SUELI MIEKO OBA SHINJO
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Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/15 - Laboratório de Investigação em Neurologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/15 - Laboratório de Investigação em Neurologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Cyclin E1 expression and malignancy in meningiomas(2020) PEREIRA, Benedito Jamilson Araujo; SANTANA JUNIOR, Pedro Augustto de; ALMEIDA, Antonio Nogueira de; CAVALCANTE, Stella Goncalves; MELO, Keyde Cristina Martins de; AGUIAR, Paulo Henrique Pires de; PAIVA, Wellingson da Silva; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli Mieko; MARIE, Suely Kazue NagahashiObjective: The aim of the present study was to analyze if the pathway Skp2-p27-cyclin El could also be a tumor progression marker for meningiomas. Patients and methods: We used quantitative real-time PCR to assess the relative expression levels of the genes coding for cyclin El (CCNE1), Skp2 (SKP2), and p27 (P27). The expression levels were compared in grades Ito III meningiomas and among different histological subtypes of grade I meningiomas. Results: Anaplastic meningiomas accounted for 4.9%, atypical meningiomas for 23.5% and grade I meningiomas for 71.6%.CCNE1 expression level was significantly higher in grade II compared to grade I meningiomas (p = 0.0027), and its expression level reliably predicts grade II meningiomas (ROC AUC = 0.731, p = 0.003). CCNE1 expression also correlated with SKP2 and P27 expression levels in grade I meningiomas (r = 0.539, p < 0.0001 and r = 0.687, p = < 0.0001, respectively for CCNE1/SKP2 and CCNE1/P27, Spearman's test). Fibrous subtype among grade I meningiomas presented the highest expression levels of CCNE1, SKP2 and P27. Higher expression of cyclin El protein was detected in the nuclei of atypical meningiomas compared to grade I meningiomas. Conclusions: CCNE1 expression level predicts meningioma malignancy, and the fibrous subtype presents the highest gene expression levels among grade I meningiomas.
- Toll like receptor 4 as a potential DNA repair modulator in U87MG-GBM cells(2020) MORETTI, Isabele F.; LERARIO, Antonio; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli M.; MARIE, Suely K.; LIMA, Marina Trombetta
- Urinary Sediment Transcriptomic and Longitudinal Data to Investigate Renal Function Decline in Type 1 Diabetes(2020) MONTEIRO, Maria Beatriz; PELAES, Tatiana S.; SANTOS-BEZERRA, Daniele P.; THIEME, Karina; LERARIO, Antonio M.; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli M.; MACHADO, Ubiratan F.; PASSARELLI, Marisa; MARIE, Suely K. N.; CORREA-GIANNELLA, Maria LuciaIntroduction: Using a discovery/validation approach we investigated associations between a panel of genes selected from a transcriptomic study and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline across time in a cohort of type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients. Experimental: Urinary sediment transcriptomic was performed to select highly modulated genes in T1D patients with rapid eGFR decline (decliners) vs. patients with stable eGFR (non-decliners). The selected genes were validated in samples from a T1D cohort (n = 54, mean diabetes duration of 21 years, 61% women) followed longitudinally for a median of 12 years in a Diabetes Outpatient Clinic. Results: In the discovery phase, the transcriptomic study revealed 158 genes significantly different between decliners and non-decliners. Ten genes increasingly up or down-regulated according to renal function worsening were selected for validation by qRT-PCR; the genes CYP4F22, and PMP22 were confirmed as differentially expressed comparing decliners vs. non-decliners after adjustment for potential confounders. CYP4F22, LYPD3, PMP22, MAP1LC3C, HS3ST2, GPNMB, CDH6, and PKD2L1 significantly modified the slope of eGFR in T1D patients across time. Conclusions: Eight genes identified as differentially expressed in the urinary sediment of T1D patients presenting different eGFR decline rates significantly increased the accuracy of predicted renal function across time in the studied cohort. These genes may be a promising way of unveiling novel mechanisms associated with diabetic kidney disease progression.
