Title: Evaluation of the effect of "plank" exercise on postural stability of the individual. Aims: The aim of this diploma thesis is to assess the effect of "plank" position exercise on postural stability of the individual, which is assessed using dynamic comtuterized posturography (NeuroCom SMART EquiTest System). Summary: This pilot study involved 10 women ranging in age from 20 to 30 years. Participants of the study underwent thirty-day exercise intervention program, during which endurance time in "plank" position was increased gradually each day. Postural stability was measured by dynamic computerized posturography SMART EquiTest System before and after the exercise program from NeuroCom. Measured data were processed using NeuroCom Balance Manager Software. To evaluate the effect of intervention program statistical methods (paired t-test, Wilcoxon rank sum test) were used along with rate of clinical significance of intervention (Cohen's d). Results: The results of this study indicate that long-term "plank" position exercise has a positive effect of enlargement of postural stability limits in an upright stand position. Other parameters of postural stability, detectable by dynamic computerized posturography, were not affected. Keywords: postural stability, stability of the axial system, stability...

Le syndrome de détresse respiratoire aiguë (SDRA) est caractérisé par des lésions alvéolairesdiffuses qui résultent d’une lésion de la membrane alvéolo-capillaire entrainant entre autresune réaction inflammatoire intense et une perte massive et hétérogène du volume pulmonaireaéré. La tomographie par émission de positons (TEP) et la tomographie par impédanceélectrique (TIE) sont deux techniques d’imagerie fonctionnelle permettant l’étude noninvasive, quantitative et régionale du poumon.Ce travail présente le résultat d’études expérimentales conduites dans le SDRA. Tout d’abord,nous avons comparé positivement la TIE à la TEP pour la mesure de la ventilation pulmonaireet du volume aéré. Nous avons ensuite décrit et validé une technique robuste d’obtention duvolume aéré et de la ventilation spécifique en TEP sans prélèvement invasif. Enfin, nousavons étudié en TEP l’influence de la pression expiratoire positive (PEP) et du décubitusventral (DV) sur la répartition de la ventilation, de la perfusion et de l’inflammationpulmonaires. Les poumons agressés par l’acide chlorhydrique inhalé ont une inflammationsignificativement plus élevée que le groupe contrôle. Aucune différence significatived’inflammation n’a été trouvée entre les groupes expérimentaux malgré des modificationsimportantes de la répartition de la ventilation et de la perfusion régionales lors de la mise enDV. Ces études donc ont permis le développement d’un modèle porcin stable d’agressionpulmonaire aiguë et la validation de techniques d’imagerie permettant l’étude non invasive deparamètres physiologiques importants pouvant aider au réglage de la ventilation mécanique aucours du SDRA. / Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by diffuse alveolar damage andresulting from an increased permeability of the alveolar-capillary membrane. Of notice, thereis an intense lung inflammation. Positron emission tomography (PET) and electricalimpedance tomography (EIT) allow noninvasive assessment of pulmonary ventilation,perfusion and inflammation. We use these techniques to decipher the impairments ofventilation and inflammation throughout the lungs in an experimental model of acute lunginjury by hydrochloric acid inhalation in pigs.In a first study, we compared EIT to PET in quantifying pulmonary aerated volume andventilation, using PET as a gold standard. We found that lung ventilation and volume wereaccurately measured with EIT over a wide range of lung volume and minute ventilation. Wehave then described and validated a new model to obtain lung aerated volume and ventilationwith PET, without the requirement of gas sampling in the respiratory circuit. Finally, weconducted a controlled study with PET to evaluate the effects of positive end-expiratorypressure and body position on regional lung inflammation, ventilation and perfusion.Inflammation was significantly higher in injured groups than in control. However, there wasno significant change in inflammation across ALI groups despite significant differencebetween ventilation and perfusion repartition.We have developed in this work a stable experimental model of acute lung injury andvalidated noninvasive imaging tools allowing studying of important physiologic parametersthat could help setting up mechanical ventilation.

