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Brennan C, Cini E, Illingworth S, Chapman S, Simic M, Nicholls D, Chapman V, Simms C, Hayes E, Fuller S, Orpwood J, Tweedy N, Baksh T, Astaire E, Bhakta D. Greater rate of weight loss predicts paediatric hospital admission in adolescent typical and atypical anorexia nervosa. Eur J Pediatr 2024; 183:1789-1799. [PMID: 38252309 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-024-05436-3] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Hospital admissions for eating disorders (ED) are rapidly increasing. Limited research exists evidencing the factors that lead to hospital admissions or their outcomes. The current study aimed to identify predictors of hospital admission in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) or atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN). Prospective observational study including participants (n = 205) aged 11-18 and diagnosed with AN or AAN at initial ED assessment, across eight London clinics. Physical health parameters at assessment, including heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and rate of weight loss, were compared between adolescents who were admitted to a paediatric ward following assessment and those who were not admitted. The mean rate of weight loss prior to assessment was significantly higher, and mean energy intake significantly lower, in the admitted vs not admitted groups (1.2 vs 0.6kg/week, p < 0.001 and 565 kcal/day vs 857 kcal/day, p < 0.001), independent of degree of underweight. No significant differences were identified between groups in all other parameters of physical risk. Underweight adolescents with AN were equally likely to be admitted as non-underweight adolescents with AAN. Conclusion: This study provides evidence on predictors of hospital admission, from a sample representing the London area. The assessment of weight loss speed, duration and magnitude are recommended as priority parameters that inform the risk of deterioration and the likelihood of hospital admission in adolescent AN and AAN. Further research investigating outcomes of these hospital admission is needed. What is Known: • Hospital admissions for eating disorders (ED) are rapidly increasing. • Limited research exists evidencing the factors that lead to hospital admissions, or their outcomes. What is New: • This study provides evidence on predictors of hospital admission in young people with typical and atypical anorexia nervosa. • Weight loss speed, duration, and magnitude are recommended as priority parameters that inform the risk of deterioration and the likelihood of hospital admission in this patient group.
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- Cliona Brennan
- South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London Metropolitan University, London, UK.
- The Michael Rutter Centre, De Crespigny Park, Camberwell, London, SE5 8AZ, UK.
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- East London NHS Foundation Trust, Kings College London, University College London, London, UK
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, Kings College Hospital London, London, UK
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Central Northwest London NHS Trust, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Northamptonshire NHS Trust, Northamptonshire, UK
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- London Metropolitan University, London, UK
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Hayes E, Gannon L, Quinlan D. Sepsis and documentation of six physiological vital signs in GP Out-of-Hours. Ir Med J 2023; 116:857. [PMID: 37874366] [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: 10/25/2023]
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Wittlieb-Weber C, Birnbaum B, Castleberry C, Esteso P, Gambetta K, Hayes E, Hsu D, Kaufman B, Lal A, Lorts A, Martinez H, Mokshagundam D, Nandi D, Parent J, Raucci F, Soares N, Shezad M, Shih R, Shugh S, Villa C, Wilkens S, Wisotzkey B, Conway J. Taking ACTION. Creation of a Prospective Registry of Boys with Dystrophinopathy and Ventricular Dysfunction to Define Cardiac Medication Use and Optimize Guideline Directed Medical Therapy. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.067] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Wright L, Gajarski R, Hayes E, Yester J, Nandi D. DQ Matching in Pediatric Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.101] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Hayes E, Wallace D, O'Donnell C, Greene D, Hennessy D, O'Shea N, Tobin JT, Fenelon MA. Trend analysis and prediction of seasonal changes in milk composition from a pasture-based dairy research herd. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:2326-2337. [PMID: 36759275 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21483] [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: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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The composition of seasonal pasture-produced milk is influenced by stage of lactation, animal genetics, and nutrition, which affects milk nutritional profile and processing characteristics. The objective was to study the effect of lactation stage (early, mid, and late lactation) and diet on milk composition in an Irish spring calving dairy research herd from 2012 to 2020 using principal component and predictive analytics. Crude protein, casein, fat, and solids increased from 2012 to 2020, whereas lactose concentration peaked in 2017, then decreased. Based on seasonal data from 2013 to 2016, forecasting models were successfully created to predict milk composition for 2017 to 2020. The diet of cows in this study is dependent upon grass growth rates across the milk production season, which in turn, are influenced by weather patterns, whereby extreme weather conditions (rainfall and temperature) were correlated with decreasing grass growth and increasing nonprotein nitrogen levels in milk. The study demonstrates a significant change in milk composition since 2012 and highlights the effect that seasonal changes such as weather and grass growth have on milk composition of pasture-based systems. The potential to forecast milk composition at different stages of lactation benefits processers by facilitating the optimization of in-process and supply logistics of dairy products.
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- E Hayes
- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland, P61C996; School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland, D04V1W8
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- School of Computer Science, University College Dublin, Ireland, D04V1W8
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- School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland, D04V1W8
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- School of Computer Science, University College Dublin, Ireland, D04V1W8
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- Teagasc Animal and Grassland Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland, P61C996
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland, P61C996
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland, P61C996
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland, P61C996; School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland, D04V1W8.
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Oliveira K, Rodrigues V, Slingerland S, Vanherle K, Soares J, Rafael S, Trozzi C, Bouman EA, Ferreira J, Kewo A, Nielsen PS, Diafas I, Monteiro A, Miranda AI, Lopes M, Hayes E. Assessing the impacts of citizen-led policies on emissions, air quality and health. J Environ Manage 2022; 302:114047. [PMID: 34741943 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114047] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Air pollution is a global challenge, and especially urban areas are particularly affected by acute episodes. Traditional approaches used to mitigate air pollution primarily consider the technical aspects of the problem but not the role of citizen behaviour and day-to-day practices. ClairCity, a Horizon 2020 funded project, created an impact assessment framework considering the role of citizen behaviour to create future scenarios, aiming to improve urban environments and the wellbeing and health of its inhabitants. This framework was applied to six pilot cases: Bristol, Amsterdam, Ljubljana, Sosnowiec, Aveiro Region and Liguria Region, considering three-time horizons: 2025, 2035 and 2050. The scenarios approach includes the Business As Usual (BAU) scenario and a Final Unified Policy Scenarios (FUPS) established by citizens, decision-makers, local planners and stakeholders based on data collected through a citizen and stakeholder co-creation process. Therefore, this paper aims to present the ClairCity outcomes, analysing the quantified impacts of selected measures in terms of emissions, air quality, population exposure, and health. Each case study has established a particular set of measures with different levels of ambition, therefore different levels of success were achieved towards the control and mitigation of their specific air pollution problems. The transport sector was the most addressed by the measures showing substantial improvements for NO2, already with the BAU scenarios, and overall, even better results when applying the citizen-led FUPS scenarios. In some cases, due to a lack of ambition for the residential and commercial sector, the results were not sufficient to fulfil the WHO guidelines. Overall, it was found in all cities that the co-created scenarios would lead to environmental improvements in terms of air quality and citizens' health compared to the baseline year of 2015. However, in some cases, the health impacts were lower than air quality due to the implementation of the measures not affecting the most densely populated areas. Benefits from the FUPS comparing to the BAU scenario were found to be highest in Amsterdam and Bristol, with further NO2 and PM10 emission reductions around 10%-16% by 2025 and 19%-28% by 2050, compared to BAU.
