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Battista S, Kiadaliri A, Jönsson T, Gustafsson K, Englund M, Testa M, Dell'Isola A. Income-Related Inequality Changes in Osteoarthritis First-Line Interventions: A Cohort Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2024; 105:452-460. [PMID: 37935314 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.10.012] [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: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine income-related inequality changes in the outcomes of an osteoarthritis (OA) first-line intervention. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Swedish health care system. PARTICIPANTS We included 115,403 people (age: 66.2±9.7 years; females 67.8%; N=115,403) with knee (67.8%) or hip OA (32.4%) recorded in the "Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry" (SOAR). INTERVENTIONS Exercise and education. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Erreygers' concentration index (E) measured income-related inequalities in "Pain intensity," "Self-efficacy," "Use of NSAIDs," and "Desire for surgery" at baseline, 3-month, and 12-month follow-ups and their differences over time. E-values range from -1 to +1 if the health variables are more concentrated among people with lower or higher income. Zero represents perfect equality. We used entropy balancing to address demographic and outcome imbalances and bootstrap replications to estimate confidence intervals for E differences over time. RESULTS Comparing baseline to 3 months, "pain" concentrated more among individuals with lower income initially (E=-0.027), intensifying at 3 months (difference with baseline: E=-0.011 [95% CI: -0.014; -0.008]). Similarly, the "Desire for surgery" concentrated more among individuals with lower income initially (E=-0.009), intensifying at 3 months (difference with baseline: E=-0.012 [-0.018; -0.005]). Conversely, "Self-efficacy" concentrated more among individuals with higher income initially (E=0.058), intensifying at 3 months (difference with baseline: E=0.008 [0.004; 0.012]). Lastly, the "Use of NSAIDs" concentrated more among individuals with higher income initially (E=0.068) but narrowed at 3 months (difference with baseline: E=-0.029 [-0.038; -0.021]). Comparing baseline with 12 months, "pain" concentrated more among individuals with lower income initially (E=-0.024), intensifying at 12 months (difference with baseline: E=-0.017 [-0.022; -0.012]). Similarly, the "Desire for surgery" concentrated more among individuals with lower income initially (E=-0.016), intensifying at 12 months (difference with baseline: E=-0.012 [-0.022; -0.002]). Conversely, "Self-efficacy" concentrated more among individuals with higher income initially (E=0.059), intensifying at 12 months (difference with baseline: E=0.016 [0.011; 0.021]). The variable 'Use of NSAIDs' was not recorded in the SOAR at 12-month follow-up. CONCLUSION Our results highlight the increase of income-related inequalities in the SOAR over time.
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- Simone Battista
- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Campus of Savona, Italy.
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Centre, Ryhov County Hospital Jönköping, Jönköping, Sweden; Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Campus of Savona, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Battista S, Kiadaliri A, Jönsson T, Gustafsson K, Englund M, Testa M, Dell'Isola A. Factors Associated With Adherence to a Supervised Exercise Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Data From the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2023; 75:2117-2126. [PMID: 37070612 DOI: 10.1002/acr.25135] [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: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore how lifestyle and demographic, socioeconomic, and disease-related factors are associated with supervised exercise adherence in an osteoarthritis (OA) management program and the ability of these factors to explain exercise adherence. METHODS A cohort register-based study on participants from the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry who attended the exercise part of a nationwide Swedish OA management program. We ran a multinomial logistic regression to determine the association of exercise adherence with the abovementioned factors. We calculated their ability to explain exercise adherence with the McFadden R2 . RESULTS Our sample comprises 19,750 participants (73% female, mean ± SD age 67 ± 8.9 years). Among them, 5,862 (30%) reached a low level of adherence, 3,947 (20%) a medium level, and 9,941 (50%) a high level. After a listwise deletion, the analysis was run on 16,685 participants (85%), with low levels of adherence as the reference category. Some factors were positively associated with high levels of adherence, such as older age (relative risk ratio [RRR] 1.01 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.01-1.02] per year), and the arthritis-specific self-efficacy (RRR 1.04 [95% CI 1.02-1.07] per 10-point increase). Others were negatively associated with high levels of adherence, such as female sex (RRR 0.82 [95% CI 0.75-0.89]), having a medium (RRR 0.89 [95% CI 0.81-0.98] or a high level of education (RRR 0.84 [95% CI 0.76-0.94]). Nevertheless, the investigating factors could explain 1% of the variability in exercise adherence (R2 = 0.012). CONCLUSION Despite the associations reported above, the poorly explained variability suggests that strategies based on lifestyle and demographic, socioeconomic, and disease-related factors are unlikely to improve exercise adherence significantly.
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- Simone Battista
- Lund University, Lund, Sweden, and University of Genoa, Campus of Savona, Savona, Italy
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- Ryhov County Hospital Jönköping, Jönköping, and Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- University of Genoa, Campus of Savona, Savona, Italy
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Gustafsson K, Kvist J, Eriksson M, Rolfson O. What Factors Identified in Initial Osteoarthritis Management Are Associated With Poor Patient-reported Outcomes After THA? A Register-based Study. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2023; 481:1732-1742. [PMID: 37159269 PMCID: PMC10427049 DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000002681] [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] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Some patients report long-term pain or no improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) or are dissatisfied after THA. However, factors associated with these poorer patient-reported outcomes after surgery are inconsistent and have typically been studied in the late phase of hip osteoarthritis (OA) among patients already eligible for surgery. Earlier identification of risk factors would provide time to address modifiable factors, helping to improve patients' pain, HRQoL, and satisfaction after surgery and reduce the burden on orthopaedic clinics by referring patients who are better prepared for surgery. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We analyzed data from patients with hip OA referred to a first-line OA intervention program in primary healthcare at a stage when they had not been referred for THA, and asked: (1) What percentage of patients who proceed to THA report lack of improvement in pain, lack of improvement in HRQoL as measured by the EQ-5D, or are not satisfied with surgery 1 year after THA? (2) What associations exist between baseline factors at referral to this first-line OA intervention program and these poorer patient-reported outcomes 1 year after THA? METHODS We included 3411 patients with hip OA (mean age 67 ± 9 years, 63% [2160 of 3411] women) who had been referred for first-line OA interventions between 2008 and 2015 and subsequently underwent THA for OA. All patients were initially identified through the Swedish Osteoarthritis Register, which follows and evaluates patients in a standardized national first-line OA intervention program. Then, we identified those who were also registered in the Swedish Arthroplasty Register with a THA during the study period. We included only those with complete patient-reported outcome measures for pain, HRQoL, and satisfaction preoperatively and 1-year postoperatively, representing 78% (3411 of 4368) of patients, who had the same baseline characteristics as nonrespondents. Multiple logistic regression was used to assess the associations between 14 baseline factors and the aforementioned patient-reported outcomes of pain, HRQoL, and satisfaction 1 year after THA, adjusted for all included factors. RESULTS Five percent (156 of 3411) of the study population lacked improvement in pain, 11% (385 of 3411) reported no improvement in HRQoL, and 10% (339 of 3411) reported they were not satisfied with surgery 1 year after THA. Charnley Class C (multiple-joint OA or another condition that affects the ability to walk) was associated with all outcomes: lack of improvement in pain (OR 1.84 [95% CI 1.24 to 2.71]; p = 0.002), lack of improvement in HRQoL (OR 1.83 [95% CI 1.42 to 2.36]; p < 0.001), and not being satisfied (OR 1.40 [95% CI 1.07 to 1.82]; p = 0.01). Older age was associated with a lack of improvement in pain (OR per year 1.03 [95% CI 1.01 to 1.05]; p = 0.02), lack of improvement in HRQoL (OR per year 1.04 [95% CI 1.03 to 1.06]; p < 0.001), and not being satisfied (OR per year 1.03 [95% CI 1.01 to 1.05]; p < 0.001). Depression was associated with a lack of improvement in pain (OR 1.54 [95% CI 1.00 to 2.35]; p = 0.050) and with not being satisfied (OR 1.50 [95% CI 1.11 to 2.04]; p = 0.01) but not with a lack of improvement in HRQoL (OR 1.04 [95% CI 0.76 to 1.43]; p = 0.79). Having four or more comorbidities was associated with a lack of improvement in HRQoL (OR 2.08 [95% CI 1.39 to 3.10]; p < 0.001) but not with a lack of improvement in pain and not being satisfied. CONCLUSION The results of this study showed that older age, Charley Class C, and depression in patients with first-line OA interventions were risk factors associated with poorer outcomes regarding pain, HRQoL, and satisfaction after THA. Screening patients with hip OA for depression early in the disease course would provide increased time to optimize treatments and may contribute to better patient-reported pain, HRQoL, and satisfaction after future THA. Further research should focus on identifying the optimal time for surgery in patients with depression, as well as what targeted interventions for depression can improve outcome of surgery in these patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, therapeutic study.
