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Duarte H, Stolfi A, McCall C, Saeed S, Sandberg K. Diagnosis change in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2024; 78:623-633. [PMID: 38504401 DOI: 10.1002/jpn3.12120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to characterize pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients who change diagnosis and describe the characteristics of that change. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on pediatric IBD patients from the ImproveCareNow (ICN) multicenter international cohort from 2007 to January 2019. Primary outcome was change in diagnosis after the first four visits. Other variables included demographics, diagnostics, disease characteristics, and timing. RESULTS 6.1% of 18,055 patients aged 1-20 years changed diagnosis. Median time between the baseline visit and first diagnosis change was 0.9 years. Change in diagnosis occurred in 257/12,178 (2.1%) patients with Crohn's disease (CD), 347/4758 (7.3%) patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), and 495/1119 (44.2%) patients with IBD-Unclassified (IBD-U). In multivariable analysis, initial diagnosis of IBD-U and longer follow-up times were associated with greater odds of a diagnosis change. CONCLUSION IBD-U initial diagnosis and longer follow-up were associated with increased diagnosis change risk. The most common change was reclassification to CD. Disease activity, moderate malnutrition, and presence of EIMs were not associated with change in diagnosis.
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- Harold Duarte
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kettering Health Main Campus, Kettering, Ohio, USA
- Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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- Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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- Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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- Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA
- Department of Medical Affairs, Dayton Children's Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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- Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA
- Department of Gastroenterology, Dayton Children's Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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McCall C, Wu H, O'Brien E, Xagoraraki I. Assessment of enteric viruses during a hepatitis outbreak in Detroit MI using wastewater surveillance and metagenomic analysis. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 131:1539-1554. [PMID: 33550682 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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AIMS This study investigates enteric viruses in wastewater during an outbreak of acute hepatitis caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV) in a large metropolitan area. Emphasis is given to caliciviruses and HAV. METHODS AND RESULTS Metagenomic analysis was performed to characterize enteric viruses excreted by the population of Detroit MI, during a hepatitis A outbreak that occurred in 2017 and 2018. Additionally, HAV, norovirus GII, and sapovirus were quantified, using qPCR, in 54 untreated wastewater samples collected over the course of 4 months. Correlation analysis was performed to identify associations between the number of disease cases and HAV concentrations in wastewater. HAV obtained the highest relative abundance among other enteric viruses detected in wastewater metagenomes. Metagenomic analysis also detected several other enteric viruses including astrovirus, enterovirus and hepatitis E virus. Average sapovirus concentrations of 1·36 × 106 gc l-1 were significantly greater than norovirus GII concentrations (2·94 × 104 gc l-1 ). Additionally, norovirus GI and GII along with sapovirus GI.1 were detected using metagenomics. HAV loads in wastewater were significantly correlated with the number of disease cases reported 1 week after wastewater sampling. CONCLUSIONS Surveying untreated wastewater is a promising method for detecting early signs of hepatitis A outbreaks and for routine environmental monitoring of enteric viruses circulating in the environment. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Authors demonstrate the usefulness of metagenomics for genogrouping and enteric viral surveillance.
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- C McCall
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Miyani B, McCall C, Xagoraraki I. High abundance of human herpesvirus 8 in wastewater from a large urban area. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 130:1402-1411. [PMID: 33058412 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS This study assesses the diversity and abundance of Human Herpesviruses (HHVs) in the influent of an urban wastewater treatment plant using shotgun sequencing, metagenomic analysis and qPCR. METHODS AND RESULTS Influent wastewater samples were collected from the three interceptors that serve the City of Detroit and Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties between November 2017 to February 2018. The samples were subjected to a series of processes to concentrate viruses which were further sequenced and amplified using qPCR. All nine types of HHV were detected in wastewater. Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), known as Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus, which is only prevalent in 5-10% of USA population, was found to be the most abundant followed by HHV-3 or Varicella-zoster virus. CONCLUSIONS The high abundance of HHV-8 in the Detroit metropolitan area may be attributed to the HIV-AIDS outbreak that was ongoing in Detroit during the sampling period. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The approach described in this paper can be used to establish a baseline of viruses secreted by the community as a whole. Sudden changes in the baseline would identify changes in community health and immunity.