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- K Oliveira
- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Trinomics B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Transport & Mobility Leuven, Diestsesteenweg 57, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Environmental Impacts and Sustainability, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Environmental Impacts and Sustainability, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- DTU Management, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- DTU Management, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, the Netherlands
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Rodrigues V, Gama C, Ascenso A, Oliveira K, Coelho S, Monteiro A, Hayes E, Lopes M. Assessing air pollution in European cities to support a citizen centered approach to air quality management. Sci Total Environ 2021; 799:149311. [PMID: 34364279 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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European cities have made significant progress over the last decades towards clean air. Despite this progress, several cities are still facing acute air pollution episodes, with various urban areas frequently exceeding air quality levels allowed by the European legal standards and WHO guidelines. In this paper, six European cities/ regions (Bristol, UK; Amsterdam, NL; Sosnowiec, PL; Ljubljana, SI; Aveiro, PT; Liguria, IT) are studied in terms of air quality, namely particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone. The concentrations trends from 2008 to 2017 in the different typology of monitoring stations are addressed, together with the knowledge of daily, weekly and seasonal pollution patterns to better understand the city specific profiles and to characterize pollutant dynamics and variations in multiple locations. Additionally, an analysis of the duration and severity of air pollution episodes is also discussed, followed by an analysis of the fulfillment of the legislated limit values. Each of our 6 case study locations face different air pollution problems, but all these case studies have made some progress in reducing ambient concentrations. In Bristol, there have been strong downward trends in many air pollutants, but the levels of NO2 remain persistently high and of concern. In recent years, decreasing concentration levels point to some success of Amsterdam air quality policies. PM10 exceedances are a seasonal pollution problem in Ljubljana, Sosnowiec and Aveiro region (even if with different levels of severity). While, exceedances of NO2 and O3 concentrations are still problematic in Liguria region. The main findings of this paper are particular relevant to define and compare future citizen-led strategies and policy initiatives that may be implemented to improve and fulfill the EU legislation and the WHO guidelines.
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- V Rodrigues
- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- CESAM & Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Connolly A, Quirke M, Crowley S, Hayes E, Hurley C, Keegan M, Griffin G, Webb D. The Efficacy and Tolerability of Levetiracetam as a First Line Monotherapy in Childhood Epilepsy. Ir Med J 2020; 113:18. [PMID: 32401003] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Introduction To examine efficacy and tolerability of Levetiracetam monotherapy as a first line agent in a national cohort of children with epilepsy, naïve to anti-epileptic medication. Methods A retrospective analysis of children with epilepsy who attended 4 Irish tertiary Paediatric Neurology Clinics (2009-2015) started on Levetiracetam as a first line monotherapy. Results 182 children were identified aged one month to 16 years (mean 6.2 years (SD=5.1) Retention at 6 and 12 months was 88% (n=161) and 83% (n=145) respectively. 75% (n=104) achieved seizure freedom or > 50% improvement in seizure control at 12 months. 30% (n=55) experienced ≥1 adverse effect with aggression (12%; n=21) the most frequent. Treatment was discontinued in 16% (n=29) because of intolerance. Underlying conditions and epilepsy type were not found to influence efficacy or tolerability. Conclusion Levetiracetam monotherapy was observed as effective and safe for children with epilepsy although side effects limit tolerance in a sizeable minority.
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- A Connolly
- Children's Neurology Service, CHI@Tallaght, Tallaght University Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D'Olier street, Dublin 2
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- Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D'Olier street, Dublin 2
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- Children's Neurology Service, CHI@Temple St, Temple St, Dublin 1
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- Children's Neurology Service, Cork University Hospital, Cork
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- Children's Neurology Service, Cork University Hospital, Cork
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- Children's Neurology Service CHI@Crumlin, Crumlin, Dublin 12
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- Children's Neurology Service CHI@Crumlin, Crumlin, Dublin 12
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- Children's Neurology Service, CHI@Tallaght, Tallaght University Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- Children's Neurology Service CHI@Crumlin, Crumlin, Dublin 12
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Karr JJ, Antles HD, Audino JB, Bontoyan WR, Carlstrom AA, Conner D, DiPilla EJ, Ellis ND, Gentry GM, Gilmore PK, Hayes E, Helfant LJ, Jensen DJ, MacEachern GM, Bontoyan WR, Minyard JP, Topping A, Ullrich L, VandeLinde DC, Wargacki RE, Whitaker R. Gas-Liquid Chromatographic Method for the Analysis of Microencapsulated Ethyl Parathion and Methyl Parathion Insecticides: Collaborative Study. J AOAC Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/63.5.999] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The determination of ethyl parathion in Penncap-E insecticide was studied collaboratively by 14 laboratories. The assay of methyl parathion in Penncap-M insecticide was studied by 8 laboratories. The original method which was adopted official first action for methyl parathion specified dimethoate, which is currently classified as a suspected carcinogen, as the internal standard. The current collaborative efforts were conducted as a supplemental study to evaluate the performance of the new internal standard, bis-2-methoxyethyl phthalate, and to test the gas-liquid chromatographic method for microencapsulated ethyl parathion (internal standard, dibutyl phthalate). The method uses essentially the same grinding and extraction with acetonitrile as the original study. At the 20% methyl parathion level, the standard deviation within laboratories was 0.186%, and among laboratories, 0.737%. Two formulations of ethyl parathion at approximately 16 and 24% were analyzed in replicate on 2 days by the same analyst, and provided excellent agreement within laboratories as well as among laboratories. The standard deviation (pooled) within laboratories was 0.284% and among laboratories, 0.518%. The method has been adopted as official first action.
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- James J Karr
- Pennwalt Corp., 900 First Ave, King of Prussia, PA 1940
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Williams B, Douglas P, Roca Barcelo A, Hansell AL, Hayes E. Estimating Aspergillus fumigatus exposure from outdoor composting activities in England between 2005 and 14. Waste Manag 2019; 84:235-244. [PMID: 30691898 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Bioaerosols, ubiquitous in ambient air, are released in elevated concentrations from composting facilities with open-air processing areas. However, spatial and temporal variability of bioaerosols, particularly in relation to meteorology, is not well understood. Here we model relative concentrations of Aspergillus fumigatus at each postcode-weighted centroid within 4 km of 217 composting facilities in England between 2005 and 2014. Facilities were geocoded with the aid of satellite imagery. Data from existing bioaerosol modelling literature were used to build emission profiles in ADMS. Variation in input parameters between each modelled facility was reduced to a minimum. Meteorological data for each composting facility was derived from the nearest SCAIL-Agriculture validated meteorological station. According to our results, modelled exposure risk was driven primarily by wind speed, direction and time-varying emissions factors incorporating seasonal fluctuations in compostable waste. Modelled A.fumigatus concentrations decreased rapidly from the facility boundary and plateaued beyond 1.5-2.0 km. Where multiple composting facilities were within 4 km of each other, complex exposure risk patterns were evident. More long-term bioaerosol monitoring near facilities is needed to help improve exposure estimation and therefore assessment of any health risks to local populations.
