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Børresen B, Arendt ML, Konradsson E, Bastholm Jensen K, Bäck SÅJ, Munck af Rosenschöld P, Ceberg C, Petersson K. Evaluation of single-fraction high dose FLASH radiotherapy in a cohort of canine oral cancer patients. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1256760. [PMID: 37766866 PMCID: PMC10520273 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1256760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Background FLASH radiotherapy (RT) is a novel method for delivering ionizing radiation, which has been shown in preclinical studies to have a normal tissue sparing effect and to maintain anticancer efficacy as compared to conventional RT. Treatment of head and neck tumors with conventional RT is commonly associated with severe toxicity, hence the normal tissue sparing effect of FLASH RT potentially makes it especially advantageous for treating oral tumors. In this work, the objective was to study the adverse effects of dogs with spontaneous oral tumors treated with FLASH RT. Methods Privately-owned dogs with macroscopic malignant tumors of the oral cavity were treated with a single fraction of ≥30Gy electron FLASH RT and subsequently followed for 12 months. A modified conventional linear accelerator was used to deliver the FLASH RT. Results Eleven dogs were enrolled in this prospective study. High grade adverse effects were common, especially if bone was included in the treatment field. Four out of six dogs, who had bone in their treatment field and lived at least 5 months after RT, developed osteoradionecrosis at 3-12 months post treatment. The treatment was overall effective with 8/11 complete clinical responses and 3/11 partial responses. Conclusion This study shows that single-fraction high dose FLASH RT was generally effective in this mixed group of malignant oral tumors, but the risk of osteoradionecrosis is a serious clinical concern. It is possible that the risk of osteonecrosis can be mitigated through fractionation and improved dose conformity, which needs to be addressed before moving forward with clinical trials in human cancer patients.
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- Betina Børresen
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Radiation Physics, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Radiation Physics, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Radiation Physics, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Oncology, Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Mannerberg A, Konradsson E, Kügele M, Edvardsson A, Kadhim M, Ceberg C, Peterson K, Thomasson HM, Arendt ML, Børresen B, Jensen KB, Ceberg S. Surface guided electron FLASH radiotherapy for canine cancer patients. Med Phys 2023. [PMID: 37190907 DOI: 10.1002/mp.16453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND During recent years FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) has shown promising results in radiation oncology, with the potential to spare normal tissue while maintaining the antitumor effects. The high speed of the FLASH-RT delivery increases the need for fast and precise motion monitoring to avoid underdosing the target. Surface guided radiotherapy (SGRT) uses surface imaging (SI) to render a 3D surface of the patient. SI provides real-time motion monitoring and has a large scanning field of view, covering off-isocentric positions. However, SI has so far only been used for human patients with conventional setup and treatment. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of SI as a motion management tool during electron FLASH-RT of canine cancer patients. METHODS To evaluate the SI system's ability to render surfaces of fur, three fur-like blankets in white, grey, and black were used to imitate the surface of canine patients and the camera settings were optimized for each blanket. Phantom measurements using the fur blankets were carried out, simulating respiratory motion and sudden shift. Respiratory motion was simulated using the QUASAR Respiratory Motion Phantom with the fur blankets placed on the phantom platform, which moved 10 mm vertically with a simulated respiratory period of 4 s. Sudden motion was simulated with an in-house developed phantom, consisting of a platform which was moved vertically in a stepwise motion at a chosen frequency. For sudden measurements, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 Hz were measured. All measurements were both carried out at the conventional source-to-surface distance (SSD) of 100 cm, and in the locally used FLASH-RT setup at SSD = 70 cm. The capability of the SI system to reproduce the simulated motion and the sampling time were evaluated. As an initial step towards clinical implementation, the feasibility of SI for surface guided FLASH-RT was evaluated for 11 canine cancer patients. RESULTS The SI camera was capable of rendering surfaces for all blankets. The deviation between simulated and measured mean peak-to-peak breathing amplitude was within 0.6 mm for all blankets. The sampling time was generally higher for the black fur than for the white and grey fur, for the measurement of both respiratory and sudden motion. The SI system could measure sudden motion within 62.5 ms and detect motion with a frequency of 10 Hz. The feasibility study of the canine patients showed that the SI system could be an important tool to ensure patient safety. By using this system we could ensure and document that 10 out of 11 canine patients had a total vector offset from the reference setup position <2 mm immediately before and after irradiation. CONCLUSIONS We have shown that SI can be used for surface guided FLASH-RT of canine patients. The SI system is currently not fast enough to interrupt a FLASH-RT beam while irradiating but with the short sampling time sudden motion can be detected. The beam can therefore be held just prior to irradiation, preventing treatment errors such as underdosing the target.
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- Medical Radiation Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Hematology- Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Medical Radiation Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Hematology- Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology- Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Medical Radiation Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology- Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Oncology, MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Hematology- Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Medical Radiation Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Konradsson E, Arendt ML, Bastholm Jensen K, Børresen B, Hansen AE, Bäck S, Kristensen AT, Munck Af Rosenschöld P, Ceberg C, Petersson K. Establishment and Initial Experience of Clinical FLASH Radiotherapy in Canine Cancer Patients. Front Oncol 2021; 11:658004. [PMID: 34055624 PMCID: PMC8155542 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.658004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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FLASH radiotherapy has emerged as a treatment technique with great potential to increase the differential effect between normal tissue toxicity and tumor response compared to conventional radiotherapy. To evaluate the feasibility of FLASH radiotherapy in a relevant clinical setting, we have commenced a feasibility and safety study of FLASH radiotherapy in canine cancer patients with spontaneous superficial solid tumors or microscopic residual disease, using the electron beam of our modified clinical linear accelerator. The setup for FLASH radiotherapy was established using a short electron applicator with a nominal source-to-surface distance of 70 cm and custom-made Cerrobend blocks for collimation. The beam was characterized by measuring dose profiles and depth dose curves for various field sizes. Ten canine cancer patients were included in this initial study; seven patients with nine solid superficial tumors and three patients with microscopic disease. The administered dose ranged from 15 to 35 Gy. To ensure correct delivery of the prescribed dose, film measurements were performed prior to and during treatment, and a Farmer-type ion-chamber was used for monitoring. Treatments were found to be feasible, with partial response, complete response or stable disease recorded in 11/13 irradiated tumors. Adverse events observed at follow-up ranging from 3-6 months were mild and consisted of local alopecia, leukotricia, dry desquamation, mild erythema or swelling. One patient receiving a 35 Gy dose to the nasal planum, had a grade 3 skin adverse event. Dosimetric procedures, safety and an efficient clincal workflow for FLASH radiotherapy was established. The experience from this initial study will be used as a basis for a veterinary phase I/II clinical trial with more specific patient inclusion selection, and subsequently for human trials.
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- Elise Konradsson
- Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Biotherapeutic Engineering and Drug Targeting, DTU Health Tech, Kgs, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Radiation Physics, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Radiation Physics, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Radiation Physics, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Oncology, Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Sandström A, Ellerbrock I, Jensen KB, Martinsen S, Altawil R, Hakeberg P, Fransson P, Lampa J, Kosek E. Altered cerebral pain processing of noxious stimuli from inflamed joints in rheumatoid arthritis: An event-related fMRI study. Brain Behav Immun 2019; 81:272-279. [PMID: 31228612 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To our knowledge, this is the first study assessing brain activation in response to painful stimulation over disease-relevant (finger joint) vs. neutral area (thumb nail) in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to healthy controls (HC). METHOD Thirty-one RA patients and 23 HC underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while stimulated with subjectively calibrated painful pressures corresponding to a pain sensation of 50 mm on a 100 mm VAS scale (P50) at disease-affected finger joint and thumbnail (left hand), and corresponding sites in HC. RESULTS Compared to controls, RA patients had significantly increased pain sensitivity (lower P50) at the inflamed joints but not at the thumbnail. RA patients exhibited significantly less activation in regions related to pain- and somatosensory processing (S1, M1, anterior insula, S2, SMG and MCC) during painful joint stimulation, compared to HC. No group difference in cerebral pain processing was found for the non-affected thumbnail. Within RA patients, significantly less brain activation was found in response to painful stimulation over disease-affected joint compared to non-affected thumbnail in bilateral S1, bilateral S2, and anterior insula. Further, RA patients exhibited a right-sided dlPFC deactivation, psycho-physiologically interacting (PPI) with the left dlPFC in response to painful stimulation at disease-affected joints. CONCLUSION The results indicate normal pain sensitivity and cerebral pain processing in RA for non-affected sites, while the increased sensitivity at inflamed joints indicate peripheral/spinal sensitization. Brain imaging data suggest that disease-relevant pain processing in RA is marked by aberrations and a failed initiation of cortical top-down regulation.