- Understanding the link between glutamine metabolism and angiogenesis in astrocytoma(2020) FRANCO, Yollanda E.; SOARES, Roseli S.; LIMA, Marina T.; LERARIO, Antonio M.; SHINJO, Sueli M.; MARIE, Suely K.
- The TP53 p.R337H mutation is uncommon in a Brazilian cohort of pediatric patients diagnosed with ependymoma(2020) MAGALHAES, Taciani de Almeida; BORGES, Kleiton Silva; SOUSA, Graziella Ribeiro de; BRANDALISE, Silvia Regina; SEIDINGER, Ana Luiza; SCRIDELI, Carlos Alberto; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli Mieko; YUNES, Jose Andres; TONE, Luiz GonzagaBackground Ependymoma (EPN) is the third most common childhood cancer of the central nervous system. RELA fusion-positive EPN accounts for approximately 70% of all childhood supratentorial tumors and shows the worst prognosis among the supratentorial EPNs. TP53 mutation is infrequent in RELA fusions EPNs. In the population from the Southern region of Brazil, there is a high incidence of the germline TP53 p.R337H mutation that predisposes carriers to develop early-onset tumors. However, despite this high incidence, the frequency of this mutation among EPN patients remains to be determined. Here, we investigated the presence of the TP53 p.R337H mutation in a larger cohort of pediatric EPNs of three institutions located in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Methods The TP53 p.R337H mutation was screened by conventional RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing in 49 pediatric EPNs diagnosed during the period from 1995 to 2016. Results We described for the first time a case of a 5-year-old girl with RELA fusion EPN with a heterozygous TP53 p.R337H mutation. Conclusions The present finding indicates that the TP53 p.R337H germline mutation is uncommon in patients with EPN in Brazil and screening of pediatric patients RELA fusion EPN may be informative to better understand the role of TP53 germline mutations in the development and prognosis of these tumors.
- SELAdb: A database of exonic variants in a Brazilian population referred to a quaternary medical center in Sao Paulo(2020) LERARIO, Antonio Marcondes; MOHAN, Dipika R.; MONTENEGRO, Luciana Ribeiro; FUNARI, Mariana Ferreira de Assis; NISHI, Mirian Yumie; NARCIZO, Amanda de Moraes; BENEDETTI, Anna Flavia Figueredo; OBA-SHINJO, Sueli Mieko; VITORINO, Aurelio Jose; SANTOS, Rogerio Alexandre Scripnic Xavier dos; JORGE, Alexander Augusto de Lima; ONUCHIC, Luiz Fernando; MARIE, Suely Kazue Nagahashi; MENDONCA, Berenice BilharinhoOBJECTIVES: High-throughput sequencing of genomes, exomes, and disease-focused gene panels is becoming increasingly common for molecular diagnostics. However, identifying a single clinically relevant pathogenic variant among thousands of genetic polymorphisms is a challenging task. Publicly available genomic databases are useful resources to filter out common genetic variants present in the population and enable the identification of each disease-causing variant. Based on our experience applying these technologies at Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil, we recognized that the Brazilian population is not adequately represented in widely available genomic databases. METHODS: Here, we took advantage of our 5-year experience as a high-throughput sequencing core facility focused on individuals with putative genetic disorders to build a genomic database that may serve as a more accurate reference for our patient population: SELAdb. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: Currently, our database comprises a final cohort of 523 unrelated individuals, including patients or family members managed by different clinics of HCFMUSP. We compared SELAdb with other publicly available genomic databases and demonstrated that this population is very heterogeneous, largely resembling Latin American individuals of mixed origin, rather than individuals of pure European ancestry. Interestingly, exclusively through SELAdb, we identified a spectrum of known and potentially novel pathogenic variants in genes associated with highly penetrant Mendelian disorders, illustrating that pathogenic variants circulating in the Brazilian population that is treated in our clinics are underrepresented in other population databases. SELAdb is freely available for public consultation at: http://intranet.fm.usp.br/sela