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Andrea Sartore-Bianchi Federica Di Nicolantonio Michele Nichelatti Francesca Molinari Sara De Dosso Piercarlo Saletti Miriam Martini Tiziana Cipani Giovanna Marrapese Luca Mazzucchelli Simona Lamba Silvio Veronese Milo Frattini Alberto Bardelli Salvatore Siena 《PloS one》2009,4(10)
Background
KRAS mutations occur in 35–45% of metastatic colorectal cancers (mCRC) and preclude responsiveness to EGFR-targeted therapy with cetuximab or panitumumab. However, less than 20% patients displaying wild-type KRAS tumors achieve objective response. Alterations in other effectors downstream of the EGFR, such as BRAF, and deregulation of the PIK3CA/PTEN pathway have independently been found to give rise to resistance. We present a comprehensive analysis of KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA mutations, and PTEN expression in mCRC patients treated with cetuximab or panitumumab, with the aim of clarifying the relative contribution of these molecular alterations to resistance.Methodology/Principal Findings
We retrospectively analyzed objective tumor response, progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) together with the mutational status of KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA and expression of PTEN in 132 tumors from cetuximab or panitumumab treated mCRC patients. Among the 106 non-responsive patients, 74 (70%) had tumors with at least one molecular alteration in the four markers. The probability of response was 51% (22/43) among patients with no alterations, 4% (2/47) among patients with 1 alteration, and 0% (0/24) for patients with ≥2 alterations (p<0.0001). Accordingly, PFS and OS were increasingly worse for patients with tumors harboring none, 1, or ≥2 molecular alteration(s) (p<0.001).Conclusions/Significance
When expression of PTEN and mutations of KRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA are concomitantly ascertained, up to 70% of mCRC patients unlikely to respond to anti-EGFR therapies can be identified. We propose to define as ‘quadruple negative’, the CRCs lacking alterations in KRAS, BRAF, PTEN and PIK3CA. Comprehensive molecular dissection of the EGFR signaling pathways should be considered to select mCRC patients for cetuximab- or panitumumab-based therapies. 相似文献32.
This open-label trial assessed the clinical efficacy of L-5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), a natural serotonin precursor, in nondepressed young subjects with high levels of romantic stress. Since both neurotrophins and serotonin have been linked to human romantic attachment, we sought to investigate the changes in serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels and platelet serotonin content in relation to the changes in romantic stress throughout the study. A total of 15 healthy subjects (11 females and 4 males, mean age: 23.3 ± 2.1 years) who experienced a recent romantic break-up or reported recent romantic problems took part in the study. The participants were treated openly for 6 weeks with L-5-hydroxytryptophan (60 mg Griffonia simplicifolia extract containing 12.8 mg 5-HTP b.i.d., Amorex, Coropharm, Villach, Austria). The subjects were evaluated at baseline, at 3 weeks and at the end of the 6-week trial using an adapted version of the Seiffge-Krenke's Problem Questionnaire. BDNF and platelet serotonin content were determined at baseline, at 3 weeks, and after the completion of the 6-week trial. We observed significant improvements in romantic stress scores from weeks 0 through 3 (p=0.007) but no further significant improvement was evident from weeks 3 through 6 (p=0.19). At 6 weeks, subjects had a significant increase from baseline in both BDNF and platelet serotonin values. Our data suggest that direct modulation of the serotonergic system may have use for the treatment of psychological suffering associated with unreciprocated romantic love. 相似文献
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Eberini I Fantucci P Rocco AG Gianazza E Galluccio L Maggioni D Ben ID Galliano M Mazzitello R Gaiji N Beringhelli T 《Proteins》2006,65(3):555-567
Norfloxacin and levofloxacin, two fluoroquinolones of different bulk, rigidity and hydrophobicity taken as model ligands, were docked to one apo and two holo crystallographic structures of bovine beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) using different computational approaches. BLG is a member of the lipocalin superfamily. Lipocalins show a typical b-barrel structure encompassing an internal cavity where small hydrophobic molecules are usually bound. Our studies allowed the identification of two putative binding sites in addition to the calyx. The rigid docking approximation resulted in strong repulsive forces when the ligands were docked into the calyx of the apo form. On the contrary, hindrance was not experienced in flexible docking protocols whether on