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Winston A, Moecklinghoff C, Hill A. Three-year evaluation of neuropsychiatric adverse events in the MONET trial of darunavir/ritonavir, with or without nucleoside analogues. Int J STD AIDS 2012; 23:225-6. [DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.011330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Fatkenheuer G, Duvivier C, Rieger A, Durant J, Rey D, Schmidt W, Hill A, van Delft Y, Marks S, Rieger A, Vetter N, Greil R, Pedersen C, Storgaard M, Morlat P, Katlama C, Durant J, Cotte L, Duvvier C, Rey D, Esser S, Stellbrink C, Schmidt W, Stoll M, Stephan C, Fatkenheuer G, Stoehr A, Rockstroh J, Banhegyi D, Itzchak L, Shahar E, Maayan S, Turner D, Lazzarin A, Antinori A, Carosi G, Minoli L, di Perri G, Filice G, Andreoni M, Duiculescu D, Rugina S, Erscoiu S, Streinu A, Pronin A, Pokrovsky V, Gruzdev B, Yakovlev A, Voronin E, Clotet B, Gatell J, Arribas J, Podzamczer D, Domingo P, Miralles Alvarez C, Hernandez Quero J, Furrer H, Feher J, Johnson M, Fox J, Nelson M, Fisher M, Orkin C. Lipid profiles for etravirine versus efavirenz in treatment-naive patients in the randomized, double-blind SENSE trial. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011; 67:685-90. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Brassesco MS, Valera ET, Pezuk JA, Morales AG, Oliveira JC, Umezawa K, Rego EM, Carlotti GC, Scrideli CA, Tone LG, Adachi JI, Suzuki T, Yanagisawa T, Fukuoka K, Mishima K, Wakiya K, Matsutani M, Nishikawa R, Fernandez-L A, Squatrito M, Northcott P, Holland EC, Taylor MD, Nahle Z, Kenney AM, Ashley DM, Muscat A, Gordon L, Rigby L, Birks D, Foreman N, Algar E, Donovan LK, Potter N, Warr T, Pilkington G, Erdreich-Epstein A, Zhou H, Ren X, Davidson TB, Schur M, Ji L, Sposto R, Asgharzadeh S, Hiddingh L, Caretti V, Hulleman E, Kaspers GJL, Vandertop WP, Noske DP, Wurdinger T, Caretti V, Hiddingh L, Lagerweij T, Koken PW, Hulleman E, Vandertop WP, Noske DP, Kaspers GG, Wurdinger T, Bar EE, Schreck K, Eberhart CG, Largaespada DA, Larson JD, Rodriquez FJ, Demer AM, Sarver AL, Dubuc A, Jenkins RB, Dupuy AJ, Copeland NG, Jenkins NA, Taylor MA, Monje M, Freret ME, Beachy PA, Caretti V, Lagerweij T, Jansen MH, Vandertop PW, Noske DP, Kaspers GG, Wurdinger T, Dorris K, Sobo M, Panditharatna E, Liu C, Kim MO, Miles L, Goldman S, Gardner S, Stevenson C, Maugans T, Fouladi M, Drissi R, Fults DW, Mumert M, Pedone CA, Wu X, Northcott PA, Taylor MD, Saratsis AM, Magge S, Rood B, Hill A, Nazarian J, Caretti V, Jansen MH, van Vuurden DG, Hulleman E, Lagerweij T, Bugiani M, Noske DP, Vandertop PW, Wesseling P, Wurdinger T, Kaspers GJ, Gopalakrishnan V, Das C, Gireud M, Taylor P, Singh A, Lee D, Aldape K, Fuller G, Ji L, Fangusaro J, Rajaram V, Goldman S, Eberhart C, Gopalakrishnan V, Taylor P, Fangusaro J, Rajaram V, Goldman S. PEDIATRICS LABORATORY RESEARCH. Neuro Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Youssef G, deKemp R, Hammond R, Yerofeyeva Y, Lum C, Hill A, Stotts G, Renaud J, Brennan J, Tardif J, Spence JD, Beanlands R. 648 Role of FDG-PET in imaging of carotid atherosclerotic plaque (FDG PET substudy of the canadian atherosclerosis imaging network project-II). Can J Cardiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2011.07.538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022] Open
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Hill A, Dodd A, Jones M, Diekmann H. A review of early discovery hepatotoxicity screening using the zebrafish model vertebrate. Toxicol Lett 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.05.412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hill A, Jones M, Dodd A, Diekmann H. A review of developmental toxicity screening using zebrafish larvae. Toxicol Lett 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.05.413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Adanu RMK, Seffah JD, Duda R, Darko R, Hill A, Anarfi J. Clinic visits and cervical cancer screening in accra. Ghana Med J 2011; 44:59-63. [PMID: 21327005 DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v44i2.68885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the factors that increase the chances of a woman in Accra having a Pap smear and whether women who have recently visited clinics have higher chances of having had Pap smears. DESIGN A cross-sectional study METHODS A representative sample of women in Accra, Ghana was interviewed and the clinical and demographic factors influencing cervical cancer screening was assessed. RESULTS Out of 1193 women with complete data, only 25 (2.1%) had ever had a Pap smear performed though 171 (14.3%) had their last outpatient clinic visit for either a gynaecological consultation or a regular check up. Simple logistic regression showed that a high educational level, high socioeconomic status and a history over the past month of postmenopausal or intermenstrual bleeding significantly increased the odds of ever having a pap smear. Neither monthly income nor last clinic visit for a gynaecological consultation or regular check up increased the odds of having a pap smear. Multiple logistic regression showed that a high educational level and experiencing postmenopausal or intermenstrual bleeding were the most important determinants of ever having a Pap smear. CONCLUSION While we wait for a national program for cervical cancer screening, there is a need for clinicians to put more individual effort into ensuring that asymptomatic women are screened for cervical cancer.
