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Aryal A, Harmon AC, Varner KJ, Noël A, Cormier SA, Nde DB, Mottram P, Maxie J, Dugas TR. Inhalation of particulate matter containing environmentally persistent free radicals induces endothelial dysfunction mediated via AhR activation at the air-blood interface. Toxicol Sci 2024:kfae007. [PMID: 38310335 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfae007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2024] Open
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Particulate matter (PM) containing environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFR) is formed by the incomplete combustion of organic wastes, resulting in the chemisorption of pollutants to the surface of PM containing redox-active transition metals. In prior studies in mice, EPFR inhalation impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation. These findings were associated with aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activation in the alveolar type-II (AT-II) cells that form the air-blood interface in the lung. We thus hypothesized that AhR activation in AT-II cells promotes the systemic release of mediators that promote endothelium dysfunction peripheral to the lung. To test our hypothesis, we knocked down AhR in AT-II cells of male and female mice and exposed them to 280 µg/m3 EPFR lo (2.7e + 16 radicals/g) or EPFR (5.5e + 17 radicals/g) compared with filtered air for 4 h/day for 1 day or 5 days. AT-II-AhR activation-induced EPFR-mediated endothelial dysfunction, reducing endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation by 59%, and eNOS expression by 50%. It also increased endothelin-1 mRNA levels in the lungs and peptide levels in the plasma in a paracrine fashion, along with soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and iNOS mRNA expression, possibly via NF-kB activation. Finally, AhR-dependent increases in antioxidant response signaling, coupled to increased levels of 3-nitrotyrosine in the lungs of EPFR-exposed littermate control but not AT-II AhR KO mice suggested that ATII-specific AhR activation promotes oxidative and nitrative stress. Thus, AhR activation at the air-blood interface mediates endothelial dysfunction observed peripheral to the lung, potentially via release of systemic mediators.
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- Ankit Aryal
- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, USA
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, USA
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University A&M College and Pennington Biomedical Research Institute, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, USA
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, USA
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, USA
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, USA
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Khav N, Cheng K, Ramkumar S, Nerlekar N, Mottram P, Nicholls S, Moir S. Can a simple echocardiographic Doppler VTI based flow comparison between the RVOT and LVOT assist in identifying patients with a significant atrial septal defect? Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.166] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Detection of haemodynamically significant shunting from atrial septal defect (ASD) can be identified by using the pulmonary-systemic flow ratio (Qp/Qs). However, calculation of Qp/Qs by echocardiography relies on geometric assumptions that outflow tracts are circular, suffers from squared linear measures, and accurate measurement of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) diameter is challenging. Whilst adults with ASD should have overt right ventricular dilatation, RV sizing on echocardiography is often subjective and underappreciated. We evaluated whether a dimensionless index of flow (VTI) differences between the RVOT and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) could assist in identifying patients with ASD, and compared it with relative atrial index (RAI), a parameter previously assessed in identifying atrial shunting.
Methods
Data from 64 consecutive patients who underwent ASD closure and had no concomitant lesions, were compared with 63 normal controls. RVOT VTI, LVOT VTI, LVOT diameter, and atrial areas were measured.
Results
Between controls and ASD patients, there was no difference in LVOT VTI or forward stroke volume, but ASD patients had significantly higher RVOT VTI. The RVOT-LVOT VTI ratio was 1:1 in controls and 1.5:1 in ASD patients. Area under the ROC curve analysis of RVOT-LVOT VTI ratio was 0.83, and a ratio of 1.1:1 predicted patients with ASD with 86% sensitivity and 73% specificity. In comparison, the area under the ROC curve analysis of RAI was 0.70, and an RAI of 1.05:1 predicted patients with ASD with 77% sensitivity and 44% specificity.
