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Schuettfort G, Röther C, Berger A, Fokas E, Fraunholz I, Groh A, Haberl A, Khaykin P, Martin D, Rödel C, Vehreschild M, Stephan C. Differences in the Course of CD4 and CD8 Cells After Chemoradiotherapy in People Living with HIV with Anal Cancer. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2024; 40:198-203. [PMID: 37756364 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2023.0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Incidence of anal carcinoma (AC) in people living with HIV (PLWH) is increased compared to the general population. Adverse effects of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) on the immune system are associated with a significant detrimental prognosis on overall survival in patients receiving CRT for solid tumors. The aim of this study was to evaluate immunological factors, in particular the differences in recovery of CD4+ and CD8+ cell counts before and after CRT for AC in PLWH. Retrospective single-center chart review extraction to analyze immunological data collected from PLWH with AC; descriptive statistics were used. Thirty-six PLWH with histologically proven AC were included in the analysis. Absolute CD4 cell count 60 months after CRT was 67.2% of the value at the beginning of CRT, whereas the CD8 cell count reached 82.3%. These differences were statistically significant (p = .048), whereas CD4/CD8-ratio remained stable. The findings of the presented study regarding CD4+ and CD8+ cell recovery after CRT are congruent with results from prior studies in non-HIV infected patients. Although not reaching the level of prior CRT T cell numbers, the ability to generate CD8+ cells seems to be better recovered, while CD4+ regeneration is more impaired. These observations are best explained by faster recovery of CD8+ cells via thymic-independent pathways, which are not available for regeneration of CD4+ cells. Further studies with larger numbers of patients are required to analyze the specific CD4+ and CD8+ cell subsets.
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- Gundolf Schuettfort
- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Virology and University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Koh DH. The relationship between heated cigarette smoking and blood white blood cell count: a population-based cross-sectional study. Public Health 2023; 222:154-159. [PMID: 37544126 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Conventional cigarette smoking increases inflammation and white blood cell (WBC) counts. However, there have been limited studies on the relationship between heated cigarette smoking and WBC counts. This study aimed to examine this relationship using nationally representative population-based health data. STUDY DESIGN This was a population-based cross-sectional study. METHODS The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database was used to analyze this relationship. Data related to sex, age, body mass index (BMI), WBC count, and smoking history were obtained from the database. The smoking-related questionnaires included smoking status, smoking type (heated or conventional cigarettes), and smoking amount. The summary statistics of the WBC counts were calculated according to sex, smoking status, and smoking type. In addition, the exposure-response relationship between the smoking amount and WBC count was examined by smoking type, controlling for sex, age, and BMI. RESULTS In total, 9747 WBC measurements were used in the analyses. WBC count increased in conventional cigarette smokers, while there was no significant difference in WBC count between heated cigarette smokers and non-smokers. The WBC count showed a positive dose-response relationship with the smoking amount in both conventional and heated cigarette smokers. CONCLUSIONS The results confirm that conventional cigarette smoking increases WBC counts. Furthermore, the results suggest that heated cigarette smoking does not lead to a significant increase in WBC counts, although it indicates a potential dose-response relationship with WBC count. Further research with larger sample sizes is needed to confirm whether these results reflect true associations.
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- D-H Koh
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, South Korea.
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Alzubi R, Alzoubi H, Katsigiannis S, West D, Ramzan N. Automated Detection of Substance-Use Status and Related Information from Clinical Text. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:9609. [PMID: 36559979 PMCID: PMC9783118 DOI: 10.3390/s22249609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study aims to develop and evaluate an automated system for extracting information related to patient substance use (smoking, alcohol, and drugs) from unstructured clinical text (medical discharge records). The authors propose a four-stage system for the extraction of the substance-use status and related attributes (type, frequency, amount, quit-time, and period). The first stage uses a keyword search technique to detect sentences related to substance use and to exclude unrelated records. In the second stage, an extension of the NegEx negation detection algorithm is developed and employed for detecting the negated records. The third stage involves identifying the temporal status of the substance use by applying windowing and chunking methodologies. Finally, in the fourth stage, regular expressions, syntactic patterns, and keyword search techniques are used in order to extract the substance-use attributes. The proposed system achieves an F1-score of up to 0.99 for identifying substance-use-related records, 0.98 for detecting the negation status, and 0.94 for identifying temporal status. Moreover, F1-scores of up to 0.98, 0.98, 1.00, 0.92, and 0.98 are achieved for the extraction of the amount, frequency, type, quit-time, and period attributes, respectively. Natural Language Processing (NLP) and rule-based techniques are employed efficiently for extracting substance-use status and attributes, with the proposed system being able to detect substance-use status and attributes over both sentence-level and document-level data. Results show that the proposed system outperforms the compared state-of-the-art substance-use identification system on an unseen dataset, demonstrating its generalisability.
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- Raid Alzubi
- Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Computer Science, Durham University, Upper Mountjoy Campus, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, High St., Paisley PA1 2BE, UK
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, High St., Paisley PA1 2BE, UK
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Bircan E, Bezirhan U, Porter A, Fagan P, Orloff MS. Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers. Tob Induc Dis 2021; 19:75. [PMID: 34720794 PMCID: PMC8530195 DOI: 10.18332/tid/142579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Although smoking is a strong risk factor for lung diseases including asthma, COPD, and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS), studies are needed to examine the association between e-cigarettes and asthma, COPD, and ACOS. This study evaluated the association between e-cigarette use and self-reported diagnosis of asthma, COPD, and ACOS using a large nationally representative sample of adults aged ≥18 years in the United States. METHODS Cross-sectional data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) from 2016 to 2018 were used to examine self-reported information on current e-cigarette use, demographic variables, and asthma and COPD status among never cigarette smokers (n=8736). Asthma and COPD were measured by self-reported diagnosis, and respondents who reported having both diagnoses were then classified as having ACOS. Of the 469077 never cigarette smokers, 4368 non-e-cigarette users were 1:1 propensity score-matched to e-cigarette users on age, sex, race/ethnicity and education level. We used multinomial logistic regression to examine association between current e-cigarette use and self-report asthma, COPD, and ACOS while controlling for marital status and employment in addition to matching variables. RESULTS Compared with never e-cigarette users, e-cigarette users had increased odds of self-reported ACOS (OR=2.27; 95% CI: 2.23–2.31), asthma (OR=1.26; 95% CI: 1.25–1.27) and COPD (OR=1.44; 95% CI: 1.42–1.46). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that e-cigarette use is associated with an increased odds of self-reported asthma, COPD, and ACOS among never combustible cigarette smokers. BRFSS provides cross-sectional survey data, therefore a causal relationship between e-cigarette use and the three lung diseases cannot be evaluated. Future longitudinal studies are needed to validate these findings.