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- Kristin Gustafsson
- Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Centre, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Stockholm Sports Trauma Research Center, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Futurum - the Academy for Health and Care, Region Jönköping County, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Gustafsson K, Areskoug Josefsson K, Eriksson M, Rolfson O, Kvist J. Perspectives on health care and self-management of osteoarthritis among patients who desire surgery: A qualitative interview study. Physiother Theory Pract 2023:1-11. [PMID: 37246837 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2215302] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Expressing a desire for surgery before participating in first-line osteoarthritis (OA) interventions (patient education and exercise therapy) has been shown to contribute to poorer outcomes from the interventions, but we lack knowledge on how these patients reflect on health care and self-management of OA. OBJECTIVES To explore and describe patients' perspectives of health care and self-management of OA among those expressing a desire for surgery before participating in first-line OA interventions. METHODS Sixteen patients with hip or knee OA referred to participate in a standardized first-line OA intervention program in primary health care in Sweden were included in the study. We used individual semi-structured interviews to collect data, which were analyzed using inductive qualitative content analysis. RESULTS One theme of meaning "A multifaceted picture of needs, expectations, and individual choices" and five categories were identified as perspectives from the participants regarding health care and self-management of OA: 1) lacking control and needing support; 2) standing alone in an unsupportive environment; 3) going with the flow; 4) having expectations; and 5) taking ownership. CONCLUSION Patients who express a desire for surgery before participating in first-line interventions for OA are not a homogeneous group. They describe a broad range of perspectives on how they reason and reflect on health care and self-management of OA based on their own needs, expectations, and choices. Findings from this study strengthen insights on the importance of exploring the patient's perspectives and individualizing OA interventions to achieve the lifestyle changes that first-line interventions strive to accomplish.
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- Kristin Gustafsson
- Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Physiotherapy, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Health Sciences, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
- Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Futurum - the Academy for Health and Care, Region of Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Stockholm Sports Trauma Research Center, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Gustafsson K, Kvist J, Zhou C, Eriksson M, Rolfson O. Progression to arthroplasty surgery among patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis : a study from the Swedish BOA Register. Bone Joint J 2022; 104-B:792-800. [PMID: 35775173 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.104b7.bjj-2021-1766.r1] [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] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to estimate time to arthroplasty among patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), and to identify factors at enrolment to first-line intervention that are prognostic for progression to surgery. METHODS In this longitudinal register-based observational study, we identified 72,069 patients with hip and knee OA in the Better Management of Patients with Osteoarthritis Register (BOA), who were referred for first-line OA intervention, between May 2008 and December 2016. Patients were followed until the first primary arthroplasty surgery before 31 December 2016, stratified into a hip and a knee OA cohort. Data were analyzed with Kaplan-Meier and multivariable-adjusted Cox regression. RESULTS At five years, Kaplan-Meier estimates showed that 46% (95% confidence interval (CI) 44.6 to 46.9) of those with hip OA, and 20% (95% CI 19.7 to 21.0) of those with knee OA, had progressed to arthroplasty. The strongest prognostic factors were desire for surgery (hazard ratio (HR) hip 3.12 (95% CI 2.95 to 3.31), HR knee 2.72 (95% CI 2.55 to 2.90)), walking difficulties (HR hip 2.20 (95% CI 1.97 to 2.46), HR knee 1.95 (95% CI 1.73 to 2.20)), and frequent pain (HR hip 1.56 (95% CI 1.40 to 1.73), HR knee 1.77 (95% CI 1.58 to 2.00)). In hip OA, the probability of progression to surgery was lower among those with comorbidities (e.g. ≥ four conditions; HR 0.64 (95% CI 0.59 to 0.69)), with no detectable effects in the knee OA cohort. Instead, being overweight or obese increased the probability of OA progress in the knee cohort (HR 1.25 (95% CI 1.15 to 1.37)), but not among those with hip OA. CONCLUSION Patients with hip OA progressed faster and to a greater extent to arthroplasty than patients with knee OA. Progression was strongly influenced by patients' desire for surgery and by factors related to severity of OA symptoms, but factors not directly related to OA symptoms are also of importance. However, a large proportion of patients with OA do not seem to require surgery within five years, especially among those with knee OA. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2022;104-B(7):792-800.
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- Kristin Gustafsson
- Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Centre, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Centre of Registries, Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Futurum - Academy for Health and Care, Jönköping, Sweden.,Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Helgesson M, Rahman S, Björkenstam E, Gustafsson K, Amin R, Taipale H, Tanskanen A, Ekselius L, Mittendorfer-Rutz E. Trajectories of labour market marginalisation among young adults with newly diagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci 2021; 30:e67. [PMID: 35275514 PMCID: PMC8546500 DOI: 10.1017/s2045796021000536] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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AIMS Labour market marginalisation (LMM), i.e. severe problems in finding and keeping a job, is common among young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study aimed to disentangle the extent of LMM as well as the heterogeneity in patterns of LMM among young adults with ADHD and what characterises those belonging to these distinct trajectories of LMM. METHODS This population-based register study investigated all 6287 young adults, aged 22-29 years, who had their first primary or secondary diagnosis of ADHD in Sweden between 2006 and 2011. Group-based trajectory (GBT) models were used to estimate trajectories of LMM, conceptualised as both unemployment and work disability, 3 years before and 5 years after the year of an incident diagnosis of ADHD. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between individual characteristics and the trajectory groups of LMM were estimated by multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS Six distinct trajectories of LMM were found: 'increasing high' (21% belonged to this trajectory group) with high levels of LMM throughout the study period, 'rapidly increasing' (19%), 'moderately increasing' (21%), 'constant low' (12%) with low levels of LMM throughout the study period, 'moderately decreasing' (14%) and finally 'fluctuating' (13%), following a reversed u-shaped curve. Individuals with the following characteristics had an increased probability of belonging to trajectory groups of increasing LMM: low educational level (moderately increasing: OR: 1.4; CI: 1.2-1.8, rapidly increasing: OR: 1.7; CI: 1.3-2.1, increasing high: OR: 2.9; CI: 2.3-3.6), single parents (moderately increasing: OR: 1.6; CI: 1.1-2.4, rapidly increasing: OR: 2.0; CI: 1.3-3.0), those born outside the European Union/the Nordic countries (rapidly increasing: OR: 1.7; CI: 1.1-2.5, increasing high: OR: 2.1; CI: 1.4-3.1), persons living in small cities/villages (moderately increasing: OR: 2.4; CI: 1.9-3.0, rapidly increasing: OR: 2.1; CI: 1.6-2.7, increasing high: OR: 2.6; CI: 2.0-3.3) and those with comorbid mental disorders, most pronounced regarding schizophrenia/psychoses (rapidly increasing: OR: 6.7; CI: 2.9-19.5, increasing high: OR: 12.8; CI: 5.5-37.0), autism spectrum disorders (rapidly increasing: OR: 4.6; CI: 3.1-7.1, increasing high: OR: 9.6; CI: 6.5-14.6), anxiety/stress-related disorders (moderately increasing: OR: 1.3; CI: 1.1-1.7, rapidly increasing: OR: 2.0; CI: 1.6-2.5, increasing high: OR: 1.8; CI: 1.5-2.3) and depression/bipolar disorder (moderately increasing: OR: 1.3; CI: 1.0-1.6, rapidly increasing: OR: 1.7; CI: 1.4-2.2, increasing high: OR: 1.5; CI: 1.2-1.9). CONCLUSIONS About 61% of young adults were characterised by increasing LMM after a diagnosis of ADHD. To avoid marginalisation, attention should especially be given to young adults diagnosed with ADHD with a low educational level, that are single parents and who are living outside big cities. Also, young adults with comorbid mental disorders should be monitored for LMM early in working life.
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- M. Helgesson
- Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Niuvanniemi Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Niuvanniemi Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177Stockholm, Sweden
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Hagberg Thulin M, Gustafsson K, Ohlsson C, Poutanen M. Adrenal glands promote sclerotic progression of castration resistant prostate cancer in vivo. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)01188-5] [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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Gustafsson K, Kvist J, Eriksson M, Dell'Isola A, Zhou C, Dahlberg LE, Rolfson O. Health status of individuals referred to first-line intervention for hip and knee osteoarthritis compared with the general population: an observational register-based study. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e049476. [PMID: 34518262 PMCID: PMC8438840 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To describe the prevalence of comorbidities in a population referred to standardised first-line intervention (patient education and exercise) for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), in comparison with the general population. Furthermore, we aimed to evaluate if eventual differences were associated with socioeconomic inequalities. DESIGN Register-based study. SETTING Primary healthcare, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS Individuals with hip and/or knee OA included in the Better Management for Patients with Osteoarthritis Register between 2008 and 2016 and and an age-matched, sex-matched and residence-matched reference cohort (1:3) from the general Swedish population. OUTCOME MEASURES Comorbidities were identified with the RxRisk Index, the Elixhauser Comorbidity Index and the Charlson Comorbidity Index, and presented with descriptive statistics as (1) individual diseases, (2) disease categories and (3) scores for each index. The prevalence of comorbidities in the two populations was tested using logistic regression, with separate analyses for age groups and the most affected joint. We then adjusted the analyses for socioeconomic status. RESULTS In this OA population, 85% had ≥1 comorbidity compared with 78% of the reference cohort (OR; 1.62 (95% CI 1.59 to 1.66)). Cardiovascular/blood diseases were the most common comorbidities in both populations (OA, 59%; reference, 54%), with OR; 1.22 (95% CI 1.20 to 1.24) for the OA population. Younger individuals with OA were more comorbid than their matched references overall, and population differences decreased with age (eg, ≥3 comorbidities, aged ≤45 years OR; 1.74 (95% CI 1.52 to 1.98), ≥81 years OR; 0.95 (95% CI 0.87 to 1.04)). Individuals with knee OA were more comorbid than those with hip OA overall. Adjustment for socioeconomic status did not change the estimates. CONCLUSION Comorbidities were more common among individuals with hip and knee OA than among matched references from the general population. The differences could not be explained by socioeconomic status. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03438630.
