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Lebrun L, Salmon I. Pathology and new insights in thyroid neoplasms in the 2022 WHO classification. Curr Opin Oncol 2024; 36:13-21. [PMID: 37975316 PMCID: PMC10715705 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000001012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The assessment of thyroid nodules is a common clinical problem, linked to the high incidence of thyroid nodules in the population and the low incidence of aggressive thyroid carcinoma. The screening is therefore one of the strengths of our patient care. Recently, the 2023 Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) and 2022 WHO classification of thyroid neoplasms have been released based on the definition of new entities and the growing impact of molecular testing. The aim of this review is to analyze how these upgrades can help us in the daily routine practice diagnosis of thyroid cancer. RECENT FINDINGS Our review is focused on the most frequent thyroid tumors derived from thyroid follicular cell. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is the gold standard for the screening of thyroid nodules with very high levels of sensitivity and specificity. These sensitivity and specificity are improved by molecular testing, which refines the risk of malignancy. The 2023 TBSRTC integrates molecular data and the upgrades integrated in the 2022 WHO classification such as the 'low-risk neoplasms' and the 'high-grade follicular-cells derived carcinoma'. The morphological examination remains crucial since the capsular and/or vascular invasion are key features of malignancy in the follicular thyroid neoplasms. Low-risk neoplasms represent a clinical challenge since no specific guidelines are available. Challenges remain regarding oncocytic thyroid lesions, which are not associated with specific diagnostic molecular biomarkers. Molecular testing can help not only in deciphering the prognosis but also in the targeted therapeutic strategy. SUMMARY While molecular testing has succeeded to substantially improve the pre and postoperative diagnosis and risk stratification of thyroid tumors, the morphological examination is still central in the daily routine diagnosis of thyroid pathology. Future is the integrated diagnosis of clinical, morphological, molecular and epigenetic features with the help of artificial intelligence algorithms.
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- Laetitia Lebrun
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Brussels
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Brussels
- DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), ULB, Gosselies, Belgium
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Kyrilli A, Tacelli N, Russo L, Lebrun L, Salmon I, Russ G, Moreno-Reyes R, Corvilain B. Autonomously functioning thyroid nodules present intermediate malignancy risk according to European Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (EU-TIRADS) and yield indeterminate cytology results. Eur Thyroid J 2023; 12:e230135. [PMID: 37992294 PMCID: PMC10762547 DOI: 10.1530/etj-23-0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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Objectives The aim was to evaluate the clinical, ultrasound (US) and, when indicated, the cytological and histological characteristics of autonomously functioning thyroid nodules (AFTN) in consecutive patients. Methods A prospective, single-centre study was conducted between March 2018 and September 2021. In total, 901 consecutive patients were referred for thyroid workup and of 67 AFTN were evaluated. All enrolled patients underwent 99mTcO4 - scintigraphy, additional 123I scintigraphy only in case of normal serum TSH, evaluation of thyroid function, US examination using European Thyroid Imaging and Reporting Data System (EU-TIRADS), and US-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology when indicated. All indeterminate FNA samples were subjected to DNA sequencing analysis. Results More than half of the evaluated patients with AFTN were euthyroid; median serum TSH was 0.41 (IQR: 0.03-0.97) mU/L. The median AFTN size measured by US was 27.0 (IQR: 21.1-35.0) mm. 28.4% of AFTN were classified as EU-TIRADS score 3 and 71.6% as EU-TIRADS score 4, indicating that the majority of AFTN had intermediate risk for malignancy according to US. Out of the 47 AFTN subjected to cytological evaluation, 24 (51%) yielded indeterminate FNA results. DNA sequencing revealed pathogenic TSHR and GNAS mutations in 60% of cases. No malignancy was detected at final histology in surgically excised AFTN (n = 12). Conclusions Of the 67 AFTN evaluated in this study, 50% presented with normal serum TSH, 70% displayed ultrasound features suggesting an intermediate malignancy risk and 50% of the AFTN submitted to cytology yielded indeterminate results. No malignant AFTN was detected.
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Kacem H, Dhahri A, Aouaini F, Sassi Z, Seveyrat L, Lebrun L, Dhahri J. Correction: Enhanced electrocaloric effect, energy storage density and pyroelectric response from a domain-engineered lead-free BaTi 0.91Sn 0.08Zr 0.01O 3 ferroelectric ceramic. RSC Adv 2023; 13:28159. [PMID: 37753402 PMCID: PMC10518666 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra90092d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/D2RA04914G.].
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- Hend Kacem
- Université de Monastir, Faculté des Sciences de Monastir, Laboratoire de la Matière Condensée et des Nanosciences LR11ES40, 5000 Monastir Tunisia +216-92188163
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- Department of Physics, College of Science and Humanities - Dawadmi, Shaqra University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
- Université de Sfax, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, Laboratoire de Physique Appliqué B. P. 1171 Sfax Tunisia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University P.O. Box 84428 Riyadh 11671 Saudi Arabia
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- Université de Lyon, INSA-LYON, LGEF, EA682 F-69621 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon, INSA-LYON, LGEF, EA682 F-69621 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon, INSA-LYON, LGEF, EA682 F-69621 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Monastir, Faculté des Sciences de Monastir, Laboratoire de la Matière Condensée et des Nanosciences LR11ES40, 5000 Monastir Tunisia +216-92188163
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Gilis N, Lebrun L, Lolli V, David P, Rodesch M, Bex A, Fricx C, De Maertelaer V, Salmon I, De Witte O. Radiological characterization of pediatric intramedullary astrocytomas: Do they differ from adults? Brain Spine 2023; 4:102671. [PMID: 38510632 PMCID: PMC10951691 DOI: 10.1016/j.bas.2023.102671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Introduction The incidence of intramedullary spinal cord tumors ranges from 2 to 4% of all central nervous system tumors. Only 6-8% are astrocytomas. The gold standard to diagnose a spinal cord tumor is the spinal cord MRI in toto. Specific radiological criteria orient the diagnosis of the intradural intramedullary lesion. Most of the authors studied adult populations of astrocytomas. However, pediatric astrocytomas present certain particularities. Research question This work aims to determine if the usual radiological criteria of intramedullary astrocytomas (IMAs) are different depending on the patient's age. Material & methods We evaluated the radiological features of IMAs in adult and pediatric groups through a retrospective study. Results We collected 31 patients with IMAs (11 children and 20 adults). We observed some trends but we did not highlight any statistically significant difference between all the radiological criteria studied (sagittal and axial spinal cord localization, T1-and T2-weighted characteristics, contrast uptake, infiltrating character, presence of necrosis, heterogeneous lesion, necrotic, hemorrhagic, presence of edema) and the patient's age. Discussion & conclusion Given the rarity of IMAs and the lack of large specific pediatric studies, it seems essential to routinely report all cases encountered and create multicentric pediatric databases to draw more robust conclusions.
