71 research outputs found

    O artigo 73 do Acordo Coletivo de Trabalho de Professores Universitários. A estabilidade como premissa

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    La propuesta de este trabajo consiste en realizar un análisis de la cláusula transitoria agregada como art. 73 en el Convenio Colectivo de Trabajo de los Docentes Universitarios -en adelante CCT-, a partir de la experiencia vivida en la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), en donde luego de casi dos años de discusión en el marco de la paritaria de nivel particular se suscribió un acuerdo estableciendo diversos mecanismos para el ingreso de los docentes interinos comprendidos en la citada la citada cláusula. En el entendimiento de que el CCT constituye una formidable oportunidad para avanzar en el reconocimiento de los derechos laborales de los trabajadores docentes universitarios, el referido art. 73 puede considerarse un verdadero pilar. En efecto, el primer derecho, básico, elemental, que debemos exigir y proteger, es el derecho a la estabilidad. Esta norma propicia el ingreso a la carrera docente de miles de trabajadores que hoy se desempeñan en forma precaria, con designaciones interinas, que requieren periódicas renovaciones y sujetos en muchos casos a innumerables presiones.The proposal of this work consists of carrying out an analysis of the transitory clause added as art. 73 in the Collective Labor Agreement of University Teachers - hereinafter CCT - from the experience lived in the National University of Mar del Plata (UNMdP) where, after almost two years of discussion in the framework of the parity of particular level an agreement was signed establishing diverse mechanisms for the entrance of the interim teachers included in the mentioned clause. In the understanding that the CCT constitutes a formidable opportunity to advance in the recognition of the labour rights of university teaching workers, the aforementioned article 73 can be considered a real pillar. Indeed, the first, basic, elementary right that we must demand and protect is the right to stability. This norm favors the entry into the teaching career of thousands of workers who today work in a precarious manner, with interim appointments that require periodic renewals and subject in many cases to innumerable pressures.A proposta deste trabalho consiste em realizar uma análise da cláusula transitória acrescentada como artigo 73 no Acordo Coletivo de Trabalho dos Docentes Universitários, com base na experiência vivida na Universidade Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), onde após de quase dois anos de discussão no âmbito da negociação de nível individual foi assinado um acordo estabelecendo vários mecanismos para a admissão de professores interinos incluídos na cláusula mencionada. No entendimento de que o Acuerdo Coletivo constitui uma oportunidade formidável para avançar no reconhecimento dos direitos trabalhistas dos docentes universitários, o artigo 73 pode ser considerado um verdadeiro pilar. Em efeito, o primeiro direito, básico, elemental, que devemos exigir e proteger, é o direito à estabilidade. Essa regra incentiva a entrada na carreira docente de milhares de trabalhadores que hoje trabalham precariamente, com designações interinas, que exigem renovações periódicas e sujeitas em muitos casos a inúmeras pressões.Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociale

    Laminin Modulates the Stem Cell Population in LM05-E Murine Breast Cancer Cells Through the Activation of the MAPK/ERK Pathway

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    PURPOSE: We investigated the effects of laminin on the fraction of cells with self-renewing capacity in the estrogen-dependent, tamoxifen-sensitive LM05-E breast cancer cell line. We also determined whether laminin affected the response to tamoxifen. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The LM05-E breast cancer cell line was used as a model for all experiments. Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity, clonogenic and mammosphere assays were performed to measure the effects of laminin on modulation of the stem cell subpopulation. Pluripotent gene expression was analyzed by RT-PCR. The involvement of the MAPK/ERK pathway was determined using specific inhibitors. The effects of laminin on the response to tamoxifen were determined and the involvement of alpha-6 integrin was investigated. RESULTS: We found that pre-treatment with laminin leads to a decrease in cells with the ability to form mammospheres that was accompanied by a decrease in ALDH activity. Moreover, exposure of mammospheres to laminin reduced the capacity to form secondary mammospheres and decreased the expression of Sox-2, Nanog and Oct-4. We previously reported that 4-OH-tamoxifen leads to an increase in the expression of these genes in LM05-E cells. Treatment with signaling pathway inhibitors revealed that the MAPK/ERK pathway mediates the effects of laminin. Finally, laminin induced tamoxifen resistance in LM05-E cells through alpha 6 integrin. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the final number of cells with self-renewing capacity in estrogen-dependent breast tumors may result from the combined effects of endocrine treatment and microenvironmental cues.Fil: Berardi, Damian Emilio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología ; ArgentinaFil: Raffo, Diego Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología ; ArgentinaFil: Todaro, Laura Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología ; ArgentinaFil: Simian, Marina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Nanosistemas; Argentin