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- B Miyani
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Sauer CG, Loop MS, Venkateswaran S, Tangpricha V, Ziegler TR, Dhawan A, McCall C, Bonkowski E, Mack DR, Boyle B, Griffiths AM, Leleiko NS, Keljo DJ, Markowitz J, Baker SS, Rosh J, Baldassano RN, Davis S, Patel S, Wang J, Marquis A, Spada KL, Kugathasan S, Walters T, Hyams JS, Denson LA. Free and Bioavailable 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations are Associated With Disease Activity in Pediatric Patients With Newly Diagnosed Treatment Naïve Ulcerative Colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2018; 24:641-650. [PMID: 29462384 PMCID: PMC6176888 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izx052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vitamin D regulates intestinal epithelial and immune functions, and vitamin D receptor deficiency increases the severity of murine colitis. Bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) is available to target tissues and may be a driver of immune function. The aim is to evaluate the relationship of bioavailable 25(OH)D to the clinical expression of treatment naive pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS The PROTECT (Predicting Response to Standardized Pediatric Colitis Therapy) study enrolled children ≤17 years newly diagnosed with UC. Free and total 25(OH)D were directly measured and 25(OH)D fractions were compared with disease activity measures. RESULTS Data were available on 388 subjects, mean age 12.7 years, 49% female, 84% with extensive/pancolitis. The median (IQR) total 25(OH)D concentration was 28.5 (23.9, 34.8) ng/mL, and 57% of subjects demonstrated insufficient vitamin D status (25(OH)D < 30 ng/mL). We found no evidence of association between total 25(OH)D and disease activity. Regression models adjusted for age, sex, race, and ethnicity demonstrated that an increase from 25th to 75th percentile for bioavailable and free 25(OH)D were associated with a mean (95th CI) decrease in the Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index (PUCAI) of -8.7 (-13.7, -3.6) and -3.1 (-5.0, -1.2), respectively. No associations were detected between 25(OH)D fractions and fecal calprotectin or Mayo endoscopy score. CONCLUSIONS Vitamin D insufficiency is highly prevalent in children with newly diagnosed UC. We found associations of free and bioavailable, but not total 25(OH)D, with PUCAI. Bioavailable vitamin D may contribute to UC pathophysiology and clinical activity.
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- Cary G Sauer
- Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA,Address correspondence to: Cary G. Sauer, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Training Program Director, Emory Pediatric GI Fellowship, Endoscopy Director, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, 2015 Uppergate Dr. NE, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30322. E-mail: Tel: 404-712-2160
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- Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Cooper University Children’s Regional Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Children’s Hospital of East Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Cohen Children’s Medical Center Of New York, New Hyde Park, NY, USA
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- Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo WCHOB, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Goryeb Children’s Hospital - Atlantic Health, Morristown, NJ, USA
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- Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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McCall C, Xagoraraki I. Comparative study of sequence aligners for detecting antibiotic resistance in bacterial metagenomes. Lett Appl Microbiol 2018; 66:162-168. [DOI: 10.1111/lam.12842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Revised: 12/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- C. McCall
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Michigan State University; East Lansing MI USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Michigan State University; East Lansing MI USA
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Wagner E, McCall C. Contributions of an Animal Sciences Major with Equine Science Option to Department and College Enrollment Trends at a Land Grant University. J Equine Vet Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2011.03.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Tang L, Boroughs KL, Morales T, Stedman K, Sellins K, Clarke K, McDermott M, Yang S, McCall C. Recombinant canine IL-13 receptor alpha2-Fc fusion protein inhibits canine allergen-specific-IgE production in vitro by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from allergic dogs. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2001; 83:115-22. [PMID: 11604166 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2427(01)00378-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Human IL-13, like IL-4, is involved in the regulation of B-cell development, IgE synthesis and allergic responses. However, because IL-13 does not affect either murine Ig class switching or IgE production in vitro, the use of murine models to study the role of IL-13 in IgE-mediated diseases has been limited. In this communication, we report that recombinant protein of canine IL-13 (rcaIL-13) stimulates production of allergen-specific-IgE in vitro by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from flea allergen-sensitized dogs, and that this stimulation activity is specifically inhibited by recombinant protein of canine IL-13Ralpha2 and Fc fragment of canine IgG heavy chain (rcaIL-13Ralpha2-Fc). The data suggest that the regulatory effects of IL-13 on IgE production in canine PBMC are similar to those reported in humans. Thus, canine IL-13 may be a central mediator of allergic diseases in dogs, and allergic dogs may be excellent models for research on IgE-mediated diseases in humans.
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- L Tang
- Heska Corporation, 1613 Prospect Parkway, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA.
