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Co-activation of STAT3 and YES-Associated Protein 1 (YAP1) Pathway in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC
No full textThe efficacy of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is limited by adaptive activation of cell survival signals. We hypothesized that both signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and Src-YES-associated protein 1 (YAP1) signaling are dually activated during EGFR TKI treatment to limit therapeutic response
Incorporación de aceites poliinsaturados, alfatocoferol y minerales en pienso: Efectos sobre la composición y oxidación lipídica de plasma, hígado y carne de conejo
No full text[spa] En la presente Tesis Doctoral se estudió el efecto de la incorporación de aceites poliinsaturados, α-tocoferol y minerales en piensos sobre la composición en ácidos grasos, el contenido en α-tocoferol, la oxidación (índice del ATB) y la susceptibilidad a la oxidación (método inducido del naranja de xylenol) de plasma, hígado y carne de conejo. También se estudiarion los efectos de la cocción y la conservación a refrigeración de la carne cocida sobre estos parámetros. En un primer estudio se ensayaron diferentes dosis y tipos (girasol y linaza) de grasas en pienso, y la suplementación de la dieta con AT (100 mg/kg). Dosis y tipo de aceite, así como la suplementación con AT modificaron la composición en AG de plasma, hígado y carne, tanto por incorporación de AG de la dieta, como por modificación de la biosíntesis de ciertos AG. También alteraron la oxidación (índice del ATB) y la susceptibilidad a la oxidación (índice del naranja de xilenol o FOX) de plasma, hígado y carne de conejo. Cocción y refrigeración produjeron incrementos en la oxidación de la carne, que fueron menores tras suplementar las dietas con AT, siendo esto menos efectivo cuando los piensos contenían un 3% de linaza. El contenido en α-tocoferol del plasma fue indictivo del contenido en α-tocoferol de hígado y carne, y de su estado oxidativo. La cocción y la refrigeración de la carne cocida implicaron una pérdida de α-tocoferol y un incremento en la oxidación de la carne. La evaluación de la susceptibilidad a la oxidación mediante el método inducido del naranja de xilenol fue un buen predictor de la oxidación alcanzada tras la cocción. Entre los tratamientos estudiados, el que ofreció una composición en AG nutricionalmente más favorable y una mejor estabilidad oxidativa fue el que contenía 1,5% de linaza y 100 mg/kg de AT. En el segundo estudio se ensayaron diferentes niveles de oxidación en el aceite añadido a los piensos (sin oxidar, alto contenido en compuestos de oxidación primaria, y alto contenido en compuestos de oxidación secundaria), y la suplementación con AT y con Zn. La incorporación de aceites oxidados a los piensos no modificó de forma sustancial la composición en AG de plasma, hígado y carne de conejo, ni su oxidación. Sin embargo, cuando el aceite presentaba un alto contenido en compuestos de oxidación primaria, se redujo el contenido en αT en ellos, y aumentó la oxidabilidad en carne de conejo. Ésta fue reducida por la suplementación con AT, pero de forma menos efectiva cuando el aceite del pienso presentaba un alto contenido en compuestos de oxidación primaria. El contenido en Zn, Fe o Se en la carne no se modificó por los factores estudiados, pero la suplementación con Zn redujo en contenido en Cu en la carne, aunque esto no afectó a su oxidación. Tal como sucedió en el primer estudio, la cocción y la refrigeración aumentaron la oxidación en la carne, pero los valores de ATB alcanzados fueron menores que en el primer estudio. La evaluación de la susceptibilidad a la oxidación en carne cruda mediante el método inducido del naranja de xilenol fue indicativa de la oxidación alcanzada en la carne tras la cocción.[eng] The effects of the addition of different doses and sources (sunflower and linseed oil) of polyunsaturated oils to rabbit feeds, as well as the dietary supplementation with α-tocopheryl acetate (TA) on the fatty acid composition, the α-tocopherol content, the oxidation (TBA value) and the susceptibility to oxidation (FOX value) of rabbit plasma, liver and meat were assessed. The fatty acid composition of rabbit plasma, liver and meat was modified by the dose and source of oil added to feeds, and the dietary supplementation with TA, both by direct incorporation of fatty acids from diets and by the modification of some biosynthetic pathways. Also, liver and meat oxidation and susceptibility to oxidation were altered. Cooking and refrigeration of cooked meat decreased its α-tocoferol content and increased its TBA value. This increase was lower in meats from TA supplemented diets. From the studied diets, the 1.5% linseed oil (plus 1.5% animal fat) and 100 mg/kg of TA was the diet that produced meat with a more nutritionally favorable fatty acid composition and a better oxidative stability. In a second study, the effects of the addition of oils with a different oxidation level (not oxidized, high content of primary oxidation compounds or high content of secondary oxidation compounds) to rabbit feeds on the fatty acid composition, α-tocopherol content, oxidation (TBA value) and susceptibility to oxidation (FOX value) were assessed. Also, the effects of the dietary supplementation with TA and zinc were assessed. The incorporation of oxidized oils to feeds did not substantially alter the fatty acid composition of rabbit plasma, liver and meat, but when oil presented a high content of primary oxidation compounds it led to a reduced α-tocopherol content in rabbit plasma, liver and meat, as well as to an increase in meat susceptibility to oxidation. This was reduced by the dietary supplementation with TA, but it was less effective than when the oil added to feeds was not oxidized or contained a high content of secondary oxidation compounds
