Dombrock Genotyping In Brazilian Blood Donors Reveals Different Regional Frequencies Of The Hy Allele.

Dombrock blood group system genotyping has revealed various rearrangements of the Dombrock gene and identified new variant alleles in Brazil (i.e., DO*A-SH, DO*A-WL and DO*B-WL). Because of the high heterogeneity of the Brazilian population, interregional differences are expected during the investigation of Dombrock genotypes. The present study aims to determine the frequencies of Dombrock genotypes in blood donors from Minas Gerais and compare the frequencies of the HY and JO alleles to those of another population in Brazil. The frequencies of the DO alleles in Minas Gerais, a southeastern state of Brazil, were determined from the genotyping of 270 blood donors. Genotyping involved polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis to identify the 323G>T, 350C>T, 793A>G, and 898C>G mutations, which are related to the HY, JO, DO*A/DO*B, and DO*A-WL/DO*B-WL alleles, respectively. Moreover, the frequencies of rare HY and JO alleles were statistically compared using the chi-square test with data from another Brazilian region. The HY allele frequency in Minas Gerais (2.4%) was almost twice that of the JO allele (1.5%). The frequency of the HY allele was significantly higher (p-value = 0.001) than that in another Brazilian population and includes a rare homozygous donor with the Hy- phenotype. In addition, the DO*A-WL and DO*B-WL alleles, which were first identified in Brazil, were found in the state of Minas Gerais. The data confirm that the frequencies of DO alleles differ between regions in Brazil. The population of Minas Gerais could be targeted in a screening strategy to identify the Hy- phenotype in order to develop a rare blood bank.35400-

Genetic polymorphisms of Rh, Kell, Duffy and Kidd systems in a population from the State of Paraná, southern Brazil

BACKGROUND: Red blood group genes are highly polymorphic and the distribution of alleles varies among different populations and ethnic groups. AIM: To evaluate allele polymorphisms of the Rh, Kell, Duffy and Kidd blood group systems in a population of the State of Paraná METHODS: Rh, Kell, Duffy and Kidd blood group polymorphisms were evaluated in 400 unrelated blood or bone marrow donors from the northwestern region of Paraná State between September 2008 and October 2009. The following techniques were used: multiplex-polymerase chain reaction genotyping for the identification of the RHD gene and RHCE*C/c genotype; allele-specific polymerase chain reaction for the RHDΨ and restriction fragment length polymorphism polymerase chain reaction for the RHCE*E/e, KEL, FY-GATA and JK alleles. RESULTS: These techniques enabled the evaluation of the frequencies of Rh, Kell, Duffy and Kidd polymorphisms in the population studied, which were compared to frequencies in two populations from the eastern region of São Paulo State. CONCLUSION: The RHCE*c/c, FY*A/FY*B, GATA-33 T/T, JK*B/JK*B genotypes were more prevalent in the population from Paraná, while RHCE*C/c, FY*B/FY*B, GATA-33 C/C, JK*A/JK*B genotypes were more common in the populations from São Paulo.212

Quantitative analysis of cells of the pancreatic islets in rats under effect of alloxan

In the present study, we verified the influence of alloxan over the cells of pancreatic islet of rats, performing quantitative analysis of a, b and d  cells through immunohistochemical study. Twenty male rats (Rattus norvegiccus) were used of Wistar line, disposed in 2 groups of 10 rats on each, being a control group and an experimental one. After fasting of 36 hours, 40 ml/Kg of monohydrated of alloxan was administrated by intravenous via and about 30 minutes after, the animal was offered food. At the end of 10 days of observation, animals were sacrificed. Samples of different regions of pancreas were selected and undergone to a histological process and stained with hematoxilin-eosin. To the immunohistochemical study, anti-insulin, anti-glucagon and anti-somatostatin antibodies were used. Quantitative analysis was performed in eight most representative pancreatic islets of each animal. Results were considered significative when p<0.05. There was a significative reduction in the number of cells, destructing the islets and over the pancreatic-cells, which has already been observed in other studies. However, the action mechanism of alloxan over the pancreatic cells was not completely shown, therefore having necessity of more studies to its elucidation.In the present study, we verified the influence of alloxan over the cells of pancreatic islet of rats, performing quantitative analysis of Twenty male rats (Rattus norvegiccus) were used of Wistar line, disposed in 2 groups of 10 rats on each, being a control group and an experimental one. After fasting of 36 hours, 40 ml/Kg of monohydrated of alloxan was administrated by intravenous via and about 30 minutes after, the animal was offered food. At the end of 10 days of observation, animals were sacrificed. Samples of different regions of pancreas were selected and undergone to a histological process and stained with hematoxilin-eosin. To the immunohistochemical study, anti-insulin, anti-glucagon and anti-somatostatin antibodies were used. Quantitative analysis was performed in eight most representative pancreatic islets of each animal. Results were considered significative when p<0.05. There was a significative reduction in the number of a, b and d  cells through immunohistochemical study.b  cells and a significative increase in the number of d  cells. Results reinforce the assertion that alloxan exerts significative influence over the pancreatic b cells, destructing the islets and over the pancreatic d -cells, which has already been observed in other studies. However, the action mechanism of alloxan over the pancreatic b -and d -cells was not completely shown, therefore having necessity of more studies to its elucidation

INGESTÃO PROLONGADA DE CHÁ BRANCO NOS PARÂMETROS HEMATOLÓGICOS DE RATAS WISTAR

O chá branco é uma bebida saudável, porém este chá pode interferir em vários fatores de crescimento envolvidos no metabolismo. Portanto, este trabalho teve como objetivo verificar o efeito do consumo prolongado de chá branco nos parâmetros hematológicos de ratas Wistar. Foram utilizados dois grupos de ratas: controle (n=30) que recebeu água e o grupo que recebeu apenas chá branco para beber (n=30). O experimento teve duração de 3 meses, ao final de cada mês, 10 ratas de cada grupo eram eutanasiadas e o sangue dos animais colhido para hemograma e bioquímica sérica. A análise estatística foi a ANOVA seguida do teste de Tukey e Teste T, foram consideradas diferenças estatísticas quando

Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests

The sensitivity of tropical forest carbon to climate is a key uncertainty in predicting global climate change. Although short-term drying and warming are known to affect forests, it is unknown if such effects translate into long-term responses. Here, we analyze 590 permanent plots measured across the tropics to derive the equilibrium climate controls on forest carbon. Maximum temperature is the most important predictor of aboveground biomass (−9.1 megagrams of carbon per hectare per degree Celsius), primarily by reducing woody productivity, and has a greater impact per °C in the hottest forests (>32.2°C). Our results nevertheless reveal greater thermal resilience than observations of short-term variation imply. To realize the long-term climate adaptation potential of tropical forests requires both protecting them and stabilizing Earth’s climate

Antígenos ABH em câncer de células transicionais de bexiga: estudo retrospectivo pelos testes de aderência de hemácias e imunoperoxidase indireta

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Avaliação de diferentes técnicas na detecção de anticorpos anti-eritrocitários em amostras de soros de referencia, pacientes, gestantes e doadores voluntários de sangue

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