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- Kristin Gustafsson
- Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Centre, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University and Futurum - Academy for Health and Care, Region of Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Centre of Registries, Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopaedicst, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Gustafsson K, Hontoir F, Sutton GA, Kelmer G, Tatz AJ. Surgical repair of congenital lateral luxation of the patella in an Arabian foal using a polypropylene mesh. EQUINE VET EDUC 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/eve.13376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- K. Gustafsson
- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery Koret School of Veterinary Medicine The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rehovot Israel
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- Integrated Veterinary Research Unit Namur Research Institute for Life Science (Narilis) Department of Veterinary Medicine University of Namur Namur Belgium
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery Koret School of Veterinary Medicine The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery Koret School of Veterinary Medicine The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery Koret School of Veterinary Medicine The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rehovot Israel
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Gustafsson K, Kvist J, Eriksson M, Dahlberg LE, Rolfson O. Socioeconomic status of patients in a Swedish national self-management program for osteoarthritis compared with the general population-a descriptive observational study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020; 21:10. [PMID: 31906904 PMCID: PMC6945568 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-019-3016-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND First-line treatment for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) including education and supervised exercises, delivered as a self-management program, is considered one of the mainstays in OA treatment. However, the socioeconomic profile of the population that utilizes first-line treatment for hip and knee OA is unclear. The aim of this study was to describe the socioeconomic status (SES) of a population referred to a self-management program for OA, in comparison with that of the general Swedish population. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study including 72,069 patients with hip or knee OA enrolled in the National Quality Register for Better management of patients with Osteoarthritis (BOA) between 2008 and 2016, and registered before participation in a structured OA self-management program. A reference cohort (n = 216,207) was selected from the general Swedish population by one-to-three matching by year of birth, sex and residence. Residential municipality, country of birth, marital status, family type, educational level, employment, occupation, disposable income and sick leave were analyzed. RESULTS The BOA population had higher educational level than the reference group, both regarding patients with hip OA (77.5% vs 70% with ≥10 years of education), and with knee OA (77% vs 72% with ≥10 years of education). Their average disposable income was higher (median [IQR] in Euro (€), for hip €17,442 [10,478] vs €15,998 [10,659], for knee €17,794 [10,574] vs €16,578 [11,221]). Of those who worked, 46% of patients with hip OA and 45% of the reference group had a blue-collar occupation. The corresponding numbers for knee OA were 51 and 44% respectively. Sick leave was higher among those with hip and knee OA (26%) than those in the reference groups (13% vs 12%). CONCLUSIONS The consistently higher SES in the BOA population compared with the general population indicates that this self-management program for OA may not reach the more socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, who are often those with a higher disease burden.
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- Kristin Gustafsson
- Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. .,Department of Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Centre, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden.
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- Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University and Futurum - Academy for Health and Care, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Gustafsson K, Tatz AJ, Dahan R, Kelmer G. Use of rotational periosteal flaps in primary repair of sinofacial fractures in seven horses. N Z Vet J 2019; 68:119-125. [PMID: 31587623 DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2019.1675555] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Case history: Medical records were reviewed of horses (n = 7) undergoing surgery for fracture of one or more facial bones extending into the paranasal sinuses that was repaired primarily within 24 hours of the time of injury using a rotational periosteal flap, between April 2009 and May 2017. A kick from another horse was the cause of the injury of three horses, and one horse was injured when it collided with a tree. The cause of the injury of three horses was unknown.Clinical findings and treatment: Fractures were of the right maxillary bone in two horses, the left maxillary bone in two horses, the left frontal and left nasal bones in two horses, and the right frontal bones in one horse. The fracture of all but one horse was accompanied by an open wound. The fracture of all seven horses was reduced, stabilised, and covered with a rotational, periosteal flap. Surgery was carried out while standing in six horses, and while anesthetised in one horse. All horses had a deficit in the fractured facial bones after the fracture was reduced. Four horses had complications following surgery, but all horses were reported to have excellent cosmetic outcomes and had retuned to their previous level of activity, as reported by their owners.Clinical relevance: Covering a primarily repaired sinofacial fracture of a horse with a rotational periosteal flap resulted in good cosmetic outcomes, and may be especially beneficial if the fracture is accompanied by loss of bone.
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- K Gustafsson
- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Torisho C, Mohaddes M, Gustafsson K, Rolfson O. Minor influence of patient education and physiotherapy interventions before total hip replacement on patient-reported outcomes: an observational study of 30,756 patients in the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register. Acta Orthop 2019; 90:306-311. [PMID: 30994040 PMCID: PMC6718188 DOI: 10.1080/17453674.2019.1605669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background and purpose - It is unclear whether physiotherapy interventions or patient education before total hip replacement (THR) is beneficial for patients postoperatively. Utilizing the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register (SHAR), we retrospectively studied the influence of preoperative self-reported exposure to physiotherapy and/or patient education on patient-reported outcomes 1 year after THR. Patients and methods - Data covering all THRs performed in Sweden for osteoarthritis, between the years 2012 and 2015, was obtained from SHAR. There were 30,756 patients with complete data. Multiple linear regression modelling was performed with 1-year postoperative PROMs (hip pain on a visual analogue scale [VAS], with the quality of life measures EQ-5D index and EQ VAS, and surgery satisfaction VAS) as dependent variables. Self-reported physiotherapy and patient education (yes or no) were used as independent variables. Results - Physiotherapy was associated with slightly less pain VAS (-0.7, 95% CI -1.1 to -0.3), better EQ-5D index (0.01, CI 0.00-0.01), EQ VAS (0.8, CI 0.4-1.2), and better satisfaction VAS (-0.7, CI -1.2 to -0.2). Patient education was associated with slightly better EQ-5D index (0.01, CI 0.00-0.01) and EQ VAS (0.7, CI 0.2-1.1). Interpretation - Even though we found statistically significant differences in favor of physiotherapy and patient education, the magnitude of those were too small and inconsistent to conclude a truly positive influence. Further research is needed with more specific and demarcated physiotherapy interventions.
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- Christopher Torisho
- Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg;; ,Correspondence:
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg;; ,Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, Gothenburg;;
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- Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg;; ,Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, Gothenburg;;
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INTRODUCTION Hip and knee osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Currently, the course of deterioration in pain and physical functioning in individuals with osteoarthritis is difficult to predict. Factors such as socioeconomic status and comorbidity contribute to progression of osteoarthritis, but clear associations have not been established. There is a need for early identification of individuals with slow disease development and a good prognosis, and those that should be recommended for future joint replacement surgery. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This nationwide register-based study will use data for approximately 75 000 patients who sought and received core treatment for osteoarthritis in primary healthcare, and were registered in the Swedish population-based National Quality Register for Better Management of Patients with Osteoarthritis. These data will be merged with data for replacement surgery, socioeconomic factors, healthcare consumption and comorbidity from the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, the Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register, Statistics Sweden and the National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden. The linkage will be performed using personal identity numbers that are unique to all citizens in Sweden. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study was approved by the Regional Ethical Review Board in Gothenburg, Sweden (dnr 1059-16). The results from this study will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals and reported at suitable national and international meetings. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03438630.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Databases, Factual
- Female
- Health Surveys
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Observational Studies as Topic
- Osteoarthritis, Hip/epidemiology
- Osteoarthritis, Hip/physiopathology
- Osteoarthritis, Hip/surgery
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/epidemiology
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/physiopathology
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/surgery
- Pain Measurement
- Patient Reported Outcome Measures
- Quality of Life
- Registries/statistics & numerical data
- Reoperation/statistics & numerical data
- Risk Factors
- Sweden/epidemiology
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- Kristin Gustafsson
- Department of Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Centre, Ryhov County Hospital Jönköping, Jönköping, Sweden
- Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, and Futurum, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University and Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Gustafsson K, Fältström A, Öberg U, Kammerlind AS. Written instructions versus physiotherapist-supervised rehabilitation after acute ankle sprain. European Journal of Physiotherapy 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/21679169.2016.1251966] [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: 10/20/2022]
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- Kristin Gustafsson
- Department of Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Centre, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Centre, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden
- Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Futurum – Academy for Health and Care, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Futurum – Academy for Health and Care, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden
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Nikpour M, Gustafsson K, Vågesjö E, Seignez C, Giraud A, Phillipson M, Welsh M. Shb deficiency in endothelium but not in leucocytes is responsible for impaired vascular performance during hindlimb ischaemia. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2015; 214:200-9. [PMID: 25561022 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 12/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AIM Myeloid cells have been suggested to participate in angiogenesis and regulation of vascular function. Shb-deficient mice display both vascular and myeloid cell abnormalities with possible consequences for recovery after hindlimb ischaemia. This study was conducted in order to assess the contribution of Shb deficiency in myeloid cells to impaired vascular function in ischaemia. METHODS Wild type and Shb-deficient mice were subjected to peritoneal vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) followed by intraperitoneal lavage, after which blood and peritoneal cells were stained for myeloid markers. VEGFA-induced leucocyte recruitment to cremaster muscle was investigated using intravital microscopy of both mouse strains. Blood flow after femoral artery ligation was determined on chimeric mice after bone marrow transplantation. RESULTS No differences in neutrophil numbers or cell surface phenotypes were detected. Moreover, neutrophil extravasation in VEGFA-activated cremaster muscle was unaffected by Shb deficiency. However, blood and peritoneal CXCR4+ monocytes/macrophages were reduced in response to intraperitoneal VEGFA but not lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the absence of Shb. Furthermore, the macrophage population in ischaemic muscle was unaffected by Shb deficiency after 2 days but reduced 7 days after injury. The bone marrow transplantation experiments revealed that mice with wild type vasculature showed better blood flow than those with Shb-deficient vasculature irrespective of leucocyte genotype. CONCLUSION The observed aberrations in myeloid cell properties in Shb-deficient mice are likely consequences of an abnormal vascular compartment and are not responsible for reduced muscle blood flow. Structural vascular abnormalities seem to be the primary cause of poor vascular performance under provoked vascular stress in this genetic model.