SRC and PIM1 as potential co-targets to overcome resistance in MET deregulated non-small cell lung cancer
No full textBackground: The role of MET alterations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is increasing and several targeted agents are under evaluation. MET exon 14 skipping mutations and MET amplifications are associated with potential sensitivity to MET inhibition, though resistance mechanisms are emerging. In MET addicted cells, MET inhibition leads to activation of proviral integration site for Moloney murine leukemia virus-1 (PIM1). PIM1 and proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Src (SRC) can regulate the expression of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), potentially inducing resistance to MET inhibition through cross-activation. Methods: We evaluated the activity of class I-II MET inhibitors, the SRC inhibitor dasatinib, and pan-PIM inhibitors in four MET addicted cell lines. We assessed the effect of the dual MET/PIM and MET/ SRC inhibition on cell viability and at the protein level. We evaluated RNA expression profiles of the cell lines. Advanced NSCLCs were also screened for MET alterations. Results: All cell lines were sensitive to class I-II MET inhibitors. All cell lines were resistant to single PIM and SRC inhibition. Dual MET/PIM inhibition was synergistic or additive in MET amplified cell lines and dual MET/SRC inhibition was highly synergistic in all MET addicted cell lines. The addition of an SRC inhibitor partially prevents the RTKs cross-activation. MET alterations were found in 9 out of 97 evaluable samples (9.3%); median overall survival in MET altered patients was 5 months (95% CI, 3 m-NA). Conclusions: We identified a potential role of PIM inhibition in MET amplified tumors and of SRC inhibition in MET addicted tumors. Potential applications of this new treatment strategy warrant further evaluation
A monoclonal antibody that specifically recognizes m6A nucleoside
No full textA hybridoma against the nucleoside m6A has been obtained from mouse spleen. This hybridoma was named H65 and it secretes monoclonal antibodies anti-m6A. The competition assays showed that the monoclonal antibody was highly specific for m6A nucleoside.This work was supported by PGC grant no PB92-0004. C. Codony was recipient of a fellowship from PGC.Peer Reviewe
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Biochar-based polymeric film as sustainable and efficient sorptive phase for preconcentration of steroid hormones in environmental waters and wastewaters
No full textMitomycin C in highly myopic eyes - Author reply
No full textOphthalmology. 2005 Feb;112(2):208-18; discussion 219.
Mitomycin C modulation of corneal wound healing after photorefractive keratectomy in highly myopic eyes.
Gambato C, Ghirlando A, Moretto E, Busato F, Midena E.
SourceRefractive Surgery Service and Antimetabolite Therapy Research Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of topical mitomycin C in corneal wound healing (CWH) after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in highly myopic eyes.
DESIGN: Prospective, double-masked, randomized clinical trial.
PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-two eyes of 36 patients affected by high (>7 diopters) myopia.
METHODS: In each patient, one eye was randomly assigned to PRK with intraoperative topical 0.02% mitomycin C application, and the fellow eye was treated with a placebo. Postoperatively, mitomycin C-treated eyes received artificial tears (3 times daily, tapered in 3 months), whereas the fellow eye was treated with fluorometholone sodium 2% and artificial tears (3 times daily, tapered in 3 months).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast sensitivity, manifest refraction, and biomicroscopy. Contrast sensitivity was determined using the Pelli-Robson chart. Corneal confocal microscopy documented CWH.
RESULTS: Mean follow-up was 18 months (range, 12-36). No side effects or toxic effects were documented. At 12-month follow-up examination, UCVAs (logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution) were 0.4+/-0.48 and 0.5+/-0.53 (P = .03) in mitomycin C-treated eyes and corticosteroid-treated eyes, respectively. At 1 year, corneal haze developed in 20% of corticosteroid-treated eyes, versus 0% of mitomycin C-treated eyes. At 12, 24, and 36 months, corneal confocal microscopy showed activated keratocytes and extracellular matrix significantly more evident in untreated eyes (Ps = 0.004, 0.024, and 0.046, respectively).
CONCLUSION: Topical intraoperative application of 0.02% mitomycin C can reduce haze formation in highly myopic eyes undergoing PRK.
Comment in
Ophthalmology. 2006 Feb;113(2):357; author reply 357-8
The Imp licit So lu t ion of the Con servat ive Hyperbo lic System sand the Determ inat ion of the Shock and Rarefact ionW ave
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Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
A Multi-Language Comparison of Influences on Author Verification using Character N-Grams
No full textWe create a new multi-language corpus for author verification based on Wikipedia talkpages, and evaluate the influence that differences in topic and time have on character n-gram author profiles. Topic alignment between two texts is found to increase author verification precision, and an authors writing style is found to change over time, but not more significantly after 3 years than after 1 year.Information ArchitectureWISElectrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc
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