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- Emine Bircan
- Department of Epidemiology, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States.,Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, United States
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- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States.,Center for the Study of Tobacco, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States.,Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States
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Wang CP, Lu YC, Hung WC, Tsai IT, Chang YH, Hu DW, Hsu CC, Wu CC, Wei CT, Chung FM, Lee YJ. Inter-relationship of risk factors and pathways associated with chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a structural equation modelling analysis. Public Health 2021; 190:135-144. [PMID: 33451823 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Diabetes mellitus is the most common cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, the inter-relationships and pathogenetic mechanisms among risk factors are still largely unknown. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was applied to test a hypothesis of causal pathways related to CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). STUDY DESIGN This is a prospective observational study. METHODS A total of 3395 patients with T2DM were enrolled in this study. A hypothesised SEM was applied to assess associations among demographic data, diabetic self-management behaviours, diabetes control, lifestyle, psycho-social, chronic inflammation factors, anthropometric and metabolic variables simultaneously and the risk of CKD. RESULTS Demographic data (including education, marital status and mini-mental state examination score) (-0.075), white blood cell count (0.084), high blood pressure (0.144), World Health Organisation (WHO) 5 well-being index (-0.082), diabetes control (0.099), triglyceride (0.091) and uric acid (0.282) levels had direct effects on the risk of CKD. The final model could explain 26% of the variability in baseline CKD status. In addition, the same direct and specific indirect factors at baseline CKD status analysis contributed to the risk of CKD at the 12-month follow-up. The final model could explain 31% of the variability in the risk of CKD at the 12-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS This study investigates associations between factors obtained from real-world daily practice and CKD status simultaneously and delineates the potential pathways and inter-relationships of the risk factors that contribute to the development of CKD in patients with T2DM.
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- C-P Wang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan; School of Medicine for International Students, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan; School of Medicine for International Students, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan; The School of Chinese Medicine for Post Baccalaureate, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan
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- Lee's Endocrinologic Clinic, Pingtung, 90000, Taiwan
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- Lee's Endocrinologic Clinic, Pingtung, 90000, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan; The School of Chinese Medicine for Post Baccalaureate, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan; Health Examination Center, E-Da Dachang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan; The School of Chinese Medicine for Post Baccalaureate, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Cancer Hospital, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan
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- Lee's Endocrinologic Clinic, Pingtung, 90000, Taiwan.
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Sex difference in clinical presentation of patients with infectious mononucleosis caused by Epstein-Barr virus. J Infect Chemother 2020; 26:1181-1185. [PMID: 32620422 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2020.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION There are few studies on sex difference in patients with infectious mononucleosis caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV-IM). We performed a retrospective study to evaluate the sex difference in clinical presentation of patients with EBV-IM. METHODS We performed a single-center retrospective study evaluating >14-year-old patients with serologically confirmed EBV-IM during 2006-2017. We compared the patients' age, symptoms, physical findings, and laboratory data between male and female patients. To adjust for confounding factors, we performed a logistic regression analysis based on the results of univariate comparisons. RESULT Of the 122 eligible patients (56 male and 66 female, ratio: 1:1.2), the median ages were 26 years old (interquartile range [IR], 22-31.5 years old]) and 22 years old (IR, 20-25 years old) for males and females, respectively (p < 0.001). Headache was significantly more prevalent in males (25.0% vs. 10.6%, p = 0.036). Leukocyte count was also significantly higher in males (11,400/mm3 [IR, 7,600-14,100/mm3] vs. 9,400/mm3 [IR, 6,600-11,600/mm3], p = 0.021). The prevalence of periorbital edema (male: 3.6% vs. female: 18.1%, p = 0.012) and severity of transaminase elevation were significantly higher in females. The regression analysis evaluating clinical characteristics of male patients showed that age >30 years old, headache, and leukocyte >11,000/mm3 had high odds ratios. CONCLUSION Our single-center retrospective study suggests that older age of onset, headache, and leukocytosis are more likely to be characteristics of male patients with EBV-IM. Our study also underscores the importance of periorbital edema as a clue for early diagnosis of EBV-IM, especially in female patients.
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Jayasuriya NA, Kjaergaard AD, Pedersen KM, Sørensen AL, Bak M, Larsen MK, Nordestgaard BG, Bojesen SE, Çolak Y, Skov V, Kjaer L, Tolstrup JS, Hasselbalch HC, Ellervik C. Smoking, blood cells and myeloproliferative neoplasms: meta-analysis and Mendelian randomization of 2·3 million people. Br J Haematol 2019; 189:323-334. [PMID: 31875952 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Meta-analyses and Mendelian randomization (MR) may clarify the associations of smoking, blood cells and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). We investigated the association of smoking with blood cells in the Danish General Suburban Population Study (GESUS, n = 11 083), by meta-analyses (including GESUS) of 92 studies (n = 531 741) and MR of smoking variant CHRNA3 (rs1051730[A]) in UK Biobank, and with MPN in a meta-analysis of six studies (n (total/cases):1 425 529/2187), totalling 2 307 745 participants. In the meta-analysis the random-effects standardized mean difference (SMD) in current smokers versus non-smokers was 0·82 (0·75-0·89, P = 2·0 * 10-108 ) for leukocytes, 0·09 (-0·02 to 0·21, P = 0·12) for erythrocytes, 0·53 (0·42-0·64, P = 8·0 * 10-22 ) for haematocrit, 0·42 (0·34-0·51, P = 7·1 * 10-21 ) for haemoglobin, 0·19 (0·08-0·31, P = 1·2 * 10-3 ) for mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), 0·29 (0·19-0·39, P = 1·6 * 10-8 ) for mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and 0·04 (-0·04 to 0·13, P = 0·34) for platelets with trends for ever/ex-/current smokers, light/heavy smokers and female/male smokers. Analyses presented high heterogeneity but low publication bias. Per allele in CHRNA3, cigarettes per day in current smokers was associated with increased blood cell counts (leukocytes, neutrophils), MCH, red cell distribution width (RDW) and MCV. The pooled fixed-effects odds ratio for MPN was 1·44 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1·33-1·56; P = 1·8 * 10-19 ; I2 = 0%] in current smokers, 1·29 (1·15-1·44; P = 8·0 * 10-6 ; I2 = 0%) in ex-smokers, 1·49 (1·26-1·77; P = 4·4 * 10-6 ; I2 = 0%) in light smokers and 2·04 (1·74-2·39, P = 2·3 * 10-18 ; I2 = 51%) in heavy smokers compared with non-smokers. Smoking is observationally and genetically associated with increased leukocyte counts and red blood cell indices (MCH, MCV, RDW) and observationally with risk of MPN in current and ex-smokers versus non/never-smokers.
