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What is the Role of Chinese Medical Theory in Modern Scientific Research

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Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2008年第5期6卷 259-260页

作者： Henry Johannes GRETEN icbas Porto UniversityPortoPortugal Heidelberg School of Chinese Medicine and German Society for TCMHeidelbergGermany

Defining the classical Chinese diagnosis such as by the Heidelberg model of TCM has shown that outcome of studies is largely dependent on classical diagnostic criteria. The quality of future studies in TCM will largely depend on a variety of factors, such as （1） the classical Chinese diagnosis as an inclusion criterion, （2） objectively measurable parameters as the main criterion of outcome, （3） double blinding of controls. A common understanding of the diagnosis and functional criteria of TCM is therefore necessary, as well as a common understanding of the functional terminology and rationally accessible theory. This underlines the necessity of classical Chinese medical theory for modem scientific research, its proper definition and application in studies.

关键词： Traditional Medicine, Chinese Acuouncture-Moxibustion: Methods

Animal plant warfare and secondary metabolite evolution

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Natural Products and Bioprospecting 2013年第1期3卷 1-7页

作者： Steffen WÖLL Sun Hee KIM Henry Johannes GRETEN Thomas EFFERTH Department of Pharmaceutical Biology Institute of Pharmacy and BiochemistryJohannes Gutenberg-UniversityMainzGermany Institute of Biomedical Sciences(icbas) University of PortoPortugal

The enduring discussion,why plants produce secondary metabolites with pharmacologically and toxicologically active towards mammals traces back to the eminent role of medicinal plants in the millennia-old history of *** recent years,the concept of an animal plant warfare emerged,which focused on the co-evolution between plants and *** a reaction to herbivory,plants developed mechanical defenses such as thorns and hard shells,which paved the way for adapted animal *** evolved further defense systems by producing chemicals that exert toxic effects on the animals that ingest *** a result of this selective pressure,animals developed special enzymes,*** P450 monooxigenases(CYP450)that metabolize xenobiotic *** a next step in the evolutionary competition between plants and animals,plants evolved to produce non-toxic pro-drugs,which become toxic only after ingestion by animals through metabolization by enzymes such as *** these sequestered evolutionary developments call to mind an arms race,the term animal plant warfare has been *** evolutionary competition between plants and animals may help to better understand the modes of action of medicinal plants and to foster the efficient and safe use of phytotherapy nowadays.

关键词： natural products phytochemicals liver metabolism cytochrome P450 monooxigenase ABC-transporter herbivore

Relation of COVID-19 with liver diseases and their impact on healthcare systems:The Portuguese case

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2023年第6期29卷 1109-1122页

作者： Sara Fernandes Milaydis Sosa-Napolskij Graça Lobo Isabel Silva Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto(icbas-UP) Porto 4050-313Portugal CINTESIS@RISE Center for Health Technology and Services Research at The Associate Laboratory RISE–Health Research NetworkFaculty of Medicine of The University of PortoPorto 4200-219Portugal Laboratory of Pharmacology and Neurobiology–Department of Immuno-physiology and Pharmacology Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto(ICBAS-UP)Porto 4050-313Portugal Center for Drug Discovery and Innovative Medicines(MedInUP) Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto(ICBAS-UP)Porto 4050-313Portugal

BACKGROUND The impact caused by the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)on the Portuguese population has been addressed in areas such as clinical manifestations,frequent comorbidities,and alterations in consumption ***,comorbidities like liver conditions and changes concerning the Portuguese population's access to healthcare-related services have received less *** To(1)Review the impact of COVID-19 on the healthcare system;(2)examine the relationship between liver diseases and COVID-19 in infected individuals;and(3)investigate the situation in the Portuguese population concerning these *** For our purposes,we conducted a literature review using specific *** COVID-19 is frequently associated with liver ***,liver injury in COVID-19 individuals is a multifactor-mediated ***,it remains unclear whether changes in liver laboratory tests are associated with a worse prognosis in Portuguese individuals with *** COVID-19 has impacted healthcare systems in Portugal and other countries;the combination of COVID-19 with liver injury is *** liver damage may represent a risk factor that worsens the prognosis in individuals with COVID-19.