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- Nathalie Gilis
- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Research (IRIBHM), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, Brussels, Belgium
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Lebrun L, Allard-Demoustiez S, Salmon I. Pathology and new insights in central nervous system lymphomas. Curr Opin Oncol 2023; 35:347-356. [PMID: 37439536 PMCID: PMC10408733 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare central nervous system (CNS) malignancy, which represents a heterogenous group of tumors. Among PCNSL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the CNS (CNS-DLBCL) represents the most common tumor type. Multiomics studies have recently revealed the complex genomic landscape of these rare diseases. These findings lead to a potential new molecular and epigenetic classification. RECENT FINDINGS Our review is focused on CNS-DLBCL in immunocompetent patients. CNS-DLBCL are derived from self-reactive/polyreactive precursor cells. An early molecular event such as MYD88 mutation leads to escape elimination of precursor cells, which, by a dysregulated GC reaction, acquire auto-/polyreactivity of the B-cell tumoral cells for antigens physiologically expressed in the CNS. Most of CNS-DLBCL tumor cells harbor a non-GCB, ABC-like immunophenotype associated with a late GC (exit) B-cells genotype by gene expression profiling. Various mechanisms of genetic alterations are involved in the pathogenesis of PCNSL, including point mutations [nonsomatic hypermutation (SHM), aberrant SHM (aSHM)], SHM/aSHM, chromosome copy gains or losses, and DNA hypermethylation. Constitutive NFκB activation plays a key role in lymphoma cell proliferation and survival by dysregulation of toll-like receptor (mutations of CARD11 and MYD88 ), BCR ( CD79B ), JAK-STAT, and NFκB signaling pathways. SUMMARY Multiomics approaches have succeeded to substantially improve the understanding of the pathogenesis, as well as the molecular and epigenetic events in PCNSL. Challenges remain due to the obvious heterogeneity of CNS-DLBCL, and improvement is needed for their classification.
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- Laetitia Lebrun
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Brussels
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Brussels
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Brussels
- DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), ULB, Gosselies, Belgium
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Lebrun L, Absil L, Remmelink M, De Mendonça R, D'Haene N, Gaspard N, Rusu S, Racu ML, Collin A, Allard J, Zindy E, Schiavo AA, De Clercq S, De Witte O, Decaestecker C, Lopes MB, Salmon I. SARS-Cov-2 infection and neuropathological findings: a report of 18 cases and review of the literature. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2023; 11:78. [PMID: 37165453 PMCID: PMC10170054 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-023-01566-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION COVID-19-infected patients harbour neurological symptoms such as stroke and anosmia, leading to the hypothesis that there is direct invasion of the central nervous system (CNS) by SARS-CoV-2. Several studies have reported the neuropathological examination of brain samples from patients who died from COVID-19. However, there is still sparse evidence of virus replication in the human brain, suggesting that neurologic symptoms could be related to mechanisms other than CNS infection by the virus. Our objective was to provide an extensive review of the literature on the neuropathological findings of postmortem brain samples from patients who died from COVID-19 and to report our own experience with 18 postmortem brain samples. MATERIAL AND METHODS We used microscopic examination, immunohistochemistry (using two different antibodies) and PCR-based techniques to describe the neuropathological findings and the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in postmortem brain samples. For comparison, similar techniques (IHC and PCR) were applied to the lung tissue samples for each patient from our cohort. The systematic literature review was conducted from the beginning of the pandemic in 2019 until June 1st, 2022. RESULTS In our cohort, the most common neuropathological findings were perivascular haemosiderin-laden macrophages and hypoxic-ischaemic changes in neurons, which were found in all cases (n = 18). Only one brain tissue sample harboured SARS-CoV-2 viral spike and nucleocapsid protein expression, while all brain cases harboured SARS-CoV-2 RNA positivity by PCR. A colocalization immunohistochemistry study revealed that SARS-CoV-2 antigens could be located in brain perivascular macrophages. The literature review highlighted that the most frequent neuropathological findings were ischaemic and haemorrhagic lesions, including hypoxic/ischaemic alterations. However, few studies have confirmed the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antigens in brain tissue samples. CONCLUSION This study highlighted the lack of specific neuropathological alterations in COVID-19-infected patients. There is still no evidence of neurotropism for SARS-CoV-2 in our cohort or in the literature.
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- Laetitia Lebrun
- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), ULB, Gosselies, Belgium
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- DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), ULB, Gosselies, Belgium
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- DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), ULB, Gosselies, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital ErasmeErasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), ULB, Gosselies, Belgium
- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis, Brussels School of Engineering/École Polytechnique de Brussels, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium.
- DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), ULB, Gosselies, Belgium.
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Lebrun L, Allard-Demoustiez S, Gilis N, Van Campenhout C, Rodesch M, Roman C, Calò P, Lolli V, David P, Fricx C, De Witte O, Escande F, Maurage CA, Salmon I. Clinicopathological and molecular characterization of a case classified by DNA‑methylation profiling as "CNS embryonal tumor with BRD4-LEUTX fusion". Acta Neuropathol Commun 2023; 11:46. [PMID: 36934287 PMCID: PMC10024856 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-023-01549-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2023] Open
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Central Nervous System (CNS) embryonal tumors represent a heterogeneous group of highly aggressive tumors occurring preferentially in children but also described in adolescents and adults. In 2021, the CNS World Health Organization (WHO) classification drastically changed the diagnosis of the other CNS embryonal tumors including new histo-molecular tumor types. Here, we report a pediatric case of a novel tumor type among the other CNS embryonal tumors classified within the methylation class "CNS Embryonal Tumor with BRD4-LEUTX Fusion". The patient was a 4-year girl with no previous history of disease. For a few weeks, she suffered from headaches, vomiting and mild fever associated with increasing asthenia and loss of weight leading to a global deterioration of health. MRI brain examination revealed a large, grossly well-circumscribed tumoral mass lesion located in the left parietal lobe, contralateral hydrocephalus and midline shift. Microscopic examination showed a highly cellular tumor with a polymorphic aspect. The majority of the tumor harbored neuroectodermal features composed of small cells with scant cytoplasm and hyperchromatic nuclei associated with small "medulloblastoma-like" cells characterized by syncytial arrangement and focally a streaming pattern. Tumor cells were diffusely positive for Synaptophysin, CD56, INI1 and SMARCA4 associated with negativity for GFAP, OLIG-2, EMA, BCOR, LIN28A and MIC-2. Additional IHC features included p53 protein expression in more than 10% of the tumor's cells and very interestingly, loss of H3K27me3 expression. The Heidelberg DNA-methylation classifier classified this case as "CNS Embryonal Tumor with BRD4:LEUTX Fusion". RNA-sequencing analyses confirmed the BRD4 (exon 13)-LEUTX (exon 2) fusion with no other molecular alterations found by DNA sequencing. Our case report confirmed that a new subgroup of CNS embryonal tumor with high aggressive potential, loss of H3K27me3 protein expression, BRDA4-LEUTX fusion, named "Embryonal CNS tumor with BRD4-LEUTX fusion", has to be considered into the new CNS WHO classification.
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- Laetitia Lebrun
- Department of Pathology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Pathology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Universitaire Des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Pole Pathologie Biologie, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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- UFR3S - Laboratoire d'Histologie, Univ. Lille, 59000, Lille, France
- Inserm, U1172 - Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, 59000, Lille, France
- Institut de Pathologie, CHU Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Pathology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
- DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), ULB, Gosselies, Belgium
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Kacem H, Dhahri A, Aouaini F, Sassi Z, Seveyrat L, Lebrun L, Dhahri J. Enhanced electrocaloric effect, energy storage density and pyroelectric response from a domain-engineered lead-free BaTi 0.91Sn 0.08Zr 0.01O 3 ferroelectric ceramic. RSC Adv 2022; 12:30771-30784. [PMID: 36349160 PMCID: PMC9611090 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04914g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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A BaTi0.91Sn0.08Zr0.01O3 (BTSZ) ceramic was prepared by a conventional solid-state reaction method. Its structural, dielectric, ferroelectric, and pyroelectric properties were carefully studied. The Rietveld refinement was used to characterize the structural proprieties of the synthesized ceramic. The microstructure was observed by scanning electron microscopy. Phase transitions observed in the temperature dependent dielectric permittivity (ε r-T and tan δ-T) showed a transition close to room temperature, resulting in improved piezoelectric, pyroelectric and electrocaloric performance. In addition, it was found that an electric field poling process changed the character of ε r-T and tan δ-T plots. Resonance modes in the polarized state, where maximum power transmission was achieved, were observed in the impedance spectrum. The extra-slim hysteresis loops revealed a relatively low coercive field and hysteresis loss related to the diffuse phase transition, which can significantly improve energy storage efficiency up to 75% at 100 °C. To characterize the electrocaloric effect (ECE), indirect and direct methods based on the thermodynamic approach were used. Both methods results showed good consistency and revealed a large ECE peak evolving along the phase diagram. Furthermore, pyroelectric figures of merit (FOMs) for voltage responsivity (F v), current responsivity (F i), energy harvesting (F E), new energy harvesting and detectivity (F d) were calculated. Finally, thermal energy harvesting (N D) was determined by using the Olsen cycle. The obtained maximum N D was 233.7 kJ m-3 when the Olsen cycle operated at 25-100 °C and 0-30 kV cm-1. This study introduces not only a technique to produce a high performance ceramic for refrigeration devices, but also broadens the range of applications for BT-based lead-free ferroelectrics beyond actuators, sensors, and energy harvesting to solid-state cooling.
