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M Milanese C Mondino M Tosca G W Canonica V Brusasco 《Journal of applied physiology》2000,88(4):1259-1264
To elucidate whether deep inhalation (DI) modulates changes in airway caliber in childhood, we measured the effect of DI on respiratory impedance before and after inhaled methacholine or salbutamol in 4- to 7-yr-old children (n = 15) suffering from recurrent wheezing. In all children, the real part of impedance between 12 and 16 Hz (Re[Z](12-16)) increased after methacholine from 5.6 +/- 1.2 to 8.2 +/- 1.6 cmH(2)O. l(-1). s (P < 0.001) and resonance frequency from 18 +/- 3 to 25 +/- 5 Hz (P < 0.001). These changes were partially reversed by DI: Re[Z](12-16) decreased to 7.2 +/- 1.2 cmH(2)O. l(-1). s (P < 0.01) and resonance frequency to 19 +/- 5 Hz (P < 0.001). In nine children, on a separate occasion, Re[Z](12-16) decreased after salbutamol from 8.3 +/- 1.9 to 5.1 +/- 0.9 cmH(2)O. l(-1). s (P < 0.001) and resonance frequency from 21 +/- 6 to 15 +/- 3 Hz (P < 0.05). The decrease of Re[Z](12-16) was partially reversed by DI (to 6.2 +/- 1.4 cmH(2)O. l(-1). s, P < 0. 01), but resonance frequency did not change significantly (P = 0.75). We conclude that in 4- to 7-yr-old children pharmacologically induced changes in airway caliber are modulated by DI. These findings suggest that airway-to-parenchyma interdependence is operative in this age range. 相似文献
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The effects of season, genotype and their interaction on haploid production were evaluated on four genotypes responsive to
gynogenesis. Naked mature unfertilised ovules, collected from April to October, were cultivated on modified MS basal medium
plus 0.88 μM 6-benzyladenine and 0.57 μM indol-3-acetic acid. After 30–60 days, recovered calli were transferred to a MS basal
medium with 8.8 μM BA and 0.57 μM IAA for regeneration. Genotype and season of ovule collection substantially interact in
the recovery of haploid calli. Between the four genotypes analysed, two gave more calli in the spring, one in the autumn and
the fourth showed only weak differences between seasons. Shoot recovery depended upon both the season of ovule collection
and the genotype but no significant interaction was shown by our data. The ability to produce haploid callus is not predictive
for efficient shoot regeneration.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Tosca L Froment P Rame C McNeilly JR McNeilly AS Maillard V Dupont J 《Biology of reproduction》2011,84(2):351-362
Metformin is an insulin sensitizer molecule used for the treatment of infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and insulin resistance. It modulates the reproductive axis, affecting the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). However, metformin's mechanism of action in pituitary gonadotropin-secreting cells remains unclear. Adenosine 5' monophosphate-activated protein kinase (PRKA) is involved in metformin action in various cell types. Here, we investigated the effects of metformin on gonadotropin secretion in response to activin and GnRH in primary rat pituitary cells (PRP), and studied PRKA in rat pituitary. In PRP, metformin (10 mM) reduced LH and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion induced by GnRH (10(-8) M, 3 h), FSH secretion, and mRNA FSHbeta subunit expression induced by activin (10(-8) M, 12 or 24 h). The different subunits of PRKA are expressed in pituitary. In particular, PRKAA1 is detected mainly in gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs, is less abundant in lactotrophs and somatotrophs, and is undetectable in corticotrophs. In PRP, metformin increased phosphorylation of both PRKA and acetyl-CoA carboxylase. Metformin decreased activin-induced SMAD2 phosphorylation and GnRH-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) 3/1 (ERK1/2) phosphorylation. The PRKA inhibitor compound C abolished the effects of metformin on gonadotropin release induced by GnRH and on FSH secretion and Fshb mRNA induced by activin. The adenovirus-mediated production of dominant negative PRKA abolished the effects of metformin on the FSHbeta subunit mRNA and SMAD2 phosphorylation induced by activin and on the MAPK3/1 phosphorylation induced by GnRH. Thus, in rat pituitary cells, metformin decreases gonadotropin secretion and MAPK3/1 phosphorylation induced by GnRH and FSH release, FSHbeta subunit expression, and SMAD2 phosphorylation induced by activin through PRKA activation. 相似文献
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Luciano Pecetti Massimo Romani Paola Spoleto Alberto Tosca Gianpaolo Della Marianna Fausto Gusmeroli 《Restoration Ecology》2014,22(4):502-508
Species adapted to prevailing soil and climatic conditions and native to the same geographic context are increasingly recommended for ecological restoration at high altitude. Better knowledge is required on the level of variation within these species for morpho‐physiological traits and seed yield. Adequate and affordable seed production is a prerequisite for native species to be widely adopted for restoration interventions. This study evaluated the variation of yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) germplasm collected in the Rhaetian Alps, Italy. The worth of yarrow for restoration at high altitude has been repeatedly noted. The main goal of the study was to identify promising materials for selection purposes. The explored mountain section harbored valuable variation for traits of interest. Altitude, climate, and soil should frame an ecological correspondence between the collection site and the target restoration site, to secure the value of the native germplasm outside the boundaries of its collection area. The work also assessed any interaction between the germplasm and the ex situ growing environments, represented by a mountain and a lowland site, and verified the feasibility of the latter for seed multiplication. The growing site remarkably affected several morpho‐physiological characters. The lack of difference in mean seed yield between the two altitude‐contrasting sites suggested that seed multiplication of yarrow could also be conveniently carried out in lowland environments, with advantages in terms of production costs. Nonetheless, different yield responses in the two sites were observed, emphasizing the need of choosing the material to multiply based on the environment adopted for seed production. 相似文献