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Santos C, Ventura A, Gomes AM, Pereira S, Almeida C, Seabra J, Segelmark M, Mattsson L, Said S, Olde B, Solem K, Yu X, Zhang B, Sun B, Mao H, Xing C, Gruss E, Portoles J, Tato A, Lopez-Sanchez P, Jimenez P, de la Cruz R, Furaz K, Martinez S, Mas M, Andres MM, Corchete E, Kim YO, Kim HG, Kim BS, Song HC, Choi EJ, Ibeas J, Vallespin J, Fortuno JR, Rodriguez-Jornet A, Grau C, Merino J, Branera J, Perendreu J, Granados I, Mateos A, Jimeno V, Moya C, Ramirez J, Falco J, Gimenez A, Garcia M, Morgado E, Pinho A, Guedes A, Guerreiro R, Mendes P, Bexiga I, Silva A, Marques J, Neves P, Shibata K, Iwamoto T, Murakami T, Ono S, Kaneda T, Kuji T, Kawata S, Satta H, Tamura K, Toya Y, Yanagi M, Umemura S, Yasuda G, Yong OL, Lim WWL, Yong KM, Tay KH, Lim EK, Yang WS, Tan SG, Choong HL, Hill A, Blatter D, Kim YO, Kim HG, Song HC, Choi EJ, Kim SY, Min JK, Park WD, Kim HG, Kim YO, Kim BS, Kim SY, Min JK, Park WD, Ibeas J, Fortuno JR, Branera J, Rodriguez- Jornet A, Perendreu J, Marcet M, Vinuesa X, Mateo A, Jimeno V, Fernandez M, Moya C, Rivera J, Falco J, Garcia M, Shibahara H, Shibahara N, Takahashi S, Shibahara H, Shibahara N, Takahashi S, Kanaa M, Wright MJ, Sandoe JAT, Freudiger H, Dupret J, Jacquemoud MC, Rossi L, Kampouris C, Hatzimpaloglou A, Karamouzis M, Pliakos C, Malindretos P, Roudenko I, Grekas D, Costa AC, Santana A, Neves F, Costa AGD, Chaudhry M, Bhola C, Joarder M, Lok C, Coentrao L, Faria B, Frazao J, Pestana M, Sun XF, Yang Y, Wang J, Lin HL, Li JJ, Yao L, Zhao JY, Zhang ZM, Lun LD, Zhang JR, Zhang YM, Li MX, Jiang SM, Wang Y, Zhu HY, Chen XM, Caeiro F, Carvalho D, Cruz J, Ribeiro dos Santos J, Nolasco F, Bartlett R, Pandya B, Viana N, Machado S, Gil C, Lucas C, Mendes A, Barata J, Freitas L, Campos M, Rikker C, Juhasz E, Toth A, Vizi I, Tornoci L, Rosivall L, Tovarosi S, Cho S, Kim S, Lee YJ, Kanai H, Harada K, Nasu S, Shinozaki M, Shibahara N, Shibahara H, Takahashi S, Esenturk M, Zengin M, Ogun F, Akdemir A, Colak C, Pekince G, Gerasimovska V, Oncevski A, Gerasimovska-Kitanovska B, Sikole A, Kiselev N, Chernyshev S, Zlokazov V, Idov E, Bacallao Mendez R, Avila A, Salgado J, Llerena B, Badell A, Aties M, Severn A, Metcalfe W, Traynor J, Boyd J, Kerssens J, Henderson A, Simpson K, Roca-Tey R, Samon S, Ibrik O, Roda E, Gonzalez JC, Viladoms J, Malindretos P, Bamidis P, Liaskos C, Papagiannis A, Vrochides D, Frantzidis C, Sarafidis P, Lasaridis A, Chryssogonidis I, Nikolaidis P, Ibeas J, Vallespin J, Fortuno JR, Merino J, Rodriguez-Jornet A, Branera J, Grau C, Granados I, Mateos A, Jimeno V, Perndreu J, Moya C, Rivera J, Falco J, Gimenez A, Garcia M, Moyses Neto M, Ferreira V, Martinez R, Tercariol CAS, Lima DAFS, Figueiredo JFC, Costa JAC, Alayoud A, Hamzi A, Akhmouch I, Aatif T, Oualim Z, Jankovic A, Ilic M, Damjanovic T, Djuric Z, Popovic J, Adam J, Dimkovic N. Vascular access. Clin Kidney J 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/4.s2.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mohammed FM, Roberts EPL, Hill A, Campen AK, Brown NW. Continuous water treatment by adsorption and electrochemical regeneration. WATER RESEARCH 2011; 45:3065-3074. [PMID: 21511325 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2010] [Revised: 11/16/2010] [Accepted: 03/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This study describes a process for water treatment by continuous adsorption and electrochemical regeneration using an air-lift reactor. The process is based on the adsorption of dissolved organic pollutants onto an adsorbent material (a graphite intercalation compound, Nyex(®)1000) and subsequent electrochemical regeneration of the adsorbent leading to oxidation of the adsorbed pollutant. Batch experiments were carried out to determine the adsorption kinetics and equilibrium isotherm for adsorption of a sample contaminant, the organic dye Acid Violet 17. The adsorbent circulation rate, the residence time distribution (RTD) of the reactor, and treatment by continuous adsorption and electrochemical regeneration were studied to investigate the process performance. The RTD behaviour could be approximated as a continuously stirred tank. It was found that greater than 98% removal could be achieved for continuous treatment by adsorption and electrochemical regeneration for feed concentrations of up to 300 mg L(-1). A steady state model has been developed for the process performance, assuming full regeneration of the adsorbent in the electrochemical cell. Experimental data and modelled predictions (using parameters for the adsorbent circulation rate, adsorption kinetics and isotherm obtained experimentally) of the dye removal achieved were found to be in good agreement.