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- Nimesh A Jayasuriya
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Hematology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Hematology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry and the Copenhagen General Population Study, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry and the Copenhagen General Population Study, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry and the Copenhagen General Population Study, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Hematology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Production, Research, and Innovation; Region Zealand, Sorø, Denmark.,Division of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Bjerrum OW, Siersma V, Hasselbalch HC, Lind B, Andersen CL. Association of the blood eosinophil count with end-organ symptoms. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2019; 45:11-18. [PMID: 31360453 PMCID: PMC6637252 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2019.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Introduction Eosinophilia may cause organ dysfunction, but an exact relation between eosinophil blood counts and adverse outcomes has not been described. The aim of the study is to associate in one model both normal and increased blood eosinophil counts to the subsequent development of common conditions in internal medicine, in which eosinophil granulocytes may play a role for the symptoms. Methods From the Copenhagen Primary Care Differential Count (CopDiff) Database, we identified 359,950 individuals with at least one differential cell count (DIFF) during 2000–2007. From these, one DIFF was randomly chosen. From the Danish National Patient Register we ascertained organ damage, within four years following the DIFF. Using multivariable logistic regression, odds ratios were calculated and adjusted for previous eosinophilia, sex, age, year, month, CRP and comorbid conditions. Results Risks for skin- and respiratory disease were increased from above the median eosinophil count of 0.16 × 109/l and reached a plateau around 1.0 × 109/l. Furthermore, risks of most outcomes also increased when the eosinophil count approached zero. Conclusions The observed U-shaped association with a plateau of risks around 1 × 109/l indicates that the risk for symptoms due to eosinophilia do not increase proportionate at higher counts. This study demonstrates for the first time that there is indeed an increased risk below median count of 0.16 × 109/l for an increased risk for the same manifestations. Clinically, it means that a normal or even low count of eosinophils do not rule out a risk for organ affection by eosinophils, and may contribute to explain, why patients may have normal eosinophil counts in e.g. asthma or allergy and still have symptoms from the lungs and skin, most likely explained by the extravasation of eosinophils. Blood eosinophilia may cause end-organ symptoms. An exact relation between eosinophil count and outcome has not been demonstrated. Eosinophil numbers correlate to organ damage even below the definition of eosinophilia. This association is U-shaped between organ manifestations and eosinophil count in blood. A plateau of risks is observed around 1 × 109/l.
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- Ole Weis Bjerrum
- Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark.,Department of Hematology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hvidovre University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark.,The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Hematology, Roskilde University Hospital, Denmark
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Malenica M, Prnjavorac B, Bego T, Dujic T, Semiz S, Skrbo S, Gusic A, Hadzic A, Causevic A. Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Haematological Parameters in Healthy Population. Med Arch 2018; 71:132-136. [PMID: 28790546 PMCID: PMC5511531 DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2017.71.132-136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objective: Tobacco cigarette smoking is one of the major leading causes of death throughout the world. Smoking has both acute and chronic effect on haematological parameters. The aim of the present study was to assess the extent of adverse effects of cigarette smoking on biochemical characteristics in healthy smokers. Subjects and Method: One hundred and fifty six subjects participated in this study, 56 smokers and 100 non-smokers. The smokers were regularly consuming 10-20 cigarettes per day for at least 3 years. Complete blood cell count was analyzed by CELL-DYN 3700 fully automatic haematological analyzer. Results: The smokers had significantly higher levels of white blood cell (p<0,001), hemoglobin (p=0,042), mean corpuscular volume (p=0,001) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (p<0,001). All other measured parameters did not differ significantly. Cigarette smoking caused a significant increase (p<0,001) in red blood cells, white blood cells (p=0,040), hemoglobin (p<0,001), hematocrit (p=0,047) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (p<0,001) in males in comparison to female smokers. Conclusion: In conclusion, our study showed that continuous cigarette smoking has severe adverse effects on haematological parameters (e.g., hemoglobin, white blood cells count, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, red blood cells count, hematocrit) and these alterations might be associated with a greater risk for developing atherosclerosis, polycythemia vera, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and/or cardiovascular diseases.
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- Maja Malenica
- Department for Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH)
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- Department for Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH)
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- Department for Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH)
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- Department for Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH).,Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, International University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH)
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- Department for Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH)
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- Department for Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH)
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Bakrim S, Ouarour A, Jaidann K, Benajiba M, Masrar A. [Hemogram profile and interest of pre-donation hemoglobin measurement in blood donors in the northwest region of Morocco]. Transfus Clin Biol 2017; 25:35-43. [PMID: 29146407 DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Blood donation in Morocco and more particularly in the northwest region is carried out without prior determination of the pre-donation hemoglobin. In addition, we note the lack of scientific research that reports data on the red blood cells, leukocytes and platelet lines in donated blood at the regional or even national level. AIMS To study hemogram profile in blood donors taken from the Northwest region of Morocco in order to provide decision makers of the National Center of Blood Transfusion and Hematology with valid scientific arguments to complete the criteria to donate whole blood, by the hemogram. METHODS Prospective study, conducted in 15797 volunteer blood donors (BD) aged between 18 and 60 years, collected during mobile or fixed collections carried out by the Regional Blood Transfusion Center of Tangier and Tetouan from November 2014 to May 2016. The hemogram was performed using a Sysmex KX21N® and the analysis of the data was done by the software SPSS 20.0. RESULTS According to the World Health Organization, anemia corresponds to a hemoglobin level less than 12g/dL in women and less than 13g/dL in men. We found that 14.5 % of women (n=1054) and 3.0 % of men (n=245) were anemic and anemia was hypochromic microcytic in 58,66 % of these BD. Analysis of the white line showed leucopenia in 2.05 % of BD and 807 cases of leukocytosis (5.27 % of BD). Platelet study showed thrombocytopenia in 3.97 % of BD and thrombocytosis in 151BD (0.99 % of cases). CONCLUSION This study shows the interest of systematic pre-donation hemoglobin measurement and periodic realization of the hemogram among BD in the Northwest region of Morocco.
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- S Bakrim
- Laboratoire de biologie et santé, université Abdelmalek-Essaâdi, faculté des sciences, BP 2121, Tétouan, Maroc; Laboratoire d'hématologie, centre hospitalier provincial, hôpital Mohammed-VI, M'diq 93200, Maroc; Laboratoire d'hématologie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, université Mohammed-V, Rabat, Maroc; Laboratoire central d'hématologie, centre hospitalier Ibn-Sina, Rabat, Maroc.
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- Laboratoire de biologie et santé, université Abdelmalek-Essaâdi, faculté des sciences, BP 2121, Tétouan, Maroc
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- Centre régional de transfusion sanguine (CRTS), Tétouan, Maroc
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- Centre national de transfusion sanguine et d'hématologie (CNTSH), Rabat, Maroc
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- Laboratoire d'hématologie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, université Mohammed-V, Rabat, Maroc; Laboratoire central d'hématologie, centre hospitalier Ibn-Sina, Rabat, Maroc
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Relationship between rs854560 PON1 Gene Polymorphism and Tobacco Smoking with Coronary Artery Disease. DISEASE MARKERS 2017; 2017:1540949. [PMID: 29118461 PMCID: PMC5651137 DOI: 10.1155/2017/1540949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is the antioxidant marker of high-density lipoproteins protecting against atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD) phenotype. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the PON1 gene rs854560 polymorphism (163T>A) is associated with CAD in Polish population. rs854560 was genotyped in 494 subjects: 248 patients with premature CAD and 246 blood donors as a control. We found that the risk of CAD was significantly higher in TT homozygotes than in A allele carriers (OR = 1.87, p = 0.041). The synergistic effect between the TT genotype and cigarette smoking was observed (SIM = 9.81; SI = 14.70). The relative increase in risk from interaction between factors was over 37 (RERI = 36.13). The PON1 polymorphism did not modulate the risk of CAD in response to exposure to other traditional risk factors. In conclusion, the rs854560 polymorphism may modulate the risk of CAD in response to cigarette smoking in Polish population. Carriers of TT genotype seem to be particularly at risk of CAD, when exposed to cigarette smoking.