Conclusion
Calculation of the dimensionless RVOT-LVOT VTI ratio is simple, and may be a useful additional semi-quantitative tool to assist cardiologists and sonographers in detecting atrial shunting, particularly in patients with borderline or overt right heart dilatation, and identify who patients should undergo further evaluation.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- N Khav
- Monash Health , Melbourne , Australia
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- Monash Health , Melbourne , Australia
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- Monash Health , Melbourne , Australia
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- Monash Health , Melbourne , Australia
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Khav N, Cheng K, Ramkumar S, Nerlekar N, Mottram P, Nicholls S, Moir S. Can a Simple Echocardiographic Doppler VTI Based Flow Comparison Between the RVOT and LVOT Assist in Identifying Patients With a Significant Atrial Septal Defect? Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.229] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Post J, Langohr IM, Webster CRL, Mottram P, Liu CC, Johnston A. Hepatocyte ploidy in cats with and without hepatocellular carcinoma. BMC Vet Res 2021; 17:104. [PMID: 33663494 PMCID: PMC7934229 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-021-02812-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Domestic cats rarely develop hepatocellular carcinoma. The reason for the low prevalence is unknown. Reductions in hepatocellular ploidy have been associated with hepatic carcinogenesis. Recent work in mice has shown that livers with more polyploid hepatocytes are protected against the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatocyte ploidy in the domestic cat has not been evaluated. We hypothesized that ploidy would be reduced in peri-tumoral and neoplastic hepatocytes compared to normal feline hepatocytes. Using integrated fluorescence microscopy, we quantified the spectra of ploidy in hepatocellular carcinoma and healthy control tissue from paraffin embedded tissue sections. RESULTS Feline hepatocytes are predominantly mononuclear and the number of nuclei per hepatocyte did not differ significantly between groups. Normal cats have a greater number of tetraploid hepatocytes than cats with hepatocellular carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS Total hepatocellular polyploidy in normal cat liver is consistent with values reported in humans, yet cellular ploidy (nuclei per cell) is greater in humans than in cats. Tetraploid cat hepatocytes are predominantly mononuclear.
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- Jacqueline Post
- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, LA, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, LA, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, MA, North Grafton, USA
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- Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, LA, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, LA, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, LA, Baton Rouge, USA.
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Tan S, Thang Y, Chan J, Goel V, Mulley W, Polkinghorne K, Ramkumar S, Cheng K, Rehmani H, Brown A, Moir S, Cameron J, Nicholls S, Mottram P, Nerlekar N. Prognostic Value of Exercise Capacity in Renal Transplant Candidates. Heart Lung Circ 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.239] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Post J, Langohr I, Liu CC, Mottram P, Webster CRL, Johnston A. Hepatocyte Ploidy in Cats with and without Hepatocellular Carcinoma. FASEB J 2020. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.00736] [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: 11/11/2022]
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Chan J, Mehta OH, Mottram P, Tay IM, Teng J. P889 3D guided CT assessment to define the right pulmonary vein on standard apical 4-chamber view. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.529] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Pulmonary vein(PV) assessment is an integral component of the transthoracic echocardiogram(TTE) examination; typically assessed in the apical four-chamber view(A4Ch). There is disagreement in current textbooks and literature regarding which specific right pulmonary vein is visualised on A4Ch; as either the right superior(RSPV) or right inferior PV(RIPV).
Given the high reliability of cardiac CT for PV assessment, we aimed to characterize right PV anatomy on A4Ch by utilizing multi-modality comparison of echocardiography and a 3D-guided A4Ch on CT.
Methods
Retrospective analysis was performed on consecutive patients with TTE demonstrating PV flow(by colour or pulse-wave Doppler) and cardiac CT within 30days; studies not meeting image quality criteria excluded. To simulate the A4Ch on CT, multi-planar reconstruction was used to create an image plane including right PV ostia and LV apex. This image was rotated along the long-axis to achieve an A4Ch with both ventricles and atria, tricuspid and mitral valves in view without LVOT or aorta. This was attempted for right superior, inferior and middle(RMPV, if present) PV’s.