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- B Williams
- Air Quality Management Resource Centre, University of the West of England, Faculty of Environment and Technology, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.
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- UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK; Population Health and Occupational Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London SW3 6LR, UK; National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Health Impact of Environmental Hazards, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK
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- UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK; National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Health Impact of Environmental Hazards, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK
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- UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK; National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Health Impact of Environmental Hazards, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK; Directorate of Public Health and Primary Care, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W2 1NY, UK; Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, George Davies Centre University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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- Air Quality Management Resource Centre, University of the West of England, Faculty of Environment and Technology, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
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Brunt H, Barnes J, Jones SJ, Longhurst JWS, Scally G, Hayes E. Air pollution, deprivation and health: understanding relationships to add value to local air quality management policy and practice in Wales, UK. J Public Health (Oxf) 2018; 39:485-497. [PMID: 27613763 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Air pollution exposure reduces life expectancy. Air pollution, deprivation and poor-health status combinations can create increased and disproportionate disease burdens. Problems and solutions are rarely considered in a broad public health context, but doing so can add value to air quality management efforts by reducing air pollution risks, impacts and inequalities. Methods An ecological study assessed small-area associations between air pollution (nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter), deprivation status and health outcomes in Wales, UK. Results Air pollution concentrations were highest in 'most' deprived areas. When considered separately, deprivation-health associations were stronger than air pollution-health associations. Considered simultaneously, air pollution added to deprivation-health associations; interactions between air pollution and deprivation modified and strengthened associations with all-cause and respiratory disease mortality, especially in 'most' deprived areas where most-vulnerable people lived and where health needs were greatest. Conclusion There is a need to reduce air pollution-related risks for all. However, it is also the case that greater health gains can result from considering local air pollution problems and solutions in the context of wider health-determinants and acting on a better understanding of relationships. Informed and co-ordinated air pollution mitigation and public health action in high deprivation and pollution areas can reduce risks and inequalities. To achieve this, greater public health integration and collaboration in local air quality management policy and practice is needed.
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- H Brunt
- Air Quality Management Resource Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.,Health Protection Team, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Air Quality Management Resource Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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- Health Protection Team, Public Health Wales,Cardiff, UK
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- Air Quality Management Resource Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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- Air Quality Management Resource Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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Miller JB, Miller TE, Hoffert MJ, Dingle LA, Harwell R, Hayes E. Astronomical time-of-flight photon speedometer. Rev Sci Instrum 2017; 88:094501. [PMID: 28964243 DOI: 10.1063/1.4986226] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A dual-band, fiber-optic, photon time-of-flight instrument was developed. Its design was optimized for measuring the velocity of visible photons emanating from relatively dim astronomical sources (apparent magnitude m>12), such as distant galaxies and quasars. We report the first direct photon group velocity measurements for extragalactic objects. The photon group velocity is found to be 3.00±0.03×108 ms-1 and is invariant, within experimental error, over the range of redshifts measured (0≤z≤1.33). This measurement provides additional validation of general relativity and is consistent with the Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker and hyperbolic anti-de Sitter metrics but not with the elliptical de Sitter metric.
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- J B Miller
- Chemistry Department-MS5413, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008, USA
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- BlueRad, 108 Titleist Drive, Bluefield, Virginia 24605, USA
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- Tierra Astronomical Institute, 2364 S. Annadel, Rowland Heights, California 91748, USA
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- Tierra Astronomical Institute, 2364 S. Annadel, Rowland Heights, California 91748, USA
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- Tierra Astronomical Institute, 2364 S. Annadel, Rowland Heights, California 91748, USA
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- Tierra Astronomical Institute, 2364 S. Annadel, Rowland Heights, California 91748, USA
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Lyons M, Gill E, Hogan B, Hayes E, Feather K, Bain J, Paterson R. The balance of accuracy and reliability in estimating tidal volume from height. J Intensive Care Soc 2017; 18:257. [PMID: 29118843 DOI: 10.1177/1751143716681327] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- M Lyons
- School of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Critical Care, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Department of Critical Care, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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Xi G, Hayes E, Lewis R, Ichi S, Mania-Farnell B, Shim K, Takao T, Allender E, Mayanil CS, Tomita T. Retraction Note: CD133 and DNA-PK regulate MDR1 via the PI3K- or Akt-NF-κB pathway in multidrug-resistant glioblastoma cells in vitro. Oncogene 2016; 35:5576. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Xi G, Hayes E, Lewis R, Ichi S, Mania-Farnell B, Shim K, Takao T, Allender E, Mayanil CS, Tomita T. CD133 and DNA-PK regulate MDR1 via the PI3K- or Akt-NF-κB pathway in multidrug-resistant glioblastoma cells in vitro. Oncogene 2015; 35:241-50. [PMID: 25823028 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2015.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Chemotherapy is an adjuvant treatment for glioblastomas, however, chemotherapy remains palliative because of the development of multidrug resistance (MDR). Following prolonged chemotherapy, MDR protein 1 (MDR1) and CD133 increase in recurrent glioblastomas. CD133 positive (CD133+) glioma cancer stem-like cells (GCSCs) markedly promote drug resistance and exhibit increased DNA damage repair capability; thus they have a key role in determining tumor chemosensitivity. Although CD133, DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), and MDR1 are elevated in CD133+ GCSCs, the relationship among these molecules has not been elucidated. In this study, MDR glioblastoma cell lines were created in response to prolonged doxorubicin chemotherapy. CD133, DNA-PK and MDR1 were markedly elevated in these cells. CD133 and DNA-PK may increase MDR1 via the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt signal pathway. PI3K downstream targets Akt and nuclear factor (NF)-κB, which interacts with the MDR1 promoter, were also elevated in these cells. Downregulation of CD133 and DNA-PK by small interfering RNA, or inhibition of PI3K or Akt, decreased Akt, NF-κB and MDR1 expression. The results indicate that CD133 and DNA-PK regulate MDR1 through the PI3K- or Akt-NF-κB signal pathway. Consequently, a novel chemotherapeutic regimen targeting CD133 and DNA-PK in combination with traditional protocols may increase chemotherapeutic efficacy and improve prognosis for individuals who present with glioblastoma.
