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Stryhn JKG, Larsen J, Pedersen PL, Gæde PH. Subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy - assessment of offspring thyroid status and mitochondrial robustness to stress. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2023; 83:501-508. [PMID: 37942740 DOI: 10.1080/00365513.2023.2253726] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
Abstract
Subclinical hypothyroidism's clinical implications on pregnancy are controversial. Consequently, thyrotropin (TSH) cutoff-values for pregnancy are continuously a subject for debate. In subclinical hypothyroidism, altered levels of thyroid hormones may affect mitochondrial function.Objectives were i) to analyze thyroid hormone levels in offspring of women with and without subclinical hypothyroidism ii) to analyze mitochondrial "robustness" in terms of MTG/TMRM ratio in pregnant women and their offspring in relation to thyroid function and iii) to perform differentiate analyses on different TSH thresholds to determine the importance of cutoff-values to results.Pregnant women were included by blood collections prior to a planned cesarean section, and cord samples were collected after delivery. Thyroid status (analyzed by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics by an electrochemical luminescent immunoassay based on LOCI-technology) grouped the women and their offspring in euthyroid or subclinical hypothyroid, with groups established from previous recommended third-trimester cutoff-value (TSH > 3.0 mIU/L) and the recently recommended cutoff-value in Denmark (TSH > 3.7 mIU/L). Flow cytometric measurements of mitochondrial function in mononuclear blood cells with the fluorophores TetraMethylRhodamine Methyl Ester (TMRM) and Mitotracker Green (MTG) were used to evaluate mitochondrial robustness as the MTG/TMRM ratio.No significant differences in mitochondrial robustness between euthyroid and subclinical hypothyroid cohorts were observed, irrespective of TSH-cutoff applied. Maternal and cord MTG/TMRM ratios were positively correlated. Cord-TSH was elevated in subclinical hypothyroid offspring, independent of TSH cutoff applied. Cord-TSH was associated with maternal TSH-level, maternal smoking and cord arterial-pH.
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- Julie Kristine Guldberg Stryhn
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
- Mitochondria Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Mitochondria Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Roskilde Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Mitochondria Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Internal Medicine, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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Stryhn JKG, Larsen J, Pedersen PL, Gæde PH. Expressions of mitochondria-related genes in pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism, and expressions of miRNAs in maternal and cord blood. Thyroid Res 2023; 16:38. [PMID: 37723507 PMCID: PMC10506244 DOI: 10.1186/s13044-023-00180-6] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy and definition by upper thyrotropin (TSH) cutoff are controversial. As mitochondria are influenced by thyroid hormones, the purpose in this study was to measure expression of mitochondria-related genes in euthyroid and subclinical hypothyroid pregnant women to obtain more knowledge of potential metabolic consequences of maternal subclinical hypothyroidism. In addition, we wished to test if applied TSH-cutoff significantly changed our results of expressed gene-levels. Moreover, we aimed to identify potential microRNA-biomarkers for subclinical hypothyroidism - markers that could be traced to offspring as well. METHODS From a cohort of at-term pregnant women undergoing planned cesarean section, 77 women had expression levels of the mitochondria-related genes Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor-γ coactivator-1β (PGC-1β), mitochondrial Transcription Factor A (TFAM), Superoxide Dismutase 2 (SOD2) and Nuclear Respiratory Factor 2 (NRF-2) determined by qPCR from blood sampled in prior to delivery. Two TSH-cutoff levels defining subclinical hypothyroidism (> 3.0 and > 3.7 mIU/L) were applied for the procession of results, generating two data analyses of the same cohort. In 22 pairwise maternal-cord samples (subclinical hypothyroid/euthyroid-rate 0.5, TSH-cutoff > 3.0 mIU/L), microRNA-expressions (miRNA) were analyzed. RESULTS All gene expressions were lower in the subclinical hypothyroid group regardless of applied TSH-cutoff, but insignificant except for PGC-1β at TSH cutoff > 3.0 mIU/L. Two miRNAs (hsa-let-7d-3p and hsa-miR-345-5p) were upregulated in blood from women and offspring (cord blood) with subclinical hypothyroidism. CONCLUSIONS A trend towards decreased mitochondrial gene expressions in subclinical hypothyroidism were demonstrated. The miRNAs hsa-let-7d-3p and hsa-miR-345-5p might be potential markers of maternal subclinical hypothyroidism. However, larger studies are needed to verify the findings.
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- Julie Kristine Guldberg Stryhn
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Slagelse Hospital, Fælledvej 13, 4200, Slagelse, Denmark.
- Mitochondria Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700, Naestved, Denmark.
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Winsløws Parken, J. B. Winsløws Vej 19, 3, 5000, Odense, Denmark.
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- Mitochondria Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700, Naestved, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Roskilde Hospital, Sygehusvej 9, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Mitochondria Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700, Naestved, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700, Naestved, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Winsløws Parken, J. B. Winsløws Vej 19, 3, 5000, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology), Slagelse Hospital, Fælledvej 7, 4200, Slagelse, Denmark
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Nguyen-Ngoc L, Larsen J, Doan-Nhu H, Nguyen XV, Chomérat N, Lundholm N, Phan-Tan L, Dao HV, Nguyen NL, Nguyen HH, Van Chu T. Gambierdiscus (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae) diversity in Vietnamese waters with description of G. vietnamensis sp. nov. J Phycol 2023; 59:496-517. [PMID: 36866508 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13326] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Viet Nam has a coastline of 3200 km with thousands of islands providing diverse habitats for benthic harmful algal species including species of Gambierdiscus. Some of these species produce ciguatera toxins, which may accumulate in large carnivore fish potentially posing major threats to public health. This study reports five species of Gambierdiscus from Vietnamese waters, notably G. australes, G. caribaeus, G. carpenteri, G. pacificus, and G. vietnamensis sp. nov. All species are identified morphologically by LM and SEM, and identifications are supported by molecular analyses of nuclear rDNA (D1-D3 and D8-D10 domains of LSU, SSU, and ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region) based on cultured material collected during 2010-2021. Statistical analyses of morphometric measurements may be used to differentiate some species if a sufficiently large number of cells are examined. Gambierdiscus vietnamensis sp. nov. is morphologically similar to other strongly reticulated species, such as G. belizeanus and possibly G. pacificus; the latter species is morphologically indistinguishable from G. vietnamensis sp. nov., but they are genetically distinct, and molecular analysis is deemed necessary for proper identification of the new species. This study also revealed that strains denoted G. pacificus from Hainan Island (China) should be included in G. vietnamensis sp. nov.
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- Lam Nguyen-Ngoc
- Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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- IOC Science and Communication Centre on Harmful Algae, Marine Biological Section, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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- Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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- Ifremer, LITTORAL, Station of Marine Biology of Concarneau, Concarneau, France
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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- Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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- Institute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute of Marine Environment and Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Da Nang, Vietnam
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Mussai P, Larsen J, Alrefaei AF, Jeewon R. Ribosomal DNA Sequence-Based Taxonomy and Antimicrobial Activity of Prorocentrum spp. (Dinophyceae) from Mauritius Coastal Waters, South-West Indian Ocean. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:md21040216. [PMID: 37103354 PMCID: PMC10143094 DOI: 10.3390/md21040216] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Microalgae are unicellular organisms and commonly present in the euphotic zone of marine ecosystems. From the western coast of Mauritius, three strains of Prorocentrum species were isolated from macrophytes and cultured under standard laboratory conditions. Morphologies were examined by light, fluorescence, and scanning electron microscopy, and phylogenetic analyses were based on partial large subunit LSU rDNA (D1-D2) and ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 (ITS) regions. Three Prorocentrum species, including the P. fukuyoi complex, P. rhathymum, and P. lima complex, were identified. The antimicrobial activities were assayed against potential human pathogenic bacterial strains. The highest zone of inhibition was recorded for intracellular and extracellular protein extracts of Prorocentrum rhathymum against Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The polysaccharide extracts of the Prorocentrum fukuyoi complex had a higher zone of inhibition (24 ± 0.4 mm) against MRSA at a minimum concentration of 0.625 μg/mL. The extracts from the three Prorocentrum species had different levels of activity against the pathogens used, and this can be of scientific interest in the search for antibiotics from natural marine sources.