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- M. Nikpour
- Department of Medical Cell Biology; Uppsala University; Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology; Uppsala University; Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology; Uppsala University; Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology; Uppsala University; Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology; Uppsala University; Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology; Uppsala University; Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology; Uppsala University; Uppsala Sweden
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Huber GM, Blok HP, Butuceanu C, Gaskell D, Horn T, Mack DJ, Abbott D, Aniol K, Anklin H, Armstrong C, Arrington J, Assamagan K, Avery S, Baker OK, Barrett B, Beise EJ, Bochna C, Boeglin W, Brash EJ, Breuer H, Chang CC, Chant N, Christy ME, Dunne J, Eden T, Ent R, Fenker H, Gibson EF, Gilman R, Gustafsson K, Hinton W, Holt RJ, Jackson H, Jin S, Jones MK, Keppel CE, Kim PH, Kim W, King PM, Klein A, Koltenuk D, Kovaltchouk V, Liang M, Liu J, Lolos GJ, Lung A, Margaziotis DJ, Markowitz P, Matsumura A, McKee D, Meekins D, Mitchell J, Miyoshi T, Mkrtchyan H, Mueller B, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Okayasu Y, Pentchev L, Perdrisat C, Pitz D, Potterveld D, Punjabi V, Qin LM, Reimer PE, Reinhold J, Roche J, Roos PG, Sarty A, Shin IK, Smith GR, Stepanyan S, Tang LG, Tadevosyan V, Tvaskis V, van der Meer RLJ, Vansyoc K, Van Westrum D, Vidakovic S, Volmer J, Vulcan W, Warren G, Wood SA, Xu C, Yan C, Zhao WX, Zheng X, Zihlmann B. Separated response function ratios in exclusive, forward π(±) electroproduction. Phys Rev Lett 2014; 112:182501. [PMID: 24856691 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.182501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The study of exclusive π(±) electroproduction on the nucleon, including separation of the various structure functions, is of interest for a number of reasons. The ratio RL=σL(π-)/σL(π+) is sensitive to isoscalar contamination to the dominant isovector pion exchange amplitude, which is the basis for the determination of the charged pion form factor from electroproduction data. A change in the value of RT=σT(π-)/σT(π+) from unity at small -t, to 1/4 at large -t, would suggest a transition from coupling to a (virtual) pion to coupling to individual quarks. Furthermore, the mentioned ratios may show an earlier approach to perturbative QCD than the individual cross sections. We have performed the first complete separation of the four unpolarized electromagnetic structure functions above the dominant resonances in forward, exclusive π(±) electroproduction on the deuteron at central Q(2) values of 0.6, 1.0, 1.6 GeV(2) at W=1.95 GeV, and Q(2)=2.45 GeV(2) at W=2.22 GeV. Here, we present the L and T cross sections, with emphasis on RL and RT, and compare them with theoretical calculations. Results for the separated ratio RL indicate dominance of the pion-pole diagram at low -t, while results for RT are consistent with a transition between pion knockout and quark knockout mechanisms.
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- G M Huber
- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- VU university, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands and NIKHEF, Postbus 41882, NL-1009 DB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA and Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33119, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia 23668, USA
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- Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia 23668, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA and Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia 23668, USA
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- Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3 Canada
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33119, USA
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia 23668, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA and Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia 23504, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- California State University, Sacramento, California 95819, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia 23668, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA and Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia 23668, USA
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33119, USA
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- New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8001, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- A.I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory, Yerevan 0036, Armenia
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, USA
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- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- DAPNIA/SPhN, CEA/Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia 23504, USA
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33119, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3 Canada
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- Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- A.I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory, Yerevan 0036, Armenia
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA and Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia 23668, USA
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- A.I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory, Yerevan 0036, Armenia
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- VU university, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands and NIKHEF, Postbus 41882, NL-1009 DB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- VU university, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands and DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA
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BACKGROUND The association between sickness presence (SP), sickness absence (SA) and health is not well known although research on these phenomena has grown in recent years. AIMS To identify the health outcomes of different combinations of self-reported SP and SA while controlling for background and work-related factors. METHODS The study group was a representative three-wave sample of 1886 employed individuals from the Swedish Working Life Cohort, gathered in 2004-2006. Block-wise multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted for combinations of self-reported SP and SA, using controls for background, work-related and previous health factors. RESULTS The crude odds ratios showed that health and mental well-being were most negatively affected in the group with high SP and SA in the preceding year. When differences in individual background, health and work-related factors were controlled for, distinct significant odds ratios remained. The odds ratios for negative health outcomes were between 1.49 (95% CI: 1.02-2.18) and 2.64 (95% CI: 1.81-3.85) higher among those with both high SP and high SA than those with both low SP and low SA. However, the study also indicated that individuals with high SP and low SA showed the highest odds ratios for poor mental well-being. CONCLUSIONS The results showed that combinations of frequent self-rated SP and SA are related to negative values in the four measured aspects of self-reported health 1 year later. Occupational medicine practitioners should therefore be concerned particularly with employees who report frequently occurring SP and SA.
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- K Gustafsson
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Insurance Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Tengvall S, Eneljung T, Martensson IL, Gustafsson K, Stern A, Jirholt P, Gjertsson I. OP0185 Endogenous B Cell-Targeted Antigen Expression Induces Tolerance to Collagen Type II Arthritis in Mice. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.390] [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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Gustafsson K, Lundh G, Svedberg P, Linder J, Alexanderson K, Marklund S. Psychological factors are related to return to work among long-term sickness absentees who have undergone a multidisciplinary medical assessment. J Rehabil Med 2013; 45:186-91. [DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1077] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Levin MC, Lidberg U, Jirholt P, Adiels M, Wramstedt A, Gustafsson K, Greaves DR, Li S, Fazio S, Linton MF, Olofsson SO, Borén J, Gjertsson I. Evaluation of macrophage-specific promoters using lentiviral delivery in mice. Gene Ther 2012; 19:1041-7. [PMID: 22130447 PMCID: PMC3697098 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2011.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Revised: 10/07/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In gene therapy, tissue-specific promoters are useful tools to direct transgene expression and improve efficiency and safety. Macrophage-specific promoters (MSPs) have previously been published using different delivery systems. In this study, we evaluated five different MSPs fused with green fluorescent protein (GFP) to delineate the one with highest specificity using lentiviral delivery. We compared three variants of the CD68 promoter (full length, the 343-bp proximal part and the 150-bp proximal part) and two variants (in forward and reverse orientation) of a previously characterized synthetic promoter derived from elements of transcription factor genes. We transduced a number of cell lines and primary cells in vitro. In addition, hematopoietic stem cells were transduced with MSPs and transferred into lethally irradiated recipient mice. Fluorescence activated cell sorting analysis was performed to determine the GFP expression in different cell populations both in vitro and in vivo. We showed that MSPs can efficiently be used for lentiviral gene delivery and that the 150-bp proximal part of the CD68 promoter provides primarily macrophage-specific expression of GFP. We propose that this is the best currently available MSP to use for directing transgene expression to macrophage populations in vivo using lentiviral vectors.