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- G Xi
- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Falk Brain Tumor Center, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Development Biology Program, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Development Biology Program, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Development Biology Program, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Development Biology Program, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Development Biology Program, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Falk Brain Tumor Center, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Hayes E, Wu E, Fan K. A review of the aetiology of facial fractures seen at a major trauma centre. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.07.189] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Naidoo J, Hayes E, Teo MY, Horgan A, Calvert P, O'Connor M. An Irish breast cancer survivorship study: are we meeting our patients' needs? Ir Med J 2013; 106:262-266. [PMID: 24416846] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED Irish breast cancer survivor's needs have not been studied. Physical, psychological, social and spiritual concerns were investigated. Patient satisfaction with hospital discharge, GP follow-up, and the benefit of a discharge pack was investigated. A cohort of patients from the South East Cancer Centre was identified. INCLUSION CRITERIA localized breast cancer, completion of adjuvant therapy, GP-led follow-up in the last 5 years. An anonymous questionnaire was developed, and ethical approval obtained. Subgroup analyses for age and time since diagnosis and discharge were completed. 80 patients were identified. 44 patients (55%) completed the questionnaire, 5 (6%) were excluded. Commonest concerns included: fatigue (51%), fear of recurrence (69%) and second cancers concerns (69%) 23 (59%) and 25 patients (64%) were satisfied with discharge and GP follow-up respectively. 27 patients (67%) reported benefit from a discharge pack. Irish breast cancer survivors had concerns, and were satisfied with GP follow-up.
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- J Naidoo
- Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford
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- Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford
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- Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford
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- Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford
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Naidoo J, Hayes E, Teo M, Calvert P, Horgan AM, O'Connor M. An Irish breast cancer survivorship study: Are we meeting our patients' needs? J Clin Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.e20687] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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e20687 Background: Breast cancer survivors account for the majority of cancer survivors in Ireland. There are no published data on the issues facing this group of patients. This study investigates the needs of a cohort of Irish breast cancer survivors who completed hospital-based follow-up and were recently discharged to their general practitioners (GP’s.) Physical, psychological, social and spiritual concerns were investigated. Secondary aims were to assess patient satisfaction with discharge from hospital-based services, satisfaction with GP follow-up, and the benefit of a survivorship discharge pack. Methods: A cohort of patients in the South East Cancer Centre was identified. Inclusion criteria were: a history of localized breast cancer, completion of adjuvant therapy within the last 5 years, and discharge to the patient’s GP in the last 6 years. An anonymous questionnaire was developed from standardized survivorship questionnaires, and ethical approval obtained. Subgroup analyses were completed for age and time since diagnosis using Fisher’s exact and Cochran-Armitage tests. Results: 80 patients were identified. 44 patients (55%) completed and returned the questionnaire. 5 patients were excluded (6%). The median age was 53 years (range: 41-65 years.) The commonest concerns were fatigue (51%), fear of recurrence (69%) and concerns regarding second cancers (69%.) 23 patients (59%) were satisfied with discharge to their GP and 25 patients (64%) were content with GP follow-up. 23 patients (59%) reported that a treatment summary would be of benefit. 27 patients (67%) felt they would benefit from a discharge pack. Patients under 60 years of age were more likely to report physical concerns (p=0.012). Patients reported fewer physical and psychological concerns over time after diagnosis (p-trend <0.001). Conclusions: This is the first Irish breast cancer survivorship study. Irish breast cancer survivors had ongoing concerns, but were satisfied with GP follow-up care. The current model of care could potentially be improved by the provision of a discharge pack that includes a treatment summary.
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- Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Clark J, Alves S, Gundlah C, Rocha B, Birzin E, Cai SJ, Flick R, Hayes E, Ho K, Warrier S, Pai L, Yudkovitz J, Fleischer R, Colwell L, Li S, Wilkinson H, Schaeffer J, Wilkening R, Mattingly E, Hammond M, Rohrer S. Selective estrogen receptor-beta (SERM-beta) compounds modulate raphe nuclei tryptophan hydroxylase-1 (TPH-1) mRNA expression and cause antidepressant-like effects in the forced swim test. Neuropharmacology 2012; 63:1051-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2012] [Revised: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/01/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Cox S, Hayes E, McElvaney N, Reeves E. WS9.2 Abnormal lipid raft structure as a potential cause for impaired neutrophil activity in cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(12)60061-7] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Vitetta L, Briskey D, Hayes E, Shing C, Peake J. A review of the pharmacobiotic regulation of gastrointestinal inflammation by probiotics, commensal bacteria and prebiotics. Inflammopharmacology 2012; 20:251-66. [PMID: 22427210 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-012-0126-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Accepted: 02/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The idea that microbes induce disease has steered medical research toward the discovery of antibacterial products for the prevention and treatment of microbial infections. The twentieth century saw increasing dependency on antimicrobials as mainline therapy accentuating the notion that bacterial interactions with humans were to be avoided or desirably controlled. The last two decades, though, have seen a refocusing of thinking and research effort directed towards elucidating the critical inter-relationships between the gut microbiome and its host that control health/wellness or disease. This research has redefined the interactions between gut microbes and vertebrates, now recognizing that the microbial active cohort and its mammalian host have shared co-evolutionary metabolic interactions that span millennia. Microbial interactions in the gastrointestinal tract provide the necessary cues for the development of regulated pro- and anti-inflammatory signals that promotes immunological tolerance, metabolic regulation and other factors which may then control local and extra-intestinal inflammation. Pharmacobiotics, using nutritional and functional food additives to regulate the gut microbiome, will be an exciting growth area of therapeutics, developing alongside an increased scientific understanding of gut-microbiome symbiosis in health and disease.
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- L Vitetta
- School of Medicine, Centre for Integrative Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, The University of Queensland, Lvl 2, R Wing, 199 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
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Background: In the treatment of pre-menopausal women with oestrogen positive (ER+) breast cancer, tamoxifen represents a first line of adjuvant treatment with demonstrable benefits. Despite this, resistance is frequently acquired to tamoxifen with an associated poor prognosis. Breast cancer cell models have revealed the importance of growth factor signalling networks in sustaining growth of endocrine-resistant cancers and, more recently, their ability to promote a highly migratory and invasive phenotype, together with the expression of genes with pro-angiogenic ontology. The potential of endocrine resistant cells to elicit angiogenic responses, however, remains unknown.
Materials and Methods: Real-time PCR was used to validate results from preliminary Affymetrix-based gene profiling of pro-angiogenic gene expression in endocrine-sensitive MCF7 cells and their tamoxifen-resistant (TamR) counterparts. The expression of pro-angiogenic factors in conditioned media (CM) from these cells was assessed by ELISA. The proliferative and migratory effects of MCF7 and TamR CM on vascular endothelial cells (HUVEC and HECV cells), was determined by MTS cell proliferation assay, wound closure assays and Matrigel tubule formation assays. Changes in endothelial cell migration following co-culture with endocrine-resistant cells were examined using Boyden-chamber chemotaxis assays. Growth factor signalling and migration pathway activation in endothelial cells in response to CM was determined by Western blotting. Results: TamR cells were found to express high levels of HIF-1α, IL-8 and VEGF-A at an mRNA level compared with expression in MCF7 cells. High levels of VEGF-A protein were also confirmed in the conditioned media from TamR cells versus their endocrine-sensitive counterparts. TamR conditioned media promoted endothelial cell proliferation, migration and the formation of tubules to a greater extent than that seen in MCF7 CM treated cells. TamR conditioned media was found to stimulate VEGFR2 phosphorylation and downstream activation of MAPK in endothelial cells compared to MCF7 CM. Pharmacological inhibition of VEGFR2 activity in endothelial cells suppressed TamR-induced endothelial cell proliferation and VEGFR phosphorylation. Further pharmacological manipulation of erbB receptors and intracellular kinases in TamR cells revealed an ERGF/Her2-Src kinase dependent mechanism of VEGF-A production in these cells.