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- Prakash Mussai
- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Mauritius, Reduit 80837, Mauritius
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- IOC Science and Communication Centre on Harmful Algae, Biological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Mauritius, Reduit 80837, Mauritius
- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence:
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Thyregod M, Løkke A, Skou ST, Larsen J, Bodtger U. Changes in systemic inflammation after pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD and severe physical inactivity - an exploratory study. Chron Respir Dis 2022; 19:14799731221112439. [PMID: 36113167 PMCID: PMC9483968 DOI: 10.1177/14799731221112439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Severe physical inactivity (SPI) in patients with COPD is associated
with a poor prognosis. It is unknown whether there is a link between SPI and
systemic inflammation, and if systemic inflammation in SPI changes following
pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). Methods: A prospective, observational study of patients referred for at least
7 weeks of PR comprising 2 h of exercise therapy and education twice weekly. At
baseline and after PR, daily physical activity level (PAL) was measured with a
validated activity monitor, SenseWear® as well as systemic
inflammation: b-eosinophils, p-fibrinogen, p-CRP, s-IL-6 and s-CD 163. SPI was
defined as PAL <1.4. Results: At baseline, SPI was present in 31 of the 57 patients included, and 23%
(7/31) improved to non-SPI after PR. We observed no differences between patients
with SPI and non-SPI, except baseline plasma fibrinogen level was slightly yet
significantly higher in patients with SPI (median 13.3 [6.2–23.6] vs 11.2
[6.5–16.7] µmol/l) but change in fibrinogen levels differed insignificantly
between patients who improved to non-SPI at follow-up compared to patients with
persistent SPI (−0.6 [−16.9–9.9] vs −0.4 [−11.2–1.2] µmol/l). Conclusion: SPI in COPD appears not to be associated with a distinct inflammatory
profile compared to less sedentary COPD patients attending pulmonary
rehabilitation. Currently biomarkers have no role in the detection of SPI in
COPD.
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- Mimi Thyregod
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, 91907Naestved Hospital, Nastved, Denmark.,Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Medicine, 4321Little Belt Hospital University, Vejle, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, 573169University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,The Research Unit PROgrez, Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals, Region Zealand, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, 53140Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, 91907Naestved Hospital, Nastved, Denmark.,Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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Nguyen-Ngoc L, Doan-Nhu H, Larsen J, Phan-Tan L, Nguyen XV, Lundholm N, Van Chu T, Huynh-Thi DN. Morphological and genetic analyses of Ostreopsis (Dinophyceae, Gonyaulacales, Ostreopsidaceae) species from Vietnamese waters with a re-description of the type species, O. siamensis. J Phycol 2021; 57:1059-1083. [PMID: 33650126 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Identification of species of the dinoflagellate genus Ostreopsis is difficult because several species have been poorly described, others misidentified in the literature, and the type species, O. siamensis, has not been described by contemporary taxonomic methods. In the present study, it is argued that Ostreopsis sp. 6 as described by previous authors is similar to the type species, and we offer an emended description of O. siamensis by LM, SEM, and molecular analyses of nuclear LSU and ITS rDNA based on material collected a few hundred kilometers from the type locality in the Gulf of Thailand and along the Vietnamese east coast. Ostreopsis siamensis is genetically different from the species reported as O. cf. siamensis in the literature and the latter should be described as a separate species. It is also concluded that with the poor knowledge of the morphological variability of many species of Ostreopsis, O. siamensis may not be distinguished from other similar-sized species by its morphological features, and hence molecular data are needed for reliable identification. The species Ostreopsis lenticularis and Ostreopsis cf. ovata were also found and described.
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- Lam Nguyen-Ngoc
- Institute of Oceanography, Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology, 01 Cau Da, Vinh Nguyen, 650000, Nha Trang, Viet Nam
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- Institute of Oceanography, Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology, 01 Cau Da, Vinh Nguyen, 650000, Nha Trang, Viet Nam
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- IOC Science and Communication Centre on Harmful Algae, Marine Biological Section, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Institute of Oceanography, Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology, 01 Cau Da, Vinh Nguyen, 650000, Nha Trang, Viet Nam
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- Institute of Oceanography, Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology, 01 Cau Da, Vinh Nguyen, 650000, Nha Trang, Viet Nam
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building: 7, 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Institute of Marine Environment and Resources, Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology, 246 Da Nang, Hai Phong City, Viet Nam
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- Institute of Oceanography, Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology, 01 Cau Da, Vinh Nguyen, 650000, Nha Trang, Viet Nam
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Larsen J, Whitt T, Parker B, Swan R. A Randomized, Controlled, Prospective Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of an Intracanalicular Dexamethasone Ophthalmic Insert (0.4 Mg) for the Treatment of Post-Operative Inflammation in Patients Undergoing Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE). Clin Ophthalmol 2021; 15:2211-2217. [PMID: 34079218 PMCID: PMC8166314 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s311070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose To determine patient preference and treatment outcomes with an intracanalicular dexamethasone (0.4 mg) insert compared to standard steroid drop regimen in the contralateral eye following bilateral RLE surgery. Methods This is a prospective, open-label, interventional, randomized, controlled study in 20 subjects who underwent bilateral RLE. Each patient served as their own control with one eye randomized to the intracanalicular insert (Group A) placed at the time of surgery and the contralateral randomized to topical corticosteroid drops (Group B). All eyes received intracameral moxifloxacin at the time of surgery, and post-operatively, topical moxifloxacin QID for one week and topical NSAID daily for four weeks. Post-operative evaluations were performed on Day 1, Week 1, and Week 4–8. Results Twenty patients participated. At 4–8 weeks post-operation, 90% of patients evaluated with the COMTOL questionnaire preferred the intracanalicular insert while 10% preferred the topical steroid. Comparative analysis using the visual analog scale showed no difference in pain between the study and control group. No statistical difference was shown in post-operative corneal staining, anterior chamber cell count, anterior chamber flare or intraocular pressure. Mean LogMAR UCVA at 4–8 weeks post-operation was 0.06 (± 0.230) in the study group and 0.065 (± 0.241) in the control group, which was not statistically or clinically different (p > 0.05). Conclusion Patients undergoing bilateral RLE expressed a strong preference towards the use of an intracanalicular insert over a topical steroid for post-operative steroid treatment. There was no clinically or statistically significant difference in outcomes, including rate of cystoid macular edema, visual acuity and elevation of intraocular pressure. National Clinical Trial Number 04549935.
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- Jacob Larsen
- Clinical Research, Vance Thompson Vision, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Department of Optometry, Vance Thompson Vision, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Clinical Research, Vance Thompson Vision, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Vance Thompson Vision, Bozeman, MT, USA.,Ophthalmology Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Paymard M, Deyell MW, Chakrabarti S, Laksman ZW, Larsen J, Yeung-Lai-Wah JA. Use of 3D mapping system for ablating an accessory pathway associated with coronary sinus diverticulum. Int J Arrhythm 2021. [DOI: 10.1186/s42444-021-00037-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
This is a rare and challenging case of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome due to a posteroseptal accessory pathway located in the coronary sinus diverticulum. It is often difficult to precisely locate this type of accessory pathway, and the ablation procedure could be associated with collateral damage to the neighbouring coronary arteries.
Case Presentation
The patient was a 49-year-old female with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome who was referred for catheter ablation. She had had a previous unsuccessful attempt at ablation and had remained symptomatic despite drug therapy. The pre-procedural cardiac computed tomography scan revealed the presence of a diverticulum in the proximal coronary sinus. Using an advanced three-dimensional cardiac mapping system, the electroanatomic map of the diverticulum was created. The accessory pathway potential was identified within the diverticulum preceding the ventricular insertion. The accessory pathway was then successfully ablated using radiofrequency energy.
Conclusion
We have demonstrated that the advanced three-dimensional cardiac mapping system plays a very important role in guiding clinicians in order to precisely locate and safely ablate this type of challenging accessory pathway.
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Wilson BZ, Larsen J, Smelski G, Dudley S, Shirazi FM. Use of Crotalidae equine immune F(ab') 2 antivenom for treatment of an Agkistrodon envenomation. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2021; 59:1023-1026. [PMID: 33703984 DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2021.1892718] [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] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Anavip (F(ab')2AV) is a lyophilized F(ab')2 immunoglobulin fragment derived from horses immunized with venom from Bothrops asper and Crotalus durissus. It was approved by the FDA in 2015 for treatment of North American rattlesnake envenomation but not for Agkistrodon envenomation. Published data regarding the efficacy and safety of Anavip in treating Agkistrodon envenomations is limited. We present a case of a patient treated with Anavip after confirmed Agkistrodon laticinctus envenomation. CASE DETAILS A 77 year-old man was bitten on his fifth finger by a captive A. laticinctus. He was taken to a local emergency department where he received a 10 vial initial dose of F(ab')2AV for pain and swelling and was transferred. At the receiving facility, his pain had improved and his swelling had not progressed. Over the next 30 h, his platelets declined to 132,000/mm3 and he received an additional 4 vials of F(ab')2AV. The remainder of his course was unremarkable with complete recovery by 3 months. DISCUSSION This case provides an additional published datapoint on the use of this F(ab')2AV in the treatment of envenomation by Agkistrodon.