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- A Sandström
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Lunen TB, Johansson PI, Jensen LP, Homburg KM, Roeder OC, Lonn L, Secher NH, Helgstrand U, Carstensen M, Jensen KB, Lange T, Sillesen H, Swiatek F, Nielsen HB. Administration of platelets to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm patients before open surgery: a prospective, single-blinded, randomised study. Transfus Med 2018; 28:386-391. [PMID: 29781549 DOI: 10.1111/tme.12540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND In patients undergoing open surgery for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA), survivors demonstrate a high platelet count, and proactive administration of platelets (and fresh frozen plasma) appears to influence mortality. OBJECTIVES This trial investigated the effect of platelets administered before transport to surgery. METHODS In a prospective study design, patients were randomised to receive platelets (intervention; n = 61) or no platelets (control; n = 61) before transport to vascular surgery from 11 local hospitals. The study was terminated when one of the vascular surgical centres implemented endovascular repair for rAAA patients. RESULTS Thirty days after surgery, mortality was 36% for patients with intervention vs 31% for controls (P = 0·32). Post-operative thrombotic events (14 vs 15; P = 0·69), renal failure (11 vs 10; P = 0·15) and pulmonary insufficiency (34 vs 39; P = 0·15) were similar in the two groups of patients. No adverse reactions to platelet administration were observed. In addition, length of stay in the intensive care unit was unaffected by intervention. CONCLUSIONS For patients planned for open repair of a rAAA, we observed no significant effect of early administration of platelets with regard to post-operative complications and stay in the ICU or in hospital and also no significant effect on mortality.
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- T B Lunen
- Department of Anesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Anesthesiology, SUH Zealand University Hospital Koege, Region Zealand, Denmark
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, SUH Zealand University Hospital Koege, Region Zealand, Denmark.,Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Naestved Sygehus, Naestved, Denmark
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Vascular Surgery, Region Zealand, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Statistics, Panum Institutet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Statistics, Panum Institutet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Center for Statistical Science, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Sanos as, Sanos Clinic, Herlev, Denmark
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Marschall TA, Kroepfl N, Jensen KB, Bornhorst J, Meermann B, Kuehnelt D, Schwerdtle T. Tracing cytotoxic effects of small organic Se species in human liver cells back to total cellular Se and Se metabolites. Metallomics 2017; 9:268-277. [PMID: 28184394 DOI: 10.1039/c6mt00300a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Small selenium (Se) species play a major role in the metabolism, excretion and dietary supply of the essential trace element selenium. Human cells provide a valuable tool for investigating currently unresolved issues on the cellular mechanisms of Se toxicity and metabolism. In this study, we developed two isotope dilution inductively coupled plasma tandem-mass spectrometry based methods and applied them to human hepatoma cells (HepG2) in order to quantitatively elucidate total cellular Se concentrations and cellular Se species transformations in relation to the cytotoxic effects of four small organic Se species. Species- and incubation time-dependent results were obtained: the two major urinary excretion metabolites trimethylselenonium (TMSe) and methyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-1-seleno-β-d-galactopyranoside (SeSugar 1) were taken up by the HepG2 cells in an unmodified manner and did not considerably contribute to the Se pool. In contrast, Se-methylselenocysteine (MeSeCys) and selenomethionine (SeMet) were taken up in higher amounts, they were largely incorporated by the cells (most likely into proteins) and metabolized to other small Se species. Two new metabolites of MeSeCys, namely γ-glutamyl-Se-methylselenocysteine and Se-methylselenoglutathione, were identified by means of HPLC-electrospray-ionization-Orbitrap-MS. They are certainly involved in the (de-)toxification modes of Se metabolism and require further investigation.
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- T A Marschall
- Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Universitaetsplatz 1, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Universitaetsplatz 1, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany.
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- Federal Institute of Hydrology, Department G2 - Aquatic Chemistry, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Universitaetsplatz 1, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany.
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Rosén A, Yi J, Kirsch I, Kaptchuk TJ, Ingvar M, Jensen KB. Effects of subtle cognitive manipulations on placebo analgesia - An implicit priming study. Eur J Pain 2016; 21:594-604. [PMID: 27748563 PMCID: PMC5363385 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background Expectancy is widely accepted as a key contributor to placebo effects. However, it is not known whether non‐conscious expectancies achieved through semantic priming may contribute to placebo analgesia. In this study, we investigated if an implicit priming procedure, where participants were unaware of the intended priming influence, affected placebo analgesia. Methods In a double‐blind experiment, healthy participants (n = 36) were randomized to different implicit priming types; one aimed at increasing positive expectations and one neutral control condition. First, pain calibration (thermal) and a credibility demonstration of the placebo analgesic device were performed. In a second step, an independent experimenter administered the priming task; Scrambled Sentence Test. Then, pain sensitivity was assessed while telling participants that the analgesic device was either turned on (placebo) or turned off (baseline). Pain responses were recorded on a 0–100 Numeric Response Scale. Results Overall, there was a significant placebo effect (p < 0.001), however, the priming conditions (positive/neutral) did not lead to differences in placebo outcome. Prior experience of pain relief (during initial pain testing) correlated significantly with placebo analgesia (p < 0.001) and explained 34% of placebo variance. Trait neuroticism correlated positively with placebo analgesia (p < 0.05) and explained 21% of placebo variance. Conclusions Priming is one of many ways to influence behaviour, and non‐conscious activation of positive expectations could theoretically affect placebo analgesia. Yet, we found no SST priming effect on placebo analgesia. Instead, our data point to the significance of prior experience of pain relief, trait neuroticism and social interaction with the treating clinician. Significance Our findings challenge the role of semantic priming as a behavioural modifier that may shape expectations of pain relief, and affect placebo analgesia.
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- A Rosén
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Program in Placebo Studies and Therapeutic Encounters, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Program in Placebo Studies and Therapeutic Encounters, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Program in Placebo Studies and Therapeutic Encounters, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Karshikoff B, Jensen KB, Kosek E, Kalpouzos G, Soop A, Ingvar M, Olgart Höglund C, Lekander M, Axelsson J. Why sickness hurts: A central mechanism for pain induced by peripheral inflammation. Brain Behav Immun 2016; 57:38-46. [PMID: 27058164 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Low-grade systemic inflammation has been implicated in chronic pain, as well as in comorbid diseases like depression and fatigue. We have previously shown that women's pain perception and regulation is more affected by systemic inflammation than that of men. Here we investigated the neural substrates underlying these effects using an fMRI paradigm previously employed in a clinical population. Fifty-one participants (29 women) were injected with 0.6ng/kg lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or saline to induce a peripheral inflammatory response. The subjects were then tested with a pressure pain fMRI paradigm designed to capture descending pain inhibitory activity 2h after injection, and blood was sampled for cytokine analysis. The subjects injected with LPS became more pain sensitive compared to the placebo group, and the heightened pain sensitivity was paralleled by decreased activity in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and the rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) compared to placebo; areas involved in descending pain regulation. The LPS group also had higher activity in the anterior insular cortex, an area underpinning affective and interoceptive pain processing. Women displayed overall less pain-evoked rACC activity compared to men, which may have rendered women less resilient to immune provocation, possibly explaining sex differences in LPS-induced pain sensitivity. Our findings elucidate the pain-related brain circuits affected by experimental peripheral inflammation, strengthening the theoretical link between systemic inflammation and weakened pain regulation in chronic pain disorders. The results further suggest a possible mechanism underlying the female predominance in many chronic pain disorders.