L’immunologie de la reproduction englobe les principes de l’immunologie générale et les aspects spécifiques de la reproduction et du développement. Les Colony Stimulating Factors (CSFs) sont une illustration de l'application médicale de ce domaine. Dans la famille des CSFs, le Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) apparaît aujourd'hui comme une thérapie innovante dans divers cas d'échec de la reproduction, bien que ses cibles et ses effets ne soient pas encore clairement établis. Dans ce travail, à travers une revue sur les CSFs dans la reproduction, une étude consacrée aux gènes cibles du G-CSF dans l'endomètre humain, et une étude consacrée aux effets de la supplémentation systémique en G-CSF sur l’implantation embryonnaire murine, nous avons essayé d'approcher certains mécanismes d'action possibles pour cette cytokine. Dans les modèles murins fertiles et pro-abortifs, la supplémentation systémique en G-CSF, ciblant spécifiquement l’endomètre préimplantatoire, modifie les taux d’implantation embryonnaire. Dans l’endomètre humain, certaines dérégulations préimplantatoires de gènes cibles du G-CSF ont également été observées chez les patients infertiles. L'influence du G-CSF sur ces gènes cibles a été également illustrée dans un modèle ex-vivo de culture endométriale. Ces cibles dont l’expression est influencée par le G-CSF sont décrites comme des molécules clés dans le processus implantatoire, intervenant sur l’adhésion embryonnaire, la migration cellulaire, le remodelage des tissus et l'angiogenèse locale. Ces données suggèrent des possibilités de diagnostic préventif et pré-conceptionnel de certains échecs de reproduction, considérés jusqu’à maintenant comme idiopathiques, et de thérapies innovantes orientées, afin d’optimiser la réceptivité du biosenseur endométrial afin de permettre une implantation embryonnaire harmonieuse et une grossesse évolutive. / Reproductive Immunology involves general immunology principles and special aspects of reproduction and development. Colony Stimulating Factors (CSFs) are an illustration of the medical application of this domain. In the CSF family, Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) appears today as a promising therapy in various cases of reproductive failure although its targets and effects are not clearly established. In this work, through a review on CSFs in reproduction, a study dedicated to human endometrial targets of G-CSF, and a study dedicated to systemic G-CSF supplementation effects on murine embryo implantation, we tried to approach some possible mechanisms of action of this cytokine. In the considered non-abortive and abortion-prone murine models, the timed systemic G-CSF supplementation, targeting specifically the pre implantation endometrium, influenced the embryo implantation process. Some pre conceptual human endometrial dysregulations of G-CSF target genes were also observed in infertile patients. The endometrial influence of G-CSF on these target genes was also illustrated in an ex-vivo model. These molecules under G-CSF influence are described as critically involved in embryo implantation process, by influencing embryo adhesion, cell migration, tissue remodelling and angiogenesis. These data suggest possible pre-conceptual preventive diagnosis of such reproductive failures and future orientated therapies to optimise the endometrial biosensor and the further embryo implantation and ongoing pregnancy.