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- Hend Kacem
- Université de Monastir, Faculté des Sciences de Monastir, Laboratoire de la Matière Condensée et des Nanosciences LR11ES40 5000 Monastir Tunisia +216-92188163
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- Université de Sfax, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, Laboratoire de Physique Appliqué B. P. 1171 3000 Sfax Tunisia
- Université de Shaqra, Faculté des Sciences et des Sciences Humaines de Ad-Dawadmi, Department Physique 11911 Shaqra Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University P.O. Box 84428 Riyadh 11671 Saudi Arabia
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- Université de Lyon, INSA-LYON, LGEF, EA682 F-69621 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon, INSA-LYON, LGEF, EA682 F-69621 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon, INSA-LYON, LGEF, EA682 F-69621 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Monastir, Faculté des Sciences de Monastir, Laboratoire de la Matière Condensée et des Nanosciences LR11ES40 5000 Monastir Tunisia +216-92188163
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Oukkass S, Mechnou I, El Yaakouby I, Chaouqi Y, Lebrun L, Hlaibi M. Efficient and Original Technique for the Optimization and Intensification of Membrane Processes Relating to the Treatment and Recovery of Discharges Loaded with the Emerging Pollutant Paracetamol. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Saâd Oukkass
- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, Université HASSAN II de Casablanca, Maroc
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, Université HASSAN II de Casablanca, Maroc
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, Université HASSAN II de Casablanca, Maroc
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, Université HASSAN II de Casablanca, Maroc
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- Laboratoire Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces (PBS), UMR 6270 du CNRS, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, Université HASSAN II de Casablanca, Maroc
- Laboratoire Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces (PBS), UMR 6270 du CNRS, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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Grenier-Chartrand F, Barrit S, Racu ML, Luce S, Spitaels J, Sadeghi-Meibodi N, Lebrun L, Salmon I, Lefranc F, De Witte O. Dabrafenib monotherapy for a recurrent BRAFV600E-mutated TTF-1-positive posterior pituitary tumor. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2022; 164:737-742. [PMID: 35029761 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-022-05109-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Posterior pituitary tumors (PPT) expressing thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) are extremely rare low-grade neoplasms. The recent discovery of BRAF mutations in these tumors offers a potential alternative treatment using targeted therapies. We present the case of a 57-year-old female with recurrent BRAFV600E-mutated TTF-1-positive PPT treated with a BRAF inhibitor monotherapy (dabrafenib) leading to tumor regression. After 18 months of uninterrupted treatment, ongoing radiological tumor regression was observed and the patient remained asymptomatic without any significant adverse event. BRAF inhibitor is potentially a valuable treatment option for recurrent TTF-1-positive PPT with BRAF mutation.
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- Flavie Grenier-Chartrand
- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Anderlecht, Belgium.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Anderlecht, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Anderlecht, Belgium
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- Department of Oncology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Anderlecht, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Anderlecht, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Anderlecht, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Anderlecht, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Anderlecht, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070, Anderlecht, Belgium
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Belcour M, Dontaine P, Monier A, Lebrun L, Salmon I, De Witte O, Goldman S, De Tiège X, Aeby A. Case Report: Interest of Positron Emission Tomography in Pediatric Small Vessel Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:794294. [PMID: 35321014 PMCID: PMC8935040 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.794294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is a rare inflammatory disease affecting central nervous system vessels. The diagnosis, which requires confirmation by brain biopsy, remains challenging due to unspecific clinical presentation and low specificity of imaging and laboratory exams. In these two pediatric biopsy-proven cases of svPACNS we demonstrate that brain positron emission tomography (PET) show a high metabolic activity that extends beyond brain MRI abnormalities. Therefore, combining MRI and PET abnormalities to adequately guide brain biopsy might increase the diagnostic yield of this rare condition.
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- Morgane Belcour
- Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital des Enfants Reine Fabiola (HUDERF), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Université Libre de Bruxelles - Hôpital Universitaire Des Enfants Reine Fabiola (ULB-HUDERF), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Université Libre de Bruxelles - Hôpital Universitaire Des Enfants Reine Fabiola (ULB-HUDERF), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Anatomopathology, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles (CUB) Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Anatomopathology, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles (CUB) Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles (CUB) Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Functional Neuroimaging, Service of Nuclear Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles (CUB) Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Functional Neuroimaging, Service of Nuclear Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles (CUB) Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Université Libre de Bruxelles - Hôpital Universitaire Des Enfants Reine Fabiola (ULB-HUDERF), Brussels, Belgium
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Martens C, Lebrun L, Decaestecker C, Vandamme T, Van Eycke YR, Rovai A, Metens T, Debeir O, Goldman S, Salmon I, Van Simaeys G. Initial Condition Assessment for Reaction-Diffusion Glioma Growth Models: A Translational MRI-Histology (In)Validation Study. Tomography 2021; 7:650-674. [PMID: 34842805 PMCID: PMC8628987 DOI: 10.3390/tomography7040055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Reaction-diffusion models have been proposed for decades to capture the growth of gliomas. Nevertheless, these models require an initial condition: the tumor cell density distribution over the whole brain at diagnosis time. Several works have proposed to relate this distribution to abnormalities visible on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this work, we verify these hypotheses by stereotactic histological analysis of a non-operated brain with glioblastoma using a 3D-printed slicer. Cell density maps are computed from histological slides using a deep learning approach. The density maps are then registered to a postmortem MR image and related to an MR-derived geodesic distance map to the tumor core. The relation between the edema outlines visible on T2-FLAIR MRI and the distance to the core is also investigated. Our results suggest that (i) the previously proposed exponential decrease of the tumor cell density with the distance to the core is reasonable but (ii) the edema outlines would not correspond to a cell density iso-contour and (iii) the suggested tumor cell density at these outlines is likely overestimated. These findings highlight the limitations of conventional MRI to derive glioma cell density maps and the need for other initialization methods for reaction-diffusion models to be used in clinical practice.
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- Corentin Martens
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (A.R.); (S.G.); (G.V.S.)
- Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Rue Adrienne Bolland 8, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium; (C.D.); (Y.-R.V.E.); (O.D.); (I.S.)
- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis (LISA), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (T.V.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Pathology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Rue Adrienne Bolland 8, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium; (C.D.); (Y.-R.V.E.); (O.D.); (I.S.)
- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis (LISA), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (T.V.); (T.M.)
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- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis (LISA), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (T.V.); (T.M.)
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- Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Rue Adrienne Bolland 8, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium; (C.D.); (Y.-R.V.E.); (O.D.); (I.S.)
- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis (LISA), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (T.V.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (A.R.); (S.G.); (G.V.S.)
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- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis (LISA), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (T.V.); (T.M.)
- Department of Radiology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Rue Adrienne Bolland 8, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium; (C.D.); (Y.-R.V.E.); (O.D.); (I.S.)
- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis (LISA), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (T.V.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (A.R.); (S.G.); (G.V.S.)
- Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Rue Adrienne Bolland 8, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium; (C.D.); (Y.-R.V.E.); (O.D.); (I.S.)
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- Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Rue Adrienne Bolland 8, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium; (C.D.); (Y.-R.V.E.); (O.D.); (I.S.)
- Department of Pathology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (A.R.); (S.G.); (G.V.S.)
- Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Rue Adrienne Bolland 8, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium; (C.D.); (Y.-R.V.E.); (O.D.); (I.S.)
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Lebrun L, Bizet M, Melendez B, Alexiou B, Absil L, Van Campenhout C, D'Haene N, Rorive S, Fuks F, Decaestecker C, Salmon I. Analyses of DNA Methylation Profiling in the Diagnosis of Intramedullary Astrocytomas. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2021; 80:663-673. [PMID: 34363673 PMCID: PMC8357340 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlab052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Intramedullary astrocytomas (IMAs) consist of a heterogeneous group of rare central nervous system (CNS) tumors associated with variable outcomes. A DNA methylation-based classification approach has recently emerged as a powerful tool to further classify CNS tumors. However, no DNA methylation-related studies specifically addressing to IMAs have been performed yet. In the present study, we analyzed 16 IMA samples subjected to morphological and molecular analyses, including DNA methylation profiling. Among the 16 samples, only 3 cases were classified in a reference methylation class (MC) with the recommended calibrated score (≥0.9). The remaining cases were either considered “no-match” cases (calibrated score <0.3, n = 7) or were classified with low calibrated scores (ranging from 0.32 to 0.53, n = 6), including inconsistent classification. To obtain a more comprehensive tool for pathologists, we used different unsupervised analyses of DNA methylation profiles, including our data and those from the Heidelberg reference cohort. Even though our cohort included only 16 cases, hypotheses regarding IMA-specific classification were underlined; a potential specific MC of PA_SPINE was identified and high-grade IMAs, probably consisting of H3K27M wild-type IMAs, were mainly associated with ANA_PA MC. These hypotheses strongly suggest that a specific classification for IMAs has to be investigated.
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- Laetitia Lebrun
- From the Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics, Faculty of Medicine, ULB-Cancer Research Center (U-CRC), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Molecular Pathology Research Unit, Department of Pathology, Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Toledo, Spain
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- From the Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- From the Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- From the Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- From the Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- From the Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.,Centre Universitaire inter Régional d'expertise en Anatomie Pathologique Hospitalière (CurePath, CHIREC, CHU Tivoli, ULB), Jumet, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics, Faculty of Medicine, ULB-Cancer Research Center (U-CRC), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, ULB, Gosselies, Belgium.,Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis, Brussels School of Engineering/École Polytechnique de Brussels, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- From the Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.,DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, ULB, Gosselies, Belgium.,Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis, Brussels School of Engineering/École Polytechnique de Brussels, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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Martens C, Debeir O, Decaestecker C, Metens T, Lebrun L, Leurquin-Sterk G, Trotta N, Goldman S, Van Simaeys G. Voxelwise Principal Component Analysis of Dynamic [S-Methyl- 11C]Methionine PET Data in Glioma Patients. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13102342. [PMID: 34066294 PMCID: PMC8152079 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13102342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Recent works have demonstrated the added value of dynamic amino acid positron emission tomography (PET) for glioma grading and genotyping, biopsy targeting, and recurrence diagnosis. However, most of these studies are based on hand-crafted qualitative or semi-quantitative features extracted from the mean time activity curve within predefined volumes. Voxelwise dynamic PET data analysis could instead provide a better insight into intra-tumor heterogeneity of gliomas. In this work, we investigate the ability of principal component analysis (PCA) to extract relevant quantitative features from a large number of motion-corrected [S-methyl-11C]methionine ([11C]MET) PET frames. We first demonstrate the robustness of our methodology to noise by means of numerical simulations. We then build a PCA model from dynamic [11C]MET acquisitions of 20 glioma patients. In a distinct cohort of 13 glioma patients, we compare the parametric maps derived from our PCA model to these provided by the classical one-compartment pharmacokinetic model (1TCM). We show that our PCA model outperforms the 1TCM to distinguish characteristic dynamic uptake behaviors within the tumor while being less computationally expensive and not requiring arterial sampling. Such methodology could be valuable to assess the tumor aggressiveness locally with applications for treatment planning and response evaluation. This work further supports the added value of dynamic over static [11C]MET PET in gliomas.
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- Corentin Martens
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (G.L.-S.); (N.T.); (S.G.); (G.V.S.)
- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis (LISA), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (O.D.); (C.D.); (T.M.)
- Correspondence:
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- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis (LISA), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (O.D.); (C.D.); (T.M.)
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- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis (LISA), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (O.D.); (C.D.); (T.M.)
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- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis (LISA), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (O.D.); (C.D.); (T.M.)
- Department of Radiology, Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (G.L.-S.); (N.T.); (S.G.); (G.V.S.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (G.L.-S.); (N.T.); (S.G.); (G.V.S.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (G.L.-S.); (N.T.); (S.G.); (G.V.S.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (G.L.-S.); (N.T.); (S.G.); (G.V.S.)
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Remmelink M, De Mendonça R, D'Haene N, De Clercq S, Verocq C, Lebrun L, Lavis P, Racu ML, Trépant AL, Maris C, Rorive S, Goffard JC, De Witte O, Peluso L, Vincent JL, Decaestecker C, Taccone FS, Salmon I. Unspecific post-mortem findings despite multiorgan viral spread in COVID-19 patients. Crit Care 2020; 24:495. [PMID: 32787909 PMCID: PMC7422463 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03218-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Post-mortem studies can provide important information for understanding new diseases and small autopsy case series have already reported different findings in COVID-19 patients. METHODS We evaluated whether some specific post-mortem features are observed in these patients and if these changes are related to the presence of the virus in different organs. Complete macroscopic and microscopic autopsies were performed on different organs in 17 COVID-19 non-survivors. Presence of SARS-CoV-2 was evaluated with immunohistochemistry (IHC) in lung samples and with real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test in the lung and other organs. RESULTS Pulmonary findings revealed early-stage diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) in 15 out of 17 patients and microthrombi in small lung arteries in 11 patients. Late-stage DAD, atypical pneumocytes, and/or acute pneumonia were also observed. Four lung infarcts, two acute myocardial infarctions, and one ischemic enteritis were observed. There was no evidence of myocarditis, hepatitis, or encephalitis. Kidney evaluation revealed the presence of hemosiderin in tubules or pigmented casts in most patients. Spongiosis and vascular congestion were the most frequently encountered brain lesions. No specific SARS-CoV-2 lesions were observed in any organ. IHC revealed positive cells with a heterogeneous distribution in the lungs of 11 of the 17 (65%) patients; RT-PCR yielded a wide distribution of SARS-CoV-2 in different tissues, with 8 patients showing viral presence in all tested organs (i.e., lung, heart, spleen, liver, colon, kidney, and brain). CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, autopsies revealed a great heterogeneity of COVID-19-associated organ injury and the remarkable absence of any specific viral lesions, even when RT-PCR identified the presence of the virus in many organs.
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- Myriam Remmelink
- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
- Centre Universitaire inter Régional d'expertise en Anatomie Pathologique Hospitalière (CurePath, CHIREC, CHU Tivoli, ULB), Rue de Borfilet 12A, 6040, Jumet, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
- Centre Universitaire inter Régional d'expertise en Anatomie Pathologique Hospitalière (CurePath, CHIREC, CHU Tivoli, ULB), Rue de Borfilet 12A, 6040, Jumet, Belgium
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- Immunodeficiency Treatment Unit, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Image Synthesis and Analysis (LISA), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CPI 165/57, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
- DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CPI 305/1, Rue Adrienne Bolland, 8, 6041, Gosselies, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
- Centre Universitaire inter Régional d'expertise en Anatomie Pathologique Hospitalière (CurePath, CHIREC, CHU Tivoli, ULB), Rue de Borfilet 12A, 6040, Jumet, Belgium.
