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Yang R, Adams L, Cooper K, Althaf R, Goei V. Prevalence of disaccharidase deficiencies in children with gastrointestinal symptoms undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). Am J Med Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9629(23)00564-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Adams L, Lyons K, Monday J, Larkin E, Wyffels J. Costs of parthenogenesis on growth and longevity in ex situ zebra sharks Stegostoma tigrinum. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2023. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01224] [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: 01/11/2023] Open
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Blocher R, Liu Y, Adams L, Polejaeva I. 219 Evaluation of mitochondrial quantity and distribution in bovine oocytes matured in cytokine-supplemented medium. Reprod Fertil Dev 2022. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv35n2ab219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Adams L, Liu Y, Durrant B, Young C, Ruggeri E, Krisher R, Patrick T, Polejaeva I. 21 Quantification of mitochondrial DNA copy number in interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos. Reprod Fertil Dev 2022. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv35n2ab21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Nguyen T, Zipparo M, Adams L, Glassey A, Madeen E, Santamaria U, Rehm C, Earhart J, Lau C, Maldarelli F. PP 3.17 – 00211 Genetic Diversity of HIV-1 Long Terminal Repeat in Proviral Populations During Long-Term Antiretroviral Therapy. J Virus Erad 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jve.2022.100197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Maldarelli F, Nguyen T, Adams L, Zipparo M, Gorelick R, Hewitt S, Rajan S, Rubinstein P, Kanakry J. PP 3.16 – 00209 Prolonged persistence of HIV-infected cells in tissues after allogeneic hematopoietic transplant. J Virus Erad 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jve.2022.100196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Hess S, Kendall TJ, Pena M, Yamane K, Soong D, Adams L, Truman R, Rambukkana A. In vivo partial reprogramming by bacteria promotes adult liver organ growth without fibrosis and tumorigenesis. Cell Rep Med 2022; 3:100820. [PMID: 36384103 PMCID: PMC9729881 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ideal therapies for regenerative medicine or healthy aging require healthy organ growth and rejuvenation, but no organ-level approach is currently available. Using Mycobacterium leprae (ML) with natural partial cellular reprogramming capacity and its animal host nine-banded armadillos, we present an evolutionarily refined model of adult liver growth and regeneration. In infected armadillos, ML reprogram the entire liver and significantly increase total liver/body weight ratio by increasing healthy liver lobules, including hepatocyte proliferation and proportionate expansion of vasculature, and biliary systems. ML-infected livers are microarchitecturally and functionally normal without damage, fibrosis, or tumorigenesis. Bacteria-induced reprogramming reactivates liver progenitor/developmental/fetal genes and upregulates growth-, metabolism-, and anti-aging-associated markers with minimal change in senescence and tumorigenic genes, suggesting bacterial hijacking of homeostatic, regeneration pathways to promote de novo organogenesis. This may facilitate the unraveling of endogenous pathways that effectively and safely re-engage liver organ growth, with broad therapeutic implications including organ regeneration and rejuvenation.
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- Samuel Hess
- Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK,Centre for Regenerative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK,Centre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK,Edinburgh Pathology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Healthcare Systems Bureau, National Hansen’s Disease Program, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK,Centre for Regenerative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK,Medical Research Council Centre for Reproductive Health, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Healthcare Systems Bureau, National Hansen’s Disease Program, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Healthcare Systems Bureau, National Hansen’s Disease Program, Baton Rouge, LA, USA,Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Centre for Regenerative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Edinburgh Infectious Diseases, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Sinclair G, Thillainadarajah I, Meyer B, Samano V, Sivasupramaniam S, Adams L, Willighagen EL, Richard AM, Walker M, Williams AJ. Wikipedia on the CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Connecting Resources to Enrich Public Chemical Data. J Chem Inf Model 2022; 62:4888-4905. [PMID: 36215146 PMCID: PMC9597659 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00886] [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] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The online encyclopedia
Wikipedia aggregates a large amount of
data on chemistry, encompassing well over 20,000 individual Wikipedia
pages and serves the general public as well as the chemistry community.
Many other chemical databases and services utilize these data, and
previous projects have focused on methods to index, search, and extract
it for review and use. We present a comprehensive effort that combines
bulk automated data extraction over tens of thousands of pages, semiautomated
data extraction over hundreds of pages, and fine-grained manual extraction
of individual lists and compounds of interest. We then correlate these
data with the existing contents of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA) Distributed Structure-Searchable Toxicity (DSSTox)
database. This was performed with a number of intentions including
ensuring as complete a mapping as possible between the Dashboard and
Wikipedia so that relevant snippets of the article are loaded for
the user to review. Conflicts between Dashboard content and Wikipedia
in terms of, for example, identifiers such as chemical registry numbers,
names, and InChIs and structure-based collisions such as SMILES were
identified and used as the basis of curation of both DSSTox and Wikipedia.
This work also allowed us to evaluate available data for sets of chemicals
of interest to the Agency, such as synthetic cannabinoids, and expand
the content in DSSTox as appropriate. This work also led to improved
bidirectional linkage of the detailed chemistry and usage information
from Wikipedia with expert-curated structure and identifier data from
DSSTox for a new list of nearly 20,000 chemicals. All of this work
ultimately enhances the data mappings that allow for the display of
the introduction of the Wikipedia article in the community-accessible
web-based EPA Comptox Chemicals Dashboard, enhancing the user experience
for the thousands of users per day accessing the resource.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gabriel Sinclair
- ORAU Student Services Contractor to Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States