Nonobstant d’immenses progrès accomplis depuis des décennies dans la prise en charge des patients soumis à la ventilation mécanique, les pneumonies acquises sous ventilation mécanique continuent de compliquer le séjour en réanimation de près de 28% des patients recevant une assistance respiratoire invasive prolongée. Parmi les malades des unités de soins intensifs, le risque de développer une pneumonie est de 3 à 10 fois supérieur chez les intubés sous ventilation. Elle reste cependant bien souvent le seul moyen de venir en aide aux patients souffrant de graves détresses respiratoires. Il a maintenant été clairement démontré que la ventilation mécanique, en particulier lorsqu’elle est mise en place selon des stratégies dites agressives, active les cellules pulmonaires conduisant alors à une réponse pro-inflammatoire même en l’absence de pathogène. Ce phénomène est connu sous le terme de biotrauma, et serait responsable en partie des lésions induites sur le poumon par la ventilation mécanique. En quelques sortes, la ventilation mécanique prépare les cellules épithéliales pulmonaires à répondre massivement à une seconde agression pro-inflammatoire par la libération de grandes quantités de cytokines (comme l’IL-8 notamment), accentuant alors les lésions du tissu pulmonaire essentiellement par le recrutement de polynucléaires neutrophiles attirés par la sécrétion massive d’IL-8. L’immunité innée joue donc un rôle très important dans le développement du VILI. L’implication des Toll Like Récepteurs a été suggérée par plusieurs études expérimentales. Par ailleurs, la ventilation en décubitus ventral a été décrite pour avoir des effets bénéfiques sur les patients ventilés souffrant de graves lésions pulmonaires particulièrement chez ceux souffrant du syndrome de détresse respiratoire aiguë. Notre équipe s’est particulièrement intéressée au TLR2, qui reconnait les bactéries à Gram-positif, car elle a montré dans des études précédentes in vitro que l’étirement cyclique de cellules pulmonaires humaines augmentait principalement l’expression de TLR2 ainsi que la réactivité de cellules pulmonaires à des composants de la paroi de bactéries à Gram positif. Ces données ont par la suite été confirmées dans un modèle in vivo de lapins ventilés dont la réponse immune innée était stimulée par du Pam3CSK4.Dans un premier projet, nous avons évalué l’impact d’une ventilation mécanique en décubitus ventral chez des lapins avec pneumonie unilatérale à Enterobacter aerogenes soumis à la ventilation mécanique. Nos résultats montrent que le décubitus ventral peut être protecteur si l’hôte est soumis à la ventilation mécanique dans le contexte d’une pneumonie bactérienne unilatérale.Pour vérifier la pertinence de nos hypothèses sur le TLR2 dans notre modèle animal de pneumonie acquise sous ventilation mécanique, nous avons mené des expériences avec des bactéries vivantes reconnues par le TLR2 (une souche de Staphylococcus aureus résistante à la methicilline SARM). Notre étude met en évidence qu’une ventilation mécanique modérément agressive impacte sur la clairance bactérienne pulmonaire en la diminuant, aggrave les lésions sur le tissu pulmonaire et favorise une réponse inflammatoire systémique. La surexpression du TLR2 tant au niveau pulmonaire que systémique pourrait expliquer ces résultats.Le troisième projet s’est attaché à évaluer l’impact d’une thérapie aux statines dans le contexte d’une pneumonie acquise sous ventilation mécanique à SARM, conjointement traitée par le linezolide, dans notre modèle animal de lapins ventilés. Nos résultats suggèrent qu’une pré-­‐exposition aux statines pourrait avoir un effet anti-inflammatoire au niveau pulmonaire et systémique dans ce modèle, qui pourrait passer par une régulation négative de l’expression de TLR2, contre-balançant les effets de l’étirement cyclique. / Despite major advances since decades in the management of ventilated patients, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to complicate the course of approximately 28% of the patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV). Among patients hospitalized in intensive care units, the risk of pneumonia is 3- to 10- fold increased in MV patients. However, MV is often the only way to care for critically ill patients with respiratory failure. It has now been clearly demonstrated that MV, in particular adverse ventilatory strategies could activate lung cells, thus leading to a proinflammatory response, even in the absence of pathogen. This is the biotrauma paradigm, which accounts, at least in part, for the ventilator induced lung injury (VILI). In one way, MV primes airway cells to respond massively to a second proinflammatory insult, through the subsequent release of large amounts of cytokines (as interleukin (IL)‐ 8), thus leading to additional lung injury, particularly through the recruitment of neutrophils attracted by the massive release of IL-8. Accordingly, innate immunity plays an important role in the developement of VILI. The involvement of Toll-like