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Kraemer M, Haertig S, Hill A, Uekermann J, Wiltfang J, Kis B. [Huntington's chorea mimicking adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]. DER NERVENARZT 2011; 82:360-362. [PMID: 21308357 DOI: 10.1007/s00115-011-3251-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Barka N, Kopcak M, Kelly T, Schendel M, Hill A, Grangaard R, Allen N, Shecterle L, St Cyr J. Pressure load-sensing assessments of the right ventricular outflow tract and main pulmonary artery. J INVEST SURG 2011; 24:77-80. [PMID: 21345007 DOI: 10.3109/08941939.2010.526683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Surgical repairs for congenital right ventricular outflow tract disease have commonly required multiple procedures because of hemodynamic failures from previous operations. Over the past decade, the percutaneous placement of stented valve prostheses in a failed right ventricular outflow tract conduit to restore acceptable pulmonary valve function has produced acceptable results; however, the incidence of stent fractures post-implantation in these stented valve prostheses has aroused concerns. In order to investigate this problem, sequential, pressure load-sensing assessments throughout the right ventricular outflow tract and into the main pulmonary artery would be required to effectively evaluate the degree of physiological loading along these sites. Customarily, to perform these assessments, multiple cardiopulmonary bypass procedures, as well as multiple pulmonary arteriotomies would be required, both of which carry their own risks. Owing to these risks, we developed a successful surgical technique for sequential load-sensing evaluations throughout the right ventricular outflow tract and main pulmonary artery using a single cardiopulmonary bypass session and one pulmonary arteriotomy. This technique successfully provided a means to prevent multiple arteriotomies and bypass sessions without complications while obtaining reproducible data in evaluating pressure load-sensing states throughout the right ventricular outflow tract and main pulmonary artery in adult sheep.
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Brouwer A, Hill A, Woodward MJ. What makes a Salmonella
strain epidemic? An expert opinion workshop. Vet Rec 2011; 168:98. [DOI: 10.1136/vr.c5429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Kelly RJ, Hill A, Arnold LM, Khursigara G, Kanagasundaram NS, Hillmen P. Eculizumab for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is effective during the maintenance of hemodialysis for end stage renal failure. Leuk Res 2010; 35:560-2. [PMID: 21145109 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2010.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Revised: 10/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Taylor J, Chalmers J, Singanayagam A, Akram A, Choudhury G, Mandal P, Hill A. S127 Is healthcare associated pneumonia a distinct clinical phenotype? Thorax 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.150946.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Arribas JR, Hill A, Garcia I, Anceau A. Cost-efficacy analysis of the MONET trial using Spanish antiretroviral drug prices. J Int AIDS Soc 2010. [PMCID: PMC3113022 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-s4-p235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Jackson AGA, Hill A, Else LJ, Back DJ, Morley R, Puls R, Amin J, Lin E, Boffito M. Pharmacokinetics of plasma lopinavir/ritonavir following the administration of 400/100, 200/150, and 200/50 mg twice daily in HIV-negative volunteers. J Int AIDS Soc 2010. [PMCID: PMC3112961 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-s4-p180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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McHugh S, Corrigan M, Cowman S, Tierney S, Dimitrov B, Hill A, Humphreys H. P09.13 Development of a targeted e-learning programme for surgical infection prevention. J Hosp Infect 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s0195-6701(10)60102-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Solon JG, Al-Azawi D, Hill A, Deasy J, McNamara DA. Colonoscopy and computerized tomography scan are not sufficient to localize right-sided colonic lesions accurately. Colorectal Dis 2010; 12:e267-72. [PMID: 19930147 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.02144.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIM Accurate preoperative localization of colonic lesions is critical especially in laparoscopic colectomy where tactile localization is absent particularly in screen-detected tumours. The study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of colonoscopy and double-contrast computerized tomography (CT) scan to localize lesions treated by right hemicolectomy. METHOD A retrospective chart review was performed of patients treated by right hemicolectomy under the colorectal service between July 2003 and October 2006. Preoperative tumour location determined by CT scan and colonoscopy was compared with the intra-operative and histopathological findings. RESULTS Out of 101 patients, 73 (73%) were for adenoma or cancer, with a final diagnosis of adenocarcinoma in 59 (58%). Preoperative localization was inaccurate in 29% of lesions using both CT and colonoscopy. In the transverse colon, colonoscopy alone was only 37.5% accurate, increasing to 62.5% when information from the CT scan was added. CONCLUSION Preoperative localization of right-sided colon cancers using colonoscopy and CT scanning is unreliable in at least 29% of cases. Inaccurate localization of transverse colon tumours risks inadequate lymphadenectomy with an adverse cancer outcome. Preoperative abdominal CT scan improves accuracy but endoscopic tattoo localization should be employed routinely especially in patients undergoing laparoscopic resection.