关键词： COVID-19 Healthcare systems Liver Portuguese individuals Comorbidities Clinical outcomes

Gastric cancer in a Caucasian population: Role of pepsinogen C genetic variants

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2006年第31期12卷 5033-5036页

作者： Ana L Pinto-Correia Hugo Sousa Maria Fragoso Luís Moreira-Dias Carlos Lopes Rui Medeiros Mário Dinis-Ribeiro Molecular Oncology GroupPortuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto Portugal Oncology DepartmentPortuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto Portugal Gastroenterology DepartmentPortuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto Portugal and icbas Abel Salazar Institute for the Biomedical SciencesPortoPortugal and CINTESIS/Faculty of Medicine University of Porto PortoPortugal

AIM： To study the role of an insertion/deletion polymorphism in the pepsinogen C （PGC） gene, an effective marker for terminal differentiation of the stomach mucosa, in the susceptibility to the development of gastric lesions. METHODS： The study was performed with 99 samples of known gastric lesions and 127 samples without evidence of neoplastic disease. PCR was employed and the 6 polymorphic alleles were amplified： Allele 1 （510 bp）, Allele 2 （480 bp）, Allele 3/4 （450/460 bp）, Allele 5 （400 bp） and Allele 6 （310 bp）. RESULTS： Our results revealed that Allele 6 carriers seemed to have protection against the development of any gastric lesion （OR = 0.34; P 〈 0.001）, non-dysplastic lesions associated with gastric adenocarcinoma such as atrophy or intestinal metaplasia （OR = 0.28; P 〈 0.001） or invasive GC （OR = 0.39; P = 0.004）. CONCLUSION： Our study reveals that the Allele 6 carrier status has a protective role in the development of gastric lesions, probably due to its association with higher expression of PGC. Moreover, the frequency of Allele 6 carriers in the control group is far higher than that obtained in Asian populations, which might represent a genetic gap between Caucasian and Asian populations.

关键词： Gastric adenocarcinoma Pepsinogen C Polymorphism

Major regulatory mechanisms involved in sperm motility

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Asian Journal of Andrology 2017年第1期19卷 5-14页

作者： Rute Pereira Rosalia Sa Alberto Barros Mario Sousa Department of Microscopy Laboratory of Cell Biology Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar University of Porto (ICBAS-UP) Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 2284050-313 Porto Portugal and Multidisciplinary Unit for Biomedical Research-UMIB ICBAS-UP Centre for Reproductive Genetics Alberto Barros Av. do Bessa 2401° Dto. Frente 4100-012 Porto Portugal Department of Genetics Faculty of Medicine University of Porto. Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro 4200-319 Porto Portugal and Institute of Health Research an Innovation (13S) University of Porto Portugal.

The genetic bases and molecular mechanisms involved in the assembly and function of the flagellum components as well as in the regulation of the flagellar movement are not fully understood, especially in humans. There are several causes for sperm immotility, of which some can be avoided and corrected, whereas other are related to genetic defects and deserve full investigation to give a diagnosis to patients. This review was performed after an extensive literature search on the online databases PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science. Here, we review the involvement of regulatory pathways responsible for sperm motility, indicating possible causes for sperm immotility. These included the calcium pathway, the cAMP-dependent protein kinase pathway, the importance of kinases and phosphatases, the function of reactive oxygen species, and how the regulation of cell volume and osmolarity are also fundamental components. We then discuss main gene defects associated with specific morphological abnormalities. Finally, we slightly discuss some preventive and treatments approaches to avoid development of conditions that are associated with unspecified sperm immotility. We believe that in the near future, with the development of more powerful techniques, the genetic causes of sperm immotility and the regulatory mechanisms of sperm motility will be better understand, thus enabling to perform a full diagnosis and uncover new therapies.

