Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oncologia e Ciências Médicas - PPGOCM/NPO
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O Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oncologia e Ciências Médicas (PPGOCM) integra o Núcleo de Pesquisas em Oncologia (NPO) da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA). Trata-se do único centro de referência em pesquisa e formação de recursos humanos stricto sensu na área de oncologia na região Norte do Brasil. Os outros centros se concentram nas cidades do Rio de Janeiro e São Paulo.
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Item Acesso aberto (Open Access) Estudo de polimorfismos no gene GRIK2 em pacientes com doença de Parkinson(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017-01-18) BARBOSA, Suane Reis; SILVA, Luiz Carlos Santana da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6161491684526382Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder resulting from the multiple combination of genetic and environmental factors. One of the factors that may contribute to PD development is the excitotoxicity, a pathophysiological process caused by intense stimulation of glutamatergic receptors. This neurotoxic phenomenon is associated with the excessive influx of ions in the cell (Na +, Cl- and especially Ca 2+), resulting in neuronal death. It was evidenced that the GluK2 subunit of the kainate type glutamate receptor interacts with parkin, accentuating the excitotoxic process. The GRIK2 gene encodes this subunit, expressed in regions of the brain involved in motor activity, and may undergo alternative splicing or RNA editing, introducing new isoforms that may alter the ion conductance at the receptor. There are no studies in the literature on the association of polymorphisms in the GRIK2 gene with PD. This study aimed to determine the genotypic and allelic frequencies, as well as to verify a possible influence of the SNPs rs3213607, rs2227281, rs2227283, rs2235076, rs4839797, rs2518261 from GRIK2 gene in a group of patients with PD. A case-control study was performed, with analysis of DNA samples from 129 individuals from the control group and 61 patients from the PD group. It was found that for the SNP rs2518261 (C/T), allele T appeared to have a risk effect in the DP group (x2= 19.085; p-value <0.0001; OR = 2.75; CI = 1.75-4 , 27). In this polymorphism it was also observed that TT genotype may represent a factor associated with the tremor presence in the PD group (p-value = 0.02). These pioneer results of this study, suggest that further research is needed to investigate the contribution of GRIK2 gene to PD.Item Acesso aberto (Open Access) Modelo murino do espectro autista empregando o ácido valproico durante a gravidez: mudanças comportamentais e citocinas pró-inflamatórias(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2018-10-31) SOUZA, Dilza Nazaré Colares de; DINIZ, Cristovam Wanderley Picanço; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2014918752636286; DINIZ, Daniel Guerreiro; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3269424921125406The present study evaluated, in behavioral tests, the exploratory and locomotor activities of young adult BALB/c mice that were exposed to valproic acid during pregnancy and measured their proinflammatory cytokines concentration in peripheral blood. To this end, we exposure females to males and on day 12.5 of gestation, females received 0.2 mL of VPA diluted in saline (600 mg / kg body weight) or equal volume of saline solution. The pups were weaned on the 21st postnatal day and the males were kept either in the impoverished environment of standard laboratory cages (IE) or in an enriched cage (EE). Four independent experimental groups according to experimental condition and environment (Ctrl / EE, Ctrl / IE, VPA / EE, VPA / IE) were organized. At 5 months of age, all animals were submitted to Open Field (OF), Episodic Memory (EM), Burrowing and Elevated Plus Maze (EPM) tests and had their peripheral blood collected and then perfused with saline followed by aldehyde fixatives. Two-way ANOVA revealed significant influences of experimental condition (VPA vs. Saline) and environment (EE vs IE) on behavioral outcomes and on proinflammatory cytokines peripheral concentrations. In the open field, the valproic acid groups, regardless of the environment where they were kept, reversed the natural tendency to avoid the center of the arena, F (1,54) = 5.59, p = 0.022. Similarly, in the elevated plus maze, the valproic acid groups, independent of the environment where the animals were kept, showed a significant influence on the time spent in the central platform, reducing it significantly, F (1,51) = 7.57, p = 0.0082. Two-way ANOVA also demonstrated a significant influence of the experimental condition (VPA vs. Saline) on the immune response reducing IL-1β, F (1.49) = 26.24, p <0.0001 and increasing IL-6, F (1.46) = 16.96, p = 0.0002 of the valproic acid groups. BALB/c mice exposed to valproic acid during pregnancy shows significant changes on their behavior to explore novel environments and to assess risk at adulthood, and this is associated with proinflammatory cytokines peripheral changes. Somatosensory and cognitive stimulation of environmental enrichment seems to be not enough to reverse it.