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Aldahish A, Vasudevan R, Salem H, Alqahtani A, AlQasim S, Alqhatani A, Al Shahrani M, Al Mohsen L, Hajla M, Calina D, Sharifi-Rad J. Telogen effluvium and COVID-19: a cross-sectional study. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:7823-7830. [PMID: 37667959 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202308_33437] [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: 09/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE COVID-19 is a febrile infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This virus affects several organs, including the skin. Acute telogen effluvium (TE) is a non-scarring hair loss characterized by diffuse hair shedding that begins three months after a stressful event and can last up to six months. COVID-19 infection is one of these potential stressors. Recently, there has been a reported link between increased scalp hair shedding and post-infection patients during the COVID-19 outbreak. The present work aimed to study the possible effects of COVID-19 on hair and the relationship between COVID-19 and TE and to assess the level of awareness about TE in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a pre-validated questionnaire. The study involved 561 participants from the Asir region of Saudi Arabia. Eligible participants were individuals from the Asir region who were 20 years of age or older, had previously contracted COVID-19 and had no history of TE before infection. All statistical methods used were two-tailed with an alpha level of 0.05, considering significance if the p-value was lower than or equal to 0.05. RESULTS A total of 1,000 eligible participants completed the study questionnaire. The mean age was 32.5 ± 13.9 years, and 494 (88.1%) participants were females. In addition, 558 (99.5%) of the study participants had received the COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 411 (73.3%) participants experienced an increase in hair loss after COVID-19 infection, and 171 (30.5%) began suffering from pain when combing their hair. In addition, 182 participants (32.4%) had a family history of TE. Only 109 (10.9%) participants had a good awareness level about TE, while 452 (80.6%) had an overall poor awareness level. There was a significant relationship between the level of awareness and age, where 23.9% of the participants aged 20-29 years had a good level of awareness vs. 16.1% of others aged 40 years or older (p = 0.041). Moreover, 26.9% of participants with a family history of TE had a good awareness of TE, vs. 15.8% of those with no family history of TE (p = 0.002). In addition, significant correlations were found between increased hair loss post-COVID-19 infection and female gender (77.3% vs. 43.3%; p = 0.001) as well as suffering from pain when combing hair (86.5% vs. 65.5%; p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In our study, the incidence of TE was highly related to COVID-19 infections among both sexes. However, the incidence was greater among the female population. The awareness level toward post-COVID-19 TE was poor among most of the participants in our study.
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- A Aldahish
- Department of Pharmacology, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Subih M, Salem H, Al Omari D. Evaluation of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among emergency nurses in Jordan: A cross-sectional study. Int Emerg Nurs 2023; 66:101232. [PMID: 36527938 DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2022.101232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nurses working in emergency departments are overworked and exposed to frequent stressors over time, leading to compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. AIMS This study aimed to assess the levels of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction, and examine the relationship of these two variables with specific demographic, health-related, and work-related factors among emergency nurses in Jordan. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study. The Professional Quality of Life Scale Version 5 was used to collect data. RESULTS A convenience sampling method was used to recruit 203 registered nurses from emergency departments in Jordan. The mean compassion fatigue and satisfaction scores were moderate. There was a significant but negligible correlation between compassion satisfaction and educational levels (r = 0.15, p < 0.05) and between secondary traumatic stress and comorbid diseases (r = -0.16, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Although the levels of compassion fatigue and satisfaction were moderate, both may negatively affect nurses' care and patient outcomes. Conversely, compassion satisfaction should be improved in order to overcome the negative effects of compassion fatigue.
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- Maha Subih
- School of Nursing - Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan (ZUJ), Amman, Jordan.
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- Royal Medical Services - King Hussien Medical Center, Jordan
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- School of Nursing - Al Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan
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Fonseka T, Ellis R, Salem H, Brennan PA, Terry T. The effects of COVID-19 on training within urology: Lessons learned in virtual learning, human factors, non-technical skills and reflective practice. J Clin Urol 2021; 14:29-35. [PMID: 38603044 PMCID: PMC7435206 DOI: 10.1177/2051415820950109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed training and recruitment in urology in unprecedented ways. As efforts are made to ensure trainees can continue to progress, lessons can be learned to improve training and urological practice even after the acute phase of the pandemic is over. Novel methods of education through virtual learning have burgeoned amidst the social distancing the pandemic has brought. The importance of training in human factors and non-technical skills has also been brought to the fore while operating under the constraints of personal protective equipment and working in new teams and unfamiliar environments. This paper critically appraises the available evidence of how urological training has been affected by COVID-19 and the lessons we have learned and continue to learn going forward. Level of Evidence Not Applicable.