    Autophagy: Friend or Foe in Breast Cancer Development, Progression, and Treatment

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    Autophagy is a catabolic process responsible for the degradation and recycling of long-lived proteins and organelles by lysosomes. This degradative pathway sustains cell survival during nutrient deprivation, but in some circumstances, autophagy leads to cell death. Thereby, autophagy can serve as tumor suppressor, as the reduction in autophagic capacity causes malignant transformation and spontaneous tumors. On the other hand, this process also functions as a protective cell-survival mechanism against environmental stress causing resistance to antineoplastic therapies. Although autophagy inhibition, combined with anticancer agents, could be therapeutically beneficial in some cases, autophagy induction by itself could lead to cell death in some apoptosis-resistant cancers, indicating that autophagy induction may also be used as a therapy. This paper summarizes the most important findings described in the literature about autophagy and also discusses the importance of this process in clinical settings

    Comparación entre el contenido ruminal y fecal en la composición botánica de la dieta de un huemul

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    Hippocamelus bisulcus es un ciervo endémico de Chile y Argentina. En la actualidad, las poblaciones remanentes son pequeñas y están fragmentadas; por esta razón el huemul ha sido clasificado como "en peligro" a nivel nacional e internacional.EEA BarilocheFil: Borrelli, Laura Beatriz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Lema, Leandro. Administración de Parques Nacionales.Parque Nacional Los Alerces; ArgentinaFil: Berardi, Mauricio. Administración de Parques Nacionales.Parque Nacional Los Alerces; ArgentinaFil: Hoermann, Ivan. Administración de Parques Nacionales.Parque Nacional Los Alerces; ArgentinaFil: Salinas, Juan. Administración de Parques Nacionales.Parque Nacional Los Alerces; ArgentinaFil: Vila, Alejandro Wildlife Conservation Society; Chil

    impact of frequency and severity of rhinitis on lung function in children and adolescents without asthma

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    Introducción. Se han observado alteraciones espirométricas en pacientes con rinitis, sin asma, proporcionales al grado clínico de la rinitis establecido por la guía Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA). Recientemente se ha validado una nueva clasificación de la rinitis como ARIA modificada (ARIAm), que disocia la forma moderada de la grave. Se desconoce el impacto de la rinitis sobre la función pulmonar considerando su frecuencia y gravedad por separado. Objetivos. Determinar las posibles alteraciones de la función pulmonar y su potencial reversibilidad al broncodilatador en niños y adolescentes con rinitis alérgica y no alérgica sin asma, de acuerdo a su frecuencia (intermitente y persistente) y gravedad (leve, moderada y grave) establecida según ARIAm. Población y métodos. Estudio observacional, analítico de corte transversal, que incluyó pacientes de ambos sexos, entre 5 y 18 años, con rinitis alérgica y no alérgica, sin asma. Se realizó espirometría por curva flujo-volumen y se analizó la existencia de anormalidades en la función pulmonar y la respuesta broncodilatadora en relación con el grado de rinitis por ARIAm ajustando un modelo logístico. Se consideró un valor de p<0,05 para establecer significación estadística. Resultados. Se incluyeron 189 pacientes. En 42 (22,2%) se observó al menos un parámetro alterado en la función pulmonar. Los pacientes con rinitis persistente exhibieron mayor afectación de la función pulmonar que los de grado intermitente (p=0,0257). El defecto funcional fue más frecuente en las formas grave y moderada que en el grado leve (p=0,0052) y fue independiente de la condición de atopia (p=0,1574 para frecuencia y p =0,5378 para gravedad). No se encontró diferencia en la reversibilidad al broncodilatador entre los grupos (p=0,1859 y p=0,0575, respectivamente). Conclusiones. La alteración de la función pulmonar se asoció con rinitis persistente. Fue más prevalente en las formas moderada y grave pero no existieron diferencias significativas entre ambas. El defecto funcional se demostró tanto en rinitis alérgica como no alérgica.Background: Subclinical spirometric abnormalities have been observed in patients with rhinitis without asthma, proportional to the clinical grade established by Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guideline. Recently has been validated a new criteria of rhinitis classification designed as ARIA modified (ARIAm), which allow to discrimination moderate to severe grades. Rhinitis impact on lung function according to frequency and severity considering separately is unknown. Objectives: To investigate possible subclinical alterations in lung function and bronchodilator reversibility in children and adolescents with allergic and non-allergic rhinitis without asthma, according to the frequency and severity criteria of rhinitis classified by ARIAm. Methods: In an observational cross sectional study we included children and adolescents aged 5 to 18 years with symptoms of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis without asthma. Spirometry was performed by flow-volume curve and we analyzed the abnormalities in respiratory function and bronchodilator response in relation to clinical grade of rhinitis by ARIAm using an adjusted logistic model. A p value Results: We studied 189 patients; 42 (22.2%) had some spirometric abnormalities. Patients with persistent rhinitis had greater impairment of lung function compared to intermittently grade (p = 0.0257). The functional defect was more frequent in rhinitis severe and moderate than mild grade (p = 0.0052) and was independent of atopy status both frequency (p = 0.1574) and severity (p=0.5378). There was no difference in bronchodilator reversibility between groups (p = 0.1859 and p = 0.0575 respectively). Conclusion: Impaired lung function was associated with persistent rhinitis. It was more prevalent in moderate and severe rhinitis, but there wasn’t a significant difference between them. The functional defect was demonstrated in both allergic and nonallergic rhinitis.Fil: Saranz, Ricardo J.. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Clínica Universitaria Reina Fabiola; ArgentinaFil: Lozano, Alejandro. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Clínica Universitaria Reina Fabiola; ArgentinaFil: Lozano, Natalia A.. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Clínica Universitaria Reina Fabiola; ArgentinaFil: Bovina Martijena, María del Pilar. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Clínica Universitaria Reina Fabiola; ArgentinaFil: Sasia, Laura V.. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Clínica Universitaria Reina Fabiola; ArgentinaFil: Berardi, Yanina V.. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Clínica Universitaria Reina Fabiola; ArgentinaFil: Agresta, María Fernanda. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina; ArgentinaFil: Ianiero, Luciano. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina; ArgentinaFil: Ponzio, Marina Flavia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Fisiología Humana y Física Biomédica. Cátedra de Fisiología Humana; Argentin