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- B Z Wilson
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.,Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Mertens KN, Adachi M, Anderson DM, Band-Schmidt CJ, Bravo I, Brosnahan ML, Bolch CJS, Calado AJ, Carbonell-Moore MC, Chomérat N, Elbrächter M, Figueroa RI, Fraga S, Gárate-Lizárraga I, Garcés E, Gu H, Hallegraeff G, Hess P, Hoppenrath M, Horiguchi T, Iwataki M, John U, Kremp A, Larsen J, Leaw CP, Li Z, Lim PT, Litaker W, MacKenzie L, Masseret E, Matsuoka K, Moestrup Ø, Montresor M, Nagai S, Nézan E, Nishimura T, Okolodkov YB, Orlova TY, Reñé A, Sampedro N, Satta CT, Shin HH, Siano R, Smith KF, Steidinger K, Takano Y, Tillmann U, Wolny J, Yamaguchi A, Murray S. Morphological and phylogenetic data do not support the split of Alexandrium into four genera. Harmful Algae 2020; 98:101902. [PMID: 33129459 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2020.101902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
A recently published study analyzed the phylogenetic relationship between the genera Centrodinium and Alexandrium, confirming an earlier publication showing the genus Alexandrium as paraphyletic. This most recent manuscript retained the genus Alexandrium, introduced a new genus Episemicolon, resurrected two genera, Gessnerium and Protogonyaulax, and stated that: "The polyphyly [sic] of Alexandrium is solved with the split into four genera". However, these reintroduced taxa were not based on monophyletic groups. Therefore this work, if accepted, would result in replacing a single paraphyletic taxon with several non-monophyletic ones. The morphological data presented for genus characterization also do not convincingly support taxa delimitations. The combination of weak molecular phylogenetics and the lack of diagnostic traits (i.e., autapomorphies) render the applicability of the concept of limited use. The proposal to split the genus Alexandrium on the basis of our current knowledge is rejected herein. The aim here is not to present an alternative analysis and revision, but to maintain Alexandrium. A better constructed and more phylogenetically accurate revision can and should wait until more complete evidence becomes available and there is a strong reason to revise the genus Alexandrium. The reasons are explained in detail by a review of the available molecular and morphological data for species of the genera Alexandrium and Centrodinium. In addition, cyst morphology and chemotaxonomy are discussed, and the need for integrative taxonomy is highlighted.
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- Kenneth Neil Mertens
- Ifremer, LER BO, Station de Biologie Marine, Place de la Croix, BP40537, F-29185 Concarneau Cedex, France.
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Science (LAQUES), Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, 200 Otsu, Monobe, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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- Departamento de Plancton y Ecología Marina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (IPN-CICIMAR), La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Subida a Radio Faro 50, 36390 Vigo, Spain
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- Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1370, Launceston TAS 7250, Australia
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- Department of Biology and GeoBioTec Research Unit, University of Aveiro, P-3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-2902, USA
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- Ifremer, LER BO, Station de Biologie Marine, Place de la Croix, BP40537, F-29185 Concarneau Cedex, France
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung Sylt, Hafenstr. 43, 25992 List/Sylt, Germany
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Subida a Radio Faro 50, 36390 Vigo, Spain
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Apartado Postal 592, Col. Centro, La Paz, B.C.S. 23000, Mexico
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- Departament de Biologia Marina i Oceanografía, Institut de Ciències del Mar, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Pg. Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 129, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- Ifremer, DYNECO, Laboratoire Phycotoxines, Rue de l'Ile d'Yeu, 44311 Nantes, France
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- Senckenberg am Meer, German Center for Marine Biodiversity Research, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, North 10, West 8, Sapporo 060-0810, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Asian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde, Seestr. 15, 18119 Rostock, Germany
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- Marine Biological Section, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Bachok Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya, 16310 Bachok, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Biological Resource Center/Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Bachok Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya, 16310 Bachok, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- CSS Inc. Under contract to NOS/NOAA, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA
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- Coastal & Freshwater Group, Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, 98 Halifax Street East, Nelson 7042, New Zealand
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- C/O Institute for East China Sea Research, Nagasaki University, 1551-7 Taira-machi, Nagasaki 851-2213, Japan
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- Marine Biological Section, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy
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- National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, 2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-8648, Japan
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- Ifremer, LER BO, Station de Biologie Marine, Place de la Croix, BP40537, F-29185 Concarneau Cedex, France; National Museum of Natural History, DGD-REVE, Station de Biologie Marine de Concarneau, Place de la Croix, 29900 Concarneau, France
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- Coastal & Freshwater Group, Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, 98 Halifax Street East, Nelson 7042, New Zealand
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- Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Pesquerías, Laboratorio de Botánica Marina y Planctología, Calle Mar Mediterráneo No. 314, Fracc. Costa Verde, C.P. 94294 Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico
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- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Palchevskogo Street, 17, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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- Departament de Biologia Marina i Oceanografía, Institut de Ciències del Mar, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Pg. Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Marina i Oceanografía, Institut de Ciències del Mar, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Pg. Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Library of Marine Samples, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Geoje, Republic of Korea
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- Coastal & Freshwater Group, Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, 98 Halifax Street East, Nelson 7042, New Zealand
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- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, 100 8th Avenue SE St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1919 Lincoln Drive Annapolis, MD 21401 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, North 10, West 8, Sapporo 060-0810, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Climate Change Cluster, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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Stryhn JKG, Larsen J, Pedersen PL, Feldthusen AD, Kvetny J, Gæde PH. Mitochondrial energetics and contents evaluated by flow cytometry in human maternal and umbilical cord blood. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2020; 80:351-359. [PMID: 32468866 DOI: 10.1080/00365513.2020.1768584] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Background: Mitochondrial dysfunction may relate to metabolic disorders. The relation between maternal and fetal mitochondrial function needs attention due to heritage.Objectives: To evaluate the use of the staining methods TetraMethylRhodamine Methyl Ester (TMRM) and Mitotracker Green (MTG) for flow cytometric measurements of umbilical cord blood mitochondrial function. Methods: 53 euthyroid at-term pregnant women and their offspring were included by blood collections. The offspring had blood drawn from the clamped umbilical cord. Flow cytometry with MTG, TMRM and Propidium Iodide were performed the following day. A cell count (antibody coating and flow cytometry) was performed for 9 maternal and cord samples. As a quality control, blood of 32 healthy donors was evaluated by flow cytometric analyzes same day as sampling and the following day to test stability of the measurements.Results: Cord mitochondrial measurements were lower than maternal. Maternal and cord mitochondrial function were positively correlated, especially reflected by MTG fluorescence-intensity (FI). Samples stored presented with very changed fluorescence patterns. However, the fluorescence intensity ratios MTG/TMRM of stained white blood cells were related within same day measurements, depicting an extensive and common bioenergetic cellular change.Conclusion: Cord blood flow cytometry by MTG- and TMRM- staining is possible with fluorescence intensity positively correlated to maternal fluorescence intensity. Storage of blood triggers mitochondrial dynamics. The methods are applicable with certain reservations, and they benefit from their non-invasive character compared to mitochondrial evaluation by muscle-biopsies.
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- Julie Kristine Guldberg Stryhn
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark.,Mitochondria Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark.,Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Mitochondria Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Mitochondria Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark
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- Mitochondria Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Internal Medicine, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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Wadhwa M, Kang HN, Jivapaisarnpong T, Andalucia LR, Blades CDRZ, Casas Levano M, Chang W, Chew JY, Chilufya MB, Chirachanakul P, Cho HG, Cho YO, Choi KM, Chong S, Chua HM, Farahani AV, Gencoglu M, Ghobrial MRW, Guha P, Gutierrez Lugo MT, Ha SB, Habahbeh S, Hamel H, Hong Y, Iarutkin A, Jang H, Jayachandran R, Jivapaisarnpong T, Kang HN, Kim DY, Kim GH, Kim Y, Kwon HS, Larsen J, Lee AH, Lee J, Medvedeva K, Munkombwe Z, Oh I, Park J, Park J, Putri DE, Rodgers J, Ryu S, Savkina M, Schreitmueller T, Semeniuk O, Seo M, Shin YI, Shin J, Srivastava S, Song H, Song S, Tavares Neto J, Wadhwa M, Yamaguchi T, Youn HJD, Yun M. WHO implementation workshop on guidelines on procedures and data requirements for changes to approved biotherapeutic products, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 25-26 June 2019. Biologicals 2020; 65:50-59. [PMID: 31959504 DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2019.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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The first global workshop on implementation of the WHO guidelines on procedures and data requirements for changes to approved biotherapeutic products adopted by the WHO Expert Committee in 2018 was held in June 2019. The workshop participants recognized that the principles based on sound science and the potential for risk, as described in the WHO Guidelines on post-approval changes, which constitute the global standard for product life-cycle management are providing clarity and helping national regulatory authorities in establishing guidance while improving time-lines for an efficient regulation of products. Consequently, the regulatory situation for post-approval changes and guideline implementation is changing but there is a disparity between different countries. While the guidelines are gradually being implemented in some countries and also being considered in other countries, the need for regional workshops and further training on post-approval changes was a common theme reiterated by many participants. Given the complexities relating to post-approval changes in different regions/countries, there was a clear understanding among all participants that an efficient approach for product life-cycle management at a national level is needed to ensure faster availability of high standard, safe and efficacious medicines to patients as per the World Health Assembly Resolution 67.21.