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50 patients were analysed: mean age 66yrs, 48% female, mean LA volume(indexed) 43.5ml/m². A4Ch was feasible in 100%(n = 50) of CT simulations using the RIPV, only 24%(n = 12) were feasible using RSPV with all excluded cases due to LVOT/aorta persistently in view. RMPV was present in 6 cases with feasible A4ch in 67%.
Conclusion
This study demonstrates that the right PV on A4Ch is highly likely to be the RIPV due to the RSPV being anatomically impossible in the significant majority of cases.
Abstract P889 Figure. CT multiplanar reconstruction of A4Ch
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- J Chan
- Monash Heart, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Heart, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Heart, Melbourne, Australia
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Thein P, Dodic S, Nicholls S, Cameron J, Moir S, Mottram P, Nasis A. Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Abnormal Global Left Ventricular Contractile Response on Exercise Stress Echocardiogram. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.072] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Chan X, Mehta O, Mottram P, Tsay I, Teng J. 3D Guided CT Assessment to Identify the Right Pulmonary Vein on Standard Apical 4-Chamber View. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.235] [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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Negishi T, Thavendiranathan P, Aakhus S, Lemieux J, Penicka M, Cho G, Hristova K, Costello B, Mottram P, Shirazi M, La Gerche A, Thomas L, Negishi K, Marwick T. Comparison of Single-View and Standard Assessment of Global Longitudinal Strain for Diagnosis of Cardiotoxicity. Heart Lung Circ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wald A, Cameron J, Warburton ED, Blecher G, Meredith I, Mottram P. Assessment of the Feasibility and Efficacy of an Inter-Departmental Collaborative Program for the Training and Accreditation of Emergency Department Physicians in Basic Echocardiography in Life Support. Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rashid H, Ramkumar S, Haji K, Nerlekar N, Mottram P, Moir S. Determining the Aortic Root Geometry of Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valves Through 320-Slice Multidetector CT and its Implications for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Negishi T, Negishi K, Nolan M, La Gerche A, Mottram P, Thomas L, Hristova K, Kurosawa K, Penicka M, Popescu B, Vinereanu D, Cho G, Thavendiranathan P, Marwick T. The Strain Learning Curve – Does More Experience Lead to Better Concordance? Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Jackson D, Mottram P, Bowman C, Cameron J, Rashid H, Quine E, Lockwood S. Heart Failure with Reduced LV Ejection Fraction and Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter – What Predicts LV Ejection Fraction Recovery? Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nerlekar N, Cheng K, Ramkumar S, Rehmani H, Vasanthakumar S, Rashid H, Talman A, Muthalaly R, Barton T, Nasis A, Moir S, Meredith I, Mottram P. Prognostic Value of Exercise Stress Echocardiography in Potential Renal Transplant Recipients. Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.573] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Navarro SM, Morgan TW, Astete CE, Stout RW, Coulon D, Mottram P, Sabliov CM. Biodistribution and toxicity of orally administered poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid nanoparticles to F344 rats for 21 days. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2016; 11:1653-69. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Aim: Quantify the biodistribution and assess the toxicity of PLGA (poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid) and surface-modified PLGA chitosan (PLGA/Chi) nanoparticles (NPs) orally administered for 7, 14 and 21 days to F344 rats. Materials & methods: Fluorescent NPs were tracked in F344 rat tissues, and toxicity was evaluated by alkaline phosphatase and alanine transaminase levels, and by histologic examination of tissue samples. Results: Biodistribution of PLGA and PLGA/Chi were similar, with highest amounts found in the intestine and liver. Alkaline phosphatase increased significantly in treated rats. Mild histological differences were detected in the intestine and liver. Conclusion: PLGA and PLGA/Chi NPs behaved similarly presenting minimal toxicity in the liver and intestine, but not in kidney, lung and brain.