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Higuchi T, Omata F, Tsuchihashi K, Higashioka K, Koyamada R, Okada S. Current cigarette smoking is a reversible cause of elevated white blood cell count: Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Prev Med Rep 2016; 4:417-22. [PMID: 27583199 PMCID: PMC4995538 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Revised: 07/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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While cigarette smoking is a well-recognized cause of elevated white blood cell (WBC) count, studies on longitudinal effect of smoking cessation on WBC count are limited. We attempted to determine causal relationships between smoking and elevated WBC count by retrospective cross-sectional study consisting of 37,972 healthy Japanese adults who had a health check-up between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009 and longitudinal study involving 1730 current smokers who had more than four consecutive annual health check-ups between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2012. In the cross-sectional study, younger age, male gender, increased body mass index, no alcohol habit, current smoking, and elevated C-reactive protein level were associated with elevated WBC count. Among these factors, current smoking had the most significant association with elevated WBC count. In subgroup analyses by WBC differentials, smoking was significantly associated with elevated counts of neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils. Ex-smoking was not associated with elevated WBC count. In the longitudinal study, both WBC and neutrophil counts decreased significantly in one year after smoking cessation and remained down-regulated for longer than next two years. There was no significant change in either WBC or neutrophil count in those who continued smoking. These findings clearly demonstrated that current smoking is strongly associated with elevated WBC count and smoking cessation leads to recovery of WBC count in one year, which is maintained for longer than subsequent two years. Thus, current smoking is a significant and reversible cause of elevated WBC count in healthy adults.
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- Takakazu Higuchi
- Division of Hematology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Japan
- Corresponding author at: St. Luke's International Hospital, 1-9 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan.St. Luke's International Hospital1-9 Akashi-cho, Chuo-kuTokyo104-8560Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Japan
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, St. Luke's International University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Japan
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Calvert J, Mao Q, Rogers AJ, Barton C, Jay M, Desautels T, Mohamadlou H, Jan J, Das R. A computational approach to mortality prediction of alcohol use disorder inpatients. Comput Biol Med 2016; 75:74-9. [PMID: 27253619 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2016.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Health information technologies can assist clinicians in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by providing additional analysis of patient stability. However, because patient diagnoses can be confounded by chronic alcohol use, the predictive value of existing systems is suboptimal. Through the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR), we have developed computer software called AutoTriage to generate accurate predictions through multi-dimensional analysis of clinical variables. We analyze the performance of AutoTriage on the Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) subpopulation in this study, and build on results we reported for AutoTriage performance on the general population in previous work. METHODS AUD-related ICD-9 codes were used to obtain a patient population from MIMIC III ICU dataset for a retrospective study. Patient mortality risk score is generated through analysis of eight EHR-based clinical variables. The score is determined by combining weighted subscores, each of which are obtained from singlets, doublets or triplets of one or more of the eight continuous-valued clinical variable inputs. A temporally updating risk score is computed with a continuously revised 12-hour mortality prediction. RESULTS Among AUD patients, in a non-overlapping test set, AutoTriage outperforms existing systems with an Area Under Receiver Operating Characteristic (AUROC) value of 0.934 for 12-h mortality prediction. At a sensitivity of 90%, AutoTriage achieves a specificity of 80%, positive predictive value of 40%, negative predictive value of 89%, and an Odds Ratio of 36. CONCLUSIONS For mortality prediction, AutoTriage demonstrates improvements in both the accuracy and the Odds Ratio over current systems among the AUD patient population.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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Elevation and persistence of CD8 T-cells in HIV infection: the Achilles heel in the ART era. J Int AIDS Soc 2016; 19:20697. [PMID: 26945343 PMCID: PMC4779330 DOI: 10.7448/ias.19.1.20697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Introduction HIV infection leads to a disturbed T-cell homeostasis, featured by a depletion of CD4 T-cells and a persistent elevation of CD8 T-cells over disease progression. Most effort of managing HIV infection has been focused on CD4 T-cell recovery, while changes in the CD8 compartment were relatively underappreciated in the past. Methods A comprehensive literature review of publications in English language was conducted using major electronic databases. Our search was focused on factors contributing to CD8 T-cell dynamics in HIV infection and following antiretroviral therapy (ART). Discussion Normalization of CD8 counts is seldom observed even with optimal CD4 recovery following long-term treatment. Initiation of ART in primary HIV infection leads to enhanced normalization of CD8 count compared with long-term ART initiated in chronic infection. Importantly, such CD8 elevation in treated HIV infection is associated with an increased risk of inflammatory non-AIDS-related clinical events independent of CD4 T-cell recovery. The mechanisms underlying CD8 persistence remain largely unknown, which may include bystander activation, exhaustion and immunosenescence of CD8 T-cells. The information provided herein will lead to a better understanding of factors associated with CD8 persistence and contribute to the development of strategies aiming at CD8 normalization. Conclusions Persistence of CD8 T-cell elevation in treated HIV-infected patients is associated with an increased risk of non-AIDS-related events. Now that advances in ART have led to decreased AIDS-related opportunistic diseases, more attention has been focused on reducing non-AIDS events and normalizing persistent CD8 T-cell elevation.
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Shi E, Vilke GM, Coyne CJ, Oyama LC, Castillo EM. Clinical outcomes of ED patients with bandemia. Am J Emerg Med 2015; 33:876-81. [PMID: 25937377 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although an elevated white blood cell count is a widely utilized measure for evidence of infection and an important criterion for evaluation of systemic inflammatory response syndrome, its component band count occupies a more contested position within clinical emergency medicine. Recent studies indicate that bandemia is highly predictive of a serious infection, suggesting that clinicians who do not appreciate the value of band counts may delay diagnosis or overlook severe infections. OBJECTIVES Whereas previous studies focused on determining the quantitative value of the band count (ie, determining sensitivity, threshold for bandemia, etc.), this study directs attention to patient-centered outcomes, hypothesizing that the degree of bandemia predisposes patients to subsequent negative clinical outcomes associated with underappreciated severe infections. METHODS This retrospective study of electronic medical records includes patients who initially presented to the emergency department (ED) with bandemia and were subsequently discharged from the ED. These patients were screened for repeat ED visits within 7 days and death within 30 days. RESULTS In patients with severe bandemia who were discharged from the ED, there was a 20.9% revisit rate at 7 days and a 4.9% mortality rate at 30 days, placing severely bandemic patients at 5 times significantly greater mortality compared to nonbandemic patients (P = .032). CONCLUSION Our review of patient outcomes suggests that the degree of bandemia, especially in the setting of concurrent tachycardia or fever, is associated with greater likelihood of negative clinical outcomes.
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- Eileen Shi
- University of California San Diego Division of Biological Sciences, La Jolla, CA 92093-0935; University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0935.