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- Senior Environmental Employment Program, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States
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- Senior Environmental Employment Program, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States
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- Senior Environmental Employment Program, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States
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- Senior Environmental Employment Program, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States
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- Department of Bioinformatics─BiGCaT, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States
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- Martin Walker, SUNY Potsdam─Chemistry, 44 Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam, New York 13676, United States
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States
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Holst Hansen C, Engset I, Atar D, Dyduch-Fejklowicz B, Koba E, Cichocka M, Sokal A, Kubicius A, Pruchniewicz E, Kowalik-Sztylc A, Czapla W, Mróz I, Kozlowski M, Pawlowski T, Tendera M, Winiarska-Filipek A, Fidyk A, Slowikowski A, Haberka M, Lachor-Broda M, Biedron M, Gasior Z, Kołodziej M, Janion M, Gorczyca-Michta I, Wozakowska-Kaplon B, Stasiak M, Jakubowski P, Ciurus T, Drozdz J, Simiera M, Zajac P, Wcislo T, Zycinski P, Kasprzak J, Olejnik A, Harc-Dyl E, Miarka J, Pasieka M, Ziemińska-Łuć M, Bujak W, Śliwiński A, Grech A, Morka J, Petrykowska K, Prasał M, Hordyński G, Feusette P, Lipski P, Wester A, Streb W, Romanek J, Woźniak P, Chlebuś M, Szafarz P, Stanik W, Zakrzewski M, Kaźmierczak J, Przybylska A, Skorek E, Błaszczyk H, Stępień M, Szabowski S, Krysiak W, Szymańska M, Karasiński J, Blicharz J, Skura M, Hałas K, Michalczyk L, Orski Z, Krzyżanowski K, Skrobowski A, Zieliński L, Tomaszewska-Kiecana M, Dłużniewski M, Kiliszek M, Peller M, Budnik M, Balsam P, Opolski G, Tymińska A, 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Pavlovic-Kleut M, Celic V, Pavlovic M, Petrovic M, Vuleta M, Petrovic N, Simovic S, Savovic Z, Milanov S, Davidovic G, Iric-Cupic V, Simonovic D, Stojanovic M, Stojanovic S, Mitic V, Ilic V, Petrovic D, Deljanin Ilic M, Ilic S, Stoickov V, Markovic S, Kovacevic S, García Fernandez A, Perez Cabeza A, Anguita M, Tercedor Sanchez L, Mau E, Loayssa J, Ayarra M, Carpintero M, Roldán Rabadan I, Leal M, Gil Ortega M, Tello Montoliu A, Orenes Piñero E, Manzano Fernández S, Marín F, Romero Aniorte A, Veliz Martínez A, Quintana Giner M, Ballesteros G, Palacio M, Alcalde O, García-Bolao I, Bertomeu Gonzalez V, Otero-Raviña F, García Seara J, Gonzalez Juanatey J, Dayal N, Maziarski P, Gentil-Baron P, Shah D, Koç M, Onrat E, Dural IE, Yilmaz K, Özin B, Tan Kurklu S, Atmaca Y, Canpolat U, Tokgozoglu L, Dolu AK, Demirtas B, Sahin D, Ozcan Celebi O, Diker E, Gagirci G, Turk UO, Ari H, Polat N, Toprak N, Sucu M, Akin Serdar O, Taha Alper A, Kepez A, Yuksel Y, Uzunselvi A, Yuksel S, Sahin M, Kayapinar O, Ozcan T, Kaya H, Yilmaz MB, Kutlu M, Demir M, Gibbs C, Kaminskiene S, Bryce M, Skinner A, Belcher G, Hunt J, Stancombe L, Holbrook B, Peters C, Tettersell S, Shantsila A, Lane D, Senoo K, Proietti M, Russell K, Domingos P, Hussain S, Partridge J, Haynes R, Bahadur S, Brown R, McMahon S, Y H Lip G, McDonald J, Balachandran K, Singh R, Garg S, Desai H, Davies K, Goddard W, Galasko G, Rahman I, Chua Y, Payne O, Preston S, Brennan O, Pedley L, Whiteside C, Dickinson C, Brown J, Jones K, Benham L, Brady R, Buchanan L, Ashton A, Crowther H, Fairlamb H, Thornthwaite S, Relph C, McSkeane A, Poultney U, Kelsall N, Rice P, Wilson T, Wrigley M, Kaba R, Patel T, Young E, Law J, Runnett C, Thomas H, McKie H, Fuller J, Pick S, Sharp A, Hunt A, Thorpe K, Hardman C, Cusack E, Adams L, Hough M, Keenan S, Bowring A, Watts J, Zaman J, Goffin K, Nutt H, Beerachee Y, Featherstone J, Mills C, Pearson J, Stephenson L, Grant S, Wilson A, Hawksworth C, Alam I, Robinson M, Ryan S, Egdell R, Gibson E, Holland M, Leonard D, Mishra B, Ahmad S, Randall H, Hill J, Reid L, George M, McKinley S, Brockway L, Milligan W, Sobolewska J, Muir J, Tuckis L, Winstanley L, Jacob P, Kaye S, Morby L, Jan A, Sewell T, Boos C, Wadams B, Cope C, Jefferey P, Andrews N, Getty A, Suttling A, Turner C, Hudson K, Austin R, Howe S, Iqbal R, Gandhi N, Brophy K, Mirza P, Willard E, Collins S, Ndlovu N, Subkovas E, Karthikeyan V, Waggett L, Wood A, Bolger A, Stockport J, Evans L, Harman E, Starling J, Williams L, Saul V, Sinha M, Bell L, Tudgay S, Kemp S, Brown J, Frost L, Ingram T, Loughlin A, Adams C, Adams M, Hurford F, Owen C, Miller C, Donaldson D, Tivenan H, Button H, Nasser A, Jhagra O, Stidolph B, Brown C, Livingstone C, Duffy M, Madgwick P, Roberts P, Greenwood E, Fletcher L, Beveridge M, Earles S, McKenzie D, Beacock D, Dayer M, Seddon M, Greenwell D, Luxton F, Venn F, Mills H, Rewbury J, James K, Roberts K, Tonks L, Felmeden D, Taggu W, Summerhayes A, Hughes D, Sutton J, Felmeden L, Khan M, Walker E, Norris L, O’Donohoe L, Mozid A, Dymond H, Lloyd-Jones H, Saunders G, Simmons D, Coles D, Cotterill D, Beech S, Kidd S, Wrigley B, Petkar S, Smallwood A, Jones R, Radford E, Milgate S, Metherell S, Cottam V, Buckley C, Broadley A, Wood D, Allison J, Rennie K, Balian L, Howard L, Pippard L, Board S, Pitt-Kerby T. Epidemiology and impact of frailty in patients with atrial fibrillation in Europe. Age Ageing 2022; 51:6670566. [PMID: 35997262 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [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: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Frailty is a medical syndrome characterised by reduced physiological reserve and increased vulnerability to stressors. Data regarding the relationship between frailty and atrial fibrillation (AF) are still inconsistent. OBJECTIVES We aim to perform a comprehensive evaluation of frailty in a large European cohort of AF patients. METHODS A 40-item frailty index (FI) was built according to the accumulation of deficits model in the AF patients enrolled in the ESC-EHRA EORP-AF General Long-Term Registry. Association of baseline characteristics, clinical management, quality of life, healthcare resources use and risk of outcomes with frailty was examined. RESULTS Among 10,177 patients [mean age (standard deviation) 69.0 (11.4) years, 4,103 (40.3%) females], 6,066 (59.6%) were pre-frail and 2,172 (21.3%) were frail, whereas only 1,939 (19.1%) were considered robust. Baseline thromboembolic and bleeding risks were independently associated with increasing FI. Frail patients with AF were less likely to be treated with oral anticoagulants (OACs) (odds ratio 0.70, 95% confidence interval 0.55-0.89), especially with non-vitamin K antagonist OACs and managed with a rhythm control strategy, compared with robust patients. Increasing frailty was associated with a higher risk for all outcomes examined, with a non-linear exponential relationship. The use of OAC was associated with a lower risk of outcomes, except in patients with very/extremely high frailty. CONCLUSIONS In this large cohort of AF patients, there was a high burden of frailty, influencing clinical management and risk of adverse outcomes. The clinical benefit of OAC is maintained in patients with high frailty, but not in very high/extremely frail ones.
