Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1997. / Added t.p. with thesis statement inserted.

Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1997. / Added t.p. with thesis statement inserted.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2006. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Thesis--Copenhagen. / Includes bibliographical references.

Antibody-mediated rejection is central to ABO incompatible transplantation as well as to xenotransplantation. The xenoantigen alpha-Gal has a highly analogous carbohydrate structure to the human blood group antigens, and both require memory B cell activation for antibody production. We hypothesize that B cells, reactive to the alpha-Gal xenoantigen and B blood group antigen, require the presence of fully activated T cells in order to survive and proliferate in vitro, contrary to the traditional theory that humoral response to carbohydrate antigens is a T cell-independent process. When we compared the capacity of B cells to proliferate, we observed that activated T cells were necessary for B cell proliferation even in the presence of carbohydrate-derived antigens. A relevant question was also to investigate the role of a specific class of T cells: the CD1d-restricted iNKT cells, in the activation of alpha-Gal and B blood group-reactive B cells. The iNKT cells have the specificity of being reactive to glycolipids and are capable of producing both T helper 1 and T helper 2 cytokine responses. We therefore wanted to determine the role of the iNKT cells as mediators of a T helper 2-type response when B cells were exposed to a glycolipid antigen expressing the alpha-Gal epitope or the human B blood group antigen. We observed that, if the interaction between B cells and iNKT cells is blocked, neither B cell proliferation nor antibody production occurs. These results suggest therefore the importance of the iNKT cell category of T helper cells in the response to alpha-Gal and ABO-blood group glycolipids.

Resumo: O sistema sangüíneo ABO (sABO) é o mais importante sistema na compatibilidade de grupos sangüíneos. Muitas pesquisas têm mostrado associações deste sistema com várias doenças infecciosas, inclusive a malária. Este estudo avaliou a associação entre os genótipos do sistema histo-sangüíneo ABO e a malária não grave causada pelo Plasmodium falciparum. A genotipagem dos grupos sangüíneos do sistema ABO foi feita de acordo com o protocolo de PCR/ RFLP, em amostras de indivíduos maláricos e não maláricos de áreas da Amazônia brasileira. O genótipo homozigoto ABO*O01O01 foi prevalente tanto nos maláricos quanto nos doadores de sangue. O genótipo ABO*AB representou cerca de 3% da população infectada e 5% da não infectada. Não foram verificadas diferenças estatisticamente significantes na comparação das freqüências alélicas e genotípicas do sABO entre pacientes e grupo controle, mesmo quando foram analisados apenas indivíduos com infecções puras de P. falciparum. A freqüência do sABO na Amazônia brasileira pode estar relacionada com a baixa freqüência de malária grave pelo P. falciparum. Portanto, os genótipos encontrados no sistema ABO dos indivíduos maláricos e não maláricos pode promover relevantes informações, para o entendimento da epidemiologia da malária grave por P. falciparum na Amazônia brasileira. / Abstract: The ABO blood system (sABO) is the most important system on the blood groups compatibility. Several studies have shown its associations with various infectious diseases, including malaria. This study evaluated the association between the ABO histo-blood genotypes and non-severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. PCR/RFLP protocol had be used for both ABO blood group system genotyping in malaria suffering individuals and blood donors, from malaria areas of the Brazilian Amazon. The homozygous genotype ABO*O01O01 was prevalent in both malaria and the blood donors. The genotype ABO*AB represented about 3% of the infected population and 5% of non-infected. No statistically significant differences were observed in sABO genotypic and allelic frequencies of patients and the control group, even when individuals were analyzed only with pure infection of P. falciparum. The frequency of sABO in the Brazilian Amazon may be related to the low frequency of non-severe malaria P. falciparum. Therefore, the genotypes found in the ABO blood system in malaric and non-malaric individuals can promote relevant information for the understanding of the severe malaria by P. falciparum epidemiology in the Brazilian Amazon. Keywords: Malaria; ABO blood group system; Plasmodium falciparum. / Orientador: Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado / Coorientador: Luiz Carlos de Mattos / Banca: Carlos Eugênio Cavasini / Banca: Irineu Luiz Maia / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-05-16Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:31:22Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 carvalho_db_me_sjrp.pdf: 1649413 bytes, checksum: 0ac4714a8b68e2f57418348441007ee7 (MD5) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / O sistema sangüíneo ABO (sABO) é o mais importante sistema na compatibilidade de grupos sangüíneos. Muitas pesquisas têm mostrado associações deste sistema com várias doenças infecciosas, inclusive a malária. Este estudo avaliou a associação entre os genótipos do sistema histo-sangüíneo ABO e a malária não grave causada pelo Plasmodium falciparum. A genotipagem dos grupos sangüíneos do sistema ABO foi feita de acordo com o protocolo de PCR/ RFLP, em amostras de indivíduos maláricos e não maláricos de áreas da Amazônia brasileira. O genótipo homozigoto ABO*O01O01 foi prevalente tanto nos maláricos quanto nos doadores de sangue. O genótipo ABO*AB representou cerca de 3% da população infectada e 5% da não infectada. Não foram verificadas diferenças estatisticamente significantes na comparação das freqüências alélicas e genotípicas do sABO entre pacientes e grupo controle, mesmo quando foram analisados apenas indivíduos com infecções puras de P. falciparum. A freqüência do sABO na Amazônia brasileira pode estar relacionada com a baixa freqüência de malária grave pelo P. falciparum. Portanto, os genótipos encontrados no sistema ABO dos indivíduos maláricos e não maláricos pode promover relevantes informações, para o entendimento da epidemiologia da malária grave por P. falciparum na Amazônia brasileira. / The ABO blood system (sABO) is the most important system on the blood groups compatibility. Several studies have shown its associations with various infectious diseases, including malaria. This study evaluated the association between the ABO histo-blood genotypes and non-severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. PCR/RFLP protocol had be used for both ABO blood group system genotyping in malaria suffering individuals and blood donors, from malaria areas of the Brazilian Amazon. The homozygous genotype ABO*O01O01 was prevalent in both malaria and the blood donors. The genotype ABO*AB represented about 3% of the infected population and 5% of non-infected. No statistically significant differences were observed in sABO genotypic and allelic frequencies of patients and the control group, even when individuals were analyzed only with pure infection of P. falciparum. The frequency of sABO in the Brazilian Amazon may be related to the low frequency of non-severe malaria P. falciparum. Therefore, the genotypes found in the ABO blood system in malaric and non-malaric individuals can promote relevant information for the understanding of the severe malaria by P. falciparum epidemiology in the Brazilian Amazon. Keywords: Malaria; ABO blood group system; Plasmodium falciparum.