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- M C Levin
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine/Wallenberg Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Gustafsson K, Sander B, Bielawski J, Hannun YA, Flygare J. Potentiation of cannabinoid-induced cytotoxicity in mantle cell lymphoma through modulation of ceramide metabolism. Mol Cancer Res 2009; 7:1086-98. [PMID: 19609004 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-08-0361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Ceramide levels are elevated in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) cells following treatment with cannabinoids. Here, we investigated the pathways of ceramide accumulation in the MCL cell line Rec-1 using the stable endocannabinoid analogue R(+)-methanandamide (R-MA). We further interfered with the conversion of ceramide into sphingolipids that promote cell growth. Treatment with R-MA led to increased levels of ceramide species C16, C18, C24, and C(24:1) and transcriptional induction of ceramide synthases (CerS) 3 and 6. The effects were attenuated using SR141716A, which has high affinity to cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1). The CB1-mediated induction of CerS3 and CerS6 mRNA was confirmed using Win-55,212-2. Simultaneous silencing of CerS3 and CerS6 using small interfering RNA abrogated the R-MA-induced accumulation of C16 and C24. Inhibition of either of the enzymes serine palmitoyl transferase, CerS, and dihydroceramide desaturase within the de novo ceramide pathway reversed ceramide accumulation and cell death induced by R-MA treatment. To enhance the cytotoxic effect R-MA, sphingosine kinase-1 and glucosylceramide synthase, enzymes that convert ceramide to the pro-proliferative sphingolipids sphingosine-1-phospate and glucosylceramide, respectively, were inhibited. Suppression of either enzyme using inhibitors or small interfering RNA potentiated the decreased viability, induction of cell death, and ceramide accumulation induced by R-MA treatment. Our findings suggest that R-MA induces cell death in MCL via CB1-mediated up-regulation of the de novo ceramide synthesis pathway. Furthermore, this is the first study were the cytotoxic effect of a cannabinoid is enhanced by modulation of ceramide metabolism.
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- Kristin Gustafsson
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sigurdardóttir S, Borsch C, Gustafsson K, Andersson L. Cloning and sequence analysis of 14 DRB alleles of the bovine major histocompatibility complex by using the polymerase chain reaction. Anim Genet 2009; 22:199-209. [PMID: 1928826 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1991.tb00670.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [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: 12/29/2022]
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The genetic diversity in the first domain exon of a bovine class II DRB gene was investigated by PCR amplification and DNA sequencing. Genomic DNA samples representing 14 different class II haplotypes, defined by RFLP analysis, were used. The analysis revealed an extensive polymorphism and 14 alleles at a single locus, designated DRB3, were identified. Multiple amino acid substitutions were found in all pairwise comparisons of alleles; 5 to 21 substitutions in the 83 positions compared. The genetic diversity at the amino acid level found in cattle matches the one previously found in the DRB1 locus in man. The significantly higher frequency of replacement substitutions compared with the frequency of silent substitutions provides strong evidence that there is selection for genetic diversity in the bovine DRB3 first domain exon. A comparison of the DRB polymorphism in man and cattle reveals a striking similarity as regards the location of polymorphic positions in the DRB molecule and the degree of polymorphism at polymorphic positions. The majority of polymorphic positions in both species are found in the proposed antigen recognition site of the class II molecule. In addition, there are eight positions which are polymorphic in both species but have not been assigned to the antigen recognition site. The possible functional significance of the polymorphism of these latter positions is discussed.
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- S Sigurdardóttir
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomedical Center, Uppsala
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Gustafsson K, Karlberg GS, Andersson S. Infrared spectroscopy of physisorbed and chemisorbed N2 in the Pt(111)(3×3)N2 structure. J Chem Phys 2007; 127:194708. [DOI: 10.1063/1.2804869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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: 12/18/2022] Open
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Laurie KL, Blundell MP, Baxendale HE, Howe SJ, Sinclair J, Qasim W, Brunsberg U, Thrasher AJ, Holmdahl R, Gustafsson K. Cell-specific and efficient expression in mouse and human B cells by a novel hybrid immunoglobulin promoter in a lentiviral vector. Gene Ther 2007; 14:1623-31. [PMID: 17851547 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3303021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The expression of genes specifically in B cells is of great interest in both experimental immunology as well as in future clinical gene therapy. We have constructed a novel enhanced B cell-specific promoter (Igk-E) consisting of an immunoglobulin kappa (Igk) minimal promoter combined with an intronic enhancer sequence and a 3' enhancer sequence from Ig genes. The Igk-E promoter was cloned into a lentiviral vector and used to control expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP). Transduction of murine B-cell lymphoma cell lines and activated primary splenic B cells, with IgK-E-eGFP lentivirus, resulted in expression of eGFP, as analysed by flow cytometry, whereas expression in non-B cells was absent. The specificity of the promoter was further examined by transducing Lin(-) bone marrow with Igk-E-eGFP lentivirus and reconstituting lethally irradiated mice. After 16 weeks flow cytometry of lymphoid tissues revealed eGFP expression by CD19+ cells, but not by CD3+, CD11b+, CD11c+ or Gr-1+ cells. CD19+ cells were comprised of both marginal zone B cells and recirculating follicular B cells. Activated human peripheral mononuclear cells were also transduced with Igk-E-eGFP lentivirus under conditions of selective B-cell activation. The Igk-E promoter was able to drive expression of eGFP only in CD19+ cells, while eGFP was expressed by both spleen focus-forming virus and cytomegalovirus constitutive promoters in CD19+ and CD3+ lymphocytes. These data demonstrate that in these conditions the Igk-E promoter is cell specific and controls efficient expression of a reporter protein in mouse and human B cells in the context of a lentiviral vector.
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- K L Laurie
- Molecular Immunology Unit, Wolfson Centre for Gene Therapy of Childhood Disease, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Karen P, Gustafsson K, Lindén J. Corrigendum to “EuBaFe2O5+: Valence mixing and charge ordering are two separate cooperative phenomena” [J. Solid State Chem. 180 (2007) 148–157]. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2007.07.014] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Sjöholm E, Gustafsson K, Colmsjö A. SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY OF LIGNINS USING LITHIUM CHLORIDE/N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE AS MOBILE PHASE. I. DISSOLVED AND RESIDUAL BIRCH KRAFT LIGNINS. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2007. [DOI: 10.1081/jlc-100101759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- E. Sjöholm
- a Swedish Pulp and Paper Research Institute , Box 5604, Stockholm , SE-114 86 , Sweden
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- a Swedish Pulp and Paper Research Institute , Box 5604, Stockholm , SE-114 86 , Sweden
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- b Arrhenius Laboratory, Department of Analytical Chemistry , University of Stockholm , Stockholm , SE-106 91 , Sweden
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Karen P, Gustafsson K, Lindén J. : Extent of charge ordering by Mössbauer spectroscopy and high-intensity high-resolution powder diffraction. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gustafsson K, Christensson B, Sander B, Flygare J. Cannabinoid receptor-mediated apoptosis induced by R(+)-methanandamide and Win55,212-2 is associated with ceramide accumulation and p38 activation in mantle cell lymphoma. Mol Pharmacol 2006; 70:1612-20. [PMID: 16936228 DOI: 10.1124/mol.106.025981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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] Open
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We have recently shown that cannabinoids induce growth inhibition and apoptosis in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), a malignant B-cell lymphoma that expresses high levels of cannabinoid receptor types 1 and 2 (CB(1) and CB(2)). In the current study, the role of each receptor and the signal transduction triggered by receptor ligation were investigated. Induction of apoptosis after treatment with the synthetic agonists R(+)-methanandamide [R(+)-MA] and Win55,212-2 (Win55; (R)-(+)-[2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-(4-morpholinylmethyl) pyrrolo-[1,2,3-d,e]-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-1-naphthalenyl-methanone) was dependent on both cannabinoid receptors, because pretreatment with N-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboximide hydrochloride (SR141716A) and N-((1S)-endo-1,3,3-trimethyl bicyclo heptan-2-yl]-5-(4-chloro-3-methylphenyl)-1-(4-methylbenzyl)-pyrazole-3-carboxamide) (SR144528), specific antagonists to CB(1) and CB(2), respectively, abrogated caspase-3 activity. Preincubation with the inhibitors 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(4-methylsulfinylphenyl)-5-(4-pyridyl)1H-imidazole (SB203580) and 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-(4-pyridyl)-1H-imidazole (SB202190) showed that phosphorylation of MAPK p38 was implicated in the signal transduction leading to apoptosis. Treatment with R(+)-MA and Win55 was associated with accumulation of ceramide, and pharmacological inhibition of ceramide synthesis de novo prevented both p38 activation and mitochondria depolarization assessed by binding of 3,3'-dihexyloxacarbocyanine iodide (DiOC(6)). In contrast, the pancaspase inhibitor z-Val-Ala-Asp(Ome)-CH(2)F (z-VAD-FMK) did not protect the mitochondrial integrity. Taken together, these results suggest that concurrent ligation of CB(1) and CB(2) with either R(+)-MA or Win55 induces apoptosis via a sequence of events in MCL cells: accumulation of ceramide, phosphorylation of p38, depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane, and caspase activation. Although induction of apoptosis was observed in both MCL cell lines and primary MCL, normal B cells remained unaffected. The present data suggest that targeting CB(1)/CB(2) may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma.
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- Kristin Gustafsson
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, F-46, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden
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Gustafsson K, Andersson S. Leakage of O2 precursor molecules from inert hydrogen islands on a Pt(111) surface. Phys Rev Lett 2006; 97:076101. [PMID: 17026249 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.076101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We have observed, using infrared spectroscopy, that the precursor-mediated O2 chemisorption on the clean and the partially hydrogen-covered Pt(111) surfaces exhibits opposite temperature dependencies above the temperature for stable O2 physisorption. While the chemisorption probability on the clean surface increases with increasing temperature due to thermal activation of the precursor, it decreases on the partially hydrogen-covered surface which we suggest is due to a general loss of the mobile precursor molecules by thermal desorption from chemically inert hydrogen islands.
