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Harper K, Pettigrew T. P.170 Does current anaesthetic documentation in our maternity High Dependency Unit (HDU) sufficiently reflect the level of clinical service? Int J Obstet Anesth 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2022.103466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Harper K, Barry L, Pettigrew T. P.30 Obtaining informed consent for a labour epidural; should we discuss remifentanil patient controlled analgesia? Int J Obstet Anesth 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2022.103326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Temkin D, Harper K, Stratford B, Sacks V, Rodriguez Y, Bartlett JD. Moving Policy Toward a Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Approach to Support Children Who Have Experienced Trauma. J Sch Health 2020; 90:940-947. [PMID: 33184886 PMCID: PMC7702060 DOI: 10.1111/josh.12957] [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: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND As attention to the potential negative outcomes of childhood trauma has grown, so have calls for schools to take an active role in supporting students experiencing trauma. These calls extend beyond efforts initiated by individual schools to include those mandated by state law, which largely focus on teacher training and on screening for adversity. METHODS This article explores the evidence base and limitations for current approaches in state law and explores how policies to address other student health, safety, and wellness issues can help either ameliorate or exacerbate students' experiences with trauma. RESULTS Few trainings for nonclinical staff have rigorous evidence of effectiveness, and based on evidence of teacher trainings on other topics, cannot work in environments that do not actively reinforce and encourage the application of that knowledge. Trainings also largely do not acknowledge the structures and systems, including systemic racism within schools, that may contribute to disparate rates of adversity for black and American Indian and Alaskan Native children. Screening carries several risks, including confounding adversity with experiencing trauma, missing broader contextual adversity, and potentially retraumatizing children. CONCLUSIONS State policymakers need to take a more holistic approach in creating policies to support students experiencing trauma.
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- Deborah Temkin
- Child Trends, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste 1200WBethesdaMD20814
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- Child Trends, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste 1200WBethesdaMD20814
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- Child Trends, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste 1200WBethesdaMD20814
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Harper K, Davis T, Phibbs F, Charles D. Inspiring neurology residents to specialize in movement disorders. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.06.436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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McDaniel JM, Brown AM, Thompson Heller A, Johnston TW, Bergman B, Bohler R, Brown T, Eisenhart E, Finch A, Harper K, Hart C, Kimball T, Rabolt T, Speciale C, Whitney J, Ashford RD. Interdisciplinary Expansions: Applying Recovery-Informed Theory to Interdisciplinary Areas of Recovery Science Research. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2019.1701598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Jessica M. McDaniel
- Center for Young Adult Addiction & Recovery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA
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- Center for Young Adult Addiction & Recovery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA
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- Center for Young Adult Addiction & Recovery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA
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- Recovery Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
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- Center for Addiction Recovery, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, USA
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- Department of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
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- Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
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- Association of Recovery in Higher Education, Atlanta, GA
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- College of Education, Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA
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- Substance Use Disorders Institute, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, USA
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van Eyk CL, Corbett MA, Frank MSB, Webber DL, Newman M, Berry JG, Harper K, Haines BP, McMichael G, Woenig JA, MacLennan AH, Gecz J. Targeted resequencing identifies genes with recurrent variation in cerebral palsy. NPJ Genom Med 2019; 4:27. [PMID: 31700678 PMCID: PMC6828700 DOI: 10.1038/s41525-019-0101-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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A growing body of evidence points to a considerable and heterogeneous genetic aetiology of cerebral palsy (CP). To identify recurrently variant CP genes, we designed a custom gene panel of 112 candidate genes. We tested 366 clinically unselected singleton cases with CP, including 271 cases not previously examined using next-generation sequencing technologies. Overall, 5.2% of the naïve cases (14/271) harboured a genetic variant of clinical significance in a known disease gene, with a further 4.8% of individuals (13/271) having a variant in a candidate gene classified as intolerant to variation. In the aggregate cohort of individuals from this study and our previous genomic investigations, six recurrently hit genes contributed at least 4% of disease burden to CP: COL4A1, TUBA1A, AGAP1, L1CAM, MAOB and KIF1A. Significance of Rare VAriants (SORVA) burden analysis identified four genes with a genome-wide significant burden of variants, AGAP1, ERLIN1, ZDHHC9 and PROC, of which we functionally assessed AGAP1 using a zebrafish model. Our investigations reinforce that CP is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder with known as well as novel genetic determinants.
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- C L van Eyk
- 1Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,2Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia
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- 1Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,2Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia
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- 1Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,2Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia
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- 1Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,2Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia
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- 3Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Laboratory, Centre for Molecular Pathology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia
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- 1Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,2Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia
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- 1Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,2Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia
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- 1Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,2Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia
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- 1Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,2Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia
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- 1Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,2Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia
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- 1Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,2Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia
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- 1Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,2Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia.,4South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA Australia
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Curtis B, Bergman B, Brown A, McDaniel J, Harper K, Eisenhart E, Hufnagel M, Heller AT, Ashford R. Characterizing Participation and Perceived Engagement Benefits in an Integrated Digital Behavioral Health Recovery Community for Women: A Cross-Sectional Survey. JMIR Ment Health 2019; 6:e13352. [PMID: 31452520 PMCID: PMC6732973 DOI: 10.2196/13352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Research suggests that digital recovery support services (D-RSSs) may help support individual recovery and augment the availability of in-person supports. Previous studies highlight the use of D-RSSs in supporting individuals in recovery from substance use but have yet to examine the use of D-RSSs in supporting a combination of behavioral health disorders, including substance use, mental health, and trauma. Similarly, few studies on D-RSSs have evaluated gender-specific supports or integrated communities, which may be helpful to women and individuals recovering from behavioral health disorders. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to evaluate the SHE RECOVERS (SR) recovery community, with the following 3 aims: (1) to characterize the women who engage in SR (including demographics and recovery-related characteristics), (2) describe the ways and frequency in which participants engage with SR, and (3) examine the perception of benefit derived from engagement with SR. METHODS This study used a cross-sectional survey to examine the characteristics of SR participants. Analysis of variance and chi-square tests, as well as univariate logistic regressions, were used to explore each aim. RESULTS Participants (N=729, mean age 46.83 years; 685/729, 94% Caucasian) reported being in recovery from a variety of conditions, although the most frequent nonexclusive disorder was substance use (86.40%, n=630). Participants had an average length in recovery (LIR) of 6.14 years (SD 7.87), with most having between 1 and 5 years (n=300). The most frequently reported recovery pathway was abstinence-based 12-step mutual aid (38.40%). Participants reported positive perceptions of benefit from SR participation, which did not vary by LIR or recovery pathway. Participants also had high rates of agreement, with SR having a positive impact on their lives, although this too did vary by recovery length and recovery pathway. Participants with 1 to 5 years of recovery used SR to connect with other women in recovery at higher rates, whereas those with less than 1 year used SR to ask for resources at higher rates, and those with 5 or more years used SR to provide support at higher rates. Lifetime engagement with specific supports of SR was also associated with LIR and recovery pathway. CONCLUSIONS Gender-specific and integrated D-RSSs are feasible and beneficial from the perspective of participants. D-RSSs also appear to provide support to a range of recovery typologies and pathways in an effective manner and may be a vital tool for expanding recovery supports for those lacking in access and availability because of geography, social determinants, or other barriers.