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Kim A, DiCarlo J, Cohen C, McCall C, Johnson D, McAlpine B, Quinn AG, McLaughlin ER, Arbiser JL. Are keloids really "gli-loids"?: High-level expression of gli-1 oncogene in keloids. J Am Acad Dermatol 2001; 45:707-11. [PMID: 11606920 DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2001.117736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Keloids are a common lesion arising from sites of previous trauma and are a considerable source of morbidity because of continued growth of lesions, pruritus, and physical appearance. They consist of mesenchymal cells embedded in a stroma of disordered collagen matrix. Clinically, keloids are distinguished from scars in that keloids demonstrate continued growth over the borders of the original injury. Keloids appear with increased frequency in patients of African and Asian descent. Currently, no entirely satisfactory method of treatment exists for these lesions. Recently, a patient who was enrolled in a clinical trial of topical tacrolimus for atopic dermatitis applied this drug to a keloid and noted clearing. OBJECTIVE Based on this clinical observation and the observation that rapamycin, a chemically similar compound to tacrolimus, is known to inhibit signaling from the gli-1 oncogene, we examined keloids and scars for expression of Gli-1 protein. METHODS Skin sections from keloids and scars were examined by immunohistochemical staining for gli-1. To further confirm the presence of gli-1 expression in keloids, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was carried out. RESULTS Expression of gli-1 was strongly elevated in keloids compared with scars. CONCLUSION These results provide a rationale for the treatment of keloids with topical rapamycin analogs, including tacrolimus. Clinical trials of topical tacrolimus are warranted.
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- A Kim
- Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1639 Pierce Dr., Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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cDNAs encoding four different canine immunoglobulin G (caIgG) gamma chains were identified in this study. One of these IgG gamma chain cDNAs, (caIgG-A), represents 92.5% of the IgG gamma chain cDNAs in a dog spleen cell cDNA library; a second partial IgG gamma chain cDNA (caIgG-B) was also identified in the library. The other two IgG gamma chain cDNAs (caIgG-C and caIgG-D) were RT-PCR amplified from canine lymphoma samples. Comparison of the four different canine IgG gamma chain cDNAs showed homologies from 83.6 to 89.2% and from 73.1 to 81.8% at nucleotide and amino acid sequence levels, respectively. Despite the high similarity in CH1, CH2 and CH3 domains among the different caIgG gamma chains, the hinge regions were distinct, sharing only 19.0-35.2% homology at the amino acid level. No multiple duplication of the hinge region, as reported for human IgG1 and IgG3, was detected in any of the canine IgG gamma chains. The numbers of cysteines in the putative hinge regions were found to be 3, 2, 7 and 3 for the four canine IgG heavy gamma chains (A, B, C and D), respectively. Specific primers were designed based on caIgG gamma chain hinge region DNA sequences and were used in RT-PCR for measuring different caIgG gamma chain mRNA levels in canine PBMC samples.
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- L Tang
- Heska Corporation, 1613 Prospect Parkway, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA.
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Yang S, Sellins KS, Weber E, McCall C. Canine interleukin-5: molecular characterization of the gene and expression of biologically active recombinant protein. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2001; 21:361-7. [PMID: 11440633 DOI: 10.1089/107999001750277835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Interleukin-5 (IL-5), which is produced primarily by type 2 T helper lymphocytes (Th2), is an eosinophil differentiation and activation factor. Increased numbers of eosinophils in peripherial blood or tissues (eosinophilia) are observed in asthmatic human patients, in animals with helminth infections, and in dogs with allergic diseases. Antagonism of IL-5 activity is being explored as a potential treatment of a number of disease conditions associated with eosinophils in animal models. In order to study the expression and function of this cytokine in the dog, we have isolated and characterized the canine IL-5 gene. The canine IL-5 polypeptide deduced from the cDNA is composed of 134 amino acids that share varying degrees of homology with IL-5 isolated from several mammals. The genomic structure of the canine IL-5 gene consists of four exons and three introns in the coding region, similar to that of the previously characterized human and mouse IL-5 genes. Recombinant canine IL-5 protein, expressed in Pichia pastoris, is biologically active in a cell proliferation assay. Canine IL-5 gene sequences and the biologically active protein described in this study will be useful reagents for future studies of this cytokine in physiologic processes and in pathologic conditions of the dog.
