El estatus socioeconómico influencia la condición física en adolescentes europeos : el estudio HELENA

Introduction: The influence of socioeconomic status on health-related fitness is not clear. Aim: To examine the influence of socioeconomic status on health-related fitness in adolescents. Methods: A total of 3,259 adolescents (15.0 ± 1.3 y) from the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Ado- lescence Cross-Sectional Study (HELENA-CSS) partici- pated in the study. Socioeconomic status was assessed by the family affluence scale (FAS). Speed-agility, muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness were assessed. Covariates included total body fat, physical activity and pubertal status. Results: Adolescents with high FAS had significantly higher fitness levels than their peers of lower FAS cate- gories except for speed-agility and handgrip in boys. Overall, the associations observed presented a medium to large effect size. Conclusion: These results suggest that socioeconomic status is positively associated with physical fitness in European adolescents independently of total body fat and habitual physical activityIntroducción: La influencia del estatus socioeconómico sobre la condición física en relación con la salud no está clara. Objetivo: Examinar la influencia del estatus socioeconómico sobre la condición física en relación con la salud en adolescentes. Metodología: Un total de 3259 adolescentes (15,0 ± 1,3 años) del “Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence Cross-Sectional Study” (HELENA-CSS) participaron en el estudio. El estatus socioeconómico fue medido con una escala de riqueza familiar “family affluence scale (FAS)”. Se midieron velocidad-agilidad, fuerza muscular y capacidad aeróbica. Las covariables incluidas fueron grasa corporal total, actividad física y estadio madurativo. Resultados: Los adolescentes con alto FAS tuvieron significativamente mayores niveles de condición física que aquellos con bajo FAS exceptuando los tests de velocidad-agilidad y fuerza de prensión manual en chicos. En general, las asociaciones observadas presentaron un efecto del tamaño de la muestra (effect size) entre medio y largo. Conclusión: Estos resultados sugieren que el estatus socioeconómico esta positivamente asociado con la condición física en adolescentes Europeos independientemente de la grasa corporal total y el nivel de actividad física

Bifidobacteria serve as indicators of fecal contamination in tropical water bodies

Human fecal contamination poses a significant public health concern in water sources, yet standard indicator microorganisms for detecting such contamination fail to pinpoint the exact source. The genus Bifidobacterium, particularly species like B. adolescentis and B. dentium, has been suggested as a potential marker for identifying human fecal pollution, though this proposal has yet to be tested in tropical settings. This study aimed to assess the presence of bifidobacteria in a water sample from the Mesolandia swamp in the Colombian Caribbean, as well as in 260 human fecal samples and 94 samples from domestic animals in a nearby settlement. DNA was extracted from each sample and subjected to PCR amplification with gender-specific primers targeting the 16S rRNA gene, followed by DGGE (Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis) separation. DGGE bands were then excised, re-amplified, sequenced, and compared to the GenBank database. The DGGE profiling revealed the presence of eight Bifidobacteria species in the water sample, matching those found in human feces. The proposed markers B. adolescentis and B. dentium were also detected in domestic animal feces. Despite the efforts, the study was unable to identify a unique Bifidobacteria species that could serve as a reliable marker for human fecal contamination in tropical environments under the evaluated conditions. Nevertheless, the methodology employed provided a more precise approximation to the source of fecal contamination than traditional cultural methods, as identical DNA sequences were found in both water and fecal samples

Factores de riesgo asociados a la aparición del linfedema en las pacientes mastectomizadas atendidas en el servicio de oncología del Hospital Julio C. Perrando entre los años 2011 y 2012

Se realizó una investigación cuantitativa, analítica de casos y controles, retrospectiva, transversal y observacional que tuvo como objetivo establecer la relación entre grupo etario, nivel de instrucción, tipo de cirugía, número de ganglios extirpados y la aparición del linfedema dentro del año posterior a la cirugía en pacientes mastectomizadas.Las unidades de análisis fueron pacientes mastectomizadas atendidas en el Servicio de Oncología del Hospital Julio C. Perrando de la Ciudad de Resistencia Chaco, entre 2011 y 2012.Los resultados mostraron que las pacientes mastectomizadas del grupo etario de 51 a 65 años tuvieron 1,22 veces más probabilidades de presentar linfedema; luego del año posterior a la cirugía.En cuanto al nivel de instrucción incompleto se asoció a la aparición del linfedema, presentándose como un factor de protección con un OR de 0,17 siendo estadísticamente significativo.Respecto al tipo de cirugía realizada, se constató que las pacientes que recibieron mastectomía radical obtuvieron un OR de 1,90 representó un factor de riesgo este tipo de cirugía; en cambio, las pacientes intervenidas quirúrgicamente con extirpación de más de 5 ganglios obtuvieron un OR de 2,5 presentándose como factor de riesgo para padecer linfedema

Characterisation and expression of calpain family members in relation to nutritional status, diet composition and flesh texture in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata).