关键词： antioxidants calcium membrane channels protein kinases sperm genetic abnormalities sperm motility

-765G > C COX-2 polymorphism may be a susceptibility marker for gastric adenocarcinoma in patients with atrophy or intestinal metaplasia

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2006年第34期12卷 5473-5478页

作者： Carina Pereira Hugo Sousa Paula Ferreira Maria Fragoso Luís Moreira-Dias Carlos Lopes Rui Medeiros Mário Dinis-Ribeiro Molecular Oncology Group Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto Portugal and icbas Abel Salazar Institute for the Biomedical Sciences Porto Portugal Oncology Department Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto Portugal Gastroenterology Department Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto Portugal and Cintesis / Faculty of Medicine University of Porto Porto Portugal

AIM： To investigate the relationship between the -765G 〉 C COX-2 polymorphism and the development of different gastric lesions： atrophy or intestinal metaplasia and gastric adenocarcinoma. METHODS： A cross-sectional study was performed involving 320 Portuguese individuals （210 without evidence of neoplastic disease, 73 patients with gastric adenocarcinomas and 37 with atrophy or intestinal metaplasia） using a PCR-RFLP method.RESULTS： -765C allele was overrepresented in the patients with gastric adenocarcinoma （51%） when compared either with the control group （38%） or patients with atrophy or intestinal metaplasia （27%）. Callele was found to be very common in our population （0.22）, and a multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed nearly 3-fold increased risk for the progression to gastric adenocarcinoma in patients with atrophy or intestinal metaplasia carrying the -765C allele （OR = 2.67, 95% CI = 1.03-6.93; P = 0.04）.CONCLUSION： -765C carrier status should be considered as another susceptibility marker for gastric adenocarcinoma development in patients with atrophy or intestinal metaplasia.

关键词： Gastric adenocarcinoma Atrophy Intestinal metaplasia COX-2 Polymorphism PCR-RFLP Pharmacogenomic

Y-chromosome microdeletions in nonobstructive azoospermia and severe oligozoospermia

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Asian Journal of Andrology 2017年第3期19卷 338-345页

作者： Carolina Goncalves Mariana Cunha Eduardo Rocha Susana Fernandess, Joaquina Silva Luis Ferraz Cristiano Oliveira Alberto Barros Mairio Sousa Department of Biology ClCECO University of Aveiro Campus Universitario de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro Portugal Department of Microscopy Laboratory of Cell Biology Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar University of Porto (ICBAS-UP) Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228 4050-313 Porto Portugal and Multidisciplinary Unit for Biomedical Research ICBAS-UP Portugal Centre for Reproductive Genetics Prof. Alberto Barros Av. do Bessa 240 1° Dto. Frente 4100-009 Porto Portugal Department of Microscopy Laboratory of Histology and Embryology ICBAS-UP Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228 4050-313 Porto Portugal Department of Genetics Faculty of Medicine University of Porto Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro 4200-319 Porto Portugal and Institute for Innovation and Health Research (13S) University of Porto Portugal Department of Urology Hospital Center of Vila Nova de Gala Rua Conceicao Fernandes 4430-502 Vila Nova de Gala Portugal.

The aim of the present work was to present the outcomes of the patients with Y-chromosome microdeletions treated by intracytoplasmic sperm injection （ICSI）, either using fresh （TESE） or frozen-thawed （TESE-C） testicular sperm and ejaculated sperm （EJAC）. The originality of this work resides in the comparisons between the different types of Y-microdeletions （AZFa, AZFb, and AZFc） and treatments, with detailed demographic, stimulation, embryological, clinical, and newborn （NB） outcomes. Of 125 patients with Y-microdeletions, 33 patients presented severe oligozoospermia （18 performed ICSI with ejaculated sperm） and 92 secretory azoospermia （65 went for TESE with 40 having successful sperm retrieval and performed ICSI）. There were 51 TESE treatment cycles and 43 TESE-C treatment cycles, with a birth of 19 NB （2 in AZFa/TESE-C, 12 in AZFc/TESE, and 5 in AZFc/TESE-C）. Of the 29 EJAC cycles, there was a birth of 8 NB （in AZFc）. In TESE and EJAC cycles, there were no significant differences in embryological and clinical parameters. In TESE-C cycles, there was a significant lower oocyte maturity rate, embryo cleavage rate and mean number of embryos transferred in AZFb, and a higher mean number of oocytes and lower fertilization rate in AZFc. In conclusion, although patients with AZFc microdeletions presented a high testicular sperm recovery rate and acceptable clinical outcomes, cases with AZFa and AZFb microdeletions presented a poor prognosis. Due to the reported heredity of microdeletions, patients should be informed about the infertile consequences on NB and the possibility of using preimplantation genetic diagnosis for female sex selection.