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Vedasalam S, Sipaul F, Hill A, Porter G. Nasendoscopy for unusual nasal symptoms. BMJ Case Rep 2010; 2010:2010/sep08_1/bcr0420102911. [PMID: 22778205 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.04.2010.2911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A 20-year-old woman who was fit and well presented with a history of left nasal blockage for 2 years. She was noted on anterior rhinoscopy to have nasal septal deviation towards the left. She was listed for septoplasty with the aim of relieving nasal obstruction. At operation she was found to have a mildly deviated septum to the left. There was also a rhinolith in the left nostril posterior to the deviated septum (figure 1). Following removal of the rhinolith, her nasal airway appeared adequate; hence, septoplasty was not performed. Postoperatively, the patient was pleased with the outcome. When the patient was shown the foreign body she recalled inserting a pen cover into her nose about 10 years previously (figure 2). When she presented to the Accident and Emergency department at that time she was told that there was no foreign body in her nose.
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Hill A, Nally P, Chalmers RM, Pritchard GC, Giles M. Quantitative Risk Assessment for Zoonotic Transmission of Cryptosporidium parvum Infection Attributable to Recreational Use of Farmland. Zoonoses Public Health 2010; 58:323-33. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01350.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Melnyk J, Smith A, Scott-Dupree C, Marcone M, Hill A. Identification of cheese mite species inoculated on Mimolette and Milbenkase cheese through cryogenic scanning electron microscopy. J Dairy Sci 2010; 93:3461-8. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2009] [Accepted: 05/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hill A, Sawyer W. Effects of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor backbone on the efficacy of first-line boosted highly active antiretroviral therapy based on protease inhibitors: meta-regression analysis of 12 clinical trials in 5168 patients. HIV Med 2010; 10:527-35. [PMID: 19785663 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2009.00724.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Tenofovir/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) and abacavir/lamivudine (ABC/3TC) are widely used with ritonavir (RTV)-boosted protease inhibitors (PIs) as first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), but there is conflicting evidence on their relative efficacy. The ACTG 5202 and BICOMBO trials suggested higher efficacy for TDF/FTC, whereas the HEAT trial showed no efficacy difference between the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) backbones. METHODS A systematic MEDLINE search identified 21 treatment arms in 12 clinical trials of 5168 antiretroviral-naïve patients, where TDF/FTC (n=3399) or ABC/3TC (n=1769) was used with RTV-boosted PI. For each NRTI backbone and RTV-boosted PI, the percentage of patients with viral load <50 HIV-1 RNA copies/mL at week 48 by standardized Intent to Treat, Time to Loss of Virological Failure (ITT TLOVR) analysis were combined using inverse-variance weighting. The effect of baseline HIV RNA, CD4 cell count and choice of NRTI backbone were examined using a weighted analysis of covariance. RESULTS Across all the trials, HIV RNA suppression rates were significantly higher for those with baseline viral load below 100,000 copies/mL (77.2%) vs. above 100,000 copies/mL (70.9%) (P=0.0005). For the trials of lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r), atazanavir/ritonavir (ATV/r) and fosamprenavir/ritonavir (FAPV/r) using either TDF/FTC or ABC/3TC, the HIV RNA responses were significantly lower when ABC/3TC was used, relative to TDF/FTC, for all patients (P=0.0015) and for patients with baseline viral load <100,000 copies/mL (70.1%vs. 80.6%, P=0.0161), and was borderline for those with viral load >100,000 copies/mL (67.5%vs. 71.5%, P=0.0523). CONCLUSIONS This systematic meta-regression analysis suggests higher efficacy for first-line use of a TDF/FTC NRTI backbone with boosted PIs, relative to use of ABC/3TC. However, this effect may be confounded by differences between the trials in terms of baseline characteristics, patient management or adherence.
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McKeage MJ, Gu Y, Wilson WR, Hill A, Amies K, Melink TJ, Jameson MB. Final results of a phase I trial of PR104, a pre-prodrug of the bioreductive prodrug PR104A, given weekly to solid tumor patients. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e13057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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McIlroy M, McCartan D, Early S, Pennington S, O'Gaora P, Hill A, Young L. Developmental protein HOXC11 cooperates with SRC-1 in breast cancer: an adaptive response to endocrine therapy. Breast Cancer Res 2010. [PMCID: PMC2875583 DOI: 10.1186/bcr2518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Hill A, Balanda K, Galbraith L, Greenacre J, Sinclair D. Profiling health in the UK and Ireland. Public Health 2010; 124:253-8. [PMID: 20462616 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2010] [Accepted: 03/08/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The technique of describing health using a range of measures has been termed 'health profiling'. This article discusses the emergence of health profiling in the UK and Ireland over recent years, led by the public health observatories (PHOs). The steps in developing health profiles are described, including defining the purpose, consulting users, choosing indicators, establishing the methods of presentation, disseminating and evaluating. Health profiles have developed and improved through collaboration between the PHOs in the UK and Ireland. Looking to the future, the PHOs are developing inter-related health profiles ranging from small area to European regions, enhanced and informed by the addition of themed profiles for different population groups, lifestyles and diseases.