ABO blood type has been shown to be associated with both cardiovascular risk and toxicity‐preventing activity (TxPA) stress response in elderly males. Twenty middle‐aged, healthy males, 14 blood type A and six blood type O, were involved in this project. Volunteers completed a battery of psychological assessments, then gave blood and had several psychophysiological measures taken prior to, during and after two stressors. The stressors consisted of mental arithmetic tasks plus audiotapes of combat sounds and a baby crying. The anger‐out and hard‐driving scores of blood type O subjects were significantly higher than the blood type A means. TxPA decreased significantly as a function of stress and some suggestive blood type effects of TxPA were found. Plasma protein, microhematocrit, plasma cortisol, finger temperature, skin conductance, blood pressure and two facial electromyograph (EMG) variables were also significantly affected by stressors but not by the blood type factor. No significant differences of any kind were found for total cholesterol, high‐density lipoprotein or pulse variables. The importance of age and other individual subject characteristics was discussed.

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Submitted by Fabíola Silva (fabiola.silva@famerp.br) on 2018-01-09T11:15:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 marcospaulomiola_dissert.pdf: 10829870 bytes, checksum: 279acd690e09b25b71e67463ae29eb6b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-09T11:15:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 marcospaulomiola_dissert.pdf: 10829870 bytes, checksum: 279acd690e09b25b71e67463ae29eb6b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-13 / Introduction. ABO histo-blood group system is the most important transfusional system and the identification of its phenotypes is often performed by means of direct and reverse typing, which must always present concordant results. However, some genetic factors such as natural chimerisms and point mutations in the ABO gene may affect the expression of the antigens and antibodies of this system, contributing to the discrepancy in the phenotyping, requiring investigations to define the correct phenotype of receptors and blood donors. Objectives. The main objective of this study was to investigate the variations in the expression of the antigens of the ABO histo-blood group system. Its specific objectives were: 1. Selection of recipients and blood donors that presented discrepancies between the results of the direct and reverse phenotyping of the ABO histo-blood group system; 2. Investigation, using serological and molecular methods, of the causes of phenotypic changes and discrepancies between the results of direct and reverse phenotypes in the ABO histo-blood group system in the recipients and donors of blood. Material and Methods. Samples of recipients (n = 2) and blood donors (n = 7) presenting discrepancies between the direct and reverse phenotyping were selected. Phenotyping were performed using conventional and modified hemagglutination methods in tubes and gel columns with commercial antisera and lectins. Molecular investigations were performed using PCR-RFLP method and sequencing of exons 6 and 7 of the ABO gene and exon 2 of the FUT2 gene. Results. Four cases with poor expression of antigen A and absence of expected antibody, observed in hemagglutination, were identified as A2B, Ael and Aw. Four cases without antigenic alteration but carrying an irregular antibody anti-A1 or absence of expected antibody were characterized as AB, A1 and O and presented common ABO alleles. A case of non-dizygotic twins, phenotyped as AB and with double red blood cell population was