- DIAPath, Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CPI 305/1, Rue Adrienne Bolland, 8, 6041, Gosselies, Belgium.
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Lebrun L, Meléndez B, Blanchard O, De Nève N, Van Campenhout C, Lelotte J, Balériaux D, Riva M, Brotchi J, Bruneau M, De Witte O, Decaestecker C, D’Haene N, Salmon I. Clinical, radiological and molecular characterization of intramedullary astrocytomas. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2020; 8:128. [PMID: 32771057 PMCID: PMC7414698 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-020-00962-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Intramedullary astrocytomas (IMAs) are rare tumors, and few studies specific to the molecular alterations of IMAs have been performed. Recently, KIAA1549-BRAF fusions and the H3F3A p.K27M mutation have been described in low-grade (LG) and high-grade (HG) IMAs, respectively. In the present study, we collected clinico-radiological data and performed targeted next-generation sequencing for 61 IMAs (26 grade I pilocytic, 17 grade II diffuse, 3 LG, 3 grade III and 12 grade IV) to identify KIAA1549-BRAF fusions and mutations in 33 genes commonly implicated in gliomas and the 1p/19q regions. One hundred seventeen brain astrocytomas were analyzed for comparison. While we did not observe a difference in clinico-radiological features between LG and HG IMAs, we observed significantly different overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS). Multivariate analysis showed that the tumor grade was associated with better OS while EFS was strongly impacted by tumor grade and surgery, with higher rates of disease progression in cases in which only biopsy could be performed. For LG IMAs, EFS was only impacted by surgery and not by grade. The most common mutations found in IMAs involved TP53, H3F3A p.K27M and ATRX. As in the brain, grade I pilocytic IMAs frequently harbored KIAA1549-BRAF fusions but with different fusion types. Non-canonical IDH mutations were observed in only 2 grade II diffuse IMAs. No EGFR or TERT promoter alterations were found in IDH wild-type grade II diffuse IMAs. These latter tumors seem to have a good prognosis, and only 2 cases underwent anaplastic evolution. All of the HG IMAs presented at least one molecular alteration, with the most frequent one being the H3F3A p.K27M mutation. The H3F3A p.K27M mutation showed significant associations with OS and EFS after multivariate analysis. This study emphasizes that IMAs have distinct clinico-radiological, natural evolution and molecular landscapes from brain astrocytomas.
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Cossin S, Godart A, Lambert M, Lebrun L, Jouhet V. SmartEHR : un moteur de recherche dans un dossier patient informatisé. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2020.01.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Cossin S, Billiet L, Lalanne F, Lebrun L, Diallo G, Thiessard F. Détection automatique du mésusage médicamenteux sur les réseaux sociaux. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2020.01.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Cantero D, Mollejo M, Sepúlveda JM, D'Haene N, Gutiérrez-Guamán MJ, Rodríguez de Lope Á, Fiaño C, Castresana JS, Lebrun L, Rey JA, Salmon I, Meléndez B, Hernández-Laín A. TP53, ATRX alterations, and low tumor mutation load feature IDH-wildtype giant cell glioblastoma despite exceptional ultra-mutated tumors. Neurooncol Adv 2020; 2:vdz059. [PMID: 32642724 PMCID: PMC7212869 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdz059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Giant cell glioblastoma (gcGBM) is a rare morphological variant of IDH-wildtype (IDHwt) GBM that occurs in young adults and have a slightly better prognosis than "classic" IDHwt GBM. Methods We studied 36 GBMs, 14 with a histopathological diagnosis of gcGBM and 22 with a giant cell component. We analyzed the genetic profile of the most frequently mutated genes in gliomas and assessed the tumor mutation load (TML) by gene-targeted next-generation sequencing. We validated our findings using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data. Results p53 was altered by gene mutation or protein overexpression in all cases, while driver IDH1, IDH2, BRAF, or H3F3A mutations were infrequent or absent. Compared to IDHwt GBMs, gcGBMs had a significant higher frequency of TP53, ATRX, RB1, and NF1 mutations, while lower frequency of EGFR amplification, CDKN2A deletion, and TERT promoter mutation. Almost all tumors had low TML values. The high TML observed in only 2 tumors was consistent with POLE and MSH2 mutations. In the histopathological review of TCGA IDHwt, TP53-mutant tumors identified giant cells in 37% of the cases. Considering our series and that of the TCGA, patients with TP53-mutant gcGBMs had better overall survival than those with TP53wt GBMs (log-rank test, P < .002). Conclusions gcGBMs have molecular features that contrast to "classic" IDHwt GBMs: unusually frequent ATRX mutations and few EGFR amplifications and CDKN2A deletions, especially in tumors with a high number of giant cells. TML is frequently low, although exceptional high TML suggests a potential for immune checkpoint therapy in some cases, which may be relevant for personalized medicine.
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- Diana Cantero
- Department of Pathology (Neuropathology) and Instituto de Investigación i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Toledo, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology (Neuropathology) and Instituto de Investigación i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Navarra School of Sciences, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- IdiPaz Research Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Toledo, Spain.,Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology (Neuropathology) and Instituto de Investigación i+12, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Chaouqi Y, Ouchn R, Touarssi I, Mourtah I, El Bouchti M, Lebrun L, Cherkaoui O, Hlaibi M. Polymer Inclusion Membranes for Selective Extraction and Recovery of Hexavalent Chromium Ions from Mixtures Containing Industrial Blue P3R Dye. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Y. Chaouqi
- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, B.P. 5366 Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco
- Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Matériaux Textiles (REMTEX),ESITH, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, B.P. 5366 Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco
- Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Matériaux Textiles (REMTEX),ESITH, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, B.P. 5366 Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, B.P. 5366 Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Matériaux Textiles (REMTEX),ESITH, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces (PBS), Equipe des membranes, UMR 6522 du CNRS Faculté des Sciences, F-76821 Mont Saint, Aignan, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Matériaux Textiles (REMTEX),ESITH, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, B.P. 5366 Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco
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van den Broeke EN, Gousset S, Bouvy J, Stouffs A, Lebrun L, van Neerven SGA, Mouraux A. Heterosynaptic facilitation of mechanical nociceptive input is dependent on the frequency of conditioning stimulation. J Neurophysiol 2019; 122:994-1001. [PMID: 31291140 PMCID: PMC6766737 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00274.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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High-frequency burstlike electrical conditioning stimulation (HFS) applied to human skin induces an increase in mechanical pinprick sensitivity of the surrounding unconditioned skin (a phenomenon known as secondary hyperalgesia). The present study assessed the effect of frequency of conditioning stimulation on the development of this increased pinprick sensitivity in humans. In a first experiment, we compared the increase in pinprick sensitivity induced by HFS, using monophasic non-charge-compensated pulses and biphasic charge-compensated pulses. High-frequency stimulation, traditionally delivered with non-charge-compensated square-wave pulses, may induce a cumulative depolarization of primary afferents and/or changes in pH at the electrode-tissue interface due to the accumulation of a net residue charge after each pulse. Both could contribute to the development of the increased pinprick sensitivity in a frequency-dependent fashion. We found no significant difference in the increase in pinprick sensitivity between HFS delivered with charge-compensated and non-charge-compensated pulses, indicating that the possible contribution of charge accumulation when non-charge-compensated pulses are used is negligible. In a second experiment, we assessed the effect of different frequencies of conditioning stimulation (5, 20, 42, and 100 Hz) using charge-compensated pulses on the development of increased pinprick sensitivity. The maximal increase in pinprick sensitivity was observed at intermediate frequencies of stimulation (20 and 42 Hz). It is hypothesized that the stronger increase in pinprick sensitivity at intermediate frequencies may be related to the stronger release of substance P and/or neurokinin-1 receptor activation expressed at lamina I neurons after C-fiber stimulation.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Burstlike electrical conditioning stimulation applied to human skin induces an increase in pinprick sensitivity in the surrounding unconditioned skin (a phenomenon referred to as secondary hyperalgesia). Here we show that the development of the increase in pinprick sensitivity is dependent on the frequency of the burstlike electrical conditioning stimulation.
