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Ahmed MH, Ahmed F, Abu-Median AB, Panourgia M, Owles H, Ochieng B, Ahamed H, Wale J, Dietsch B, Mital D. HIV and an Ageing Population-What Are the Medical, Psychosocial, and Palliative Care Challenges in Healthcare Provisions. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2426. [PMID: 37894084 PMCID: PMC10608969 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11102426] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The continuing increase in patient numbers and improvement in healthcare provisions of HIV services in the UK, alongside the effectiveness of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), has resulted in increasing numbers of the ageing population among people living with HIV (PLWH). It is expected that geriatricians will need to deal with many older people living with HIV (OPLWH) as life expectancy increases. Therefore, geriatric syndromes in OPLWH will be similar to the normal population, such as falls, cognitive decline, frailty, dementia, hypertension, diabetes and polypharmacy. The increase in the long-term use of cART, diabetes, dyslipidaemia and hypertension may lead to high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The treatment of such conditions may lead to polypharmacy and may increase the risk of cART drug-drug interactions. In addition, the risk of developing infection and cancer is high. OPLWH may develop an early onset of low bone mineral density (BMD), osteoporosis and fractures. In this review, we have also provided potential psychosocial aspects of an ageing population with HIV, addressing issues such as depression, stigma, isolation and the need for comprehensive medical and psychosocial care through an interdisciplinary team in a hospital or community setting. OPLWH have a relatively high burden of physical, psychological, and spiritual needs and social difficulties, which require palliative care. The holistic type of palliative care that will improve physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing is discussed in this review.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohamed H. Ahmed
- Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
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- Tele-Geriatric Research Fellowship, Geriatric Division, Family Medicine Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Leicester School of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
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- Leicester School of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
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- Tele-Geriatric Research Fellowship, Geriatric Division, Family Medicine Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
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- Department of HIV and Blood Borne Virus, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
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Halai H, Johnson N, Choi JS, Ahmed MH, Woodward C, Mital D. An evaluation of the metabolic needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in Milton Keynes: A growing cohort. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS 2023; 44:179-182. [PMID: 38223144 PMCID: PMC10785098 DOI: 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_32_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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- Harshil Halai
- Medical School, The University of Buckingham, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
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- Medical School, The University of Buckingham, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
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- Medical School, The University of Buckingham, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
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- Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
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- Department of HIV and Blood Borne Viruses, Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of HIV and Blood Borne Viruses, Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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Ahmed M, Mital D, Abubaker NE, Panourgia M, Owles H, Papadaki I, Ahmed MH. Bone Health in People Living with HIV/AIDS: An Update of Where We Are and Potential Future Strategies. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11030789. [PMID: 36985362 PMCID: PMC10052733 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11030789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
Abstract
The developments in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment and in the care of people living with HIV (PLWHIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) over the last three decades has led to a significant increase in life expectancy, on par with HIV-negative individuals. Aside from the fact that bone fractures tend to occur 10 years earlier than in HIV-negative individuals, HIV is, per se, an independent risk factor for bone fractures. A few available antiretroviral therapies (ARVs) are also linked with osteoporosis, particularly those involving tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF). HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) coinfection is associated with a greater risk of osteoporosis and fracture than HIV monoinfection. Both the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) and measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) via a DEXA scan are routinely used in the assessment of fracture risk in individuals living with HIV, as bone loss is thought to start between the ages of 40 and 50 years old. The main treatment for established osteoporosis involves bisphosphonates. Supplementation with calcium and vitamin D is part of clinical practice of most HIV centers globally. Further research is needed to assess (i) the cut-off age for assessment of osteoporosis, (ii) the utility of anti-osteoporotic agents in PLWHIV and (iii) how concomitant viral infections and COVID-19 in PLWHIV can increase risk of osteoporosis.
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- Musaab Ahmed
- College of Medicine, Ajman University, Ajman P.O. Box 346, United Arab Emirates
- Center of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman P.O. Box 346, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of HIV and Blood Borne Virus, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
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- Clinical Chemistry Department, College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum P.O. Box 407, Sudan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
- Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK
- Correspondence:
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Ahmed M, Choi J, Mital D, Raza M. Can COVID-19 lead to Addison's disease in individual living with HIV? A case report and literature review. J Family Med Prim Care 2022; 11:7456-7459. [PMID: 36993100 PMCID: PMC10041236 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_985_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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We report a case of a 46-year-old female with HIV for the last 15 years admitted to our hospital with a history of fever. She was diagnosed with pneumonia and was treated with antibiotics and recovered well; however, she was found to be hyponatremic. She mentioned that she tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 4 months prior to the admission, and she gradually lost weight since. Further investigation for hyponatremia showed that she had Addison's disease with isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency. Magnetic resonance imaging of the pituitary was normal, and all auto-immune, hormonal, and biochemical investigations were normal. COVID-19 is also associated with adrenal insufficiency, and we suggest that further research is needed to establish the link between adrenal insufficiency and COVID-19. Our case report is unique as it demonstrates isolated ACTH deficiency leading to adrenal insufficiency following COVID-19 infections.
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Youssef J, Sadera R, Mital D, Ahmed MH. HIV and the Pituitary Gland: Clinical and Biochemical Presentations. J Lab Physicians 2021; 13:84-90. [PMID: 34054243 PMCID: PMC8154342 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1723055] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can have profound impact on the function of the pituitary gland. We have performed an electronic literature search using the following database: PubMed, Medline, Scopus, and Google Scholar. These databases were searched using the keywords HIV, pituitary glands, cancer, pituitary apoplexy, and infertility. HIV can cause hypopituitarism and also can lead to diabetes insipidus. The impact can be slow and insidious, and diagnosis depends on high index of clinical suspicion. The effect on anterior pituitary gland can be associated with growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, premature menopause, erectile dysfunction, and infertility. HIV can cause pituitary apoplexy, and this should be treated as an endocrine emergency. Importantly, HIV can be associated with pituitary lymphoma and pituitary cancer. Therefore, joined management between HIV physicians, clinical biochemists and endocrinologists may help in establishing pituitary dysfunction.
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- Joyce Youssef
- Medical School, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, United Kingdom
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- Medical School, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of HIV and Blood Borne Viruses, Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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Mahmood A, Raza SH, Elshaikh E, Mital D, Ahmed MH. Acute appendicitis in people living with HIV: What does the emergency surgeon needs to know? SAGE Open Med 2021; 9:2050312120982461. [PMID: 33614033 PMCID: PMC7871281 DOI: 10.1177/2050312120982461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute appendicitis is among the commonest surgical emergencies seen in an acute
setting. Individuals living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and/or
the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have an increased risk of
encountering complications with acute appendicitis. We conducted a literature
search using the words appendicitis and HIV in google scholar, Medline, Scopus
and PubMed. The search also extended to cover HIV presented with acute
appendicitis, their outcome during and following the management of acute
appendicitis. Several studies showed that HIV is associated with a higher rate
of acute appendicitis than the general population. HIV can directly affect the
appendix, through opportunistic infections, immune reconstitution inflammatory
syndrome associated with start of antiretroviral medication. High index of
suspicion is needed to exclude conditions that mimic acute appendicitis
(abdominal tuberculosis, pyelonephritis, cytomegalovirus, cryptosporidium,
pneumococcus, Amoebic appendicitis and pill impaction). The clinical
presentation may not be typical of acute appendicitis and can be associated with
low white cell count and variable fever. The Alvarado score for predicting acute
appendicitis can be used and more research is needed to establish cut-off point
value. Computed tomography scan and ultrasound are widely used in clinical
diagnosis. Importantly, acute appendicitis with HIV/AIDS can be associated with
high rate of post-surgical complications like infections, delay of healing,
perforation, peritonitis, intra-abdominal abscess and longer hospital stay.