    All-trans retinoic acid and protein kinase C α/β1 inhibitor combined treatment targets cancer stem cells and impairs breast tumor progression

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    Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. Blocking a single signaling pathway is often an ineffective therapy, especially in the case of aggressive or drug-resistant tumors. Since we have previously described the mechanism involved in the crosstalk between Retinoic Acid system and protein kinase C (PKC) pathway, the rationale of our study was to evaluate the effect of combining all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) with a classical PCK inhibitor (Gö6976) in preclinical settings. Employing hormone-independent mammary cancer models, Gö6976 and ATRA combined treatment induced a synergistic reduction in proliferative potential that correlated with an increased apoptosis and RARs modulation towards an anti-oncogenic profile. Combined treatment also impairs growth, self-renewal and clonogenicity potential of cancer stem cells and reduced tumor growth, metastatic spread and cancer stem cells frequency in vivo. An in-silico analysis of “Kaplan–Meier plotter” database indicated that low PKCα together with high RARα mRNA expression is a favorable prognosis factor for hormone-independent breast cancer patients. Here we demonstrate that a classical PKC inhibitor potentiates ATRA antitumor effects also targeting cancer stem cells growth, self-renewal and frequency.Fil: Berardi, Damian Emilio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; Argentina. University of Chicago; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Ariza Bareño, Lizeth Aixa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; ArgentinaFil: Amigo, Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Medicina Traslacional, Trasplante y Bioingeniería. Fundación Favaloro. Instituto de Medicina Traslacional, Trasplante y Bioingeniería; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; ArgentinaFil: Cañonero, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Pelagatti, Maria de las Nieves. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; ArgentinaFil: Motter, Andrea Nora. Dirección Nacional de Instituto de Investigación. Administración Nacional de Laboratorio e Instituto de Salud "Dr. C. G. Malbrán"; ArgentinaFil: Taruselli, María Agustina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; ArgentinaFil: Díaz Bessone, María Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín; ArgentinaFil: Cirigliano, Stéfano Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; ArgentinaFil: Edelstein, Alexis. Dirección Nacional de Instituto de Investigación. Administración Nacional de Laboratorio e Instituto de Salud "Dr. C. G. Malbrán"; ArgentinaFil: Peters, María Giselle. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; ArgentinaFil: Diament, Miriam. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; ArgentinaFil: Urtreger, Alejandro Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; ArgentinaFil: Todaro, Laura Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; Argentin