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- Marco Proietti
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.,Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Geriatric Unit, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Milan, Italy
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.,Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza - University of Rome, Italy
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.,Cardiology Division, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy.,Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Trousseau, Tours, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-Arrixaca, University of Murcia, CIBER-CV, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.,Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Medicine, 'Carol Davila', Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- ANMCO Research Center, Heart Care Foundation, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Geriatric Unit, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Bressem KK, Adams L, Proft F, Hermann KGA, Diekhoff T, Spiller L, Niehues S, Makowski M, Hamm B, Protopopov M, Rios Rodriguez V, Haibel H, Rademacher J, Torgutalp M, Lambert RG, Baraliakos X, Maksymowych WP, Vahldiek JL, Poddubnyy D. OP0152 A DEEP LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR MRI DETECTION OF ACTIVE INFLAMMATORY AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE SACROILIAC JOINT CONSISTENT WITH AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS: AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE STUDY. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.1416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BackgroundMagnetic resonance tomography (MRI) plays a key role in the early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). However, the detection of changes indicative of axSpA requires specific expertise, which poses a challenge to non-specialized centers. Deep learning (an advanced machine learning method) based on training an artificial neural network may facilitate and support diagnostics in clinical practice.ObjectivesTo create a reliable deep learning tool for the detection of active inflammatory and structural changes indicative of axSpA on MRI of sacroiliac joints.MethodsIn this study, MRIs of sacroiliac joints from 477 patients from four cohorts (GESPIC-AS, GESPIC-Crohn, GESPIC-Uveitis and OptiRef comprising 266 patients with and 211 without axSpA) were used to develop a deep learning framework (randomly divided into training, n=404, and validation, n=73, datasets). MRIs from the ASAS cohort (n=116) were used for independent testing (test dataset). Each examination in the training/validation dataset was evaluated for the presence of active inflammatory and structural changes indicative of SpA by six experienced, trained and calibrated readers and by seven expert readers in the test dataset. The presence of the changes was defined as the majority vote amongst readers. Discordant cases in the training/validation dataset underwent consensus reading. In addition, the test dataset was evaluated by three radiologists not specifically trained in SpA. Diagnostic performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), accuracy, sensitivity and specificity.ResultsThe prevalence of positive imaging findings for active inflammatory/structural changes indicative of axSpA was 41%/51% in the training/validation dataset and 22%/22% in the test dataset. The model for the detection of active inflammatory changes showed an AUC of 0.91 (0.83 – 0.97) – Figure 1 – and an accuracy of 84% on the validation dataset; the corresponding sensitivity and specificity were 96% and 76%, respectively. Despite a substantially lower prevalence of active inflammatory changes in the test dataset, the model showed good generalization with an AUC of 0.91 (0.84−0.97) and an accuracy of 75%; the sensitivity and specificity were 88% and 71%, respectively. The model demonstrated a similar performance on the validation and test datasets for the detection of active inflammatory changes fulfilling the ASAS definition. The model for the detection of structural changes indicative of axSpA showed good performance on the validation dataset with an AUC of 0.90 (0.82-0.96) for the detection of structural changes and an overall accuracy of 85%. The associated sensitivity and specificity were 95% and 75%, respectively. The model showed reasonable generalization to new data with an AUC of 0.89 (0.81−0.96) and an accuracy of 79%; the sensitivity and specificity were 85% and 78%, respectively. Overall, the model performed close to the individual human experts - Figure 1.ConclusionThe developed framework allowed the detection of active inflammatory and structural changes indicative of axSpA on MRI. This approach may be used as an assistant tool in the diagnostic workflow.AcknowledgementsGESPIC-AS has been financially supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung - BMBF). GESPIC-Crohn has been supported by the Clinical Research Unit grant from the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH). GESPIC-Uveitis has been supported by a research grant from AbbVie. OptiRef has been supported by a research grant from Novartis. The Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS) has supported the project with a research grant and provided access to the MRI images of the ASAS calssifiaction cohort.We want to thank colleagues who performed annotation of the images from the ASAS classification cohort: Pedro Machado, Mikkel Ostergaard, Suzanne Juhl Pedersen, Ulrich Weber. Further, we thank Torsten Karge for the development of the MRI reading interface for GESPIC and OptiRef images, Joel Paschke for development of the scoring interface for ASAS images.LCA is grateful for her participation in the BIH Charité–Junior Clinician and Clinician Scientist Program and KKB is grateful for his participation in the BIH Charité Digital Clinician Scientist Program all funded by the Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Berlin Institute of Health. JR is grateful for her participation in the BIH Charité–Junior Clinician and Clinician Scientist Program.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Ebenezer GJ, Pena MT, Daniel AS, Truman RW, Adams L, Duthie MS, Wagner K, Zampino S, Tolf E, Tsottles D, Polydefkis M. Mycobacterium leprae induces Schwann cell proliferation and migration in a denervated milieu following intracutaneous excision axotomy in nine-banded armadillos. Exp Neurol 2022; 352:114053. [PMID: 35341747 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Nine-banded armadillos develop peripheral neuropathy after experimental Mycobacterium leprae infection that recapitulates human disease. We used an intracutaneous excision axotomy model to assess the effect of infection duration by M. leprae on axonal sprouting and Schwan cell density. 34 armadillos (17 naïve and 17 M. leprae-infected) underwent 3 mm skin biopsies to create an intracutaneous excision axotomy followed by a concentric 4-mm overlapping biopsy 3 and 12-months post M. leprae inoculation. A traditional distal leg biopsy was obtained at 15mo for intraepidermal nerve fiber (IENF) density. Serial skin sections were immunostained against a axons (PGP9.5, GAP43), and Schwann cells (p75, s100) to visualize regenerating nerves. Regenerative axons and proliferation of Schwann cells was measured and the rate of growth at each time point was assessed. Increasing anti-PGL antibody titers and intraneural M. leprae confirmed infection. 15mo following infection, there was evidence of axon loss with reduced distal leg IENF versus naïve armadillos, p < 0.05. This was associated with an increase in Schwann cell density (11,062 ± 2905 vs. 7561 ± 2715 cells/mm3, p < 0.01). Following excisional biopsy epidermal reinnervation increased monotonically at 30, 60 and 90 days; the regeneration rate was highest at 30 days, and decreased at 60 and 90 days. The reinnervation rate was highest among animals infected for 3mo vs those infected for 12mo or naïve animals (mean ± SD, 27.8 ± 7.2 vs.16.2 ± 5.8vs. 15.3 ± 6.5 mm/mm3, p < 0.05). The infected armadillos displayed a sustained Schwann cell proliferation across axotomy time points and duration of infection (3mo:182 ± 26, 12mo: 256 ± 126, naive: 139 ± 49 cells/day, p < 0.05). M. leprae infection is associated with sustained Schwann cell proliferation and distal limb nerve fiber loss. Rates of epidermal reinnervation were highest 3mo after infection and normalized by 12 mo of infection. We postulate that excess Schwann cell proliferation is the main pathogenic process and is deleterious to sensory axons. There is a compensatory initial increase in regeneration rates that may be an attempt to compensate for the injury, but it is not sustained and eventually followed by axon loss. Aberrant Schwann cell proliferation may be a novel therapeutic target to interrupt the pathogenic cascade of M. leprae.
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- DHHS/HRSA/HSB/National Hansen's Disease Program, Baton Rouge, LA 70816, USA
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- DHHS/HRSA/HSB/National Hansen's Disease Program, Baton Rouge, LA 70816, USA
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- DHHS/HRSA/HSB/National Hansen's Disease Program, Baton Rouge, LA 70816, USA
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- Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Adams L, Liu Y, Durrant B, Ruggeri E, Young C, Polejaeva I. 16 Use of a hand-made cloning protocol to reduce oocyte mitochondria. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 34:242. [PMID: 35231368 DOI: 10.1071/rdv34n2ab16] [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: 11/23/2022] Open
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- L Adams
- Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- Beckman Center for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Escondido, CA, USA
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- Beckman Center for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Escondido, CA, USA
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- Beckman Center for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Escondido, CA, USA
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Zhou Z, Pena M, van Hooij A, Pierneef L, de Jong D, Stevenson R, Walley R, Corstjens PLAM, Truman R, Adams L, Geluk A. Detection and Monitoring of Mycobacterium leprae Infection in Nine Banded Armadillos ( Dasypus novemcinctus) Using a Quantitative Rapid Test. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:763289. [PMID: 34777319 PMCID: PMC8581735 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.763289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae with tropism for skin and peripheral nerves. Incessant transmission in endemic areas is still impeding elimination of leprosy. Although detection of M. leprae infection remains a challenge in asymptomatic individuals, the presence of antibodies specific for phenolglycolipid-I (PGL-I) correlate with bacterial load. Therefore, serosurveillance utilizing field-friendly tests detecting anti-PGL-I antibodies, can be applied to identify those who may transmit bacteria and to study (reduction of) M. leprae transmission. However, serology based on antibody detection cannot discriminate between past and present M. leprae infection in humans, nor can it detect individuals carrying low bacillary loads. In humans, anti-PGL-I IgM levels are long-lasting and usually detected in more individuals than anti-PGL-I IgG levels. Inherent to the characteristically long incubation time of leprosy, IgM/IgG relations (antibody kinetics) in leprosy patients and infected individuals are not completely clear. To investigate the antibody response directly after infection, we have measured antibody levels by ELISA, in longitudinal samples of experimentally M. leprae infected, susceptible nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus). In addition, we assessed the user- and field-friendly, low-cost lateral flow assay (LFA) utilizing upconverting reporter particles (UCP), developed for quantitative detection of human anti-PGL-I IgM (UCP-LFA), to detect treatment- or vaccination-induced changes in viable bacterial load. Our results show that serum levels of anti-PGL-I IgM, and to a lesser extent IgG, significantly increase soon after experimental M. leprae infection in armadillos. In view of leprosy phenotypes in armadillos, this animal model can provide useful insight into antibody kinetics in early infection in the various spectral forms of human leprosy. The UCP-LFA for quantitative detection of anti-PGL-I IgM allows monitoring the efficacy of vaccination and rifampin-treatment in the armadillo leprosy model, thereby providing a convenient tool to evaluate the effects of drugs and vaccines and new diagnostics.