the apo or on the holo BLG forms, due to allowance for side chain rearrangement. K(i) between 10(-7) and 10(-6) M were estimated for norfloxacin at pH 7.4, smaller than 10(-5) M for levofloxacin. Spectroscopic and electrophoretic techniques experimentally validated the occurrence of an interaction between norfloxacin and BLG. Changes in chemical shift and dynamic parameters were observed between the (19)F NMR spectra of the complex and of the ligand. A K(i) (ca 10(-7) M) comparable with the docking results was estimated through a NMR relaxation titration. Stabilization against unfolding was demonstrated by denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis on the complex versus apo BLG. NMR experimental evidence points to a very loose interaction for ofloxacin, the racemic mixture containing levofloxacin. Furthermore, we were able to calculate in silico K(i)'s comparable to the published experimental values for the complexes of palmitic and retinoic acid with BLG. 相似文献
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Objective: Previous studies evaluated the effect of obesity on left ventricular (LV) mass and systolic function in healthy subjects and in patients with coexistent chronic LV pressure overload due to hypertension, but no data exist regarding subjects with underlying volume overload. This study assessed the impact of overweight‐obesity on LV mass and systolic function in patients with coexistent chronic LV volume overload. Research Methods and Procedures: In 885 subjects with degenerative aortic regurgitation, a common cause of LV volume overload, LV mass, ejection fraction, and myocardial contractility were determined by echocardiography. Results: LV mass was greater in overweight (193.5 ± 54.2 g) and further increased in obese subjects (208.4 ± 63.6 g) in comparison with normal‐weight patients (177.7 ± 54.9 g) (p < 0.0001), and these differences were still evident after adjustment for LV workload, gender, and body size. Despite no differences in ejection fraction, LV myocardial contractility was lower in overweight (92.6 ± 14.8%) and obese subjects (91.7 ± 14.4%) than normal‐weight individuals (95.6 ± 16.0%) (p = 0.0058). The magnitudes of these effects were not different from those found in age‐, gender‐, and body size‐matched controls, suggesting additive interaction, rather than synergistic, between overweight‐obesity and the underlying condition of volume overload. Multivariate analysis showed that BMI independently predicted LV mass and that the negative effect on LV myocardial contractility was mediated by LV hypertrophy. Discussion: Overweight and obesity are associated with LV hypertrophy and contractile impairment in patients with underlying chronic LV volume overload. 相似文献
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Enzo Emanuele Emmanouil Peros Piercarlo Minoretti Colomba Falcone Angela D'Angelo Lorenza Montagna Diego Geroldi 《BMC cardiovascular disorders》2003,3(1):1-7
Background
Unlike other cardiovascular diseases the incidence and prevalence of congestive heart failure (CHF) continues to increase. While gender differences in coronary artery disease have been well described, to date, there has been a relative paucity of similar data in patients with CHF. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the profile and management of patients with CHF at a tertiary care centre to determine if a gender difference exists.Methods
A chart review was performed at a tertiary care centre on consecutive patients admitted with a primary diagnosis of CHF between June 1997 and 1998. Co-morbidity, diagnostic investigations, and management of CHF were recorded. Comparisons between male and female patients were conducted.Results
One hundred and forty five patients were reviewed. There were 80 male (M) and 65 female (F) patients of similar age [71.6 vs. 71.3 (M vs. F), p = NS]. Male patients were more likely to have had a previous myocardial infarction (66% vs. 35%, p < 0.01) and revascularization (41% vs. 20%, p < 0.05), and had worse left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) than women, [median LVEF 3 vs. 2 (M vs. F), p < 0.01]. Male patients were more likely to have a non-invasive assessment of left ventricular (LV) function [85% vs. 69%, (M vs. F), p < 0.05]. A logistic regression analysis suggests that amongst those without coronary disease, males were more likely to receive non-invasive testing. There were no differences in the use of prescribed medications, in this cohort.Conclusions
This pilot study demonstrated that there seem to be important gender differences in the profile and management of patients with CHF. Importantly women were less likely to have an evaluation of LV function. As assessment of LV function has significant implications on patient management, this data justifies the need for larger studies to assess gender differences in CHF profile and treatment. 相似文献37.