characterized as hematopoietic chimera after extensive family analysis. The DNA extracted from buccal swab revealed the ABO (A101/B101) and FUT2 (SE*25.01.01/SE*25.01.01) genotypes in the male twin and the ABO (O01/O02) and FUT2 (SE*01.04.01/SE*01.06.03) genotypes in the female twin. Sequences of two new ABO (ABO*Aw.38; KT906366.1) and FUT2 (SE*01.06.03; KX550421) allele sequences were deposited on GenBank. Conclusions. Our results demonstrate that the use of serum and salivary serological assays combined with molecular methods are good tools to solving discrepancies between the direct and reverse phenotyping of the ABO histo-blood group system as well as elucidate cases of twin chimerism in humans, with a double population of red blood cells. In addition, they contribute to the identification of new alleles of the ABO and FUT2 genes. / Introdução. O sistema histo-sanguíneo ABO é o de maior importância transfusional e a identificação de seus fenótipos é frequentemente realizada por meios das tipagens direta e reversa as quais sempre devem apresentar resultados concordantes. Entretanto, alguns fatores genéticos como quimerismos naturais e mutações pontuais no gene ABO, podem afetar a expressão dos antígenos e anticorpos deste sistema, contribuindo com a discrepância nas fenotipagens, requerendo investigações para se definir o correto fenótipo de receptores e doadores de sangue. Objetivos. O objetivo geral deste estudo foi investigar as variações na expressão dos antígenos do sistema histo-sanguíneo ABO. Seus objetivos específicos compreenderam: 1. Seleção de receptores e doadores de sangue que apresentaram discrepâncias entre os resultados das fenotipagens direta e reversa do sistema histo-sanguíneo ABO; 2. Investigação, com o uso de métodos sorológicos e moleculares, das causas das alterações fenotípicas e discrepâncias entre os resultados das fenotipagens direta e reversa no sistema histo-sanguíneo ABO nos receptores e doadores de sangue. Material e Método. Foram selecionadas amostras de receptores (n=2) e doadores (n=7) de sangue com discrepâncias entre as fenotipagens direta e reversa. As fenotipagens foram realizadas com o uso dos métodos de hemaglutinação convencional e modificada, em tubos e colunas de gel, com antissoros comerciais e lectinas. As investigações moleculares foram realizadas com o uso dos métodos PCR-RFLP e sequenciamento dos exons 6 e 7 do gene ABO e do exon 2 do gene FUT2. Resultados: Quatro casos com fraca expressão do antígeno A e ausência do anticorpo esperado, observados na hemaglutinação, foram identificados como A2B, Ael e Aw. Quatro casos sem alteração antigênica, mas com presença de anticorpo irregular ou ausência do anticorpo esperado, foram caracterizados como AB, A1 e O e apresentaram alelos comuns. Um caso de gêmeos não dizigóticos, fenotipados como AB e com dupla população de hemácias foi caracterizado como quimera hematopoiética, após extensa análise familiar. O DNA extraído de swab bucal revelou os genótipos ABO (A101/B101) e FUT2 (SE*25.01.01/SE*25.01.01) no gêmeo masculino e os genótipos ABO (O01/O02) e FUT2 (SE*01.04.01/SE*01.06.03) no gêmeo feminino. As sequências de dois novos alelos dos genes ABO (ABO*Aw.38; KT906366.1) e FUT2 (SE*01.06.03; KX550421) foram depositadas no GenBank. Conclusões: Nossos resultados demonstram que o uso de análises sorológicas eritrocitárias e salivares combinadas a métodos moleculares são fundamentais na resolução de discrepâncias entre as fenotipagens direta e reversa do sistema histo-sanguíneo ABO bem como no esclarecimento de casos de quimerismo gemelar em humanos, contendo dupla população de hemácias. Além disso, contribuem para a identificação de novos alelos dos genes ABO e FUT2.