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- Zijie Zhou
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health Systems Bureau, National Hansen Disease Programme (NHDP), Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health Systems Bureau, National Hansen Disease Programme (NHDP), Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health Systems Bureau, National Hansen Disease Programme (NHDP), Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health Systems Bureau, National Hansen Disease Programme (NHDP), Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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O'Donnell R, Amos A, Turner SW, Adams L, Henderson T, Lyttle S, Mitchell S, Semple S. 'They only smoke in the house when I'm not in': understanding the limited effectiveness of a smoke-free homes intervention. J Public Health (Oxf) 2021; 43:647-654. [PMID: 32323719 PMCID: PMC8458016 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Children’s second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure in the home is highest in socio-economically disadvantaged areas. Personalized household air-quality measurements can promote changes in smoking that reduce SHS exposure. The ‘First Steps 2 Smoke-free’ (FS2SF) intervention is the first to trial this approach delivered as part of health professionals’ routine work. This paper reports the findings of qualitative interviews with participants that explored their experiences of the intervention and why outcomes varied. Methods 120 women were recruited from the NHS First Steps Programme, which supports disadvantaged mothers. They received either personalized feedback on their home air quality and advice on reducing SHS or standard SHS advice. Qualitative interviews with 15 mothers were analyzed thematically using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, Behaviour (COM-B) model. Results The intervention increased women’s capability to change home-smoking behaviour, through increasing awareness and salience of SHS risks to their children, and motivation to act. However, taking effective action was constrained by their limited social and environmental opportunities, including others’ smoking in the home. Conclusions The FS2SF intervention was ineffective as it was unable to fully address the precarious, complex life circumstances that make creating a smoke-free home particularly difficult for women experiencing intersecting dimensions of disadvantage.
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- R O'Donnell
- Institute for Social Marketing and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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- Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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- NHS Lanarkshire, Airdrie ML6 6DB, UK
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- NHS Lanarkshire, Hamilton ML3 0TA, UK
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- Institute for Social Marketing and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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Kadiwar S, Griffiths J, Ailoaei S, Barton B, Samchkuashvili N, Adams L, Browne S, Paynter A, Kempny A, Ernst S. Peripheral vascular access from the arms for invasive cardiac investigation using ultrasound guidance. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0377] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
Vascular access for invasive cardiac investigations has traditionally been gained from the femoral vessels, however, a “radial-first” approach has become increasingly popular for coronary interventions [1]. Transradial access has shown lower complication rates, shorter admission times, and reduced healthcare costs for coronary interventions [4]. A “superior” approach via the jugular and subclavian veins have been reported for electrophysiology (EP) studies and radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) but is associated with an increased risk of complications such as pneumo- and haemothorax [9].
Purpose
EP procedures often require the use of both venous and arterial catheters, and the potential advantage of non-femoral peripheral access is yet to be investigated. This study was performed to provide comprehensive anatomical evidence that the vessels of the arms are suitable for use during EP procedures, as assessed by vascular ultrasound.
Methods
A portable ultrasound device was used to measure the diameter of the brachial artery, brachial vein, basilic vein & cephalic vein on the left and right upper limbs of 63 healthy adult volunteers. Measurements were also taken of the circumference at the elbow and at the mid-bicep level on both arms. A subgroup of 15 volunteers had additional measurements taken of the same veins and artery on both arms with a tourniquet at the upper bicep level.
Results
The basilic vein was found to have the largest diameter with a median of 4.6 mm and 4.5 mm (right and left diameter, respectively), followed by the cephalic (median of 3.1 and 3.0 mm) and the brachial vein (median of 2.8 mm for both arms). 100% of volunteers had at least one vein that was equal to a 3 mm diameter (which would allow for a 8F sheath insertion), with 98% having 2 suitable veins and >80% having 3 suitable venous vessels. More than 90% had a suitable diameter of more than 3 mm for both the right and left brachial artery. There was significant correlation between gender, and basilic vein and brachial artery diameters. There was no correlation between BMI, height, weight and elbow or bicep circumference.
Conclusion
To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the feasibility of adopting peripheral access in the electrophysiology lab. 100% of volunteers examined had one vein which was at least 3mm in size and would be suitable for 8F sheath insertion. We demonstrate the anatomic evidence that the vessels in the arm are capable of housing the size of sheath and catheters commonly used in the EP lab.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None. Figure 2. measurementsFigure 3. Vessel diameters
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- S Kadiwar
- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Davis H, Mishra S, Adams L, Culmer C, Shrestha A. 1487 The Pied-Piper, How Gastroenteritis Led Us Astray. Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Surgical Perspective of a Rare Vascular Disorder. Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab259.382] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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A 73-year-old female was admitted for abdominal pain after eating an out-of-date pie. She was treated for gastroenteritis for 48hours, after which she became unexpectedly haemodynamically unstable. Computerised Tomography (CT) suggested mesocolic arterial bleed with a large mesenteric haematoma. CT angiography confirmed false aneurysms of the middle colic artery and multiple beading of coeliac branches, small mesenteric vessels and the inferior mesenteric artery. Opinion was sought from multiple specialties, pseudoaneurysm embolisation was undertaken and steroids commenced for presumed vasculitis. Vasculitis screen was negative, and PET CT scan showed no metabolically active vasculitis. It was felt a diagnosis of fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) was likely. Steroids have been weaned and the patient is under active observation.
Background
FMD is a rare idiopathic condition of abnormal cellular growth in medium/large arterial vessel walls. It has a frequency of approximately 0.02%, predominantly affecting middle-aged Caucasian women. It manifests mostly in renal and cerebrovascular arteries and can present as hypertension or stroke. Complications include aneurysms, stenosis and dissections. Characteristic angiographical finding is a “beads on a string” appearance. There is no current cure, but surgical or interventional involvement by angioplasty and stenting may play a role treatment.
Conclusions
This case elegantly highlights the ambiguity in diagnosis of abdominal pain in a general surgical setting; with a wide variety of differentials spanning multiple specialties, it emphasises the importance to consider rare presentations of equally rare pathologies. It is a celebration of the merits of a multi-disciplinary approach to solve complex clinical questions.
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- H Davis
- William Harvey Hospital, Kent, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Hospital, Kent, United Kingdom
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- Lewisham University Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich, London, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Hospital, Kent, United Kingdom
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Wijs L, Doherty D, Keelan J, Burton P, Yovich J, Beilin L, Mori T, Huang RC, Adams L, Olynyk J, Ayonrinde O, Hart R. O-072 Markers of cardiometabolic health of adolescents conceived through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) appear reassuring. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab125.002] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Study question
Is the cardiometabolic health of adolescents conceived through ART worse than that of their spontaneously-conceived counterparts?
Summary answer
The majority of cardiometabolic and vascular health parameters of ART-conceived adolescents are more favourable than those of their spontaneously-conceived counterparts of similar age.
What is known already
It has been proposed that ART induces epigenetic alterations during embryonic development which could lead to cardiometabolic disease later in life. However, individuals requiring ART may themselves be metabolically less healthy than the general population, which could lead to a genetically increased risk of cardiometabolic disorders in the offspring, rather than the ART procedure. The literature pertaining to cardiometabolic health of ART-conceived offspring is contradictory, but generally suggests unfavourable cardiometabolic health parameters. With over 8 million children and adults born through ART worldwide, it is imperative to investigate whether early signs of adverse cardiometabolic differences persist into adolescence and beyond.
