Tag SNP selection for prediction of tick resistance in Brazilian Braford and Hereford cattle breeds using Bayesian methods.

Cattle resistance to ticks is known to be under genetic control with a complex biological mechanism within and among breeds. Our aim was to identify genomic segments and tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with tick-resistance in Hereford and Braford cattle. The predictive performance of a very low-density tag SNP panel was estimated and compared with results obtained with a 50 K SNP dataset.Article 49

Goodness of fit comparisons among five bayesian models in genome-wide association of tick resistance in brazilian Hereford and Braford beef cattle.

This study aimed to compare five models fitness and top effect SNPs obtained with three different Bayesian GWAS methods applied to cattle tick resistance in Braford and Hereford

Mitral Valve Surgery for Rheumatic Lesions in Young Patients

BACKGROUND: The appropriateness of rheumatic mitral valve repair remains controversial due to the risks of recurrent mitral dysfunction and need for reoperation. The aims of this study were to determine the overall short- and long-term outcomes of pediatric rheumatic mitral valve surgery in our center. METHODS: Single-center, observational, retrospective study that analyzed the results of rheumatic mitral valve surgery in young patients, consecutively operated by the same team, between 1999 and 2014. RESULTS: We included 116 patients (mean age = 12.6 ± 3.5 years), of which 66 (57%) were females. A total of 116 primary surgical interventions and 22 reoperations were performed. Primary valve repair was possible in 86 (74%) patients and valve replacement occurred in 30 (26%). Sixty percent of the patients were followed up beyond three months after surgery (median follow-up time = 9.2 months [minimum = 10 days; maximum = 15 years]). Long-term clinical outcomes were favorable, with most patients in New York Heart Association functional class I (89.6%) and in sinus rhythm (85%). Freedom from reoperation for primary valve repair at six months, five years, and ten years was 96.4% ± 0.25%, 72% ± 0.72%, and 44.7% ± 1.34%, respectively. Freedom from reoperation for primary valve replacement at six months, five years, and ten years was 100%, 91.7% ± 0.86%, and 91.7% ± 0.86%, respectively. Mitral stenosis as the primary lesion dictated early reintervention. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the greater rate of reoperation, especially when the primary lesion was mitral stenosis, rheumatic mitral valve repair provides similar clinical outcomes as compared with replacement, with the advantage of avoiding anticoagulation

Endophytic fungi community in eremanthus erythropappus tree from anthropogenic and natural areas of Minas Gerais.

It is know that many plants live in symbiosis with microorganisms that can be found on their interior, the endophytes. Environment and tissue type are modulating factors of this community, in which most of these microorganisms produce important antimicrobial molecules and they may be powerful biocontrol agents in agriculture. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the community of Endophytic fungi from Eremanthus erythropappus in anthropogenic and natural areas (with human interaction, natural habitat and planned planting) of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, through cultivation-based approach and verify their antimicrobial activity against phytopathogenic fungal and pathogenic bacteria. The endophytic fungi isolated were identified by sequencing of the ITS region and subjected an in vitro antagonism test. The antagonisms that show antibiosis were submitted to tests on split plates to verify the volatile compound production. In the pairing testes, the endophytic fungi of the genera Cryptosporiopsis, Diaporthe, Xylaria, Paraconiothyrium and Camarosporium presented antibiosis against phytopathogenic fungi by releasing compounds in the medium. To our knowledge, this paper is the first report on the isolation of twelve genera fungi in E. erythropappus besides verifying their antagonist capacity, which opens the way for discovery of bioactive substances produced by endophytic fungi that inhibit pathogens

Flora apícola arbórea nativa na região serrana de Pelotas para a apicultura sustentável na Metade Sul do Rio Grande do Sul.

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MARCADORES DE STRESS OXIDATIVO NA POLINEUROPATIA AMILOIDÓTICA FAMILIAR

MARCADORES DE STRESS OXIDATIVO NA POLINEUROPATIA AMILOIDÓTICA FAMILIAR Henrique Reguengo1,2, Maria Luís Cardoso2, Teresa Coelho3, Ana Martins3, Marta Novais3, Luísa Gomes1, Isabel Fonseca3, Berta Martins4, Franklim Marques2 1Serviço de Química Clínica, HSA/CHP, 2FFUP, 3Unidade Clínica de Paramiloidose, HSA/CHP, 4Laboratório de Imunogenética, ICBAS/UP. Hospital de Santo António, Centro Hospitalar do Porto (HSA/CHP), Porto. Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto (FF/UP), Porto. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP), Porto. Introdução A Polineuropatia Amilóidotica Familiar (PAF) é uma amiloidose hereditária associada a variantes de transtirretina (TTR), em que ocorre deposição sistémica de amilóide, principalmente a nível dos nervos periféricos. Alguns estudos sugerem que o stress oxidativo pode estar envolvido na formação e modificação das fibrilas de amilóide. Fisiologicamente, o organismo defende-se das agressões mediadas pelos radicais livres utilizando diversas reservas antioxidantes celulares. Estudos realizados revelam diferentes respostas ao stress oxidativo envolvendo o malondialdeído (MDA), a capacidade antioxidante total (TAS), algumas vitaminas (A e E) e enzimas: glutationa reductase (GRed) e a superóxido dismutase (SOD). Objectivos Este estudo pretendeu quantificar alguns marcadores de stress oxidativo e analisar as diferenças entre doentes com PAF e portadores assintomáticos. Material e Métodos Foram incluídos 40 doentes com diagnostico de PAF e 45 portadores assintomáticos da mutação, procedentes da Unidade Clínica de Paramiloidose. Procedeu-se à avaliação da TAS da GRed e da SOD, respectivamente através dos Kit comerciais da Randox TAS NX2332, Glutationa Reductase ref. GR 2368, RANSOD ref. SD 125 e do MDA com o kit comercial da Zeptometrix, OXItek TBARS. Ref. 0801192. A comparação entre os grupos foi efectuada pelo teste t de student para amostras independentes e a relação entre as variáveis pela correlação de Pearson. Resultados Os valores de TAS e GRed foram significativamente mais elevados no grupo de doentes com PAF comparativamente aos portadores assintomáticos (P=0.02 e P=0.03, respectivamente). Entre os dois grupos, não se verificaram diferenças significativas no MDA, SOD e vitaminas A e E. No grupo de doentes com PAF, foi encontrada uma correlação significativa entre a TAS e a função renal avaliada pela creatinina sérica (r=0.60, P=0.01) e pela cistatina C (r=0.51, P=0.01). Nos portadores assintomáticos apenas a creatinina se correlacionou com a TAS, mas não a cistatina C. Apesar do grupo dos doentes com PAF apresentar valores mais elevados de creatinina sérica, as diferenças não foram significativas e o valor máximo apresentado foi de 1,46 mg/dl nos PAF e 1,02 mg/dl nos portadores assintomáticos. Conclusão Apesar do MDA não apresentar diferenças estatisticamente significativas, a capacidade antioxidante parece ser superior nos doentes com PAF comparativamente aos portadores assintomáticos. Os resultados revelam ainda uma correlação positiva significativa entre a TAS e os níveis séricos de creatinina e de cistatina C. É possível que o aumento dos valores de TAS reflicta um mecanismo de defesa ao aumento de stress oxidativo, geralmente associado à disfunção renal, avaliada pela creatinina e pela cistatina C. Apresentador: Henrique Reguengo, Técnico Superior de Saúde, Serviço de Quimica Clínica, HSA/CHP; Aluno de Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas, FF/UP