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- Brenda Curtis
- National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Recovery Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, United States
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- Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, United States
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- Substance Use Disorders Institute, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Olsen JB, Brown RJ, Russ OL, Harper K, Wenburg JK. Contemporary factors influencing genetic diversity in the Alaska humpback whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis complex. J Fish Biol 2018; 92:1065-1081. [PMID: 29479698 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Thirteen microsatellite loci were used to address three hypotheses regarding genetic diversity in the humpback whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis complex in Alaska. The test results provided further insight into the factors influencing C. clupeaformis complex population structure and level of genetic variation. First, the microsatellite data did not provide evidence of two spatially distinct Beringian and Eurasian refugial groups as revealed in previous phylogeographic analyses of mitochondrial DNA variation. Rather, the population structure inferred from the microsatellite variation appears to reveal the influence of factors on a more recent time scale, including gene flow among the refugial groups and isolation of some anadromous and freshwater resident populations. Second, anadromous C. clupeaformis complex collections exhibited higher intra-population genetic diversity than freshwater resident collections. This outcome is consistent with previous meta analyses suggesting that freshwater resident populations probably have smaller historical effective population sizes and less conspecific gene flow because the habitat tends to be smaller and supports fewer and smaller populations. Finally, the analysis of contemporary immigration rates was consistent with, but did not provide statistical support for, the hypothesis that gene flow among anadromous C. clupeaformis complex populations along coastal Alaska is influenced by the Alaska Coastal Current. Further studies are needed to evaluate gene flow among coastal Alaska C. clupeaformis complex populations.
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- J B Olsen
- Conservation Genetics Laboratory, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, U.S.A
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- Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 101 12th Ave., Room 222, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99701, U.S.A
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- Conservation Genetics Laboratory, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, U.S.A
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- Kenai Fish and Wildlife Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1670, Kenai, Alaska, 99611, U.S.A
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- Conservation Genetics Laboratory, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, U.S.A
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Sherman SI, Kloos RT, Tuttle RM, Pontecorvi A, Völzke H, Harper K, Vance C, Alston JT, Usborne AL, Sloop KW, Lakshmanan M. No calcitonin change in a person taking dulaglutide diagnosed with pre-existing medullary thyroid cancer. Diabet Med 2018; 35:381-385. [PMID: 28755389 PMCID: PMC5838554 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, such as dulaglutide, exenatide and liraglutide, are approved to treat Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although these drugs provide substantial glycaemic control, studies in rodents have prompted concerns about the development of medullary thyroid carcinoma. These data are reflected in the US package insert, with boxed warnings and product labelling noting the occurrence of these tumours after clinically relevant exposures in rodents, and contraindicating glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use in people with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma, or in people with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. However, there are substantial differences between rodent and human responses to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. This report presents the case of a woman with pre-existing medullary thyroid carcinoma who exhibited no significant changes in serum calcitonin levels despite treatment with dulaglutide 2.0 mg for 6 months in the Assessment of Weekly AdministRation of LY2189265 [dulaglutide] in Diabetes-5 clinical study (NCT00734474). CASE REPORT Elevated serum calcitonin was noted in a 56-year-old woman with Type 2 diabetes mellitus at the 6-month discontinuation visit in a study of long-term dulaglutide therapy. Retroactive assessment of serum collected before study treatment yielded an elevated calcitonin level. At 3 months post-study, calcitonin level remained elevated; ultrasonography revealed multiple bilateral thyroid nodules. Eventually, medullary thyroid carcinoma was diagnosed; the woman was heterozygous positive for a germline RET proto-oncogene mutation. CONCLUSION The tumour was not considered stimulated by dulaglutide therapy because calcitonin remained stable throughout.