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- T Fonseka
- Urology Department, Royal Derby
Hospital, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, UK
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- Urology Department, Royal Derby
Hospital, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, UK
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- Urology Department, Royal Derby
Hospital, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, UK
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- Maxillofacial Unit, Queen Alexandra
Hospital, UK
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- Urology Department, Nottingham
University Hospitals, UK
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Salem H. A STUDY OF SOME BIOMARKERS, HYPERTENSION, AND CAROTID-INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS (CIMT) IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) BEFORE AND AFTER CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (CPAP) THERAPY. Chest 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Salem H, Abd El Latif A, Hosni H, Hashim A, Amer M, Kattan M. 657 Nomogram to predict the outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). J Sex Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.04.565] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Agameya AF, Salem H, Moiety F. Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy versus Sacrospinous Colpopexy: A Prospective Analysis. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ehab M, Salem H, Abdel-Mooty M. Progressive collapse assessment of precast concrete connections using the applied element method (AEM). Int J CMEM 2016. [DOI: 10.2495/cmem-v4-n3-269-279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Salem H, Latif A. Does carcinoma in-situ on final pathology predict poor outcome for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer? Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.03.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Martinez-Cengotitabengoa M, Besga A, Bermudez-Ampudia C, Garcia-Alocen A, Gonzalez-Ortega I, Lopez M, Diaz M, Chicote N, Enriquez J, Abrain A, Olles R, Esnal S, Salem H, Cuesta E, Duenas M, Gonzalez-Pinto A. Gender differences in benzodiazepines prescription in old age patients. Eur Psychiatry 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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ObjectivesTo assess the prescription of benzodiazepines (BZD) in elderly patients, and to explore any gender differences.MethodsSix hundred and fifty-four patients (≥ 65) admitted in an emergency service of a general hospital due to a fall. BZD use information was collected (dose, half-life profile).ResultsBZD are significantly more prescribed to women (47.6%) than men (36.1%) (X2 = 8.097, P = 0.004). We conducted a logistic regression analysis using as dependent variable taking or not BZD and sex as the independent one, covariating the model by age. We noted that sex remains significant despite enter the age variable in the model (OR = 1.5, P = 0.013). A total of 21.6% of patients consumed intermediate or long half-life BZDs, appearing a greater tendency to prescribe such BZD to women (X2 = 3.606, P = 0.058). In the 58.0% of prescriptions, prescribed dose was higher than the recommended for the elderly. The percentage is significantly higher for men (70.0%) than women (53.1%). Furthermore, a total of 54 prescriptions (15.8%) were even higher than the recommended adult dose, with no significant differences between men and women.ConclusionsWe found evidence of a higher prescription of BZD in women independently of age. Despite not being recommended, prescription of intermediate or long half-life BZD continues, in a slightly higher manner in women. BZD are prescribed above the recommended dose for elderly in a large number of patients, especially in men. A considerable proportion of elderly patients (15.8%) consume BZD doses even higher than the recommended for adults.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Nandurkar H, Chong B, Salem H, Gallus A, Ferro V, McKinnon R. Low-molecular-weight heparin biosimilars: potential implications for clinical practice. Australian Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Biosimilar Working Group (ALBW). Intern Med J 2015; 44:497-500. [PMID: 24816308 DOI: 10.1111/imj.12417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 09/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A working group of clinicians and scientists was formed to review the clinical considerations for use of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) biosimilars. LMWH are biological molecules of significant complexity; the full complexity of chemical structure is still to be elucidated. LMWH biosimilars are products that are biologically similar to their reference product and rely on clinical data from a reference product to establish safety and efficacy. The complex nature of LMWH molecules means that it is uncertain whether a LMWH biosimilar is chemically identical to its reference product; this introduces the possibility of differences in activity and immunogenicity. The challenge for regulators and clinicians is to evaluate the level of evidence required to demonstrate that a LMWH is sufficiently similar to the reference product. The consensus opinion of the working group is that prior to clinical use a LMWH biosimilar should have proven efficacy and safety, similar to the reference product with prospective studies, which should be confirmed with a proactive post-marketing pharmacovigilance programme.