HIV/AIDS with acute appendicitis is complex condition. Therefore, we conclude
that patients with known HIV and acute appendicitis should also be managed in
close liaison with HIV physicians during, before and after surgical
treatment.
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- Arshad Mahmood
- Department of Colorectal/General Surgery, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of HIV and Blood Borne Viruses, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, UK
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Ahmed M, Bondje S, Jiwan R, Rawther F, Duku A, Husain N, Woodward C, Mital D. Early menopause in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. J Res Med Sci 2021; 26:122. [PMID: 35126585 PMCID: PMC8772509 DOI: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_691_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
Premature menopause can occur in women living with human HIV. In this study, we analyzed and reviewed published literature using the PubMed, Cochrane, and Embase databases since the year 1990 using a combination of MeSH terms such as “Early,” “Premature,” “Menopause,” “HIV,” and “Hormones.” Monitoring and implementation of targeted interventions for premature or early menopause among HIV-infected women might prevent or delay complications such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health issues.
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Ahmed MH, Raza M, Lucas S, Mital D. Reactivation of the Epstein-Barr Virus Leading to Acute Liver Failure in a Patient Living with HIV. J Microsc Ultrastruct 2020; 9:41-44. [PMID: 33850712 PMCID: PMC8030544 DOI: 10.4103/jmau.jmau_16_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
We report a case of a 46-year-old female living with HIV since 2010 who was originally from Malawi and had settled in the UK in 2001. She was admitted to our hospital with confusion and quickly noted to have a decreased Glasgow Coma Scale of 10/15. Her biochemical parameters showed the presence of elevated liver function tests (LFTs), clotting abnormalities, and her ammonia were found to be >400 mmol/L with a severe metabolic acidosis (pH = 7.05). She was treated for HIV with combined antiretroviral therapy, namely tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, emtricitabine (FTC) and cobicistat boosted atazanavir 2 years previously and had normal LFTs at that time. Her HIV-1 viral load was 1400 copies/ml on admission after recently having an undetectable viral load 2 months previously, and her CD4 count was 480. Her relevant past medical history included insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Her other medications included insulin, ramipril, sertraline, amitriptyline, and zopiclone. Toxicology and viral hepatitis screen were negative. Epstein Barr virus (EBV) serology showed evidence of previous exposure, but she was found to have a very high EBV viral load of 55,000 copies/ml, which given her serology, was very likely to be a reactivation of EBV infection rather than a primary EBV infection. In the intensive care unit, the patient deteriorated and died very quickly. The postmortem examination showed extensive hepatic necrosis with collapse. To our knowledge, this is the first case report to show an association between EBV reactivation and fulminant hepatic failure in an individual living with HIV.
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- Mohamed H Ahmed
- Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keyne, Buckinghamshire, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keyne, Buckinghamshire, London, UK
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Blood Borne Viruses, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keyne, Buckinghamshire, London, UK
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Ahmad SJS, Ahmed AR, Kowalewski KF, Nickel F, Rostami K, Stocker CJ, Hakky SM, Archid R, McWhinnie D, Mohajer-Bastami A, Seimenis DS, Ahmad S, Mansour S, Ahmed MH, Mital D, Exadaktylos AK. Citation classics in general medical journals: assessing the quality of evidence; a systematic review. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench 2020; 13:101-114. [PMID: 32308931 PMCID: PMC7149815] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
AIM This review provides a comprehensive overview of more than 100 of the most cited studies in general medical journals and evaluates whether citations predict the quality of a scientific article. BACKGROUND The number of citations is commonly used as a measure of the quality and impact of a scientific article. However, it is often criticised that the number of citations is in fact a poor indicator of the true quality, as it can be influenced by different factors such as current trends. METHODS This review was conducted in line with the PRISMA guidelines. The Journal Citation Report (JCR) within Incites allowed the evaluation and comparison of articles, published in general medical journals, using far-reaching citation data drawn from scholarly and technical journals and conference proceedings. All steps of the review were performed in duplicate and conflicts were resolved through consensus. RESULTS The 100 most cited articles published from 1963 until the end of 2018 were identified. The number of citations ranged from 4012 to 31853. Most of the articles were published in the 2000's, followed by the 1990's, 1980's, 1970's and 1960's, respectively. All of the articles were published in five journals. There were 50 studies at level II, 28 at level V, 10 at level IV, 7 at level III, and 5 at Level I. CONCLUSION This systematic review provides an overview of the most cited articles, published in general medical journals. The number of citations provides an indication of the quality of evidence. However, researchers and clinicians should use standardized assessment tools rather than solely rely on the number of citations in order to judge the quality of published articles.
