1000 resultados para Interação DNA - Proteínas
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Dissertação apresentada para a obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Genética Molecular e Biomedicina, pela Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
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No plasma de 20 doentes portadores da forma hepatesplênica da esquistossomose mansônica, assim como no de 18 indivíduos normais, foram avaliados pré-albumina, precalicreína (atividade amidolítica) e protrombina-antígeno. Os valores da concentração plasmática de pré-albumina obtidos no grupo controle permitiram que se estabelecesse um intervalo de referência (0,5 99,5%) de 97 389 mg/I. Valores anormalmente diminuídos de pré-albumina encontrados em 2 dos doentes indicaram nestes uma disfunção hepatocítica de síntese protêica. Nos 18 doentes restantes a média da pré-albumina (232 ± 13 mg/l) não diferiu (p > 0,05) da do grupo controle (243 ± 11 mg/l) enquanto as médias da atividade de pró-calicreina (34 ± 1 μKat/l) e protrombina (81 ± 3,0 mg/l) estavam significativamente diminuídos no grupo de esquistossomóticos (p < 0,01). Estes dados não excluem a possibilidade da pré-calicreina ou da protrombina-antígeno serem marcadores de síntese protêica pelo hepatócito mais sensíveis que a pré-albumina; se entretanto a concentração plasmática normal desta proteína indicar preservação desta função, a diminuição de fatores de coagulação poderá ser secundária a um "turnover" aumentado dos fatores de coagulação na forma hepatesplênica da esquistossomose.
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Relatório da Prática Profissional Supervisionada Mestrado em Educação Pré-Escolar
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Dissertação apresentada na Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Biotecnologia
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Uma amostra de soros de pacientes e controles de uma área endêmica da Doença de Chagas do País foi titulada contra hemácias de grupo O tratadas pela neuraminidase (células OT ativadas) e hemacias normais de grupo A e B (sistema ABO). Também foram feitos alguns testes de aglutinação de hemácias de pacientes com cardiomiopatia com as lectinas de amendoim (anti-T + anti-Tk) e com anticorpo humano anti-T. O escore médio da aglutinina anti-T dos pacientes foi similar ao do grupo controle. En- tretanto, o escore médio dos indivíduos com a forma cardíaca íoi significantemente maior que o dos pacientes assintomáticos e também maior que o do grupo controle. A comparação entre indivíduos com sorologia diagnóstica positiva versus negativa foi não significante. Nem a sorologia para Chagas nem as variáveis raça, sexo, idade, idade ao quadrado, in-fecção intestinal parasitária, teor de proteínas do soro, volume globular eritrocitário (hema-tócrito), grau de palidez da mucosa bucal, cardíomiopatia e os termos de interação sexo x idade, sexo x idade ao quadrado, estão associados significativamente com o logaritmo do título ou com o logaritmo do escore de aglutinação. Os escores de aglutinação das aglutininas anti-A e anti-B do sistema de grupo sangüíneo ABO estão dentro da faixa de variação normal. As hemácias de pacientes com a forma cardíaca não são aglutinadas nem pelas lectinas de amendoim (antiT + anti-Tk) e da soja (anti-T) nem pela aglutinina anti-T de origem humana. A prova de Coombs direta foi negativa em todos os pacientes, demonstrando a aparente ausência de imunoglobulinas IgG e IgM na superfície eritrocitária. O fato de que o aumento dos níveis de anti-T só foi detectado em uma das formas clínicas da doença em pacientes da mesma área endêmica constitui um argumento contra a possibilidade de que a variação observada seja produzida por uma infecção concomitante.
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Dissertação apresentada na Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ciências da Educação. Especialidade Intervenção Precoce
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The detection of HBV-DNA in serum by molecular hybridization is the most sensitive and specific marker of replication and infectivity of hepatitis B virus and currently is proposed as a routine diagnostic technique in the follow-up of HBV - related diseases. Comparing different techniques already described, we found that direct spotting of serum samples on nitrocellulose membranes under vacuum filtration, followed by denaturing and neutralizing washes is more practical, simple, sensible and reproducible. DNA polymerase assay using phosphonoformic acid as specific viral inhibitor has shown 86.8% of concordance with HBV-DNA detection, and so, it is an useful alternative in the follow-up of hepatitis B chronic patients. We found 19.2% HBeAg positive samples with no other markers of viral replication and no anti-HBe positive sample had detectable HBV-DNA. Discordance between the 2 systems have been extensively described, and we confirm this for the first time in our country. Molecular biological techniques are essential to determine the replication status of chronic hepatitis B patients.