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- B Karshikoff
- Karolinska Pain Center, Behavioral Medicine Pain Treatment Service, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden; Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Center (ARC), Department of Neurobiology, Cares Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicine Solna and CMM, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jensen KB, Forcada Y, Church DB, Niessen SJM. Evaluation and diagnostic potential of serum ghrelin in feline hypersomatotropism and diabetes mellitus. J Vet Intern Med 2015; 29:14-20. [PMID: 25619512 PMCID: PMC4858111 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Revised: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background Ghrelin is a growth hormone secretagogue. It is a potent regulator of energy homeostasis. Ghrelin concentration is down‐regulated in humans with hypersomatotropism (HS) and increases after successful treatment. Additionally, ghrelin secretion seems impaired in human diabetes mellitus (DM). Hypothesis Serum ghrelin concentration is down‐regulated in cats with HS‐induced DM (HSDM) compared to healthy control cats or cats with DM unrelated to HS and increases after radiotherapy. Animals Cats with DM (n = 20) and with HSDM (n = 32), 13 of which underwent radiotherapy (RT‐group); age‐matched controls (n = 20). Methods Retrospective cross‐sectional study. Analytical performance of a serum total ghrelin ELISA was assessed and validated for use in cats. Differences in serum ghrelin, fructosamine, IGF‐1 and insulin were evaluated. Results Ghrelin was significantly higher (P < .001) in control cats (mean ± SD: 12.9 ± 6.8 ng/mL) compared to HSDM‐ (7.9 ± 3.3 ng/mL) and DM‐cats (6.7 ± 2.3 ng/mL), although not different between the HSDM‐ and DM‐cats. After RT ghrelin increased significantly (P = .003) in HSDM‐cats undergoing RT (from 6.6 ± 1.9 ng/mL to 9.0 ± 2.2 ng/mL) and the after RT ghrelin concentrations of HSDM cats were no longer significantly different from the serum ghrelin concentration of control cats. Serum IGF‐1 did not significantly change in HSDM‐cats after RT, despite significant decreases in fructosamine and insulin dose. Conclusion and Clinical Importance Ghrelin appears suppressed in cats with DM and HSDM, although increases after RT in HSDM, suggesting possible presence of a direct or indirect negative feedback system between growth hormone and ghrelin. Serum ghrelin might therefore represent a marker of treatment effect.
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- K B Jensen
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK
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Jensen KB. Cytogenetics of Elymus magellanicus and its intra- and inter-generic hybrids with Pseudoroegneria spicata, Hordeum violaceum, E. trachycaulus, E. lanceolatus, and E. glaucus (Poaceae: Triticeae). Genome 2012; 36:72-6. [PMID: 18469971 DOI: 10.1139/g93-010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This paper describes the cytogenetics of the South American grass Elymus magellanicus (2n = 4x = 28) and its inter- and intra-generic hybrids with North American Pseudoroegneria spicata (2n = 2x = 14; SS), Iranian Hordeum violaceum (2n = 2x = 14; HH), and North American E. trachycaulus (2n = 4x = 28; SSHH), E. lanceolatus (2n = 4x = 28; SSHH), and E. glaucus (2n = 4x = 28; SSHH). Chromosome pairing in the F1 hybrid of E. magellanicus x P. spicata (2n = 3x = 21) averaged 4.09 bivalents per cell. Bivalent frequencies in the E. magellanicus x H. violaceum (2n = 3x = 21) averaged 4.86 bivalents per cell. Bivalent formation (frequencies) in hybrids between North and South American tetraploids averaged 11.42 in E. magellanicus x E. trachycaulus, 13.02 in E. magellanicus x E. lanceolatus, and 10.91 in E. magellanicus x E. glaucus. Meiotic data demonstrated that E. magellanicus is an allotetraploid having the same basic genomes (SSHH) as North American E. trachycaulus, E. lanceolatus, and E. glaucus.
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Bjorneboe M, Jensen KB. A case of myelomatosis with normal colloid osmotic pressure in spite of extremely high serum protein concentration. (Hyperviscosity syndrome due to aggregation of myeloma globulin molecules?). Acta Med Scand Suppl 2009; 445:212-5. [PMID: 5219913 DOI: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1966.tb02363.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Dyrud OK, Rinvik SF, Jensen KB. Effects of inhibitors on the in vitro inactivation of bradykinin by various kininases. Acta Pharmacol Toxicol (Copenh) 2009; 23:235-49. [PMID: 4957441 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1965.tb03591.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Jensen KB, Olivarius BDF, Reske-Nielsen E, Sogaard H. Lesions in the central nervous system in leukaemia. A clinical and pathological analysis of 50 patients. Acta Neurol Scand 2009; 46:285-6. [PMID: 5272196 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1970.tb02234.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Jensen KB. IgM turnover in man. Ciba Found Symp 2008; 9:249-72. [PMID: 4573091 DOI: 10.1002/9780470719923.ch13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Wang RRC, Zhang JY, Lee BS, Jensen KB, Kishii M, Tsujimoto H. Variations in abundance of 2 repetitive sequences in Leymus and Psathyrostachys species. Genome 2006; 49:511-9. [PMID: 16767176 DOI: 10.1139/g05-126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The Ns genome of the genus Psathyrostachys is a component of the polyploid genome in the genus Leymus. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), the occurrence and abundance of 2 tandem repetitive sequences from Leymus racemosus (Lam.) Tzvelev, pLrTaiI-1 (TaiI family) and pLrPstI-1 (1 class of 350-bp family), were assayed in 4 species of the genera Psathyrostachys and Leymus. The pLrPstI-1 sequence was absent in all 4 Psathyrostachys species. While P. fragilis and P. huashanica did not have the pLrTaiI-1 sequence, 15 accessions of P. juncea and 2 accessions of P. lanuginosa had pLrTaiI-1 sites ranging in number from 7 to 16 and from 2 to 21, respectively. The numbers of pLrTaiI-1 and pLrPstI-1 sites were 1-24 and 0-30, respectively, in L. ramosus; 2-31 and 5-36 in L. racemosus; 0-4 and 0 in L. mollis; 2-9 and 24-27 in L. secalinus. The FISH assay on pLrTaiI-1 was successfully converted to a sequence-tagged-site polymerase chain reaction (STS-PCR) test using a primer pair designed from the sequence of this repetitive DNA. Seventy-three accessions representing 27 Leymus species were assayed for the abundance of pLrTaiI-1 by STS-PCR. With a few exceptions of uniformity in some accessions, nearly all Leymus species observed were heterogeneous for the abundance of pLrTaiI-1 sequence and no Leymus species was totally devoid of this repetitive sequence. These findings may have significance for the understanding of phylogeny, nature of polyploidy, adaptive ranges, and breeding potential of Leymus species.
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- R R-C Wang
- Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Breeding Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Japan.
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Filamentous bacteriophage offers the possibility of linking genotype with phenotype in one genetic package. By creating a library of different proteins as fusion to one of the coat proteins of filamentous bacteriophage it becomes possible to isolate proteins based on their binding characteristics. Phage displayed libraries of varying formats, ranging from small peptides to antibody fragments, have been selected successfully for ligands toward a large panel of targets. These peptides and antibody fragments are applicable in analysis of the behaviour of certain proteins with respect to changes in biological processes such as aging, thus providing valuable tools for a general understanding of the aging process. Alternatively, display of antibody fragments or peptides on filamentous bacteriophage can be instrumental in the discovery of novel antigens as exemplified by selections on cell surfaces or on complex protein mixtures such as sera from aging individuals. Although phage display has been applied successfully in a large number of studies relating to cancer, viral infections and other biological processes, its application in the field of aging research is yet to be realised.