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- S. I. Sherman
- Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal DisordersDivision of Internal MedicineUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHoustonTX
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- Department of Medical AffairsVeracyte, Inc.South San FranciscoCA
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- Endocrinology ServiceMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNY
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- Department of Internal MedicineCatholic UniversityRomeItaly
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- Institute for Community MedicineUniversity MedicineGreifswaldGermany
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- Eli Lilly and Company, IndianapolisIN
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- Rocky Mountain Diabetes and Osteoporosis Center, PAIdaho FallsIDUSA
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Al-Dujaili H, Harper K, Mussari B, Menard A. From conventional CT to cone-beam CT-guided abscess drain insertion: an institutional transition. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2016.12.1134] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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Hosseini H, Harper K, Obradovic M, Sosa MS, Nanduri L, Hoffmann M, Werno C, Aguirre-Ghiso J, Klein C. Proffered Paper: Cell density, Her2 and progesterone signaling regulate dissemination of breast cancer cells. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61014-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Li S, Ali S, Harper K, Liang Q, Serratore D. SU-G-IeP3-02: Characteristics of In-Vivo MOSFET Dosimeters for Diagnostic X-Ray Low-Dose Measurements. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4957052] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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Milicevic Z, Anglin G, Harper K, Konrad RJ, Skrivanek Z, Glaesner W, Karanikas CA, Mace K. Low incidence of anti-drug antibodies in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist dulaglutide. Diabetes Obes Metab 2016; 18:533-6. [PMID: 26847401 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Therapeutic administration of peptides may result in anti-drug antibody (ADA) formation, hypersensitivity adverse events (AEs) and reduced efficacy. As a large peptide, the immunogenicity of once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist dulaglutide is of considerable interest. The present study assessed the incidence of treatment-emergent dulaglutide ADAs, hypersensitivity AEs, injection site reactions (ISRs), and glycaemic control in ADA-positive patients in nine phase II and phase III trials (dulaglutide, N = 4006; exenatide, N = 276; non-GLP-1 comparators, N = 1141). Treatment-emergent dulaglutide ADAs were detected using a solid-phase extraction acid dissociation binding assay. Neutralizing ADAs were detected using a cell-based assay derived from human endothelial kidney cells (HEK293). A total of 64 dulaglutide-treated patients (1.6% of the population) tested ADA-positive versus eight (0.7%) from the non-GLP-1 comparator group. Of these 64 patients, 34 (0.9%) had dulaglutide-neutralizing ADAs, 36 (0.9%) had native-sequence GLP-1 (nsGLP-1) cross-reactive ADAs and four (0.1%) had nsGLP-1 neutralization ADAs. The incidence of hypersensitivity AEs and ISRs was similar in the dulaglutide versus placebo groups. No dulaglutide ADA-positive patient reported hypersensitivity AEs. Because of the low incidence of ADAs, it was not possible to establish their effect on glycaemic control.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Neutralizing/analysis
- Antibodies, Neutralizing/isolation & purification
- Cross Reactions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/immunology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Drug Eruptions/complications
- Drug Eruptions/epidemiology
- Drug Eruptions/physiopathology
- Drug Hypersensitivity/complications
- Drug Hypersensitivity/epidemiology
- Drug Hypersensitivity/physiopathology
- Drugs, Investigational/administration & dosage
- Drugs, Investigational/adverse effects
- Drugs, Investigational/therapeutic use
- Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor/agonists
- Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor/antagonists & inhibitors
- Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor/metabolism
- Glucagon-Like Peptides/administration & dosage
- Glucagon-Like Peptides/adverse effects
- Glucagon-Like Peptides/analogs & derivatives
- Glucagon-Like Peptides/therapeutic use
- Humans
- Hyperglycemia/chemically induced
- Hyperglycemia/prevention & control
- Hypoglycemia/prevention & control
- Hypoglycemic Agents/administration & dosage
- Hypoglycemic Agents/adverse effects
- Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use
- Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments/administration & dosage
- Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments/adverse effects
- Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments/therapeutic use
- Incidence
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Middle Aged
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/administration & dosage
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/adverse effects
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/therapeutic use
- Risk
- Severity of Illness Index
- Solid Phase Extraction
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- Eli Lilly Canada Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Vogelsang MM, Lazo M, Harper K, Shehane M. 132 Equine Assisted And Affiliated Therapies Provide Service-Learning Opportunities For Students. J Anim Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.2527/ssasas2015-132] [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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Harper K. A CASE STUDY: ACTIVE LEARNING FROM A PROGRAMME TO REDUCE INJURY WHERE ALCOHOL IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. Inj Prev 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040580d.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Estevez AY, Pritchard S, Harper K, Aston JW, Lynch A, Lucky JJ, Ludington JS, Chatani P, Mosenthal WP, Leiter JC, Andreescu S, Erlichman JS. Neuroprotective mechanisms of cerium oxide nanoparticles in a mouse hippocampal brain slice model of ischemia. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 51:1155-63. [PMID: 21704154 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [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] [Received: 02/12/2011] [Revised: 06/02/2011] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) are widely used as catalysts in industrial applications because of their potent free radical-scavenging properties. Given that free radicals play a prominent role in the pathology of many neurological diseases, we explored the use of nanoceria as a potential therapeutic agent for stroke. Using a mouse hippocampal brain slice model of cerebral ischemia, we show here that ceria nanoparticles reduce ischemic cell death by approximately 50%. The neuroprotective effects of nanoceria were due to a modest reduction in reactive oxygen species, in general, and ~15% reductions in the concentrations of superoxide (O(2)(•-)) and nitric oxide, specifically. Moreover, treatment with nanoceria markedly decreased (~70% reduction) the levels of ischemia-induced 3-nitrotyrosine, a modification to tyrosine residues in proteins induced by the peroxynitrite radical. These findings suggest that scavenging of peroxynitrite may be an important mechanism by which cerium oxide nanoparticles mitigate ischemic brain injury. Peroxynitrite plays a pivotal role in the dissemination of oxidative injury in biological tissues. Therefore, nanoceria may be useful as a therapeutic intervention to reduce oxidative and nitrosative damage after a stroke.
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- A Y Estevez
- Biology Department, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, USA.
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Lall P, Hemmers P, Santilli J, Harper K. Coronary Stent Hypersensitivity Reactions. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.12.781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Downs RW, Moffett AM, Ghosh A, Cox DA, Dowsett SA, Harper K. Effects of arzoxifene on bone, lipid markers, and safety parameters in postmenopausal women with low bone mass. Osteoporos Int 2010; 21:1215-26. [PMID: 19798460 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-009-1060-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2009] [Accepted: 08/18/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED In this Phase 2 study of postmenopausal women with low bone, arzoxifene (a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM)) significantly reduced bone turnover marker levels and increased bone mineral density (BMD) versus placebo. Arzoxifene generally had greater effects on bone turnover and BMD than raloxifene, a SERM in current clinical use. Arzoxifene's safety profile appeared similar to raloxifene. INTRODUCTION This 6-month, Phase 2, double-blind, placebo- and raloxifene-controlled study was designed to assess the effects of arzoxifene on bone turnover and overall safety in postmenopausal women with low bone mass. METHODS Postmenopausal women (N = 219; mean age, 59 years) with a T-score between -1 and -2.5 were randomly assigned to daily arzoxifene 5, 10, 20, or 40 mg, raloxifene 60 mg, or placebo. All received daily calcium. RESULTS All arzoxifene doses significantly reduced osteocalcin (primary endpoint), type 1 collagen C-telopeptide, bone specific alkaline phosphatase, and procollagen type I amino-terminal propeptide versus placebo, and increased lumbar spine BMD. Arzoxifene generally had greater effects on bone turnover and BMD than raloxifene. Arzoxifene decreased cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and fibrinogen versus placebo. Endometrial thickness change with arzoxifene was not significantly different from placebo or raloxifene; no cases of endometrial hyperplasia or adenocarcinoma were observed. Adverse event reporting with arzoxifene was similar to that with raloxifene, as were hot flush and night sweat reporting. CONCLUSIONS Arzoxifene suppressed bone turnover and increased BMD. Within the limitations of this study, the endometrial safety profile of arzoxifene appeared similar to that of raloxifene. While no clear dose effect was evident, arzoxifene 20 and 40 mg/day appeared the optimal doses for reducing bone turnover.