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- H Nandurkar
- Department of Medicine and Haematology, The University of Melbourne and St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Haase O, Mosaad H, Eldarouti M, Elramly A, Samir N, Abdelhady M, Samir M, El-Gharib I, Salah S, El-Shennawy F, Mosaad Y, Elwan N, Salem H, Abdelgaber S, Recke A, Möller S, Zillikens D, Ibrahim S. TNFAIP3 and IL12B gene polymorphisms associated with psoriasis vulgaris in an Egyptian cohort. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014; 29:1297-301. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- O. Haase
- Department of Dermatology; University of Lübeck; Lübeck Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pathology; Mansoura University; Mansoura Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine; Cairo University; Cairo Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine; Cairo University; Cairo Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine; Cairo University; Cairo Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine; Cairo University; Cairo Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology; Zagazig University; Zagazig Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology; Zagazig University; Zagazig Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pathology; Mansoura University; Mansoura Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pathology; Mansoura University; Mansoura Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pathology; Mansoura University; Mansoura Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology; Tanta University; Tanta Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology; Mansoura University; Mansoura Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology; Mansoura University; Mansoura Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Lübeck; Lübeck Germany
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Lübeck; Lübeck Germany
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Lübeck; Lübeck Germany
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Lübeck; Lübeck Germany
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Kadi N, Salem H, Peracha A. Use of rigid ureteroscope in the endoscopic assessment and management of urethral strictures. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2014; 96:397-8. [PMID: 24992438 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2014.96.5.397] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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- N Kadi
- Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Li F, Tripathi T, Radwan N, Salem H, Khan I, Abuzeid M. Anti-mullerian hormone as a predictor of mature oocyte yield and pregnancy following introcytoplasmic sperm injection. Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Murakami M, Egashira A, Tanaka K, Mine C, Kuramoto T, Van Landuyt L, Van de Velde H, De Vos A, Haentjens P, Blockeel C, Tournaye H, Verheyen G, Papatheodorou A, Panagiotidis Y, Petousis S, Kasapi E, Goudakou M, Passadaki T, Prapas N, Vanderzwalmen P, Zikopoulos K, Georgiou I, Prapas Y, Abuzeid M, Ahmed FA, Abozaid T, Urich M, Ullah K, Salem H, Sasy M, Khan I, Roy TK, Brandi S, Tappe NM, Vom E, Peura TT, McArthur SJ, Bowman MC, Stojanov T. Session 41: Keys for success for embryo cryopreservation. Hum Reprod 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Low M, Lee D, Coutsouvelis J, Patil S, Opat S, Walker P, Schwarer A, Salem H, Avery S, Spencer A, Wei A. High-dose cytarabine (24 g/m2) in combination with idarubicin (HiDAC-3) results in high first-cycle response with limited gastrointestinal toxicity in adult acute myeloid leukaemia. Intern Med J 2013; 43:294-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02868.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M. Low
- Department of Clinical Haematology; The Alfred Hospital
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- Department of Clinical Haematology; The Alfred Hospital
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Salem H, El-Mazny A. Primary and secondary malignant involvement of gynaecological organs at radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: review of literature and retrospective analysis of 360 cases. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2012; 32:590-3. [PMID: 22779969 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2012.693980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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 pathological analysis of cystectomy specimens from 360 female patients who underwent radical cystectomy for bladder cancer was retrospectively reported. The uterus was not available in 29 specimens, while one ovary was absent in 18 specimens and the two ovaries were absent in 20 specimens. Uterine involvement was observed in one case of transitional cell carcinoma, and benign uterine pathology was detected in 37 cases. All patients had normal ovaries, while the vagina was involved in 13 cases. A total of 12% of the patients had urethral involvement. None of the 29 patients, in whom the internal genitalia were totally or partially preserved, had late ovarian, vaginal or uterine recurrence at the last follow-up. Thus, the preservation of female internal genitalia in young patients undergoing radical cystectomy should be considered under strict criteria (low-grade, low-stage tumours away from the bladder neck). This will improve the quality-of-life (QoL) and the functional outcome without compromising cancer control.
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- H Salem
- Department of Urosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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Korashy L, El-Zawahry H, Abdou S, Shahin D, Sherif F, Farrag W, Abdel-Khalik O, Salem H, El-Sebaaie A. Clinical Significance of ALK-1 Gene Abnormalities in Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma. Clin Med Insights Oncol 2012; 6:395-405. [PMID: 23239932 PMCID: PMC3516130 DOI: 10.4137/cmo.s9920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Objectives To detect relative frequency of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK-1) gene abnormality in diffuse large cell lymphoma (DLCL) using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and correlate its presence with clinicopathological features which may be useful for choice of therapy and predict survival in newly diagnosed cases. Patients and methods A prospective study was done between March 2004 and October 2009. Fifty patients newly diagnosed with DLCL were enrolled into the study. Immunophenotyping was done and detection of ALK-1 gene abnormalities were carried out by immunohistochemically (IHC) and FISH. Patients that proved to be ALK-1 positive were treated with standard cyclophosphamide –hydroxy-daunorubicin- oncovin-prednisone (CHOP) protocol. Results All ALK +ve patients achieved complete remission (CR) vs. 93.5% CR and 6.5% partial remission (PR) for ALK −ve patients respectively. Disease free survival (DFS) at 24 months was 81.8% in the CHOP-14 group (ALK-1−) vs. 100% for the CHOP-21 group (ALK-1+). Overall survival (OS) at 30 months was 80.4% in the CHOP-14 group vs. 100% for the CHOP-21 group.