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- P Kristensen
- Department of Molecular and Structural Biology, University of Aarhus, Gustav Wieds Vej 10C, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Stausbøl-Grøn B, Jensen KB, Jensen KH, Jensen MØ, Clark BF. De novo
identification of cell-type specific antibody-antigen pairs by phage display subtraction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001; 268:3099-107. [PMID: 11358530 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02210.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The aim of this study was to identify novel antibodies directed against cytosolic keratinocyte-specific antigens from a phage display antibody repertoire by using phage display subtraction. Phage display is a method of displaying foreign molecules on the surface of filamentous bacteriophage particles. It allows the interaction between two cognate molecules to be analysed through affinity selections. Recently, large repertoires of phage displayed human antibody fragments have been constructed. From such repertoires, antibodies can be obtained in vitro without the need for immunization or the hybridoma technology. A novel subtractive strategy for selecting antibodies from phage libraries was applied. Phage antibodies were selected against immobilized crude lysates of cultured human keratinocytes, the target antigens being unknown beforehand. A competing cell lysate was used to reduce retrieval of phage antibodies with specificities to commonly non-differentially expressed antigens. A monoclonal single chain fragment variable (scFv) with specificity for crude lysates of cultured human keratinocytes was identified as demonstrated by ELISA assays and immunoblotting analysis. The cognate keratinocyte antigen was shown to be keratin 14 (K14) by using immunoblotting based on 2D PAGE and a corresponding 2D PAGE protein database. In accordance with the expected tissue localization of K14, the identified scFv stained the basal layer of human epidermis by indirect immunofluorescence analysis. Starting with crude cell lysates, phage display subtraction in combination with 2D PAGE and 2D PAGE protein databases can be used to identify antibody-antigen pairs that characterize a specific cell type.
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- B Stausbøl-Grøn
- Department of Dermatology, Marselisborg Hospital, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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Loss of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) function causes the fragile X mental retardation syndrome. FMRP harbors three RNA binding domains, associates with polysomes, and is thought to regulate mRNA translation and/or localization, but the RNAs to which it binds are unknown. We have used RNA selection to demonstrate that the FMRP RGG box binds intramolecular G quartets. This data allowed us to identify mRNAs encoding proteins involved in synaptic or developmental neurobiology that harbor FMRP binding elements. The majority of these mRNAs have an altered polysome association in fragile X patient cells. These data demonstrate that G quartets serve as physiologically relevant targets for FMRP and identify mRNAs whose dysregulation may underlie human mental retardation.
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- J C Darnell
- Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-Oncology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Jensen KB, McKenzie CJ, Pedersen JZ. Indication of a hydrogen-atom abstraction reaction relevant to a mechanistic proposal for the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II. Inorg Chem 2001; 40:5066-7. [PMID: 11559059 DOI: 10.1021/ic0155380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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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- K B Jensen
- Chemistry Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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The 5'-flanking region of the human Sp1 gene was cloned and characterized. Sequence analysis of this region showed the absence of both CAAT and TATA boxes and an initiator element. The proximal promoter of the Sp1 gene is a GC-rich region that contains multiple GC boxes and Ap2 binding sites. The major transcription start site is located 63 base pairs upstream of the translation start site. Transfection experiments demonstrate that all the elements necessary to achieve significant basal transcription activity are located between positions -443 and -20 relative to the translational start. Sp1 and Sp3 proteins bind to the downstream GC box located in the proximal promoter of Sp1. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the Sp1 protein activates Sp1 transcription activity; thus the Sp1 gene is autoregulated.
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- M Nicolás
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Jensen KB, Roberson M, Jorgensen KA. Catalytic enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of cyclic nitrones: a simple approach for the formation of optically active isoquinoline derivatives. J Org Chem 2000; 65:9080-4. [PMID: 11149854 DOI: 10.1021/jo001157c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The first highly diastereo- and enantioselective catalytic 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of cyclic nitrones activated by chiral Lewis acids with electron-rich alkenes has been developed. The nitrones, mainly 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline N-oxides, are activated by chiral 3,3'-aryl BINOL-AlMe complexes and undergo a regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with especially alkyl vinyl ethers, giving the exo diastereomer of the cycloaddition products in high yield, >90% de and up to 85% ee. The reaction has been investigated under various conditions, and it is demonstrated that the reaction is an attractive synthetic procedure for the introduction of a chiral center in the 1-position of the isoquinoline skeleton. The mechanism of the reaction is discussed on the basis of the assignment of the absolute configuration of the cycloaddition product and theoretical calculations.
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- K B Jensen
- Center for Metal Catalyzed Reactions, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Jensen KB, Musunuru K, Lewis HA, Burley SK, Darnell RB. The tetranucleotide UCAY directs the specific recognition of RNA by the Nova K-homology 3 domain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:5740-5. [PMID: 10811881 PMCID: PMC18503 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.090553997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Nova family of proteins are target antigens in the autoimmune disorder paraneoplastic opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia and contain K-homology (KH)-type RNA binding domains. The Nova-1 protein has recently been shown to regulate alternative splicing of the alpha2 glycine receptor subunit pre-mRNA by binding to an intronic element containing repeats of the tetranucleotide UCAU. Here, we have used selection-amplification to demonstrate that the KH3 domain of Nova recognizes a single UCAY element in the context of a 20-base hairpin RNA; the UCAY tetranucleotide is optimally presented as a loop element of the hairpin scaffold and requires protein residues C-terminal to the previously defined KH domain. These results suggest that KH domains in general recognize tetranucleotide motifs and that biological RNA targets of KH domains may use either RNA secondary structure or repeated sequence elements to achieve high affinity and specificity of protein binding.
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- K B Jensen
- Laboratories of Molecular Neuro-Oncology and Molecular Biophysics, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Lewis HA, Musunuru K, Jensen KB, Edo C, Chen H, Darnell RB, Burley SK. Sequence-specific RNA binding by a Nova KH domain: implications for paraneoplastic disease and the fragile X syndrome. Cell 2000; 100:323-32. [PMID: 10676814 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80668-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [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: 11/29/2022]
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The structure of a Nova protein K homology (KH) domain recognizing single-stranded RNA has been determined at 2.4 A resolution. Mammalian Nova antigens (1 and 2) constitute an important family of regulators of RNA metabolism in neurons, first identified using sera from cancer patients with the autoimmune disorder paraneoplastic opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia (POMA). The structure of the third KH domain (KH3) of Nova-2 bound to a stem loop RNA resembles a molecular vise, with 5'-Ura-Cyt-Ade-Cyt-3' pinioned between an invariant Gly-X-X-Gly motif and the variable loop. Tetranucleotide recognition is supported by an aliphatic alpha helix/beta sheet RNA-binding platform, which mimics 5'-Ura-Gua-3' by making Watson-Crick-like hydrogen bonds with 5'-Cyt-Ade-3'. Sequence conservation suggests that fragile X mental retardation results from perturbation of RNA binding by the FMR1 protein.
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- H A Lewis
- Laboratories of Molecular Biophysics, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Jensen KB, Dredge BK, Stefani G, Zhong R, Buckanovich RJ, Okano HJ, Yang YY, Darnell RB. Nova-1 regulates neuron-specific alternative splicing and is essential for neuronal viability. Neuron 2000; 25:359-71. [PMID: 10719891 DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80900-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 303] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [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: 11/15/2022]
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We have combined genetic and biochemical approaches to analyze the function of the RNA-binding protein Nova-1, the paraneoplastic opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia (POMA) antigen. Nova-1 null mice die postnatally from a motor deficit associated with apoptotic death of spinal and brainstem neurons. Nova-1 null mice show specific splicing defects in two inhibitory receptor pre-mRNAs, glycine alpha2 exon 3A (GlyRalpha2 E3A) and GABA(A) exon gamma2L. Nova protein in brain extracts specifically bound to a previously identified GlyRalpha2 intronic (UCAUY)3 Nova target sequence, and Nova-1 acted directly on this element to increase E3A splicing in cotransfection assays. We conclude that Nova-1 binds RNA in a sequence-specific manner to regulate neuronal pre-mRNA alternative splicing; the defect in splicing in Nova-1 null mice provides a model for understanding the motor dysfunction in POMA.