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- E N van den Broeke
- Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laetitia Lebrun
- Laboratory of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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D'Haene N, Meléndez B, Blanchard O, De Nève N, Lebrun L, Van Campenhout C, Salmon I. Design and Validation of a Gene-Targeted, Next-Generation Sequencing Panel for Routine Diagnosis in Gliomas. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11060773. [PMID: 31167453 PMCID: PMC6627812 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11060773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The updated 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification system for gliomas integrates molecular alterations and histology to provide a greater diagnostic and prognostic utility than the previous, histology-based classification. The increasing number of markers that are tested in a correct diagnostic procedure makes gene-targeted, next-generation sequencing (NGS) a powerful tool in routine pathology practice. We designed a 14-gene NGS panel specifically aimed at the diagnosis of glioma, which allows simultaneous detection of mutations and copy number variations, including the 1p/19q-codeletion and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) amplification. To validate this panel, we used reference mutated DNAs, nontumor and non-glioma samples, and 52 glioma samples that were previously characterized. The panel was then prospectively applied to 91 brain lesions. A specificity of 100% and sensitivity of 99.4% was achieved for mutation detection. Orthogonal methods, such as in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical techniques, were used for validation, which showed high concordance. The molecular alterations that were identified allowed diagnosis according to the updated WHO criteria, and helped in the differential diagnosis of difficult cases. This NGS panel is an accurate and sensitive method, which could replace multiple tests for the same sample. Moreover, it is a rapid and cost-effective approach that can be easily implemented in the routine diagnosis of gliomas.
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- Nicky D'Haene
- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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Lebrun L, Milowich D, Mercier ML, Allard J, Van Eycke YR, Roumeguere T, Decaestecker C, Salmon I, Rorive S. UCA1 overexpression is associated with less aggressive subtypes of bladder cancer. Oncol Rep 2018; 40:2497-2506. [PMID: 30226613 PMCID: PMC6151879 DOI: 10.3892/or.2018.6697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Non‑coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been shown to serve important roles in carcinogenesis via complex mechanisms, including transcriptional and post‑transcriptional regulation, and chromatin interactions. Urothelial carcinoma‑associated 1 (UCA1), a long ncRNA, was recently shown to have tumorigenic properties in urothelial bladder cancer (UBC), as demonstrated by enhanced proliferation, migration, invasion and therapy resistance of UBC cell lines in vitro. These in vitro findings suggested that UCA1 is associated with aggressive tumor behavior and could have prognostic implications in UBC. The aims of the present study were to therefore to investigate the statistical associations between UCA1 RNA expression and UBC pathological features, patient prognosis and p53 and Ki‑67 expression. Chromogenic in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry were performed on UBC tissue microarrays to characterize UCA1 RNA, and p53 and Ki‑67 expression in 208 UBC cases, including 145 non‑muscle‑invasive and 63 muscle‑invasive cases. UCA1 was observed in the tumor cells of 166/208 (80%) UBC cases tested. No expression was noted in normal stromal and endothelium cells. Patients with UBC that overexpressed UCA1 (35%) had a significantly higher survival rate (P=0.006) compared with that in patients with UBC that did not overexpress UCA1. This prognostic factor was independent of tumor morphology, concomitant carcinoma in situ, tumor grade and tumor stage. In addition, the absence of UCA1 overexpression was significantly associated with a high Ki‑67 proliferative index (P=0.008) and a p53 'mutated' immunoprofile (strong nuclear expression or complete absence of staining; P=0.003). In conclusion, the present results identified UCA1 as potentially being a novel independent prognostic marker in UBC that was associated with a better patient prognosis and that could serve a pivotal role in bladder cancer carcinogenesis.
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- Laetitia Lebrun
- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Pathology, University Institute of Pathology, Lausanne, CH-1011 Vaud, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
- DIAPath-Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, ULB, B-6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- DIAPath-Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, ULB, B-6041 Gosselies, Belgium
- Laboratories of Image, Signal processing and Acoustics, Brussels School of Engineering/Ecole Polytechnic de Brussels, ULB, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Urology, Erasme University Hospital, ULB, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- DIAPath-Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, ULB, B-6041 Gosselies, Belgium
- Laboratories of Image, Signal processing and Acoustics, Brussels School of Engineering/Ecole Polytechnic de Brussels, ULB, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
- DIAPath-Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, ULB, B-6041 Gosselies, Belgium
- Centre Universitaire Inter Regional d'Expertise en Anatomie Pathologique Hospitalière (CurePath), B-6040 Charleroi (Jumet), Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
- DIAPath-Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, ULB, B-6041 Gosselies, Belgium
- Centre Universitaire Inter Regional d'Expertise en Anatomie Pathologique Hospitalière (CurePath), B-6040 Charleroi (Jumet), Belgium
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Jean E, Villemin D, Hlaibi M, Lebrun L. Heavy metal ions extraction using new supported liquid membranes containing ionic liquid as carrier. Sep Purif Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Mouadili H, Majid S, Kamal O, ElAtmani EL, Touaj K, Lebrun L, Hlaîbi M. New grafted polymer membrane for extraction, separation and recovery processes of sucrose, glucose and fructose from the sugar industry discharges. Sep Purif Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Brauns E, Schuind S, Lebrun L, Inthasot V, Vandergheynst F. Partial Seizures as the First Manifestation of Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med 2017; 5:000784. [PMID: 30756010 PMCID: PMC6346931 DOI: 10.12890/2017_000784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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A young woman presented with initial epileptic seizures and multiple ‘mass-like’ lesions seen on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Given this presentation and her past medical history, a cerebral biopsy was performed to rule out malignancy, but showed a necrotizing cerebral vasculitis. We describe this case to reinforce the view that primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV) should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a cerebral mass, even if uncommon.
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- Elisa Brauns
- Service de Médecine Interne, CHU Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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- Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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El Atmani EH, Benelyamani A, Mouadili H, Tarhouchi S, Majid S, Touaj K, Lebrun L, Hlaibi M. The oriented processes for extraction and recovery of paracetamol compound across different affinity polymer membranes. Parameters and mechanisms. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2017; 126:201-210. [PMID: 28596036 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Membrane processes represent one of the most promising technologies for separation and extraction in modern industries, because they have several advantages. Today these processes are an important research topic, including affinity polymer membranes that are highly efficient for oriented processes. Three affinity polymer membrane types containing lipophilic compounds, methyl cholate (MC) and cholic acid (CA) as extractive agents were prepared and characterized. They have been used to extract active ingredient paracetamol (acetaminophen), from concentrated solutions (0.08-0.01M). Substrate acetaminophen is an important active ingredient and its recovery as a pure compound, is very useful for the pharmaceutical industry. These affinity polymer membranes were adopted to perform experiments on a facilitated extraction process of this substrate at different medium acidities and temperatures. Macroscopic parameters, permeabilities (P) and initial fluxes (J0) for a facilitated extraction of this substrate through each membrane were determined. The results indicate that values of initial fluxes (J0) of the extracted substrate are related to its initial concentration C0 by a saturation law, which allowed to determine microscopic parameters, apparent diffusion coefficients (D*) and association constants (Kass) of formed entity (substrate - extractive agent) (ST). The results show a clear influence of temperature and acidity factors on the evolution of these parameters and membrane performances in this studied process. Activation parameters (Ea, ΔH≠, and ΔS≠) were determined and the values indicate that high performances of these membrane types are certainly related to the movement nature of the substrate across the organic phase, and the structures of the substrate and the extractive agent.