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- University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0935
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- University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0935
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- University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0935
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- University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0935
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Eom SY, Yim DH, Lee CH, Choe KH, An JY, Lee KY, Kim YD, Kim H. Interactions between paraoxonase 1 genetic polymorphisms and smoking and their effects on oxidative stress and lung cancer risk in a Korean population. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119100. [PMID: 25741997 PMCID: PMC4350985 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Few studies in epidemiology have evaluated the effects of gene-environment interaction on oxidative stress, even though this interaction is an important etiologic factor in lung carcinogenesis. We investigated the effects of the genetic polymorphisms of paraoxonase 1 (PON1), smoking, and the interaction between the two on lung cancer risk and oxidative stress. Methods This study’s subjects consisted of 416 newly diagnosed lung cancer patients and an equal number of matched controls. The GoldenGate assay was used for genotypic analyses of the PON1 gene. Urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances levels were measured as indicators of oxidative stress. Results The PON1 rs662 AA genotype showed a significantly lower risk of lung cancer than the GG genotype (OR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.36–0.99). The protective effect of the PON1 rs662 AA genotype on lung cancer risk was limited to non-smokers. Lung cancer patients who had the rs662 A allele showed a dose-dependent association between smoking status and oxidative stress markers. Among non-smoking lung cancer patients, urinary 8-OHdG levels were significantly lower in individuals with the rs662 GA and AA genotypes than in those with the GG genotype. Furthermore, we found a significant interaction effect between PON1 rs662 and smoking status on urinary 8-OHdG levels in lung cancer patients. Conclusions Our results suggest that the protective effect of PON1 rs662 SNP against lung carcinogenesis and the induction of oxidative stress might be modulated by the interaction between PON1 genetic polymorphisms and tobacco smoking.
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- Sang-Yong Eom
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
- Center for Farmers Safety & Health, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
- Center for Farmers Safety & Health, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Asbestos Damage Relief Center, Korea Environment Corporation, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
- Center for Farmers Safety & Health, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
- Center for Farmers Safety & Health, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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Andersen CL, Siersma VD, Hasselbalch HC, Vestergaard H, Mesa R, Felding P, Olivarius ND, Bjerrum OW. Association of the blood eosinophil count with hematological malignancies and mortality. Am J Hematol 2015; 90:225-9. [PMID: 25488524 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Blood eosinophilia (≥0.5 × 10(9) /l) may be an early sign of hematological malignancy. We investigated associations between levels of blood eosinophils and risks of hematological malignancies and mortality in order to provide clinically derived cut-offs for referral to specialist hematology care. From the Copenhagen Primary Care Differential Count (CopDiff) Database, we identified 356,196 individuals with at least one differential cell count encompassing the eosinophil count during 2000-2007 and matched these laboratory data with Danish nationwide health registers. We used multivariable logistic regression to calculate odds ratios (ORs) for the 4-year incidences of hematological malignancies and mortality between the eosinophil counts and a reference count of 0.16 × 10(9) /l which was the median eosinophil count in our data. Risks of hematological malignancies and mortality increased above the median eosinophil count. At the 99th percentile, corresponding to an eosinophil count of 0.75 × 10(9) /l, risks of hematological malignancies were increased more than twofold with OR (95% C.I.) of 2.39 (1.91-2.99). Interestingly, risks reached a plateau around an eosinophil count of 1.0 × 10(9) /l. Risks also increased when the eosinophil count approached zero. Here, counts associated relatively more with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes whereas counts above 0.16 × 10(9) /l associated more with myeloproliferative neoplasms. Eosinophil counts associate with hematological malignancies and mortality even below the definition of eosinophilia. The observed plateau of risks around 1.0 × 10(9) /l is important for physicians encountering patients with eosinophilia since even mild-to-moderate eosinophilia according to traditional definitions confers maximally increased risks of subsequent/subclinical hematological malignancy.
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- Christen L. Andersen
- Department of Hematology; Roskilde University Hospital; Roskilde Denmark
- The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice; Department of Public Health; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice; Department of Public Health; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Hematology; Odense University Hospital; Odense Denmark
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Scottsdale USA
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- The Elective Laboratory of the Capital Region; Copenhagen Denmark
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- The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice; Department of Public Health; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Hematology; Copenhagen University Hospital; Copenhagen Denmark
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CYP2B6 516G>T (rs3745274) and Smoking Status Are Associated With Efavirenz Plasma Concentration in a Serbian Cohort of HIV Patients. Ther Drug Monit 2014; 36:734-8. [DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Chow V, Yeoh T, Ng ACC, Pasqualon T, Scott E, Plater J, Whitwell B, Hanzek D, Chung T, Thomas L, Celermajer DS, Kritharides L. Asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction with long-term clozapine treatment for schizophrenia: a multicentre cross-sectional cohort study. Open Heart 2014; 1:e000030. [PMID: 25332789 PMCID: PMC4195917 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2013-000030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Objectives Patients with schizophrenia treated with clozapine are at risk of acute myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy. However, there are no data on the prevalence of subclinical cardiomyopathy or its associations. Methods 100 consecutive patients with schizophrenia treated with clozapine for >1 year and without a history of cardiac pathology (group 1), 21 controls with a history of schizophrenia treated with non-clozapine antipsychotics for >1 year (group 2) and 20 controls without schizophrenia (group 3) were studied. Comprehensive evaluation by clinical examination, ECG, transthoracic echocardiography including left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and global longitudinal strain (GLS) and biochemical profiles were performed. Results Patients with schizophrenia were of similar age, but had higher body mass index (BMI), rates of smoking and hyperlipidaemia than controls. Patients with schizophrenia had received clozapine or non-clozapine antipsychotics for a mean duration of 6.8±5.3 and 9.7±6.1 years, respectively. Patients taking clozapine demonstrated globally impaired LVEF (58.3%: group 1 vs 62.2%: group 2 vs 64.8%: group 3, p<0.001) and GLS (−16.7%: group 1 vs −18.6%: group 2 vs −20.2%: group 3, p<0.001). Moreover, LVEF was <50% in 9/100 (9%) patients receiving clozapine and in non-clozapine schizophrenia patients or healthy controls, but this was not statistically significantly different (analysis of covariance, p=0.19). Univariate analysis in patients taking clozapine found that impaired LV was not predicted by high-sensitivity troponin T, but was associated with features of the metabolic syndrome (including increased triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), high-sensitivity C reactive protein and BMI), elevated neutrophil count, elevated heart rate, smoking and N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide. In patients taking clozapine, multivariable analysis identified elevated neutrophil count and low HDL-C as the only independent predictors of impaired GLS. Conclusions Asymptomatic mild LV impairment is common in patients with schizophrenia receiving long-term clozapine treatment and is associated with neutrophilia and low HDL-C.
