997 resultados para polimorfismo germinativo


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Programa de doctorado: Actividad Física, Salud y Rendimiento Deportivo Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado en la rama de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas, 2011-2012

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Pharmacogenetic testing provides an outstanding opportunity to improve prescribing safety and efficacy. In Public health policy pharmacogenetics is relevant for personalized therapy and to maximize therapeutic benefit minimizing adverse events. CYP2D6 is known to be a key enzyme responsible for the biotransformation of about 25-30% of extensively used drugs and genetic variations in genes coding for drug-metabolizing enzymes might lead to adverse drug reactions, toxicity or therapeutic failure of pharmacotherapy. Significant interethnic differences in CYP2D6 allele distribution are well established, but immigration is reshaping the genetic background due to interethnic admixture which introduces variations in individual ancestry resulting in distinct level of population structure. The present thesis deals with the genetic determination of the CYP2D6 alleles actually present in the Emilia-Romagna resident population providing insights into the admixture process. A random sample of 122 natives and 175 immigrants from Africa, Asia and South America where characterized considering the present scenario of migration and back migration events. The results are consistent with the known interethnic genetic variation, but introduction of ethnic specific variants by immigrants predicts a heterogeneous admixed population scenario requiring, for drugs prescription and pharmacogenetics studies, an interdisciplinary approach applied in a properly biogeographical and anthropological frame. To translate pharmacogenetics knowledge into clinical practice requires appropriated public health policies, possibly guiding clinicians to evaluate prospectively which patients have the greatest probability of expressing a variant genotype.

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Neurodegenerative diseases are frequently studied due to the increasing number of cases associated with the populational ageing and to the impact on the conditions on the quality of life. Parkinson’s disease (DP) is the second most frequent neurodegenerative disease. Despite the fact that its etiology is not completely understood, it is known that DP is caused by environmental and genetic factors. Thus, the investigation of etiologic factors and mechanisms responsible for the changes that lead to DP may help early diagnostic and prevention. A possible association between DP and the common polymorphism of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) G196A (Val66Met) has been suggested by different studies with contrasting results. For this reason, the aim of this study is to investigate if the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism is related to susceptibility to DP in a cohort of Brazilian patients. Additionaly, we verify if the presence of the polymorphism implies in alterations in the BDNF whole blood concentrations, as well as variations in symptomatology. The sample comprised Brazilian patients accompanied by the neurology service of the Onofre Lopes University Hospital (HUOL) and healthy controls (CTRL). The motor aspects of DP were evaluated by Hoehn e Yahr Scale (HY), Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and Schwab & England Scale (SE). For the evaluation of non-motor symptoms were used the following instruments: Frontal Assessment Battery (BAF), Mini-Mental State Examination (MEEM), Beck Depression Inventory (IDB) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (IAB). Blood samples were collected for BDNF Val66Met polymorphism genotyping and BDNF whole blood measurement. As expected, DP patients performed worse in motor, cognitive and emotional battery of questionnaires. Alleles distribution between DP and CTRL was not significantly different, but the A/G genotype was significantly associated with a protector factor for DP. In contrast, the G/G genotype was significantly associated with depression and anxiety development in DP patients. However, BDNF concentrations were not different between genotypes or groups. This is the first study of genetic association of this polymorphism with DP in Brazilian subjects and the first one that associate A/G genotype with protection against DP.

