Are cytochrome P4502D6 and apolipoprotein E genotypes associated with long‐term cognitive and functional changes in patients treated with donepezil?

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 578-584
Author(s):  
Maria V. Pamio ◽  
Caterina Trevisan ◽  
Sabrina Pigozzo ◽  
Marina De Rui ◽  
Maria Devita ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Maria Fitzgerald ◽  
Michael W. Salter

The influence of development and sex on pain perception has long been recognized but only recently has it become clear that this is due to specific differences in underlying pain neurobiology. This chapter summarizes the evidence for mechanistic differences in male and female pain biology and for functional changes in pain pathways through infancy, adolescence, and adulthood. It describes how both developmental age and sex determine peripheral nociception, spinal and brainstem processing, brain networks, and neuroimmune pathways in pain. Finally, the chapter discusses emerging evidence for interactions between sex and development and the importance of sex in the short- and long-term effects of early life pain.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Anaisa Valido Ferreira ◽  
Jorge Domiguéz-Andrés ◽  
Mihai Gheorghe Netea

Immunological memory is classically attributed to adaptive immune responses, but recent studies have shown that challenged innate immune cells can display long-term functional changes that increase nonspecific responsiveness to subsequent infections. This phenomenon, coined <i>trained immunity</i> or <i>innate immune memory</i>, is based on the epigenetic reprogramming and the rewiring of intracellular metabolic pathways. Here, we review the different metabolic pathways that are modulated in trained immunity. Glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, the tricarboxylic acid cycle, amino acid, and lipid metabolism are interplaying pathways that are crucial for the establishment of innate immune memory. Unraveling this metabolic wiring allows for a better understanding of innate immune contribution to health and disease. These insights may open avenues for the development of future therapies that aim to harness or dampen the power of the innate immune response.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Bentivegna ◽  
Mariarosaria Miloso ◽  
Gabriele Riva ◽  
Dana Foudah ◽  
Valentina Butta ◽  
...  

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) hold great promise for the treatment of numerous diseases. A major problem for MSC therapeutic use is represented by the very low amount of MSCs which can be isolated from different tissues; thusex vivoexpansion is indispensable. Long-term culture, however, is associated with extensive morphological and functional changes of MSCs. In addition, the concern that they may accumulate stochastic mutations which lead the risk of malignant transformation still remains. Overall, the genome of human MSCs (hMSCs) appears to be apparently stable throughout culture, though transient clonal aneuploidies have been detected. Particular attention should be given to the use of low-oxygen environment in order to increase the proliferative capacity of hMSCs, since data on the effect of hypoxic culture conditions on genomic stability are few and contradictory. Furthermore, specific and reproducible epigenetic changes were acquired by hMSCs duringex vivoexpansion, which may be connected and trigger all the biological changes observed. In this review we address current issues on long-term culture of hMSCs with a 360-degree view, starting from the genomic profiles and back, looking for an epigenetic interpretation of their genetic stability.


2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Lima Quintas ◽  
Vinícius Carolino Souza ◽  
Adriane Dallanora Henriques ◽  
Wilcelly Machado-Silva ◽  
Juliana Oliveira Toledo ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 387-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Rašlová ◽  
Božena Smolková ◽  
Branislav Vohnout ◽  
Branislav Schifferdecker ◽  
Rudolf Poledne ◽  
...  

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