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- V Chow
- Department of Cardiology , Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia ; ANZAC Medical Research Institute , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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- Department of Cardiology , Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia ; Department of Cardiology , Canterbury Hospital, The University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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- Department of Cardiology , Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry , Croydon Health Centre , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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- School of Medicine, Notre Dame University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry , Croydon Health Centre , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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- National Youth Mental Health Foundation, The University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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- Department of Cardiology , Canterbury Hospital, The University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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- Department of Cardiology , Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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- Department of Cardiology , Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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- Department of Cardiology , Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, The University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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- Department of Cardiology , Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia ; ANZAC Medical Research Institute , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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Kamal A, Malik RN. Hematological Evidence of Occupational Exposure to Chemicals and Other Factors among Auto-Repair Workers in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Osong Public Health Res Perspect 2013; 3:229-38. [PMID: 24159519 PMCID: PMC3747659 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrp.2012.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Revised: 10/17/2012] [Accepted: 10/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objectives Occupational exposure to aromatic solvents causes many serious health hazards to workers, especially if an ambient environment increases the exposure during routine working hours. This study was conducted on two related groups, i.e., automobile mechanics (MCs) and automobile spray painters (PNs), with an effort to analyze effects of chemical exposure on hematological parameters, keeping a focus on environmental parameters and workers’ personal behavioral characteristics that could be held responsible for increasing exposure risk. Methods A preliminary survey of various chemicals used in these places was done, and 78 blood samples were collected from three groups (control, n = 24; mechanics, n = 25; painters, n = 29). Demographic features of workers were recorded through a short questionnaire. Results Results showed that mean red blood cell (RBC) count was lower both in MCs [t(51) = 2.38, p < 0.021, r = 0.32] and in PNs [t(47) = 2.12, p < 0.03, r = 0.29], whereas mean hemoglobin (Hb) was significantly lower in MCs [t(51) = 2.5, p = 0.017, r = 0.33]. Combined data for exposed groups for smokers (SMs) versus nonsmokers (NSs) showed that SMs had a significantly lower number (RBC count: t(52) = 2.28, p < 0.027, r = 0.25; Hb count: t(52) = 2.71, p < 0.009, r = 0.30] of these parameters than NSs, even compared to the control group. Moreover, logistic regression results showed that smoking is a significant predictor of reduction in RBC and Hb counts, besides occupational exposure and work experience to a little extent among exposed workers. Mean white blood cell count [t(47) = 2.63, p < 0.01, r=0.35], mean corpuscle volume [t(47)= –2.82, p = 0.007, r = 0.29], and packed cell volume [t(47)= –2.28, p = 0.027, r = 31] were higher exclusively in painters, which could be related to exposure to benzene in addition to isocyanate. Conclusion It appeared that workplace exposure may be complex due to interaction of multiple factors and PNs face much more exposure to isocyanate and aromatic solvents than MCs, which had significant effects on their hematopoiesis. Smoking enhances exposure risk manifolds, and among MCs it showed combined effects along with occupational exposure. There is a need to create awareness among these workers to adopt self-safety measures during routine tasks and also of a separate study to elucidate actual occupational exposure among them, eliminating confounding factors.
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- Atif Kamal
- Environmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Assessment of serum cotinine in patients with chronic heart failure: self-reported versus objective smoking behaviour. Clin Res Cardiol 2012; 102:95-101. [DOI: 10.1007/s00392-012-0499-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Havet N, Morelle M, Remonnay R, Carrere MO. Cancer patients' willingness to pay for blood transfusions at home: results from a contingent valuation study in a French cancer network. THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS : HEPAC : HEALTH ECONOMICS IN PREVENTION AND CARE 2012; 13:289-300. [PMID: 21660563 DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0328-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Home blood transfusion may be an interesting alternative to hospital transfusion, especially when given with curative or palliative intent or for terminal care in advanced-stage cancer patients. However, there is limited information about patients' attitude toward this type of care. The purpose of this study was to measure French cancer patients' willingness to pay (WTP) for home blood transfusion and to analyze determinants of their choice. A contingent valuation survey was administered to 139 patients receiving transfusions in the framework of a regional home care network or in the hospital outpatient department. Participation was high (90%). Most patients (65%) had received home care, including 43% blood transfusions. Just under half of the patients gave a zero WTP, among which we identified 8 protest bidders. The median WTP for home blood transfusion was 26.5 <euro> per patient. In multivariate analysis, long home-hospital distance, poor quality of life, and previous experience of home care were identified as important factors in determining how much more patients would be willing to pay for transfusion at home. These results demonstrate the benefits of developing domiciliary services to improve patient well-being, notably for the weakest among them. The significant impact of previous home care experience on WTP is probably related to the strong involvement of physicians from the blood center and to their active contribution to a high-level homecare network. Some of our findings could be useful for policy decision-making regarding home care.
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- Nathalie Havet
- GATE Lyon-Saint Etienne, University of Lyon, 93 chemin des Mouilles, 69 130 Ecully, France.
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Salivary lipid peroxidation and total sialic acid levels in smokers and smokeless tobacco users as Maraş powder. Mediators Inflamm 2012; 2012:619293. [PMID: 22577253 PMCID: PMC3347744 DOI: 10.1155/2012/619293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2011] [Accepted: 02/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Maraş powder (MP), a different type of smokeless tobacco (ST) and prepared from a tobacco of species Nicotiana rustica Linn, is widely used in Turkey. We aimed to investigate the effects of MP on salivary total sialic acid (TSA) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and to compare these parameters in smokers and MP users (MPUs). The salivary TSA and MDA concentrations were significantly higher in the smokers and MPU than those of control subjects and also in MPU than that of smokers. We have also observed that as the number of cigarettes consumed and MP amount increases, TSA and MDA levels increase too. In smokers, MDA values were significantly correlated with the number of cigarettes smoked and the duration of smoking. In MPU, both MDA and TSA levels were significantly correlated with the duration of MP use and the amount of daily consumed MP. We have concluded increased salivary TSA and MDA levels associated in MPU and smokers. Results can help to evaluate harmful effects of these habits. It is important to point out that bigger change in the measured parameters has been observed for MP use. This observation may be an important indication of harmful effects of ST use as MP.
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Low lymphocyte count in underweight Japanese women. Environ Health Prev Med 2008; 13:345-8. [PMID: 19568895 DOI: 10.1007/s12199-008-0047-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2008] [Accepted: 08/13/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Young women being underweight is a public health problem in Japan. The aim of this study was to investigate this problem by measuring lymphocyte count as an indicator of nutritional status. METHODS The subjects were 114 women aged 20-39 who participated in an annual health checkup for residents in a city in Aichi, Japan. Data from a questionnaire, physical examination, and blood tests were analyzed in relation to women who were severely underweight [body mass index (BMI) </= 17.5 kg/m(2)], slightly underweight (17.5 < BMI < 18.5 kg/m(2)), of normal weight (18.5 </= BMI < 25 kg/m(2)), and obese (BMI >/= 25 kg/m(2)). RESULTS Lymphocyte count tended to be lower with a decrease in BMI. The prevalence of low lymphocyte count of <1,500/mm(3) increased in underweight women. In women who had restricted food intake for weight loss, leukocyte count, and total serum protein, and lymphocyte count were lower. A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed the association of low lymphocyte count to being severely underweight [odds ratio (OR): 1.95; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07-3.56] and to restricted food intake for weight loss (OR: 3.73; 95% CI: 0.91-15.30). CONCLUSION This study suggests that being severely underweight and on restricted food intake for weight loss in adult women can be risk factors for low lymphocyte count, an indicator of malnutrition. It is important for young women to maintain BMI >17.5 kg/m(2) and not to restrict food intake when of normal weight or underweight in order to prevent malnutrition.
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Curci JA. Effect of smoking on abdominal aortic aneurysms: novel insights through murine models. Future Cardiol 2007; 3:457-66. [DOI: 10.2217/14796678.3.4.457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a poorly understood and fatal disease. The etiology of the disease is believed to be multifactorial. Of all the recognized clinical associations, none has a greater impact on the incidence and progression of the disease than exposure to tobacco smoke. Novel murine models developed over the past several years present the opportunity to investigate the mechanism of this critical clinical relationship.