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- S Yang
- Heska Corporation, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA
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McCall C, Hunter S, Stedman K, Weber E, Hillier A, Bozic C, Rivoire B, Olivry T. Characterization and cloning of a major high molecular weight house dust mite allergen (Der f 15) for dogs. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2001; 78:231-47. [PMID: 11292526 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2427(00)00258-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Although house dust mites (HDM(s)) are important elicitors of canine allergy, the low molecular weight molecules defined as major allergens for humans do not appear to be major allergens for dogs. Western blotting of Dermatophagoides farinae (D. farinae) extracts with sera from sensitized dogs showed that the majority of animals had IgE antibodies specific for two proteins of apparent molecular weights of 98 and 109kDa (98/109kDa). The N-terminal sequences of these two proteins were identical, suggesting they were very closely related, and sequencing of internal peptides showed the protein(s) to have homology with insect chitinases. A purified preparation of 98/109kDa proteins elicited positive intradermal skin tests (IDST(s)) in a group of well-characterized atopic dogs sensitized to D. farinae, but not in normal dogs. A rabbit polyclonal antiserum raised against the purified proteins was used to immunoscreen a D. farinae cDNA library. The mature coding region of the isolated chitinase cDNA predicts a protein of 63.2kDa; sequence analysis and glycan detection blotting suggest that the molecule is extensively O-glycosylated. Monoclonal antibodies made against the purified native protein were used to localize the chitinase in sections of whole D. farinae mites. The protein displayed an intracellular distribution in the proventriculus and intestine of the mite, suggesting that it has a digestive, rather than a moulting-related, function. The high prevalence of IgE antibodies to this antigen in canine atopic dermatitis makes it a major HDM allergen for dogs, and the protein has been formally designated Der f 15.
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- C McCall
- Heska Corporation, 1825 Sharp Point Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA.
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Stedman K, Lee K, Hunter S, Rivoire B, McCall C, Wassom D. Measurement of canine IgE using the alpha chain of the human high affinity IgE receptor. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2001; 78:349-55. [PMID: 11292535 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2427(01)00242-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In vitro assays for allergen specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) are a convenient and reproducible alternative to intradermal skin testing in dogs. Such tests may be used to support a diagnosis of atopic dermatitis and to define appropriate allergens for immunotherapy. Current in vitro assays rely upon monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies as IgE detection reagents. However, in sera where allergen-specific IgG occurs in great excess, any IgE:IgG cross-reactivity of the detection reagent may result in lowered assay specificity. Therefore, we have developed an assay for canine IgE which uses a recombinant form of the extracellular part of the alpha chain of the human high affinity IgE receptor (FcvarepsilonRIalpha). Biotinylated FcvarepsilonRIalpha shows no significant binding to purified canine IgG, and recognizes a heat labile antibody in serum, with a detection limit of 73-146pg/ml. Comparison of assay signals using the labeled FcvarepsilonRIalpha and a highly specific anti-canine IgE monoclonal antibody (MAb) shows good agreement. The FcvarepsilonRIalpha is therefore a sensitive and specific alternative to polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies for canine serum IgE measurement.
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- K Stedman
- Heska Corporation, 1613 Prospect Parkway, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA.
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Thirty volunteers underwent intradermal skin testing with increasing concentrations of rocuronium and cisatracurium to evaluate weal and flare responses, and whether either agent would cause mast cell degranulation and sensitization upon re-exposure. We found that intradermal injection of rocuronium and cisatracurium at concentrations > 10(-4) M resulted in positive weal (>8 mm) responses, and positive flare responses at > 10(-4) and > 10(-5) M respectively. Only cisatracurium caused mild to moderate mast cell degranulation, and neither drug caused significant in vitro histamine release from whole blood collected from study subjects 4 weeks after skin testing. Skin testing with rocuronium and cisatracurium should be performed at concentrations < 10(-4) and < 10(-5) M respectively to avoid false-positive responses. The ability of these agents to produce positive weal and flare responses at relatively low concentrations may explain the high incidence of potential reactions reported.
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- J H Levy
- Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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McDermott MJ, Weber E, Hunter S, Stedman KE, Best E, Frank GR, Wang R, Escudero J, Kuner J, McCall C. Identification, cloning, and characterization of a major cat flea salivary allergen (Cte f 1). Mol Immunol 2000; 37:361-75. [PMID: 11074254 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-5890(00)00061-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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An 18 kDa protein isolated from saliva of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, elicits a positive intradermal skin test (IDST) in 100 and 80% of experimental and clinical flea allergic dogs, respectively. Using solid-phase enzyme-linked immuno assay (ELISA), this protein detected IgE in 100 and 80% of experimental and clinical flea allergic dogs, respectively. A cDNA (pFSI) encoding a full-length Cte f 1 protein was isolated from a C. felis salivary gland cDNA library, using a combination of PCR and hybridization screening. This cDNA is 658 bp in length, and contains an open reading frame of 528 bp. The open reading frame encodes a protein of 176 amino acids, consisting of an 18 amino acid signal sequence and a 158 amino acid mature protein. The calculated molecular weight and pI of the mature protein are 18106 Da and 9.3, respectively. The protein, named Cte f 1, is the first novel major allergen described for canine flea allergy. Recombinant Cte f 1 (rCte f 1) was expressed in Escherichia coli, Pichia pastoris and baculovirus infected Trichoplusia ni cells. Approximately, 90% of the rCte f 1 expressed in E. coli accumulated in insoluble inclusion bodies, which could be refolded to a soluble mixture of disulfide isomers with partial IgE binding activity. Small quantities of an apparently correctly refolded form of rCte f 1, which had IgE binding activity equal to the native antigen, was isolated from the soluble fraction of E. coli cells. However, P. pastoris and baculovirus infected insect cells expressed and secreted a fully processed, correctly refolded and fully active form of rCte f 1. Mass spectrometry analysis of the active forms of rCte f 1confirmed that eight intact disulfide bonds were present, matching the number observed in the native allergen. The relative ability of rCte f 1 to bind IgE in the serum of flea allergic animals, produced in these three expression systems, matched that of the native allergen. Competition ELISA demonstrated that approximately 90% of the specific IgE binding to native Cte f 1 could be blocked by the different forms of rCte f 1.