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Jenner D, Hill A, Greenacre J, Enock K. Developing the public health intelligence workforce in the UK. Public Health 2010; 124:248-52. [PMID: 20400162 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2010] [Accepted: 03/08/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Recent UK health policies have consistently stressed the importance of basing local action on evidence and local intelligence. A suitably skilled workforce is required to achieve this. In recent years, a new cadre of skilled public health intelligence practitioners has emerged in the UK. This paper describes some of the steps taken by public health observatories and other organizations to grow and train this new workforce, and looks ahead to future developments building on the progress to date.
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Florence E, De Wit S, Castagna A, Ribera E, Hill A, Vanaken H, van Delft Y, Marks S. HIV RNA suppression rates after 24 weeks of treatment with etravirine, darunavir/ritonavir and raltegravir in the etravirine early access programme. Int J STD AIDS 2010; 21:224-5. [DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Fiske G, Hill A, Krouskos D, Legge D, Stagoll O. The community development in health project. COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDIES 2010; 13:93-9. [PMID: 2661133 DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1989.tb00181.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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This paper describes the purpose and process of a 15 month project established to develop resources to assist people who are seeking to use a community development approach in addressing health issues.
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Choong P, Wong T, Chan R, William M, Woods J, Hill A, Wilkes N, Kull T, Gunalingam B. Fluoroscopic Femoral Artery Puncture: Reducing the Risk of Vascular Complications. Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Clumeck N, Arribas JR, Pulick P, Fätkenheuer G, Hill A, Van Delft Y, Moecklinghoff C. Low-level viraemia during treatment with darunavir/r monotherapy versus DRV/r + 2NRTIs in the MONET trial. J Int AIDS Soc 2010. [PMCID: PMC3112831 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-s4-o19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Redmond A, Stafford A, McIlroy M, Hill A, Young L. The Interaction of High Mobility Group Proteins with the p160 Coactivator SRC-1; a Role in Endocrine Resistance. Cancer Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-5138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Breast cancer affects one woman in ten in the western world and despite the phenomenal advances in recent years, the mortality rate still remains at around 35%. Resistance to current endocrine therapies, including tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors, is common with recurrence of disease in 30-40% of patients. The estrogen receptor (ER) coactivator protein SRC-1 plays an important role in this resistance. We examined SRC-1 protein expression in a large cohort of breast cancer patients (n=560) and found expression to be a strong predictor of disease recurrence in patients treated with adjuvant tamoxifen (hazard ratio: 5.032, p<0.0001). Identification of SRC-1 interacting proteins will provide key insights into the role of SRC-1 in the development of tumour recurrence. We employed a mass spectrometry-based screen to identify proteins which could differentially interact with SRC-1 in endocrine resistant compared with endocrine sensitive breast cancer cells. Selected SRC-1 interacting proteins relevant to endocrine resistance include the high mobility proteins HMGB1 and HMGB2, which have previously been reported to enhance binding of the estrogen receptor to its response elements in target gene promoters. Immunoprecipitation assays confirmed increased interactions between HMGB2 and SRC-1 following treatment of the endocrine resistant cell line LY2 with tamoxifen and estrogen. Steroid treatment also increased trafficking of the coactivator and the SRC-1 interacting protein to the nucleus of tumour epithelial cells. Treatment enhanced recruitment of SRC-1 to the promoter of the oncogene c-Myc and enhanced target gene expression. HMGB2 expression in the breast cancer patient TMA correlated with SRC-1 and poor disease-free survival. These findings would indicate an important role for HMGB2 in the development of endocrine resistance in breast cancer patients.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(24 Suppl):Abstract nr 5138.