    Genetic admixture patterns in Argentinian Patagonia

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    As in other Latin American populations, Argentinians are the result of the admixtureamongst different continental groups, mainly from America and Europe, and to a lesserextent from Sub-Saharan Africa. However, it is known that the admixture processes did notoccur homogeneously throughout the country. Therefore, considering the importance foranthropological, medical and forensic researches, this study aimed to investigate the populationgenetic structure of the Argentinian Patagonia, through the analysis of 46 ancestryinformative markers, in 433 individuals from five different localities. Overall, in the Patagoniansample, the average individual ancestry was estimated as 35.8% Native American(95% CI: 32.2?39.4%), 62.1% European (58.5?65.7%) and 2.1% African (1.7?2.4%). Comparingthe five localities studied, statistically significant differences were observed for theNative American and European contributions, but not for the African ancestry. The admixtureresults combined with the genealogical information revealed intra-regional variationsthat are consistent with the different geographic origin of the participants and their ancestors.As expected, a high European ancestry was observed for donors with four grandparentsborn in Europe (96.8%) or in the Central region of Argentina (85%). In contrast, theNative American ancestry increased when the four grandparents were born in the North(71%) or in the South (61.9%) regions of the country, or even in Chile (60.5%). In summary,our results showed that differences on continental ancestry contribution have different originsin each region in Patagonia, and even in each locality, highlighting the importance ofknowing the origin of the participants and their ancestors for the correct interpretation andcontextualization of the genetic information.Fil: Parolin, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto de Diversidad y Evolución Austral; ArgentinaFil: Toscanini, Ulises Faustino. Fundación Favaloro; ArgentinaFil: Velázquez, Irina Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto de Diversidad y Evolución Austral; ArgentinaFil: Llull, Cintia. Fundación Favaloro; ArgentinaFil: Berardi, Marisa Gabriela. Fundación Favaloro; ArgentinaFil: Holley Reguiló, Juan Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto de Diversidad y Evolución Austral; ArgentinaFil: Tamburrini, Camila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto de Diversidad y Evolución Austral; ArgentinaFil: Avena, Sergio Alejandro. Universidad Maimónides. Área de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Carnese, Francisco Raul. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas; ArgentinaFil: Lanata, Jose Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Diversidad Cultural y Procesos de Cambio. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Diversidad Cultural y Procesos de Cambio; ArgentinaFil: Carnero, Noela Sánchez. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Arce, Lucas Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto de Diversidad y Evolución Austral; ArgentinaFil: Basso, Nestor Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto de Diversidad y Evolución Austral; ArgentinaFil: Pereira, Rui. Universidad de Porto; PortugalFil: Gusmão, Leonor. Universidade do Estado de Rio do Janeiro; Brasil. Universidad de Porto; Portuga

    A concept for integrated care pathways for atopic dermatitis-A GA2^{2} LEN ADCARE initiative

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    Introduction: The integrated care pathways for atopic dermatitis (AD‐ICPs) aim to bridge the gap between existing AD treatment evidence‐based guidelines and expert opinion based on daily practice by offering a structured multidisciplinary plan for patient management of AD. ICPs have the potential to enhance guideline recommendations by combining interventions and aspects from different guidelines, integrating quality assurance, and describing co‐ordination of care. Most importantly, patients can enter the ICPs at any level depending on AD severity, resources available in their country, and economic factors such as differences in insurance reimbursement systems. Methods: The GA2^{2}LEN ADCARE network and partners as well as all stakeholders, abbreviated as the AD‐ICPs working group, were involved in the discussion and preparation of the AD ICPs during a series of subgroup workshops and meetings in years 2020 and 2021, after which the document was circulated within all GAL2^{2}EN ADCARE centres. Results: The AD‐ICPs outline the diagnostic procedures, possible co‐morbidities, different available treatment options including differential approaches for the pediatric population, and the role of the pharmacists and other stakeholders, as well as remaining unmet needs in the management of AD. Conclusion: The AD‐ICPs provide a multidisciplinary plan for improved diagnosis, treatment, and patient feedback in AD management, as well as addressing critical unmet needs, including improved access to care, training specialists, implementation of educational programs, assessment on the impact of climate change, and fostering a personalised treatment approach. By focusing on these key areas, the initiative aims to pave the way for a brighter future in the management of AD

    Impact of liver cirrhosis, severity of cirrhosis and portal hypertension on the difficulty of laparoscopic and robotic minor liver resections for primary liver malignancies in the anterolateral segments

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