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- L Korashy
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University
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Salem H, Davis TRC. Six year outcome excision of the trapezium for trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: is it improved by ligament reconstruction and temporary Kirschner wire insertion? J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2012; 37:211-9. [PMID: 22025011 DOI: 10.1177/1753193411414516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This randomized prospective study compared the treatment of trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis with a) trapeziectomy with no ligament reconstruction, no soft tissue interposition and no temporary Kirschner wire stabilization (Group T); b) trapeziectomy with flexor carpi radialis ligament reconstruction and interposition and temporary K-wire stabilization (Group T+LRTI). We followed 99 patients with 114 thumbs (59 T and 55 T+LRTI) for a mean of 6.2 (range, 4.2-8.1) years. There were no significant differences between the two treatments in any subjective or objective outcome measure at 6 year follow-up. Eighty-two percent of the thumbs were painless or only ached after use. The DASH (Group T mean, 31; 95% CI, 26-42: Group T+LRTI mean 30; 95% CI, 22-35) and Patient Evaluation Measure (Group T mean, 35; 95% CI, 29-41: Group T+LRTI mean 34; 95% CI, 27-39) scores were significantly better than preoperatively. Thumb key pinch strength did not differ significantly between the two treatment groups (Group T mean 3.7 kg: 95% CI, 3.3-4.2: Group T+LRTI mean 4.1 kg, 95% CI, 3.7-4.7) and was not significantly different from the preoperative key pinch strength. This study does not provide evidence to support the use of LRTI and temporary K-wire stabilization after trapeziectomy.
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- H Salem
- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK
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This study aimed at assessing the effect of regular use of intracorporeal injection (ICI), sildenafil citrate and vacuum constriction device (VCD) on cavernous smooth muscle and erectile activity. One hundred and sixty-five patients with organic erectile dysfunction were investigated for 3 months. The patient and his partner were classified prospectively after proper counselling: group I (n = 56) received ICI twice per week; group II (n = 55) received sildenafil 100 mg twice per week; and group III (n = 54) used VCD twice per week. Duplex ultrasound was carried out before and after treatment, and then, the patients were followed up for a month to assess the resumption of unaided erection. The results showed that there was significant improvement in mean peak systolic velocity (PSV) and mean cavernosal artery diameter (CAD) at the end of the treatment in all groups, being higher in the ICI group than in the other two groups. Also, the percentage of patients who resumed unaided intercourse were higher in the ICI group compared with the other two groups (17.9%, 9.1% and 3.7% respectively). It is concluded that repeated regular use of ICI, sildenafil or VCD by patients with organic erectile dysfunction has a positive impact on their cavernous blood flow and erectile activity.
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- H Salem
- Urology Departments, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Bissonnette S, Saint-Pierre N, Salem H, Mansouri R, Wassef H, Tardif A, Faraj M. LDL decrease preadipocyte differentiation and fatty acid trapping in WAT and 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Can J Diabetes 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1499-2671(11)52017-9] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Salem H, Bissonnette S, Saint-Pierre N, Wassef H, Tardif A, Faraj M. Ineffictive fatty acid trapping in subcutaneous white adipose tissue is associated with apoB-lipoproteins. Can J Diabetes 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1499-2671(11)52083-0] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Teh PPG, Grigoriadis G, Salem H. Acquired factor V inhibitor. Intern Med J 2010; 40:667-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02297.x] [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: 11/30/2022]
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- P. P. G. Teh
- Department of Clinical Haematology, The Alfred Hospital and Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Department of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, The Alfred Hospital and Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Department of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Haematology, The Alfred Hospital and Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Department of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Ahmed MO, Elmeshri SE, Abuzweda AR, Blauo M, Abouzeed YM, Ibrahim A, Salem H, Alzwam F, Abid S, Elfahem A, Elrais A. Seroprevalence of brucellosis in animals and human populations in the western mountains region in Libya, December 2006-January 2008. Euro Surveill 2010; 15:19625. [PMID: 20684813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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Brucellosis is a global zoonotic disease, endemic in North African countries and around the Mediterranean.A prospective study of Brucella seroprevalence was conducted in north-western Libya (western mountains region). Blood samples collected over 13 months in the period December 2006 to January 2008 from 561 animals (goats, sheep, cattle and camels) and 546 human volunteers were tested for Brucella using the Rose Bengal test, tube agglutination test and ELISA assays. Amongst livestock, 31% of goats and 42% of cattle were seropositive. Human samples showed a high seropositivity of 40%, with 95 (43%) of the 221 positive samples positive for IgM, indicating active or recent infection. Control measures are needed to reduce this high prevalence of brucellosis in Libya.