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- Meenu Wadhwa
- National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Potters Bar, United Kingdom.
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- World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- National Biopharmaceutical Facility, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkhuntian, Bangkok, 10150, Thailand.
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- General Directorate of Medicines Supplies and Drugs (DIGEMID), San Miguel, Peru
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- Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), Republic of Korea
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- International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, Switzerland
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- Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare (Roszdravnadzor), Russian Federation
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- National Agency of Drug and Food Control (NADFC), Indonesia
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- The FSBI "SCEEMP of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
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- ILDONG Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, United Kingdom
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Chi K, Thomas S, Agarwal N, Feng F, Attard G, Wyatt A, Gormley M, Ricci D, Lopez-Gitlitz A, Deprince K, Larsen J, Chen W, Miladinovic B, Naini V, Chowdhury S. Androgen receptor (AR) aberrations in patients (Pts) with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) treated with apalutamide (APA) plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in TITAN. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz248.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Larsen J, Lambert M, Nielsen S. 671 Discovery of LEO 39652 a novel PDE4 inhibitor for topical treatment of atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.747] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Kristensen TT, Pedersen PL, Larsen J, Feldthusen AD, Jelstrup S, Ellervik C. [Not Available]. Horm Metab Res 2019; 51:127-133. [PMID: 30759490 DOI: 10.1055/a-0822-3066] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We have previously reported decreased thyroid function within the laboratory reference range and changes in mitochondrial function after hemithyroidectomy. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) and coactivator-1β (PGC-1β) are key regulators of mitochondrial biogenesis and function. The aim was to examine the influence of hemithyroidectomy on the longitudinal change in mRNA expression of these genes. In addition, we measured longitudinal changes in mRNA expressions of the mitochoncrial-related genes nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 (NFE2L2), mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), and sodium dismutase 2 (SOD2). Twenty-eight patients were examined before and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after hemithyroidectomy for benign euthyroid goiter. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroid hormones were measured, and whole blood gene expression of PGC-1α, PGC-1β, NFE2L2, TFAM, and SOD2 was examined by reverse transcription quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction. We used mixed effect regression models to investigate changes in gene expression with time. Averaged over all follow-up visits, TSH increased (p=0.001), tT3 declined (p=0.01), and fT4/tT3 ratio increased (p=0.03) over one-year follow-up, but fT4 remained unchanged. Averaged over all follow-up visits, whole blood PGC-1α levels (p<0.001) and SOD2 (p=0.009) levels declined, but PGC-1β, TFAM, and NFE2L2 did not change over one-year follow-up. The study demonstrates significant downregulation of whole blood PGC-1α and SOD2 gene expressions in hemithyroidectomized patients with a concomitant increase in TSH concentration within the reference range. Thus, hemithyroidectomized patients may likely have impaired mitochondrial function.
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- Tina Toft Kristensen
- Department of Ear, Nose, Throat and Maxillofacial Surgery, Zealand University Hospital in Køge and Roskilde, Køge, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Zealand University Hospital in Køge and Roskilde, Køge, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Næstved Hospital, Region Zealand, Næstved, Denmark
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- Department of Ear, Nose, Throat and Maxillofacial Surgery, Zealand University Hospital in Køge and Roskilde, Køge, Denmark
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- Department of Production, Research, and Innovation, Region Zealand, Sorø, Denmark
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Nayak A, Neill C, Kormos R, Lagazzi L, Halder I, McTiernan C, Larsen J, Teuteberg J, Bachman T, Hanley-Yanez K, McNamara D, Simon M. Chemokine Receptor Regulation in Mechanical Circulatory Support to Predict RV Failure and Mortality is Dependent on Etiology. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.197] [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] Open
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Anker JCH, Koch A, Ethelberg S, Mølbak K, Larsen J, Jepsen MR. Distance to pig farms as risk factor for community-onset livestock-associated MRSA CC398 infection in persons without known contact to pig farms-A nationwide study. Zoonoses Public Health 2018; 65:352-360. [PMID: 29314752 DOI: 10.1111/zph.12441] [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: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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MRSA CC398 is an emerging MRSA strain found in livestock, mainly in pigs. Direct occupational livestock contact is the principal risk factor for human MRSA CC398 infection. Nonetheless, in recent years, an increasing number of MRSA CC398 cases has been observed in persons without known pig contact. Such cases, referred to as MRSA CC398 of unknown origin (MUO CC398), have, like livestock-onset (LO) MRSA CC398 cases, been found concentrated in rural, livestock-producing areas. The presence of MUO CC398 cases indicates alternative and unknown MRSA CC398 transmission pathways into the community. We performed a nationwide study in Denmark of the geographic distributions of MRSA cases in general and persons with MUO CC398 or LO MRSA CC398 infections (1 January 2006-11 February 2015), with the Danish population as background population. Place of living of study persons was mapped using the ArcGIS software, and information on pig farms was retrieved from the Central Husbandry Register. The incidence of MUO CC398 infections was clearly higher in rural than in urban areas, and such cases lived on average closer to pig farms than the general population. However, within three pig-farming-dense municipalities, patients with MUO CC398 infections did not live closer to pig farms than population controls. This shows that direct environmental spread from neighbouring pig farms of MRSA CC398 is unlikely. Instead, community spread through other means of transmission than direct spread from farms may more likely explain the clustering of MUO CC398 in livestock-dense areas.
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- J C H Anker
- Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.,University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Nayak A, Neill C, Kormos R, Lagazzi L, Halder I, McTiernan C, Larsen J, Inashvili A, Teuteberg J, Bachman T, Hanley-Yanez K, McNamara D, Simon M. Pre-Implant Under-Expression of CCR3 and Its Ligands Predicts One-Year Mortality in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.1215] [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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Bergkvist K, Fossum B, Johansson UB, Mattsson J, Larsen J. Patients' experiences of different care settings and a new life situation after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2017; 27. [PMID: 28252234 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Over the past 20 years, considerable healthcare resources have shifted from an inpatient to an outpatient setting. To be in an outpatient setting or at home after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) has been shown to be medically safe and beneficial to the patient. In this study we describe patients' experiences of different care settings (hospital or home) and a new life situation during the acute post-transplant phase after HSCT. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 patients (six women and nine men) 29-120 days after HSCT. An inductive qualitative content analysis was performed to analyse the data. The analysis resulted in four categories: To be in a safe place, To have a supportive network, My way of taking control, and My uncertain return to normality. The findings showed that patients undergoing HSCT felt medically safe regardless of the care setting. The importance of a supportive network (i.e. the healthcare team, family and friends) was evident for all patients. Both emotional and problem-focused strategies were used to cope with an uncertain future. Being at home had some positive advantages, including freedom, having the potential for more physical activity, and being with family members. The study highlights some key areas thought to provide more personalised care after HSCT.
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- K Bergkvist
- Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Red Cross University College, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bergkvist K, Larsen J, Johansson UB, Mattsson J, Fossum B. Family members' life situation and experiences of different caring organisations during allogeneic haematopoietic stem cells transplantation-A qualitative study. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2016; 27. [PMID: 27859940 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim of this study was to describe family members' life situation and experiences of care in two different care settings, the patient's home or in hospital during the acute post-transplantation phase after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 14 family members (seven women and seven men). An inductive qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data. The majority of the family members' (n = 10) had experiences from home care. The findings show the family members' voice of the uncertainty in different ways, related with the unknown prognosis of the HSCT, presented as Being me being us in an uncertain time. The data are classified into; To meet a caring organisation, To be in different care settings, To be a family member and To have a caring relationship. Positive experiences such as freedom and security from home care were identified. The competence and support from the healthcare professionals was profound. Different strategies such as adjusting, having hope and live in the present used to balance to live in an uncertain time. The healthcare professionals need to identify psychosocial problems, and integrate the psychosocial support for the family to alleviate or decrease anxiety during HSCT, regardless of the care setting.