Calpains are non-lysosomal calcium-activated neutral proteases involved in a wide range of cellular processes including muscle proteolysis linked to post-mortem flesh softening. The aims of this study were (a) to characterise several members of the calpain system in gilthead sea bream and (b) to examine their expression in relation to nutritional status and muscle tenderisation. We identified the complete open reading frame of gilthead sea bream calpains1-3, sacapn1, sacapn2, sacapn3, and two paralogs of the calpain small subunit1, sacapns1a and sacapns1b. Proteins showed 63-90% sequence identity compared with sequences from mammals and other teleost fishes, and the characteristic domain structure of vertebrate calpains. Transcripts of sacapn1, sacapn2, sacapns1a and sacapns1b had a wide tissue distribution, whereas sacapn3 was almost exclusively detected in skeletal muscle. Next, we assessed transcript expression in skeletal muscle following alteration of nutritional status by (a) fasting and re-feeding or (b) feeding four experimental diets with different carbohydrate-to-protein ratios. Fasting significantly reduced plasma glucose and increased free fatty acids and triglycerides, together with a significant increase in sacapns1b expression. Following 7 days of re-feeding, plasma parameters returned to fed values and sacapn1, sacapn2, sacapns1a and sacapns1b expression was significantly reduced. Furthermore, an increase in dietary carbohydrate content (11 to 39%) diminished growth but increased muscle texture, which showed a significant correlation with decreased sacapn1 and sacapns1a expression, whilst the other calpains remained unaffected. This study has demonstrated that calpain expression is modulated by nutritional status and diet composition in gilthead sea bream, and that the expression of several calpain members is correlated with muscle texture, indicating their potential use as molecular markers for flesh quality in aquaculture production

Mitochondrial echoes of first settlement and genetic continuity in El Salvador

Background: From Paleo-Indian times to recent historical episodes, the Mesoamerican isthmus played an important role in the distribution and patterns of variability all around the double American continent. However, the amount of genetic information currently available on Central American continental populations is very scarce. In order to shed light on the role of Mesoamerica in the peopling of the New World, the present study focuses on the analysis of the mtDNA variation in a population sample from El Salvador. Methodology/Principal Findings: We have carried out DNA sequencing of the entire control region of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genome in 90 individuals from El Salvador. We have also compiled more than 3,985 control region profiles from the public domain and the literature in order to carry out inter-population comparisons. The results reveal a predominant Native American component in this region: by far, the most prevalent mtDNA haplogroup in this country (at ~90%) is A2, in contrast with other North, Meso- and South American populations. Haplogroup A2 shows a star-like phylogeny and is very diverse with a substantial proportion of mtDNAs (45%; sequence range 16090–16365) still unobserved in other American populations. Two different Bayesian approaches used to estimate admixture proportions in El Salvador shows that the majority of the mtDNAs observed come from North America. A preliminary founder analysis indicates that the settlement of El Salvador occurred about 13,400±5,200 Y.B.P.. The founder age of A2 in El Salvador is close to the overall age of A2 in America, which suggests that the colonization of this region occurred within a few thousand years of the initial expansion into the Americas. Conclusions/Significance: As a whole, the results are compatible with the hypothesis that today's A2 variability in El Salvador represents to a large extent the indigenous component of the region. Concordant with this hypothesis is also the observation of a very limited contribution from European and African women (~5%). This implies that the Atlantic slave trade had a very small demographic impact in El Salvador in contrast to its transformation of the gene pool in neighbouring populations from the Caribbean facade

A plasmid-encoded fetmp-fls iron uptake system confers selective advantages to <i>salmonella enterica</i> serovar typhimurium in growth under iron-restricted conditions and for infection of mammalian host cells

