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Promoter hypermethylation of DNA repair genes MLH1 and MSH2 in adenocarcinomas ...
Gomes, A.; Silva, M. Reis; Alarcão, A.; Couceiro, P.; Sousa, V.; Carvalho, L.Five years survival of lung cancer is 16%, significantly lower than in prostate (99.9%), breast (88.5%) and colon (64.1%) carcinomas. When diagnosed in the surgical stage it increases to 50% but this group only comprises 14-16% of the cases. DNA methylation has emerged as a potential cancer-specific biomarker. Hypermethylation of CpG islands located in the promoter regions of tumour suppressor genes is now firm...
Role of the extracellular matrix in variations of invasive pathways in lung can...
de Sá, V. K.; Carvalho, L.; Gomes, A.; Alarcão, A.; Silva, M. R.; Couceiro, P.; Sousa, V.; Soares, F. A.; Capelozzi, V. L.Among the most common features of highly invasive tumors, such as lung adenocarcinomas (AD) and squamous cell carcinomas (SqCC), is the massive degradation of the extracellular matrix. The remarkable qualitative and quantitative modifications of hyaluronidases (HAases), hyaluronan synthases (HAS), E-cadherin adhesion molecules, and the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) may favor invasion, cellular motility, ...
Hemorheological and cardiovascular effects of erythropoietin in a rat model of ...
Piloto, N.; Teixeira, HM; Garrido, P.; Teixeira-Lemos, E.; Teixeira, M.; Parada, B.; Sereno, J.; Pinto, R .; Alves, R.; Santos, P.; Romão, AM; Nunes, S.Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) has been therapeutically used for correction of anaemia. However, due to the increase in circulating red blood cells (RBCs) it promotes, thus increasing oxygen delivery to muscles and improving performance in sport, it has been also illegally used as sports doping. Besides the well known increase of hematocrit and blood viscosity; which might cause serious complications ...
Erythropoietin doping as cause of sudden death in athletes: an experimental study
Piloto, N.; Teixeira, H.M.; Teixeira-Lemos, E.; Parada, B.; Garrido, P.; Sereno, J.; F. Pinto, A.F.; Costa, Elísio; Belo, L.; Santos-Silva, A.Aims: To evaluate the cardiovascular (CV) effects of rhEPO treatment in rats under chronic aerobic exercise and to assess the probable cause of sudden death in one rat. Protocol: Male Wistar rats: control - sedentary; rhEPO - 50 IU/Kg/3xwk; swimming (EX) -1 hr, 3x/wk; EX+EPO. Hematology, catecholamines and serotonin, redox status and inflammation, were assessed. One rat of EX+EPO group suffered a sudden death e...
Caracterização hemorreológica, bioquímica e cardiovascular num modelo de doença...
Garrido, P.; Costa, E.; Teixeira-Lemos, E.; Parada, B.; Teixeira, M.; Santos, P.; Piloto, N.; Sereno, J.; Alves, R.; Pinto, R.; Rocha-Pereira, P.Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem throughout the world. The major outcomes include a rapid progression, with development of anaemia and serious complications, namely thromboembol ic and cardiovascular events. The pathophysiological alterations depend on the CKD degree, which will also determine the moment to initiate hemodialysis and recombinant erythropoietin (rhEPO) therapies Thus,...