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- Suhaib JS. Ahmad
- Undergraduate Medical School, University of Buckingham, Buckingham, UK
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- Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Palmerston North Hospital, New Zealand v
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- Undergraduate Medical School, University of Buckingham, Buckingham, UK
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- Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, University of Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Eberhard-Karls- University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Milton Keynes University Hospital, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Departmernt of HIV and Blood Borne Viruses, Milton Keynes University Hospital, Milton Keynes, UK
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Stirrup OT, Sabin CA, Phillips AN, Williams I, Churchill D, Tostevin A, Hill T, Dunn DT, Asboe D, Pozniak A, Cane P, Chadwick D, Churchill D, Clark D, Collins S, Delpech V, Douthwaite S, Dunn D, Fearnhill E, Porter K, Tostevin A, Stirrup O, Fraser C, Geretti AM, Gunson R, Hale A, Hué S, Lazarus L, Leigh-Brown A, Mbisa T, Mackie N, Orkin C, Nastouli E, Pillay D, Phillips A, Sabin C, Smit E, Templeton K, Tilston P, Volz E, Williams I, Zhang H, Fairbrother K, Dawkins J, O’Shea S, Mullen J, Cox A, Tandy R, Fawcett T, Hopkins M, Booth C, Renwick L, Renwick L, Schmid ML, Payne B, Hubb J, Dustan S, Kirk S, Bradley-Stewart A, Hill T, Jose S, Thornton A, Huntington S, Glabay A, Shidfar S, Lynch J, Hand J, de Souza C, Perry N, Tilbury S, Youssef E, Gazzard B, Nelson M, Mabika T, Mandalia S, Anderson J, Munshi S, Post F, Adefisan A, Taylor C, Gleisner Z, Ibrahim F, Campbell L, Baillie K, Gilson R, Brima N, Ainsworth J, Schwenk A, Miller S, Wood C, Johnson M, Youle M, Lampe F, Smith C, Tsintas R, Chaloner C, Hutchinson S, Walsh J, Mackie N, Winston A, Weber J, Ramzan F, Carder M, Leen C, Wilson A, Morris S, Gompels M, Allan S, Palfreeman A, Lewszuk A, Kegg S, Faleye A, Ogunbiyi V, Mitchell S, Hay P, Kemble C, Martin F, Russell-Sharpe S, Gravely J, Allan S, Harte A, Tariq A, Spencer H, Jones R, Pritchard J, Cumming S, Atkinson C, Mital D, Edgell V, Allen J, Ustianowski A, Murphy C, Gunder I, Trevelion R, Babiker A. Associations between baseline characteristics, CD4 cell count response and virological failure on first-line efavirenz + tenofovir + emtricitabine for HIV. J Virus Erad 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30037-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Mital D, Conway S, Trueman J. High Prevalence of Abandoned Needlesticks from Injecting Drug Users in Milton Keynes, UK: Analysing Access to Needle Exchange Centres and Drug Dependency Services. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 10:76-80. [PMID: 29714154 DOI: 10.2174/1874473711666180418164130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In 2015, Milton Keynes (MK) Council waste management team shows an increase in the numbers of abandoned used needles being found across MK. MK is an area of high Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence and high Hepatitis C (HCV) in People Who Inject Drugs (PWID), the overriding concern was for the safety of the public. METHODS Analysis of data collection to understand the scale and spread of the problem, preventing/ reducing the incidence of abandoned needles and looking at access to the designated Drug Dependency Unit (DDU) and the Blood Borne Virus (BBV) service. Through data mapping, hotspot areas of used needles abandonment were analysed. RESULTS Peak needle stick finds were in March and June 2015 mainly in areas of social deprivation and marginalisation where designated needle exchange points were identified. 174 reports of abandoned needles were reported between January 2015 and November 2015 with a total of 2379 individual needles. 87% of the total numbers of needles were found in just 8 estates. CONCLUSION Tackling the issue of abandoned needles effectively should be done through a targeted, multi-agency approach. Reductions in needlestick abandonment can be strengthened through improving access to needle exchange points, DDU and BBV services, delivering high-quality harm reduction interventions and using data mapping in order to identify and target hot spot areas.
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- Dushyant Mital
- Department of Blood Borne Viruses, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, United Kingdom
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- Safer MK, Milton Keynes Council, Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 3EJ, United Kingdom
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- Milton Keynes Council, Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 3EJ, United Kingdom
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Husain NE, Ahmed MH, Almobarak AO, Noor SK, Elmadhoun WM, Awadalla H, Woodward CL, Mital D. HIV-Associated Nephropathy in Africa: Pathology, Clinical Presentation and Strategy for Prevention. J Clin Med Res 2018; 10:1-8. [PMID: 29238427 PMCID: PMC5722038 DOI: 10.14740/jocmr3235w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection can lead to progressive decline in renal function known as HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN). Importantly, individuals of African ancestry are more at risk of developing HIVAN than their European descent counterparts. An in-depth search on Google Scholar, Medline and PubMed was conducted using the terms "HIVAN" and "pathology and clinical presentation", in addition to "prevalence and risk factors for HIVAN", with special emphasis on African countries for any articles published between 1990 and 2017. HIVAN is characterized by progressive acute renal failure, proteinuria and enlarged kidneys. A renal biopsy is necessary to establish definitive diagnosis. Risk factors are male gender, low CD4 counts, high viral load and long use of combined antiretroviral medication (cART). There is a wide geographical variation in the prevalence of HIVAN as it ranges from 4.7% to 38% worldwide and little published literature is available about its prevalence in African nations. Microalbuminuria is a common finding in African populations and is significantly associated with severity of HIV disease progression and CD4 count less than 350 cells/µL. Other clinical presentations in African populations include acute kidney injury (AKI), nephrotic syndrome and chronic kidney disease. The main HIV-associated renal pathological lesions were focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, mainly the collapsing form, acute interstitial nephritis (AIN), and immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis (ICGN). HIV infection-induced transcriptional program in renal tubular epithelial cells as well as genetic factors is incriminated in the pathogenesis of HIVAN. This narrative review discusses the prevalence, presentation, pathogenesis and the management of HIVAN in Africa. In low resource setting countries in Africa, dealing with HIV complications like HIVAN may add more of a burden on the health system (particularly renal units) than HIV medication itself. Therefore, the obvious recommendation is early use of cART in order to decrease risk factors that lead to HIVAN.
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- Nazik Elmalaika Husain
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nile Valley University, Atbara, Sudan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nile Valley University, Atbara, Sudan
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of HIV and Blood Borne Viruses, Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of HIV and Blood Borne Viruses, Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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Husain NE, Noor SK, Elmadhoun WM, Almobarak AO, Awadalla H, Woodward CL, Mital D, Ahmed MH. Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia in people living with HIV in Africa: re-emerging challenges not to be forgotten. HIV AIDS (Auckl) 2017; 9:193-202. [PMID: 29184449 PMCID: PMC5685138 DOI: 10.2147/hiv.s137974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The current challenge in managing people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWHIV) includes the identification and monitoring for comorbid health risks associated with HIV and its treatment and longer survival. Dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome are increasingly seen in PLWHIV. OBJECTIVE In this narrative review, we aimed to summarize the current knowledge about diabetes, dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome in PLWHIV in Africa and also to discuss the challenges that patients as well as health authorities in Africa may face. METHODS PubMed and Google scholar published-English literatures concerning earlier mentioned entities regardless of time limit were critically reviewed. RESULTS The prevalence of metabolic disorders in HIV population in Africa was estimated to range from 2.1% to 26.5% for diabetes and 20.2% to 43.5% for pre-diabetes, 13% to 58% for metabolic syndrome and 13% to 70% for dyslipidemia. CONCLUSION The management of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease risks related to HIV is complex especially in Africa due to healthcare resources, but our experience suggests that metabolic clinic is beneficial to patients and staff and should be an important part of HIV services especially as the older HIV population is increasing. In this context, cardiovascular risk assessment of HIV-infected patients will become an important component of care in developing countries in Africa and strategies are needed to deal with progressive increase in the epidemic of type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome.
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- Nazik Elmalaika Husain
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nile Valley University, Atbara
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences and Technology
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of HIV and Genitourinary Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of HIV and Genitourinary Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, UK
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Ahmed MH, Husain NE, Malik A, Woodward C, Mital D. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and HIV/AIDS: A New Way of Modulation of Cardiovascular Risk. AIDS Rev 2017; 19:190-197. [PMID: 29271970] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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With the advent and subsequent success of antiretroviral therapy, HIV infection has largely become a chronic condition and is increasingly seen alongside metabolic disorders such as dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. Furthermore, the administration of antiretroviral therapy itself is associated with an increase in the incidence of metabolic risk factors, namely insulin resistance, lipoatrophy, dyslipidemia, and abnormalities of fat distribution, in HIV patients. Thus, further challenges in the management of HIV patients include the management of diabetes and the metabolic syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Importantly, HIV and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are both associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Overall, the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiovascular risks associated with HIV is complex and requires specialist management. Further research is needed to address the best strategies in the management of cardiovascular disease in patients with HIV. This narrative review aims to discuss non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and HIV infection, HIV and cardiovascular disease, as well as how fatty liver modulates cardiovascular disease in HIV patients.