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Lo studio del polimorfismo gioca un ruolo fondamentale in diversi ambiti di ricerca, con applicazioni importanti nel campo dei semi conduttori organici e dei farmaci, dovuto al fatto che i diversi polimorfi di una sostanza presentano proprietà chimico-fisiche distinte. Questo lavoro di tesi si è focalizzato sullo studio del polimorfismo del paracetamolo, principio attivo (API) di diversi farmaci molto utilizzati, attraverso l’utilizzo della microscopia Raman. La microscopia Raman è una tecnica efficace per l’indagine del polimorfismo di materiali organici ed inorganici, in quanto permette di monitorare la presenza di diverse fasi solide e le loro trasformazioni su scala micrometrica. Le differenze di struttura cristallina che caratterizzano i polimorfi vengono analizzate attraverso gli spettri Raman nella regione dei modi reticolari (10-150 cm^{-1}), le cui frequenze sondano le interazioni inter-molecolari, molto sensibili anche a lievi differenze di impaccamento molecolare. Con questa tecnica abbiamo caratterizzato le forme I, II, III (quella elusiva) e diverse miscele di fase di paracetamolo su campioni ottenuti con numerose tecniche di crescita dei cristalli. Per questa tesi è stato svolto anche uno studio computazionale, attraverso metodi Density Functional Theory (DFT) per la molecola isolata e metodi di minimizzazione dell’energia e di dinamica reticolare per i sistemi cristallini. Abbiamo inoltre verificato se il modello di potenziale di letteratura scelto (Dreiding [Mayo1990]) fosse adatto per descrivere la molecola di paracetamolo, le strutture dei suoi polimorfi e i relativi spettri vibrazionali.

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Programa de doctorado: Actividad Física, Salud y Rendimiento Deportivo

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O ensaio cometa é um dos ensaios de avaliação de genotoxicidade mais promissores de avaliação do risco humano, sendo recomendado para a monitorização de populações com exposição crónica a agentes genotóxicos. Os laboratórios são ambientes profissionais em que os trabalhadores podem encontrar-se expostos a agentes químicos. As drogas antineoplásicas são agentes químicos que são considerados carcinogénicos e, desta forma, medidas de protecção especiais devem ser adoptadas. O objectivo desta comunicação é contribuir para o desenvolvimento de um programa de biomonitorização que inclui a avaliação de genotoxicidade relacionada com biomarcadores de susceptibilidade genética.

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A estimulação da foliculogénese através da FSH é essencial para o êxito das técnicas de reprodução assistida. Variantes genéticas do receptor da FSH podem influenciar a resposta à estimulação ovárica em pacientes submetidas a estas técnicas. O polimorfismo Asn680Ser do exão 10 do gene do receptor da FSH tem sido implicado na variabilidade da resposta a esta hormona, podendo desempenhar um papel importante na estimulação ovárica controlada. Verificou-se que no grupo das mulheres classificadas como más respondedoras, 44% apresentam o genótipo Ser/Ser, 38% Asn/Ser e 18% Asn/Asn. No grupo das pacientes com resposta normal e resposta elevada as frequências genotípicas foram, respectivamente, 10,3% e 14% para Ser/Ser, 51.5% e 50% para Asn/Ser, 38,2% e 36% para Asn/Asn. Entre as pacientes com genótipo Ser/Ser, 32,4% são más respondedoras, sendo esta frequência de 5,4% para o genótipo Asn/Asn e 8,2% para o genótipo Asn/Ser. No entanto, não se verificaram diferenças entre os três genótipos relativamente aos níveis de FSH basal, número de foliculos recrutados, número de ovócitos obtidos após punção folicular e taxa de gravidez. O genótipo parece ter influência na forma como as mulheres respondem ao processo de estimulação ovárica. As mulheres portadoras do genótipo Asn/Asn ou Asn/Ser apresentam baixa probabilidade de vir a desenvolver uma má resposta ovárica contrariamente às pacientes portadoras do genótipo Ser/Ser. Assim, o estudo do polimorfismo na posição 680 do exão 10 do gene do receptor da FSH poderá ser importante na previsão da resposta ovárica à estimulação com gonadotrofinas.