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- K Gustafsson
- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, SE-412 96 Sweden
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Sjöholm E, Gustafsson K, Colmsjö A. SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY OF LIGNINS USING LITHIUM CHLORIDE/N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE AS MOBILE PHASE. II. DISSOLVED AND RESIDUAL PINE KRAFT LIGNINS. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2006. [DOI: 10.1081/jlc-100102063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- E. Sjöholm
- a Swedish Pulp and Paper Research Institute , Box 5604, Stockholm , S-114 86 , Sweden
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- a Swedish Pulp and Paper Research Institute , Box 5604, Stockholm , S-114 86 , Sweden
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- b Arrhenius Laboratory, Department of Analytical Chemistry , University of Stockholm , Stockholm , S-106 91 , Sweden
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We have, in infrared reflection absorption measurements, observed narrow dipole active absorption lines associated with the fundamental internal vibrational transitions of N(2) and O(2) physisorbed at 30 K on the chemically inert Pt(111)(1 x 1)H surface. Such transitions are forbidden for free homonuclear molecules and become dipole active at a metal surface due to polarization induced surface dipole moments. The measurements show that the internal stretch vibration frequencies are lowered by 7-8 cm(-1) relative to the gas phase values. The measured static and dynamic dipole moments are in the ranges of 0.06-0.07 and 0.001-0.002 D, respectively. We find that good estimates of the induced dynamic as well as the static dipole moments can in general be obtained from a van der Waals model but that the ratios of the measured static and dynamic moments indicates a need for a refinement of the dipole moment function.
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- K Gustafsson
- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg SE-412 96, Sweden.
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The adsorption of O2 on the Pt(111) surface, with particular emphasis on the influence of substrate temperature, has been studied by infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS). In the temperature range 30-90 K the IRAS spectra reveal three different molecular adsorption states. A physisorbed state appears below 40 K while chemisorbed peroxo- and superoxo-like states are observed in the whole temperature range, the characteristic vibrational frequencies are at full coverages of 16O2, 1543 cm(-1) and around 700 cm(-1) and 870 cm(-1), respectively. Flash heating from 30 K to 45 K reveal that the physisorbed state acts as a precursor to the superoxo chemisorption. Theoretical calculations suggest that peroxo molecules may occupy both fcc and hcp threefold sites on the Pt(111) surface. However, within the high resolution of the IRAS measurements we only observe one peroxo state in the temperature range 45-90 K, assigned to occupy the fcc site. The peroxo adsorption probability is significantly lower at 45 K than at 90 K, presumably due to reduced thermal activation from the physisorbed precursor state. A longer lifetime in this precursor state at the low temperature results in formation of larger superoxo islands already at low oxygen coverage.
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- K Gustafsson
- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology and Göteborg University, Göteborg, SE-412 96 Sweden
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Flygare J, Gustafsson K, Kimby E, Christensson B, Sander B. Cannabinoid receptor ligands mediate growth inhibition and cell death in mantle cell lymphoma. FEBS Lett 2006; 579:6885-9. [PMID: 16337199 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2005] [Revised: 10/04/2005] [Accepted: 11/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We have earlier reported overexpression of the central and peripheral cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), a B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In this study, treatment with cannabinoid receptor ligands caused a decrease in viability of MCL cells, while control cells lacking CB1 were not affected. Interestingly, equipotent doses of the CB1 antagonist SR141716A and the CB1/CB2 agonist anandamide inflicted additive negative effects on viability. Moreover, treatment with the CB1/CB2 agonist Win-55,212-2 caused a decrease in long-term growth of MCL cells in culture. Induction of apoptosis, as measured by FACS/Annexin V-FITC, contributed to the growth suppressive effect of Win-55,212-2. Our data suggest that cannabinoid receptors may be considered as potential therapeutic targets in MCL.
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- Jenny Flygare
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, F-46, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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BACKGROUND When a person becomes ill, traditional food habits may come into conflict with the disease-related recommended diet. AIM The aim was to study perceptions of receiving dietary advice, the occurrence and comprehension of such advice and compliance among older women diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, stroke or rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS The study took an ethnographic approach. Fifty-four community-dwelling women, 64-88 years of age, were interviewed using an open-ended interview technique during visits to their homes. FINDINGS Two themes were found: 'dietary advice - occurrence and comprehension' describes whether the women had received dietary advice and, if so, how they understood the information. In the theme 'compliance with dietary advice', two principal reasons for complying or not complying with advice were found: First, women expressed a 'food interest', such that they were either 'interested in disease-related diet' or held a general view of the significance of foods and complied with the advice for their own 'health interest'. Secondly, the women were 'uninterested in food changes'. This could be because of 'poor appetite', 'food and disease ambivalence', 'habitual and preferred foods'. CONCLUSION Dietary advice should be based on women's food preferences and habitual foods. It is important to inform about known relations between food and disease, but also to support eating favourite foods, thereby facilitating women's well-being.
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- K Gustafsson
- Department of Public Health Care and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Anthony PL, Arnold RG, Arroyo C, Bega K, Biesiada J, Bosted PE, Bower G, Cahoon J, Carr R, Cates GD, Chen JP, Chudakov E, Cooke M, Decowski P, Deur A, Emam W, Erickson R, Fieguth T, Field C, Gao J, Gary M, Gustafsson K, Hicks RS, Holmes R, Hughes EW, Humensky TB, Jones GM, Kaufman LJ, Keller L, Kolomensky YG, Kumar KS, LaViolette P, Lhuillier D, Lombard-Nelsen RM, Marshall Z, Mastromarino P, McKeown RD, Michaels R, Niedziela J, Olson M, Paschke KD, Peterson GA, Pitthan R, Relyea D, Rock SE, Saxton O, Singh J, Souder PA, Szalata ZM, Turner J, Tweedie B, Vacheret A, Walz D, Weber T, Weisend J, Woods M, Younus I. Precision measurement of the weak mixing angle in Møller scattering. Phys Rev Lett 2005; 95:081601. [PMID: 16196849 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.95.081601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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We report on a precision measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry in fixed target electron-electron (Møller) scattering: A(PV) = [-131 +/- 14(stat) +/- 10(syst)] x 10(-9), leading to the determination of the weak mixing angle sin2(thetaW(eff) = 0.2397 +/- 0.0010(stat) +/- 0.0008(syst), evaluated at Q2 = 0.026 GeV2. Combining this result with the measurements of sin2(thetaW(eff) at the Z0 pole, the running of the weak mixing angle is observed with over 6sigma significance. The measurement sets constraints on new physics effects at the TeV scale.
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- P L Anthony
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Alexakhin VY, Alexandrov Y, Alexeev GD, Amoroso A, Badełek B, Balestra F, Ball J, Baum G, Bedfer Y, Berglund P, Bernet C, Bertini R, Birsa R, Bisplinghoff J, Bradamante F, Bravar A, Bressan A, Burtin E, Bussa MP, Cerini L, Chapiro A, Cicuttin A, Colantoni M, Colavita AA, Costa S, Crespo ML, d'Hose N, Dalla Torre S, Dasgupta SS, De Masi R, Dedek N, Denisov OY, Dhara L, Diaz Kavka V, Dolgopolov AV, Donskov SV, Dorofeev VA, Doshita N, Duic V, Dünnweber W, Efremov A, Ehlers J, Eversheim PD, Eyrich W, Fabro M, Faessler M, Fauland P, Ferrero A, Ferrero L, Finger M, Finger M, Fischer H, Franz J, Friedrich JM, Frolov V, Fuchs U, Garfagnini R, Gautheron F, Gavrichtchouk OP, Gerassimov S, Geyer R, Giorgi M, Gobbo B, Goertz S, Grajek OA, Grasso A, Grube B, Grünemaier A, Gustafsson K, Hannappel J, von Harrach D, Hasegawa T, Hedicke S, Heinsius FH, Hinterberger F, von Hodenberg M, Horikawa N, Horikawa S, Ijaduola RB, Ilgner C, Ishimoto S, Iwata T, Jahn R, Janata A, Joosten R, Jouravlev NI, Kabuss E, Kalinnikov V, Kang D, Karstens F, Kastaun W, Ketzer B, Khaustov GV, Khokhlov YA, Kisselev Y, Klein F, Koivuniemi JH, Kolosov VN, Komissarov EV, Kondo K, Königsmann K, Konoplyannikov AK, Konorov I, Konstantinov VF, Korentchenko AS, Korzenev A, Kotzinian AM, Koutchinski NA, Kowalik K, Kravchuk NP, Krivokhizhin GV, Kroumchtein ZV, Kuhn R, Kunne F, Kurek K, Lamanna M, Le Goff JM, Leberig M, Lichtenstadt J, Maggiora A, Maggiora M, Magnon A, Mallot GK, Manuilov IV, Marchand C, Marroncle J, Martin A, Marzec J, Matsuda T, Maximov AN, Medved KS, Meyer W, Mielech A, Mikhailov YV, Moinester MA, Nähle O, Nassalski J, Neyret DP, Nikolaenko VI, Nozdrin AA, Obraztsov VF, Olshevsky AG, Ostrick M, Padee A, Pagano P, Panebianco S, Panzieri D, Paul S, Pereira HD, Peshekhonov DV, Peshekhonov VD, Piragino G, Platchkov S, Platzer K, Pochodzalla J, Polyakov VA, Popov AA, Pretz J, Rebourgeard PC, Reicherz G, Reymann J, Rozhdestvensky AM, Rondio E, Sadovski AB, Saller E, Samoylenko VD, Sandacz A, Sans M, Sapozhnikov MG, Savin IA, Schiavon P, Schmidt T, Schmitt H, Schmitt L, Shishkin AA, Siebert H, Sinha L, Sissakian AN, Skachkova A, Slunecka M, Smirnov GI, Sugonyaev VP, Stinzing F, Sulej R, Takabayashi N, Tchalishev VV, Tessarotto F, Teufel A, Thers D, Tkatchev LG, Toeda T, Tretyak VI, Trousov S, Vlassov NV, Webb R, Weise E, Wiesmann M, Windmolders R, Wirth S, Wiślicki W, Zanetti AM, Zaremba K, Zhao J, Ziegler R, Zvyagin A. First measurement of the transverse spin asymmetries of the deuteron in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering. Phys Rev Lett 2005; 94:202002. [PMID: 16090237 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.202002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2005] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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First measurements of the Collins and Sivers asymmetries of charged hadrons produced in deep-inelastic scattering of muons on a transversely polarized 6LiD target are presented. The data were taken in 2002 with the COMPASS spectrometer using the muon beam of the CERN SPS at 160 GeV/c. The Collins asymmetry turns out to be compatible with zero, as does the measured Sivers asymmetry within the present statistical errors.