Study design, size, duration
The Growing Up Healthy Study (GUHS) is a prospective study that recruited 303 ART-conceived adolescents, born 1991-2001 in Western Australia. Their health parameters, including cardiometabolic factors, were assessed and compared with spontaneously conceived counterparts of similar socioeconomic background and age from the Raine Study Generation 2 (Gen2). The 2868 Gen2 participants were born 1989-1992 and are representative of the Western Australian adolescent population. At age 16-17 (2013-2017), GUHS participants replicated assessments previously completed by Gen2.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
Cardiometabolic parameters were compared between 165 GUHS (male = 50.9%) and 1690 Gen2 (male = 49.8%) adolescents. Assessments consisted of a detailed questionnaire; health and demographic parameters, anthropometric assessments; height, weight, body-mass index (BMI), waist circumference and skinfold thickness, fasting serum biochemistry, arterial stiffness and blood pressure assessment using applanation tonometry, assessment of non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) and thickness of abdominal fat compartments using ultrasonography. Chi2, Fisher’s Exact and Mann-Whitney U tests, performed in SPSS V25, examined cohort differences.
Main results and the role of chance
GUHS adolescents appeared to be healthier from a cardiometabolic perspective than their Gen2 counterparts. They were leaner, with lower BMI (median: 21.23 vs. 22.06, P = 0.004), lower waist circumference (median: 74.10 vs. 76.75 cm, P = 0.031), and thinner skinfolds (triceps median: 12.1 vs. 14.0 mm, P = 0.019, subscapular median: 10.6 vs. 11.9 mm, P < .001, mid-abdominal median: 16.0 vs. 19.9 mm, P < 0.001, supraspinal median: 10.7 vs. 13.5 mm, P < 0.001). No significant differences were detected in the following serum fasting parameters: glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, cholesterol/HDL-ratio, triglycerides, CRP and ALT. HDL cholesterol levels were more favourable in GUHS (P < 0.001). NAFLD was present in 10.9% of GUHS vs. 15.2% of Gen2 adolescents (P = 0.174), with no difference in steatosis severity score (P = 0.309). ART offspring had less subcutaneous adipose tissue (median: 8.0 vs. 14.0 mm, P < .001), more visceral adipose tissue (median: 40.0 vs. 32.0 mm, P < 0.001), with no difference in pre-peritoneal adipose tissue (P = 0.087). Measures of arterial stiffness were lower in GUHS. Pulse wave velocity: median 6.1 vs. 6.4 m/s, P < 0.001 and heart rate corrected augmentation index: median -10.25 vs. -8.00, P = 0.006. No significant differences in blood pressure or heart rate were detected. Stratification by sex did not greatly alter the results.
Limitations, reasons for caution
Despite the substantial study size and the unique study design, we were unable to differentiate between different types of ART (e.g. IVF vs. ICSI), draw definite conclusions or relate outcomes to cause of infertility. Given the observational character of this study, causation cannot be proven.
Wider implications of the findings
In this study we did not detect any adverse effect of ART on cardiometabolic health at adolescence, in contrast to some studies. Given the lack of consensus, future well-designed and appropriately-powered studies are necessary to investigate cardiometabolic health in ART adults.
Trial registration number
not applicable
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- L Wijs
- University of Western Australia, Medical School- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Perth, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Medical School- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women and Infants Research Foundation, Perth, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Medical School- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Perth, Australia
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- Edith Cowan University, School of Medical and Health Sciences and Concept Fertility Centre, Perth, Australia
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- Curtin University, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and PIVET Medical Centre, Perth, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Medical School- Division of Internal Medicine, Perth, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Medical School- Division of Internal Medicine, Perth, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Centre for Child Health Research and Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Medical School- Division of Internal Medicine, Perth, Australia
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- Edith Cowan University, School of Medical and Health Sciences and Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Perth, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Medical School- Division of Internal Medicine and Curtin University Faculty of Health Sciences, Perth, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Medical School- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Fertility Specialists of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Wallace E, Hendrickson D, Tolli N, Mehaffy C, Peña M, Nick JA, Knabenbaur P, Watkins J, Simpson A, Amin AG, Chatterjee D, Dobos KM, Lahiri R, Adams L, Strong M, Salfinger M, Bradford R, Stedman TT, Riojas MA, Hazbón MH. Culturing Mycobacteria. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2314:1-58. [PMID: 34235647 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1460-0_1] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Building upon the foundational research of Robert Koch, who demonstrated the ability to grow Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the first time in 1882 using media made of coagulated bovine serum, microbiologists have continued to develop new and more efficient ways to grow mycobacteria. Presently, all known mycobacterial species can be grown in the laboratory using either axenic culture techniques or in vivo passage in laboratory animals. This chapter provides conventional protocols to grow mycobacteria for diagnostic purposes directly from clinical specimens, as well as in research laboratories for scientific purposes. Detailed protocols used for production of M. tuberculosis in large scale (under normoxic and hypoxic conditions) in bioreactors and for production of obligate intracellular pathogens such as Mycobacterium leprae and "Mycobacterium lepromatosis" using athymic nude mice and armadillos are provided.
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- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Healthcare Systems Bureau, National Hansen's Disease Program, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Healthcare Systems Bureau, National Hansen's Disease Program, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Healthcare Systems Bureau, National Hansen's Disease Program, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- College of Public Health & Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Santosh P, Adams L, Fiori F, Davidović N, de Girolamo G, Dieleman GC, Franić T, Heaney N, Lievesley K, Madan J, Maras A, Mastroianni M, McNicholas F, Paul M, Purper-Ouakil D, Sagar-Ouriaghli I, Schulze U, Signorini G, Street C, Tah P, Tremmery S, Tuomainen H, Verhulst FC, Warwick J, Wolke D, Singh J, Singh SP. Protocol for the development and validation procedure of the managing the link and strengthening transition from child to adult mental health care (MILESTONE) suite of measures. BMC Pediatr 2020; 20:167. [PMID: 32299401 PMCID: PMC7161143 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-02079-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Mental health disorders in the child and adolescent population are a pressing public health concern. Despite the high prevalence of psychopathology in this vulnerable population, the transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) has many obstacles such as deficiencies in planning, organisational readiness and policy gaps. All these factors contribute to an inadequate and suboptimal transition process. A suite of measures is required that would allow young people to be assessed in a structured and standardised way to determine the on-going need for care and to improve communication across clinicians at CAMHS and AMHS. This will have the potential to reduce the overall health economic burden and could also improve the quality of life for patients travelling across the transition boundary. The MILESTONE (Managing the Link and Strengthening Transition from Child to Adult Mental Health Care) project aims to address the significant socioeconomic and societal challenge related to the transition process. This protocol paper describes the development of two MILESTONE transition-related measures: The Transition Readiness and Appropriateness Measure (TRAM), designed to be a decision-making aide for clinicians, and the Transition Related Outcome Measure (TROM), for examining the outcome of transition. Methods The TRAM and TROM have been developed and were validated following the US FDA Guidance for Patient-reported Outcome Measures which follows an incremental stepwise framework. The study gathers information from service users, parents, families and mental health care professionals who have experience working with young people undergoing the transition process from eight European countries. Discussion There is an urgent need for comprehensive measures that can assess transition across the CAMHS/AMHS boundary. This study protocol describes the process of development of two new transition measures: the TRAM and TROM. The TRAM has the potential to nurture better transitions as the findings can be summarised and provided to clinicians as a clinician-decision making support tool for identifying cases who need to transition and the TROM can be used to examine the outcomes of the transition process. Trial registration MILESTONE study registration: ISRCTN83240263 Registered 23-July-2015 - ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03013595 Registered 6 January 2017.