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The mobilization of food reserves in storage tissues and allocation of their hydrolysis products in the growing axis are critical processes for the establishment of seedlings after germination. Therefore, it is crucial for mobilization of reserves to be synchronized with the growing axis, so that photosynthetic activity can be started before depletion of reserves. For this, integrative approaches involving different reserves, different hydrolysis products and interaction between storage and growing axis tissues, either through hormones or metabolites with signaling role, can contribute greatly to the elucidation of the regulation mechanisms for reserve mobilization. In this study, was hypothesized that hormones and metabolites have different actions on reserve mobilization, and there must be a crossed effect of sugars on the mobilization of proteins and amino acids on lipids and starch mobilization in sunflower seedlings. This study was conducted with seeds of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrid Helio 253 using in vitro culture system. Seeds were germinated on Germitest® paper and grown on agar-water 4 g/L without addition of nutrients during 9 days after imbibition (DAI) for growth curve. To verify the effect of metabolites and hormones, seedlings were transferred in the 2nd DAI to agar-water 4 g/L supplemented with increasing concentrations of sucrose or L-glutamine, abscisic acid, gibberellic acid or indolebutyric acid. The results of this study confirm that the mobilization of lipids and storage proteins occurs in a coordinated manner during post-germination growth in sunflower, corroborating the hypothesis that the application of external carbon (sucrose) and nitrogen (L-glutamine) sources can delay the mobilization of these reserves in a crossed way. Moreover, considering the changes in the patterns of reserve mobilization and partition of their products in seedlings treated with different growth regulators, it is evident that the effects of metabolites and hormones must involve, at least in part, distinct mechanisms of action

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Oilseeds are a high-value natural resource, due to its use as a substitute for petroleum. However, the storage time can reduce seed viability and oil quality. Therefore, scientific efforts have been made to provide a increment of storage time, germination rates and plant establishment of high-value oilseeds. The seedling establishment depends of the plant pass over the functional transition stage, characterized by a metabolic change from heterotrophic condition to autotrophic one. The storage oil mobilization is performed by β-oxidation process and the glyoxylate cycle. Also, the functional transition involves acclimation to photosynthetic condition, which generally includes the participation of antioxidant system and the reactive oxygen species, the latter are produced in various reactions of primary and secondary metabolism. In the present study, Catalase was inhibited during the functional transition of sunflower and safflower, after were performed many analyzes to elucidate the effects caused on the SOD and APX antioxidant systems. Also, were checked the changes in expression pattern of the glyoxylate cycle enzymes markers, ICL and MLS. It was observed that after CAT inhibition, the SOD and APX antioxidant systems allow the seedling establishment. Besides, was verified that both oilseeds can be accelerate the reverse mobilization and the photosynthetic establishment when Catalase activity has dramatically decreased

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Objetivo: En este trabajo se analizó la posible asociación en pacientes que tienen parto pretéremino y productos de bajo peso al nacer con la predisposición del polimorfismo genético 3954 de IL 1B en pacientes con enfermedad periodontal. Metodología: Las pacientes incluidas en el estudio se valoraron clínicamente para incluirlas en el grupo control (sin enfermedad periodontal) o en el grupo experimental (con enfermedad periodontal). La detección del polimorfismo se realice mediante PCR en tiempo final. Se determine como parto pretérmino a aquellos partos antes de las 37 semanas y productos de bajo peso aquellos < 2500kg. Resultados: Se incluyeron 10 pacientes en el grupo control y 11 en el grupo observacional. El 100% de los pacientes que integraron el grupo control presentaron un parto a término normal (40 semanas). Mientras tanto dentro del grupo experimental se encontró el 30% de pacientes con parto pretérmino (

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A associação da molécula HLA-B27 com a espondilite anquilosante (AS) e outras espondilartropatias (SpA), permanece como uma das mais fortes verificada entre moléculas HLA e doenças humanas. Desde que foi descrita, em 1973, tem sido alvo de intensa investigação na tentativa de compreender o mecanismo patogénico que lhe está subjacente. Este artigo tem como objectivo fazer uma revisão dos conhecimentos actuais relativos à estrutura e polimorfismo da molécula HLA-B27, bem como descrever os modelos propostos para explicar o seu papel no desenvolvimento das espondilartropatias.