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- V Yu Alexakhin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
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Sultana T, Svechnikov KV, Gustafsson K, Wahlgren A, Tham E, Weber G, Soder O. Molecular identity, expression and functional analysis of interleukin-1alpha and its isoforms in rat testis. Asian J Androl 2004; 6:149-53. [PMID: 15154090] [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: 04/29/2023] Open
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Interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) is a proinflammatory cytokine that has also been found to act as a paracrine mediator involved in the regulation of testicular functions. The present review provides an overview of the role of IL-1alpha in testicular physiology. Bioactive IL-1alpha isolated from adult rat testis was found to consist of three distinct immunoreactive protein species with apparent sizes of 45, 24 and 19 kDa. These isoforms showed bioactivity in a thymocyte proliferation and steroidogenesis assays with different biopotencies. The background of the molecular heterogeneity and processing, secretion and regulation of the isoforms of testicular IL-1alpha are discussed. All three isoforms have been found to be secreted into the testis tubular lumen and interstitial space. We have provided evidence that IL-1alpha is a paracrine factor that may be of importance in, e.g., the regulation of Leydig cell steroidogenesis. Pathophysiologically, testicular IL-1alpha may contribute to testicular relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia in boys.
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- T Sultana
- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi- 74800, Pakistan.
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Anthony PL, Arnold RG, Arroyo C, Baird K, Bega K, Biesiada J, Bosted PE, Breuer M, Carr R, Cates GD, Chen JP, Chudakov E, Cooke M, Decker FJ, Decowski P, Deur A, Emam W, Erickson R, Fieguth T, Field C, Gao J, Gustafsson K, Hicks RS, Holmes R, Hughes EW, Humensky TB, Jones GM, Kaufman LJ, Kolomensky YG, Kumar KS, Lhuillier D, Lombard-Nelsen R, Mastromarino P, Mayer B, McKeown RD, Michaels R, Olson M, Paschke KD, Peterson GA, Pitthan R, Pope K, Relyea D, Rock SE, Saxton O, Shapiro G, Singh J, Souder PA, Szalata ZM, Tobias WA, Tonguc BT, Turner J, Tweedie B, Vacheret A, Walz D, Weber T, Weisend J, Whittum D, Woods M, Younus I. Observation of parity nonconservation in møller scattering. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 92:181602. [PMID: 15169482 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.92.181602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report a measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry in fixed target electron-electron (Møller) scattering: A(PV)=[-175+/-30(stat)+/-20(syst)] x 10(-9). This first direct observation of parity nonconservation in Møller scattering leads to a measurement of the electron's weak charge at low energy Q(e)(W)=-0.053+/-0.011. This is consistent with the standard model expectation at the current level of precision: sin((2)theta(W)(M(Z))((-)MS)=0.2293+/-0.0024(stat)+/-0.0016(syst)+/-0.0006(theory).
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- P L Anthony
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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Ito TM, Averett T, Barkhuff D, Batigne G, Beck DH, Beise EJ, Blake A, Breuer H, Carr R, Clasie B, Covrig S, Danagoulian A, Dodson G, Dow K, Dutta D, Farkhondeh M, Filippone BW, Franklin W, Furget C, Gao H, Gao J, Gustafsson K, Hannelius L, Hasty R, Hawthorne-Allen AM, Herda MC, Jones CE, King P, Korsch W, Kowalski S, Kox S, Kramer K, Lee P, Liu J, Martin JW, McKeown RD, Mueller B, Pitt ML, Plaster B, Quéméner G, Réal JS, Ritter J, Roche J, Savu V, Schiavilla R, Seely J, Spayde D, Suleiman R, Taylor S, Tieulent R, Tipton B, Tsentalovich E, Wells SP, Yang B, Yuan J, Yun J, Zwart T. Parity-violating electron deuteron scattering and the proton's neutral weak axial vector form factor. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 92:102003. [PMID: 15089200 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.92.102003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 09/30/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report on a new measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry in quasielastic electron scattering from the deuteron at backward angles at Q2=0.038 (GeV/c)2. This quantity provides a determination of the neutral weak axial vector form factor of the nucleon, which can potentially receive large electroweak corrections. The measured asymmetry A=-3.51+/-0.57 (stat)+/-0.58 (syst) ppm is consistent with theoretical predictions. We also report on updated results of the previous experiment at Q2=0.091 (GeV/c)2, which are also consistent with theoretical predictions.
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- T M Ito
- W. K. Kellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
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Using infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy we have investigated how preadsorbed hydrogen affects the adsorption of O(2) on the Pt(111) surface at temperatures below the onset of the water formation reaction. On the fully hydrogen covered surface, Theta(H)=1, O(2) physisorbs at temperatures below 45 K, the weakly dipole active internal stretch vibration is observed at 1548 cm(-1). Unlike on the clean Pt(111) surface, this adsorption state does not act as a precursor for O(2) chemisorption. The physisorbed molecules simply desorb above 45 K and no chemisorbed O(2) state is populated directly from the gas phase in the temperature range 45-90 K. When the surface is approximately half covered, Theta(H) approximately 0.4, with preadsorbed hydrogen, O(2) chemisorbs on the clean Pt(111) surface regions in the characteristic peroxolike and superoxolike states with vibration frequencies around 700 cm(-1) and 870 cm(-1). These values correspond to dense O(2) islands which develop already at low O(2) coverages. At this hydrogen coverage, we find that the initial sticking probability of chemisorbed O(2) is drastically reduced at 90 K and the general uptake also proceeds slowly when compared with observations for the clean surface. We suggest that this is due to a change in the behavior of the physisorbed O(2) precursor.
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- K Gustafsson
- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology and Göteborg University, Göteborg SE-412 96, Sweden
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Andersson J, Gustafsson K, Fjellström C, Sidenvall B, Nydahl M. Five-day food intake in elderly female outpatients with Parkinson's disease, rheumatoid arthritis or stroke. J Nutr Health Aging 2004; 8:414-21. [PMID: 15359362] [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: 04/30/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to describe and analyse the intake of food, energy and selected nutrients in elderly outpatients, i.e. women with Parkinson's disease, rheumatoid arthritis or stroke. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Sixty-three elderly women aged 64-88 years participated in the study. For assessing dietary intake, a repeated 24-h recall and an estimated food diary for three consecutive days were used. RESULTS The mean age was 73.4 +/- 6.6 years. Mean reported daily energy intake was 6.4 +/- 1.7 MJ, i.e. lower than reference figures for all groups. However, looking at nutrient density, only intakes of vitamin E and folate were below recommended levels. The most frequently consumed food groups were bread, coffee, milk products, buns and cookies, and spreads. CONCLUSION The reported energy intake among the elderly female outpatients was low. This might be explained by actual low intake and/or under-reporting. However, the intake of most vitamins and minerals, i.e. nutrient density, was adequate, with the exception of vitamin E and folate intake, which was below recommended levels. Food intake showed large variation and good diet composition, and there was a tendency towards high consumption of food items that are easily prepared and eaten.