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya.
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Ahmed MO, Elmeshri SE, Abuzweda AR, Blauo M, Abouzeed YM, Ibrahim A, Salem H, Alzwam F, Abid S, Elfahem A, Elrais A. Seroprevalence of brucellosis in animals and human populations in the western mountains region in Libya, December 2006–January 2008. Euro Surveill 2010. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.15.30.19625-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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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Brucellosis is a global zoonotic disease, endemic in North African countries and around the Mediterranean. A prospective study of Brucella seroprevalence was conducted in north-western Libya (western mountains region). Blood samples collected over 13 months in the period December 2006 to January 2008 from 561 animals (goats, sheep, cattle and camels) and 546 human volunteers were tested for Brucella using the Rose Bengal test, tube agglutination test and ELISA assays. Amongst livestock, 31% of goats and 42% of cattle were seropositive. Human samples showed a high seropositivity of 40%, with 95 (43%) of the 221 positive samples positive for IgM, indicating active or recent infection. Control measures are needed to reduce this high prevalence of brucellosis in Libya.
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- Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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Salem H, Rachmin I, Yissachar N, Cohen S, Amiel A, Haffner R, Lavi L, Motro B. Nek7 kinase targeting leads to early mortality, cytokinesis disturbance and polyploidy. Oncogene 2010; 29:4046-57. [PMID: 20473324 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The mammalian NIMA-related kinases (Neks) are commonly referred to as mitotic kinases, although a definitive in vivo verification of this definition is largely missing. Reduction in the activity of Nek7 or its close paralog, Nek6, has previously been shown to arrest cells in mitosis, mainly at metaphase. In this study, we investigate the developmental and cellular roles of Nek7 kinase through the generation and analysis of Nek7-deficient mice. We show that absence of Nek7 leads to lethality in late embryogenesis or at early post-natal stages and to severe growth retardation. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) derived from Nek7(-/-) embryos show increase tendency for chromosomal lagging, micronuclei formation and cytokinesis failure. Tetraploidy and aneuploidy were commonly observed and their prevalence arises with MEFs passages. The frequency of multicentrosomal cells in the mutant's MEF cells was higher, and it commonly occurred concurrently with a binuclear phenotype, suggesting cytokinesis failure etiology. Lastly, the percentage of mutant MEF cells bearing primary cilia (PC) was low, whereas a cell population having two cilia appeared in the mutant MEFs. Taken together, these results confirm Nek7 as a regulator of cell division, and reveal it as an essential component for mammalian growth and survival. The intimate connection between tetraploidy, aneuploidy and cancer development suggests that Nek7 deregulation can induce oncogenesis.
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Salem H, Rachmin I, Yissachar N, Cohen S, Amiel A, Haffner R, Lavi L, Motro B. Nek7 kinase targeting leads to early mortality, cytokinesis disturbance and polyploidy. Oncogene 2010. [PMID: 20473324 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The mammalian NIMA-related kinases (Neks) are commonly referred to as mitotic kinases, although a definitive in vivo verification of this definition is largely missing. Reduction in the activity of Nek7 or its close paralog, Nek6, has previously been shown to arrest cells in mitosis, mainly at metaphase. In this study, we investigate the developmental and cellular roles of Nek7 kinase through the generation and analysis of Nek7-deficient mice. We show that absence of Nek7 leads to lethality in late embryogenesis or at early post-natal stages and to severe growth retardation. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) derived from Nek7(-/-) embryos show increase tendency for chromosomal lagging, micronuclei formation and cytokinesis failure. Tetraploidy and aneuploidy were commonly observed and their prevalence arises with MEFs passages. The frequency of multicentrosomal cells in the mutant's MEF cells was higher, and it commonly occurred concurrently with a binuclear phenotype, suggesting cytokinesis failure etiology. Lastly, the percentage of mutant MEF cells bearing primary cilia (PC) was low, whereas a cell population having two cilia appeared in the mutant MEFs. Taken together, these results confirm Nek7 as a regulator of cell division, and reveal it as an essential component for mammalian growth and survival. The intimate connection between tetraploidy, aneuploidy and cancer development suggests that Nek7 deregulation can induce oncogenesis.