Discussion: These data suggest acquired tamoxifen resistance is accompanied by development of an erbB receptor/Src kinase-dependant pro-angiogenic phenotype which, if recapitulated in vivo, may promote tumour progression. Therapeutic targeting of erbB/Src axis may prove beneficial in such cases.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2011;71(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-05-01.
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- E Hayes
- 1Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom
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- 1Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom
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- 1Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom
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- 1Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom
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The purpose of this study was to investigate leg muscle adaptation in runners preparing for their first marathon. Soleus and vastus lateralis (VL) biopsies were obtained from six recreational runners (23 ± 1 years, 61 ± 3 kg) before (T1), after 13 weeks of run training (T2), and after 3 weeks of taper and marathon (T3). Single muscle fiber size, contractile function (strength, speed, and power) and oxidative enzyme activity [citrate synthase (CS)] were measured at all three time points, and fiber type distribution was determined before and after the 16-week intervention. Training increased VO(2max) ∼9% (P<0.05). All soleus parameters were unchanged. VL MHC I fiber diameter increased (+8%; P<0.05) from T1 to T2. VL MHC I V(o) (-12%), MHC I power (-22%) and MHC IIa power (-29%) were reduced from T1 to T2 (P<0.05). No changes in VL single fiber contractile properties were observed from T2 to T3. No change was observed in soleus CS activity, whereas VL CS activity increased 66% (P<0.05). Our observations indicate that modest marathon training elicits very specific skeletal muscle adaptations that likely support the ability to perform 42.2 km of continuous running - further strengthening the existing body of evidence for skeletal muscle specificity.
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- N Luden
- Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA
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Burke N, Hayes E, Calpin P, Kerr D, Moriarty O, Finn D, Roche M. Enhanced nociceptive responding in two rat models of depression is associated with alterations in monoamine levels in discrete brain regions. Neuroscience 2010; 171:1300-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Revised: 10/07/2010] [Accepted: 10/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Pizzorno G, Ziemba A, Le T, Brotman S, Hayes E, Castronovo S, Gao Y, Roosild T. 448 Regulation of uridine phosphorylase-2 redox-control mechanism to improve capecitabine selectivity. EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)72155-8] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Evans K, Hayes E, Halawa S, Reading S, Fox R. Midwife-led assessment of non-catastrophic obstetric emergencies; work activity and patient attitudes. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2009; 29:296-300. [DOI: 10.1080/01443610902795680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Trachtenberg E, Vinson M, Hayes E, Hsu YM, Houtchens K, Erlich H, Klitz W, Hsia Y, Hollenbach J. HLA class I (A, B, C) and class II (DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, DPB1) alleles and haplotypes in the Han from southern China. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 70:455-63. [PMID: 17900288 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2007.00932.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [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: 11/28/2022]
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In this study, polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific oligonucleotide prode (SSOP) typing results for the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I (A, B, and C) and class II (DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, and DPB1) loci in 264 individuals of the Han ethnic group from the Canton region of southern China are presented. The data are examined at the allele, genotype, and haplotype level. Common alleles at each of the loci are in keeping with those observed in similar populations, while the high-resolution typing methods used give additional details about allele frequency distributions not shown in previous studies. Twenty distinct alleles are seen at HLA-A in this population. The locus is dominated by the A*1101 allele, which is found here at a frequency of 0.266. The next three most common alleles, A*2402, A*3303, and A*0203, are each seen at frequencies of greater than 10%, and together, these four alleles account for roughly two-thirds of the total for HLA-A in this population. Fifty alleles are observed for HLA-B, 21 of which are singleton copies. The most common HLA-B alleles are B*4001 (f= 0.144), B*4601 (f= 0.119), B*5801 (f= 0.089), B*1301 (f= 0.068), B*1502 (f= 0.073), and B*3802 (f= 0.070). At the HLA-C locus, there are a total of 20 alleles. Four alleles (Cw*0702, Cw*0102, Cw*0801, and Cw*0304) are found at frequencies of greater than 10%, and together, these alleles comprise over 60% of the total. Overall, the class II loci are somewhat less diverse than class I. Twenty-eight distinct alleles are seen at DRB1, and the most common three, DRB1*0901, *1202, and *1501, are each seen at frequencies of greater than 10%. The DR4 lineage also shows extensive expansion in this population, with seven subtypes, representing one quarter of the diversity at this locus. Eight alleles are observed at DQA1; DQA1*0301 and 0102 are the most common alleles, with frequencies over 20%. The DQB1 locus is dominated by four alleles of the 03 lineage, which make up nearly half of the total. The two most common DQB1 alleles in this population are DQB1*0301 (f= 0.242) and DQB1*0303 (f= 0.15). Eighteen alleles are observed at DPB1; DPB1*0501 is the most common allele, with a frequency of 37%. The class I allele frequency distributions, expressed in terms of Watterson's (homozygosity) F-statistic, are all within expectations under neutrality, while there is evidence for balancing selection at DRB1, DQA1, and DQB1. Departures from Hardy-Weinberg expectations are observed for HLA-C and DRB1 in this population. Strong individual haplotypic associations are seen for all pairs of loci, and many of these occur at frequencies greater than 5%. In the class I region, several examples of HLA-B and -C loci in complete or near complete linkage disequilibrium (LD) are present, and the two most common, B*4601-Cw*0102 and B*5801-Cw*0302 account for more than 20% of the B-C haplotypes. Similarly, at class II, nearly all of the most common DR-DQ haplotypes are in nearly complete LD. The most common DRB1-DQB1 haplotypes are DRB1*0901-DQB1*0303 (f= 0.144) and DRB1*1202-DQB1*0301 (f= 0.131). The most common four locus class I and class II combined haplotypes are A*3303-B*5801-DRB1*0301-DPB1*0401 (f= 0.028) and A*0207-B*4601-DRB1*0901-DPB1*0501 (f= 0.026). The presentation of complete DNA typing for the class I loci and haplotype analysis in a large sample such as this can provide insights into the population history of the region and give useful data for HLA matching in transplantation and disease association studies in the Chinese population.