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Seaton A, Maxwell PJ, Hill A, Gallagher R, Pettigrew J, Wilson RH, Waugh DJJ. Inhibition of constitutive and cxc-chemokine-induced NF-kappaB activity potentiates ansamycin-based HSP90-inhibitor cytotoxicity in castrate-resistant prostate cancer cells. Br J Cancer 2009; 101:1620-9. [PMID: 19809428 PMCID: PMC2778515 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background: We determined how CXC-chemokine signalling and necrosis factor-κB (NF-κB) activity affected heat-shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor (geldanamycin (GA) and 17-allylamino-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG)) cytotoxicity in castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Methods: Geldanamycin and 17-AAG toxicity, together with the CXCR2 antagonist AZ10397767 or NF-κB inhibitor BAY11-7082, was assessed by 3-(4, 5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay in two CRPC lines, DU145 and PC3. Flow cytometry quantified apoptotic or necrosis profiles. Necrosis factor-κB activity was determined by luciferase readouts or indirectly by quantitative PCR and ELISA-based determination of CXCL8 expression. Results: Geldanamycin and 17-AAG reduced PC3 and DU145 cell viability, although PC3 cells were less sensitive. Addition of AZ10397767 increased GA (e.g., PC3 IC20: from 1.67±0.4 to 0.18±0.2 nM) and 17-AAG (PC3 IC20: 43.7±7.8 to 0.64±1.8 nM) potency in PC3 but not DU145 cells. Similarly, BAY11-7082 increased the potency of 17-AAG in PC3 but not in DU145 cells, correlating with the elevated constitutive NF-κB activity in PC3 cells. AZ10397767 increased 17-AAG-induced apoptosis and necrosis and decreased NF-κB activity/CXCL8 expression in 17-AAG-treated PC3 cells. Conclusion: Ansamycin cytotoxicity is enhanced by inhibiting NF-κB activity and/or CXC-chemokine signalling in CRPC cells. Detecting and/or inhibiting NF-κB activity may aid the selection and treatment response of CRPC patients to Hsp90 inhibitors.
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Hill A, Marcelin AG, Calvez V. Identification of new genotypic cut-off levels to predict the efficacy of lopinavir/ritonavir and darunavir/ritonavir in the TITAN trial. HIV Med 2009; 10:620-6. [PMID: 19601995 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2009.00734.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Genotypic algorithms used to predict the clinical efficacy of lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) have included a range of mutation lists and efficacy endpoints. Normally, HIV clinical trials are powered to detect a difference between treatment arms of 10-12% for the endpoint of viral load suppression <50 HIV-1 RNA copies/mL. The TITAN trial evaluated LPV/r vs. darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) in treatment-experienced patients with viral load >1000 copies/mL. This analysis aimed to re-evaluate resistance algorithms for LPV/r in the TITAN trial. METHODS Baseline genotype data were classified using seven genotypic resistance algorithms: International AIDS Society USA (IAS-USA) LPV mutations (current cut-off=6), Abbott 2007 mutation list (cut-off=3), ANRS mutations (cut-off=4), FDA mutations (cut-off=3), Stanford, REGA and IAS-USA major protease inhibitor (PI) mutations. Efficacy in the TITAN trial (HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/mL at week 48) was correlated with the number of mutations from each list, to show the 'efficacy advantage cut-off level': the number of mutations from each list associated with a difference in efficacy between treatment arms of at least 12%. RESULTS Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified lower genotypic cut-off levels than previously reported where there was at least 12% lower efficacy for LPV/r vs. DRV/r. These efficacy advantage cut-off levels were: IAS-USA LPV mutations, cut-off=3; Abbott 2007, cut-off=2; ANRS LPV, cut-off=3; FDA LPV mutations, cut-off=2; major IAS-USA PI mutations, cut-off=1; Stanford algorithm, cut-off=low-level LPV resistance; REGA algorithm, cut-off=intermediate-level LPV resistance. There were linear falls in HIV-1 RNA suppression rates with rising mutation counts in the TITAN, French LPV ATU, BMS-045 and RESIST trials. CONCLUSIONS The analysis identified more sensitive cut-off levels for LPV genotypic algorithms, below those currently used.
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Slack A, Hill A, Jackson S. Is there a role for a specialist physiotherapist in the multi-disciplinary management of women with stress incontinence referred from primary care to a specialist continence clinic? J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2009; 28:410-2. [DOI: 10.1080/01443610802149772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hill A. 24 PNH: new options. Leuk Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(09)70023-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Robinson M, Gray SR, Watson MS, Kennedy G, Hill A, Belch JJF, Nimmo MA. Plasma IL-6, its soluble receptors and F2-isoprostanes at rest and during exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2009; 20:282-90. [PMID: 19422646 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00895.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The aim of the current study was to investigate the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), its soluble receptors (sIL-6R and sgp130) and F(2)-isoprostanes, at rest and during exercise, in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Six male CFS patients and six healthy controls performed an incremental exercise test to exhaustion and a submaximal exercise bout to exhaustion. Blood samples taken in the submaximal test at rest, immediately post-exercise and 24 h post-exercise were analyzed for IL-6, sIL-6R, sgp130 and F(2)-isoprostanes. A further 33 CFS and 33 healthy control participants gave a resting blood sample for IL-6 and sIL-6R measurement. During the incremental exercise test only power output at the lactate threshold was lower (P<0.05) in the CFS group. F(2)-isoprostanes were higher (P<0.05) in CFS patients at rest and this difference persisted immediately and 24 h post-exercise. The exercise study found no differences in IL-6, sIL-6R or sgp130 at any time point between groups. In the larger resting group, there were no differences in IL-6 and sIL-6R between CFS and control groups. This investigation has demonstrated that patients with CFS do not have altered plasma levels of IL-6, sIL-6R or sgp130 either at rest or following exercise. F(2)-isoprostanes, however, were consistently higher in CFS patients.