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- R W Downs
- Program for Osteoporosis and Bone Health, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1101 E Marshall Street, 7-015, P.O. Box 980111, Richmond, VA 23298-0111, USA.
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Arsenault D, Harper K, Dubois C. 426 Impact of hypoxia on furin trafficking and the formation of invadopodia. EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)71227-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Harper K, Arsenault D, Boulay-Jean S, Lauzier A, Lucien F, Dubois C. 422 LPA receptor 4 mediates autotaxin-induced invadopodia production and invasion. EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)71223-4] [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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Zissiadis Y, Harper E, Harper K, Kearney E, Provis A. Impact of more intensive information in cancer patients having radiation therapy: Results of a randomized phase III trial. Breast 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2007.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Kuzhively R, Harper K, Barnsley A, Gray C, Williams M. O-22 Mode of recurrence of operable invasive breast cancer with reference to NICE guidelines. EJC Suppl 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(07)71712-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Traynor A, Sandler A, Schiller J, Ilagan J, Harper K, VerMeulen W, Liu G, Tye L, Chao R, Robert F. 711 POSTER Sunitinib (SU) plus docetaxel (D) in patients (pts) with advanced solid tumors: a phase I dose-escalation and pharmacokinetic (PK) study. EJC Suppl 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(07)70510-4] [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: 10/22/2022] Open
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Robert F, Sandler A, Schiller JH, Ilagan J, VerMeulen W, Harper K, Liu G, Tye L, Chao R, Traynor A. A phase I dose-escalation and pharmacokinetic (PK) study of sunitinib (SU) plus docetaxel (D) in patients (pts) with advanced solid tumors (STs). J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.3543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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3543 Background: SU is an oral, multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor of VEGFRs, PDGFRs, KIT, RET and FLT3, approved multinationally for the treatment of advanced RCC and imatinib-resistant or -intolerant GIST. In mouse xenograft models of breast cancer, SU enhanced the antitumor activity of D. This study was designed to assess the safety/maximum tolerated doses (MTDs), PK profile and preliminary efficacy of SU+D in pts with advanced STs. Methods: This is a phase I, dose-finding study in pts with advanced STs. The primary objective is to determine the MTD and safety of SU and D administered in combination. Successive cohorts of pts with advanced STs were to receive oral SU at 25, 37.5 or 50 mg daily for 4 wks of a 6-wk cycle (4/2 schedule) or for 2 wks of a 3-wk cycle (2/1 schedule) in combination with IV D at 60 or 75 mg/m2 every 21 days (q21d). The MTD was defined as the highest dose at which 0 of 3 or 1 of 6 pts encountered dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) during cycle 1. Antitumor activity was assessed by CT or MRI scan. Results: 37 pts (most common primary tumor types: mRCC [n=10], NSCLC [n=13]) have been enrolled as of Nov. 2006: 10 pts on the 4/2 schedule and 27 pts on the 2/1 schedule (see table ). The most commonly observed DLT was neutropenia (with or without fever; maximum grade 4), which occurred in 5 pts and was manageable/reversible. There was 1 grade 5 event on the 2/1 schedule (C1D3), of pulseless electrical activity and pulmonary hemorrhage. The MTDs on the 4/2 schedule were SU 25 mg and D 60 mg/m2. The MTDs on the 2/1 schedule were SU 37.5 mg and D 75 mg/m2; PK analysis at this dose level is ongoing. Stable disease has been observed in 5 of 9 evaluable pts (56%) on the 4/2 schedule and 20 of 25 evaluable pts (80%) on the 2/1 schedule at the MTD. Conclusions: The combination of oral SU 37.5 mg/day on the 2/1 schedule with D 75 mg/m2 IV q21d has a manageable safety profile in pts with advanced STs. PK and preliminary efficacy analyses are ongoing to support these dosing combinations for further study. [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- F. Robert
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Pfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla, CA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Pfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla, CA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Pfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla, CA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Pfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla, CA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Pfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla, CA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Pfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla, CA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Pfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla, CA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Pfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla, CA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Pfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla, CA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Pfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla, CA; Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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This article outlines the development and implementation of a multi-dimensional pain assessment tool for use in acute hospitals. The tool can assist nurses in caring for various patient groups, including patients with limited communication.
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- K Harper
- Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Ribault S, Harper K, Grave L, Lafontaine C, Nannini P, Raimondo A, Faure IB. Rapid screening method for detection of bacteria in platelet concentrates. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:1903-8. [PMID: 15131147 PMCID: PMC404662 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.5.1903-1908.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Public awareness has long focused on the risks of the transmission of viral agents through blood product transfusion. This risk, however, pales in comparison to the less publicized danger associated with the transfusion of blood products contaminated with bacteria, in particular, platelet concentrates. Up to 1,000 cases of clinical sepsis after the transfusion of platelet concentrates are reported annually in the United States. The condition is characterized by acute reaction symptoms and the rapid onset of septicemia and carries a 20 to 40% mortality rate. The urgent need for a method for the routine screening of platelet concentrates to improve patient safety has long been recognized. We describe the development of a rapid and highly sensitive method for screening for bacteria in platelet concentrates for transfusion. No culture period is required; and the entire procedure, from the time of sampling to the time that the final result is obtained, takes less than 90 min. The method involves three basic stages: the selective removal of platelets by filtration following activation with a monoclonal antibody, DNA-specific fluorescent labeling of bacteria, and concentration of the bacteria on a membrane surface for enumeration by solid-phase cytometry. The method offers a universal means of detection of live, nondividing, or dead gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria in complex cellular blood products. The sensitivity is higher than those of the culture-based methods available at present, with a detection limit of 10 to 10(2) CFU/ml, depending upon the bacterial strain.