receptors has been suggested by several experimental studies. Ventilation in the prone position (PP) has been described to have beneficial effects on patients under MV, especially in those with lobar involvement. Our team focused particularly on the TLR2, which interacts with Gram-positive bacteria, and we have previously demonstrated in vitro that cyclic stretch of human pulmonary cells resulted in TLR2 overexpression and enhanced TLR2 reactivity to Gram-positive cell wall components. We confirmed these datas in an in vivo model of ventilated rabbits which immune response had been stimulated with Pam3CSK4. In a first project, we assessed the impact of the PP on unilateral pneumonia to Enterobacter aerogenes in rabbits subjected to MV. Our results shows that the prone position could be protective if the host is subjected to MV and unilateral bacterial pneumonia. To ensure the relevance of our hypothesis on TLR2 in our animal model of VAP, we conducted experiments using live bacteria specifically recognized by TLR2 (Methicilin resist. aureus). We demonstrate that mild-­‐stretch MV impaired lung bacterial clearance, hastened tissue injury and promoted a systemic inflammatory response. Both pulmonary and peripheral blood TLR2 overexpression could account for such an impact. The third project assessed the impact of a statins therapy in the context of MRSA VAP, treated with linezolid, in our model of ventilated rabbits. Our results suggest that statin exposure prior to pneumonia provides an anti-­‐inflammatory effect within the lung and the systemic compartment of rabbits with MRSA VAP. Although LNZ enhances pulmonary bacterial clearance, dampening the host systemic inflammatory response with statin could impede defense against MRSA in this compartment. It could be subsequent to enhanced antibacterial defences and improvements in lung mechanics, thereby blunting overwhelming inflammation. In the last project, in collaboration with the University of Geneva, we assessed whether mitochondrial alarmins are released during VILI and can generate lung inflammation. Our results confirmed the hypothesis made and showed indeed that alarmins are released during during cyclic stretch of human epithelial cells, as well as in BAL fluids from rabbits ventilated with an injurious ventilatory regimen. These alarmins stimulate lung cells to produce bioactive IL-­‐1, and are likely to represent the proximal endogenous mediators of VILI and ARDS, released by injured pulmonary cells.

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Objetivo: Investigar o efeito da posição prona nas trocas gasosas, inflamação e histologia pulmonar, em modelo experimental de lesão pulmonar aguda leve em ratos. Métodos: A lesão pulmonar aguda foi induzida em ratos Wistar, machos, adultos, através da injeção de lipopolissacarídeo da Escherichia coli (5 mg/Kg). Após 24 h, os animais com PaO2/FIO2 entre 200 e 300 mmHg foram anestesiados e randomizados dentro de 2 grupos de acordo com a sua posição durante a ventilação (prona [n=6] e supina [n=6]). Ambos os grupos foram comparados com um grupo controle [n=5] que recebeu solução salina a 0,9% intraperitoneal e foi ventilado em posição supina. Todos os grupos foram ventilados por 1 h em modo ventilatório volumecontrolado, com volume corrente de 6 ml/Kg, frequência respiratória de 80 irpm, pressão positiva ao final da expiração de 5 cmH2O e uma fração inspirada de oxigênio de 1. Resultados: O escore de lesão pulmonar foi significativamente maior no grupo LPS-supino, em comparação com os grupos LPS-prono e controle (0,32 ± 0,03; 0,17 ± 0,03 e 0,13 ± 0,04, respectivamente) (p < 0,001), devido a uma maior infiltração de neutrófilos no espaço intersticial e maior presença de debris proteicos na luz alveolar. Esta maior lesão pulmonar no grupo LPS-supino foi observada tanto nas regiões pulmonares dependentes da gravidade (dorsal no grupo supino e ventral no grupo prono – 0,34 ± 0,05 e 0,22 ± 0,04, respectivamente) (p < 0,05), quanto nas não dependentes (ventral no grupo supino e dorsal no grupo prono – 0,29 ± 0,04 e 0,13 ± 0,04, respectivamente) (p < 0,05). O contagem de neutrófilos no LBA foi maior no grupo LPS-supino, comparado com os grupos LPS prono e controle. Não houve diferenças significativas na relação peso úmido/peso seco e nas trocas gasosas entre os três grupos. Conclusões: Neste modelo experimental de lesão pulmonar aguda leve extrapulmonar, a ventilação em posição prona por 1 hora, quando comparada com a ventilação em posição supino, associou-se a menor lesão e inflamação pulmonar, mas sem impacto na oxigenação arterial e no edema pulmonar. / Introduction: Prone position has been studied as a ventilator strategy among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The benefits of prone position ventilation, including reduction in the mortality, are well demonstrated in the severe but not in milder forms of this syndrome. We therefore investigated the effects of the prone position on arterial blood gases, lung inflammation and histology