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- E Trachtenberg
- Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
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Chow G, Hayes E, Muller C, Curnow E. Expression and Function of Two-Pore Domain Potassium Channels in Non-Human Primate Sperm. Fertil Steril 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.014] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Davis LB, Hayes E, O’Leary D, Smith T, Marfin A, Hinckley A, Collins P, Kniss K, Campbell G. 449: Age and Gender as Risk Factors for West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive Disease in Children in the United States, 1999–2004. Am J Epidemiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/161.supplement_1.s113] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- L B Davis
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, CO 80522
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, CO 80522
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, CO 80522
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, CO 80522
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, CO 80522
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, CO 80522
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, CO 80522
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, CO 80522
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, CO 80522
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Fogle RH, Hayes E, Santanam N, Shanti A, Parthasarathy S, Murphy A. Myeloperoxidase production by cumulus cells in women undergoing IVF. Fertil Steril 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(03)01626-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME), a condition associated with development and growth of bony exostoses at the ends of the long bones, is caused by germline mutations in the EXT genes. EXT1 and EXT2 function as glycosyltransferases that participate in the biosynthesis of heparan sulfate (HS) to modify proteoglycans. HS proteoglycans, synthesized by chondrocytes and secreted to the extracellular matrix of the growth plate, play critical roles in growth plate signaling and remodeling. As part of studies to delineate the mechanism(s) by which an exostosis develops, we have systematically evaluated four growth plates from two HME and two solitary exostoses. Mutational events were correlated with the presence/absence and distribution of HS and the normally abundant proteoglycan, perlecan (PLN). DNA from the HME exostoses demonstrated heterozygous germline EXT1 or EXT2 mutations, and DNA from one solitary exostosis demonstrated a somatic EXT1 mutation. No loss of heterozygosity was observed in any of these samples. The chondrocyte zones of four exostosis growth plates showed absence of HS, as well as diminished and abnormal distribution of PLN. These results indicate that, although multiple mutational events do not occur in the EXT1 or EXT2 genes, a complete loss of HS was found in the exostosis growth plates. This functional knockout of the exostosis chondrocytes' ability to synthesize HS chains further supports the observations of cytoskeletal abnormalities and chondrocyte disorganization associated with abnormal cell signaling.
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- J T Hecht
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Hayes E, Allen J, Gruen S, Wilson J, Kalmakis K. Nurse practitioner practice patterns, compensation, and professional organization participation: western Massachusetts. Clin Excell Nurse Pract 2002; 5:52-60. [PMID: 11154394] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Nurse practitioners (NPs) require current information pertinent to their local areas, often not reflected fully in national salary survey data, when they negotiate salary, benefits, and practice responsibilities. Professional NP organizations require membership data for success in planning events, particularly educational programs, that may be sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, an issue that may be uncomfortable for some members. This article describes personal characteristics, practice patterns, salaries and benefits, and organizational membership characteristics from a sample of NPs surveyed in western Massachusetts. Factors affecting salary, such as experience, work setting, geographic location, and certification, were presented. Salary and benefits reflect salaries at or somewhat more than national and regional averages (northeastern United States), with benefit packages varying among type of practice sites and location. The greatest predictor of salary was years in practice. NPs in school health had the heaviest patient and administrative work loads but earned less than NPs in other settings. Part-time NPs often had no benefits, but the hourly salary was about the same as for full-time NPs. Respondents reported a high degree of organizational membership and participation.
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- E Hayes
- Family Nurse Practitioner Program, School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA.
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Kent SJ, Ada GL, Hayes E, Lewis IM. Determining the immune mechanisms of protection from AIDS: correlates of immunity and the development of syngeneic macaques. Immunol Rev 2001; 183:94-108. [PMID: 11782250 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-065x.2001.1830108.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 11/23/2022]
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The AIDS pandemic is a global emergency and a preventive vaccine is urgently needed. CD4 and CD8 T-cell responses appear important in controlling human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 in humans and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in macaques. The utility of vaccines that induce high levels of SIV- or HIV-specific T cells has recently become clearer. Since T cells recognize virus-infected cells rather than free virus, T-cell-based vaccines only have the capacity to control infections (non-sterilizing immunity) and to prevent continuing or persisting infection. An HIV/SIV infection of macaques that is partially controlled by vaccine-induced T-cell responses permits a critical window of opportunity for the efficient generation and recruitment of additional T- and B-cell immune responses to the incoming viral inoculum. Although CD8-depletion experiments in macaques have defined the utility of CD8 T responses in control of SIV infections in macaques, direct evidence on the utility of either CD4 or CD8 T-cell responses in protective immunity to SIV following vaccination is lacking. The availability of genetically identical macaques would allow cell transfer studies and help define with more certainty the role of cellular immune responses in protection from AIDS. The review also focuses on the development of syngeneic macaques by twinning and cloning technologies.
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- S J Kent
- Dept of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia.
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Hecht JT, Hayes E, Snuggs M, Decker G, Montufar-Solis D, Doege K, Mwalle F, Poole R, Stevens J, Duke PJ. Calreticulin, PDI, Grp94 and BiP chaperone proteins are associated with retained COMP in pseudoachondroplasia chondrocytes. Matrix Biol 2001; 20:251-62. [PMID: 11470401 DOI: 10.1016/s0945-053x(01)00136-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), a large pentameric glycoprotein and member of the thrombospondin (TSP) group of extracellular proteins, is found in the territorial matrix surrounding chondrocytes. More than 50 unique COMP mutations have been identified as causing two skeletal dysplasias: pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH); and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (EDM1). Recent studies suggest that calcium-binding and calcium-induced protein folding differ between wild type and mutant proteins, and abnormal processing of the mutant COMP protein contributes to the characteristic enlarged lamellar appearing rER cisternae in PSACH and EDMI chondrocytes in vivo and in vitro. Towards the goal of delineating the pathogenesis of PSACH and EDM1, in-vivo PSACH growth plate and in-vitro PSACH chondrocytes cultured in alginate beads were examined to identify and localize the chaperone proteins participating in the processing of the retained extracellular matrix proteins in the PSACH rER. Aggrecan was localized to both the rER cisternae and matrix while COMP and type IX collagen were only found in the rER. Type II collagen was solely found in the ECM suggesting that it is processed and transported differently from other retained ECM proteins. Five chaperone proteins: BiP (Grp78); calreticulin (CRT); protein disulfide (PDI); ERp72; and Grp94, demonstrated immunoreactivity in the enlarged PSACH cisternae and the short rER channels of chondrocytes from both in-vivo and in-vitro samples. The chaperone proteins cluster around the electron dense material within the enlarged rER cisternae. CRT, PDI and GRP94 AB-gold particles appear to be closely associated with COMP. Immunoprecipitation and Western blot, and Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) analyses indicate that CRT, PDI and GRP94 are in close proximity to normal and mutant COMP and BiP to mutant COMP. These results suggest that these proteins play a role in the processing and transport of wild type COMP in normal chondrocytes and in the retention of mutant COMP in PSACH chondrocytes.
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- J T Hecht
- University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Department of Pediatrics, P.O. Box 20708, Houston, TX 77225-0708, USA.