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- The Red Cross University College, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Angen Ø, Stegger M, Larsen J, Lilje B, Kaya H, Pedersen KS, Jakobsen A, Petersen A, Larsen AR. Report of mecC-carrying MRSA in domestic swine. J Antimicrob Chemother 2016; 72:60-63. [PMID: 27650187 PMCID: PMC5161050 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objectives We unexpectedly identified MRSA isolates carrying mecC (mecC-MRSA) from a Danish swine farm located in eastern Zealand. The objective of the present study was to investigate the origin of these isolates and their genetic relatedness to other mecC-MRSA isolates from Zealand. Methods WGS was used to infer the phylogenetic relationship between 19 identified mecC-MRSA isolates from the swine farm and 34 additional epidemiologically unrelated human isolates from the same geographical region of Denmark. Variations in the accessory genome were investigated by bioinformatics tools, and antibiotic susceptibility profiles were assessed by MIC determination. Results mecC-MRSA was isolated from a domestic swine farm, but not from cattle reared at the same farm. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all mecC-MRSA isolates from both farm animals and workers formed a separate cluster, whereas human isolates from the same municipality belonged to a closely related cluster. Analysis of the accessory genome supported this relationship. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of mecC-MRSA isolated from domestic swine. The investigation strongly indicates that transmission of mecC-MRSA has taken place on the swine farm between the farmers and swine. The close clustering of farm isolates and isolates from the same municipality suggests a local transmission of mecC-MRSA.
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- Ø Angen
- Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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- Ø-Vet, Køberupvej 33, 4700 Næstved, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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Hatcher SM, Myers KW, Heaney CD, Larsen J, Hall D, Miller MB, Stewart JR. Occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in surface waters near industrial hog operation spray fields. Sci Total Environ 2016; 565:1028-1036. [PMID: 27261430 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 03/23/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Industrial hog operations (IHOs) have been identified as a source of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). However, few studies have investigated the presence of antibiotic-resistant S. aureus in the environment near IHOs, specifically surface waters proximal to spray fields where IHO liquid lagoon waste is sprayed. Surface water samples (n=179) were collected over the course of approximately one year from nine locations in southeastern North Carolina and analyzed for the presence of presumptive MRSA using CHROMagar MRSA media. Culture-based, biochemical, and molecular tests, as well as matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry were used to confirm that isolates that grew on CHROMagar MRSA media were S. aureus. Confirmed S. aureus isolates were then tested for susceptibility to 16 antibiotics and screened for molecular markers of MRSA (mecA, mecC) and livestock adaptation (absence of scn). A total of 12 confirmed MRSA were detected in 9 distinct water samples. Nine of 12 MRSA isolates were also multidrug-resistant (MDRSA [i.e., resistant to ≥3 antibiotic classes]). All MRSA were scn-positive and most (11/12) belonged to a staphylococcal protein A (spa) type t008, which is commonly associated with humans. Additionally, 12 confirmed S. aureus that were methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) were recovered, 7 of which belonged to spa type t021 and were scn-negative (a marker of livestock-adaptation). This study demonstrated the presence of MSSA, MRSA, and MDRSA in surface waters adjacent to IHO lagoon waste spray fields in southeastern North Carolina. To our knowledge, this is the first report of waterborne S. aureus from surface waters proximal to IHOs.
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- S M Hatcher
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431, United States.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431, United States.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431, United States; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States.
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- Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institute, 5 Artillerivej, 46/104, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark.
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- Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help, 2389 W. Wards Bridge Road, Warsaw, NC 28398, United States.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525, United States.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431, United States.
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Ravnskov S, Larsen J. Functional compatibility in cucumber mycorrhizas in terms of plant growth performance and foliar nutrient composition. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2016; 18:816-823. [PMID: 27094118 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Functional compatibility in cucumber mycorrhizas in terms of plant and fungal growth, and foliar nutrient composition from all possible combinations of six cucumber varieties and three species of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi was evaluated. Measurements of foliar nutrient composition included N, P, K, Mg, Ca, Na, Fe, Zn, Mn and Cu. Growth of AM fungi was measured in terms of root colonisation, as examined with microscopy and the AM fungus biomarker fatty acid 16:1ω5 from both phospholipids and neutral lipids. Different responses of plant growth and foliar nutrient profiles were observed for the different AM symbioses examined. The AM fungus Claroideoglomus claroideum caused growth depression in association with four out of six cucumber varieties; Rhizophagus irregularis caused growth promotion in one of six cucumber varieties; whereas Funneliformis mosseae had no effect on the growth performance of any of the cucumber varieties examined. All three AM fungi markedly altered host plant shoot nutrient composition, with the strongest contrast observed between cucumber-R. irregularis symbioses and non-mycorrhizal cucumber plants, independent of cucumber variety. On the other hand, AM fungal growth in roots differed between the three AM fungi, but was unaffected by host genotype. Strong build-up of storage lipids was observed for R. irregularis, which was more moderate in the two other AM fungi. In conclusion, strong differential responses of cucumber varieties to inoculation with different AM fungi in terms of growth and shoot nutrient composition revealed high functional diversity in AM symbioses in cucumber plants.
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- S Ravnskov
- Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Flakkebjerg, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Laboratorio de Agroecología, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, México
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Martiny K, Larsen E, Licht R, Nielsen C, Damkier P, Refsgaard E, Lunde M, Straasø B, Christensen E, Lolk A, Holmskov J, Sørensen C, Brødsgaard I, Eftekhari S, Bendsen B, Klysner R, Terp I, Larsen J, Vestergaard P, Buchholtz P, Gram L, Bech P. Relapse Prevention in Major Depressive Disorder After Successful Acute Electroconvulsive Treatment: a 6-month Double-blind Comparison of Three Fixed Dosages of Escitalopram and a Fixed Dose of Nortriptyline – Lessons from a Failed Randomised Trial of the Danish University Antidepressant Group (DUAG-7). Pharmacopsychiatry 2015; 48:274-8. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1565063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- K. Martiny
- Intensive Outpatient Unit for Affective Disorders (IAA), Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Affective Disorders Mood Disorders Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Mental Health Services, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry & Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Research Unit, Mental Health Centre North Zealand, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Research Unit, Mental Health Centre North Zealand, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Research Unit, Mental Health Centre North Zealand, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Mood Disorder Clinic, Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Affective Disorders Mood Disorders Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Center Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Center Frederiksberg, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Center Frederiksberg, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Center Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Center Gentofte, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Affective Disorders Mood Disorders Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Affective Disorders Mood Disorders Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Research Unit, Mental Health Centre North Zealand, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Feldthusen AD, Pedersen PL, Larsen J, Toft Kristensen T, Ellervik C, Kvetny J. Impaired Fertility Associated with Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Autoimmunity: The Danish General Suburban Population Study. J Pregnancy 2015; 2015:132718. [PMID: 26351582 PMCID: PMC4553340 DOI: 10.1155/2015/132718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2015] [Revised: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to estimate the significance of TSH, thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), and mild (subclinical) hypothyroidism in women from The Danish General Suburban Population Study (GESUS) on the number of children born, the number of pregnancies, and the number of spontaneous abortions. METHODS Retrospective cross sectional study of 11254 women participating in GESUS. Data included biochemical measurements and a self-administrated questionnaire. RESULTS 6.7% had mild (subclinical) hypothyroidism and 9.4% prevalent hypothyroidism. In women with mild hypothyroidism TPOAb was significantly elevated and age at first child was older compared to controls. TSH and TPOAb were negatively linearly associated with the number of children born and the number of pregnancies in the full cohort in age-adjusted and multiadjusted models. TSH or TPOAb was not associated with spontaneous abortions. Mild (subclinical) hypothyroidism was associated with a risk of not having children and a risk of not getting pregnant in age-adjusted and multiadjusted models. Prevalent hypothyroidism was not associated with the number of children born, the number of pregnancies, or spontaneous abortions. CONCLUSION Impaired fertility is associated with TSH, TPOAb, and mild (subclinical) hypothyroidism in a Danish population of women.