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- H Salem
- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Salem H, El-Oteify M. V46 New technique for reconstruction of the vulva after radical vulvectomy in advanced cases. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)61483-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Salem H, Khairy M, Abd El Kader M, Kotb E. POD-02.03: Incidental Prostatic Adenocarcinoma in Cystoprostatectomy Specimens in Egyptian Patients Undergoing Radical Cystoprostatectomy for Bladder Cancer. Urology 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.07.1197] [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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Salem H. O818 Serum cytokines as biomarkers for nonsurgical perdiction of endometriosis. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)61191-7] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Salem H, Nassef A. UP-2.091: Superselective Endovascular Treatment of Arteriovenous Fistulas Complicating Percutaneous Renal Biopsy. Urology 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.07.310] [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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The administration of morphine was followed in white mice by a typical Straub reaction which consisted of the tail becoming rigid and erected across the back of the animal in an S-shaped curve. This reaction was accompanied by restlessness, excitability, extension rigidity of the hindlimbs, forcible viodance of faeces and prominence of the perineum. The Straub reaction was abolished by general anaesthesia with pentobarbitone or ether, by administration of tubocurarine, by bilateral section of the muscles causing extension to the tail, and by the removal of the circulation to the lower extremity. The reaction was modified by unilateral section of the extensor muscles of the tail. Section of the spinal cord, decortication, division of the anal sphincter and perineal floor, or ablation of the pelvic splanchnic nerves did not suppress the appearance of the Straub response. It was concluded that the phenomenon described by Straub (1911) was produced mainly by the action of the sacro-coccygeus dorsalis muscle, and that it was also necessary that the lumbo-sacral cord with its peripheral nervous outflow should be intact and that these functioning units should have an adequate circulation.
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Salem H, Fada L, Khater W. Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Certain Fluoroquinolones Through Charge Transfer Complex Formation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.3844/ajptsp.2007.18.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Geffken D, Salem H. Spectrofluorimetric Study of the Charge-transfer Complexation of Certain Fluoroquinolones with 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-p-bezoquinone. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2006.1952.1960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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A case is reported of a bilateral and synchronous cervical squamous cell carcinoma in situ in a patient with uterus didelphys. Bilateral simultaneous conizations of both cervices were curative. Theories of tumor origin in such a case are discussed.
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- Y Bakri
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Sasy M, Abdo G, Abozaid T, Salem H, Ashraf M, Abuzeid M. The impact of ultrasound-guided embryo transfer on pregnancy rates following intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Fertil Steril 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02748-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sasy M, Abdo G, Abozaid T, Salem H, Ashraf M, Abuzeid M. The impact of ultrasound-guided embryo transfer on pregnancy rates following intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Fertil Steril 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02751-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The desired effect of all riot control agents is the temporary disablement of individuals by way of intense irritation of the mucous membranes and skin. Generally, riot control agents can produce acute site-specific toxicity where sensory irritation occurs. Early riot control agents, namely, chloroacetophenone (CN) and chlorodihydrophenarsazine (DM), have been replaced with 'safer' agents such as o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (CS) and oleoresin of capsicum (OC). Riot control agents are safe when used as intended: however, the widespread use of riot control agents raises questions and concerns regarding their health effects and safety. A large margin exists between dosages that produce harassment and dosages likely to cause adverse health effects for modern riot control agents such as CS and dibenz[b,f]1 : 4-oxazepine (CR). Yet, despite the low toxicity of modern riot control agents, these compounds are not entirely without risk. The risk of toxicity increases with higher exposure levels and prolonged exposure durations. Ocular, pulmonary and dermal injury may occur on exposure to high levels of these substances, and exposure to riot control agents in enclosed spaces may produce significant toxic effects. Reported deaths are few involving riot control agents, and then only under conditions of prolonged exposure and high concentrations. Recently, concern has focused on the deaths resulting from law enforcement use of OC, a riot control agent generally regarded as safe because it is a natural product. As with other xenobiotics, not enough is known concerning the long-term/chronic effects of riot control agents. Clearly, there is considerable need for additional research to define and delineate the biological and toxicological actions of riot control agents and to illuminate the full health consequences of these compounds as riot control agents.