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- E H El Atmani
- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, B.P. 5366, Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de recherche et développement AFRIC-PHAR, Route régionale Casablanca/Mohammedia N° 322, km 12, Aïn Harrouda 28630, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, B.P. 5366, Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, B.P. 5366, Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, B.P. 5366, Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, B.P. 5366, Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco; Laboratoire Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces (PBS), UMR 6270 du CNRS, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Laboratoire Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces (PBS), UMR 6270 du CNRS, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Equipe I3MP, Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock, B.P. 5366, Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco; Laboratoire Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces (PBS), UMR 6270 du CNRS, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.
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Follain N, Crétois R, Lebrun L, Marais S. Water sorption behaviour of two series of PHA/montmorillonite films and determination of the mean water cluster size. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:20345-56. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp04147g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Biodegradable polyester-based films constituted of poly(hydroxyalkanoates) (PHA) were successfully extruded with various Cloisite 30B contents.
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- N. Follain
- Normandie University
- UNIROUEN
- INSA Rouen
- CNRS
- PBS
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- Normandie University
- UNIROUEN
- INSA Rouen
- CNRS
- PBS
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- Normandie University
- UNIROUEN
- INSA Rouen
- CNRS
- PBS
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- Normandie University
- UNIROUEN
- INSA Rouen
- CNRS
- PBS
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Crétois R, Follain N, Dargent E, Soulestin J, Bourbigot S, Marais S, Lebrun L. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) based nanocomposites: influence of the microstructure on the barrier properties. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:11313-23. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp05524a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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P3HB4HB–C30B nanocomposites contain free, intercalated and aggregated nanoplatelets. Facilitated transport of CO2 due to the presence of ammonium groups on C30B. Concomitant and antagonist effects of nanoclays on water diffusion.
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- R. Crétois
- Normandie Université
- France
- Université de Rouen
- Laboratoire Polymères Biopolymères Surfaces
- F-76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex
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- Normandie Université
- France
- Université de Rouen
- Laboratoire Polymères Biopolymères Surfaces
- F-76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex
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- Normandie Université
- France
- AMME-LECAP EA 4528 International Laboratory
- Université et INSA de Rouen
- Avenue de l'Université BP 12
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- Department of Polymers and Composites Technology & Mechanical Engineering
- Ecole des Mines de Douai
- F-59508 Douai Cedex
- France
- Universite Lille Nord de France
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- Universite Lille Nord de France
- F-59000 Lille
- France
- UMET
- CNRS UMR 8207
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- Normandie Université
- France
- Université de Rouen
- Laboratoire Polymères Biopolymères Surfaces
- F-76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex
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- Normandie Université
- France
- Université de Rouen
- Laboratoire Polymères Biopolymères Surfaces
- F-76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex
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Lebrun L, Nguyen A, mandard S, Dray C, deckert V, Valet P, Besnard P, Drucker D, Lagrost L, Grober J. P216: Augmentation par les Lipopolysaccharides de la sécrétion d’insuline stimulée par le glucose : implication de la voie du Glucagon Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1). NUTR CLIN METAB 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0985-0562(14)70858-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Crétois R, Follain N, Dargent E, Soulestin J, Bourbigot S, Marais S, Lebrun L. Microstructure and barrier properties of PHBV/organoclays bionanocomposites. J Memb Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Belhora F, Hajjaji A, Le MQ, Mazroui M, Guyomar D, Boughaleb Y, Touhtouh S, Lebrun L. Combination of electrostrictive polymers composites and electrets for energy harvesting capability. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.3336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- F. Belhora
- LGEF INSA de Lyon; 8 Rue de la Physique 69100 Villeurbanne France
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- Ecole Nationale des sciences Appliquées d'El Jadida; Université El Jadida; El Jadida Morocco
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- LGEF INSA de Lyon; 8 Rue de la Physique 69100 Villeurbanne France
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- Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée (URAC 10); Université Hassan II-Mohammedia, Faculté des Sciences Ben M'sick; Casablanca Morocco
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- LGEF INSA de Lyon; 8 Rue de la Physique 69100 Villeurbanne France
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- Laboratoire de l'Ingénierie des Matériaux et Biosciences, Ecole Normale Supérieure; Université Hassan II; Casablanca Morocco
- Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology; Rabat Morocco
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- Ecole Nationale des sciences Appliquées d'El Jadida; Université El Jadida; El Jadida Morocco
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- LGEF INSA de Lyon; 8 Rue de la Physique 69100 Villeurbanne France
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Crétois R, Delbreilh L, Dargent E, Follain N, Lebrun L, Saiter J. Dielectric relaxations in polyhydroxyalkanoates/organoclay nanocomposites. Eur Polym J 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Guyomar D, Cottinet PJ, Lebrun L, Putson C, Yuse K, Kanda M, Nishi Y. The compressive electrical field electrostrictive coefficient M33 of electroactive polymer composites and its saturation versus electrical field, polymer thickness, frequency, and fillers. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- D. Guyomar
- INSA-Lyon; Université de Lyon; LGEF EA 682, Bâtiment Gustave Ferrié, 8 rue de la Physique; Lyon; F-69621; France
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- INSA-Lyon; Université de Lyon; LGEF EA 682, Bâtiment Gustave Ferrié, 8 rue de la Physique; Lyon; F-69621; France
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- INSA-Lyon; Université de Lyon; LGEF EA 682, Bâtiment Gustave Ferrié, 8 rue de la Physique; Lyon; F-69621; France
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- INSA-Lyon; Université de Lyon; LGEF EA 682, Bâtiment Gustave Ferrié, 8 rue de la Physique; Lyon; F-69621; France
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- INSA-Lyon; Université de Lyon; LGEF EA 682, Bâtiment Gustave Ferrié, 8 rue de la Physique; Lyon; F-69621; France
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- INSA-Lyon; Université de Lyon; LGEF EA 682, Bâtiment Gustave Ferrié, 8 rue de la Physique; Lyon; F-69621; France
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- Tokai University; Hiratsuka; 259-1292; Japan
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AbstractIn view of their potential application in ULSI technology, nickel silicide films were formed on undoped and doped Si(100) substrates. Nickel films of varying thicknesses were sputter-deposited onto the substrates and silicidation was performed ex-situ by rapid thermal annealing in nitrogen ambient. The electrical sheet resistance of the silicides was studied as a function of film thickness and annealing temperature. The process window for forming the NiSi phase and the thermal stability of the NiSi phase were determined as a function of film thickness.
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Alix S, Philippe E, Bessadok A, Lebrun L, Morvan C, Marais S. Effect of chemical treatments on water sorption and mechanical properties of flax fibres. Bioresour Technol 2009; 100:4742-4749. [PMID: 19477120 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.04.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2008] [Revised: 04/27/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this work, in order to improve the adhesion between a polyester matrix (unsaturated polyester resin) and flax fibres (Linum usitatissimum L.) and to increase their moisture resistance, chemical surface treatments have been used. These different treatments were performed with maleic anhydride (MA), acetic anhydride (Ac), silane (Si) and styrene (S). The modified flax fibres were characterized by means of infrared spectroscopy and surface energy analysis. The effect of these treatments on water sorption was investigated by using a gravimetric static equilibrium method. Water sorption isotherms were derived from kinetic data. The Park model based on the three sorption modes: Langmuir, Henry's law and clustering, was successfully used to simulate the experimental sorption data. It was found that the (Ac) and particularly (S) treatments reduced overall water uptake of flax fibres. We show that tensile modulus, breaking strength and breaking strain depend on the chemical treatment used.