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- M J McDermott
- Heska Corporation, 1613 Prospect Parkway, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA.
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It is well established that for most people linguistic processing is primarily a left hemisphere activity, whereas recent evidence has shown that basic odor perception is more lateralized to the right hemisphere. Importantly, under certain conditions, emotional responding also shows right hemisphere laterality. Hedonic (pleasantness) assessments constitute basic level emotional responses. Given that olfaction is predominantly ipsilateral in function, it was hypothesized that odor pleasantness evaluations may be accentuated by right nostril perception and that odor naming would be superior with left nostril perception. To test this prediction we presented eight familiar neutral-mildly pleasant odors for subjects to sniff through the left and right nostrils. Subjects smelled each odor twice (once through each nostril) at two different sessions, separated by 1 week. At each session subjects provided pleasantness, arousal and naming responses to each odorant. Results revealed that odors were rated as more pleasant when sniffed through the right nostril and named more correctly when sniffed through the left. No effects for arousal were obtained. These findings are consistent with previously demonstrated neural laterality in the processing of olfaction, emotion and language, and suggest that a local and functional convergence may exist between olfaction and emotional processing.
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- R S Herz
- Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Delong P, O'Sullivan MG, Huggins E, Hubbard CL, McCall C. Bacterial lipopolysaccharide induction of the prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 gene causes thromboxane-dependent pulmonary hypertension in rabbits. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 1999; 20:493-9. [PMID: 10030848 DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.20.3.3409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Two genes encode proteins with prostaglandin G/H synthase (PGHS) activity. PGHS-1 is primarily a constitutively expressed gene, whereas inflammatory agents such as bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) endotoxin rapidly induce the PGHS-2 gene in leukocytes. Both PGHS-1 and PGHS-2 are rate-limiting enzymes for the production of prostaglandins and thromboxane following release of arachidonic acid by phospholipases. We previously reported that LPS perfusion into the circulation of isolated perfused rabbit lung (IPL) results in thromboxane-dependent pulmonary hypertension and lung edema when the LPS-primed lung is subsequently stimulated with platelet activating factor (PAF) (J. Clin. Invest. 1990;85:1135). In this study, we showed that the mechanism by which LPS primes IPL for enhanced production of thromboxane and pulmonary hypertension in response to PAF depends on specific upregulation of the PGHS-2 gene in the rabbit lung. LPS perfusion of IPL induced PGHS-2 gene expression, which correlated with the conversion of free arachidonic acid to thromboxane-B2 (TXB2) and the onset of pulmonary hypertension. LPS-induced PGHS-2 expression, TXB2 release, and pulmonary hypertension were inhibited by actinomycin D (an inhibitor of transcription) and cycloheximide (an inhibitor of protein synthesis). The constitutively expressed PGHS-1 remained unchanged with LPS perfusion, and did not convert free arachidonic acid to TXB2, suggesting that PGHS-1 does not contribute to the induction of pulmonary hypertension by LPS. These studies reveal a pathogenic role for induction of PGHS-2 in lung injury.
