The manuscript deals with our studies and experiences in the assessment of cytoskeleton in different cellular models and situations.The immunofluorescent study of several cytoskeletal proteins was relevant in the eval...The manuscript deals with our studies and experiences in the assessment of cytoskeleton in different cellular models and situations.The immunofluorescent study of several cytoskeletal proteins was relevant in the evaluation of a therapy for osteoarthritis,in case of alkaptonuria and in testing the efficacy of docetaxel in neuroblastoma cancer cells leading to apoptosis.A relevant part of our experience focus on the study of cytoskeleton in seminiferous epithelium and spermatozoa,identifying alterations affecting blood-testis barrier after a silver nanoparticle treatment,chromosomal segregation in case of varicocele,sperm motility and diagnosing systematic sperm defects as“Primary ciliary dyskinesia”and“Dysplasia of the fibrous sheath”.The evaluation of cytoskeleton represents a specific and sensitive analysis in establishing the health status of different cells.展开更多
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are epidemically explosive clinical entities, but their pathogenesis is still unclear and a definitive cure does not yet exist. Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare genetically determined cau...Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are epidemically explosive clinical entities, but their pathogenesis is still unclear and a definitive cure does not yet exist. Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare genetically determined cause of autism linked to mutations in the X-linked MeCP2 gene or, more rarely, in CDKL5 or FOXG1. A wide phenotypical heterogeneity is a known feature of the disease. Although several studies have focused on the molecular genetics and possible protein changes at different levels, to date very little attention has been paid to fatty acids in this disease, which could be considered as a natural paradigm for the ASDs. To this regard, a quite enigmatic feature of the disease is the evidence in the affected patients of an extensive peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (arachidonic acid, AA, docosaexahenoic acid, DHA, adrenic acid, AdA and, to a lesser extent, eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA), in contrast with amelioration of the redox changes and phenotypical severity following the supplementation of some of those same fatty acids (DHA + EPA). Therefore, fatty acids may represent a kind of Janus Bifrons in the particular context of RTT. Here, we propose a rational explanation for this apparent “fatty acid paradox” in RTT. A better understanding of this paradox could also be of help to get a better insight into the complex mechanism of action for polyunsaturated fatty acids in health and disease.展开更多
文摘The manuscript deals with our studies and experiences in the assessment of cytoskeleton in different cellular models and situations.The immunofluorescent study of several cytoskeletal proteins was relevant in the evaluation of a therapy for osteoarthritis,in case of alkaptonuria and in testing the efficacy of docetaxel in neuroblastoma cancer cells leading to apoptosis.A relevant part of our experience focus on the study of cytoskeleton in seminiferous epithelium and spermatozoa,identifying alterations affecting blood-testis barrier after a silver nanoparticle treatment,chromosomal segregation in case of varicocele,sperm motility and diagnosing systematic sperm defects as“Primary ciliary dyskinesia”and“Dysplasia of the fibrous sheath”.The evaluation of cytoskeleton represents a specific and sensitive analysis in establishing the health status of different cells.
文摘Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are epidemically explosive clinical entities, but their pathogenesis is still unclear and a definitive cure does not yet exist. Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare genetically determined cause of autism linked to mutations in the X-linked MeCP2 gene or, more rarely, in CDKL5 or FOXG1. A wide phenotypical heterogeneity is a known feature of the disease. Although several studies have focused on the molecular genetics and possible protein changes at different levels, to date very little attention has been paid to fatty acids in this disease, which could be considered as a natural paradigm for the ASDs. To this regard, a quite enigmatic feature of the disease is the evidence in the affected patients of an extensive peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (arachidonic acid, AA, docosaexahenoic acid, DHA, adrenic acid, AdA and, to a lesser extent, eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA), in contrast with amelioration of the redox changes and phenotypical severity following the supplementation of some of those same fatty acids (DHA + EPA). Therefore, fatty acids may represent a kind of Janus Bifrons in the particular context of RTT. Here, we propose a rational explanation for this apparent “fatty acid paradox” in RTT. A better understanding of this paradox could also be of help to get a better insight into the complex mechanism of action for polyunsaturated fatty acids in health and disease.