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- P Santosh
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK. .,Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology and Rare Diseases, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. .,HealthTracker Ltd, Gillingham, Kent, UK.
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- School of Psychology, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK.,Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology and Rare Diseases, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,HealthTracker Ltd, Gillingham, Kent, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Hospital Center Split, Split, Croatia
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- Unità di Psichiatria Epidemiologica e Valutativa, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Hospital Center Split, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
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- Yulius Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University College Dublin School of Medicine and Medical Science, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.,Geary Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.,Department of Child Psychiatry, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.,Lucena Clinic, SJOG, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.,Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
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- CHU Montpellier / University of Montpellier; Saint Eloi Hospital, Médecine Psychlogique de l'enfant et de adolescent (MPEA1), Montpellier, France
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Unità di Psichiatria Epidemiologica e Valutativa, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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- Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Neurosciences, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
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- Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.,Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK.,Centre for Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology and Rare Diseases, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.,Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
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Smith D, Adams L, du Randt R, Degen J, Gall S, Joubert N, Müller I, Nqweniso S, Pühse U, Steinmann P, Utzinger J, Walter C, Gerber M. Physical fitness and nutritional anthropometric status of children from disadvantaged communities in the Nelson Mandela Bay region. S Afr J Sports Med 2020; 32:v32i1a8158. [PMID: 36818972 PMCID: PMC9924534 DOI: 10.17159/2078-516x/2020/v32i1a8158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Background Information about the relationships between physical fitness, body composition and nutrition has increased in recent years; however, little is known about physical fitness and the coexistence of under-/overnutrition among children living in disadvantaged areas. Objectives To determine the physical fitness status and its association with body composition, growth and selected socio-demographics in primary schoolchildren from disadvantaged communities in the Nelson Mandela Bay region. Methods Nine hundred and sixty-five children (49% girls, M=9.5 years) participated in this cross-sectional study. Height and weight were measured to establish body mass index, and height-for-age z-scores. Physical fitness was assessed using tests from the Eurofit Physical Fitness test battery (flexibility, upper/lower body muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness). Between-group differences and cross-sectional associations were examined with univariate (Chi2-tests, analyses of variance) and multivariate methods (mixed linear/logistic regression). Results Most children had normal weight (76.7%), while 4.5% were underweight and 18.7% were overweight/obese. Underweight children and children with stunted growth (11.5%) had lower average upper body strength (p<0.001). Overweight/obese children had lower scores in weight-bearing activities (p<0.001). Children with higher socio-economic status were more likely to be overweight and obese (p<0.001). In the multivariate analyses, sex, age, body mass index, and stunting were associated with children's physical fitness. Conclusion Fitness assessments seem to be a relevant measure of the current health status of children in disadvantaged settings. Compared to international norms, the children in this study had relatively low scores for both upper- and lower body muscular strength. Therefore, effective school-based intervention programmes should be developed to improve children's physical fitness in disadvantaged schools.
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- D Smith
- Department of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth,
South Africa
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- Department of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth,
South Africa
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- Department of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth,
South Africa
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel,
Switzerland
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel,
Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel,
Switzerland,University of Basel, Basel,
Switzerland
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel,
Switzerland,Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel,
Switzerland
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- Department of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth,
South Africa
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel,
Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel,
Switzerland,University of Basel, Basel,
Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel,
Switzerland,University of Basel, Basel,
Switzerland
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- Department of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth,
South Africa
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel,
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Murphy R, Adams L, Brown A, Cleator C, Gurjal D, Stebbing J, Kenny L, Rehman F. Impact of Routine Use of CDK4/6 Inhibitor Therapy on Breast Cancer Outpatient Clinic Workload and Patient Experience. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2019.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Whitman M, Jenkins C, Sabapathy S, Adams L. Are Rate Pressure Product and Age Predicted Maximum Heart Rate Predictors of Future Cardiovascular Events During Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography? Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Whitman M, Jenkins C, Sabapathy S, Adams L. Rate Pressure Product Versus Age Predicted Maximum Heart Rate as Predictors Of Cardiovascular Events in Intermediate Risk Patients During Exercise Stress Echocardiography. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Adams L, Rice T, Harris A, Patel P. A - 24Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia in Individuals with an Intellectual Disability. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acy061.24] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Khalil M, Adams L, Khalil T, Ibrahim I, Wilson M. Comparing mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: General surgery vs non-general surgery. Int J Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.05.530] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Steels E, Steele M, Harold M, Adams L, Coulson S. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial evaluating safety and efficacy of an ayurvedic botanical formulation in reducing menopausal symptoms in otherwise healthy women. J Herb Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Whitman M, Sabapathy S, Jenkins C, Adams L. Handrail Support Produces a Higher Rate Pressure Product in Apparently Healthy Non-Treadmill Users During Maximal Exercise Testing. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Thomas S, Laino A, Sturm R, Nufer K, Lambie D, Shepherd B, Atkinson V, Adams L, Soyer HP, Schaider H. Focal regression of a primary melanoma, fading lentigines and poliosis in metastatic melanoma treated with anti-PD-1. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017; 32:e176-e177. [PMID: 29114959 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- S Thomas
- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,IQ Pathology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Pericak-Vance M, Rajabli F, Feliciano-Astacio B, Celis K, Hamilton-Nelson K, Adams L, Rodgriguez A, Byrd G, Vance J, Cuccuro M, Haines J, Beecham G. African haplotypic background mitigates the effect of apoe ε4 risk allele in alzheimer disease. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tomlinson J, Pinkney J, Adams L, Stenhouse E, Bendall A, Corrigan O, Letherby G. The diagnosis and lived experience of polycystic ovary syndrome: A qualitative study. J Adv Nurs 2017; 73:2318-2326. [PMID: 28329428 DOI: 10.1111/jan.13300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To explore the impact of the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome on health/ill health identity, how women experience this diagnosis and their health beliefs. BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common and heterogeneous condition, giving rise to a wide range of different health concerns. Previous research on polycystic ovary syndrome has been dominated by the medical perspective and less is known about the experiences and needs of women. DESIGN A qualitative study of 32 premenopausal adult women with polycystic ovary syndrome (diagnosis confirmed by Rotterdam criteria), aged between 18 and 45 years, recruited from a primary and secondary care setting. METHODS Thematic analysis of transcripts from 11 focus groups conducted between 2013-2015. RESULTS/FINDINGS Women identified a range of concerns affecting personal and reproductive identity, health knowledge and beliefs: (1) delays and barriers to diagnosis; (2) general lack of empathy by the medical profession; (3) difficulty in accessing specialist referral; (4) lack of information from professionals; (5) inconsistent and sometimes unsatisfactory experiences with medications; (6) insufficient help and advice regarding in/fertility; (7) relative lack of awareness or concern about longer term risks such as diabetes; and (8) significant discrepancies between the beliefs of women with polycystic ovary syndrome and how they experienced the attitudes of healthcare professionals. CONCLUSIONS There appears to be a divergence between women's experience and attitudes of healthcare professionals. The diagnosis, support and lived experience of women with polycystic ovary syndrome could be enhanced by better professional recognition of these concerns, improved knowledge and communication about polycystic ovary syndrome and better access to support and specialist advice.