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Serum samples from 356 HBsAg positive asymptomatic carriers, which were titrated by reverse passive hemagglutination, were analysed for the presence of HBV-DNA, HBsAg and IgM anti-HBc. The samples were divided in three classes, according to the titers of HBsAg and IgM anti-HBc and the distribution of HBV-DNA and HBsAg among these classes was studied. In the high titer class of HBsAg, 65% of samples have one or both markers against only 19% in the low titer class. From the total of 356 samples, 121 gave positive results for IgM anti-HBc (33.9%). From these, 38.9% of HBV-DNA and 47.9% of HBeAg were observed, whereas in samples with absence of IgM anti-HBc, 18.3% and 16.6% were respectively found. A higher frequency of agreement between all these markers was found in the class of high titers of HBsAg; however, HBV-DNA was detected in the low titer class of HBsAg and little or no IgM anti-HBc, showing potential blood infectivity even in HBsAg positive borderline samples.
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Nucleic Acid Research (2007) Vol.37 N. 14 4755-4766
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Specimens from cervical dysplasias or carcinomas and genital condylomata acuminata were retrospectively analysed by in situ hybridization (ISH) with bioti-nylated DNA probes for human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18. In the control group no case was positive for HPV DNA. In mild/moderate dysplasias, 4 cases (14%) were positive for HPV 6 or 11 and 2 cases (7%), for HPV 16. In the severe dysplasia/in situ carcinoma group, 9 cases (31%) showed presence of DNA of HPV types 16 or 18. Six invasive carcinomas (20%) were positive for HPV type 16 or 18. Among condylomata acuminata, 22 cases (73%) were positive for HPV types 6 or 11. In all ISH-positive cases only one viral type was detected. No correlation between HPV DNA positivity and histological findings of HPV infection was observed. Although less sensitive than some other molecular biology techniques, in situ hybridization with biotinylated DNA probes proved to be simple and useful for detecting and typing HPV in samples routinely received for histopathological analysis.
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Tese apresentada para obtenção do grau de Doutor
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A previous seroepidemiological study in the rural zone of Vargem Alta (ES) SouthEast of Brazil, showed a prevalence of up to 9% of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in some areas. One hundred susceptible children aging 1 to 5 years old were selected and immunized with a recombinant DNA hepatitis B vaccine (Smith-Kline 20 mcg) using the 0-1-6 months vaccination schedule. Blood samples were collected at the time of the first vaccine dose (month 0) in order to confirm susceptible individuals and 1,3,6 and 8 months after the first dose , to evaluate the antibody response. Our results showed that two and five months after the second dose, 79% and 88% of children seroconverted respectively, reaching 97% after the third dose. The levels of anti-HBs were calculated in milli International Units/ml (mIU/ml) and demonstrated the markedly increase of protective levels of antibodies after the third dose. These data showed a good immunogenicity of the DNA recombinant hepatitis B vaccine when administered in children of endemic areas.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentado ao Instituto de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Marketing Digital sob orientação de Sandrina Teixeira Anabela Ribeiro
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Detection of HBV-DNA by PCR was compared with other serological markers (HBsAg, HBeAg and anti-HBe) in a series of49 Chronic Hepatitis B patients, including 12 with a spontaneous clearance of HBsAg. None of these HBsAg negative cases were PCR positive, but 33/37 (89.2%) HBsAg positive cases were PCR positive (p < 0.0001). Among HBsAg positive samples, nine cases were HBeAg positive and anti-HBe negative, all of them PCR positive. Other 3 patients were HBeAg and anti-HBe positive and these cases were also found PCR positive. A third group included 21 patients anti-HBe positive and HBeAg negative: 19 of them were PCR positive and 2 were PCR negative. The last 4 cases were HBeAg and anti-HBe negative, two of them were PCR positive. The detection of anti-HBe viremic cases in the present series suggest that preC variants could occur in our country. In conclusion, the integrated phase o f chronic hepatitis B seems to be less frequent than it was assumed, when only HBeAg or dot blot hybridization techniques were used. The new term "low replication phase" might favorably replace the former "integrated phase".
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Trabalho final de Mestrado para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia de Redes de Comunicação e Multimédia