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- Section on Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157-1042, USA
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Yoza B, LaRue K, McCall C. Molecular mechanisms responsible for endotoxin tolerance. Prog Clin Biol Res 1998; 397:209-15. [PMID: 9575561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bacterial lipopolysaccharide endotoxin (LPS) is a potent activator of a number of inflammatory genes, including interleukin-1 (IL-1). IL-1 and other cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) are essential mediators in inducing severe sepsis syndromes (SS). Major cellular targets of LPS are blood or tissue leukocytes, such as macrophages and neutrophils. These cells can respond and adapt to LPS, the latter phenomenon is known as LPS tolerance. In animals, LPS tolerance is a highly effective mechanism of protection against the lethal syndrome of severe sepsis. Two models are used to investigate the molecular basis of LPS tolerance. The first model employs blood leukocytes isolated from patients with SS. The second model employs the promonocytic cell line, THP-1 in vitro. In the SS model, LPS tolerance of involves repression at the level of IL-1 beta mRNA. Suppression of IL-1 beta mRNA is under the control of a labile repressor protein. In contrast to suppression of IL-1 beta, mRNA is under the control of a labile repressor protein. In contrast to suppression of IL-1 beta, there is increased expression of the Type 2 IL-1 receptor mRNA and protein in leukocytes from patients with SS. The THP-1 model of LPS tolerance also involves repression of LPS induction of IL-1 beta gene expression. The repression of THP-1 cell IL-1 beta expression is at the level of transcription, and like the SS model is under the control of a labile protein. LPS tolerance in both models is stimulus-specific. We further find that transcription factors such as NF kappa B and AP-1 may participate in regulating LPS tolerance.
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- B Yoza
- Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1042, USA
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Celano M, Hazzard A, Webb C, McCall C. Treatment of traumagenic beliefs among sexually abused girls and their mothers: an evaluation study. J Abnorm Child Psychol 1996; 24:1-17. [PMID: 8833025 DOI: 10.1007/bf01448370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the efficacy of two short-term individual therapy interventions for sexually abused girls and their nonoffending female caretakers. Thirty-two girls, ages 8 to 13, and their caretakers from primarily low-income, African-American families were randomly assigned to a theoretically based, structured experimental treatment program or to a relatively unstructured comparison intervention. Measures of child outcome were completed before and after the treatment program by each parent and child, and by a clinician blind to treatment condition. Pre- and postmeasures of maternal outcome were completed by the caretaker and a clinician not involved in the treatment. Both treatment programs yielded decreases in children's posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and traumagenic beliefs reflecting self-blame and powerlessness, and increases in children's overall psychosocial functioning. The experimental intervention was more effective than the comparison program in increasing abuse-related caretaker support of the child and in decreasing caretaker self-blame and expectations of undue negative impact of the abuse on the child. Clinical implications of these findings include the development of interventions targeting sexually abused children's traumagenic beliefs and nonoffending parents' support of their victimized children.
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- M Celano
- Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Whyte A, Wormald M, McCall C. Who owns patients' files? Nurs N Z 1995; 1:20-1. [PMID: 7584641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Renz H, Bradley K, Larsen GL, McCall C, Gelfand EW. Comparison of the allergenicity of ovalbumin and ovalbumin peptide 323-339. Differential expansion of V beta-expressing T cell populations. The Journal of Immunology 1993. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.151.12.7206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We analyzed the effects of sensitization of BALB/c mice to the OVA peptide amino acids 323-339, on the development of an IgE response, immediate cutaneous hypersensitivity and airways responsiveness (AR). Daily aerosolization of OVA 323-339 for 20 min over a period of 10 days was as effective in the stimulation of a serum anti-OVA IgE antibody response as sensitization to native OVA by the same route. After sensitization to native OVA, the majority of the IgE anti-OVA response was directed against peptide 323-339. The antibody responses were paralleled by skin test responses in sensitized mice: 73% of OVA-sensitized mice developed immediate type reactions when tested with native OVA and 82% of the mice had positive immediate skin test responses to intradermal injection of peptide 323-339. After sensitization to the peptide, 69% of the mice had positive responses to native OVA and 77% responded to peptide 323-339. Aerosolization of OVA as well as OVA 323-339 led to a comparable increase in airway responsiveness as measured by electrical field stimulation of tracheal smooth muscle preparations. To characterize T cell subpopulations that were stimulated after allergen sensitization, the distribution of specific V beta-expressing T cells was analyzed in local draining lymph nodes of the airways and the lungs. These lymph nodes were found to be enlarged after both OVA and OVA peptide sensitization. Sensitization to native OVA resulted in an increased percentage of V beta 8.1 and V beta 8.2 T cells whereas selective stimulation of V beta 8.1 T cells was found after peptide sensitization. These data indicate that OVA peptide 323-339 represents a T and B cell epitope of OVA, which is important in the generation and development of immediate hypersensitivity responses in BALB/c mice.