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Hayes E. Acts of compassion. RN 2001; 64:32-5. [PMID: 12032930] [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: 04/18/2023]
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- E Hayes
- University of Massachusetts School of Nursing, Amherst, Mass., USA
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Hayes E, Galea S, Verkuylen A, Pera M, Morrison J, Lacham-Kaplan O, Trounson A. Nuclear transfer of adult and genetically modified fetal cells of the rat. Physiol Genomics 2001; 5:193-204. [PMID: 11328965 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.2001.5.4.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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The present study examines the handling, activation, and micromanipulation of rat eggs in an attempt to produce live young using nuclear transfer (NT) of adult and genetically modified rat fetal cells. Mature rat eggs cultured in calcium-free medium showed reduced rates (24%) of chromosomal dispersion ("spontaneous activation" characteristic of this species) compared with eggs cultured in calcium-containing medium (47%), but failed to survive micromanipulation procedures. High rates of parthenogenetic cleavage were obtained with chemical activation using ethanol/cycloheximide (65%) compared with other standard chemical activation methods (4-28%). This type of activation was also effective in reestablishing cleavage capability (19-71%), in a time-dependent manner, of spontaneously activated eggs arrested at a second prophase-like state. At most, two of four tested micromanipulation procedures were effective in producing NT embryos capable of morula or blastocyst development (14-16%) in vivo following transfer to mouse oviducts. NT blastocysts produced from cumulus cells and transfected rat fetal fibroblasts appeared morphologically and karyotypically normal (2n = 42). Nocodazole-assisted metaphase enucleation and piezoelectric-assisted donor cell injection produced significant and equivocal effects on survival and cleavage rates of reconstructed embryos but failed to significantly improve in vivo morula/blastocyst development rates (16-28%) compared with unassisted micromanipulation (16%). Live births have not yet been obtained from early cleavage stage embryos (n = 269) transferred to pseudopregnant recipient rat oviducts. Improvements in reconstituted NT embryo culture and transfer are required for these methods to be an effective means of transgenic rat production.
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- E Hayes
- Centre For Early Human Development, Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
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Abrams JR, Kelley SL, Hayes E, Kikuchi T, Brown MJ, Kang S, Lebwohl MG, Guzzo CA, Jegasothy BV, Linsley PS, Krueger JG. Blockade of T lymphocyte costimulation with cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4-immunoglobulin (CTLA4Ig) reverses the cellular pathology of psoriatic plaques, including the activation of keratinocytes, dendritic cells, and endothelial cells. J Exp Med 2000; 192:681-94. [PMID: 10974034 PMCID: PMC2193278 DOI: 10.1084/jem.192.5.681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Efficient T cell activation is dependent on the intimate contact between antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and T cells. The engagement of the B7 family of molecules on APCs with CD28 and CD152 (cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 [CTLA-4]) receptors on T cells delivers costimulatory signal(s) important in T cell activation. We investigated the dependence of pathologic cellular activation in psoriatic plaques on B7-mediated T cell costimulation. Patients with psoriasis vulgaris received four intravenous infusions of the soluble chimeric protein CTLA4Ig (BMS-188667) in a 26-wk, phase I, open label dose escalation study. Clinical improvement was associated with reduced cellular activation of lesional T cells, keratinocytes, dendritic cells (DCs), and vascular endothelium. Expression of CD40, CD54, and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II HLA-DR antigens by lesional keratinocytes was markedly reduced in serial biopsy specimens. Concurrent reductions in B7-1 (CD80), B7-2 (CD86), CD40, MHC class II, CD83, DC-lysosomal-associated membrane glycoprotein (DC-LAMP), and CD11c expression were detected on lesional DCs, which also decreased in number within lesional biopsies. Skin explant experiments suggested that these alterations in activated or mature DCs were not the result of direct toxicity of CTLA4Ig for DCs. Decreased lesional vascular ectasia and tortuosity were also observed and were accompanied by reduced presence of E-selectin, P-selectin, and CD54 on vascular endothelium. This study highlights the critical and proximal role of T cell activation through the B7-CD28/CD152 costimulatory pathway in maintaining the pathology of psoriasis, including the newly recognized accumulation of mature DCs in the epidermis.
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- J R Abrams
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wallingford, Connecticut 06492, USA.
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Myosin-actin cross-bridge kinetics are an important determinant for cardiac systolic and diastolic function. We compared the effects of myosin light chain substitutions on the ability of the fibers to contract in response to calcium and in their ability to produce power. Transgenesis was used to effect essentially complete replacement of the target contractile protein isoform specifically in the heart. Atrial and ventricular fibers derived from the various transgenic (TG) lines were skinned, and the force-velocity relationships, unloaded shortening velocities, and Ca(2+)-stimulated Mg(2+)-ATPase activities were determined. Replacement with an ectopic isoform resulted in significant changes in cross-bridge cycling kinetics but without any overt effects on morbidity or mortality. To confirm that this result was not light chain specific, a modified alpha-myosin heavy chain isoform that resulted in significant changes in force development was also engineered. The animals appeared healthy and have normal lifespans, and the changes in force development did not result in significant remodeling or overt hypertrophy. We conclude that myosin light chains can control aspects of cross-bridge cycling and alter force development. The myosin heavy chain data also show that changes in the kinetics of force development and power output do not necessarily lead to activation of the hypertrophic response or significant cardiac remodeling.
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- A Sanbe
- The Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA
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Sanbe A, Nelson D, Gulick J, Setser E, Osinska H, Wang X, Hewett TE, Klevitsky R, Hayes E, Warshaw DM, Robbins J. In vivo analysis of an essential myosin light chain mutation linked to familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circ Res 2000; 87:296-302. [PMID: 10948063 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.87.4.296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mutations in cardiac motor protein genes are associated with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Mutations in both the regulatory (Glu22Lys) and essential light chains (Met149Val) result in an unusual pattern of hypertrophy, leading to obstruction of the midventricular cavity. When a human genomic fragment containing the Met149Val essential myosin light chain was used to generate transgenic mice, the phenotype was recapitulated. To unambiguously establish a causal relationship for the regulatory and essential light chain mutations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, we generated mice that expressed either the wild-type or mutated forms, using cDNA clones encompassing only the coding regions of the gene loci. Expression of the proteins did not lead to a hypertrophic response, even in senescent animals. Changes did occur at the myofilament and cellular levels, with the myofibrils showing increased Ca(2+) sensitivity and significant deficits in relaxation in a transgene dose-dependent manner. Clearly, mice do not always recapitulate important aspects of human hypertrophy. However, because of the discordance of these data with data obtained in transgenic mice containing the human genomic fragment, we believe that the concept that these point mutations by themselves can cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should be revisited.
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- A Sanbe
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, The Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA
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Gabastou JM, Proaño J, Vimos A, Jaramillo G, Hayes E, Gage K, Chu M, Guarner J, Zaki S, Bowers J, Guillemard C, Tamayo H, Ruiz A. An outbreak of plague including cases with probable pneumonic infection, Ecuador, 1998. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2000; 94:387-91. [PMID: 11127240 DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(00)90114-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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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During February and March of 1998, 12 sudden deaths were reported among residents of a high-Andean community in Ecuador. All 12 fatalities were members of the same extended family and some had apparent exposure to sick guinea-pigs. Following an initial investigation by public health officials, an additional death was reported in a nearby community in April, also associated with exposure to sick guinea-pigs. Blood samples from humans, dogs, and a rodent were tested for antibody to the F1 antigen of Yersinia pestis by passive haemagglutination assay. Tissue from rodents was subjected to direct fluorescent antibody staining using fluorescein-labelled monoclonal antibody to Y. pestis F1 antigen. Formalin-fixed specimens from the 2 autopsies were evaluated using a 2-step alkaline phosphatase immunoassay with a monoclonal antibody to Y. pestis F1 antigen, and tissues that had not been embedded in paraffin were tested for the presence of DNA encoding the F1 structural antigen by polymerase chain reaction. Serological evaluation of close contacts of the fatalities revealed positive titres to F1 antigen of Y. pestis, the aetiological agent of plague, in 3 contacts from the first community and 1 from the second. Immunohistochemical staining of tissues collected from 2 of the fatalities provided evidence that both had pneumonic plague. Five of 14 dogs found in the communities were seropositive for plague antibody, providing evidence of a recent epizootic plague in the area.