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- Mohamed H Ahmed
- Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of HIV and Genitourinary Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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- Department of HIV and Genitourinary Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
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Chan XHS, Onen BL, Raza MM, Mital D, Smith RW. HIV - lessons from a late diagnosis. Acute Med 2016; 15:84-87. [PMID: 27441310] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Late HIV diagnosis is the most important predictor of HIV-related morbidity and mortality in the UK and often results from missed testing opportunities during earlier contact with health services. The HPA now recommends routine HIV testing be commissioned as a priority for all general medical admissions in high prevalence areas, such as Milton Keynes. We present the case of a patient admitted to our Medical Admissions Unit (MAU) managed initially for presumed septic complications of metastatic disease who was later found to have terminal HIV disease. In keeping with UK-wide experience which we review, a local audit following this case found MAU HIV test coverage increased after routine testing but not after staff education alone, and resulted in implementation of routine HIV testing in our MAU.
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- FRCP, Milton Keynes Hospital, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD, UK
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Mital D, Govender V. Rapid oral hepatitis C testing in a drug dependency unit. Journal of Substance Use 2015. [DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2014.1000986] [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: 11/13/2022]
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Nelatur V, Smith B, Mital D, Parekh M. A young woman with HIV and hemiparesis. Acute Med 2013; 12:21-25. [PMID: 23539372] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Progressive Multifocal Leucoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare and invariably fatal neurological disease that is seen patients with untreated HIV infection and as a complication of immune suppression with agents such as natalizumab. With the increasing occurrence of HIV, it is important to consider this condition in the differential diagnosis of patients with neurological features. We present the case of a young woman with a long history of HIV infection who presented with neurological symptoms; recognition of this diagnosis enabled identification of her poor compliance with treatment. The investigation and treatment of this condition is discussed.
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- Varun Nelatur
- Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Standing Way, Eaglestone Milton Keynes MK6 5LD.
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There are many causes of raised liver function tests in HIV infection. This lesson discusses a case where autoimmune hepatitis, acute hepatitis B and acute toxoplasmosis were diagnosed in a lady presenting with abdominal pain and jaundice. Oral steroids for autoimmune hepatitis may have worsened the clinical picture as her hepatitis serology was not available at the time. This lesson highlights the importance of waiting for all serology results to return in an ill jaundiced patient before deciding on active management and treatment
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- D Mital
- Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust.
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Mital D, Desai V, Chin K. Kikuchi-Fujimoto syndrome presenting to a sexual health clinic. Int J STD AIDS 2009; 20:140-1. [PMID: 19182065 DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We report on a 37-year-old woman who presented with a six-week history of bilateral, tender lymph nodes in her groin. An initial biopsy was done with the histology 'suggestive of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)'. She had not had sexual intercourse for over two years and had no symptoms or signs of note to report. Examination revealed large, smooth tender lymph nodes above the inguinal ligament bilaterally with no other areas of lymphadenopathy. Due to a possible diagnosis of LGV, three weeks of doxycycline was given. A further review of the histology slides revealed 'subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis' highly suggestive of Kikuchi-Fujimoto syndrome of unknown cause, which is usually self-limiting. Subsequent follow-up of the patient revealed a reduction in the lymph nodes size with little tenderness.
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- D Mital
- Sexual Health Department, Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, UK.
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Eight new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were diagnosed in the antenatal population of Milton Keynes within the first two years of our 'opt-out' antenatal testing scheme; the majority (6/8) occurred in women of black African origin. Since it is suggested that individuals from high-risk groups are more likely to decline HIV testing, we were concerned that women from this high-risk ethnic group might not be accepting testing. Such a situation would increase the risk of undiagnosed HIV-positive women delivering at Milton Keynes and undermine the potential benefits of the screening programme. Retrospective review of pregnant women delivering in our area over six months was performed. Hospital obstetric and microbiology databases were analysed for results of HIV screening and ethnic origin of patients. A total of 1586 women delivered during the study period. Among the black African women 13/158 (8.2%) declined screening, compared with 120/1214 (9.8%) and 15/153 (9.8%) of white and Asian women, respectively. The high uptake of testing across all groups suggests that the policy of offering and recommending HIV screening to all women is being appropriately implemented. Black African women were more likely to have undergone screening than white or Asian women, although the differences were not statistically significant.
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- J Southgate
- Oxford University Medical School, Oxford, UK.
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Reports in the literature suggest the incidence of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in transplanted kidneys to range from 2-79%. Collagen injections have been used with reported success rates of up to 65% to prevent VUR into native orifices in children, but have not been studied in transplant neo-orifices. We evaluated the use of collagen injections in seven patients with transplant kidney neo-orifices who displayed grades II-IV VUR and seemed to be related to symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs). Postoperative VCUGs obtained at 2 months showed improvement in the grade of reflux in four of seven (57.1%) patients; one (14.3%), no change; and two (28.6%), worse reflux. All patients also redeveloped symptomatic UTIs after collagen injection. We conclude that the use of collagen injections in kidney transplant neo-orifices did not prevent VUR. Although prevention of VUR may have been achieved short term, VCUG examinations 2 months after initial injection revealed persistent reflux. Etiologies for failure to prevent VUR may be the readily absorbable nature of collagen, technical aspects of the procedure, the degree of reflux, and anatomic differences between native orifices (which lie on a well-supported trigone) and transplant neo-orifices (which lie on the posterior wall with less support).
