Diversidad de diatomeas y dinoflagelados marinos del Perú

Se presenta una relación de las diatomeas y dinoflagelados registrados en el mar peruano, desde 1950 hasta la fecha. El área estudiada se extiende de los 3°30'S a l8°30'S hasta una distancia aproximada de 300 millas náuticas de la costa. En esta área pdrticipan cuatro masas de agua de características diferentes que propician una alta diversidad específica. Se identificaron 169 especies de diatomeas y 208 de dinoflagelados que corresponden respectivamente, al12% y 14% del total de especies registradas a nivel mundial. Dos géneros de diatomeas y dos de dinoflagelados contienen casi la totalidad de especies.

Chronic wound healing by fetal cell therapy may be explained by differential gene profiling observed in fetal versus old skin cells.

Engineering of fetal tissue has a high potential for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds of the skin in humans as these cells have high expansion capacity under simple culture conditions and one organ donation can produce Master Cell Banks which can fabricate over 900 million biological bandages (9 x 12cm). In a Phase 1 clinical safety study, cases are presented for the treatment of therapy resistant leg ulcers. All eight patients, representing 13 ulcers, tolerated multiple treatments with fetal biological bandages showing no negative secondary effects and repair processes similar to that seen in 3rd degree burns. Differential gene profiling using Affymetrix gene chips (analyzing 12,500 genes) were accomplished on these banked fetal dermal skin cells compared to banked dermal skin cells of an aged donor in order to point to potential indicators of wound healing. Families of genes involved in cell adhesion and extracellular matrix, cell cycle, cellular signaling, development and immune response show significant differences in regulation between banked fetal and those from banked old skin cells: with approximately 47.0% of genes over-expressed in fetal fibroblasts. It is perhaps these differences which contribute to efficient tissue repair seen in the clinic with fetal cell therapy.

Regulation of endothelial cell integrin function and angiogenesis by COX-2, cAMP and Protein Kinase A.

Angiogenesis, the development of new blood vessels from preexisting vessels, is a key step in tumor growth, invasion and metastasis formation. Inhibition of tumor angiogenesis is considered as an attractive approach to suppress cancer progression and spreading. Adhesion receptors of the integrin family promote tumor angiogenesis by mediating cell migration, proliferation and survival of angiogenic endothelial cells. Integrins up regulated and highly expressed on neovascular endothelial cells, such as alphaVbeta3 and alpha5beta1, have been considered as relevant targets for anti-angiogenic therapies. Small molecular integrin antagonists or blocking antibodies suppress angiogenesis and tumor progression in many animal models, and some of them are currently being tested in cancer clinical trials as anti-angiogenic agents. COX-2 inhibitors exert anti-cancer effects, at least in part, by inhibiting tumor angiogenesis. We have recently shown that COX-2 inhibitors suppress endothelial cell migration and angiogenesis by preventing alphaVbeta3-mediated and cAMP/PKA-dependent activation of the small GTPases Rac and Cdc42. Here we will review the evidence for the involvement of vascular integrins in mediating angiogenesis and the role of COX-2 metabolites in modulating the cAMP/Protein Kinase A pathway and alphaVbeta3-dependent Rac activation in endothelial cells.

Médicalisation de la société et durabilité des systèmes de santé

La thématique de la médicalisation de la vie et de la société remonte au début du siècle passé lorsque la génialité de Jules Romains fait dire au docteur Knock que "les biens portants ne sont que des malades qui s'ignorent", successivement en 1976, lors d'un interview à la revue économique Fortune, Henry Gadsen, CEO de MSD, déclara que son rêve était de produire des médicaments pour les biens portants (rêve aujourd'hui déjà abondamment réalisé), plus récemment un "incipit" d'un article paru sur le British Medical Journal du 13 avril 2002 nous rappelait qu'on peut faire beaucoup d'argent si l'on arrive a convaincre les bienportants qu'en réalité ils sont des malades. En Suisse, en 1996 déjà, Alex Müller, président de l'Académie Suisse des Sciences Médicales, constatait que "nous souffrons en Suisse d'une surmédicalisation; les contradictions d'une société surmédicalisée rendent nécessaire une redéfinition des objectifs qui passe par la triple révision des pratiques, du développement scientifique et des valeurs de la santé". [Auteur]

Evaluación de la abundancia y distribución de postlarvas de langostinos en el litoral del departamento de Tumbes, durante 1995

Determina la presencia de postlarvas de las especies Penaeus vannamei, P. stylirostris, P. californiensis y P. occidentalis y concluye que las cuatro especies presentan una distribución similar, encontrando los recursos en toda el área de Tumbes y durante todo el período de estudio.

Construção espontânea na cidade da Praia O caso do bairro Safende

O estudo teve como objectivo analisar o fenómeno da construção espontânea no bairro de Safende no tocante a ocupação do solo. Para tal fez-se a caracterização geral do bairro, definiuse as tipologias das habitações, foi feito o levantamento de parâmetros urbanísticos e estudouse a malha urbana presente no bairro. Foi realizada uma pesquisa quantitativa, com dados adquiridos a partir do questionário aplicado a 50 famílias, e entrevistas às pessoas do bairro, bem como aos técnicos que actuam nessa área. Notou-se que a ocupação do solo por intermédio da construção espontânea tem vindo a aumentar, criando vários problemas a nível urbanístico e sociológico.

Junassa Chicagosta lähdettyä Kansas Cityn länsipuolella 17/7 1932

Kirje 17.7.1932