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Common genetic polymorphisms in the ABCB1 gene are associated with risk of majo...
Santos, Marlene; Carvalho, Serafim; Lima, Luís; Nogueira, Augusto; Assis, Joana; Mota-Pereira, Jorge; Pimentel, Paulo; Maia, Dulce; Correia, DianaMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent disorder, which has been associated with an abnormal response of the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. Reports have argued that an abnormal HPA axis response can be due to an altered P-Glycoprotein (P-GP) function. This argument suggests that genetic polymorphisms in ABCB1 may have an effect on the HPA axis activity; however, it is still not clear i...
FASL polymorphism is associated with response to bacillus Calmette-Guérin immun...
Lima, Luís; Ferreira, José Alexandre; Tavares, Ana; Oliveira, Daniela; Morais, António; Videira, Paula; Medeiros, Rui; Santos, LúcioObjective Deregulation of FAS/FASL system may lead to immune escape and influence bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy outcome, which is currently the gold standard adjuvant treatment for high-risk non–muscle invasive bladder tumors. Among other events, functional promoter polymorphisms of FAS and FASL genes may alter their transcriptional activity. Therefore, we aim to evaluate the role of FAS and FASL...
Human periprostatic adipose tissue promotes prostate cancer aggressiveness in v...
Ribeiro, Ricardo; Monteiro, Cátia; Cunha, Virgínia; Oliveira, Maria José; Freitas, Mariana; Fraga, Avelino; Príncipe, Paulo; Lobato, CarlosBackground - Obesity is associated with prostate cancer aggressiveness and mortality. The contribution of periprostatic adipose tissue, which is often infiltrated by malignant cells, to cancer progression is largely unknown. Thus, this study aimed to determine if periprostatic adipose tissue is linked with aggressive tumor biology in prostate cancer. Methods - Supernatants of whole adipose tissue (explants) or ...
The rs5743836 polymorphism in TLR9 confers a population-based increased risk of...
Carvalho, Agostinho; Cunha, Cristina; Almeida, A. J.; Osório, Nuno S.; Saraiva, Margarida; Coelho, Maria Teixeira; Pedreiro, Susana; Torrado, EgídioWe are grateful to Paulo Vieira, Cecília Leão, Manuel T. Silva, Nuno Sousa, Jorge Correia- Pinto, Joana Palha, Margarida Correia-Neves, Margarida Lima and Matthew Berry for all their input throughout these studies and critical reading of the manuscript. We are grateful to the patients who joint this study as well as to all members of the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute and School of Health Sciences,...
Detection of the Epstein-Barr virus in blood and bone marrow mononuclear cells ...
Marques, Herlander; Catarino, Raquel; Domingues, Nelson; Barros, Eliane; Portela, Catarina; Almeida, Maria Inês; Costa, Sandra; Reis, R. M.The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with a large spectrum of lymphoproliferative diseases. Traditional methods of EBV detection include the immunohistochemical identification of viral proteins and DNA probes to the viral genome in tumoral tissue. The present study explored the detection of the EBV genome, using the BALF5 gene, in the bone marrow or blood mononuclear cells of patients with diffuse large B...
The impact of GGH -401C>T polymorphism on cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy res...
Silva, Inês Hilário; Silva, Cristina Nogueira; Figueiredo, Tiago; Lombo, Liliana; Faustino, Ilda; Catarino, Raquel; Nogueira, Augusto; Pereira, DeolindaUncorrected proof ; Aims: Cervical cancer is the third most frequent cancer in women worldwide, mostly treated with cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy. Since it is known that folate metabolism might interfere with cisplatin effectiveness, we intended to study the influence of the Gamma Glutamyl Hydrolase -401C > T polymorphism in treatment response in cervical cancer. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the ...
Epstein-Barr virus in healthy individuals from Portugal.
Sousa, Hugo; Silva, João; Azevedo, Luís; Pinto-Correia, Ana L; Catarino, Raquel; Pinto, Daniela; Lopes, Carlos; Medeiros, RuiThe Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) persists for long periods in latent state inside B-lymphocytes after primary infections, and reactivation usually occurs associated to immunosuppression conditions of the host. Recently, the detection of EBV DNA in circulation has been suggested as a predictor marker for the development of EBV related malignancies.The aim of our study was to characterize the frequency of circulating...
Is there a biological plausability for p53 codon 72 polymorphism influence on c...
Sousa, Hugo; Santos, Alexandra M; Pinto, Daniela; Medeiros, RuiThe interaction between HPV E6 and p53 protein is known as the most important event in HPV-associated carcinogenesis. Some in vitro studies suggested that p53 genetic variants are targeted for ubiquitin-proteasome degradation induced by E6 with different abilities. A common p53 variant at position 72 (R72P) has leaded to the development of several studies regarding its role on cervical cancer development. Howev...
The predictive and monitoring value of serum HER2/NEU in breast cancer under tr...
Couto, Maria do Rosário; Pinto, Daniela; Oliveira, Júlio; Monteiro, Alice; Pereira, Deolinda; Medeiros, Rui; Rodrigues, HelenaIn breast cancer, the Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2 (HER2) is associated with worst prognosis in all stages of the disease, and it is specifically targeted by a monoclonal antibody (trastuzumab). Nevertheless, the different response rates observed have increased the search for better predictive markers. Elevated levels of the extracellular domain of HER2/neu in the serum have been associated with the...
Association between EGF +61A/G polymorphism and gastric cancer in Caucasians
Araújo, Ana Paula; Costa, Bruno Marques; Correia, Ana L. Pinto; Fragoso, Maria; Ferreira, Paula; Ribeiro, Mário Dinis; Costa, Sandra Maria Araújo daTo investigate the association between epidermal growth factor (EGF) +61A/G polymorphism and susceptibility to gastric cancer, through a cross-sectional study. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction resctriction fragment lenght polymorphism analyses were used to genotype EGF +61 in 207 patients with gastric lesions (162 patients with gastric adenocarcinomas, 45 with atrophy or intestinal metaplasia) and 984 control...
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