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- K C Latchamsetty
- Department of Urology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
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- D Mital
- Section of Transplantation Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- D Mital
- Rush Medical College, 1725 W. Harrison Street, Suite 161, Chicago, IL 60612-3824, USA
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Mital D, Pillay D. The impact of HIV-1 subtype on drug resistance. J HIV Ther 2001; 6:56-60. [PMID: 11555739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- D Mital
- PHLS Antiviral Susceptibility Reference Unit, Division of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham Medical School, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Guo Z, Wu T, Kirchhof N, Mital D, Williams JW, Azuma M, Sutherland DE, Hering BJ. Immunotherapy with nondepleting anti-CD4 monoclonal antibodies but not CD28 antagonists protects islet graft in spontaneously diabetic nod mice from autoimmune destruction and allogeneic and xenogeneic graft rejection. Transplantation 2001; 71:1656-65. [PMID: 11435979 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200106150-00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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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BACKGROUND T-cell activation and the subsequent induction of effector functions require not only the recognition of antigen peptides bound to MHC molecules by T-cell receptor (TCR) for antigen but also a costimulatory signal provided by antigen presenting cells. CD4 T-cell activation and function require the CD4 molecule as a coreceptor of TCR. The CD28/B7 pathway is a major costimulatory signal for T-cell activation and differentiation. METHODS The effect of targeting CD4 by nondepleting anti-CD4 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) versus blocking CD28/B7 by CTLA4Ig, anti-CD80 mAbs, and anti-CD86 mAbs on the prevention of recurrence of autoimmune diabetes after MHC-matched nonobese diabetes-resistant (NOR) islet transplantation in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice were compared. Whether nondepleting anti-CD4 mAbs prolong allogeneic islet graft survival and xenogeneic pig islet graft survival in diabetic NOD mice were studied. Furthermore, the effect of nondepleting anti-CD4 mAbs combined with CTLA4Ig on allogeneic islet graft survival in NOD mice was investigated. RESULTS Recurrence of autoimmune diabetes can be prevented by nondepleting anti-CD4 mAbs. Blocking the CD28/B7 costimulatory pathway by CTLA4Ig or by anti-CD80 mAbs and anti-CD86 mAbs cannot prevent recurrence of autoimmune diabetes after islet transplantation. Short-term treatment with nondepleting anti-CD4 mAbs significantly prolongs allogeneic islet graft survival and xenogeneic pig islet graft survival in diabetic NOD mice. But nondepleting anti-CD4 mAbs combined with CTLA4Ig decreased allogeneic islet graft survival. CONCLUSIONS Nondepleting anti-CD4 mAbs but not CD28 antagonists protect islet grafts in diabetic NOD mice from autoimmune destruction and allogeneic and xenogeneic graft rejection. The efficacy of nondepleting anti-CD4 mAbs is compromised when it combines with CTLA4Ig.
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MESH Headings
- Abatacept
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/drug effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation/therapeutic use
- Autoimmunity/drug effects
- CD28 Antigens/drug effects
- CD4 Antigens/immunology
- CTLA-4 Antigen
- Diabetes Mellitus/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus/surgery
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/physiopathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/surgery
- Graft Rejection/prevention & control
- Immunoconjugates
- Immunotherapy
- Islets of Langerhans Transplantation/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred NOD
- Secondary Prevention
- Survival Analysis
- Swine
- Transplantation, Heterologous/immunology
- Transplantation, Homologous/immunology
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- Z Guo
- Department of Surgery, MMC195, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- D J White
- Department of Infection, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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Badosa F, Mital D, Sands L, Hisey M, Raja R, Bannett A, Morris M. Our experience with Roux-Y intestinal drainage in simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplantation. Transpl Int 2001; 7 Suppl 1:S412-3. [PMID: 11271267 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1994.tb01406.x] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Enteric drainage is a sound surgical technique in SKP, and it avoids the majority of urological as well as metabolic complications. We did not see an increase in intraabdominal complications or of graft loss due to rejection. Intestinal leak is rare and easily managed provided a Roux-Y loop of jejunum is used. Even though the number of patients was small and the follow-up short, the results of the RY group were at least comparable to the BD group. In view of our results, we plan to use this technique in all our future SKP patients.
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- F Badosa
- Albert Einstein Medical Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA
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Guo Z, Shen J, Mital D, Hong Y, Alemany R, Zhong WW, Jensik SC, Williams JW. Efficient gene transfer and expression in islets by an adenoviral vector that lacks all viral genes. Cell Transplant 1999; 8:661-71. [PMID: 10701495 DOI: 10.1177/096368979900800612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Although adenoviral vector-mediated gene transfer has significant potential for gene therapy, host immune responses to virally expressed proteins and small insert capacity may limit its clinical application. In order to overcome these disadvantages, a new adenoviral vector that lacks all viral genes has been developed. Using the green fluorescent (GFP) gene as a reporter gene, we investigated the efficiency of gene transfer by this all-viral-genes-deleted and minimal cis-element remaining adenoviral vector (miniAd-GFP) in islets in vitro and ex vivo, and compared it with the E1-deleted adenoviral vector (E1-GFP). One day after in vitro infection, GFP was expressed in both miniAd-GFP- and E1-GFP-infected islets. The percentage of GFP-positive single cells was not significantly different between miniAd-GFP-infected islets and E1-GFP-infected islets. When these islets were transplanted into syngeneic diabetic mice, both miniAd-GFP- and E1-GFP-infected islet grafts reversed diabetes, and normal blood glucose levels were maintained for over 20 weeks posttransplantation. Mild lymphocyte infiltration was found in all E1-GFP-infected islet grafts at all time points. However, this was not seen in most miniAd-GFP-infected islet grafts. Our results indicate that gene transfer by an adenoviral vector that lacks all viral genes is as efficient as E1-deleted adenoviral vector-mediated gene transfer in islets. Furthermore, this adenoviral vector might be less immunogeneic than the E1-deleted adenoviral vector.
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- Z Guo
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Guo Z, Shen J, Mital D, Hong Y, Jensik SC, Williams JW. Role of Fas in recurrence of autoimmune diabetes after islet transplantation. Transplant Proc 1999; 31:622. [PMID: 10083264 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)01584-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Z Guo
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Guo Z, Shen J, Mital D, Hong Y, Jensik SC, Alemany R, Zhong WW, Williams JW. Comparison of viral gene-deleted adenoviral vectors with the E1-deleted adenoviral vector in islets. Transplant Proc 1999; 31:794. [PMID: 10083341 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)01772-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Z Guo
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Shen J, Chong AS, Xiao F, Liu W, Huang W, Blinder L, Foster P, Sankary H, Jensik S, McChesney L, Mital D, Williams JW. Histological characterization and pharmacological control of chronic rejection in xenogeneic and allogeneic heart transplantation. Transplantation 1998; 66:692-8. [PMID: 9771831 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199809270-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic allograft rejection remains a major barrier to successful long-term allograft transplantation in humans. Chronic allograft rejection is characterized by the appearance of arterial lesions with concentric intimal thickening. This study investigates the development and control of chronic rejection in hamster cardiac xenografts transplanted into Lewis rats. METHODS Chronic rejection in the xenograft model involves transplantation of hamster hearts into Lewis rats treated with leflunomide (Lef) continuously at 15 mg/kg/day. The allograft model involves transplantation of Lewis hearts into Fisher-334 rats treated with cyclosporine (CsA) at 2.5 mg/kg for 5 days. RESULTS The average scores of arterial intimal thickening on day 45 after transplantation were 1.89+/-0.43 in the xenograft and 2.50+/-0.72 in the allograft. The basic pathology of both xenografts and allografts undergoing chronic rejection was arterial intimal thickening comprising smooth muscle cell proliferation, mononuclear cell infiltration, and fibrosis. The majority of cells infiltrating the arterial intima and myocardium were T cells and macrophages. Compared with the allograft, intimal edema, matrix deposition and fibrinoid necrosis were specifically presented in the xenografts and generally involved the larger arteries. The predominant isotype of antibody deposited was IgM in xenografts and IgG in allografts. When combined Lef and CsA therapy was initiated on day 45 after transplantation, the changes of chronic rejection were reversed in both xenografts and allografts by day 90. The scores of intimal thickening were significantly reduced to 0.97+/-0.45 and 1.48+/-0.56, respectively. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that chronic rejection can be induced in xenografts under conditions of inadequate immunosuppression. Chronic rejection in xenografts involves arterial lesions that bear some histological similarities to, as well as differences from, those observed in chronically rejected allografts. Finally, combination therapy with CsA and Lef reduced the incidence and severity of the intimal lesions in both chronically rejecting xenografts and allografts.