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Bradford C, Hill A, Wilkinson J. English health profiles--did they do what was expected? An evaluation of Health Profiles 2006. Public Health 2009; 123:311-5. [PMID: 19303119 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2008] [Revised: 12/22/2008] [Accepted: 01/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of Health Profiles 2006 by English local authorities, and to determine what changes need to be made to the profiles to have an impact on their target audience. STUDY DESIGN A telephone- and web-based survey of a sample of the health profiles' target audience was conducted, along with an analysis of web statistics. METHODS In total, 285 telephone interviews were undertaken. Fifty-three percent of the respondents were National Health Service employees. An evaluation form was also available through the Health Profiles website, which elicited 117 responses (19 scrutiny officers and 83 members of the public). RESULTS There was a positive response to the content and format of Health Profiles 2006. The majority of respondents felt that the profiles provided a unique summary of local-authority-based health and health inequality information that was both accessible and understandable. CONCLUSIONS A number of recommendations are made to improve health profile production as a tool for information for health improvement. These include simplifying graphics, greater local input into commentary, and a more interactive website so that the data can be accessed and explored. However, the recommendations for change must be viewed alongside the number of comments specifically relating to the English health profiles that nothing should be changed other than updating the data and filling in the gaps.
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Rao S, Starling N, Cunningham D, Benson M, Wotherspoon A, Lüpfert C, Kurek R, Oates J, Baselga J, Hill A. Phase I study of epirubicin, cisplatin and capecitabine plus matuzumab in previously untreated patients with advanced oesophagogastric cancer. Br J Cancer 2009; 99:868-74. [PMID: 19238629 PMCID: PMC2538760 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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To evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the humanised antiepidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibody matuzumab combined with epirubicin, cisplatin and capecitabine (ECX) in patients as first-line treatment for advanced oesophagogastric cancer that express epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). This was a phase I dose escalation study of matuzumab at 400 and 800 mg weekly and 1200 mg every 3 weeks combined with ECX (epirubicin 50 mg m−2, cisplatin 60 mg m−2 on day 1 and capecitabine 1000 mg m−2 daily). Patients were treated until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or for a maximum of eight cycles. Twenty-one patients were treated with matuzumab at three different dose levels (DLs) combined with ECX. The main dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) was grade 3 lethargy at 1200 mg matuzumab every 3 weeks and thus 800 mg matuzumab weekly was the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD). Other common toxicities included rash, nausea, stomatitis and diarrhoea. Pharmacokinetic evaluation demonstrated that the coadministration of ECX did not alter the exposure of matuzumab. Pharmacodynamic studies on skin biopsies demonstrated inhibition of the EGFR pathway. Objective response rates of 65% (95% confidence interval (CI): 43–82), disease stabilisation of 25% (95% CI: 11–47) and a disease control rate (CR+PR+SD) of 90% were achieved overall. The MTD of matuzumab in combination with ECX was 800 mg weekly, and at this DL it was well-tolerated and showed encouraging antitumour activity. At the doses evaluated in serial skin biopsies, matuzumab decreased phosphorylation of EGFR and MAPK, and increased phosphorylation of STAT-3.
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Hill QA, Hill A, Allard S, Murphy MF. Towards better blood transfusion - recruitment and training. Transfus Med 2009; 19:2-5. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2008.00901.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Naylor R, Hill A, Barnham K. Is Covalently Crosslinked Aβ Responsible for Synaptotoxicity in Alzheimers Disease? Curr Alzheimer Res 2008; 5:533-9. [DOI: 10.2174/156720508786898433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Al-Hilli Z, Redmond A, Hill A, Young L. The transcriptional regulation of genes in invasive breast cancer; A role for AIB-1 and PEA-3. Eur J Surg Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.06.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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McCartan D, McIlroy M, Early S, Hill A, Young L. A role for the developmental protein HOXc11 as a mediator of endocrine resistance in breast cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.06.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Quinn A, McIlroy M, McNamara D, Hill A, Young L. The ets transcription factor PEA 3 in association with the co activator ACTR mediates colorectal cancer progression. Eur J Surg Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.06.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Whalen KA, Legault H, Hang C, Hill A, Kasaian M, Donaldson D, Bensch GW, Bensch G, Baker J, Reddy PS, Wood N, Ramarao MK, Ellis DK, Csimma C, McKee C, Clark JD, Ryan J, Dorner AJ, O'Toole M. In vitro allergen challenge of peripheral blood induces differential gene expression in mononuclear cells of asthmatic patients: inhibition of cytosolic phospholipase A2alpha overcomes the asthma-associated response. Clin Exp Allergy 2008; 38:1590-605. [PMID: 18665843 PMCID: PMC2613256 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03059.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2007] [Revised: 05/01/2008] [Accepted: 05/12/2008] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Existing treatments for asthma are not effective in all patients and disease exacerbations are common, highlighting the need for increased understanding of disease mechanisms and novel treatment strategies. The leukotriene pathway including the enzyme responsible for arachidonic acid release from cellular phospholipids, cPLA(2)alpha, is a major contributor to asthmatic responses and an attractive target in asthma therapies. OBJECTIVE The study reported here investigates (a) the differential effects of in vitro exposure of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to allergen between asthma and healthy subjects, and (b) the contribution of cPLA(2)alpha to these differences in gene expression. METHODS In vitro responses of asthma (N=26) and healthy (N=11) subject PBMC samples to allergen stimulation in the presence and absence of cPLA(2)alpha inhibition or 5-lipoxygenase inhibition were compared at the gene expression level using oligonucleotide arrays and at the protein level using ELISA. RESULTS Subject samples within both asthma and healthy groups showed allergen-dependent cytokine production and allergen-dependent gene expression changes, although transcriptional profiling identified 153 genes that were modulated significantly differently by allergen between asthma and healthy subjects. Among these were genes previously associated with asthma, but the majority (about 80%) have not previously been associated with asthma. CONCLUSIONS Transcriptional profiling elucidated novel gene expression differences between the asthmatic and healthy subject samples. Although 5-lipoxygenase inhibition did not significantly affect allergen-modulated gene expression, the inhibition of cPLA(2)alpha activity affected many of the allergen-dependent, asthma-associated gene expression changes.