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- K B Jensen
- Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-Oncology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Ravn P, Kjaer S, Jensen KH, Wind T, Jensen KB, Kristensen P, Brosh RM, Orren DK, Bohr VA, Clark BF. Identification of phage antibodies toward the Werner protein by selection on Western blots. Electrophoresis 2000; 21:509-16. [PMID: 10726750 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2683(20000201)21:3<509::aid-elps509>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A procedure was established for selecting phage antibodies (phage-abs) from phage-displayed antibody repertoires by panning against proteins, separated by sodium dodecyl phosphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and electroblotted onto nitrocellulose membranes (Western blots). This immobilization strategy is applicable for secondary rounds of panning in selections against semipurified proteins, and directs the selection toward antibodies suitable as immunochemical reagents in Western blots. In model experiments, enrichment factors as high as 1.9x10(5) were obtained in a single round of panning. Furthermore, we demonstrate the application of this approach by selection of phage-abs recognizing the human Werner protein, which is defective in a premature aging syndrome.
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- P Ravn
- Department of Molecular and Structural Biology, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
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Suh SW, Jensen KB, Jensen MS, Silva DS, Kesslak PJ, Danscher G, Frederickson CJ. Histochemically-reactive zinc in amyloid plaques, angiopathy, and degenerating neurons of Alzheimer's diseased brains. Brain Res 2000; 852:274-8. [PMID: 10678753 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)02096-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Excess brain zinc has been implicated in Alzheimer's neuropathology. Here we evaluated that hypothesis by searching the brains of Alzheimer's patients for abnormal zinc deposits. Using histochemical methods, we found vivid Zn2+ staining in the amyloid deposits of dense-core (senile) plaques, in the amyloid angiopathy surrounding diseased blood vessels, and in the somata and dendrites of neurons showing the characteristic neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) of Alzheimer's. In contrast, brains from age-matched, non-demented subjects showed only occasional staining for Zn2+ in scattered neurons and possible plaques. A role of abnormal zinc metabolism in Alzheimer's neuropathology is suggested.
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- S W Suh
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Jennie-Sealy Hospital, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555, USA
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Budnik BA, Jensen KB, Jørgensen TJ, Haase A, Zubarev RA. Benefits of 2.94 micron infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization for analysis of labile molecules by Fourier transform mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2000; 14:578-584. [PMID: 10775091 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0231(20000415)14:7<578::aid-rcm912>3.0.co;2-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A 2.94 microm Er:YAG laser was used together with a commercial Fourier transform mass spectrometer to study labile biomolecules. The combination has shown superior performance over conventional 337 nm ultraviolet matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (UV-MALDI) Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FTMS), especially for the analysis of peptides with post-translational modifications. With succinic acid as a matrix, the sensitivity of the single-shot analysis was increased by an order of magnitude to the low femtomole level, with significantly less fragmentation observed. Intact molecular ions of a range of O-glycosylated and sulfated peptides were detected. Urea was found to induce even less fragmentation, although at the expense of the total ion yield. Molecular ions of a noncovalent complex (vancomycin + diacetyl-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala) have been observed for the first time in MALDI-FTMS. 2.94 microm infrared (IR) MALDI also produced abundant molecular ions of a range of nonbiological samples, including C60 and C70 fullerenes as well as dimetal coordination complexes.
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- B A Budnik
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark/Odense University
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For the first time the two enantiomeric forms of the glycosidase inhibitor 1-azafagomine have been synthesised starting from D- and L-xylose. D-Xylose was converted to the 2,3,5-tribenzylfuranose, which upon reductive amination with tert-butyl carbazate gave the protected 1-hydrazino-1-deoxypentitol in high yield. N-acetylation, mesylation of the 4-OH, removal of the Boc group, cyclisation and deprotection gave (+)-1-azafagomine ((+)-1). By a similar sequence of reactions, L-xylose was converted to (-)-1-azafagomine ((-)-1). Enzymatic and other routes to optically pure 1-azafagomine were also studied. Compound (-)-1 is a potent competitive glycosidase inhibitor, while (+)-1 has no biological activity. The inhibition of almond beta-glucosidase by (-)-1 was found to be slow owing to a slow binding step of inhibitor to enzyme, with no subsequent conformational rearrangement. The rate constants for binding and release were found to be 3.3 x 10(4)M(-1)s(-1) and 0.011 s(-1), respectively, yielding Ki = 0.33 microM.
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- B V Ernholt
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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A combinatorial library of 125 compounds with a structure consisting of 1-azafagomine linked at N-1 via an acetic acid linker to a variable tripeptide was synthesised. The library was synthesised by Merrifield split and mix synthesis of the peptide, followed by capping with chloroacetate, regioselective nucleophilic substitution with 1-azafagomine and cleavage from the polymeric support. The library was screened for inhibition of beta-glucosidase, alpha-glucosidase and glycogen phosphorylase and found to display beta-glucosidase inhibition. Deconvolution of the library revealed that some inhibition was caused by all library members but the strongest inhibitor was clearly a compound having three hydroxyproline residues in the peptide fragment. This compound was a weaker but more selective inhibitor than 1-azafagomine itself.
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- A Lohse
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark
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Stoltenberg M, Therkildsen P, Andreasen A, Jensen KB, Juhl S, Ernst E, Danscher G. Computer-assisted visualization of the rat epididymis: a methodological study based on paraffin sections autometallographically stained for zinc ions. Histochem J 1998; 30:237-44. [PMID: 9610814 DOI: 10.1023/a:1003255705503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A concept for the computer-assisted visualization of tubular organs is presented. Unmarked histological zinc-stained serial sections from the epididymis of the Wistar rat were aligned to demonstrate the concept. Virtual images were made through the aligned sections and served as controls for the alignment process. Animation of the serial sections and the virtual images revealed new information about the structure of the organ under investigation. The analysis was used to upgrade the anatomical knowledge of rat epididymis by describing how the epididymal duct runs through the structure. The proximal parts of the epididymis contain large communicating septa of connective tissue dividing the caput and the upper part of the corpus epididymidis into segments. The tortuousness was high in the caput with many turns within a small area of the epididymis, whereas longer loops were found in the lower part of the corpus and cauda epididymidis. The tube of the vas deferens was found to become an integrated part of the ductal system in the cauda epididymidis, although it was histologically easy to distinguish from the epididymal duct. The total number of cross-sections of the ductus epididymidis in the 2254, 15-microm-thick, tissue sections analysed was 104700, giving a minimum length of the ductal system of 1.5 m.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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Human red blood cell membranes were used as a model system to determine if the systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) methodology, an in vitro protocol for isolating high-affinity oligonucleotides that bind specifically to virtually any single protein, could be used with a complex mixture of potential targets. Ligands to multiple targets were generated simultaneously during the selection process, and the binding affinities of these ligands for their targets are comparable to those found in similar experiments against pure targets. A secondary selection scheme, deconvolution-SELEX, facilitates rapid isolation of the ligands to targets of special interest within the mixture. SELEX provides high-affinity compounds for multiple targets in a mixture and might allow a means for dissecting complex biological systems.
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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Stoltenberg M, Andreasen A, Jensen KB, Juhl S, Danscher G, Ernst E. PC-assisted three-dimensional description of organs containing tubular structures, applied on the epididymis of the rat. Comput Med Imaging Graph 1997; 21:323-9. [PMID: 9690004 DOI: 10.1016/s0895-6111(97)00021-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A concept for three-dimensional computer-assisted reconstruction of tubular organs, e.g. the epididymis, is described. Histologic serial sections without artificial landmarks from the epididymis of the Wistar rat were aligned. Virtual images through the aligned sections served as a control of the alignment process and can reveal new information about the structure of the organ under investigation. The method can be used for improving the anatomical description of the epididymis, i.e. how the ductus epididymidis is coiled along this organ. Other tubular tissues and organs can be investigated and analysed with this PC-assisted method, e.g. testis and kidney.
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- M Stoltenberg
- Department of Neurobiology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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Danscher G, Jensen KB, Frederickson CJ, Kemp K, Andreasen A, Juhl S, Stoltenberg M, Ravid R. Increased amount of zinc in the hippocampus and amygdala of Alzheimer's diseased brains: a proton-induced X-ray emission spectroscopic analysis of cryostat sections from autopsy material. J Neurosci Methods 1997; 76:53-9. [PMID: 9334939 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0270(97)00079-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Zinc has been implicated as a contributing cause of the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but consensus on the zinc content of AD brains has not yet been established. In the present study, multi-element PIXE was used to measure zinc in cryostat sections of brain tissue from AD patients and from normal control subjects. Compared to their age-matched controls, the AD patients showed an increase in zinc in the hippocampal and amygdalar regions. The instrumental PIXE assays do not show whether the zinc changes are due to altered zinc in the boutons of Zinc-ENriched (ZEN) neurons, i.e., zinc ions in synaptic vesicles, or to changes in the amount of zinc tightly bound to macromolecules. We hypothesise that the increased zinc level is caused by an increase in the amount of ZEN terminals. Such an increase could be the result of a sprout of ZEN terminals in diseased areas of the brain.