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- S Alix
- Laboratoire Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces, FRE 3101 and FR3038, Université de Rouen/CNRS, UFR des Sciences, Mon-Saint-Aignan Cedex, France
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Bessbousse H, Rhlalou T, Verchère JF, Lebrun L. Removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions by filtration with a novel complexing membrane containing poly(ethyleneimine) in a poly(vinyl alcohol) matrix. J Memb Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Dailloux M, Abalain ML, Laurain C, Lebrun L, Loos-Ayav C, Lozniewski A, Maugein J. Respiratory infections associated with nontuberculous mycobacteria in non-HIV patients. Eur Respir J 2006; 28:1211-5. [PMID: 17138678 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00063806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 11/05/2022]
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The incidence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary diseases in HIV-negative patients was studied prospectively from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003 by 32 sentinel sites distributed throughout France. In total, 262 patients who yielded NTM isolates from respiratory clinical specimens, met the bacteriological, radiological and clinical criteria established by the American Thoracic Society for NTM respiratory disease. Among the 262 NTM isolates, 234 were slow-growing mycobacteria (125 Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC), 66 M. xenopi, 34 M. kansasii) and 28 were rapidly growing mycobacteria (25 M. abscessus complex). In the Paris area, M. xenopi was the most frequently isolated species, followed by MAC. Most patients (>50%), except those with M. kansasii, had underlying predisposing factors such as pre-existing pulmonary disease or immune deficiency. Asthenia, weight loss, chronic cough and dyspnoea were the most common clinical symptoms. The classical radiological appearance of NTM infections was indistinguishable from that observed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. In summary, the incidence of nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary infections in HIV-negative patients was estimated at 0.74, 0.73 and 0.72 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.
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Lefeuvre E, Badel A, Benayad A, Lebrun L, Richard C, Guyomar D. A comparison between several approaches of piezoelectric energy harvesting. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2005128027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Lebrun L, Follain N, Metayer M. Elaboration of a new anion-exchange membrane with semi-interpenetrating polymer networks and characterisation. Electrochim Acta 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2004.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lebrun L, Sebald G, Guiffard B, Richard C, Guyomar D, Pleska E. Investigations on ferroelectric PMN-PT and PZN-PT single crystals ability for power or resonant actuators. Ultrasonics 2004; 42:501-505. [PMID: 15047336 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Ferroelectric single crystals of PZN-PT and PMN-PT exhibit outstanding properties: high charge coefficient (dij), high coupling factor (kij) and high strain levels under DC fields. Besides, their mechanical quality factor is believed to be low. Their usefulness for non-resonant or large bandwidth transducers has therefore been previously investigated. However, few studies have been devoted to the dielectric and mechanical losses of single crystals and to their stability under high levels of excitations (electric fields, temperature and mechanical stress). A knowledge and understanding of such performances is needed to determine whether single crystals are suitable materials for power or resonant transducers. In this work, losses and non-linearity versus external excitations are investigated. Dielectric losses and mechanical losses are measured versus electric field for different compositions, orientations. The evolution of d33 and epsilonT33 are obtained versus electric field and temperature for the longitudinal mode. Strain and hysteresis versus sweep mode (up and down) are measured near the resonance frequency using a laser Doppler vibrometer.
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- L Lebrun
- INSA, LGEF, Batiment Gustave FERRIE, 8 Rue de la Physique, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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Lebrun L, Da Silva E, Pourcelly G, Métayer M. Elaboration and characterisation of ion-exchange films used in the fabrication of bipolar membranes. J Memb Sci 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2003.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Casetta A, Audibert F, Brivet F, Boutros N, Boithias C, Lebrun L. Emergence of nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization/infection in pregnant women with preterm premature rupture of membranes and in their neonates. J Hosp Infect 2003; 54:158-60. [PMID: 12818591 DOI: 10.1016/s0195-6701(03)00121-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The epidemiology, risk factors, maternal and neonatal outcomes of nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition in preterm premature rupture of membranes were analysed. Of 63 women receiving antibiotic prophylaxis with co-amoxiclav, 11 acquired P. aeruginosa vaginal carriage with a median delay of 15 days (6-42) i.e. an incidence of 8.94 per 1000 days of expectant management. Five neonates born to 11 positive mothers were colonized or infected, three of whom died of fulminant sepsis. The duration of antibiotic treatment and multiple pregnancy were identified as independent risk factors. The epidemiological investigation revealed a vertical transmission between mothers and neonates, and suggested selective pressure of antibiotic treatment.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- Carrier State/epidemiology
- Carrier State/prevention & control
- Carrier State/transmission
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging/epidemiology
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging/etiology
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging/prevention & control
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging/transmission
- Cross Infection/epidemiology
- Cross Infection/etiology
- Cross Infection/prevention & control
- Cross Infection/transmission
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Female
- Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture/complications
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/epidemiology
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/etiology
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/prevention & control
- Infection Control
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/statistics & numerical data
- Parity
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/etiology
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control
- Pregnancy Outcome
- Prospective Studies
- Pseudomonas Infections/epidemiology
- Pseudomonas Infections/etiology
- Pseudomonas Infections/prevention & control
- Pseudomonas Infections/transmission
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genetics
- Risk Factors
- Time Factors
- Vagina/microbiology
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- A Casetta
- Unité d'Hygiène Hospitalière, AP-HP, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, France
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Da Silva E, Lebrun L, Métayer M. Elaboration of a membrane with bipolar behaviour using the semi-interpenetrating polymer networks technique. POLYMER 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0032-3861(02)00361-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lebrun L, Da Silva E, Metayer M. Elaboration of ion-exchange membranes with semi-interpenetrating polymer networks containing poly(vinyl alcohol) as polymer matrix. J Appl Polym Sci 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/app.10420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Megarbane B, Lebrun L, Marchal P, Axler O, Brivet FG. Fatal Mycobacterium tuberculosis brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient. Scand J Infect Dis 2002; 32:702-3. [PMID: 11200388 DOI: 10.1080/003655400459694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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A non-HIV-infected 63-y-old woman presented seizures and coma during the course of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Computerized tomography scan led to the diagnosis of a large compressive brain abscess. The patient died with multiorgan failure. Systematic central nervous system investigations should be done in cases of disseminated tuberculosis.
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- B Megarbane
- Department of Medical Intensive Care Unit and Medical Emergency, Antoine Béclère Hospital, Clamart, France
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Naas T, Benaoudia F, Lebrun L, Nordmann P. Molecular Identification of TEM-1 β-Lactamase in a Pasteurella multocida Isolate of Human Origin. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2001; 20:210-3. [PMID: 11347675 DOI: 10.1007/pl00011254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Two clinical strains of Pasteurella multocida were isolated from an HIV-infected patient who developed arthritis. Strain FB-1, which was isolated from a dog-bite wound, was resistant to narrow-spectrum penicillins. The second strain, FB-2, which was present in blood cultures as well as the dog-bite wound, was susceptible to all beta-lactam agents. Arbitrarily primedpolymerase chain reaction and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed that these two isolates were genetically indistinguishable. 16S rDNA gene sequencing facilitated identification at the subspecies level. Amoxicillin resistance determinant was located on a highly unstable 4.3-kb plasmid, pFAB-1. Isoelectrofocusing and polymerase chain reaction amplification followed by sequencing revealed the presence of a pI 5.4 TEM-1 beta-lactamase. This description is the first of a TEM-1 Beta-lactamase' in a Pasteurella multocida strain of human origin.
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- T Naas
- Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, H pital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
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