in an experimental model of mild acute lung injury in rats. Methods: Acute lung injury was induced in adult male Wistar rats by intraperitoneal Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide injection (5 mg/kg). After 24h, the animals with PaO2/FIO2 between 200 and 300 mmHg were anesthetized and randomized into 2 groups according to their position during ventilation (prone [n=6] and supine [n=6]). Both groups were compared to a control group (n=5) that received intraperitoneal saline and was ventilated in the supine position. All of the groups were ventilated for 1h with volume-controlled ventilation mode, with tidal volume of 6 ml/kg, respiratory rate of 80 breaths/min, positive end-expiratory pressure of 5 cmH2O, and an inspired oxygen fraction of 1. Results: Significantly higher lung injury scores were observed in the LPS-supine group compared to LPS-prone and control groups (0.32 ± 0.03; 0.17 ± 0.03 and 0.13 ± 0.04, respectively) (p<0.001), mainly due to a higher neutrophil infiltration level in the interstitial space and more proteinaceous debris in the airspaces. Similar differences were observed when the gravitational dependent lung regions (dorsal in the supine group and ventral in the prone group – 0.34 ± 0.05 and 0.22 ± 0.04, respectively) (p < 0.05) and non-dependent lung regions (ventral in the supine group and dorsal in the prone group – 0.29 ± 0.04 and 0.13 ± 0.04, respectively) (p < 0.05) were analyzed separately. The BAL neutrophil content was also higher in the LPS-supine group compared to the LPSprone and control groups. There were no significant differences in the wet/dry ratio and gas exchange levels among the three groups. CONCLUSIONS: In this experimental extrapulmonary mild acute lung injury model, prone position ventilation for 1 hour, when compared with supine position ventilation, was associated with lower lung inflammation and injury, but without any impact on arterial oxygenation and lung edema.

A L-Asparaginase II de Escherichia coli (EcA II) é uma enzima amplamente utilizada no tratamento da Leucemia Linfoblástica Aguda (LLA), atuando na depleção do aminoácido L-asparagina, o qual é fundamental para a multiplicação das células cancerosas. Contudo, o tratamento com a EcA II está associado a altos índices de hipersensibilidade, devido à formação de anticorpos anti-L-asparaginase e à clivagem da enzima pelas proteases sanguíneas asparagina endopeptidase (AEP) e catepsina B (CTSB). Também ocorre neurotoxicidade associada ao efeito L-glutaminase da enzima. O principal objetivo do presente trabalho é a obtenção de mutantes da EcA II (gene ansB) com equivalente eficiência catalítica, maior resistência à clivagem proteolítica e menor atividade glutaminase. Para este propósito, através da reação em cadeia da polimerase propensa a erro (epPCR) do gene ansB, foi construída uma biblioteca de 1128 clones expressos no vetor pET15b em BL21(DE3). Nenhum mutante com atividade asparaginásica equivalente à EcA II selvagem apresentou atividade glutaminásica inferior à esta. Dentre os clones triados obtivemos um mutante (T161I) resistente à clivagem proteolítica pela CTSB e dois mutantes (Q190L e P40S/S206C) resistentes à clivagem proteolítica por ambas AEP e CTSB. Estes três mutantes apresentaram atividade asparaginásica e glutaminásica equivalentes a EcA II selvagem. Nossos resultados mostram promissoras possibilidades de EcA II mutantes com maior estabilidade frente às proteases sanguíneas humanas e possivelmente menos imunogênicas. / Escherichia coli L-asparaginase (EcA II) is an enzyme widely used in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acting in the depletion of the amino acid L-asparagine, which is essential for cancer cells proliferation. However, treatment with L-asparaginase is associated with a high rate of hypersensitivity, due to formation of anti-L-asparaginase antibody and the enzyme cleavage by the serum proteases asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) and cathepsin B (CTSB). Furthermore, the neurotoxicity is associated with the effect of the enzyme L-glutaminase activity. The main aim of the current work is to obtain variants of EcA II (gene ansB) with an equivalent catalytic efficiency, greater resistance to proteolytic cleavage and a reduced glutaminase activity. For such purpose, through error-prone polymerase chain reaction (epPCR) of gene ansB, a library of 1128 clones was constructed in pET15b vector and expressed in BL21(DE3). None mutant with an asparaginase activity equivalent to EcA II wild type showed a reduced glutaminase activity. Among the screened clones, one mutant (T161I) was resistant to CTSB proteolytic cleavage and two mutants (Q190L e P40S/S206C) were resistant to both CTSB and AEP proteolytic cleavages. These three mutants were EcA II wild type equivalents in asparaginase and glutaminase activities. Our data show promising new possibilities of mutant EcA II presenting higher stability against human serum proteolytic cleavage and maybe lower immunogenicity.