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Morii H, Ohashi Y, Taketani Y, Fukunaga M, Nakamura T, Itabashi A, Sarkar S, Harper K. Effect of raloxifene on bone mineral density and biochemical markers of bone turnover in Japanese postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: results from a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Osteoporos Int 2003; 14:793-800. [PMID: 12955333 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-003-1424-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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] [Received: 10/11/2002] [Accepted: 03/14/2003] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The safety and efficacy of raloxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), has been studied extensively in large, global clinical trials. However, the effect of raloxifene on bone mineral density (BMD) and on biochemical markers of bone turnover in Japanese postmenopausal women with osteoporosis has not been rigorously evaluated. This study was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of raloxifene in Japanese postmenopausal women with osteoporosis following 1 year of therapy. Participants in this multicenter trial were randomly assigned to receive placebo, raloxifene 60 mg/day (RLX60), or raloxifene 120 mg/day (RLX120). Lumbar spine BMD was measured at baseline, 24, 40, and 52 weeks, and biochemical markers of bone turnover were assessed at baseline, 12, 24, and 52 weeks. Serum lipids were assessed at baseline, 12, 24, 40, and 52 weeks, and breast examinations and transvaginal ultrasound of the endometrium were performed at enrollment and 52 weeks. Compared with baseline, women taking RLX60 had significant increases in lumbar spine (L2-L4) BMD at 24 weeks (+3.3%, p<0.001) through 52 weeks (+3.5%, p<0.001) of therapy, and similar results were observed in the RLX120 group. Markers of bone turnover and total cholesterol and LDL-C were significantly reduced, and no significant treatment-group difference was observed for patients reporting at least one adverse event following randomization. In addition, there were no reported venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in any treatment group. The results of this study demonstrate that raloxifene is associated with early increases in lumbar spine BMD, has favorable effects on biochemical markers of bone turnover and lipid profile, and is well tolerated in postmenopausal Japanese women.
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- Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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BACKGROUND In an effort to improve outcomes of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycles the use of growth hormone (GH) has been considered. Most studies investigate the role of GH in normally ovulating infertile women but there is also an interest in the effect of GH on women who respond poorly to ovulation induction and IVF. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of GH or growth hormone releasing (GRF) adjuvant therapy, primarily in terms of improving livebirth rate, for women undergoing ovulation induction prior to IVF in (a) patients with no previous history of poor response and (b) patients with a history of poor response. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group's trials register (24 March 2003), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Cochrane Library Issue 1, 2003), MEDLINE (1966 to Feb 2003), EMBASE (1988 to Feb 2003) and Biological Abstracts (1969 to Feb 2003). Reference lists of articles were also searched. SELECTION CRITERIA All randomised controlled trials were included if they addressed the research question and provided outcome data for intervention and control subjects. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Assessment of trial quality and extraction of relevant data was performed independently by two reviewers. Validity was assessed in terms of method of randomisation, completeness of follow-up and co-intervention. MAIN RESULTS Nine studies (401 couples) were included. Three trials concerned patients with no history of poor response to IVF (91 women) and six investigated previous poor responders (302 women). There was no evidence that routine use of GH affected the outcome of livebirth (3 RCTs; OR 1.17, 95% CI 0.38 to 3.59). In women who had previously responded poorly to IVF there was no significant differences in livebirth when combining trials of GH and GRF (4 RCTs; OR 2.42, 95% CI 0.94 to 6.23). However when trials using GH were analysed separately there was an increase in livebirths (3 RCTs; OR 4.37, 95% CI 1.06 to 18.01). There was no significant differences in any adverse events, but these were poorly and inconsistently reported. REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS Although the use of GH in previous poor responders has been found to show a significant improvement in livebirth rate, this result was only just significant. Also, this data is from just three small trials. Therefore, before recommending GH in IVF further research is necessary to fully define its role. Meanwhile GH should only be considered in the context of a clinical trial.
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- K Harper
- c/o Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, National Women's Hospital, Claude Rd, Epsom, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND, 1003
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Harper K, Eley BS. Near-fatal hypermagnesaemia--time to revisit over-the-counter medication. S Afr Med J 2002; 92:211-2. [PMID: 12040946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Mosca L, Harper K, Sarkar S, O'Gorman J, Anderson PW, Cox DA, Barrett-Connor E. Effect of raloxifene on serum triglycerides in postmenopausal women: influence of predisposing factors for hypertriglyceridemia. Clin Ther 2001; 23:1552-65. [PMID: 11589267 DOI: 10.1016/s0149-2918(01)80127-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Estrogen increases serum triglyceride (TG) levels and induces hypertriglyceridemia in susceptible women. The effect of raloxifene (RLX), a selective estrogen-receptor modulator, on serum TG has not been studied in detail. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of RLX on serum TG levels in postmenopausal women with and without osteoporosis, including those with predisposing factors for hypertriglyceridemia. METHODS Fasting serum TG levels were assessed over 36 months in 2738 osteoporotic postmenopausal women (mean age, 67 years) assigned to placebo or RLX (60 or 120 mg/d) in an osteoporosis treatment trial and over 24 months in 1318 postmenopausal women without osteoporosis (mean age, 54 years) assigned to placebo or RLX (60 or 150 mg/d) in 3 osteoporosis prevention trials. RESULTS In the osteoporosis treatment trial, the median serum TG concentration decreased in all groups, but significantly more in the placebo group (placebo, -3.4%; RLX 60 mg/d, -1.4%; RLX 120 mg/d, -1.3%; P = 0.002). In the osteoporosis prevention trials, the percentage change in median serum TG concentration was not significantly different among treatments (P = 0.22). Among women with varying degrees of hypertriglyceridemia at baseline (>2.82, >3.39, and >4.51 mmol/L), the median serum TG level at the end of the study decreased from baseline in all groups, with no significant differences among treatments (P > or = 0.13). The effect of RLX on serum TG level was not influenced by age, smoking status, use of alcohol, or presence of diabetes (P > or = 0.10 for all interactions). Among women in the highest tertile of body mass index (>26.4 kg/m2), RLX increased serum TG levels significantly compared with placebo (placebo, -3%; RLX 60 mg/d, 6%: RLX 120 mg/d, 4%; P < 0.05); the absolute increase from baseline with RLX in this subgroup was 0.05 mmol/L (4.4 mg/dL). CONCLUSIONS RLX did not increase serum TG in postmenopausal women overall or among women with elevated TG levels or evidence of diabetes at baseline. TG levels increased slightly but statistically significantly in women in the upper tertile of body mass index who were treated with RLX.