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- Julie Tomlinson
- Pool Health Centre, Cornwall, UK.,St. Austell Healthcare, Cornwall, UK.,Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK.,Department of Endocrinology, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
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- Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
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Böker S, Adams L, Hamm B, Makowski M. Evaluation der suszeptibilitätsgewichteten Magnetresonanztomografie zur Beurteilung von Wirbelkörperfrakturen. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1600359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Radiologie Charité, Berlin
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Zammarchi F, Chivers S, Williams D, Adams L, Mellinas-Gomez M, Tyrer P, Corbett S, D'Hooge F, Dissanayake S, Sims S, Havenith K, Howard P, Hartley J, Van Berkel P. ADCT-502, a novel pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD)-based antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) targeting low HER2-expressing solid cancers. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)32662-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Adams L, Tourgeman I. C-63Verbal Memory Performance in Combat Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acw043.212] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Musich S, Adams L, DeWolf G, Edington DW. A Case Study of 10-Year Health Risk Appraisal Participation Patterns in a Comprehensive Health Promotion Program. Am J Health Promot 2016; 15:237-40, iii. [PMID: 11349344 DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-15.4.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Between 1990 and 1999, cumulative participation in a health risk appraisal (HRA) reached 79%, and participation in any health promotion program reached 94% of employees employed continuously by the Progressive Corporation during that time period. Participation rates in the HRA per year ranged from 14% to 36%. First time participants reached no higher than 2.6% after the sixth year. Non-participants tended to have higher mean but lower median costs.
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- Health Management Research Center, University of Michigan, 1027 E. Huron Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2214, USA
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Cartland S, Harith H, Vellozzi M, Genner S, Di Bartolo B, Dang L, Thomas S, Adams L, Kavurma M. Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is Exacerbated with TRAIL Deletion, Associating with Vascular Inflammation and Insulin Resistance. Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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El-Masri H, Kleinstreuer N, Hines RN, Adams L, Tal T, Isaacs K, Wetmore BA, Tan YM. Integration of Life-Stage Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Models with Adverse Outcome Pathways and Environmental Exposure Models to Screen for Environmental Hazards. Toxicol Sci 2016; 152:230-43. [PMID: 27208077 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfw082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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A computational framework was developed to assist in screening and prioritizing chemicals based on their dosimetry, toxicity, and potential exposures. The overall strategy started with contextualizing chemical activity observed in high-throughput toxicity screening (HTS) by mapping these assays to biological events described in Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs). Next, in vitro to in vivo (IVIVE) extrapolation was used to convert an in vitro dose to an external exposure level, which was compared with potential exposure levels to derive an AOP-based margins of exposure (MOE). In this study, the framework was applied to estimate MOEs for chemicals that can potentially cause developmental toxicity following a putative AOP for fetal vasculogenesis/angiogenesis. A physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model was developed to describe chemical disposition during pregnancy, fetal, neonatal, and infant to adulthood stages. Using this life-stage PBPK model, maternal exposures were estimated that would yield fetal blood levels equivalent to the chemical concentration that altered in vitro activity of selected HTS assays related to the most sensitive vasculogenesis/angiogenesis putative AOP. The resulting maternal exposure estimates were then compared with potential exposure levels using literature data or exposure models to derive AOP-based MOEs.
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- Hisham El-Masri
- *National Human and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, RTP, North Carolina
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, North Carolina
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- *National Human and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, RTP, North Carolina
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- *National Human and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, RTP, North Carolina
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- *National Human and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, RTP, North Carolina
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- National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency
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- National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency
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Adams L, Butas S, Spurlock D. Capnography (ETCO2), Respiratory Depression, and Nursing Interventions in Moderately Sedated Adults Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE). J Perianesth Nurs 2015; 30:14-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2013.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mamalis A, Fiadorchanka N, Adams L, Serravallo M, Heilman E, Siegel D, Brody N, Jagdeo J. An immunohistochemical panel to assess ultraviolet radiation-associated oxidative skin injury. J Drugs Dermatol 2014; 13:574-578. [PMID: 24809881 PMCID: PMC4392816] [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] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Ultraviolet (UV) radiation results in a significant loss in years of healthy life, approximately 1.5 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and is associated with greater than 60,000 deaths annually worldwide that are attributed to melanoma and other skin cancers. Currently, there are no standardized biomarkers or assay panels to assess oxidative stress skin injury patterns in human skin exposed to ionizing radiation. Using biopsy specimens from chronic solar UV-exposed and UV-protected skin, we demonstrate that UV radiation-induced oxidative skin injury can be evaluated by an immunohistochemical panel that stains 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) to assess DNA adducts, 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE) to assess lipid peroxidation, and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) to assess protein damage. We believe this panel contains the necessary cellular biomarkers to evaluate topical agents, such as sunscreens and anti-oxidants that are designed to prevent oxidative skin damage and may reduce UV-associated skin aging, carcinogenesis, and inflammatory skin diseases. We envision that this panel will become an important tool for researchers developing topical agents to protect against UV radiation and other oxidants and ultimately lead to reductions in lost years of healthy life, DALYs, and annual deaths associated with UV radiation.
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- A Mamalis
- Department of Dermatology, UC Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
- Dermatology Service, Sacramento VA Medical Center, Mather, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, UC Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
- Dermatology Service, Sacramento VA Medical Center, Mather, California, USA
- Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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David M, Adams L, Stupin JH. Natural Size Development of Myomata - Ultrasound Observational Study of 55 Premenopausal Patients. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2014; 74:75-80. [PMID: 24741122 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1351072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 04/21/2013] [Revised: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Objective: The natural growth progression of uterine leiomyomata will be studied and used to identify potential predictive criteria of myoma size development. This should answer the question of whether myoma growth is dependent on patient age, or on the localisation or original size of the myoma, as well as how much of a size increase can be expected per unit of time, and the proportion of myomata which shrink. Patients and Methods: Patient files of a myoma surgery from 2010 to 2012 were retrospectively evaluated. The following inclusion criteria applied: diagnosis of at least one, but not more than three myomata, a minimum of two consultations within three years, the performance of a transvaginal ultrasound to determine size, no pregnancy, and no medical or surgical myoma reduction measures. Only premenopausal patients were included in the analysis. Myoma volume was approximated using a formula similar to that used to calculate the volume of an ellipsoid. Results: 55 out of 102 patients (median age: 38 years), in which a total of 72 myomata were diagnosed, could be included in the evaluation. The median diameter of the myomata at the start of the study was 3.8 cm, with an average growth rate of 30 % over 6 months (range: - 46 to + 459 %). 15 % of the myomata regressed. The linear regression analysis showed a correlation between myoma growth over 6 months, the original size of the myoma (p = 0.023) and patient age (p = 0.038), but no connection was found to the localisation of the myoma. Smaller myomata decreased significantly more in size than larger myomata (p = 0.011). Older patients presented with larger myomata. Conclusions: Myomata demonstrate a strikingly large variation in size development. Their growth is highly individual and not ultimately predictable. Patients should be advised of the possibility of spontaneous myoma regression.
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- Clinic of Gynaecology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin
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- Clinic of Gynaecology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin
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- Clinic of Obstetrics, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin
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Adams L, Loebinger M, Shoemark A. P239 A role for polycystins in airway mucociliary clearance? Thorax 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204457.391] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Baunoch D, Watkins L, Tewari A, Reece M, Adams L, Stack R, Brown A, Jones L, Christian D, Latif N, Lawrence W, Lane M. MDM2 overexpression in benign and malignant lesions of the human breast. Int J Oncol 2012; 8:895-9. [PMID: 21544443 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.8.5.895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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MDM2 overexpression has been detected in women with benign or cancerous lesions of the breast. Immunohistochemical methods were used to identify overexpression in 11 of 27 benign cases (41%) and 15 of 22 (68%) cancer cases. MDM2 overexpression correlated well with immunohistochemically detected estrogen receptor (ER), suggesting that expression of these proteins was coordinately regulated. To test this, the MCF-10A human breast cell line, negative for both ER and MDM2 expression, was transfected with a wild-type ER. Following transfection, both ER and MDM2 were strongly expressed in two independent clones. Expression of both was reduced in the presence of increasing concentrations of estradiol (10(-10)-10(-8) M) thus, estrogen may be involved in regulation of MDM2 expression in proliferative breast lesions.