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- Division of Basic Sciences, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206
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- Division of Basic Sciences, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206
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- Division of Basic Sciences, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206
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- Division of Basic Sciences, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206
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- Division of Basic Sciences, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206
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Renz H, Bradley K, Larsen GL, McCall C, Gelfand EW. Comparison of the allergenicity of ovalbumin and ovalbumin peptide 323-339. Differential expansion of V beta-expressing T cell populations. J Immunol 1993; 151:7206-13. [PMID: 8258720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We analyzed the effects of sensitization of BALB/c mice to the OVA peptide amino acids 323-339, on the development of an IgE response, immediate cutaneous hypersensitivity and airways responsiveness (AR). Daily aerosolization of OVA 323-339 for 20 min over a period of 10 days was as effective in the stimulation of a serum anti-OVA IgE antibody response as sensitization to native OVA by the same route. After sensitization to native OVA, the majority of the IgE anti-OVA response was directed against peptide 323-339. The antibody responses were paralleled by skin test responses in sensitized mice: 73% of OVA-sensitized mice developed immediate type reactions when tested with native OVA and 82% of the mice had positive immediate skin test responses to intradermal injection of peptide 323-339. After sensitization to the peptide, 69% of the mice had positive responses to native OVA and 77% responded to peptide 323-339. Aerosolization of OVA as well as OVA 323-339 led to a comparable increase in airway responsiveness as measured by electrical field stimulation of tracheal smooth muscle preparations. To characterize T cell subpopulations that were stimulated after allergen sensitization, the distribution of specific V beta-expressing T cells was analyzed in local draining lymph nodes of the airways and the lungs. These lymph nodes were found to be enlarged after both OVA and OVA peptide sensitization. Sensitization to native OVA resulted in an increased percentage of V beta 8.1 and V beta 8.2 T cells whereas selective stimulation of V beta 8.1 T cells was found after peptide sensitization. These data indicate that OVA peptide 323-339 represents a T and B cell epitope of OVA, which is important in the generation and development of immediate hypersensitivity responses in BALB/c mice.
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- H Renz
- Division of Basic Sciences, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206
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McCall C, Weimer L, Baldwin S, Riches DW, Canono B, Campbell PA. A membrane vesicle/ribosome preparation from Serratia marcescens elicits peritoneal exudate cells expressing both tumoricidal and bactericidal activity. Inflammation 1992; 16:355-69. [PMID: 1526665 DOI: 10.1007/bf00917627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A biological response modifier called ImuVert, derived from the bacterium Serratia marcescens, produced long-lasting elevation of peritoneal exudate cell (PEC) numbers after intraperitoneal injection into mice. These cells had enhanced ability to phagocytose both latex beads and opsonized Listeria monocytogenes. PEC harvested 2-14 days after a single injection of ImuVert killed L. monocytogenes, and ImuVert protected mice from infection by L. monocytogenes, measured both by LD50 and bacterial growth in vivo. Cells harvested 7 and 14 days after ImuVert injection also were tumoricidal, measured as killing of P815 mastocytoma cells, and ImuVert induced macrophages to express tumoricidal properties in vitro. These data suggest that ImuVert has a unique ability to induce a chronic inflammatory response, as other agents do not induce such a long-lasting influx of bactericidal inflammatory cells that also show tumoricidal activity. The consequences of this response appear to include protection from infection by certain bacteria.
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- C McCall
- Cell Technology Inc., Boulder, Colorado 80301
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Two regions near the amino terminus of the adenovirus E1A protein, which were first identified by sequence conservation among various adenovirus serotypes, have been shown by genetic studies to be essential for E1A-mediated transformation. These same regions are also required for interaction with a number of cellular proteins, including the retinoblastoma protein (pRB). Using synthetic peptides corresponding to portions of these conserved regions, we show that each region can bind independently to pRB. These interactions were observed in both competition and binding assays. In both types of assay, region 2 peptides (E1A amino acids 115 to 132) bound pRB with higher affinity than did region 1 peptides (E1A amino acids 37 to 54), while a peptide combining region 1 and 2 sequences consistently provided the highest-affinity interaction. Cross-blocking experiments using region 1 peptides and region 2 peptides suggested that these two regions of E1A make distinct contacts with pRB. These data support the notion that the pRB-binding domain of E1A contains at least two functional elements.
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- N Dyson
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Charlestown, 02129
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Giordano A, McCall C, Whyte P, Franza BR. Human cyclin A and the retinoblastoma protein interact with similar but distinguishable sequences in the adenovirus E1A gene product. Oncogene 1991; 6:481-5. [PMID: 1826347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The adenovirus early region 1A (E1A) proteins associate with several cellular proteins in adenovirus infected or transformed cells. Recently, two of the cellular proteins that bind to E1A encoded proteins have been identified. p105 has been shown to be the product of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressing gene. p60 has been shown to be a human cyclin A. Previously studies have shown that E1A protein sequences encoded by conserved domains 1 and 2 are required for interactions with the retinoblastoma protein (pRB). We have demonstrated here that amino acids 30 to 60 and 121 to 127 within the E1A proteins are required for interaction with p60/cyclin A. These are the same sites within conserved domains 1 and 2 that are required for E1A protein association with pRB. However, the association of p60/cyclin A does not appear to require pRB. We also demonstrate that another cellular protein, 130K, interacts with E1A at essentially the same sites. It is interesting that mutations in these regions destroy the ability of E1A to function as an oncogene, thereby raising the possibility that interaction with several different cellular proteins may be needed for transformation by E1A.
