Fatores de risco para alterações cognitivas no pós-operatório de implante DBS-STN na doença de Parkinson : análise de neuroimagem e variaveis clínicas

Atualmente se tem bem estabelecido o tratamento para Doença de Parkinson, dentre eles o DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation). Embora haja controvérsias, muitos estudos têm demonstrado os efeitos adversos do DBS sobre a cognição, humor e comportamento. Assim, este estudo buscou investigar a associação entre os prejuízos cognitivos no pós-operatório e a volumetria cerebral em pacientes parkinsonianos submetidos a DBS, verificando se a correlação entre ambos pode ser considerada fator de risco para os prejuízos encontrados no pós-operatório. Fizeram parte da população estudada 25 indivíduos, 80% do sexo masculino, que foram submetidos ao procedimento cirúrgico de estimulação cerebral profunda (DBS) no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), em Porto Alegre entre 2012 e 2015. Estes sujeitos foram submetidos a uma bateria de testes cognitivos, bem como a testes clínicos e a ressonância magnética computadorizada nos períodos pré e pós-operatório em 6 meses. Os dados foram analisados através de estatísticas descritivas, coeficiente de correlação de Pearson e Teste t. Os resultados serão considerados significativos a um nível de significância máximo de 5% (p≤ 0,05) e o software estatístico utilizado para a análise será o SPSS versão 20.0. Quanto aos aspectos cognitivos avaliados, somente a fluência verbal fonêmica mostrou redução significativa entre os períodos pré e pós-operatório (p=0,003). A transfixação dos ventrículos foi associada à perda na fluência verbal semântica (p=0,009) e na memória (p=0,016) no pós-operatório. A presença de lesão na substância branca foi associada ao maior prejuízo na função executiva (p=0,017), fluência verbal semântica (p=0,039) e memória (p=0,050). Conclusão: Os prejuízos na fluência verbal semântica e memória no pós-operatório foram associados à presença de lesão na substância branca e a transfixação dos ventrículos pelo cabo com 6 eletrodos. A perda na função executiva foi associada a presença de lesão na substância branca. Os danos na fluência verbal fonêmica no pós-operatório, embora difiram estatisticamente, não foram associados a quaisquer achados da RM.Currently, the treatment for Parkinson's Disease has been well established, among them DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation). Although controversial, many studies have demonstrated the adverse effects of DBS on cognition, mood, and behavior. Thus, this study sought to investigate the association between cognitive impairment in the postoperative period and cerebral volume in patients with Parkinson's disease who underwent DBS, and whether the correlation between the two can be considered as a risk factor for the possible postoperative losses. Twenty-five subjects, 80% male, who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) at the Hospital de Clínicas in Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, between 2012 and 2015, were submitted to a cognitive battery, as well as clinical trials and computerized magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative and postoperative periods at 6 months. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient and t-test. The results will be considered significant at a maximum significance level of 5% (p≤0.05) and the statistical software used for analysis will be SPSS version 20.0. Concerning the cognitive aspects evaluated, only phonemic verbal fluency showed a significant reduction between the pre and postoperative periods (p = 0.003). The transfixation of the ventricles was associated with loss of semantic verbal fluency (p = 0.009) and memory (p = 0.016) in the postoperative period. The presence of lesion in the white matter was associated with greater impairment in executive function (p = 0.017), semantic verbal fluency (p = 0.039) and memory (p = 0.050). Conclusion: The losses in the semantic verbal fluency and memory in the postoperative period were associated with the presence of white matter lesion and the transfixation of the ventricles by the cable with electrodes. The loss of executive function was associated with the presence of injury in the white matter. Damage to phonemic verbal fluency in 8 the postoperative period, although statistically different, was not associated with any MRI findings

A bacterial glycoengineered antigen for improved serodiagnosis of porcine brucellosis