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Hayes E. The preceptor/student relationship: implications for practicum evaluation. Nurse Pract 2000; 25:118, 120-2, 124. [PMID: 10826141] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Tyska MJ, Hayes E, Giewat M, Seidman CE, Seidman JG, Warshaw DM. Single-molecule mechanics of R403Q cardiac myosin isolated from the mouse model of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circ Res 2000; 86:737-44. [PMID: 10764406 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.86.7.737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC) is an inherited cardiac disease that can result in sudden death in the absence of any overt symptoms. Many of the cases documented to date have been linked with missense mutations in the beta-myosin heavy chain gene. Here we present data detailing the functional impact of one of the most deadly mutations, R403Q, on myosin motor function. Experiments were performed on whole cardiac myosin purified from a mouse model of FHC to eliminate potential uncertainties associated with protein expression systems. The R403Q mutant myosin demonstrated 2.3-fold higher actin-activated ATPase activity, 2.2-fold greater average force generation, and 1.6-fold faster actin filament sliding in the motility assay. The force- and displacement-generating capacities of both the normal and mutant myosin were also characterized at the single molecule level in the laser trap assay. Both control and mutant generated similar unitary forces ( approximately 1 pN) and displacements ( approximately 7 nm) without any differences in event durations. On the basis of the distribution of mean unitary displacements, this mutation may possibly perturb the mechanical coordination between the 2 heads of cardiac myosin. Any of these observations could, alone or possibly in combination, result in abnormal power output and potentially a stimulus for the hypertrophic response.
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- M J Tyska
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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Trachtenberg EA, Yang H, Hayes E, Vinson M, Lin C, Targan SR, Tyan D, Erlich H, Rotter JI. HLA class II haplotype associations with inflammatory bowel disease in Jewish (Ashkenazi) and non-Jewish caucasian populations. Hum Immunol 2000; 61:326-33. [PMID: 10689124 PMCID: PMC4524574 DOI: 10.1016/s0198-8859(99)00134-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are the clinical entities comprising idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Previous studies on the association of IBD and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genes suggested a role for HLA in this disease. Here we present HLA class II (DRB1, DQB1, DQA1, DPB1) allele and haplotype distributions determined using the polymerase chain reaction and sequence-specific oligonucleotide probe methods. A total of 578 UC and CD Caucasian patients and controls from Jewish (Ashkenazi) and non-Jewish populations was examined. Our previously reported association of DR1-DQ5 with CD was attributable to DRB1*0103. A dramatic association with IBD and the highly unusual DRB1*0103-DQA1*0501-DQB1*0301 haplotype (OR = 6.6, p = 0.036) was found. The more common DR1 haplotype, DRB1*0103-DQA1*0101-DQB1*0501, was also associated with IBD (OR = 3.1, p = 0.014), a result suggesting that interaction between DR and DQ may determine the extent of disease risk. Our previously reported association of DR2 with UC was attributable to DRB1*1502 (OR = 2.6, p = 0.006). At the DPB1 locus, a significant association of DPB1*0401 with CD was observed for the combined populations (OR = 1.85, p = 0.007). These observations indicate that some class II alleles and haplotypes confer susceptibility to both UC and CD, implying common immunogenetic mechanisms of pathogenesis, while others confer risk to only one of these diseases, and illustrate the value of DNA HLA typing in disease susceptibility analyses.
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- E A Trachtenberg
- Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA, USA.
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Ali AKA, Al-Haidary A, Alshaikh MA, Gamil MH, Hayes E. Effect of Days Open on the Lactation Curve of Holstein Cattle in Saudi Arabia. Asian Australas J Anim Sci 2000. [DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- E Hayes
- Patient Services, Green Park Healthcare Trust, Musgrave Hospital, Belfast, UK
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Mitra SW, Mezey E, Hunyady B, Chamberlain L, Hayes E, Foor F, Wang Y, Schonbrunn A, Schaeffer JM. Colocalization of somatostatin receptor sst5 and insulin in rat pancreatic beta-cells. Endocrinology 1999; 140:3790-6. [PMID: 10433240 DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.8.6937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Somatostatin, also known as somatotropin release-inhibiting factor (SRIF), is secreted by pancreatic delta-cells and inhibits the secretion of both insulin and glucagon. SRIF initiates its actions by binding to a family of six G protein-coupled receptors (sst1, -2A, -2B, -3, -4, and -5) encoded by five genes. Messenger RNA for both sst2 and sst5 have been reported in the rat pancreas, and the sst2A receptor protein has been localized to rat pancreatic alpha and pancreatic polypeptide-secreting cells in the islets as well as to pancreatic acinar cells. In this study we have used double immunostaining to show that the sst5 protein is expressed exclusively in the beta-cells of rat pancreatic islets and localizes with insulin-secreting alpha-cells. The sst5 receptor is not colocalized with sst2A. Thus, in the rat SRIF inhibits pancreatic insulin and glucagon secretion via different sst receptor subtypes.
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- S W Mitra
- Department of Endocrinology and Chemical Biology, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA.
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- E Hayes
- Family Nurse Practitioner Program, School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA.
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Knepper PA, Mayanil CS, Hayes E, Goossens W, Byrne RW, McLone DG. The presence of transcription factors in chicken albumin, yolk and blastoderm. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 1999; 35:357-63. [PMID: 10476924 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-999-0087-4] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Embryonic development is determined by preset intrinsic programs and extrinsic signals. To explore the possibility that transcription factors are present at the onset of development, preparations of yolk, albumin, and blastoderm from unfertilized and fertilized white Leghorn chicken eggs were screened by a panel of 16 transcription factor antibodies with Western blot techniques. Yolk was positive for 13 transcription factors, whereas blastoderm was positive for 10, and albumin was positive for 5. In yolk, several transcription factors, GATA-2, E2F-1, MyoD, and TFIID, were developmentally regulated. These results indicate that intracellular yolk and extracellular albumin contain transcription factors which presumably influence early chick embryonic development from prefertilization to the late blastoderm stage. Thus, the utility of preset maternal transcription factors within yolk and albumin complement maternally derived mRNA to determine the early development of the zygote.
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- P A Knepper
- Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Memorial Medical Center and Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
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Ali AKA, AL-Haidary AA, Alshaikh MA, Hayes E. The Effect of Evaporative Cooling in Alleviating Seasonal Differences in Milk Production of Almarai Dairy Farms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Asian Australas J Anim Sci 1999. [DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chapman N, Hayes E. Finance managers--figure heads. Interview by Ann Dix. Health Serv J 1999; 109:30-1. [PMID: 10387799] [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: 02/13/2023]
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