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- J Shen
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Guo Z, Mital D, Shen J, Chong AS, Tian Y, Foster P, Sankary H, McChesney L, Jensik SC, Williams JW. Immunosuppression preventing concordant xenogeneic islet graft rejection is not sufficient to prevent recurrence of autoimmune diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice. Transplantation 1998; 65:1310-4. [PMID: 9625011 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199805270-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND We and others have reported previously that the immunosuppressant, leflunomide (Lef), can prevent allogeneic and xenogeneic islet graft rejection in streptozocin (STZ)-induced diabetic animals. However, whether Lef required to prevent islet graft rejection is sufficient to prevent the recurrence of autoimmune diabetes has not been addressed. METHODS The effect of Lef on concordant xenogeneic islet graft in STZ-induced diabetic mice and autoimmune nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice were studied. Then, whether Lef prevents the onset of spontaneous diabetes in young NOD mice and the recurrence of diabetes after major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-matched islet transplantation in diabetic NOD mice were investigated. RESULTS In STZ-induced diabetic BALB/c mice, Lef treatment significantly prolonged rat islet graft survival. However, Lef could not significantly prolong rat islet graft survival in autoimmune diabetic NOD mice. For prevention studies, treatment with Lef at 30 mg/ kg/day from 4 weeks to 20 weeks of age significantly reduced the incidence of spontaneous diabetes in NOD mice. However, when the NOD mice were treated from 8 to 24 weeks of age, the incidence of spontaneous diabetes was not significantly reduced as compared to the incidence of diabetes in the untreated female NOD mice at 28 weeks of age. Finally, in the MHC-matched islet transplant model, Lef could not significantly prolong MHC-matched nonobese diabetes-resistant mice islet graft survival in NOD mice. CONCLUSIONS Lef preventing concordant xenogeneic islet graft rejection is not sufficient to prevent the recurrence of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice. We believe that controlling autoimmunity after islet transplantation will lead the way to promote successful clinical islet transplantation in the future.
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- Z Guo
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Mital D, Guo Z, Tian Y, Shen J, Podlasek W, Foster P, Sankary H, Jensik S, McChesney L, Chong A, Olack B, Williams J. Leflunomide-based immunosuppression for porcine islet xenotransplantation. Transplant Proc 1998; 30:515. [PMID: 9532154 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(97)01382-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- D Mital
- Department of General Surgery, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Guo Z, Mital D, Shen J, Chong AS, Tian Y, Foster P, Sankary H, McChesney L, Jensik SC, Williams JW. Differential effect of leflunomide on concordant xenogeneic islet graft rejection and recurrence of autoimmune diabetes. Transplant Proc 1998; 30:463-4. [PMID: 9532129 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(97)01357-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Z Guo
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Guo Z, Mital D, Mo YY, Tian Y, Shen J, Chong AS, Foster P, Sankary H, McChesney L, Jensik SC, Williams JW. Effect of gene gun-mediated CTLA4IG and Fas ligand gene transfection on concordant xenogeneic islet graft rejection. Transplant Proc 1998; 30:589. [PMID: 9532189 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(97)01418-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Z Guo
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, IL 60612, USA
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Guo Z, Chong AS, Jandeska S, Sun WH, Tian Y, Podlasek W, Shen J, Mital D, Jensik S, Williams JW. Gene gun-mediated gene transfer and expression in rat islets. Transplant Proc 1997; 29:2209-10. [PMID: 9193594 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(97)00300-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Z Guo
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Guo Z, Chong AS, Tian Y, Shen J, Yin D, Mital D, Foster P, Sankary H, McChesney L, Jensik S, Williams JW. Effect of leflunomide and cyclosporine on concordant xenogeneic islet transplantation in streptozotocin-induced and autoimmune diabetic mice. Transplant Proc 1997; 29:2155. [PMID: 9193568 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(97)00272-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Z Guo
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Foster PF, Fabrega F, Karademir S, Sankary HN, Mital D, Williams JW. Prediction of abstinence from ethanol in alcoholic recipients following liver transplantation. Hepatology 1997; 25:1469-77. [PMID: 9185770 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510250627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The prediction of abstinence from ethanol may be crucial to the optimal selection of liver transplantation candidates with alcoholism. Of 84 consecutive end-stage alcoholic patients who underwent transplantation (1986-1994) at our institution, we analyzed 63 long-surviving recipients for pretransplantation variables to predict posttransplantation abstinence (follow-up: 49.3 +/- 21 mo). Thirty-three pretransplantation variables were reviewed from our transplantation data base and supplemented and confirmed with interviews with recipients. The psycho-social inclusion criteria included the following: patient recognition of alcoholism, a domicile, an occupation, and at least one close personal relationship. The incidence of abstinence from ethanol was (50/63) 79%. A logistic regression of the 33 variables in conjunction with our above inclusion criteria accurately predicted abstinence (90% accuracy, chi2 model, P < .00001) based on the absence of previous history of any illicit drug use (Drug Use: yes = 1/no = 0), the presence of an active, personal life insurance policy (Life Ins: yes = 1/no = 0), number of alcoholic sisters (ETOH-SIS), and the length of pretransplantation abstinence (PRE-TRANS-ABS, mos): Prob. of abstinence = 1/1 + e(-F), F = -0.33 +/- 0.89 (DRUG USE) -1.02 (LIFE INS) -1.68 (ETOH-SIS) +0.24 (PRE-TRANS-ABS). In contrast, receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis found that 7 and 9 months of pretransplantation abstinence were the best cut-off points in predicting subsequent abstinence, but poor utility was noted at these points with this specific value alone (sensitivity 61-84%, specificity 64-68%). A separate analysis of high-risk patients with poly-drug use (n = 15, alcohol recidivism 8/15, 53%) and the remaining low-risk group of purely alcohol dependent patients (n = 48, alcohol recidivism 5/48, 10%) found no combination of variables was predictive of abstinence in either group. The length of pretransplantation abstinence is a relatively poor predictor of posttransplantation abstinence. Variables of comorbid substance use, social function, and possibly family history are more predictive in conjunction with our standard criteria and might be useful as tools in evaluating liver transplantation candidates whose primary diagnosis is alcohol-induced cirrhosis.