The three-dimensional (3D) structure of the catalytic domain of Gas1p, a protein belonging to the only family of β-(1,3)-glucan
transferases so far identified in yeasts and some pathogenic fungi (family GH-72), has been predicted by combining results
derived from threading methods, multiple sequence alignments and secondary-structure predictions. The 3D model has allowed
the identification of several residues that are predicted to play a crucial role in structural integrity, substrate recognition
and catalysis. In particular, the model of the catalytic domain can be useful for designing site-directed mutagenesis experiments
and for developing inhibitors of Gas1p enzymatic activity.
Figure Three-dimensional models of the Gas1p catalytic domain as predicted using as template 7A3H (PDB code) protein
Electronic Supplementary Material Supplementary material is available for this article at 相似文献
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Chiara Parravicini Maria P Abbracchio Piercarlo Fantucci Graziella Ranghino 《BMC structural biology》2010,10(1):8
Background
GPR17 is a hybrid G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activated by two unrelated ligand families, extracellular nucleotides and cysteinyl-leukotrienes (cysteinyl-LTs), and involved in brain damage and repair. Its exploitment as a target for novel neuro-reparative strategies depends on the elucidation of the molecular determinants driving binding of purinergic and leukotrienic ligands. Here, we applied docking and molecular dynamics simulations (MD) to analyse the binding and the forced unbinding of two GPR17 ligands (the endogenous purinergic agonist UDP and the leukotriene receptor antagonist pranlukast from both the wild-type (WT) receptor and a mutant model, where a basic residue hypothesized to be crucial for nucleotide binding had been mutated (R255I) to Ile. 相似文献39.
R. P. Ferrari Silvio Traversa Luca De Gioia Piercarlo Fantucci Gianpaolo Suriano Elena M. Ghibaudi 《Journal of biological inorganic chemistry》1999,4(1):12-20
Binding affinities to lactoperoxidase (LPO) of a homologous series of substituted catechol(amine)s [such as catechol, 4-methylcatechol,
3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propionic acid; dopamine, noradrenaline,
adrenaline;l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine] were studied by UV-visible spectroscopy and docking simulations. Dissociation constant (K
d) values were calculated by direct fitting of the experimental data and fall in a range of 3–95 mM. Thermodynamic parameters
are comparable with those reported for the interaction of LPO with p-substituted phenols, suggesting a similar general mode of binding. Furthermore, the relative contributions to binding energy,
described by the unimolecular constant K
u, show that interaction between protein and ligands originates from a relatively large number of groups. Docking and molecular
dynamics simulations, in agreement with experimental evidence, predict that the substrate is localized into the access channel
in the vicinity of heme distal pocket. This channel is characterized by a hydrophobic patch (six Phe residues) and by a charged
contribution (two Glu and one His residues). All of the substrates, except caffeic acid, may approach the protein active site.
Positively charged Arg372 acts as a gate above the heme distal pocket and seems to address substrate orientation in relation
to the side-chain terminal group.
Received: 4 June 1998 / Accepted: 1 October 1998 相似文献
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Elisa Giacomin Elisabetta Palmerini Piercarlo Ballo Valerio Zacà Giovanni Bova Sergio Mondillo 《Cardiovascular ultrasound》2008,6(1):1-10