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- G Danscher
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
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Andreasen A, Danscher G, Juhl S, Stoltenberg M, Revsbech NP, Jensen H, Jensen KB. Distinct differences in partial oxygen pressure at micrometer ranges in the rat hippocampal region. J Neurosci Methods 1997; 72:15-21. [PMID: 9128163 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0270(96)00149-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A mapping at micrometer ranges of the partial oxygen pressure in the rat hippocampus was performed. The oxygen tension in the rat hippocampal region was measured using a glass oxygen microsensor in 30-microm steps along straight lines at a set of stereotactic coordinates. In the hippocampus the pattern of the oxygen tensions reflected the autometallographic zinc sulphide (AMG(ZnS)) pattern, i.e. the pattern of zinc enriched (ZEN) terminals. The highest levels of oxygen tension were recorded in the areas that are most heavily stained with the autometallographic zinc sulphide (AMG(ZnS)) method, like hilus fasciae dentatae. The zinc ions located in synaptic vesicles of the ZEN terminals can also be demonstrated by AMG silver amplification in brains from animals in vivo treated with sodium selenite. This method depends on the presence of a substantial reduction capacity of the tissues as selenite ions (SeO(2)(3)-) must to be reduced to selenide ions (Se2-) before the catalytic zinc selenide crystals can be formed. At some point, either during the transport from the infusion site to the actual target tissue or in the target tissue itself, selenium is reduced from Se(+ IV) to Se(- II). The importance of the reduction capacity of the target tissue in this process is demonstrated by the fact that areas found to have the highest concentration of zinc ions, e.g. hilus fasciae dentatae and the mossy fibres of CA3, are almost unstained after 1 h of i.p. Na2SeO3 exposure. An explanation of this phenomenon could be that the reduction process Se(+ IV) <==> Se(- II) leading to the formation of Se2- is moved to the left by the presence of oxygen, thus inhibiting the precipitation of ZnSe crystals. It is suggested that the subtle oxygen pressure pattern found in the rat hippocampus might also reflect essential biological zinc-related mechanisms vital to brain function.
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- A Andreasen
- Department of Neurobiology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
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Griffin GD, Jensen KB. Importance of Temperature in the Pathology of Meloidogyne hapla and M. chitwoodi on Legumes. J Nematol 1997; 29:112-116. [PMID: 19274139 PMCID: PMC2619753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Effects of temperatures on the host-parasite relationships were studied for three legume species and four populations of root-knot nematodes from the western United States. The nematode populations were Meloidogyne hapla from California (MHCA), Utah (MHUT), and Wyoming (MHWY), and a population of M. chitwoodi from Utah (MCUT). The legumes were milkvetch (Astragalus cicer), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), and yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis). All milkvetch plants survived inoculation with all nematode populations, while alfalfa and yellow sweet clover were more susceptible. On yellow sweet clover, MHCA was most pathogenic at 30 degrees C based on suppression of shoot growth while MHUT, MHWY, and MCUT were most pathogenic at 25 degrees C. All nematode populations suppressed growth of yellow sweet clover more than growth of milkvetch and alfalfa. The reproductive factor (Rf = final nematode population/initial nematode population) of MHCA was positively correlated (r = 0.83) with temperature between 15 degrees C and 30 degrees C. The greatest Rf occurred on alfalfa inoculated with MHCA at 30 degrees C. The Rf of MHUT, MHWY, and MCUT were positively correlated (r= 0.76, r= 0.78, and r= 0.73, respectively) with temperature between 15 degrees C and 25 degrees C. The Rf values of MHUT and MHWY were similar on all species and exceeded the Rf of MCUT at all temperatures (P < 0.05).
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Griffin GD, Jensen KB. Differential Effects of Pratylenchus neglectus Populations on Single and Interplantings of Alfalfa Grasses. J Nematol 1997; 29:82-89. [PMID: 19274136 PMCID: PMC2619756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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The invasion by three different Utah populations of Pratylenchus neglectus (UTI, UT2, UT3) was similar in single and interplantings of 'Lahontan' alfalfa and 'Fairway' crested wheatgrass at 24 ñ 3 degrees C. Population UT3 was more pathogenic than UT1 and UT2 on both alfalfa and crested wheatgrass. Inoculum density was positively correlated with an invasion by P. neglectus. Invasions by UT3 at all initial populations (Pi) exceeded that of UT1 and UT2 for both single and interplanted treatments. The greatest reductions in shoot and root weights of alfalfa and crested wheatgrass were at a Pi of 8 P. neglectus/cm(3) soil. Pi was negatively correlated with alfalfa and crested wheatgrass shoot and root growth and nematode reproduction. The reproductive factor (Rf) for UT3 exceeded that of UT1 and UT2 in single and interplantings at all inoculum levels. There were no differences in Rfin the Utah populations in single or interplantings. A nematode invasion increased with temperature and was greatest at 30 degrees C. Population UT3 was more pathogenic than UT1 and UT2 and reduced shoot and root growth at all soil temperatures. Populations UT1 and UT2 reduced shoot and root growth at 20-30 degrees C. Soil temperature was negatively correlated with shoot and root growth and positively correlated with nematode reproduction. Reproduction of UT3 exceeded that of UT1 and UT2 at all soil temperatures.
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Jensen KB, Griffin GD. Resistance of Auto- and Allotetraploid Triticeae Species and Accessions to Meloidogyne chitwoodi based on Genome Composition. J Nematol 1997; 29:104-111. [PMID: 19274138 PMCID: PMC2619762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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The Columbia root-knot nematode Meloidogyne chitwoodi parasitizes several plant species, including grasses that have been developed for semiarid environments, and substantially reduces the productivity of cereals and the longevity of perennial grasses growing under semiarid conditions throughout the intermountain region. Thirty-two auto- and allotetraploid (2n = 28) taxa in the perennial Triticeae were evaluated as possible sources of resistance to M. chitwoodi. Low levels of root galling were observed on roots of all accessions; root-gall indices ranged from 0 (no galls) to 1.95 in the grasses compared to 4.67 for the susceptible 'Ranger' alfalfa check on a scale of 1 to 6. Even though the gall ratings were low, significant (P < 0.01) differences among accessions of the same species, among species, and among genera with different genomes were observed. Within the reproductive indices, which ranged from 0.01 to 1.20 in the grasses compared to 65.38 for the alfalfa check, there was no difference among genera with different genomes and accessions within the same species and genome; however, there was a significant (P < 0.05) difference among species with the same genomes. This variation can be traced to Thinopyrum nodosum (Jaaska-19), which was the only accession with a reproductive factor greater than 1.00. Based on the data, all auto- and allotetraploids are considered resistant to M. chitwoodi.
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Jensen KB, Atkinson BL, Willis MC, Koch TH, Gold L. Using in vitro selection to direct the covalent attachment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Rev protein to high-affinity RNA ligands. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995; 92:12220-4. [PMID: 8618873 PMCID: PMC40328 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.26.12220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 01/31/2023] Open
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We have used an in vitro selection procedure called crosslinking SELEX (SELEX = systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) to identify RNA sequences that bind with high affinity and crosslink to the Rev protein from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). A randomized RNA library substituted with the photoreactive chromophore 5-iodouracil was irradiated with monochromatic UV light in the presence of Rev. Those sequences with the ability to photocrosslink to Rev were partitioned from the rest of the RNA pool, amplified, and used for the next round of selection. Rounds of photocrosslinking selection were alternated with rounds of selection for RNA sequences with high affinity to Rev. This iterative, dual-selection method yielded RNA molecules with subnanomolar dissociation constants and high efficiency photocrosslinking to Rev. Some of the RNA molecules isolated by this procedure form a stable complex with Rev that is resistant to denaturing gel electrophoresis in the absence of UV irradiation. In vitro selection of nucleic acids by using modified nucleotides allows the isolation of nucleic acid molecules with potentially limitless chemical capacities to covalently attack a target molecule.