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- J Andersson
- Department of Domestic Sciences, Uppsala University
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Nydhal M, Andersson J, Sidenvall B, Gustafsson K, Fjellström C. Food and nutrient intake in a group of self-managing elderly Swedish women. J Nutr Health Aging 2003; 7:67-74. [PMID: 12679824] [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: 03/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND With the increasing numbers of elderly women living at home, there is an interest to investigate the dietary intake of this group. OBJECTIVE To investigate the food and nutrient intake in a group of self-managing elderly women in Sweden. DESIGN A 3-day self-reported food diary and a repeated 24-h dietary recall were used. The study comprised 135 single-living or married/cohabiting women (mean age 79.5 8.0 years). RESULTS Mean energy intake for the whole group was 6.8 1.9 MJ, and low energy figures were obtained in all age groups indicating some possible under-reporting with a calculated EIrep/BMRest of 1.24 0.36 for the whole group. Overall, energy and nutrient intake was similar in the different age groups (64-68 yrs, 74-78 yrs and 84-88 yrs). Reported intakes of vitamin D (4.8 2.7 mg), tocopherol (5.9 2.2 mg), iron (8.5 2.9 mg), folate (200 8.7 mg) and selenium (29 11 mg) were low compared to recommended intakes. Only minor differences between women in different household types were found. The women reported a variety of food items in their diet. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the results from this study indicate that self-managing elderly women report low energy figures, but have a sufficient intake of most nutrients. However, there is a tendency that the oldest women, i.e. 84-88 yrs have lower intakes.
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- M Nydhal
- Department of Domestic Sciences, Uppsala university, Uppsala, Sweden.
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AIM The aim of this study was to describe the frequency and distribution of self-managing and disabled elderly women's eating events, as well as to investigate which definition/names the women had given their different eating events and to categorise these into meals and snacks. An additional aim was to study the composition of meals and snacks, and analyse the nutritional significance of these eating events in terms of energy and macronutrients. SUBJECTS Elderly women, both self-managing (n=139) and disabled (n=63; with Parkinson's disease, rheumatoid arthritis or stroke), aged 64-88 years, and living at home participated. METHODS A repeated 24 h recall and an estimated food diary for three consecutive days were used. RESULTS The eating events defined by the women that were categorised as meals contributed 74% of the total daily energy intake, while snacks contributed 22-23%. The meals that the women had defined as dinner, was the most energy dense meal. The frequency of eating events not defined by the women, was 30-34%, but contributed only 3-4% of the total daily energy intake. The disabled women had a significantly lower energy content in meals and most snacks, compared to the self-managing women. CONCLUSION The main conclusion was that elderly women still living at home had their meals distributed during the day and that these meals were characterised by individuality and flexibility.
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- J Andersson
- Department of Domestic Sciences, Uppsala University, PO Box 256, Uppsala 751 05, Sweden
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Sidenvall B, Fjellström C, Andersson J, Gustafsson K, Nygren U, Nydahl M. Reasons among older Swedish women of not participating in a food survey. Eur J Clin Nutr 2002; 56:561-7. [PMID: 12080394 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2001] [Revised: 10/15/2001] [Accepted: 10/17/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To (a) examine participation rate as a function of municipality, age group and living status; and (b) investigate the main reasons for exclusion and declining as stated by the women themselves. DESIGN Analysis of participation rate and content analysis of statements given in phone calls explaining exclusion or declination from a project in which 24 h recalls and food-diaries were used. SUBJECTS Self-managing Swedish women (n=505) were systematically selected from a stratified random sample covering single living and cohabiting women aged 64-68, 74-78 and 84-88 y living in three municipalities. RESULTS No significant differences were found among included and declining women when municipalities and living status was analysed, but significantly more women in the oldest group were excluded (P>0.01). Among those in their 80s living at home, the usual reasons for exclusion were illness, disability or dementia, and many lived in institutions for old people. The four most used explanations to decline participation were 'lack of time', 'tired, fragile, sick or having bad memory', 'not willing to participate in scientific studies' and 'too old and nothing to contribute'. CONCLUSIONS The participation rate was, compared with other food surveys in the older generation, fairly good, especially among those in their 80s. However, the most active and the very ill and disabled did not participate. SPONSORSHIP The Swedish Council for Social Research, the Swedish Council for Forestry and Agricultural Research, the Swedish Foundation for Health and Care Sciences and Allergy Research and Uppsala University.
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- B Sidenvall
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Andersson JC, Gustafsson K, Fjellström C, Sidenvall B, Nydahl M. Meals and energy intake among elderly women--an analysis of qualitative and quantitative dietary assessment methods. J Hum Nutr Diet 2001; 14:467-76. [PMID: 11906589 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277x.2001.00313.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyse whether a qualitative method, in relation to traditional dietary assessment methods, was adequate to establish sufficient energy intake and energy content in separate meals in a population of elderly women. METHODS One hundred and thirty-five elderly women, aged 63-88 years, living at home from three communities in mid-eastern Sweden participated in the present study. The quantitative methods used were a combination of repeated 24-h recall and a 3-day estimated food diary. The qualitative method used was the Food-Based Classification of Eating episodes model (FBCE). RESULTS The mean intake of energy estimated by the 5-day registration was 6.8 +/- 1.9 MJ. The total number of eating events was 5.22 +/- 1.04 per day. On a group level, FBCE was useful to describe the diet among a group of elderly women; however, on an individual level, some complete meals were low or very low in energy, due to small portion sizes. CONCLUSION The main conclusion was that a qualitative method, such as FBCE, must be supplemented with a dietary assessment method giving the energy intake to ensure that it is sufficient, especially when studying groups at risk for malnutrition.
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- J C Andersson
- Department of Domestic Sciences, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 21, SE-75237 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Iregren A, Sjögren B, Gustafsson K, Hagman M, Nylén L, Frech W, Andersson M, Ljunggren KG, Wennberg A. Effects on the nervous system in different groups of workers exposed to aluminium. Occup Environ Med 2001; 58:453-60. [PMID: 11404450 PMCID: PMC1740160 DOI: 10.1136/oem.58.7.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [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: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate possible neurotoxic effects in groups of aluminium pot room and foundry workers, aluminium welders, and a small group of workers exposed to aluminium in the production of flake powder. METHODS Exposure to aluminium was evaluated with aluminium concentrations in blood and urine as well as a questionnaire. The groups exposed to aluminium were compared with a group of mild steel welders. Neurotoxic effects were studied with mood and symptom questionnaires and several psychological and neurophysiological tests. RESULTS The pot room and foundry workers showed very low aluminium uptake as their aluminium concentrations in blood and urine were close to normal, and no effects on the nervous system were detected. The group of workers exposed to flake powder had high concentrations of aluminium in blood and urine, even higher than those of the aluminium welders. However, aluminium could not be shown to affect the functioning of the nervous system in flake powder producers. Although significant effects could not be shown in the present analysis of the data on welders, the performance of the welders exposed to high concentrations of aluminium was affected according to the analyses in the original paper from this group. CONCLUSIONS For the pot room and foundry workers no effects related to the exposure to aluminium could be found. For the group of flake powder producers exposed for a short term no effects on the nervous systems were evident despite high levels of exposure. Due to the high concentrations of aluminium in the biological samples of this group, measures to reduce the exposure to aluminium are recommended, as effects on the central nervous system might develop after protracted exposures. However, this assumption needs to be verified in further studies.
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- A Iregren
- National Institute for Working Life, SE-112 79 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Volmer J, Abbott D, Anklin H, Armstrong C, Arrington J, Assamagan K, Avery S, Baker OK, Blok HP, Bochna C, Brash EJ, Breuer H, Chant N, Dunne J, Eden T, Ent R, Gaskell D, Gilman R, Gustafsson K, Hinton W, Huber GM, Jackson H, Jones MK, Keppel C, Kim PH, Kim W, Klein A, Koltenuk D, Liang M, Lolos GJ, Lung A, Mack DJ, McKee D, Meekins D, Mitchell J, Mkrtchyan H, Mueller B, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Pitz D, Potterveld D, Qin LM, Reinhold J, Shin IK, Stepanyan S, Tadevosyan V, Tang LG, van der Meer RL, Vansyoc K, Van Westrum D, Vulcan W, Wood S, Yan C, Zhao WX, Zihlmann B. Measurement of the charged pion electromagnetic form factor. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:1713-1716. [PMID: 11290230 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.1713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Separated longitudinal and transverse structure functions for the reaction 1H(e,e(')pi(+))n were measured in the momentum transfer region Q2 = 0.6--1.6 (GeV/c)(2) at a value of the invariant mass W = 1.95 GeV. New values for the pion charge form factor were extracted from the longitudinal cross section by using a recently developed Regge model. The results indicate that the pion form factor in this region is larger than previously assumed and is consistent with a monopole parametrization fitted to very low Q2 elastic data.
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- J Volmer
- NIKHEF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Yun S, Sawyer G, Zhang X, Gustafsson K, Fabre JW. Specific suppression of interleukin-2 biosynthesis by synthetic antisense oligodeoxynucleotides does not influence allograft rejection. Transplant Proc 2001; 33:306. [PMID: 11266830 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)02019-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- S Yun
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Liver Studies, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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Li J, Collins L, Zhang X, Gustafsson K, Fabre JW. Efficient gene delivery to vascular smooth muscle cells using a nontoxic, synthetic peptide vector system targeted to membrane integrins: a first step toward the gene therapy of chronic rejection. Transplant Proc 2001; 33:589. [PMID: 11266971 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)02155-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- J Li
- Department of Clinical Sciences, The Institute of Liver Studies, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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