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Little J, Gilmour M, Mossey PA, FitzPatrick D, Cardy A, Clayton-Smith J, Hill A, Duthie SJ, Fryer AE, Molloy AM, Scott JM. Folate and Clefts of the Lip and Palate—A U.K.-Based Case-Control Study: Part II: Biochemical and Genetic Analysis. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2008; 45:428-38. [DOI: 10.1597/06-151.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objective: To investigate associations between nonsyndromic oral clefts and biochemical measures of folate status and the MTHFR C677T variant in the United Kingdom, where there has been no folic acid fortification program. Method: Dietary details were obtained from the mothers of 112 cases of cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL±P), 78 cleft palate only (CP) cases, and 248 unaffected infants. Infant and parental MTHFR C677T genotype was determined. Red blood cell (RBC) and serum folate and homocysteine levels were assessed in 12-month postpartum blood samples from a subset of mothers. The data were analyzed by logistic and log-linear regression methods. Results: There was an inverse association between CL±P and maternal MTHFR CT (odds ratio [OR] = 0.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.31–0.95) and TT (OR = 0.6, 95% CI = 0.21–1.50) genotypes, with similar risk estimates for CP. There was no clear association with infant MTHFR genotype. Higher levels of maternal postpartum RBC and serum folate were associated with a lower risk for CL±P and an increased risk for CP. Higher levels of serum homocysteine were associated with a slightly increased risk for both CL±P and CP. Conclusion: While the inverse relation between the mother's having the MTHFR C677T variant and both CL±P and CP suggests perturbation of maternal folate metabolism is of etiological importance, contrasting relations between maternal postpartum levels of RBC and serum folate by type of cleft are difficult to explain.
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Hill A, Ujeyl M, Habermann N, Berner W, Briken P. Schuldfähigkeit bei sexuellen Tötungsdelikten. FORTSCHRITTE DER NEUROLOGIE-PSYCHIATRIE 2008; 76:343-53. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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McFarlane S, Hill A, Johnston PG, Waugh DJJ. Characterization of a cytoskeletal signaling pathway underpinning CD44-initiated, integrin-mediated adhesion of breast cancer cells to bone marrow endothelium. Breast Cancer Res 2008. [PMCID: PMC3300739 DOI: 10.1186/bcr1920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Hill A, McFarlane S, Johnston PG, Waugh DJJ. CD44 signalling increases cathepsin K and MT1MMP expression to potentiate breast cancer cell invasion through collagen I. Breast Cancer Res 2008. [PMCID: PMC3300736 DOI: 10.1186/bcr1917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Galarraga B, Ho M, Youssef HM, Hill A, McMahon H, Hall C, Ogston S, Nuki G, Belch JJF. Cod liver oil (n-3 fatty acids) as an non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug sparing agent in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2008; 47:665-9. [PMID: 18362100 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Dose-dependant gastrointestinal and cardiovascular side-effects limit the use of NSAIDs in the management of RA. The n-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs) have previously demonstrated some anti-inflammatory and NSAID-sparing properties. The objective of this study was to determine whether cod liver oil supplementation helps reduce daily NSAID requirement of patients with RA. METHODS Dual-centre, double-blind placebo-controlled randomized study of 9 months' duration. Ninety-seven patients with RA were randomized to take either 10 g of cod liver oil containing 2.2 g of n-3 EFAs or air-filled identical placebo capsules. Documentation of NSAID daily requirement, clinical and laboratory parameters of RA disease activity and safety checks were done at 0, 4, 12, 24 and 36 weeks. At 12 weeks, patients were instructed to gradually reduce, and if possible, stop their NSAID intake. Relative reduction of daily NSAID requirement by >30% after 9 months was the primary outcome measure. RESULTS Fifty-eight patients (60%) completed the study. Out of 49 patients 19 (39%) in the cod liver oil group and out of 48 patients 5 (10%) in the placebo group were able to reduce their daily NSAID requirement by >30% (P = 0.002, chi-squared test). No differences between the groups were observed in the clinical parameters of RA disease activity or in the side-effects observed. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that cod liver oil supplements containing n-3 fatty acids can be used as NSAID-sparing agents in RA patients.
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Ananworanich J, Nuesch R, Cote HCF, Kerr SJ, Hill A, Jupimai T, Laopraynak N, Saenawat S, Ruxrungtham K, Hirschel B. Changes in metabolic toxicity after switching from stavudine/didanosine to tenofovir/lamivudine--a Staccato trial substudy. J Antimicrob Chemother 2008; 61:1340-3. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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