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- A Giordano
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York 11724
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Leung T, Fung H, McCall C. The application of a microcomputer to the control of an injection moulding machine. COMPUT IND 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/0166-3615(88)90017-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The protein kinase C inhibitor C-I reduced superoxide production by human neutrophils in response to phorbol myristate acetate by greater than 50%. In contrast to its effects in oxidative metabolism, 100 microM C-I caused minimal inhibition (5-18%) of lysozyme release in response to phorbol myristate acetate. Enzyme release produced by the formylated oligopeptide FMLP was enhanced by 23-54% in neutrophils pretreated with 100 microM C-I. These findings suggest that protein kinase C activation is not required for phorbol myristate acetate induced enzyme release. Enhancement of FMLP stimulated degranulation by C-I suggests that protein kinase C activation may have inhibitory effects on the release of granule enzymes by human neutrophils.
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- W Salzer
- Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
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McCall C, Schmitt J, Cousart S, O'Flaherty J, Bass D, Wykle R. Stimulation of hexose transport by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes: a possible role for protein kinase C. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1985; 126:450-6. [PMID: 3155945 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(85)90626-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The protein C kinase activators 1-O-oleoyl, 2-O-acetylglycerol, 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate, and mezerein, stimulated deoxyglucose uptake in human neutrophils. The responses were stimulus specific since no effect was noted with the diether analogues 1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-ethylglycerol, 1-O-palmitoyl-2-O-acetyl or 1-O-palmitoyl-3-O-acetyl diesters of propanediol, or with 1,2-diolein. Stimulation of deoxyglucose uptake had the characteristics of carrier facilitated hexose transport. Stimulated uptake of deoxy-glucose was inhibited by trifluoperazine (10-30 microM). Activation of protein kinase C therefore appears to trigger events involved in hexose transport.
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McCall C. How do we evaluate the trainers? Spec Educ Forward Trends 1981; 8:34-36. [PMID: 7256414 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.1981.tb01432.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Booth CC, Levi J, Cox AG, Wilkins RA, Slavin G, Gordon H, Carney M, Sanderson PJ, Denman AM, Himsworth RL, Goolamali SK, Pope FM, Price AB, Liberman MM, Kark AE, Hudson EA, Klenerman L, Garrow JS, Watts RWE, Smith DS, Hewlett AM, Welch T, Larson HE, Smith G, Hood J, Coleman J, Denham MJ, Crawfurd M, Webster ADB, Nunn J, Milledge JS, Lowe L, Taylor-Robinson D, Blau JN, Pinto D, Crow TJ, MacFadyen IR, Lewis JD, Asherson GL, Johnstone E, Gumpel M, Meire H, Chanarin I, Valman HB, Raftery EB, Elton A, McCall C, Edmunds JD. The new consultant contract. West J Med 1979. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.6165.755-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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McCall C, Thacker J. A parent workshop in the school. Spec Educ Forward Trends 1977; 4:20-1. [PMID: 601604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Arkebauer HJ, Mencher GT, McCall C. Modification of speech discrimination in patients with binaural asymmetrical hearing loss. J Speech Hear Disord 1971; 36:208-12. [PMID: 5087658 DOI: 10.1044/jshd.3602.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Ten patients with bilateral asymmetrical hearing losses were tested for differences in speech discrimination scores under the following listening conditions: poorer ear under earphone; better ear under earphone; sound field, ears unoccluded; and sound field, poorer ear occluded. A patient manifesting a bilateral asymmetrical hearing loss may not be able to either separate or integrate two speech signals; however, occlusion of the poorer ear may be an advantageous means of obtaining maximum speech discrimination. Examination of the speech discrimination scores indicates the existence of detrimental interaction between ears exhibiting bilateral asymmetrical hearing loss. These findings also indicate that when the difference between ears is greater, speech discrimination is better than when asymmetry approximates symmetry. Apparently, the greater the impairment in the better ear, the greater the results to be gained by occluding the poorer ear. These findings were interpreted as being relevant in determining candidacy for binaural amplification. Such candidacy should be determined on the basis of speech discrimination scores obtained from each ear independently, and the combined effect of both aids.
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Richards F, McCall C, Cox C. Gentamicin treatment of staphylococcal infections. JAMA 1971; 215:1297-300. [PMID: 5107559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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