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- Anne-Dorthe Feldthusen
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
- The Mitochondrial Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
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- The Mitochondrial Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
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- The Mitochondrial Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
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- The Mitochondrial Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Koege Hospital, Lykkebaekvej 1, 4600 Koege, Denmark
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- Department of Research, Nykoebing F. Hospital, 4800 Nykobing Falster, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Mitochondrial Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
- Department of Internal Medicine, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
- Institute of Regional Health Services, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Lindqvist M, Isaksson B, Swanberg J, Skov R, Larsen AR, Larsen J, Petersen A, Hällgren A. Long-term persistence of a multi-resistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MR-MSSA) clone at a university hospital in southeast Sweden, without further transmission within the region. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2015; 34:1415-22. [PMID: 25812999 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2366-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Received: 11/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The objective of this study was to characterise isolates of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) with resistance to clindamycin and/or tobramycin in southeast Sweden, including the previously described ECT-R clone (t002) found in Östergötland County, focusing on clonal relatedness, virulence determinants and existence of staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC) mec remnants. MSSA isolates with resistance to clindamycin and/or tobramycin were collected from the three county councils in southeast Sweden and investigated with spa typing, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the SCCmec right extremity junction (MREJ) and DNA microarray technology. The 98 isolates were divided into 40 spa types, and by microarray clustered in 17 multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) clonal complexes (MLST-CCs). All isolates with combined resistance to clindamycin and tobramycin (n = 12) from Östergötland County and two additional isolates (clindamycin-R) were designated as spa type t002, MREJ type ii and were clustered in CC5, together with a representative isolate of the ECT-R clone, indicating the clone's persistence. These isolates also carried several genes encoding exotoxins, Q9XB68-dcs and qacC. Of the isolates in CC15, 83% (25/30) were tobramycin-resistant and were designated spa type t084. Of these, 68% (17/25) were isolated from new-borns in all three counties. The persistence of the ECT-R clone in Östergötland County, although not found in any other county in the region, carrying certain virulence factors that possibly enhance its survival in the hospital environment, highlights the fact that basic hygiene guidelines must be maintained even when MRSA prevalence is low.
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- M Lindqvist
- Department of Infection Control, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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Freeman P, Birk J, Markó M, Bertelsen M, Larsen J, Christensen N, Lefmann K, Jacobsen J, Niedermayer C, Juranyi F, Ronnow H. CAMEA ESS – The continuous angle multi-energy analysis indirect geometry spectrometer for the European Spallation Source. EPJ Web of Conferences 2015. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20158303005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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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Wu Q, Chen T, Byrne PA, Larsen J, Elzohairy Y. General deterrence of drinking and driving: an evaluation of the effectiveness of three Ontario countermeasures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1504/ijeme.2015.072554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/21/2022]
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Woodward C, Shulmeister J, Larsen J, Jacobsen GE, Zawadzki A. Landscape hydrology. The hydrological legacy of deforestation on global wetlands. Science 2014; 346:844-7. [PMID: 25395535 DOI: 10.1126/science.1260510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Increased catchment erosion and nutrient loading are commonly recognized impacts of deforestation on global wetlands. In contrast, an increase in water availability in deforested catchments is well known in modern studies but is rarely considered when evaluating past human impacts. We used a Budyko water balance approach, a meta-analysis of global wetland response to deforestation, and paleoecological studies from Australasia to explore this issue. After complete deforestation, we demonstrated that water available to wetlands increases by up to 15% of annual precipitation. This can convert ephemeral swamps to permanent lakes or even create new wetlands. This effect is globally significant, with 9 to 12% of wetlands affected, including 20 to 40% of Ramsar wetlands, but is widely unrecognized because human impact studies rarely test for it.
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- C Woodward
- School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Chamberlain Building, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane, 4072 Queensland, Australia.
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- School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Chamberlain Building, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane, 4072 Queensland, Australia
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- School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Chamberlain Building, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane, 4072 Queensland, Australia
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- Institute for Environmental Research, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC 2232, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Environmental Research, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC 2232, New South Wales, Australia
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Adlercreutz EH, Weile C, Larsen J, Engkilde K, Agardh D, Buschard K, Antvorskov JC. A gluten-free diet lowers NKG2D and ligand expression in BALB/c and non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice. Clin Exp Immunol 2014; 177:391-403. [PMID: 24673402 PMCID: PMC4226590 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The interplay between diet and immune parameters which could affect type 1 diabetes (T1D) pathogenesis is not sufficiently clarified. Intestinal up-regulation of the activating receptor natural killer group 2D (NKG2D) (CD314) and its ligands is a hallmark of coeliac disease. However, the direct effect of gluten on NKG2D expression is not known. We studied, by fluorescence activated cell sorter (lymphoid tissues) and reverse transcription–quantitative polymerase chain reaction (intestine and pancreatic islets), if a gluten-free diet (GF diet) from 4 weeks of age or a gluten-free diet introduced in breeding pairs (SGF diet), induced changes in NKG2D expression on DX5+(CD49b) natural killer (NK) cells, CD8+ T cells and in intestinal and islet levels of NKG2D and ligands in BALB/c and non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice. Gluten-free NOD mice had lower insulitis (P < 0·0001); reduced expression of NKG2D on DX5+ NK cells in spleen and auricular lymph nodes (P < 0·05); and on CD8+ T cells in pancreas-associated lymph nodes (P = 0·04). Moreover, the level of CD71 on DX5+ NK cells and CD8+ T cells (P < 0·005) was markedly reduced. GF and SGF mice had reduced expression of NKG2D and DX5 mRNA in intestine (P < 0·05). Differences in intestinal mRNA expression were found in mice at 8, 13 and 20 weeks. Intestinal expression of NKG2D ligands was reduced in SGF mice with lower expression of all ligands. In isolated islets, a SGF diet induced a higher expression of specific NKG2D ligands. Our data show that a gluten-free diet reduces the level of NKG2D and the expression of NKG2D ligands. These immunological changes may contribute to the lower T1D incidence associated with a gluten-free diet.
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- E H Adlercreutz
- Diabetes and Celiac Disease Unit, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Billsborough J, Mailey P, Mailey P, Hicks A, Sayers R, Smith R, Clewett N, Griffiths CA, Larsen J, Larsen J. 'Listen, empower us and take action now!': reflexive-collaborative exploration of support needs in bipolar disorder when 'going up' and 'going down'. J Ment Health 2014; 23:9-14. [PMID: 24484186 DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2013.815331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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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BACKGROUND People with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder experience mood fluctuation from depression to mania, and their support needs may differ during these fluctuations. AIMS To investigate support needed during periods of mania and depression, and when 'going up' or 'going down'. METHOD Five service user researchers were supported in a reflexive-collaborative approach to undertake and analyse semi-structured interviews with 16 people with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and 11 people providing informal support. RESULTS Support needs differed when becoming manic or depressed. When manic, people needed a calming approach and encouragement to avoid overly stimulating activities. When depressed, positive activity and engaging in everyday life routines were helpful. Three core themes determined the effectiveness of support: (1) being listened to with active engagement through affirmation and encouragement, (2) empowerment through development of personal coping and self-management strategies, and (3) early action and understanding of early warning signs to respond to developing crises and protect wellbeing. CONCLUSION Periods of depression or mania, and lesser 'ups' and 'downs', all require different support needs. Active listening and engagement, facilitating empowerment and appropriate early action are crucial elements of effective support.
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Menke J, Larsen J, Kallenberg K. CT-Angiografie beim symptomatischen intrakraniellen Aneurysma: Meta-Analyse zur diagnostischen Genauigkeit. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1373605] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Toft Kristensen T, Larsen J, Pedersen PL, Feldthusen AD, Ellervik C, Jelstrup S, Kvetny J. Persistent cellular metabolic changes after hemithyroidectomy for benign euthyroid goiter. Eur Thyroid J 2014; 3:10-6. [PMID: 24847460 PMCID: PMC4005256 DOI: 10.1159/000357943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The significance of perturbations of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroid hormones within the laboratory reference ranges after hemithyroidectomy is unknown. Our aim was to examine changes in TSH and thyroid hormones after hemithyroidectomy for benign euthyroid goiter, focusing on tissue response by examining the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and basal oxygen consumption (V˙O2). MATERIALS AND METHODS In a prospective study on 28 patients and controls, we examined serum TSH and thyroid hormones before hemithyroidectomy and 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after hemithyroidectomy for benign euthyroid goiter. In the hemithyroidectomy group, flow cytometry was used to measure the MMP of tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester (TMRM)- and MitoTracker Green (MTG)-stained PBMCs, and V˙O2 was measured by an Oxycon Pro apparatus. RESULTS One year after hemithyroidectomy, TSH had increased from a median of 0.97 mIU/l (interquartile range, IQR: 0.69-1.50 mIU/l) to 2.10 mIU/l (IQR: 1.90-3.00 mIU/l; p < 0.001); free thyroxine (fT4) had decreased from a median of 16.0 pmol/l (IQR: 14.9-17.0 pmol/l) to 14.8 pmol/l (IQR: 14.1-16.4 pmol/l; p = 0.009), whereas total triiodothyronine variations did not differ from those in controls. Concomitantly, the MMP of TMRM- and MTG-stained PBMCs was increased by 58% (p < 0.001) and 22% (p = 0.008), respectively. V˙O2 was increased by 14% (p = 0.01). CONCLUSION Hemithyroidectomy for benign euthyroid goiter induced persistently increased TSH and decreased fT4, sustained mitochondrial hyperpolarization and increased V˙O2. Our results demonstrate a decrease after hemithyroidectomy of the metabolic state to which the individual is adapted, with persistent cellular metabolic changes in a hemithyroidectomized patient group which is normally considered clinically and biochemically euthyroid.
