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- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (bppv): case report with epley manoeuverPublication . Silva, Ana Rita; Tomé, David; Olsen, Unn SiriBenign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a peripheral vestibular dysfunction which represents about 70% of vestibular pathology presented at ENT clinics. However, a variety of first treatment approaches are reported among clinicians. Case report: We present the case of a 39-year-old woman who presented vertigo which worsened with head movement to the left. The patient reported dizziness and migraine over the previous three days. Audiological testing revealed normal hearing, but under postural examination the Dix-Hallpike manoeuver was positive to BPPV of the left posterior canal. The patient was treated with a single Epley manoeuver. Conclusions: After the Epley manoeuver the patient had no further symptoms of vertigo or dizziness. The Dix-Hallpike manoeuver was effective as a differential diagnosis. The Epley manoeuver was successful in a case in which canalithiasis was believed to be the cause of the vertigo.
- Fisioterapia na prevenção de quedas do adulto mais velho: Proposta de Modelo de Intervenção nos Cuidados de Saúde PrimáriosPublication . Casaca, Ana Catarina; Silva, Ana Luís; Silva, Ana Rita; Martins, Anabela Correia; Pinto, Bernardo; Melo, Cristina; Silva, Madalena Gomes da; Conde, Monserrat; Santos, Paula Clara; Barbosa, Pedro Maciel; Pereira, Paulo; Moniz, Rubina
- Insights into the structure and activity of LONP2, a peroxisomal AAA+ ATPasePublication . Silva, Ana Rita; Francisco, Tânia; Rodrigues, Tony; Pedrosa, Ana G.; Fransen, Marc; Azevedo, Jorge E.Peroxisomes are single membrane-bound organelles that participate in a wide range of metabolic pathways, often involving multiple H2O2-producing oxidases. The large amounts of H2O2 generated inside these organelles, combined with the absence of protein re-pair systems renders peroxisomal proteins particular-ly susceptible to oxidative damage. Notably, distinct peroxisomal matrix proteins were shown to display heterogeneous half-lives, pointing to the existence of Protein Quality Control mechanisms (PQC) that de-grade damaged proteins. In mammalian peroxisomes, two proteases were identified: TYSND1 (Peroxisomal leader peptide processing protease) and LONP2 (Lon protease homolog 2). TYSND1 cleaves flexible loops within some peroxisomal proteins and the type 2 per-oxisomal targeting signals; however its restricted sub-strate specificity makes a role in PQC system unlike-ly. In contrast, LONP2 belongs to the AAA+ family of ATP- dependent proteases, a family typically involved in PQC. Structurally, LONP2 comprises an N-terminal domain (NTD) of ~200 amino acid residues, an ATPase AAA+ domain, a Lon proteolytic domain, and a per-oxisomal targeting signal type 1. Mammalian LONP2 is most related to mitochondrial LONP1 (38% identi-ty), the second LONP member expressed in mammals. LONP1 degrades misfolded, oxidized, or unassembled proteins using its NTD to both recruit substrates and regulate allosterically the proteolytic domain. Unfor-tunately, the NTDs of LONP1 and LONP2 are poorly conserved, and so data on LONP1 cannot be easily extrapolated to LONP2. Thus, the nature of the sub-strates targeted by LONP2 and the mechanisms reg-ulating its activity remain largely unknown. In this work, we aim to comprehensively investigate the role of LONP2 in peroxisomes. To this end, LONP2 was heterologously expressed in E. coli and purified us-ing affinity and size-exclusion chromatography. The hexameric, catalytically active fraction of LONP2 was subsequently used in proteolytic assays with β-casein as a substrate. Structural analysis of LONP2 reveals distinct features compared to mitochondrial LONP1. Further studies, including the characterization of mu-tant variants, are currently underway.
- Preschool language development program - Study protocolPublication . Sucena, Ana; Vale, Ana Paula; Silva, Ana Filipa; Silva, Ana Rita; Dias, BrunoOral language is an essential dimension in human development and a foundation of the success in learning to read. Ideally the identification of children at risk of having problems in reading and spelling acquisition should occur in preschool or early in the first year. This premise was the inspiration for the development of the language development program for preschoolers. The main objective is the promotion of language development, in aspects related to learning to read and, in this way, to promote school success through prevention and early intervention.