Brucellosis is a highly zoonotic disease that affects animals and human beings. Brucella suis is the etiological agent of porcine brucellosis and one of the major human brucellosis pathogens. Laboratory diagnosis of porcine brucellosis mainly relies on serological tests, and it has been widely demonstrated that serological assays based on the detection of anti O-polysaccharide antibodies are the most sensitive tests. Here, we validate a recombinant glycoprotein antigen, an N-formylperosamine O-polysaccharide protein conjugate (OAg-AcrA), for diagnosis of porcine brucellosis. An indirect immunoassay based on the detection of anti-O-polysaccharide IgG antibodies was developed coupling OAg-AcrA to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay plates (glycoiELISA). To validate the assay, 563 serum samples obtained from experimentally infected and immunized pigs, as well as animals naturally infected with B. suis biovar 1 or 2, were tested. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed, and based on this analysis, the optimum cutoff value was 0.56 (relative reactivity), which resulted in a diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 99.7%, respectively. A cutoff value of 0.78 resulted in a test sensitivity of 98.4% and a test specificity of 100%. Overall, our results demonstrate that the glyco-iELISA is highly accurate for diagnosis of porcine brucellosis, improving the diagnostic performance of current serological tests. The recombinant glycoprotein OAg-AcrA can be produced in large homogeneous batches in a standardized way, making it an ideal candidate for further validation as a universal antigen for diagnosis of "smooth" brucellosis in animals and humans.Fil: Cortina, María Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas ; ArgentinaFil: Balzano, Rodrigo E.. Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimento. Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria; ArgentinaFil: Rey Serantes, Diego A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas ; ArgentinaFil: Caillava, Ana Josefina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas ; ArgentinaFil: Elena, Sebastian. Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimento. Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria; ArgentinaFil: Ferreira, A. C.. Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária; PortugalFil: Nicola, Ana M.. Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimento. Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria; ArgentinaFil: Ugalde, Juan Esteban. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas ; ArgentinaFil: Comerci, Diego José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas ; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; ArgentinaFil: Ciocchini, Andres Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas ; Argentin

Sistema de Monitoreo de Tráfico WAN

En la actualidad, el costo afrontado por las empresas para mantener enlaces dedicados de área extendida, ubica a los mismos como recursos escasos y valiosos dentro de toda organización. La criticidad de estos enlaces juega un rol vital si se tiene en cuenta que generalmente dan soporte a diferentes procesos de negocios, principalmente en aquellas organizaciones distribuidas geográficamente. El siguiente proyecto aborda la problemática que a menudo enfrentan los administradores de red de conocer en todo momento el tráfico por estos enlaces, a los efectos de controlar su uso y monitorear su rendimiento. Para ello, se diseña un sistema de software que lleva a cabo diferentes análisis de tráfico, ofreciendo sus resultados en forma comprensible, permitiendo de ese modo tomar acciones apropiadas, basadas en hechos reales y no en supuestos. El sistema fue implementado en una empresa real y cuenta con la generalidad suficiente para ser adaptado e instalado en cualquier empresa o institución que utilice redes de datos.Sociedad Argentina de Informática e Investigación Operativ

Effects of type of lesion and trimming on short-term behavior of grazing dairy cows

This study aimed to investigate how type of hoof injury and corrective trimming alter the behavior of dairy cows. Thirty-four lactating Holstein and Jersey cows were used. They were scored for lameness score on days –2 and 6, before and after trimming and treatment, respectively, using a numerical rating system, in which 1 = perfect gait and 5 = severely lame, and had their postural and ingestive behavior evaluated on days –1 and 6 before and after trimming and treatment, respectively. Locomotion score was analyzed using t-paired test and behavioral data were analyzed by univariate variance analysis with cows as the experimental units, according to a completely randomized design with repeated measurements. Cows with infectious hoof diseases spent less time lying down and idling, but more time standing up and feeding at the trough than those with non-infectious hoof diseases. Locomotion score and the proportion of time spent standing decreased one week after trimming and treatment, while time spent lying down increased. Trimming plus treatment and type of hoof diseases do not change ingestive behavior but change postural behavior of dairy cows