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- Sara M Navarro
- 149 EB Doran Bldg., Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department, LSU & LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- A1218 Pathobiology & Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 6100, Mississippi State, MS 39762-6100, USA
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- 149 EB Doran Bldg., Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department, LSU & LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- 1527 Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- 149 EB Doran Bldg., Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department, LSU & LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- 1527 Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- 149 EB Doran Bldg., Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department, LSU & LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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Kok M, Cameron J, Japp A, Mottram P. Imaging the left atrial appendage in atrial fibrillation: comparison of transoesophageal echocardiography with computed tomography. Heart Lung Circ 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nerlekar N, Barton T, Mottram P, Moir S. Would adding two left atrial piloted images to a cardiac magnetic resonance protocol enable rapid, accurate calculation of left atrial volume (LAV)? Use of 320-slice cardiac computed tomography (320-CTCA) as proof of concept. Heart Lung Circ 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.602] [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: 10/23/2022]
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White T, Cameron J, Mottram P. Weight confirmed as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation in 39,023 subjects. Heart Lung Circ 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.291] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Barton T, Nasis A, Mottram P, Rehmani H, Moir S. Evaluation of LV Volume and Mass from Mid Diastolic 320 Slice CT Coronary Angiogram Studies: Where Should the Ventricle be Measured and are the Results Reliable? Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.424] [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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Lockwood S, Rehmani H, Mottram P, Meredith I, Cameron J, Moir S. Is Low Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis with Normal LV Ejection Fraction Explained by Miscalculation of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Area? Utility of a Multi-modality Approach to Aortic Valve Area Calculation. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.439] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Dobson L, Agahari I, Lipshutz J, Mottram P, Moir S. Should We Perform Stress Echocardiography on Patients with L-BBB and Suspected Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease? Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Barton T, Nasis A, Mottram P, Moir S. Evaluation of Left Atrial Volume from Mid Diastolic 320 Slice CT Coronary Angiogram Studies: Which Method Should be Used and Are The Results Reliable? Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.423] [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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Narayan O, Li Q, Curry G, Coombs P, Mottram P, Meredith I, Cameron J. Timing of the Aortic Pulse Wave Inflection Point is Associated with Mitral Annular Systolic Motion. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.065] [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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Wright L, Jellis C, Sharman J, Kosmala W, Mottram P. Myocardial Responses to Spironolactone in LV Dysfunction. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Peverill R, Chou B, Donelan L, Mottram P, Gelman J. Contributions of Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index and Left Ventricular Length to Aging-related Changes in Left Ventricular Early Diastolic Filling and Long Axis Motion. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.408] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Lipshutz J, Romanelli G, Barton T, Mottram P, Moir S. The Impact of Increased Pulmonary Velocity on Estimated Pulmonary Artery Pressure During Exercise Stress Echocardiography. Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.475] [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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Cheng K, Romanelli G, Cameron J, Moir S, Peverill R, Mottram P. Are Tissue Doppler and Strain Imaging Equivalent Methods for the Identification of Subclinical Myocardial Dysfunction in Patients with Normal Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction? Heart Lung Circ 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.395] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Ciampi Q, Rigo F, Grolla E, Cortigiani L, Picano E, Stankovic I, Aarones M, Smith H, Ciarka A, Voros G, Willems R, Kongsgaard E, Aakhus S, Voigt JU, Gabrielli L, Brambila C, Bijnens B, Marin J, Sitges I, Pare C, Mont L, Brugada J, Sitges M, Mizia-Stec K, Wita K, Mizia M, Wrobel W, Gasior Z, Chrzanowski L, Kukulski T, Lowalik AKI, Brzezinska B, Gosciniak-Plonska E, Nasis A, Moir S, Meredith I, Cameron J, Barton T, Mottram P. Oral Abstract Session * Stress echocardiography - Expanding applications: Dobutamine stress echo. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Montoro Lopez M, Iniesta Manjavacas A, De Torres Alba F, Lopez Fernandez T, De Celix MCGR, Gomez De Diego J, Ramirez U, Mesa J, Moreno Yanguela M, Lopez Sendon J, Shiina Y, Ernst S, Gatzoulis M, Li W, Cameli M, De Vito R, Di Giovanni A, Lisi M, Focardi M, Giacomin E, Bigio E, Mondillo S, Szymczyk E, Lipiec P, Michalski B, Szymczyk K, Rotkiewicz A, Wozniakowski B, Stefanczyk L, Kasprzak J, Luo X, Fang F, Lee AP, Lam Y, Sanderson JE, Kwong JS, Yu C, Nasis A, Moir S, Meredith I, Mottram P, Van Zalen J, Podd S, Raju P, Mcintosh R, Beale L, Brickley G, Sturridge L, Patel N, Lloyd G, Esteban Martinez F, Ariza Canete J, Casanova Martin M, Ciudad Caballero M, Trapiello Gonzalez L, Herrera Gutierrez N, Matei F, Beladan C, Popescu B, Calin A, Rosca M, Curea F, Calin C, Ginghina C, Baronaite-Dudoniene K, Vaskelyte JJ, Puodziukynas A, Smalinskas V, Urbonaite L, Botezatu CD, Enache R, Rosca M, Beladan CC, Calin A, Gurzun MM, Ginghina C, Popescu BA, Ercan S, Kervancioglu S, Davutoglu V, Cakici M, Ozkur A, Oylumlu M, Sari I, Faustino A, Paiva L, Providencia R, Trigo J, Botelho A, Costa M, Leitao-Marques A, Al Barjas M, Alwis L, Sonoda L, Balan K, Alqaseer M, Jelani A, Niaz K, Andres Lahuerta A, Igual Munoz B, Alonso Fernandez P, Maceira A, Cano O, Osca J, Sancho-Tello M, Jimenez Carreno R, De Munoz YR, De Ros JO, Bonanad Lozano C, Lopez-Lereu M, Monmeneu J, Estornell J, Igual Munoz B, Maceira A, Chaustre F, Sanchis J, Badr Eslam R, Pfaffenberger S, Marzluf B, Frey M, Bartko P, Babayev J, Kammerlander A, Maurer G, Mascherbauer J. Club 35 Poster session Friday 7 December: Dobutamine stress echo. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Obeyesekere MN, Lockwood S, Mottram P, Alison JF. Role for the left atrial appendage occlusion device in managing thromboembolic risk in atrial fibrillation. Intern Med J 2012; 42:e15-9. [PMID: 22432996 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02698.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Only 50% of patients who would benefit from warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) receive treatment because of clinical concerns regarding chronic anti-coagulation. Percutaneous strategies to treat AF, including pulmonary vein isolation with a curative intent or atrioventricular nodal ablation and implantation of a permanent pacemaker for palliative rate control, have not eliminated the need to manage thromboembolic risk. With the development of a percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion device (the WATCHMAN percutaneous left atrial appendage occluder - Atritech Inc., Plymouth, MN, USA) for thromboembolic protection in non-valvular AF a significant therapeutic option for select patients may be available. We present the first case performed in Australia (24 November 2009) and explore this new methodology.