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- D Baunoch
- BAYSTATE MED CTR,OB GYN RES LABS,SPRINGFIELD,MA 01199. TUFTS UNIV,SCH MED,SPRINGFIELD,MA 01199. UNIV CHICAGO,DEPT PATHOL,CHICAGO,IL 60637. MICHIGAN CANC FDN,BREAST CANC PROGRAM,DETROIT,MI 48201. MICHIGAN CANC FDN,PROGRAM MOLEC BIOL,DETROIT,MI 48201. UNIV MARYLAND,SCH MED,BALTIMORE,MD 21201. WAYNE STATE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PATHOL,DETROIT,MI 48201
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Over a period of 6 months, dozens of moon jelly ( Aurelia aurita) medusae from a single-species exhibit at the California Science Center (CSC) developed exumbrellar ulcers. Ulcers were progressive, causing umbrellar creases that expanded radially to the bell rim and occasional adoral erosions that extended into gastrovascular cavities. Husbandry interventions, including addition of ultraviolet light sterilizers, repopulation with fresh cultures, and enclosure disinfection, did not arrest the recurrence of lesions. Biopsies or whole specimens representing 17 medusae (15 affected and 2 grossly unaffected) from CSC and 2 control medusae from Aquarium of the Pacific were submitted to a private diagnostic laboratory and processed for light and electron microscopy. Microscopic lesions were present in all CSC medusae and were not observed or negligible in control medusae. Lesions included ulceration, necrosis, and hyperplasia in all umbrellar layers, with most severe lesions in the exumbrella and amoebocyte infiltration in the underlying mesoglea. Special stains, electron microscopy, and fungal culture did not associate microorganisms with the lesions. Bacterial cultures from the CSC population consistently grew Shewanella and Vibrio spp, both of which were considered commensal. Trauma and environmental stress are proposed as possible causes for the ulcers.
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- California Science Center, Los Angeles, California
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- California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab, Davis, California
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- Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
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Munster P, van der Noll R, Voest E, Specht J, Werner T, Dees E, Tan A, Daud A, Schellens J, Lolkema M, Griffin M, Agarwal N, Falchook G, Kleha J, Durante M, Smith D, Adams L, Greshock J, Morris S, Kurzrock R. PI3K Kinase Inhibitor GSK2126458 (GSK458): Clinical Activity in Select Patient (PT) Populations Defined by Predictive Markers (STUDY P3K112826). Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)33038-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Hughes L, Adams L. Non-pharmaceutical approach to managing behavioural disturbances in patients with dementia in a nursing home setting. BMC Proc 2012. [PMCID: PMC3425990 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-6-s4-o7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Chauvenet ALM, Ewen JG, Armstrong DP, Coulson T, Blackburn TM, Adams L, Walker LK, Pettorelli N. Does supplemental feeding affect the viability of translocated populations? The example of the hihi. Anim Conserv 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00522.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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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- Institute of Zoology; Zoological Society of London; London; UK
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- Wildlife Ecology Group; Institute of Natural Resources; Massey University; Palmerston North; New Zealand
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- Division of Biology; Imperial College London; Silwood Park Campus; Ascot; Berkshire; UK
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- Department of Conservation Wellington Conservancy Office; Wellington; New Zealand
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- Institute of Zoology; Zoological Society of London; London; UK
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Thin LWY, Wong DD, De Boer BW, Ferguson JM, Adams L, Macquillan G, Delriviere L, Mitchell A, Jeffrey GP. Hepatic epithelioid haemangioendothelioma: challenges in diagnosis and management. Intern Med J 2011; 40:710-5. [PMID: 19712200 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.02043.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatic epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (HEH) is a rare, low grade malignant neoplasm of endothelial origin which is difficult to diagnose and has a variable outcome. We review five HEH cases from our centre with the aim of identifying clinical predictors of outcome and various therapeutic options. METHODS A search was made on the WA Liver Transplant registry for cases with histologically confirmed HEH. Their medical records were reviewed. A literature search was conducted through Medline using terms to compare the results from this series with those of other series. RESULTS Five patients were identified to have HEH. The mean age was 44.2years (range 34-53years). Four of five patients presented with dyspepsia and two patients had clinical evidence of portal hypertension with ascites. Two patients had radiologically diffuse disease and three patients had discrete nodular liver involvement. The mean duration from presentation of symptoms to diagnosis of HEH was 26.8months. Liver transplantation was performed in one patient with diffuse HEH who is alive with no disease recurrence at 3years. Three patients with radiologically stable disease followed with 6monthly surveillance imaging are currently alive and well. The median survival of all five patients was 5years (range 1.5-16years) at the time of follow up. CONCLUSIONS These results support the role of surveillance alone for patients with focal and radiologically stable disease. Patients with diffuse HEH with hepatic decompensation should be considered for transplantation. However, numbers are small and an international registry is required to make firm comparisons.
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- WA Liver Transplant Service, PathWest Laboratory Medicine and Radiology Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia.
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Groskopf J, Niraula S, Emmeneger U, Adams L, Tannock I, Sridhar SS, Knox JJ, Day JR, Manthe J, Joshua AM. Use of serum and tissue biomarker analysis embedded in a phase II clinical trial of cytarabine in castration-refractory prostate cancer to investigate prostate cancer biology. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e15022] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Niraula S, Emmeneger U, Adams L, Tannock I, Sridhar SS, Knox JJ, Day JR, Manthe J, Groskopf J, Joshua AM. Use of serum and tissue biomarker analysis embedded in a phase II clinical trial of cytarabine in castration-refractory prostate cancer to investigate prostate cancer biology. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.7_suppl.59] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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59 Background: Other than the androgen receptor, the TMPRSS2-ERG genomic aberrations in prostate cancer provide the first recent opportunity to target therapy in castration refractory prostate cancer (CRPC). We initiated a phase II clinical trial of cytarabine in docetaxel refractory CRPC on the basis of microarray, in vitro and case report evidence that cytarabine may be particularly effective in men harbouring abnormalities of the ERG oncogenes. Embedded in this clinical trial was the first use of blood mRNA levels of prostate cancer related genes as biomarkers of response and prognosis. Methods: Patients with docetaxel refractory progressive CRPC received intravenous cytarabine at doses between 1g/m2-0.25 g/m2 q3 weekly. Responses were defined according to PCWG2C. 10 patients were enrolled between June 2007 and January 2010. TMPRSS2:ERG, PSA and PCA3 mRNA copies in whole blood collected with PAXgene tubes at the beginning of each cycle and at trial termination were quantified using transcription-mediated amplification assays. The prototype TMPRSS2:ERG assay detects the gene fusion isoform TMPRSS2 exon1 to ERG exon4. Results: No patients demonstrated a serum PSA response (PCWG2C). The average number of cycles administered was 2.6. Significant toxicities including grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia (2) and grade 3-4 neutropenia (3). These toxicities necessitated several dose reductions in the protocol, however most patients were removed from trial for serum PSA progression alone. PCA3 and PSA mRNAs were detectable in 8/10 and 9/10 cases, respectively; there was no correlation between serum PSA and PCA3 or PSA mRNA copy levels in blood. Testing for TMPRSS2:ERG in blood was able to predict the presence or absence of the TMPRSS2-ERG rearrangement in 9/10 cases when compared to 3 colour FISH carried out on baseline biopsies/ prostatectomies (2/10 positive for Exon 4:Exon 1 deletion). Conclusions: Cytarabine administation is ineffective in docetaxel refractory CRPC. Blood mRNA levels of prostate cancer genes reveal novel aspects of prostate cancer biology and have implications for the understanding of circulating tumour cells. [Table: see text]
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- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA
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- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA
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- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA
| | - I. Tannock
- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA
| | - S. S. Sridhar
- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA
| | - J. J. Knox
- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA
| | - J. R. Day
- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA
| | - J. Manthe
- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA
| | - J. Groskopf
- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA
| | - A. M. Joshua
- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA
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