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- John A Curci
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus, Box 8109, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Stewart JC, Hyde RW, Boscia J, Chow MY, O'Mara RE, Perillo I, Pietropaoli A, Smith CJ, Torres A, Utell MJ, Frampton MW. Changes in markers of epithelial permeability and inflammation in chronic smokers switching to a nonburning tobacco device (Eclipse). Nicotine Tob Res 2007; 8:773-83. [PMID: 17132525 DOI: 10.1080/14622200601004091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Eclipse, produced by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, is a potential reduced exposure product (PREP) that heats rather than burns tobacco. We hypothesized that switching to Eclipse would result in relative normalization of pulmonary epithelial permeability, airway inflammation, and blood leukocyte activation in current smokers. We assessed 10 healthy smokers (aged 21-50 years, 19+/-8 pack-years) at baseline and after 2 and 4 weeks of switching to Eclipse, for symptoms, pulmonary function, airway inflammation, lung clearance of (99m)technicium-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, and blood leukocyte activation and production of reactive oxygen species. Values were compared before and after Eclipse use and with those of healthy, lifetime nonsmokers (aged 18-53 years). Compared with baseline values before switching to Eclipse, lung permeability half-time increased from 33+/-3 to 43+/-6 min (p = .017) after 2 weeks and to 44+/-7 min (p = .10) after 4 weeks of Eclipse use. Carboxyhemoglobin levels increased from 5%+/-2% to 7%+/-2% (p<.01) at 4 weeks. Compared with smoking the usual brand of cigarettes, after smoking Eclipse the percentage of natural killer cells, the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 on monocytes, and the expression of CD45RO on T cells showed significant improvement. However, expression of other surface markers, notably CD23 on monocytes, became more abnormal. Production of reactive oxygen species by smokers' neutrophils and monocytes increased further with Eclipse use. We found no significant effects on pulmonary function, cells in induced sputum, or exhaled nitric oxide. Switching to Eclipse reduces alveolar epithelial injury in some smokers but may increase carboxyhemoglobin levels and oxidative stress.
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- Judith C Stewart
- Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Schwenk M, Sack U, Esser C, Klein R. Diagnostic relevance of the determination of lymphocyte subpopulations in environmental medicine. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2006; 210:177-98. [PMID: 17188021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2006] [Accepted: 10/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Earlier hopes that determination of lymphocyte subpopulations might become a strong diagnostic tool in environmental medicine have not been fulfilled in recent years. Analysis of the scientific literature rather shows that there are only few examples for environmental exposures causing reproducible shifts of lymphocyte subpopulations. Moreover, current knowledge suggests that "environmental diseases" are not associated with characteristic changes of subpopulation patterns. If lymphocyte subpopulations are analyzed, each diagnostic step, including indication, sample handling, analytic procedure and data-interpretation, should adhere to good quality criteria. Taking all together, the determination of lymphocyte subpopulations in the context of environmental medicine comes under category IV of the criteria of the Commission for Methods and Quality Assurance in Environmental Medicine of the German federal health authority (Robert Koch-Institute; RKI): "A procedure cannot be recommended because there is not sufficient information to justify it" (here: no solid trends in epidemiological examinations), "and because theoretical considerations speak against an application" (here: high physiological variability and missing exposure or substance specificity).
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- M Schwenk
- In den Kreuzäckern 16, 72072 Tübingen, Germany.
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Bedeutung der Bestimmung von Lymphozyten-Subpopulationen in der Umweltmedizin. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00103-006-1248-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mukamal KJ, Cushman M, Mittleman MA, Tracy RP, Siscovick DS. Alcohol consumption and inflammatory markers in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Atherosclerosis 2004; 173:79-87. [PMID: 15177126 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2003.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2003] [Revised: 09/12/2003] [Accepted: 10/30/2003] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the relation of alcohol intake and systemic inflammation in a population-based sample of older adults. METHODS AND RESULTS As part of the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), 5865 adults aged 65 years and older reported their intake of beer, wine, and liquor. We determined white blood cell count (WBC), factor VIII coagulant activity (factor VIIIc), and levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, and albumin as markers of systemic inflammation. Among participants without confirmed cardiovascular disease, alcohol consumption was inversely associated with WBC, factor VIIIc, and fibrinogen level, and positively associated with albumin concentration in multivariate analyses. We found no consistent modification of these results by sex, obesity, or beverage type. The relation of alcohol use and CRP levels was significantly modified by apoE genotype (P interaction 0.03), with a positive association among participants with an apoE4 allele (P = 0.05), but a trend toward an inverse association among those without an apoE4 allele (P = 0.15). CONCLUSIONS Alcohol intake is associated with lower levels of inflammatory markers in older adults free of cardiovascular disease.
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- Kenneth J Mukamal
- Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, RO-114, Boston, MA, USA.
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Ishizaka N, Ishizaka Y, Toda EI, Hashimoto H, Nagai R, Yamakado M. Association between white blood cell count and carotid arteriosclerosis in Japanese smokers. Atherosclerosis 2004; 175:95-100. [PMID: 15186952 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2003] [Revised: 02/05/2004] [Accepted: 03/05/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Recent studies have shown the relationship between general inflammatory markers and ischemic heart and cerebrovascular diseases. Here we have investigated the potential association between the circulating white blood cell count and carotid arteriosclerosis in apparently healthy individuals. Between 1994 and 1998, 3455 subjects who had undergone general health screening tests including carotid ultrasonography were enrolled in this study. The intertertile cutoff points for the white blood cell count were 5.1 x 10(3) and 6.4 x 10(3) microL(-1) in the male subjects and 4.6 x 10(3) and microL(-1) in the female subjects. The prevalence of carotid plaque in the first (lowest), the second, and the third tertiles was 19, 28, and 28% in the male subjects, respectively (P < 0.0001), and 10, 15, and 14% in the female subjects, respectively (n.s.). The multivariate analysis showed that the male subjects in the second and third tertiles had increased risk for carotid plaque with odds ratios of 1.54 (95% CI 1.18-2.01) and 1.47 (95% CI 1.11-1.95), respectively, compared to those in the first tertile. When male subjects were subdivided according to their smoking status, the association between white blood cell count and carotid plaque was significant in those who smoked, but not in those who had never smoked. These data suggested the possible association between the circulating white blood cell count and formation of carotid plaque in male smokers, but not in male never smokers or in females, in an apparently healthy Japanese population.