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- E J Olajos
- US Army, Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, 5183 Blackhawk Rd, Aberdeeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424, USA
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Riviere JE, Smith CE, Budsaba K, Brooks JD, Olajos EJ, Salem H, Monteiro-Riviere NA. Use of methyl salicylate as a simulant to predict the percutaneous absorption of sulfur mustard. J Appl Toxicol 2001; 21:91-9. [PMID: 11288131 DOI: 10.1002/jat.718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Exposure to chemical vesicants such as sulfur mustard (HD) continues to be a threat to military forces requiring protectant strategies to exposure to be evaluated. Methyl salicylate (MS) has historically been the simulant of choice to assess HD exposure. The purpose of this study was to compare the percutaneous absorption and skin deposition of MS to HD in the isolated perfused porcine skin flap (IPPSF). The HD data were obtained from a previously published study in this model wherein 400 microg cm(-2) of ](14)C[-MS or ](14)C[-HD in ethanol were topically applied to 16 IPPSFs and experiments were terminated at 2, 4 or 8 h. Perfusate was collected at increasing time intervals throughout perfusion. Radioactivity was determined in perfusate and skin samples. Perfusate flux profiles were fitted to a bi-exponential model Y(t) = A(e(-bt) - e(-dt)) and the area under the curve (AUC), peak flux and time to peak flux were determined. Sulfur mustard had more pronounced and rapid initial flux parameters (P < 0.05). The AUCs determined from observed and model-predicted parameters were not statistically different, although the mean HD AUC was 40--50% greater than MS. The HD skin and fat levels were up to twice those seen with MS, but had lower stratum corneum and residual skin surface concentrations (P < 0.05). Compared with other chemicals studied in this model, HD and MS cutaneous disposition were very similar, supporting the use of MS as a dermal simulant for HD exposure.
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- Center for Cutaneous Toxicology and Residue Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.
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Abuzeid M, Fakih H, Abdo G, Salem H, Sasy M, Khan I. Cumulative Conception Rates Following Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. Fertil Steril 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01156-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Driscoll KE, Costa DL, Hatch G, Henderson R, Oberdorster G, Salem H, Schlesinger RB. Intratracheal instillation as an exposure technique for the evaluation of respiratory tract toxicity: uses and limitations. Toxicol Sci 2000; 55:24-35. [PMID: 10788556 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/55.1.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 370] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The evaluation of respiratory tract toxicity from airborne materials frequently involves exposure of animals via inhalation. This provides a natural route of entry into the host and, as such, is the preferred method for the introduction of toxicants into the lungs. However, for various reasons, this technique cannot always be used, and the direct instillation of a test material into the lungs via the trachea has been employed in many studies as an alternative exposure procedure. Intratracheal instillation has become sufficiently widely used that the Inhalation Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology elected to develop this document to summarize some key issues concerning the use of this exposure procedure. Although there are distinct differences in the distribution, clearance, and retention of materials when administered by instillation compared to inhalation, the former can be a useful and cost-effective procedure for addressing specific questions regarding the respiratory toxicity of chemicals, as long as certain caveats are clearly understood and certain guidelines are carefully followed.
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- M Adler
- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5400, USA
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Salem H. Acute toxicology testing. S.C. Gad and C.P. Chengelis. (Second edition). Academic press, London, 1998;534pp.,$79.95, ISBN 0-12-272250-7. J Appl Toxicol 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1263(199811/12)18:6<449::aid-jat525>3.0.co;2-u] [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: 11/12/2022]
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Olajos EJ, Olson CT, Salem H, Singer AW, Hayes TL, Menton RG, Miller TL, Rosso T, MacIver B. Evaluation of neutralized chemical agent identification sets (CAIS) for skin injury with an overview of the vesicant potential of agent degradation products. J Appl Toxicol 1998; 18:409-20. [PMID: 9840748 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1263(199811/12)18:6<409::aid-jat515>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Vesication and skin irritation studies were conducted in hairless guinea-pigs to determine the vesicant and skin irritation potential of chemically-neutralized Chemical Agent Identification Sets (CAIS). The CAIS are training items that contain chemical warfare-related material--sulfur mustard (HD), nitrogen mustard (HN) or lewisite (L)--and were declared obsolete in 1971. Animals were dosed topically with 'test article'--neat HD, 10% agent/chloroform solutions or product solutions (waste-streams) from neutralized CAIS--and evaluated for skin-damaging effects (gross and microscopic). Product solutions from the chemical neutralization of neat sulfur mustard resulted in microvesicle formation. All agent-dosed (HD or agent/chloroform solutions) sites manifested microblisters as well as other histopathological lesions of the skin. Waste-streams from the neutralization of agent (agent/chloroform or agent/charcoal) were devoid of vesicant activity. Cutaneous effects (erythema and edema) were consistent with the skin-injurious activity associated with the neutralizing reagent 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (DCDMH). Chemical neutralization of CAIS was effective in eliminating/reducing the vesicant property of CAIS containing agent in chloroform or agent on charcoal but was inefficient in reducing the vesicant potential of CAIS containing neat sulfur mustard.