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- Tina Toft Kristensen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Køge Hospital, Region Zealand, Køge, Denmark
- *Tina Toft Kristensen, Tornbyvej 10, DK-4600 Køge (Denmark), E-Mail
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Næstved Hospital, Region Zealand, Næstved, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Næstved Hospital, Region Zealand, Næstved, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Næstved Hospital, Region Zealand, Næstved, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Køge Hospital, Region Zealand, Køge, Denmark
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Næstved Hospital, Region Zealand, Næstved, Denmark
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Feldthusen AD, Larsen J, Pedersen PL, Toft Kristensen T, Kvetny J. Pregnancy-induced alterations in mitochondrial function in euthyroid pregnant women and pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism; relation to adverse outcome. J Clin Transl Endocrinol 2013; 1:e13-e17. [PMID: 29235583 PMCID: PMC5684968 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcte.2013.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Revised: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background It is well documented that overt hypothyroidism is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, but studies of subclinical hypothyroidism have demonstrated conflicting results. Objective Thyroid hormones are known to regulate mitochondrial function, and the aim of this study was to examine the possible relationship of subclinical hypothyroidism and mitochondrial dysfunction to adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women. Methods Women in their third trimester of pregnancy (n = 113) who did not receive thyroid medication were included in this cross-sectional study. All participants were interviewed, and their thyroid status was determined. All participants had concentrations of thyroid hormones (fT4 and tT3) within the reference range. In addition to thyroid status, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured by flow cytometry. To establish a reference range of MMP and ROS, a group of euthyroid, nonpregnant women were used as euthyroid controls. Adverse pregnancy outcome was defined as preterm delivery, preeclampsia, placental abruption, Apgar score <7 points 1 minute after birth, or postpartum hemorrhage. Results The prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism among pregnant women was 17% (n = 19), and the number of overall adverse pregnancy outcomes was increased (p = 0.02) compared with that in euthyroid pregnant women. Preeclampsia, poor Apgar score, and postpartum hemorrhage were more frequent in the subclinical hypothyroidism group than in the euthyroid group (p = 0.04, p = 0.001 and p = 0.03, respectively), and more women showed prolonged gestation and gave birth later than 41 weeks of gestation than in the euthyroid group (p = 0.04). Compared with euthyroid, nonpregnant controls, a physiological upregulation of mitochondrial function was observed in euthyroid pregnant women. This was impaired in pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism. Compared with euthyroid, nonpregnant controls, pregnant women had increased ROS regardless of their thyroid status. Conclusion We speculate that the unfavorable effects on mitochondrial function in women with subclinical hypothyroidism may be associated with higher prevalence of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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Key Words
- BMI, body mass index
- GA, gestational age
- MMP, mitochondrial membrane potential
- Mitochondrial dysfunction
- Mitochondrial membrane potential
- PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cells
- Pregnancy outcome
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- Reactive oxygen species
- Subclinical hypothyroidism
- TMRM, tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester
- TPOAb, thyroid peroxidase antibody
- TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone
- carboxy-H2DCFDA, 5(6)-carboxy-2'-7'-dichlorodihydrofluoresceindiacetate
- fT4, free thyroxine
- tT3, total triiodothyronine
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- Anne-Dorthe Feldthusen
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark.,The Mitochondrial Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, 2200 Copenhagen N., Denmark
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- The Mitochondrial Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Pathology, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
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- The Mitochondrial Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark
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- The Mitochondrial Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, 2200 Copenhagen N., Denmark.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Koege Hospital, Lykkebaekvej 1, 4600 Koege, Denmark
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- The Mitochondrial Research Unit, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark.,Department of Internal Medicine, Naestved Hospital, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Naestved, Denmark.,Institute of Regional Health Services, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Udby L, Larsen J, Christensen NB, Boehm M, Niedermayer C, Mohottala HE, Jensen TBS, Toft-Petersen R, Chou FC, Andersen NH, Lefmann K, Wells BO. Measurement of unique magnetic and superconducting phases in oxygen-doped high-temperature superconductors La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4+y). Phys Rev Lett 2013; 111:227001. [PMID: 24329465 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.111.227001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We present a combined magnetic neutron scattering and muon spin rotation study of the nature of the magnetic and superconducting phases in electronically phase separated La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4+y), x=0.04, 0.065, 0.09. For all samples, we find long-range modulated magnetic order below T(N) is approximately equal to Tc=39 K. In sharp contrast to oxygen-stoichiometric La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4), we find that the magnetic propagation vector as well as the ordered magnetic moment is independent of Sr content and consistent with that of the "striped" cuprates. Our study provides direct proof that superoxygenation in La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4+y) allows the spin stripe ordered phase to emerge and phase separate from superconducting regions with the hallmarks of optimally doped oxygen-stoichiometric La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4).
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- L Udby
- Nanoscience Center, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117, USA
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark and Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, D-14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Nanoscience Center, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3046, USA
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Breinholt V, Hossaini A, Brouwer C, Larsen J. In vitro and in vivo estrogenic activity of dietary flavonoids: importance of bioavailability and metabolism. J Med Food 2013; 2:227-9. [PMID: 19281387 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.1999.2.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Rogenhofer N, Schleussner E, Kamin G, Seeliger G, Sur SD, Campbell BK, Raine-Fenning NJ, Wang YA, Sullivan EA, Chapman M, Johnson S, Godbert S, Larsen J, Buchanan P, Alonzo T, Zinaman M, Venkatakrishnan R, ucurovic S, Brosens JJ, Quenby S, Kuroda K, Klerkx EPF, Janssen M, van Blerkom J, Campo R, Ombelet W. Session 03: The impact of new clinical evidence in (early) pregnancy. Hum Reprod 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det158] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Guardabassi L, Larsen J, Weese JS, Butaye P, Battisti A, Kluytmans J, Lloyd DH, Skov RL. Public health impact and antimicrobial selection of meticillin-resistant staphylococci in animals. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2013; 1:55-62. [PMID: 27873579 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2013.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Revised: 02/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Whilst meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections reported sporadically in companion animals and cattle in the 1970s were probably of human origin, the recently emerged livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA) and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) strains clearly have animal origins and their isolation from humans is usually associated with exposure to livestock and companion animals, respectively. LA-MRSA is primarily an occupational health risk to farm workers and veterinarians. The risk that this zoonotic agent may spread in the community is particularly acute in countries with high livestock production and low MRSA prevalence in the human population. MRSP is primarily a threat to animal health, and cases of human infection are rare but may be overlooked in diagnostic laboratories. There is no conclusive evidence of antimicrobial selection associated with the sudden emergence of LA-MRSA and MRSP. However, the rapid global spread of these bacteria has presumably been favoured by antimicrobial selective pressure. Tetracyclines, zinc and extended-spectrum cephalosporins (including extra-label use) are the most likely selective drivers implicated in the spread of LA-MRSA, whilst increased use of broad-spectrum β-lactams and fluoroquinolones, partly enhanced by extra-label use and the introduction of cheap generics, may have played an important role in the rapid dissemination of MRSP. Control of LA-MRSA and MRSP requires a dual approach aimed at reducing antimicrobial consumption and preventing transmission between animals and from animals to humans or vice versa. Restricted use of fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins in livestock, and national practice guidelines for rational antimicrobial use both in food and companion animals are warranted.
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- L Guardabassi
- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pathobiology and Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- CODA-CERVA, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Rome, Italy
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- Amphia Hospital, Breda/Oosterhout, The Netherlands; VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK
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- Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Menke J, Helms G, Larsen J. Betrachtung der effektiven k-Raum-Abdeckung von MR-Bildern: Phantom-Experimente mit Anwendung der Fast-Fourier-Transformation. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1346433] [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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Menke J, Helms G, Larsen J. Betrachtung der effektiven k-Raum-Abdeckung von MR-Bildern: Phantom-Experimente mit Anwendung der Fast-Fourier-Transformation. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1346603] [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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Menke J, Larsen J. Kontrastmittelgestützte MR-Angiografie bei Verschlusskrankkeit der Becken-Bein-Arterien: Meta-Analyse zur diagnostischen Genauigkeit. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1346256] [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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Anthonsen S, Larsen J, Pedersen PL, Dalgaard LT, Kvetny J. Basal and T₃-induced ROS production in lymphocyte mitochondria is increased in type 2 diabetic patients. Horm Metab Res 2013; 45:261-6. [PMID: 23015613 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1327590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mitochondrial function, including production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), is important in the pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications. Thyroid hormones are major regulator of these processes. Hence, the aim of this study was to examine the thyroid hormone regulation of ROS production in human lymphocytes in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM). Lymphocytes from 10 controls and 10 persons with T2DM were examined. Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was examined by flow cytometry after staining with MitoTracker Green (MTG). Similarly ROS was measured following staining with carboxy-H₂DCFDA. MMP was increased in T2DM patients and T₃ stimulation increased MMP in controls [1398 a.u. (979-4094) vs. 2156 a.u. (1611-15189), p=0.04, median and quartiles] as well as in T2DM patients [9167 a.u. (7387-11746) vs. 20274 a.u. (17183-27839 p=0.004, median and quartiles]. Basal ROS concentration was increased in lymphocytes from T2DM and T₃ significantly stimulated ROS concentration in controls [3691 a.u. (2584-6396) vs. 5650 a.u. (3001-7802) p=0.013, median and quartiles] and in T2DM patients [19271 a.u. (6288-25282) vs. 23178 a.u. (10004-28857) p=0.013, median and quartiles]. The ratio of ROS production related to MMP was significantly higher in T2DM, unstimulated as well as T₃-stimulated in T2DM. Unstimulated and T₃ stimulated ROS production and MMP were higher in lymphocytes from diabetic patients. An altered balance between ROS production and MMP, favoring ROS production in T2DM patients, was found suggesting that an increased mitochondrial sensitivity for T₃ may be a significant factor responsible for increased ROS activity in diabetic patients.