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- L Mosca
- Columbia University, and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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Karim A, Tolbert D, Piergies A, Hubbard R, Harper K, Wallemark CB, Slater M, Geis S. Celecoxib Does Not Significantly Alter the Pharmacokinetics or Hypoprothrombinemic Effect of Warfarin in Healthy Subjects. J Clin Pharmacol 2000. [DOI: 10.1177/00912700022009305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Karim A, Tolbert D, Piergies A, Hubbard RC, Harper K, Wallemark CB, Slater M, Geis GS. Celecoxib does not significantly alter the pharmacokinetics or hypoprothrombinemic effect of warfarin in healthy subjects. J Clin Pharmacol 2000; 40:655-63. [PMID: 10868317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine the effects of celecoxib, an anti-inflammatory/analgesic agent that primarily inhibits COX-2 and not COX-1 at therapeutic doses, on the steady-state pharmacokinetic profile and hypoprothrombinemic effect of racemic warfarin in healthy volunteers. Twenty-four healthy adult volunteers on maintenance doses of racemic warfarin (2-5 mg daily), stabilized to prothrombin times (PT) 1.2 to 1.7 times pretreatment PT values for 3 consecutive days, were randomized to receive concomitant celecoxib (200 mg bid) or placebo for 7 days in an open-label, multiple-dose, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of warfarin pharmacokinetics and PT. Steady-state exposure of S- and R-warfarin (area under the curve [AUC]) and maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) in subjects receiving celecoxib were within 2% to 8% of the warfarin AUC and Cmax in subjects receiving placebo during the concomitant treatment period. In addition, PT values were not significantly different in subjects receiving warfarin and celecoxib concomitantly compared with subjects receiving warfarin and placebo. In conclusion, concomitant administration of celecoxib has no significant effect on PT or steady-state pharmacokinetics of S- or R-warfarin in healthy volunteers.
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- A Karim
- Searle Research and Development, Skokie, Illinois, USA
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Walker R, Kessar P, Blanchard R, Dimasi M, Harper K, DeCarvalho V, Yucel EK, Patriquin L, Eustace S. Turbo STIR magnetic resonance imaging as a whole-body screening tool for metastases in patients with breast carcinoma: preliminary clinical experience. J Magn Reson Imaging 2000; 11:343-50. [PMID: 10767062 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2586(200004)11:4<343::aid-jmri1>3.0.co;2-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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This study was undertaken to assess the utility of whole-body turbo short tau inversion recovery (STIR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect metastases to liver, brain, and bone as a single examination in women with breast cancer. Seventeen patients with biopsy-proven breast cancer and suspected metastatic disease attending over a 12-month period referred for both conventional imaging and whole-body MRI were included in the study. Three patients were found to be free of metastases at both conventional and MR imaging. Appendicular or axial skeletal metastases were identified in 11 of 17 patients, with correlation between findings at whole-body MRI and scintigraphy in 15 of the 17 patients. Five patients had evidence of hepatic metastases on whole-body MRI, of which metastases were identified in only three patients at CT despite contrast enhancement. Four patients had brain abnormalities (metastases in three patients, meningioma in one patient) detected on both whole-body and dedicated brain MRI. Preliminary clinical experience suggests that turbo STIR whole-body MRI may represent a convenient and cost-effective method of total body screening for metastases in patients with breast carcinoma.
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- R Walker
- Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Harper K. "For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven": institutionalizing youth benevolence among Southern Baptists, 1890-1920. Baptist Hist Herit 2000; 35:7-19. [PMID: 17654815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Toth RL, Harper K, Mayo MA, Torrance L. Fusion proteins of single-chain variable fragments derived from phage display libraries are effective reagents for routine diagnosis of potato leafroll virus infection in potato. Phytopathology 1999; 89:1015-1021. [PMID: 18944656 DOI: 10.1094/phyto.1999.89.11.1015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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ABSTRACT A panel of 11 different single-chain variable fragment antibodies (scFv) that bind to potato leafroll virus (PLRV) has been studied to assess each one's suitability as practical diagnostic tools. The scFv, previously obtained from naive phage display libraries, were expressed in Escherichia coli as fusion proteins. The fusion proteins comprised scFv joined to either the human light chain kappa constant domain (C(L)), an amphipathic helix (Zip), a combination of C(L) and Zip, or alkaline phosphatase (AP/S). The fusion proteins were tested for their ability to detect, or trap on enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) plates, PLRV in extracts of infected potato leaves. The tests done with the different scFv fusion proteins were compared with a standard triple-antibody sandwich (TAS)-ELISA that employs a rabbit polyclonal antibody preparation to coat microtiter plates and a monoclonal antibody, SCR3, to detect PLRV. Of 11 scFvC(L) fusion proteins, 7 detected PLRV as readily as SCR3 when used as detecting antibodies in TAS-ELISA. The limit of detection of purified PLRV for the different scFvC(L) fusion proteins ranged from 250 to 5 ng/ml; that for SCR3 is 5 ng/ml. Of the 11 scFv, 4 cross-reacted with some other luteoviruses. Several scFvC(L) and scFvC(L)Zip fusion proteins trapped PLRV from extracts of infected potato leaves as effectively as the polyclonal antibody preparation. Four scFv fusion proteins were used in a stem print assay to detect PLRV, and the results were similar to those obtained in tests using SCR3. The scFvC(L) fusion proteins retained activity for at least 6 months at 4 degrees C, and all scFv fusion proteins were fully active on reconstitution after lyophilization. A fully recombinant ELISA was devised that detected PLRV in extracts of infected potato, with results comparable to those obtained using the standard TAS-ELISA. The advantages of using scFv fusion proteins for the routine detection of plant viruses include the ability to produce large quantities of reagents cheaply in bacterial fermenters and to incorporate them into standardized tests.