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- Nobukazu Ishizaka
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
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Cheng CKW, Chan J, Cembrowski GS, van Assendelft OW. Complete blood count reference interval diagrams derived from NHANES III: stratification by age, sex, and race. LABORATORY HEMATOLOGY : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR LABORATORY HEMATOLOGY 2004; 10:42-53. [PMID: 15070217 DOI: 10.1532/lh96.04010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Comprehensive, up-to-date "health-associated" reference interval studies of North American populations are uncommon. The third US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) was concluded in 1994 and yielded important reference interval data. OBJECTIVE To obtain health-associated Coulter counter reference interval data from NHANES III according to age, sex, and race. METHODS Of the 29,314 civilian noninstitutionalized US citizens who participated in NHANES III, approximately 25,000 had a complete blood count, red cell distribution width (RDW), platelet count, and automated white blood cell (WBC) differential determined on a Coulter S-Plus Jr. To determine health-associated reference intervals, we used the following exclusion criteria: pregnancy, breast feeding, obesity (body mass index [BMI] >40 and >35 for females and males, respectively), diastolic blood pressure >100 mm Hg, any smoking, any drinking of alcohol, recent treatment for anemia, creatinine level >2.5 mg/dL, glucose level >126 mg/dL, excessive thinness (BMI <8), recent surgery or hospitalization, or having antibodies to hepatitis viruses A, B, or C. The Coulter counter data (hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell count, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean cell hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), MCH, WBC count, platelet count, granulocyte count, monocyte count, lymphocyte count, RDW, platelet distribution width, and mean platelet volume) were separated into 6 sex/racial categories (female non-Hispanic white, female non-Hispanic black, female Mexican American, male non-Hispanic white, male non-Hispanic black, and male Mexican American) and 9 age groupings (10-14, 14-18, 18-25, 25-35, 35-45, 45-55, 55-65, 65-75, and >75 years). RESULTS There was a high exclusion rate; for example, of the 20,685 individuals with measured hemoglobin levels, 12,688 (61.3%) were excluded. Percentile estimates could be derived accurately for almost all of the female age/sex categories. A few of the male Mexican American and non-Hispanic black categories contained observations for ages 45 to 75 years. CONCLUSIONS There are age-dependent trends for many of the tests, notably in RDW, MCMV, platelet count, and granulocyte and lymphocyte percentages. Sex-dependent changes involved hemoglobin values, and race-related trends centered around mononuclear and lymphocyte percentages, hematocrit, MCHC, MCH, and hemoglobin. This study reveals the potential for using data mining of large samples to yield potentially useful reference ranges.
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Fessel WJ, Hurley LB. Is HIV sequestered in bone? Possible implications of virological and immunological findings in some HIV-infected patients with bone disease. AIDS 2003; 17:255-7. [PMID: 12545086 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200301240-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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To determine the prevalence of CD4 lymphocyte levels less than 350 cells/mm3 accompanying viral loads (VL) less than 500 copies/ml (discordant CD4 lymphocyte levels/VL) in HIV-infected men with bone pathologies, we conducted a review of the records of 3512 men. We found discordant CD4 lymphocyte levels/VL in 26 (36.1%) out of 72 with bone pathologies, and in 704 (20.5%) out of 3440 without bone pathologies (P < 0.01), and concluded that HIV sequestered in bone was a possible explanation.
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Trummer H, Habermann H, Haas J, Pummer K. The impact of cigarette smoking on human semen parameters and hormones. Hum Reprod 2002; 17:1554-9. [PMID: 12042277 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.6.1554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In this prospective study, semen parameters and hormone concentrations of infertile smokers were compared with infertile non- and ex-smokers. We also determined how many men with idiopathic infertility would stop smoking in an attempt to improve their fertility. METHODS 1104 men (517 non-smokers, 109 ex-smokers and 478 smokers) with infertility for at least 1 year were evaluated. Evaluation included medical history, physical examination, hormone analysis and two semen analyses. Prior to the second semen analysis, smokers were urged to quit smoking. RESULTS Smokers were significantly younger (P < 0.001), had significantly more round cells in their ejaculates (P = 0.003), and the percentage of ejaculates with > 1 x 10(6)/ml leukocytes was higher in smokers (P < 0.001). Increased free and total serum testosterone (P < 0.001) and decreased prolactin levels (P < 0.001) were found in smokers. No differences were found between non-smokers and ex-smokers. Only 23.1% of the smokers versus 46% non-smokers (P < 0.001) returned for a second semen analysis, 14 of whom reduced and 15 of whom quit smoking completely. Testosterone levels were significantly lower in those who were able to stop or reduce smoking (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Smoking does not affect conventional semen parameters, but significantly increases round cells and leukocytes. Only a few idiopathic infertile smokers were able to quit smoking.
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- Harald Trummer
- Department of Urology, Karl-Franzens University Graz, A-8036 Graz, Austria.
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OBJECTIVES The goals of this study were to investigate whether depression is associated with cellular immunity in ambulatory patients and to identify neuroendocrine and behavioral pathways that might account for this relationship. METHODS We studied 32 women who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, fourth edition, criteria for major depressive disorder and 32 healthy female control subjects. The groups were matched for age and ethnicity. None were taking medication, and all were free of disease involving the immune system. RESULTS Depressed subjects had reduced proliferative responses to the mitogens concanavalin A and phytohemagglutinin compared with control subjects. Natural killer cell activity was reduced among older depressed subjects but enhanced among younger depressed subjects. Although depression was associated with elevated circulating levels of norepinephrine and estradiol, these hormones could not account for the immunologic differences between depressed and control subjects. Depression was also associated with greater tobacco and caffeine consumption, less physical activity, and poorer sleep quality. Mediational analyses were consistent with physical activity acting as a pathway through which depression was associated with reduced lymphocyte proliferation. CONCLUSIONS Ambulatory patients with mild to moderately severe depression exhibit reduced mitogen-stimulated lymphocyte proliferative responses and altered natural killer cell cytotoxicity. The relationship between depression and proliferative responses may be mediated by physical activity.
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- G E Miller
- Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Curry J, Karnaoukhova L, Guenette GC, Glickman BW. Influence of sex, smoking and age on human hprt mutation frequencies and spectra. Genetics 1999; 152:1065-77. [PMID: 10388825 PMCID: PMC1460655 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/152.3.1065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Examination of the literature for hprt mutant frequencies from peripheral T cells yielded data from 1194 human subjects. Relationships between mutant frequency, age, sex, and smoking were examined, and the kinetics were described. Mutant frequency increases rapidly with age until about age 15. Afterward, the rate of increase falls such that after age 53, the hprt mutant frequency is largely stabilized. Sex had no effect on mutant frequency. Cigarette smoking increased mean mutant frequency compared to nonsmokers, but did not alter age vs. mutant frequency relationships. An hprt in vivo mutant database containing 795 human hprt mutants from 342 individuals was prepared. No difference in mutational spectra was observed comparing smokers to nonsmokers, confirming previous reports. Sex affected the frequency of deletions (>1 bp) that are recovered more than twice as frequently in females (P = 0. 008) compared to males. There is no indication of a significant shift in mutational spectra with age for individuals older than 19 yr, with the exception of A:T --> C:G transversions. These events are recovered more frequently in older individuals.
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- J Curry
- Centre for Environmental Health and the Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3N5, Canada.
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Bergmann S, Siekmeier R, Mix C, Jaross W. Even moderate cigarette smoking influences the pattern of circulating monocytes and the concentration of sICAM-1. RESPIRATION PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 114:269-75. [PMID: 9926990 DOI: 10.1016/s0034-5687(98)00098-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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The pattern of circulating monocyte subtypes and the concentration of the soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) were compared in middle-aged female moderate smokers and lifetime non-smokers. Total leukocyte and monocyte counts were higher in smokers. The pattern of circulating monocytes of smokers was changed toward lower absolute counts of activated (CD16+/CD64+) monocytes and (CD16+/CD14+) monocyte-macrophages and higher counts of nonactivated monocytes. The serum concentration of soluble ICAM-1 was significantly higher in smokers than in non-smokers. It is supposed that even moderate cigarette smoking leads to an activation of the circulating monocytes and their increased adhesion to the endothelium.
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- S Bergmann
- Technische Universität Dresden, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Institut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Germany.
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Benson K. Blood Transfusions in the Home Sweet Home: How to Avoid a Sour Outcome. Cancer Control 1997; 4:364-367. [PMID: 10763044 DOI: 10.1177/107327489700400414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- K Benson
- Pathology Service, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
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