关键词： intracytoplasmic sperm injection newborn outcomes nonobstructive azoospermia severe oligozoospermia testicularsperm extraction Y-chromosome microdeletions

Long noncoding RNAs:a missing link in osteoporosis

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Bone Research 2019年第1期7卷 25-40页

作者： Andreia Machado Silva Sara Reis Moura JoseHenrique Teixeira Mario Adolfo Barbosa Susana Gomes Santos Maria Ines Almeida i3S-Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Sau.de University of PortoPortoPortugal INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomedica University of PortoPortoPortugal icbas-Instituto de Ciências Biomedicas Abel Salazar University of PortoPortoPortugal

Osteoporosis is a systemic disease that results in loss of bone density and increased fracture risk,particularly in the vertebrae and the *** condition and associated morbidity and mortality increase with population *** noncoding(lnc)RNAs are transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that are not translated into proteins,but play important regulatory roles in transcriptional and post-transcriptional *** contribution to disease onset and development is increasingly ***,we present an integrative revision on the studies that implicate lncRNAs in osteoporosis and that support their potential use as therapeutic ***,current evidence on lncRNAs involvement in cellular and molecular mechanisms linked to osteoporosis and its major complication,fragility fractures,is *** analyze evidence of their roles in osteogenesis,osteoclastogenesis,and bone fracture healing events from human and animal model ***,the potential of lncRNAs alterations at genetic and transcriptomic level are discussed as osteoporosis risk factors and as new circulating biomarkers for ***,we conclude debating the possibilities,persisting difficulties,and future prospects of using lncRNAs in the treatment of osteoporosis.

关键词： Osteoporosis density lncRNAs

Potential of four marine-derived fungi extracts as anti-proliferative and cell death-inducing agents in seven human cancer cell lines

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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2015年第10期8卷 782-790页

作者： Alice Abreu Ramos Maria Prata-Sena Bruno Castro-Carvalho Tida Dethoup Suradet Buttachon Anake Kijjoa Eduardo Rocha Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research(CIIMAR) CIMAR Associate Laboratory(CIMAR LA)University of Porto(U.Porto) icbas-Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar University of Porto(U.Porto) Department of Plant Pathology Faculty of AgricultureKasetsart University

Objective:To evaluate the in vitro anticancer activity of crude ethyl acetate extracts of the culture of four marine-derived fungi Aspergillus similanensis KUFA 0013(E1),Neosartorya paulistemis KUFC 7897(E2),Neosartorya siamensis KUFA 0017(E4) and Talaromyces trachyspermus KUFC 0021(E3) on a panel of seven human cancer cell ***:Effects on cell proliferation,induction of DNA damage and cell death were assessed by MTT and clonogenic assays,comet assay and nuclear condensation assay,***:The proliferation of HepG2,HCTl 16 and A375 cells decreased after incubation with the extracts E2 and *** anti-proliterative effect was confirmed by morphologic alterations and by clonogenic *** extracts also induced cell death in HepG2 and HCT116 *** was used as a positive control and showed in vitro anticancer ***:This study demonstrated,for the first time,that extracts of Neosartorya paulistensis and Neosartorya siamensis have selective anti-proliferative and cell death activities in HepG2,HCT16 and A375 *** bioactivity of these extracts suggests a potential for biotechnological applications and substantiates that both should be further considered for the elucidation of the molecular targets and signal transduction pathways involved.

关键词： Anti-proliferative activity Antineoplastic agents