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Harper K, Toth RL, Mayo MA, Torrance L. Properties of a panel of single chain variable fragments against Potato leafroll virus obtained from two phage display libraries. J Virol Methods 1999; 81:159-68. [PMID: 10488774 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-0934(99)00071-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Twelve single chain variable fragment (scFv) antibodies that bind to particles of Potato leafroll virus (PLRV) were obtained from two naive phage display libraries. Phages were selected against PLRV particles or dissociated PLRV particles immobilised onto tubes. Individual PLRV-binding scFv were identified by ELISA, after their expression either fused to the surface of phage particles, or as soluble scFv (scFv-c-myc), or as scFv-alkaline phosphatase fusion proteins (scFv-AP), obtained by subcloning into pSKAP/S. These procedures resulted in the isolation of scFv with different properties. For example, some of the scFv reacted strongly with virus particles but not with dissociated capsid protein, which suggests that they had reacted with discontinuous epitopes. Others reacted with dissociated capsid proteins and SDS-denatured protein, which suggests that they had reacted with continuous epitopes. ScFv were also subcloned into pC(L) for expression as fusion proteins with human kappa constant region (scFv-C(L)). Expression of these constructs in Escherichia coli yielded 0.2-1 mg protein per litre of bacterial culture. The different scFv fusion proteins were evaluated in ELISA to detect PLRV in leaf extracts of Physalis floridana. Absorbance values obtained with the fusion proteins were greater than those obtained with the scFv-c-myc, and were similar to those obtained in assays done using monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies.
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- K Harper
- Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, UK
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Griep RA, van Twisk C, Kerschbaumer RJ, Harper K, Torrance L, Himmler G, van der Wolf JM, Schots A. pSKAP/S: An expression vector for the production of single-chain Fv alkaline phosphatase fusion proteins. Protein Expr Purif 1999; 16:63-9. [PMID: 10336861 DOI: 10.1006/prep.1999.1041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The vector pSKAP/S was constructed to enable overexpression of single-chain variable fragment antibody (scFv)-alkaline phosphatase fusion proteins. In pSKAP/S, the scFv were genetically fused to the mutated Escherichia coli PhoA/S gene that encodes an alkaline phosphatase with increased specific activity. The restriction sites incorporated into pSKAP/S allowed the scFv genes to be easily transferred from pUC119-derived phagemid vectors that are used frequently in phage display antibody library technology. Strong transcriptional control of expression was achieved using the tetracycline promoter, and induction of different individual clones with anhydrotetracycline resulted in secretion of most of the scFv-alkaline phosphatase fusion proteins into the culture medium. Although some of the clones secreted fusion proteins that were retained in the periplasm, these proteins could be isolated with a simple extraction procedure. Increased amounts of a scFv-alkaline phosphatase fusion protein were obtained when expressed in the pSKAP/S vector compared with expression in a vector incorporating the lac promoter. Testing for binding of the scFv-alkaline phosphatase fusion proteins to antigen was possible in an ELISA without the need for additional enzyme-conjugated antibodies. The pSKAP/S vector was successfully used to obtain scFv fragments from a preparation of phage-antibody clones after subcloning and expression of individual clones as scFv-alkaline phosphatase fusions, whereas fewer clones (and clones with different properties) were obtained from the same phage-antibody preparations when expressed as soluble scFv fragments. Therefore, the pSKAP/S vector was shown to be useful in extending the range of scFv obtained from phage display libraries.
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- R A Griep
- Laboratory for Monoclonal Antibodies, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, 6700 ES, The Netherlands
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Eustace S, Hentzen P, Adams J, Harper K, Jara H. Comparison of conventional and turbo spin-echo T1-weighted MR imaging in acute knee trauma. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1999; 172:1393-5. [PMID: 10227523 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.5.10227523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- S Eustace
- Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, MA 02218, USA
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Harper K, Antonacci V, Valentine S, Eustace S. Stairmaster-induced pelvic avulsions mimicking metastatic disease: case report. Can Assoc Radiol J 1999; 50:29-32. [PMID: 10047747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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- K Harper
- Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, MA 02118, USA
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McCandless F, Jones I, Harper K, Craddock N. Intrafamilial association of pericentric inversion of chromosome 9, inv (9)(p11-q21), and rapid cycling bipolar disorder. Psychiatr Genet 1998; 8:259-62. [PMID: 9861647 DOI: 10.1097/00041444-199808040-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Association of a chromosome aberration and psychiatric disorder can be useful in highlighting a genomic region that can be profitably explored further using positional cloning. We report the case of a father and daughter both of whom have bipolar disorder II and a pericentric inversion of chromosome 9.
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- F McCandless
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, UK
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We describe computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ganglion cyst aspiration in three patients. In so doing, we review clinical technique, patient outcomes and discuss advantages of radiologically guided intervention relative to traditional surgical incision and drainage.
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- V P Antonacci
- Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
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He X, Harper K, Grantham G, Yang CH, Creamer R. Serological characterization of the 3'-proximal encoded proteins of beet yellows closterovirus. Arch Virol 1998; 143:1349-63. [PMID: 9722879 DOI: 10.1007/s007050050380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The 3'-proximal open reading frames (ORFs) of beet yellows closterovirus, California isolate (BYV-CA), were sequenced and the expression of the corresponding proteins analyzed. The nucleotide sequence of ORF 5 (coding for p24) was most conserved compared with ORF 7 (coding for p20) and ORF 8 (coding for p21) among the isolates analyzed. Polyclonal antisera were produced to GST fusion proteins of p24, p20, and p21. Accumulation of p24, CP, p20 and p21 was studied in infected Tetragonia expansa plants and Chenopodium quinoa protoplasts. All four proteins were expressed in all tissues (old leaves, young leaves and stems), and most abundantly in young leaves. The subcellular localization of each protein in different tissues showed that compared with p24, CP and p21, p20 accumulated less in transfected protoplasts. Immunogold labeling in sugarbeet with p24 and CP antisera demonstrated co-localization of p24 and CP in vascular petiole tissues. In infectivity neutralization tests, antisera against p24 and CP greatly reduced transmission of BYV by viruliferous aphids compared with viruliferous aphids fed on preimmune serum or antiserum to p21.
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- X He
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, USA
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Plumb M, Harper K, MacDonald D, Fennelly J, Lorimore S, Wright E. Ongoing Y-chromosome instability defines sub-clonal variants in radiation-induced leukaemias in the mouse. Int J Radiat Biol 1997; 72:1-9. [PMID: 9246189 DOI: 10.1080/095530097143482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Forty primary leukaemias that arose in vivo as a consequence of 3 Gy X-irradiation of inbred mouse strains were analysed for Y-chromosome aberrations by conventional cytogenetics and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Compared with control mice which were X-irradiated but which exhibited no overt signs of leukaemia, the loss and gain of Y-chromosomes in leukaemic spleen cells defined subclonal variants in the radiation-induced haemopoietic malignancies that arose in CBA/H, DBA/2 and (C57BL/6 x DBA/2)F1 mice. This Y-chromosome instability was significantly higher than that observed in spleen cells of age-matched (or older) irradiated control mice that had not developed overt leukaemia. The detection of Y-chromosome aberrations is considered in the context of the high numbers of potential gene regulatory sequences in the murine Y-chromosome and the potential for the insertional activation of cellular genes during multi-stage radiation leukaemogenesis.