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- S Anthonsen
- The Mitochondrial Research Unit, Naestved County Hospital, Naestved, Denmark
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Thalange N, Bereket A, Larsen J, Hiort LC, Peterkova V. Insulin analogues in children with Type 1 diabetes: a 52-week randomized clinical trial. Diabet Med 2013; 30:216-25. [PMID: 23094597 PMCID: PMC3579233 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2011] [Revised: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS This 52-week, randomized, multinational, open-label, parallel-group, non-inferiority trial investigated the efficacy and safety of basal-bolus treatment with insulin detemir vs. NPH (neutral protamine Hagedorn) insulin, in combination with insulin aspart, in subjects aged 2-16 years with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. METHODS Of the 347 randomized and exposed subjects, 177 received insulin detemir and 170 NPH insulin, both administered once or twice daily in combination with mealtime insulin aspart. Glycaemic measurements and weight were followed over 52 weeks. RESULTS After 52 weeks, insulin detemir was shown to be non-inferior to NPH insulin with regard to HbA(1c) [mean difference insulin detemir-NPH: 1.30 mmol/mol, 95% CI -1.32 to 3.92 (0.12%, 95% CI -0.12 to 0.36) in the full analysis set and 1.41 mmol/mol, 95% CI -1.26 to 4.08 (0.13%, 95% CI -0.12 to 0.37) in the per protocol analysis set]. Hypoglycaemic events per subject-year of exposure of 24-h and nocturnal hypoglycaemia were significantly lower with insulin detemir than with NPH insulin (rate ratio 0.76, 95% CI 0.60-0.97, P = 0.028 and 0.62, 95% CI 0.47-0.84, P = 0.002, respectively). Weight standard deviation (sd) scores (body weight standardized by age and gender) decreased with insulin detemir, but increased slightly with NPH insulin (change: -0.12 vs. 0.04, P < 0.001). At end of the trial, median insulin doses were similar in both treatment groups. CONCLUSIONS Insulin detemir was non-inferior to NPH insulin after 52 weeks' treatment of children and adolescents aged 2-16 years, and was associated with a significantly lower risk of hypoglycaemia, together with significantly lower weight sd score when compared with NPH insulin.
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- N Thalange
- Jenny Lind Children's Department, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
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Paterson GK, Larsen J, Harrison EM, Larsen AR, Morgan FJ, Peacock SJ, Parkhill J, Zadoks RN, Holmes MA. First detection of livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in bulk tank milk in the United Kingdom, January to July 2012. Euro Surveill 2012. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.50.20337-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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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Livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus belonging to clonal complex 398 (LA-MRSA CC398) is an important cause of zoonotic infections in several countries, but there is only a single published report of this lineage from the United Kingdom (UK). Here, we describe the isolation of LA-MRSA CC398 from bulk tank milk from five geographically dispersed farms in the UK. Our findings suggest that LA-MRSA CC398 is established in livestock in the UK. Awareness of the potential occupational risks and surveillance in other food-producing animal species should be promoted.
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- G K Paterson
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Paterson GK, Larsen J, Harrison EM, Larsen AR, Morgan FJ, Peacock SJ, Parkhill J, Zadoks RN, Holmes MA. First detection of livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in bulk tank milk in the United Kingdom, January to July 2012. Euro Surveill 2012; 17:20337. [PMID: 23241232 PMCID: PMC3867000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus belonging to clonal complex 398 (LA-MRSA CC398) is an important cause of zoonotic infections in several countries, but there is only a single published report of this lineage from the United Kingdom (UK). Here, we describe the isolation of LA-MRSA CC398 from bulk tank milk from five geographically dispersed farms in the UK. Our findings suggest that LA-MRSA CC398 is established in livestock in the UK. Awareness of the potential occupational risks and surveillance in other food-producing animal species should be promoted.
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- G K Paterson
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Williams J, Leamy M, Bird V, Harding C, Larsen J, Le Boutillier C, Oades L, Slade M. Measures of the recovery orientation of mental health services: systematic review. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2012; 47:1827-35. [PMID: 22322983 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0484-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [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] [Received: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 01/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The review aimed to (1) identify measures that assess the recovery orientation of services; (2) discuss how these measures have conceptualised recovery, and (3) characterise their psychometric properties. METHODS A systematic review was undertaken using seven sources. The conceptualisation of recovery within each measure was investigated by rating items against a conceptual framework of recovery comprising five recovery processes: connectedness; hope and optimism; identity; meaning and purpose; and empowerment. Psychometric properties of measures were evaluated using quality criteria. RESULTS Thirteen recovery orientation measures were identified, of which six met eligibility criteria. No measure was a good fit with the conceptual framework. No measure had undergone extensive psychometric testing and none had data on test-retest reliability or sensitivity to change. CONCLUSIONS Many measures have been developed to assess the recovery orientation of services. Comparisons between the measures were hampered by the different conceptualisations of recovery used and by the lack of uniformity on the level of organisation at which services were assessed. This situation makes it a challenge for services and researchers to make an informed choice on which measure to use. Further work is needed to produce measures with a transparent conceptual underpinning and demonstrated psychometric properties.
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- J Williams
- Section for Recovery, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, Box PO29, SE5 8AF, UK.
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Petersen A, Stegger M, Heltberg O, Christensen J, Zeuthen A, Knudsen LK, Urth T, Sorum M, Schouls L, Larsen J, Skov R, Larsen AR. Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the novel mecC gene in Denmark corroborates a zoonotic reservoir with transmission to humans. Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 19:E16-E22. [PMID: 23078039 DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of healthcare-associated (HA), community-associated (CA) and livestock-associated (LA) infections. Recently, the discovery of human and bovine MRSA isolates carrying a new mecA gene homologue, mecA(LGA251) (now designated mecC), has caused concern because they are not detected by conventional, confirmatory tests for MRSA. Very little is known about their frequency, epidemiology and possible transmission between livestock and humans. In this study, the epidemiology of the mecC isolates in Denmark was investigated by screening the national collections of MRSA cases (from 1988 onwards) and S. aureus bacteraemia cases (from 1958 onwards). Isolates carrying mecC were only recovered infrequently before 2003 (n = 2) but now seem to be increasing, with 110 cases in 2003-2011. Clinical data on mecC-carrying MRSA demonstrated that mecC-MRSA were primarily community-acquired (CA-MRSA) and affected persons typically living in rural areas, being older than other CA-MRSA patients. Among 22 cases in Region Zealand, four reported contact with cattle and sheep. Two of these persons lived on farms with livestock positive for mecC-carrying MRSA, sharing spa type (t843), MLVA (MT429) and PFGE pattern with the human isolates. These observations indicate that mecC-carrying MRSA can be exchanged between humans and ruminants.
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- A Petersen
- Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg Sygehus, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Nielsen JP, Bro R, Larsen J, Munck L. Application of Fuzzy Logic and Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Malt Quality Evaluation. Journal of the Institute of Brewing 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2002.tb00574.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Molina-Cano JL, Romera E, Aikasalo R, Pérez-Vendrell A, Larsen J, Rubió A. A Reappraisal of the Differences Between Scandinavian and Spanish Barleys: Effect of β-Glucan Content and Degradation on Malt Extract Yield in the cv.Scarlett. Journal of the Institute of Brewing 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2002.tb00544.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Rind D, Chiou EW, Chu W, Oltmans S, Lerner J, Larsen J, McCormick MP, McMaster L. Overview of the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II water vapor observations: Method, validation, and data characteristics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/92jd01174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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