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- P F Foster
- Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Mital D, Guo Z, Chong AS, Fu Z, Tian Y, Foster PF, Jensik S, Shen J, Sankary HN, McChesney LP, Williams JW. Successful xenotransplantation of adult porcine islets in NOD and BALB/c mice with leflunomide and cyclosporine. Transplant Proc 1997; 29:2166-7. [PMID: 9193573 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(97)00277-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- D Mital
- Department of General Surgery, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois 60612-3824, USA
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Guo Z, Chong AS, Shen J, Foster P, Sankary HN, McChesney L, Mital D, Jensik SC, Williams JW. Prolongation of rat islet allograft survival by the immunosuppressive agent leflunomide. Transplantation 1997; 63:711-6. [PMID: 9075843 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199703150-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 02/04/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Leflunomide (Lef), alone or in combination with a suboptimal dose of cyclosporine (CsA), on rat allogeneic islet transplantation. Two thousands islets were transplanted under the left kidney capsule of a streptozocin-induced diabetic Lewis recipient. In the ACI to Lewis combination, the mean survival time (MST) of the untreated group was 5.2 +/- 0.8 days. Lef at 2.5, 5, and 10 mg/kg/day for 14 days significantly prolonged MSTs to 19.0 +/- 1.6, 29.8 +/- 3.7, and 29.0 +/- 5.3 days (P<0.01), respectively. CsA at 5 mg/kg/day also prolonged graft survival to 21 +/- 3.5 days. When CsA (5 mg/ kg/day) was combined with Lef (5 or 10 mg/kg/day) and administered for 14 days, the survival rate of the islet allografts was further increased to 34.8 -/+ 4.7 and 36.0 -/+ 6.6 days, respectively. When Lef or CsA monotherapy was extended to 28 days at a dose of 5 mg/kg/ day, MSTs were further increased to 45.8 -/+ 8.8 or 37.4 -/+ 4.7 days, respectively. Graft MST was 56.4 -/+ 9.9 days when Lef and CsA combination therapy was administered for 28 days. In the Brown-Norway to Lewis combination, MST of the allogeneic islets in untreated rats was 6.2 -/+ 0.8 days. When Lef or CsA alone, at 5 mg/kg/day, was administered for 28 days, two of seven Lef-treated rats remained normoglycemia for more than 100 days. Graft survival longer than 100 days occurred in one of five CsA-treated rats, and in five of eight rats treated with the combination of Lef and CsA. The graft-bearing left kidney was removed after 100 days in rats with functional islet allografts, and a second Brown-Norway islet graft was transplanted into the right kidney. In all recipients, the second graft was rejected by 9.8 -/+ 1.5 days. In summary, our findings demonstrate that Lef prolonged allogeneic islet graft survival, and its immunosuppressive effect was improved when combined with CsA.
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- Z Guo
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Guo Z, Chong AS, Shen J, Foster P, Sankary HN, McChesney L, Mital D, Jensik SC, Gebel H, Williams JW. In vivo effects of leflunomide on normal pancreatic islet and syngeneic islet graft function. Transplantation 1997; 63:716-21. [PMID: 9075844 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199703150-00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 02/04/2023]
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Leflunomide (Lef) is a novel immunosuppressant that can prevent islet allograft and xenograft rejection. In this study, we investigated the in vivo effects of Lef on the function of normal pancreatic islets and syngeneic islet grafts in rats and compared its effect to cyclosporine (CsA) and FK506. Different groups of rats were treated with Lef (10 and 20 mg/kg/day), CsA (20 mg/kg/day), or FK506 (2 mg/kg/day). After 4 and 6 weeks, nonfasting blood glucose (BG) levels of all the treatment groups were not different from that of the control group. Intravenous glucose tolerance test revealed that the rate of glucose disappearance was normal in Lef-treated groups. However, the rate of glucose disappearance in the CsA- and FK506-treated rats was impaired. In contrast, long-term (7 months) treatment of rats with CsA (10 mg/kg/day) resulted in five of seven rats developing hyperglycemia. However, normal BG was observed in all rats treated for 7 months with Lef (10 mg/kg/day). In the second experimental model, streptozocin-induced diabetic ACI rats were grafted with an average of 1200 syngeneic islets into the liver or kidney capsule. Diabetes in these ACI recipients was stably reversed for 6 months, then these rats were treated with Lef (20 mg/kg/day), CsA (20 mg/kg/day), and FK506 (2 mg/kg/day). After 14 days of treatment, nonfasting BG levels were significantly increased in rats treated with CsA (before: 105 +/- 2.9 mg/ dl, after: 275.8 +/- 60 mg/dl) as well as in rats treated with FK506 (before: 108 +/- 2.4 mg/dl, after: 209 +/- 10.1 mg/dl). In contrast, the BG levels of the Lef-treated rats were indistinguishable from those of the untreated control groups. Site of transplantation, i.e., liver and kidney, did not affect the results. Our results indicating that Lef has no diabetogenic property in vivo lends support to the promise that leflunomide may be effective for clinical islet transplantation.
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- Z Guo
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Guo Z, Chong AS, Shen J, Foster P, Sankary HN, McChesney L, Mital D, Jensik SC, Gebel H, Williams JW. Leflunomide, a potential immunosuppressant for pancreatic islet transplantation. Transplant Proc 1997; 29:1296-7. [PMID: 9123314 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(96)00525-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Z Guo
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Mital D, Foster PF, Jensik SC, del Rio JV, Sankary HN, McChesney LP, Williams JW. Renal transplantation without sutures using the vascular clipping system for renal artery and vein anastomosis--a new technique. Transplantation 1996; 62:1171-3. [PMID: 8900320 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199610270-00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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A cadaveric renal transplant was performed on a 63-year-old woman. The donor renal artery and vein were anastomosed to the recipient external iliac vessels using the vascular clipping system. These vascular anastomoses were performed with four stay sutures and several clips for each anastomosis, without a continuous vascular suture. The time taken was 8 min for each anastomosis. There were no postoperative complications and the patient went home after 6 days in the hospital. At 1 month follow-up her serum creatinine was 1.3 mg/dl. We conclude that cadaveric renal transplantation can be performed using clips for the vascular anastomoses. This technique permits an expeditious, interrupted anastomosis. Since the arcuate legged clips are nonpenetrating, there is minimum trauma to the vascular intima. In pediatric transplantation this interrupted technique may be of special importance, since it should allow the anastomoses to grow with time. The ability to quickly perform this type of anastomosis may reduce warm ischemia time as well. The safety and technical ease of this technique should allow its application in the anastomosis of other tubular structures as well. This might further improve the currently excellent outcomes of solid organ transplantation.