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- Edgewood Research Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010, USA
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Olajos EJ, Morgan EW, Renne RA, Salem H, McVeety B, Johnson R, Phelps RL. Acute inhalation toxicity of neutralized chemical agent identification sets (CAIS) containing agent in chloroform. J Appl Toxicol 1998; 18:363-71. [PMID: 9804437 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1263(1998090)18:5<363::aid-jat521>3.0.co;2-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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An acute head-only inhalation study was conducted in rats exposed for 1 h to product solution (wastestream) resultant from the chemical neutralization of Chemical Agent Identification Sets (CAIS) containing agent (sulfur mustard (HD), nitrogen mustard (HN-1) or lewisite (L)) in chloroform. Groups of Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to varying concentrations (24000, 18000, 12000 or 6000 ppm) of CAIS wastestream. An additional group was exposed to the vehicle (chloroform/t-butanol) only, at a concentration equivalent to the concentration of vehicle at the highest exposure level. Animals were evaluated for toxic effects, including assessment of toxicant-induced alterations to the ocular and respiratory systems. Mortality on exposure to 24000 ppm of test article or to vehicle alone was high. Mortality in the other exposure groups was roughly proportional to the concentration of test article (wastestream). Toxic signs were consistent with exposure to solvent system components (chloroform/t-butanol) and to agent decomposition products/by-products. Incidence and severity of ocular effects were similar in vehicle control and treatment groups. The salient respiratory effect observed was a decreased minute volume, which was also noted in vehicle and treatment groups.
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- E J Olajos
- Edgewood Research Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5423, USA
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Dart AM, Cooper B, Kay SB, Salem H. Relationships between protein C, protein S, von Willebrand factor and euglobulin lysis time and cardiovascular risk factors in subjects with and without coronary heart disease. Atherosclerosis 1998; 140:55-64. [PMID: 9733215 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(98)00109-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Measures of fibrinolytic and thrombotic function have been examined in 55 subjects with recently identified coronary heart disease, and age and sex matched control subjects. Measurements were particularly directed at factors and processes which could be affected by changes in endothelial function and included the euglobulin lysis time as well as plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (vWF). Plasma levels of protein S and protein C were also measured. Measurements were made before and after a period of 10-min veno-occlusion combined with rhythmic hand exercise. In addition anthropometric, haemodynamic and biochemical measurements (plasma lipids and apolipoproteins, glucose and insulin) were obtained and correlated with the haematological parameters. Protein S and vWF levels were significantly higher, both before and after veno-occlusive exercise, in subjects with CHD than in the asymptomatic controls. Euglobulin lysis times were not significantly different but only shortened on veno-occlusive exercise in those without CHD. Protein S levels were significantly correlated with systolic blood pressure, plasma total cholesterol, plasma triglyceride, plasma phospholipid, plasma fasting glucose and both apolipoprotein A1 and B levels. vWF levels were not significantly related to any of the other variables. Subjects whose pre-exercise euglobulin lysis times exceeded 6 h had significantly higher BMI, plasma total cholesterol, triglyceride, phospholipid, insulin, glucose and apoB concentrations and lower HDL cholesterol than those with lysis in less than 6 h. The findings from this study are consistent with a role for endothelial dysfunction in the production of atherosclerotic vascular disease and may indicate additional, non-haemodynamic, mechanisms for such an association. In addition, the relationship between elevated levels of protein S and CHD does not appear to depend on the demonstrated associations between protein S and a number of other cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Alfred Baker Medical Unit, Alfred Hospital and Baker Medical Research Institute, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States. Although many other diseases have seen a gradual decline in their associated mortality, COPD rates have increased nearly 33% from 1979 to 1991. The disease is defined as a slowly progressive obstruction of airflow that is predominantly irreversible. COPD usually begins in the fifth decade of life as an increased cough. Dyspnea on exertion is frequently observed in the sixth or seventh decade.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. 95211, USA
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