, using the classical inhibitor cyclopamine, or a siRNA directed against Gli-2, leads to a decrease in hMSC proliferation. This phenomenon is not linked to apoptosis but to a block of the cells in the G0/G1 phases of the cell cycle. At the molecular level, it is associated with an increase in the active form of pRB, and a decrease in cyclin A expression and MAP kinase phosphorylation. Inhibition of Hh signaling is also associated with a decrease in the ability of the cells to form clones. By contrast, inhibition of Hh signaling during hMSC proliferation does not affect their ability to differentiate. This study demonstrates that hMSC are endowed with a basal Hedgehog signaling activity that is necessary for efficient proliferation and clonogenicity of hMSC. This observation unravels an unexpected new function for Hedgehog signaling in the regulation of human mesenchymal stem cells and highlights the critical function of this morphogen in hMSC biology. 相似文献