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- K B Jensen
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309, USA
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Hsiao C, Chatterton NJ, Asay KH, Jensen KB. Phylogenetic relationships of the monogenomic species of the wheat tribe, Triticeae (Poaceae), inferred from nuclear rDNA (internal transcribed spacer) sequences. Genome 1995; 38:211-23. [PMID: 7774795 DOI: 10.1139/g95-026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Phylogenetic relationships of 30 diploid species of Triticeae (Poaceae) representing 19 genomes were estimated from the sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA. The ITS sequence phylogeny indicated that: (i) each genome group of species is monophyletic, concordant with cytogenetic evidence; (ii) Hordeum (I) and Critesion (H) are basal; (iii) Australopyrum (W) is closely related to Agropyron (P); (iv) Peridictyon (G), Heteranthelium (Q), and Dasypyrum (V) are closely related to Pseudoroegneria (S); (v) most of the annuals, Triticum s.l. (A, B, D), Crithopsis (K), Taeniatherum (T), Eremopyrum (F), Henrardia (O), Secale (R), and two perennials, Thinopyrum (J) and Lophopyrum (E), all of Mediterranean origin, are a monophyletic group. However, phylogenetic trees based on morphology group these Mediteranean species with various perennial lineages of the Arctic-temperate region. The molecular data and biogeography of the tribe suggest that the Mediterranean lineage is derived from the Arctic-temperate lineage and that the two lineages have evolved in parallel. Extensive morphological parallelism apparently obscures the true genealogical history of the tribe when only morphology is considered.
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- C Hsiao
- United States Department of Agriculture, Utah State University, Logan 84322-6300, USA
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Hsiao C, Chatterton NJ, Asay KH, Jensen KB. Molecular phylogeny of the Pooideae (Poaceae) based on nuclear rDNA (ITS) sequences. Theor Appl Genet 1995; 90:389-98. [PMID: 24173929 DOI: 10.1007/bf00221981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/1994] [Accepted: 07/28/1994] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Phylogenetic relationships of the Poaceae subfamily, Pooideae, were estimated from the sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA. The entire ITS region of 25 species belonging to 19 genera representing seven tribes was directly sequenced from polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified DNA fragments. The published sequence of rice, Oryza saliva, was used as the outgroup. Sequences of these taxa were analyzed with maximum parsimony (PAUP) and the neighbor-joining distance method (NJ). Among the tribes, the Stipeae, Meliceae and Brachypodieae, all with small chromosomes and a basic number more than x=7, diverged in succession. The Poeae, Aveneae, Bromeae and Triticeae, with large chromosomes and a basic number of x=7, form a monophyletic clade. The Poeae and Aveneae are the sister group of the Bromeae and Triticeae. On the ITS tree, the Brachypodieae is distantly related to the Triticeae and Bromeae, which differs from the phylogenies based on restriction-site variation of cpDNA and morphological characters. The phylogenetic relationships of the seven pooid tribes inferred from the ITS sequences are highly concordant with the cytogenetic evidence that the reduction in chromosome number and the increase in chromosome size evolved only once in the pooids and pre-dated the divergence of the Poeae, Aveneae, Bromeae and Triticeae.This paper reports factually on available data; however, the USDA neither guarantees nor warrants the standard of the product, and the use of the name by USDA implies no approval of the product to the exclusion of others that may also be suitable.
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- C Hsiao
- USDA-ARS, Forage and Range Research Laboratory, Utah State University, 84322-6300, Logan, UT, USA
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Jensen KB, Griffin GD. Resistance of Diploid Triticeae Species and Accessions to the Columbia Root-knot Nematode, Meloidogyne chitwoodi. J Nematol 1994; 26:635-639. [PMID: 19279939 PMCID: PMC2619574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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The Columbia root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne chitwoodi race 2, is associated with several plant species, including members of the tribe Triticeae. We evaluated 15 diploid species for M. chitwoodi gall and reproductive indices from the following genera: Agropyron, Pseudoroegneria, Hordeum, Psathyrostachys, and Thinopyrum. Species from the genus Thinopyrum (Thinopyrum bessarabicum; J genome) and Psathyrostachys (Psathyrostachys fragilis, P. juncea, P. stoloniformis; N genome) expressed more resistance to M. chitwoodi than species within the genera Agropyron (Agropyron cristatum and A. mongolicum; P genome), Pseudoroegneria (Pseudoroegneria spicata, P. stipifolia, A. aegilopoicles, P. libanotica; S genome), and Hordeum (Hordeum bogdanii, H. brevisubulatum, H. californicum, and H. chilensis; H genome), although there was variation among individuals within P. spicata, P. juncea, and P. fragilis. The variation among genera and within species indicates that it would be possible to select Triticeae grasses for resistance to M. chitwoodi in order to identify and introgress genes for resistance into cultivated cereals.
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Imanywoha J, Jensen KB, Hole D. Production and identification of primary trisomics in diploid Agropyron cristatum (crested wheatgrass). Genome 1994; 37:469-76. [PMID: 18470092 DOI: 10.1139/g94-065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Six of the seven possible primary trisomics in Agropyron cristatum were produced. Based on morphology, arm length ratios, and C-banding patterns, they were identified as primary trisomics for chromosomes A, B, C, D, E, and G. Agropyron cristatum is one of several species constituting the crested wheatgrass complex. All species in this complex contain one basic genome (P). A study was conducted to produce and identify a primary trisomic series that will be used to map genes to individual chromosomes. A population of 157 plants were generated by crossing autotriploids (PPP) with diploid (PP) A. cristatum: 58 were diploid (2n = 14), 76 were primary trisomies (2n = 15), 17 were double trisomic (2n = 16), 4 were triple trisomics (2n = 14 + 3), 1 was telocentric trisomic (2n = 14 + 1 telo), and 1 was tetratrisomic (2n = 14 + 4). Karyotype analysis of acetoorcein-stained chromosomes was carried out using the CHROMPAC III computer program; for analysis of C-banded karyotypes, the computer imaging analysis program PCAS (Plant Chromosome Analysis System) was used to identify the primary trisomics. Of the 47 primary trisomics analyzed, 21 plants had one extra satellited chromosome E, 18 with the satellited D chromosome, 3 each for chromosomes B and G, and 1 each for chromosomes C and A. Chromosome pairing was studied in trisomies B, D, E, and G. Trisomics for chromosomes B and G were similar in their mieotic behavior. Each had a trivalent frequency of about 60% and pollen stainability of less than 40%. Trisomics for chromosomes D and E had a trivalent frequency of about 30% and pollen stainability of over 70%.
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Jensen KB, Liu ZW, Lu BR, Solamon B. Biosystematic study of hexaploids Elymus tschimganicus and E. glaucissimus. I. Morphology and genomic constitution. Chromosome Res 1994; 2:209-15. [PMID: 8069464 DOI: 10.1007/bf01553321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Elymus tschimganicus and E. glaucissimus are hexaploids (2n = 6x = 42) that inhabit stony slopes and swales in the middle and upper mountain belts of Central Asia. Chromosome pairing at metaphase I in E. tschimganicus and E. glaucissimus was typical of other Elymus hexaploids, averaging 20.94 and 20.98 bivalents per cell, respectively. Meiotic pairing of tetraploid hybrids derived by crossing E. tschimganicus and E. glaucissimus with P. spicata (2n = 2x = 14; genome = SS) averaged 4.97 and 4.90 bivalents per cell respectively, indicating the presence of the S genome in the target taxa. Pentaploid hybrids derived by crossing E. tschimganicus and E. glaucissimus with tetraploid analyzer species E. mutabilis and E. sibiricus (2n = 4x = 28; genome = SSHH) had mean bivalent frequencies of 5.61 and 4.64 respectively, suggesting the absence of the H genome in the target taxa. Mean bivalent associations were similar among hybrids derived by crossing the target taxa with E. nevski (2n = 4x = 28; genome = SSYY), which averaged 10.61 and 11.42 bivalents, respectively, suggesting the presence of the Y genome in E. tschimganicus and E. glaucissimus. Based on chromosome pairing in the hybrids, the genomic formula for both E. tschimganicus and E. glaucissimus should be SSSSYY.