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- D Mital
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612-3833, USA
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Foster PF, Kociss K, Shen J, Sankary HN, Mital D, Chong AS, Xiao F, Williams JW. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor immunomodulation in the rat cardiac transplantation model. Transplantation 1996; 61:1122-5. [PMID: 8623199 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199604150-00026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/31/2023]
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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) administration decreases tumor necrosis factor(TNF) release, an important mechanism in allograft rejection. to study G-CSF's possible antirejection effects, 30 Lewis rats underwent heart transplantation using Brown-Norway donors and were assigned varying dosages of recombinant human G-CSF (0, 20, 100, 250 and 500 microgram/kg/day) for 14 days following the operation. Recipients receiving 250 microgram/kg/day experienced an improvement in graft survival (12.3+/-4 days vs. 7.0+/-0.6 days, P>0.05, Breslow). In a separate cohort, G-CSF-treated recipients (250 microgram/kg/day x 14) killed at 2,4,and 6 days after transplantation revealed improved serial allograft biopsy grading scores versus untreated controls (P<0.001 stratified Wilcoxon). Significant reduction in serum TNF levels was noted in the G-CSF-treated animals (P<0.025, analysis of variance). These data describe a moderate antirejection effect of G-CSF administration. Inhibition of circulating TNF in the G-CSF-treated recipients may describe a marker or possible mechanism of this antirejection effect.
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- P F Foster
- Department of General Surgery and Immunology, Section of transplantatioln Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian / St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Xiao F, Shen J, Chong A, Liu W, Foster P, Blinder HL, Sankary H, McChesney L, Mital D, Williams JW. Control and reversal of chronic xenograft rejection in hamster-to-rat cardiac transplantation. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:691-2. [PMID: 8623348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- F Xiao
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Xiao F, Chong A, Shen J, Yang J, Short J, Foster P, Sankary H, Jensik S, Mital D, McChesney L. Pharmacologically induced regression of chronic transplant rejection. Transplantation 1995; 60:1065-72. [PMID: 7482709 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199511270-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 01/25/2023]
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Chronic rejection, characterized by a progressive obliterative arteriopathy, is a major cause of graft failure in long-surviving human transplants for which there is no effective treatment. Leflunomide, an isoxazol derivative, has been shown to be a novel immunomodulatory drug that profoundly suppresses the immune response. In this study, 58 Fisher-344 rats received cardiac transplantation from Lewis rats. All the recipients were given CsA at 2.5 mg/kg for 5 days postoperatively. Without further treatments, the arterial intima was progressively injured by mononuclear cell infiltration and Ab deposition. Smooth muscle cell and fibroblast proliferation in the intima became a predominant phenomenon by day 90. CsA was ineffective in controlling the progress of arterial intimal thickening when treatment began on day 30. Leflunomide at 5 mg/kg failed to control arterial intimal thickening by day 60 when therapy began on day 30. However, the progress of arterial intimal thickening was significantly inhibited by day 90 when the dosage of leflunomide had been increased to 10 mg/kg on day 60. Combined therapy with leflunomide and CsA at 5 mg/kg for 30 days dramatically reversed the arterial thickening by day 60. After increasing the dosages of both leflunomide and CsA to 10 mg/kg on day 60, the combination therapy steadily controlled the chronic rejection. Only the combination therapy significantly down-regulated circulating antidonor IgM and IgG titers. In rat smooth muscle cell culture, this same drug combination had a synergistic inhibitory effect on proliferation. Therefore, the combination therapy of leflunomide and CsA could reverse and control the progress of chronic rejection, while leflunomide, at higher dosage as a monotherapy, could stabilize chronic rejection in this model. The mechanism of the regression of chronic rejection by leflunomide and cyclosporine may be related to their in vitro abilities to control not only lymphocyte but smooth muscle cell proliferation, as well. The synergistic effect of these two drugs on vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation in vitro may be an important part of this novel activity. This unique feature holds intriguing possibilities for treating established chronic rejection.
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- F Xiao
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Foster PF, Mital D, Sankary HN, McChesney LP, Marcon J, Koukoulis G, Kociss K, Leurgans S, Whiting JF, Williams JW. The use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor after liver transplantation. Transplantation 1995; 59:1557-63. [PMID: 7539958] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) increases the number of circulating granulocytes and decreases TNF production while improving survival in sepsis models. To study the effects of G-CSF administration on sepsis and rejection, 37 primary liver allograft recipients received intravenous recombinant human G-CSF (rhG-CSF; 5-10 micrograms/kg/day) for the first 7-10 days following transplantation, targeting a blood absolute granulocyte count of between 10,000 and 20,000 cells/mm3. These recipients were monitored prospectively for sepsis and rejection, as were the previous 49 primary liver allograft recipients who did not receive G-CSF. Both groups utilized identical protocol immunosuppression and standardized diagnosis and treatment of sepsis and rejection. Univariate and logistic regression analysis of risk factors for sepsis and rejection revealed no difference between the two patient groups. G-CSF-treated patients developed an increased absolute granulocyte count over time (P < 0.0001, repeated-measures analysis of variance). G-CSF-treated patients had a decreased number of sepsis episodes per patient (0.92 +/- 1.5 vs. 2.18 +/- 2.8, P < 0.02, t test), and a lower percentage of sepsis-related deaths (8% vs. 22%, P < 0.04, chi-square test). The incidence of acute rejection was decreased in the G-CSF-treated group (22% vs. 51%, P < 0.01, chi-square test). These pilot data support further investigation into G-CSF's favorable effects on sepsis and rejection.
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- P F Foster
- Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Lojanapiwat B, Mital D, Fallon L, Koolpe H, Raja R, Badosa F, Po C, Morris M. Management of ureteral stenosis after renal transplantation. J Am Coll Surg 1994; 179:21-4. [PMID: 8019719] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ureteral stenosis is the most common urologic complication of renal transplantation. Preferred management options for this complication vary among centers. Ureteral stenosis occurred in 24 (3.4 percent) of 692 consecutive renal transplants. The diagnosis was confirmed by antegrade pyelography after ultrasonography in all instances. An attempt was made to treat all patients by percutaneous stenting, usually with dilatation of the ureter, which was possible in 21 patients. In three patients, a wire could not be passed across the stricture and these patients were treated surgically. STUDY DESIGN The patients were divided into two groups. Patients in group 1 (14 patients) presented within three months from the date of transplantation and patients in group 2 (seven patients) presented after three months. RESULTS The site of stenosis was the ureterovesical junction in 80 percent of the patients and the uretero-pelvic junction in 20 percent. Urinary tract infection occurred in 70 percent of the patients in group 1 and 100 percent of patients in group 2. The success rate of percutaneous stenting was 71 percent (ten of 14 patients) in group 1, but only 29 percent (two of seven patients) in group 2. The failures were treated by repeated stenting (one patient in each group) or by operation. One allograft (7 percent) was lost in group 1 and two (28 percent) were lost in group 2. The average follow-up period was 38 months in group 1 and 56 months in group 2. There was no mortality in this series. CONCLUSIONS Ureteral stenosis in the early postrenal transplant period can be safely and effectively treated by percutaneous dilatation and stenting, with few side effects and long-term success. This method is specially efficacious in patients who present within three months from the time of their transplant. In patients who have ureteric strictures developing after three months from transplantation, percutaneous stenting is of limited value and most patients require surgical correction.
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- B Lojanapiwat
- Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Morris M, Mital D, Raja R, Badosa F, Fallon L. Our experience with pancreatic transplantation. Transplant Proc 1994; 26:417-8. [PMID: 8171481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- M Morris
- Albert Einstein Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141
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