A L-Asparaginase II de Escherichia coli (EcA II) é uma enzima amplamente utilizada no tratamento da Leucemia Linfoblástica Aguda (LLA), atuando na depleção do aminoácido L-asparagina, o qual é fundamental para a multiplicação das células cancerosas. Contudo, o tratamento com a EcA II está associado a altos índices de hipersensibilidade, devido à formação de anticorpos anti-L-asparaginase e à clivagem da enzima pelas proteases sanguíneas asparagina endopeptidase (AEP) e catepsina B (CTSB). Também ocorre neurotoxicidade associada ao efeito L-glutaminase da enzima. O principal objetivo do presente trabalho é a obtenção de mutantes da EcA II (gene ansB) com equivalente eficiência catalítica, maior resistência à clivagem proteolítica e menor atividade glutaminase. Para este propósito, através da reação em cadeia da polimerase propensa a erro (epPCR) do gene ansB, foi construída uma biblioteca de 1128 clones expressos no vetor pET15b em BL21(DE3). Nenhum mutante com atividade asparaginásica equivalente à EcA II selvagem apresentou atividade glutaminásica inferior à esta. Dentre os clones triados obtivemos um mutante (T161I) resistente à clivagem proteolítica pela CTSB e dois mutantes (Q190L e P40S/S206C) resistentes à clivagem proteolítica por ambas AEP e CTSB. Estes três mutantes apresentaram atividade asparaginásica e glutaminásica equivalentes a EcA II selvagem. Nossos resultados mostram promissoras possibilidades de EcA II mutantes com maior estabilidade frente às proteases sanguíneas humanas e possivelmente menos imunogênicas. / Escherichia coli L-asparaginase (EcA II) is an enzyme widely used in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acting in the depletion of the amino acid L-asparagine, which is essential for cancer cells proliferation. However, treatment with L-asparaginase is associated with a high rate of hypersensitivity, due to formation of anti-L-asparaginase antibody and the enzyme cleavage by the serum proteases asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) and cathepsin B (CTSB). Furthermore, the neurotoxicity is associated with the effect of the enzyme L-glutaminase activity. The main aim of the current work is to obtain variants of EcA II (gene ansB) with an equivalent catalytic efficiency, greater resistance to proteolytic cleavage and a reduced glutaminase activity. For such purpose, through error-prone polymerase chain reaction (epPCR) of gene ansB, a library of 1128 clones was constructed in pET15b vector and expressed in BL21(DE3). None mutant with an asparaginase activity equivalent to EcA II wild type showed a reduced glutaminase activity. Among the screened clones, one mutant (T161I) was resistant to CTSB proteolytic cleavage and two mutants (Q190L e P40S/S206C) were resistant to both CTSB and AEP proteolytic cleavages. These three mutants were EcA II wild type equivalents in asparaginase and glutaminase activities. Our data show promising new possibilities of mutant EcA II presenting higher stability against human serum proteolytic cleavage and maybe lower immunogenicity.