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- K B Jensen
- USDA-ARS (United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Utah State University, Logan 84322-6300
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Hsiao C, Chatterton NJ, Asay KH, Jensen KB. Phylogenetic relationships of 10 grass species: an assessment of phylogenetic utility of the internal transcribed spacer region in nuclear ribosomal DNA in monocots. Genome 1994; 37:112-20. [PMID: 8181731 DOI: 10.1139/g94-014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [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] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Entire sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITSs) and 5.8S subunit of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) were obtained from nine grass species by direct double-stranded sequencing of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplified DNA fragments. These sequences from subfamily Pooideae (Triticum aestivum, Crithodium monococcum, Sitopsis speltoides, Hordeum vulgare, Secale montanum, Avena longiglumis, Bromus inermis, Brachypodium distachyon) and subfamily Panicoideae (Sorghum bicolor) together with published ITS sequence of rice (Oryza sativa, Bambusoideae) were analyzed using Wagner parsimony (PAUP) and the neighbor-joining distance method to assess the phylogenetic utility of ITS sequences at various taxonomic levels. Among the aligned sequences that ranged from 588 to 603 nucleotides in length, 118 of 269 variable sites contained potential phylogenetic information. A member of Bromus, B. inermis, was the sister taxon to the Triticeae species. Brachypodium was more distantly related to Triticeae than was Bromus or Avena. These data, with Oryza sativa as the outgroup, indicate monophyly of the Pooideae species and of the members of the tribe Triticeae within Pooideae. Phylogenetic trees of the 10 grass species generated from the ITS sequence data were in general agreement with phylogenies based on molecular data from ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) of similar grass taxa. This study reaffirms that sequences of the ITS region are useful for phylogenetic inference among closely related monocot species.
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- C Hsiao
- United States Department of Agriculture, Utah State University, Logan 84322-6300
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A small RNA ligand with high affinity for the HIV-1 Rev protein, generated by the SELEX in vitro evolution method, was used in a series of chemical modification studies to aid in determining the secondary structure of the ligand, to detect which modifications interfere with the binding of the ligand to Rev, and to find those modifiable groups that are protected from attack when bound to the Rev protein. This SELEX RNA ligand, like the high-affinity binding site of the Rev-responsive element, seems to bind the Rev protein within or along the major groove. There are two major regions of the RNA that interact with the Rev protein, and these regions appear to be close in space. Additionally, this high-affinity ligand has been used as the basis for an additional "biased randomization" SELEX procedure, in an effort to gain comprehensive information on the RNA sequences and structural elements necessary for efficient binding to the Rev protein. This complementary experimental approach supports the structural conclusions of our chemical modification data.
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- K B Jensen
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309
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Hallas J, Gram LF, Grodum E, Damsbo N, Brøsen K, Haghfelt T, Harvald B, Beck-Nielsen J, Worm J, Jensen KB. Drug related admissions to medical wards: a population based survey. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1992; 33:61-8. [PMID: 1540492 PMCID: PMC1381200 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1992.tb04001.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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1. In total 1999 consecutive admissions to six medical wards were subjected to a prospective high-intensity drug event monitoring scheme to assess the extent and pattern of admissions caused by adverse drug reactions (ADRs) or dose related therapeutic failures (TF), in a population-based design. The wards were sub-specialised in general medicine, geriatrics, endocrinology, cardiology, respiratory medicine and gastroenterology. 2. Considering definite, probable and possible drug events, the prevalence of drug related hospital admissions was 11.4% of which 8.4% were caused by ADRs and 3.0% by TFs. There were large inter-department differences. 3. The six classes of drugs most frequently involved in admissions caused by ADRs were anti-rheumatics and analgesics (27%), cardiovascular drugs (23%), psychotropic drugs (14%), anti-diabetics (12%), antibiotics (7%), and corticosteroids (5%). Noncompliance accounted for 66% of the TFs with diuretics and anti-asthmatics most frequently involved. 4. The pattern of drugs involved in ADRs was compared with the regional drug sales statistics. Drugs with a particularly high rate of ADR related admissions per unit dispensed were nitrofurantoin and insulin (617 and 182 admissions per 1,000,000 defined daily doses), while low rates were seen for diuretics and benzodiazepines (10 and 7 admissions per 1,000,000 defined daily doses). Confidence intervals were wide. 5. Patients who had their therapy prescribed by a hospital doctor had a slightly higher prevalence of drug events than those who were treated by a general practitioner (12.6% vs 11.8%). The reverse applied for drug events assessed as avoidable (3.3% vs 4.6%). Although these differences were not statistically significant, it may suggest general practitioners as the appropriate target for interventive measures.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- J Hallas
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Odense University School of Medicine, Denmark
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Hansen OP, Pedersen-Bjergaard J, Ellegaard J, Brincker H, Boesen AM, Christensen BE, Drivsholm A, Hippe E, Jans H, Jensen KB. Aclarubicin plus cytosine arabinoside versus daunorubicin plus cytosine arabinoside in previously untreated patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a Danish national phase III trial. The Danish Society of Hematology Study Group on AML, Denmark. Leukemia 1991; 5:510-6. [PMID: 2056774] [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: 12/30/2022]
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A regimen of aclarubicin (ACR) of 75 mg/m2 daily for 3 days plus a continuous intravenous infusion of cytosine arabinoside (ara-C) of 100 mg/m2 per day for 7 days was compared with daunorubicin (DNR) 45 mg/m2/day for 3 days plus ara-C for 7 days as first-line chemotherapy of de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in a randomized, nationwide Danish study. A total of 180 patients aged between 17 and 65 years were entered onto the protocol. Patients who achieved complete remission (CR) were given five courses of intensive consolidation therapy consisting of two courses of high dose ara-C, two courses of amsacrine plus etoposide, and one course of DNR plus ara-C. Of 174 evaluable patients, 99 achieved CR. The rate of CR was significantly higher on ACR plus ara-C than on DNR plus ara-C [66% versus 50% (p = 0.043)] and decreased significantly with increasing age. The hematological toxicity was identical for the two regimens. A total of 83 patients entered consolidation therapy. At 4 years, 37% of patients with CR following ACR were still in remission compared with 33% following DNR (p = 0.48), and the total survival at 4 years was 29% versus 20% (p = 0.26). The duration of remission and total survival both decreased with increasing age. ACR plus ara-C seem at least as good or better than DNR plus ara-C as first-line chemotherapy of AML.
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- O P Hansen
- Finsen Institute-Rigshospitalet, Department of Hematology L, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Philip P, Geisler C, Hansen MM, Hasselbalch H, Christensen BE, Drivsholm A, Lund B, Nielsen JB, Jensen KB, Andersen E. Aberrations of chromosome 6 in 193 newly diagnosed untreated cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 1991; 53:35-43. [PMID: 2036638 DOI: 10.1016/0165-4608(91)90112-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Aberrations of chromosome 6 were observed in 11 of 193 cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia diagnosed January 1, 1984-November 1, 1988 and investigated cytogenetically within 30 days after diagnosis. The 6p was rearranged in 5 cases: 4 balanced and 1 unbalanced translocation. The 6q was involved in 6 cases: 4 deletions and 2 balanced translocations. Three of the del(6q) may be identical: del(6)(q13q27). In two cases there were no additional aberrations. Aberrations of chromosome 6 correlated significantly with an advanced clinical stage, diffuse pattern of bone marrow infiltration, and increased SmIgM-fluorescence intensity. All these factors are associated with poor prognosis. Although the number of cases with 6q aberrations is still too small and the observation period too short to show significant influence on survival, the presence of 6q aberrations at diagnosis may prove useful in delineating a subtype of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with poor prognosis.
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- P Philip
- Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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