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- M Plumb
- MRC Radiation and Genetic Stability Unit, Chilton, Didcot, U.K
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Harper K, Lorimore SA, Wright EG. Delayed appearance of radiation-induced mutations at the Hprt locus in murine hemopoietic cells. Exp Hematol 1997; 25:263-9. [PMID: 9091304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Earlier work in this laboratory identified high levels of non-clonal chromatid aberrations in the clonal descendants of murine hemopoietic stem cells after many cell divisions postirradiation with densely-ionizing, high linear energy transfer (LET) alpha-particles, but not with sparsely ionizing low LET X-rays. Using the Hprt locus as a marker, we have now demonstrated genomic instability in murine hemopoietic stem cells for greater than 20 cell divisions following both high and low LET irradiation. The increase in Hprt-deficient variants demonstrated following X- as well as alpha-particle and neutron irradiation indicates that there is a difference in the LET-dependence of delayed gene mutations and higher-order cytogenetic effects. Over 90% of the mutations identified arose in the expanding colonies after more than 12 cell divisions postirradiation and therefore cannot be attributed to the initial DNA damage. Such a high frequency of delayed mutations has important implications for mechanistic studies of radiation mutagenesis and for risk estimation.
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- K Harper
- Medical Research Council-Radiation and Genome Stability Unit, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon., UK
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Harper K, Kerschbaumer RJ, Ziegler A, Macintosh SM, Cowan GH, Himmler G, Mayo MA, Torrance L. A scFv-alkaline phosphatase fusion protein which detects potato leafroll luteovirus in plant extracts by ELISA. J Virol Methods 1997; 63:237-42. [PMID: 9015295 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-0934(96)02133-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A single chain Fv antibody fragment (scFv) was obtained from a synthetic phage-antibody library after four rounds of selection against purified preparations of potato leafroll luteovirus (PLRV). Nucleotide sequence analysis showed that the scFv belongs to the human V(H)3 family. DNA encoding the scFv was sub-cloned into pDAP2 such that a scFv-alkaline phosphatase fusion protein was produced by transformed bacteria following induction by isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG). The fusion protein was obtained at concentrations of 10 mg/l of Escherichia coli culture medium and these fusion protein preparations were used directly in ELISA to detect PLRV in sap extracts from infected plants. Our work is the first report of the selection of a scFv specific for a luteovirus from a synthetic phage-display library and the production of a fusion protein with alkaline phosphatase for the detection of PLRV in infected plants. The results demonstrate the potential of scFv and enzyme-scFv fusion proteins in routine testing for plant virus infection.
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- K Harper
- Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
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Wahab NA, Harper K, Mason RM. Expression of extracellular matrix molecules in human mesangial cells in response to prolonged hyperglycaemia. Biochem J 1996; 316 ( Pt 3):985-92. [PMID: 8670179 PMCID: PMC1217445 DOI: 10.1042/bj3160985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Post-mitotic cultures of human mesangial cells were maintained in media containing 4-30 mM D-glucose for up to 28 days. Changes in mRNA and protein levels for specific macromolecules occurred between 7 and 14 days after initiating hyperglycaemic conditions. Slot blot analysis showed 2-3-fold increases in mRNAs for collagen type I, fibronectin, versican and perlecan, whereas mRNA for decorin was increased by up to 20-fold. Levels of mRNAs for biglycan and syndecan were unaffected by hyperglycaemic culture. Reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) confirmed that decorin mRNA levels are greatly elevated and also showed increased transcription of the TGF-beta 1 gene in hyperglycaemic cultures. Western analysis and ELISA indicated accumulations of collagen types I and III, laminin and fibronectin in the cell layers and media of hyperglycaemic cultures with increasing time. Type IV collagen did not accumulate in either compartment of hyperglycaemic mesangial cell cultures. Collagen types I, III, and fibronectin did not accumulate in the cell layers of hyperglycaemic human dermal fibroblasts, indicating a cell-specific response in mesangial cultures. Decorin and versican, but not biglycan, were increased in the hyperglycaemic mesangial cell culture media. There were no apparent changes in core proteins for decorin and biglycan in fibroblast media. Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) in hyperglycaemic mesangial cell cultures increased 5-fold after 7 days, but decreased thereafter to only approx. 2-fold after 28 days. The changes in TGF-beta 1 mRNA, as detected by RT-PCR, and protein followed one another closely.
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- N A Wahab
- Department of Biochemistry, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, U.K
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Fennelly J, Harper K, Laval S, Wright E, Plumb M. Co-amplification to tail-to-tail copies of MuRVY and IAPE retroviral genomes on the Mus musculus Y chromosome. Mamm Genome 1996; 7:31-6. [PMID: 8903725 DOI: 10.1007/s003359900008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We have isolated a clone from a C57BL/6 genomic library that contains both part of the Y Chromosome-specific 8.7 kbp MuRVY genome (Hutchinson and Eicher, J. Virol. 63, 4043, 1989) and a full-length 8.3 kbp Intracisternal A Particle genome (IAPE-Y), in a tail-to-tail organization. Although IAPs are encoded by a disperse multigene family (approximately 1000 copies per haploid genome), we present evidence that a significant proportion of the IAP-related sequences are present on the Y Chromosome (Chr) and that a >25 kbp genomic sequence, which contains the two proviral genomes, has been amplified on the Y Chr. Two discrete amplified families of MuRVY retroviral genomes distinguishable by a polymorphic restriction site were detected, suggestive that amplification occurred in incremental stages. The presence of MuRVY-related DNA sequences, but absence of IAPE-Y-related DNA sequences in Mus spretus suggests that the IAPE-Y retrotransposition event occurred after the evolutionary divergence of the lineages leading to Mus musculus and Mus spretus, and that the amplification of MuRVY occurred independently in the two lineages.
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- J Fennelly
- MRC Radiobiology Unit, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, UK
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Harper K. Recruiters' new role. Am J Nurs 1995; 95:17. [PMID: 7503156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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