<p><strong>Syfte och frågeställningar </strong></p><p>Studiens syfte var att undersöka om utförandet av en isometrisk bålstabiliseringsövning/coreövning kunde påverka upplevelsen av smärta i nacke, axlar och skuldror hos kvinnor med kronisk/långvarig idiopatisk smärta. Studiens frågeställningar var: Hur påverkar utförandet av övningen ”plankan” upplevelsen av smärta i nacke, axlar och skuldror hos deltagarna? Förändras den maximala uthålligheten i övningen mellan deltagarnas första och sista träningstillfälle? Kan interventionen fullföljas av deltagarna?</p><p><strong>Metod </strong></p><p>Fyra kvinnliga deltagare som alla hade kronisk/långvarig smärta i nacke, axlar eller skuldror utförde övningen ”plankan” som hemträningsövning under fyra veckors tid. Mängden träning dokumenterades i en träningsdagbok som deltagarna kontinuerligt fyllde i under träningsperioden. Före samt inom en vecka efter träningsperioden ifylldes en enkät med frågor om upplevd intensitet, frekvens och lokalisation av smärta. Dessutom mättes maximal uthållighet i övningen ”plankan”.</p><p><strong>Resultat </strong></p><p>Efter träningsperioden uppskattade alla deltagare med smärta i nacken en förbättring med 1-3 skalsteg i en sammanslagning av alla frågor rörande smärta i nacke. Detta innebar<strong> </strong>att förändringen mellan deltagarnas svar i före- och efterenkäten, där skalan 0-10 användes, slogs samman till ett värde. Smärta i axlarna skattades som markant förbättrad av två deltagare samt som något försämrad respektive inte förändrad av två deltagare. Endast en deltagare uppskattade sig ha smärta i skuldrorna och ingen skillnad i uppskattningen sågs mellan före- och efterenkäten. Maximal uthållighet i övningen mellan första och sista träningstillfället ökade statistiskt signifikant för alla deltagare mätt i både procent och sekunder.</p><p><strong>Slutsats</strong></p><p>Resultatet i studien tyder på att övningen kan genomföras av individer med långvarig idiopatisk smärta i nacke, axlar och skuldror utan att ökad upplevd smärta eller andra obehag uppstår samt att den maximala uthålligheten i övningen ökar genom att övningen utförs. Hur många gånger övningen måste utföras för att ge resultat på uthållighet är oklart. Trots att flera deltagare upplevde minskad smärta efter träningsperioden så kan inga slutsatser tas då deltagarantalet var litet och resultatet för interventionsgruppen inte jämförts med en kontrollgrupp. Stora variationer i utförandet av hemträningen förekom bland deltagarna och flera faktorer utöver träningsövningen kan ha påverkat förändringen i smärtupplevelse.</p>

Syfte och frågeställningar Studiens syfte var att undersöka om utförandet av en isometrisk bålstabiliseringsövning/coreövning kunde påverka upplevelsen av smärta i nacke, axlar och skuldror hos kvinnor med kronisk/långvarig idiopatisk smärta. Studiens frågeställningar var: Hur påverkar utförandet av övningen ”plankan” upplevelsen av smärta i nacke, axlar och skuldror hos deltagarna? Förändras den maximala uthålligheten i övningen mellan deltagarnas första och sista träningstillfälle? Kan interventionen fullföljas av deltagarna? Metod Fyra kvinnliga deltagare som alla hade kronisk/långvarig smärta i nacke, axlar eller skuldror utförde övningen ”plankan” som hemträningsövning under fyra veckors tid. Mängden träning dokumenterades i en träningsdagbok som deltagarna kontinuerligt fyllde i under träningsperioden. Före samt inom en vecka efter träningsperioden ifylldes en enkät med frågor om upplevd intensitet, frekvens och lokalisation av smärta. Dessutom mättes maximal uthållighet i övningen ”plankan”. Resultat Efter träningsperioden uppskattade alla deltagare med smärta i nacken en förbättring med 1-3 skalsteg i en sammanslagning av alla frågor rörande smärta i nacke. Detta innebar att förändringen mellan deltagarnas svar i före- och efterenkäten, där skalan 0-10 användes, slogs samman till ett värde. Smärta i axlarna skattades som markant förbättrad av två deltagare samt som något försämrad respektive inte förändrad av två deltagare. Endast en deltagare uppskattade sig ha smärta i skuldrorna och ingen skillnad i uppskattningen sågs mellan före- och efterenkäten. Maximal uthållighet i övningen mellan första och sista träningstillfället ökade statistiskt signifikant för alla deltagare mätt i både procent och sekunder. Slutsats Resultatet i studien tyder på att övningen kan genomföras av individer med långvarig idiopatisk smärta i nacke, axlar och skuldror utan att ökad upplevd smärta eller andra obehag uppstår samt att den maximala uthålligheten i övningen ökar genom att övningen utförs. Hur många gånger övningen måste utföras för att ge resultat på uthållighet är oklart. Trots att flera deltagare upplevde minskad smärta efter träningsperioden så kan inga slutsatser tas då deltagarantalet var litet och resultatet för interventionsgruppen inte jämförts med en kontrollgrupp. Stora variationer i utförandet av hemträningen förekom bland deltagarna och flera faktorer utöver träningsövningen kan ha påverkat förändringen i smärtupplevelse.

