Cíl: Srovnání cervikálního stromatu u pacientek s pokročilými stadii karcinomu děložního hrdla s kontrolní skupinou: v období před léčbou srovnat hematologické parametry u pacientek se stejnými parametry v kontrolní skupině; ověřit souvislost stromálních markerů s s prognostickými faktory karcinomu děložního hrdla. Materiál a metody: Prospektivně bylo hodnoceno 16 pacientek s diagnózou pokročilého invazivního karcinomu děložního hrdla. Kontrolní skupinu tvořilo 22 pacientek (s děložním myomem). Bylo provedeno imunohistochemické vyšetření k detekci hladkosvalového aktinu alfa (SMA – alpha-smooth muscle actin) a fibroblasty aktivujícího proteinu alfa (FAP – fibroblast activation protein alpha). Výsledky imunohistochemického vyšetření a hematologické parametry byly vyhodnoceny pomocí Fisherova exaktního testu a Mann-Whitneyho testu. Výsledky: Silné imunobarvení FAP bylo častější u pacientek s karcinomem děložního hrdla v porovnání s pacientkami s děložním myomem (p = 0,0002). Co se týká SMA, silné imunobarvení bylo také ve větší míře zjištěno ve skupině pacientek s karcinomem oproti kontrolní skupině (p < 0,00001). Poměr neutrofily/lymfocyty (NLR) byl vyšší u pacientek s neoplazií děložního hrdla ve srovnání s kontrolní skupinou (p = 0,0019). Souvislost mezi zkoumanými parametry a prognostickými faktory nebyla prokázána. Závěr: Silné imunohistochemické barvení FAP a SMA je ve srovnání s kontrolní skupinou častější u pacientek s karcinomem děložního hrdla. Poměr NLR u nich byl rovněž vyšší.
Objective: To compare cervical stroma in advanced cervical cancer with the control group; to compare, in the pre-treatment period, hemogram parameters in patients with advanced cervical cancer with the same parameters as the control group; and to verify if there is an association of stromal markers with prognostic factors in cervical cancer. Materials and methods: We prospectively evaluated 16 patients diagnosed with advanced invasive cervical cancer. A control group of 22 patients was used (uterine leiomyoma). Immunohistochemistry was performed to verify the stromal immunostaining of alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA) and fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAP). Immunostainings and hemogram parameters were compared using Fisher's exact and Mann-Whitney Test, respectively. Results: Strong FAP immunostaining was more frequent in patients with cervical cancer when compared with patients with leiomyoma (P = 0.0002). Regarding SMA, strong immunostaining was also found more in the group of cancer patients compared to the control group (P < 0.00001). The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) values were higher in the cancer patient group compared to the control group (P = 0.0019). There was no association of the parameters studied with prognostic factors. Conclusions: Strong FAP and SMA immunostaining was found more in patients with cervical cancer when compared to the control group. NLR values were also higher in cervical cancer.
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- aktiny analýza metabolismus MeSH
- endopeptidasy MeSH
- klinická studie jako téma MeSH
- leiomyom patologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- membránové proteiny analýza metabolismus MeSH
- nádory děložního čípku * patologie MeSH
- serinové endopeptidasy analýza metabolismus MeSH
- želatinasy analýza metabolismus MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP, seprase, EC 3.4.21.B28) and dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV, CD26, EC 3.4.14.5) are homologous serine proteases implicated in the modulation of the bioavailability and thus the function of a number of biologically active peptides. In spite of their generally nonoverlapping expression patterns, DPP-IV and FAP are co-expressed and probably co-regulated in certain cell types suggesting that for some biological processes their functional synergy is essential. By an in situ enzymatic activity assay, we show an abundant DPP-IV-like enzymatic activity sensitive to a highly specific DPP-IV inhibitor sitagliptin and corresponding DPP-IV immunoreactivity in the adult human islets of Langerhans. Moreover, the homologous protease FAP was present in the human endocrine pancreas and was co-expressed with DPP-IV. DPP-IV and FAP were found in the pancreatic alpha cells as determined by the co-localization with glucagon immunoreactivity. In summary, we show abundant enzymatic activity of the canonical DPP-IV (CD26) in Langerhans islets in the natural tissue context and demonstrate for the first time the co-expression of FAP and DPP-IV in pancreatic alpha cells in adult humans. Given their ability to proteolytically modify several biologically active peptides, both proteases have the potential to modulate the paracrine signaling in the human Langerhans islets.
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- buňky vylučující glukagon enzymologie MeSH
- dipeptidylpeptidasa 4 analýza MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- glukagon analýza MeSH
- imunohistochemie MeSH
- konfokální mikroskopie MeSH
- Langerhansovy ostrůvky cytologie enzymologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- membránové proteiny analýza MeSH
- serinové endopeptidasy analýza MeSH
- želatinasy analýza MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Only limited information exists concerning the microbiota in beaver (Castor fiber). This study has been focused on the virulence factors genes detection in enterococci from beavers. In general, animals are not affected by enterococcal infections, but they can be a reservoir of, e.g. pathogenic strains. Moreover, detection of virulence factors genes in enterococci from beavers was never tested before. Free-living beavers (12), male and female (age 4-5 years) were caught in the north-east part of Poland. Sampling of lower gut and faeces was provided according to all ethical rules for animal handling. Samples were treated using a standard microbiological method. Pure bacterial colonies were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) identification system. Virulence factors genes-gelE (gelatinase), agg (aggregation), cylA (cytolysin A), efaAfs (adhesin Enterococcus faecalis), efaAfm (adhesin Enterococcus faecium) and esp (surface protein) were tested by PCR. Moreover, gelatinase and antibiotic phenotypes were tested. Species detected were Enterococcus thailandicus, E. faecium, E. faecalis and Enterococcus durans. In literature, enterococcal species distribution was never reported yet up to now. Strains were mostly sensitive to antibiotics. Vancomycin-resistant E. faecalis EE9Tr1 possess cylA, efaAfs, esp and gelE genes. Strains were aggregation substance genes absent. Adhesin E. faecium (efaAfm) gene was detected in two of three E. faecium strains, but it was present also in E. thailandicus. Esp gene was present in EE9Tr1 and E. durans EDTr92. The most detected were gelE, efaAfm genes; in EF 4Hc1 also gelatinase phenotype was found. Strains with virulence factors genes will be tested for their sensitivity to antimicrobial enterocins.
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- antibakteriální látky farmakologie MeSH
- bakteriologické techniky MeSH
- Enterococcus klasifikace účinky léků genetika izolace a purifikace MeSH
- faktory virulence analýza genetika MeSH
- feces mikrobiologie MeSH
- genotyp MeSH
- grampozitivní bakteriální infekce mikrobiologie veterinární MeSH
- hlodavci mikrobiologie MeSH
- mikrobiální testy citlivosti MeSH
- polymerázová řetězová reakce MeSH
- rektum mikrobiologie MeSH
- spektrometrie hmotnostní - ionizace laserem za účasti matrice MeSH
- želatinasy analýza MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Polsko MeSH