Topographical analysis of the subependymal zone neurogenic niche

The emerging model for the adult subependymal zone (SEZ) cell population indicates that neuronal diversity is not generated from a uniform pool of stem cells but rather from diverse and spatially confined stem cell populations. Hence, when analysing SEZ proliferation, the topography along the anterior-posterior and dorsal-ventral axes must be taken into account. However, to date, no studies have assessed SEZ proliferation according to topographical specificities and, additionally, SEZ studies in animal models of neurological/psychiatric disorders often fail to clearly specify the SEZ coordinates. This may render difficult the comparison between studies and yield contradictory results. More so, by focusing in a single spatial dimension of the SEZ, relevant findings might pass unnoticed. In this study we characterized the neural stem cell/progenitor population and its proliferation rates throughout the rat SEZ anterior-posterior and dorsal-ventral axes. We found that SEZ proliferation decreases along the anterior-posterior axis and that proliferative rates vary considerably according to the position in the dorsal-ventral axis. These were associated with relevant gradients in the neuroblasts and in the neural stem cell populations throughout the dorsal-ventral axis. In addition, we observed spatially dependent differences in BrdU/Ki67 ratios that suggest a high variability in the proliferation rate and cell cycle length throughout the SEZ; in accordance, estimation of the cell cycle length of the neuroblasts revealed shorter cell cycles at the dorsolateral SEZ. These findings highlight the need to establish standardized procedures of SEZ analysis. Herein we propose an anatomical division of the SEZ that should be considered in future studies addressing proliferation in this neural stem cell niche.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT

Insufficient OPC migration into demyelinated lesions is a cause of poor remyelination in MS and mouse models

Failure of remyelination of multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions contributes to neurodegeneration that correlates with chronic disability in patients. Currently, there are no available treatments to reduce neurodegeneration, but one therapeutic approach to fill this unmet need is to promote remyelination. As many demyelinated MS lesions contain plentiful oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs), but no mature myelinating oligodendrocytes, research has previously concentrated on promoting OPC maturation. However, some MS lesions contain few OPCs, and therefore, remyelination failure may also be secondary to OPC recruitment failure. Here, in a series of MS samples, we determined how many lesions contained few OPCs, and correlated this to pathological subtype and expression of the chemotactic molecules Semaphorin (Sema) 3A and 3F. 37 % of MS lesions contained low numbers of OPCs, and these were mostly chronic active lesions, in which cells expressed Sema3A (chemorepellent). To test the hypothesis that differential Sema3 expression in demyelinated lesions alters OPC recruitment and the efficiency of subsequent remyelination, we used a focal myelinotoxic mouse model of demyelination. Adding recombinant (r)Sema3A (chemorepellent) to demyelinated lesions reduced OPC recruitment and remyelination, whereas the addition of rSema3F (chemoattractant), or use of transgenic mice with reduced Sema3A expression increased OPC recruitment and remyelination. We conclude that some MS lesions fail to remyelinate secondary to reduced OPC recruitment, and that chemotactic molecules are involved in the mechanism, providing a new group of drug targets to improve remyelination, with a specific target in the Sema3A receptor neuropilin-1. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00401-013-1112-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users

Dieu a sa place à ce Congrès

El canónigo Narbaitz sostiene que el pueblo vasco no es clerical, porque no se deja guiar: el pueblo vasco es libre, y esto eslo que caracteriza su vida religiosa. El vasco vive apegado a realidades concretas y en ellas encuentra el camino que conduce a Dios.Narbaitz kalonjeak dioenez, euskal herria ez da klerikala, bere burua gidatzen uzten ez duelako: euskal herria askea da, eta hori da haren bizitza erlijiosoaren berezitasuna. Euskalduna errealitate zehatz batzuei loturik bizi da eta horietan aurkitzen du Jainkoagana daraman bidea.Le chanoine Narbaitz fait remarquer que le peuple basque n'est pas clérical, parce qu'il ne se laisse pas mener. Le peuple basque est libre, c'est ce qui fait la qualité de sa vie religieuse. Le Basque vit tout près des réalités concrètes et il y découvre le chemin qui mene à Dieu.Canon Narbaitz maintains that the Basque people is not clerical, because it does not let itself be led: the Basque people is a free people, and this is what characterises its religious life. The Basques live attached to concrete realities and in such realities they find the road that leads to God

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