Introduction: La pneumonie associée à la ventilation mécanique (VM) est fréquente chez les patients ventilés. L’étirement cyclique (EC) induit par la VM pourrait amorcer le poumon vers une réponse inflammatoire en cas d'exposition à des bactéries. Les Toll-like Receptors (TLR) reconnaissent les bactéries et déclenchent l'immunité. La VM pourrait moduler l'expression des TLR et leur réactivité aux agonistes. Le décubitus ventral (DV) réduit l’étirement du poumon. Méthodes: Les niveaux de TLR2 et la réponse à ses agonistes ont été mesures dans des cellules pulmonaires soumises à un EC, et dans un modèle de lapin ventilé. Une stimulation ex vivo du sang total prélevé sur lapins ventilés a été réalisée. Une pneumonie a été induite chez des lapins soumis à VM et maintenus en décubitus dorsal ou tournés en DV. Résultats: L’EC des cellules ainsi que des poumons de lapins augmente les niveaux de TLR2 et la réponse inflammatoire à ses agonistes. La VM et l’exposition du poumon à des agonistes TLR2 induisent synergiquement des lésions. Chez des lapins avec pneumonie sous VM la clairance bactérienne pulmonaire est réduite, la probabilité de bactériémie et le taux des cytokines circulantes augmentés. Le sang total provenant d'animaux sous VM libère de grandes quantités de cytokines après stimulation. Le DV est associe à des niveaux plus faibles de concentrations bactériennes et d'inflammation. Conclusions: La VM sensibilise le poumon aux ligands bactériens de TLR2, modifie la clairance bactérienne pulmonaire, favorise les lésions pulmonaires et de l'inflammation. La surexpression de TLR2 induite par l’EC pourrait expliquer ces différences. Le DV pourrait avoir un effet protecteur. / Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is common in patients subjected to mechanical ventilation (MV). Cyclic stretch subsequent to MV could prime the lung toward an inflammatory response if exposed to bacteria. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize pathogens thus triggering immunity. MV could modulate TLRs expression and responsiveness to agonists. The prone position (PP) reduces lung stretch.Methods:TLR2 levels and response to the TLR2 ligands were measured in human pulmonary cells submitted to cyclic stretch, and either spontaneously breathing (SB) or MV rabbits. Ex vivo stimulation of whole blood taken from SB or MV rabbits was performed.Enterobacter aerogenes pneumonia was induced in rabbits subjected to MV and kept supine or turned to the PP. Results: Cyclic stretch of human cells as well as rabbitsÕ lung increased both TLR2 levels and inflammatory response to its agonist. MV and airways exposure to TLR2 ligands acted synergistically in causing lung injury.A decrease of lung bacterial clearance and a greater likelihood of bacteremia were observed in MV rabbits with S. aureus pneumonia. Circulating cytokines rose significantly only in these animals. MV induced TLR2 spleen overexpression. Whole blood obtained from MV animals released larger amounts of cytokines after stimulation. PP was associated with lower levels of bacterial concentrations and inflammation. Conclusions: MV sensitizes the lung to bacterial TLR2 ligands, alters lung bacterial clearance, promotes lung injury and inflammation. Both pulmonary and peripheral blood stretch-induced TLR2 overexpression could account at least in part for such differences. The PP could be protective.