The resistance plasmid pUO-StVR2, derived from virulence plasmid pSLT, is widespread in clinical isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium recovered in Spain and other European countries. pUO-StVR2 carries several genes encoding a FetMP-Fls system, which could be involved in iron uptake. We therefore analyzed S. Typhimurium LSP 146/02, a clinical strain selected as representative of the isolates carrying the plasmid, and an otherwise isogenic mutant lacking four genes (fetMP-flsDA) of the fetMP-fls region. Growth curves and determination of the intracellular iron content under iron-restricted conditions demonstrated that deletion of these genes impairs iron acquisition. Thus, under these conditions, the mutant grew significantly worse than the wild-type strain, its iron content was significantly lower, and it was outcompeted by the wild-type strain in competition assays. Importantly, the strain lacking the fetMP-flsDA genes was less invasive in cultured epithelial HeLa cells and replicated poorly upon infection of RAW264.7 macrophages. The genes were introduced into S. Typhimurium ATCC 14028, which lacks the FetMP-Fls system, and this resulted in increased growth under iron limitation as well as an increased ability to multiply inside macrophages. These findings indicate that the FetMP-Fls iron acquisition system exceeds the benefits conferred by the other high-affinity iron uptake systems carried by ATCC 14028 and LSP 146/02. We proposed that effective iron acquisition by this system in conjunction with antimicrobial resistance encoded from the same plasmid have greatly contributed to the epidemic success of S. Typhimurium isolates harboring pUO-StVR2

ΔTAp73 Upregulation correlates with poor prognosis in human tumors: Putative in vivo network involving p73 isoforms, p53, and E2F-1

[Purpose] Although full-length TAp73 variants largely mimic p53 suppressor activities, the transactivation-deficient transcripts ΔTAp73 exert an oncogenic effect by inactivating p53 and TAp73 suppressor properties. Additionally, ΔTAp73 may cooperate with oncogenic RAS to induce cell transformation, confer drug resistance, and induce the phosphorylation of phosphorylated Rb. Here, we study the expression of TAp73 and ΔTAp73 variants and assess possible associations with E2F-1, p53 and K-ras status. We address the possible clinical relevance of alterations in these genes.[Patients and Methods] We determine in 113 colon and 60 breast cancer patients (a) the expression levels of TAp73, ΔTAp73 (ΔEx2p73, ΔEx2/3p73, and ΔNp73), and E2F-1 transcripts by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR); (b) mutations in the first exon of K-ras by PCR–single-stranded confirmational polymorphism; and (c) p53 status by immunohistochemistry. Tumor characteristics were examined in each patient.[Results] Both suppressor and oncogenic isoforms of TP73 were significantly coupregulated in tumor tissues. Associations were observed between (a) p53 wild type status and upregulation of some TP73 variants; (b) overexpression of E2F-1 and some TP73 forms; and (c) upregulation of ΔTAp73 variants and advanced pathologic stage, lymph node metastasis, vascular invasion, presence of polyps, and tumor localization.[Conclusion] Overexpression of TP73 variants in tumor tissues indicates that they may be involved in colon and breast carcinogenesis. The association between upregulation of ΔTAp73 isoforms and poor prognosis features, specifically advanced tumor stage, suggests that they may be of practical clinical prognostic value. Interestingly, the in vivo associations identified here may indicate a functional network involving p73 variants, p53, and E2F-1.Supported by Instituto de Salud Carlos III Grant No. CP03/00032 and Spanish Ministry of Education and Science Grant No. 2004-01002.Peer reviewe

Characterization and Decomposition of the Natural van der Waals SnSb2Te4 under Compression

This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Inorganic Chemistry, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01086.[EN] High pressure X-ray diffraction, Raman scattering, and electrical measurements, together with theoretical calculations, which include the analysis of the topological electron density and electronic localization function, evidence the presence of an isostructural phase transition around 2 GPa, a Fermi resonance around 3.5 GPa, and a pressure-induced decomposition of SnSb2Te4 into the high-pressure phases of its parent binary compounds (alpha-Sb2Te3 and SnTe) above 7 GPa. The internal polyhedral compressibility, the behavior of the Raman-active modes, the electrical behavior, and the nature of its different bonds under compression have been discussed and compared with their parent binary compounds and with related ternary materials. In this context, the Raman spectrum of SnSb2Te4 exhibits vibrational modes that are associated but forbidden in rocksalt-type SnTe; thus showing a novel way to experimentally observe the forbidden vibrational modes of some compounds. Here, some of the bonds are identified with metavalent bonding, which were already observed in their parent binary compounds. The behavior of SnSb2Te4 is framed within the extended orbital radii map of BA(2)Te(4) compounds, so our results pave the way to understand the pressure behavior and stability ranges of other "natural van der Waals" compounds with similar stoichiometry.This work has been performed under financial support from the Spanish MINECO under Project MALTA-CONSOLIDER TEAM network (RED2018-102612-T) and Project FIS2017-83295-P, from Generalitat Valenciana under Project PROMETEO/2018/123. This publication is a product of the "Programa de Valoracion y Recursos Conjuntos de I+D+i VLC/CAMPUS and has been financed by the Spanish Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte, as part of "Programa Campus de Excelencia Internacional". Supercomputer time has been provided by the Red Espanola de Supercomputacion (RES) and the MALTA cluster. 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