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The concentration of choline in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients affected by primary dementia and in red blood cells (RBC) of depressed patients before and after treatment with lithium salts was determined using a chemiluminescent assay. The mean CSF concentration of choline was found to be 60 pmoles/ml (SD = 20 pmoles/ml) and this was lower than values obtained previously by spectrophotometric-colorimetric methods. Mean RBC choline concentrations before and after therapy with lithium salts were 20 nmoles/ml (SD = 16 nmoles/ml and 328 nmoles/ml (SD = 206 nmoles/l) respectively and these are similar to those reported previously (obtained by chemiluminescent and non-chemiluminescent methods). 相似文献
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Metformin is an anti-diabetic drug commonly used to treat cycle disorders and anovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. However, the effects and molecular mechanism of metformin in the ovary are not entirely understood. We investigated the effects of this drug on steroidogenesis and proliferation in rat granulosa cells. Metformin (10 mM) treatment for 48 h reduced progesterone and estradiol (E2) production in both basal conditions and under FSH stimulation. It also decreased the levels of the HSD3B, CYP11A1, STAR, and CYP19A1 proteins in response to FSH (10(-8) M) and of HSD3B in the basal state only. Metformin treatment (10 mM, 24 h) also reduced cell proliferation and the levels of CCND2 and CCNE proteins without affecting cell viability, both in the basal state and in response to FSH. Furthermore, metformin treatment for 1 h simultaneously increased the Thr172 phosphorylation of PRKAA (adenosine 5' monophosphate-activated protein kinase alpha) and the Ser79 phosphorylation of ACACA (acetyl-Coenzyme A carboxylase alpha). The adenovirus-mediated production of dominant-negative PRKAA totally abolished the effects of metformin on progesterone secretion, HSD3B and STAR protein production, and MAPK3/1 phosphorylation. Conversely, total inhibition of PRKAA Thr172 phosphorylation with the dominant-negative PRKAA adenovirus did not restore the decrease in E2 production and cell proliferation induced by metformin. Our results therefore strongly suggest that metformin reduces progesterone production via a PRKAA-dependent mechanism, whereas PRKAA activation is not essential for the decrease in E2 production and cell growth induced by metformin in rat granulosa cells. 相似文献
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Massimo Romani Luciano Pecetti Alberto Tosca Giampaolo Della Marianna Fausto Gusmeroli Renato Paoletti and Efisio Piano 《Restoration Ecology》2009,17(3):386-392
"Site-specific" vegetation, that is germplasm ecologically adapted to the prevailing pedoclimatic conditions and native to the target region, is increasingly required in the revegetation of disturbed areas at high altitude. Some key site-specific species have been reported for the Alpine region. Better knowledge is needed on the existing variability of these species, while high seed yield is required to ensure the availability of commercially adequate seed supply. Natural populations of Alpine cat's tail from the Rhaetian Alps were evaluated for morphology and seed production at a mountain and at a lowland site of northern Italy aiming at (1) identifying possible superior populations for the selection of adapted high-yielding cultivars and (2) verifying whether the seed multiplication of site-specific species could also be undertaken in areas different from those of origin. The germplasm from one valley featured an interesting architecture of traits, representing a possible ideotype for seed production purposes. Individual populations across different valleys also proved to be a valuable source of variation for economically useful traits. A discussion on possible implications of use of nonlocal germplasm sources for restoration purposes is provided. The lowland site gave much lower seed production than the mountain location and experienced outstanding plant mortality after the first summer. The specific site conditions, namely the occurrence of an appreciable level of heat and drought stress in summer and a severe rust infection rather than the altitude per se, limited the suitability of this site for seed production of the alpine germplasm. 相似文献
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kaj Tosca E. I. Martini Eduardo S. de Camargo Magalhes Petra L. Bakker Tiny G. J. Meeuwsen-de Boer Inna Armandari Saskia L. Meuleman Marin T. Mondria Colin Stok Yannick P. Kok Bjorn Bakker Ren Wardenaar Jonas Seiler Mathilde J. C. Broekhuis Hilda van den Bos Diana C. J. Spierings Femke C. A. Ringnalda Hans Clevers Ulrich Schüller Marcel A. T. M. van Vugt Floris Foijer Sophia W. M. Bruggeman 《PLoS genetics》2021,17(11)
While comprehensive molecular profiling of histone H3.3 mutant pediatric high-grade glioma has revealed extensive dysregulation of the chromatin landscape, the exact mechanisms driving tumor formation remain poorly understood. Since H3.3 mutant gliomas also exhibit high levels of copy number alterations, we set out to address if the H3.3K27M oncohistone leads to destabilization of the genome. Hereto, we established a cell culture model allowing inducible H3.3K27M expression and observed an increase in mitotic abnormalities. We also found enhanced interaction of DNA replication factors with H3.3K27M during mitosis, indicating replication defects. Further functional analyses revealed increased genomic instability upon replication stress, as represented by mitotic bulky and ultrafine DNA bridges. This co-occurred with suboptimal 53BP1 nuclear body formation after mitosis in vitro, and in human glioma. Finally, we observed a decrease in ultrafine DNA bridges following deletion of the K27M mutant H3F3A allele in primary high-grade glioma cells. Together, our data uncover a role for H3.3 in DNA replication under stress conditions that is altered by the K27M mutation, promoting genomic instability and potentially glioma development. 相似文献