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- M N Obeyesekere
- Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre, Monash Heart and Monash University Department of Medicine, Southern Health Network, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Lipshutz J, Lockwood S, Alison J, Barton T, Romanelli G, Mottram P. Utility of Cardiac CT to Assess Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Following Device Implantation: A Comparison with Transoesophageal Echocardiography. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Barton T, Nerlekar N, Stuart R, Mottram P, Moir S. Does Nosocomial Staph Aureus Infection Confer a Lower Risk of Endocarditis? Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lockwood S, Moir S, Mottram P, Antonis P, Harley J, Ciavarella S, Meredith I. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis—12 Month Outcome Data from a Single Victorian Centre. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.451] [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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Lockwood S, Mottram P, Meredith I, Antonis P, Ciavarella S, Harley J, Moir S. TAVI Results in a Change in Cardiac Structure but not Function at 12 Months. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.559] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Romanelli G, Moir S, Lockwood S, Hassam R, Li Q, Mottram P. Is Automated Measurement of LV Ejection Fraction Clinically Useful in Unselected Patients? A Comparison with 3-D Echocardiography. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.523] [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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Nasis A, Moir S, Meredith I, Cameron J, Barton T, Mottram P. Abnormal Left Ventricular Contractile Response to Exercise in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Disease: A Newly Described Phenomenon Associated With Subclinical Left Ventricular Myocardial Dysfunction. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.459] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Lipshutz J, Nasis A, Moir S, Lockwood S, Mottram P. Patients with Low Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis and Preserved Systolic Function Have Reduced Transvalvular Flow Rates. Heart Lung Circ 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.05.459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nasis A, Moir S, Lockwood S, Mottram P. Does a Large Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Diameter Influence Calculated Dimensionless Index? Implications for Assessment of Aortic Stenosis Severity. Heart Lung Circ 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.05.424] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Lockwood S, Meredith I, Antonis P, Ciavarella S, Harley J, Mottram P, Moir S. Does Successful TAVI with CoreValve Have a Significant Impact on Cardiac Structure and Function at one Year? Heart Lung Circ 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.05.426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Barton T, Mottram P, Moir S. What is the Current Incremental Diagnostic Benefit from TOE for the Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis? An Evaluation of a Large Cohort from a Tertiary Referral Centre. Heart Lung Circ 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.05.485] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Lockwood S, Mottram P, Moir S. Dilatation of the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract in Patients with Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valves. Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wald A, Thai W, Mottram P. What is the Clinical Relevance of Pericardial Effusion Reported on Chest Computed Tomography Performed for General Indications in a Tertiary Hospital? A Comparison With Transthoracic Echocardiography. Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.496] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Holland D, Mottram P, Hare J, Jenkins C, Marwick T. Extended Duration of Aldosterone Blockade Fails to Improve Diastolic Dysfunction Over the Effects of Blood Pressure in Patients with Heart Failure and Normal Ejection Fraction. Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.830] [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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Nasis A, Moir S, Seneviratne S, Healy S, Cameron J, Mottram P. Assessment of Global and Regional Left Ventricular Function and Volumes with 320-Slice MDCT: A Comparison with 2D-Echocardiography. Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.397] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Nasis A, Meredith I, Nerlekar N, Cameron J, Antonis P, Mottram P, Troupis J, Kambourakis T, Braitberg G, Seneviratne S. Discharging Chest Pain Patients from ED after a Single Troponin and Normal 320-Slice CCTA Significantly Reduces Length of Stay. Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Sivakumar H, Cameron J, Mottram P. Echocardiographic Markers of Hypertensive Heart Disease in Young and Middle-aged Hypertensive Patients. Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.690] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Mottram P, Donelan L, Moir S, Peverill R. Changes in Left Ventricular Volume and Geometry During Normal Ageing from Early Adulthood to Middle-Age. Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ramesh G, Borda JT, Gill A, Ribka EP, Morici LA, Mottram P, Martin DS, Jacobs MB, Didier PJ, Philipp MT. Possible role of glial cells in the onset and progression of Lyme neuroborreliosis. J Neuroinflammation 2009; 6:23. [PMID: 19706181 PMCID: PMC2748066 DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-6-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2009] [Accepted: 08/25/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) may present as meningitis, cranial neuropathy, acute radiculoneuropathy or, rarely, as encephalomyelitis. We hypothesized that glia, upon exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent, produce inflammatory mediators that promote the acute cellular infiltration of early LNB. This inflammatory context could potentiate glial and neuronal apoptosis. METHODS We inoculated live B. burgdorferi into the cisterna magna of rhesus macaques and examined the inflammatory changes induced in the central nervous system (CNS), and dorsal root nerves and ganglia (DRG). RESULTS ELISA of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed elevated IL-6, IL-8, CCL2, and CXCL13 as early as one week post-inoculation, accompanied by primarily lymphocytic and monocytic pleocytosis. In contrast, onset of the acquired immune response, evidenced by anti-B. burgdorferi C6 serum antibodies, was first detectable after 3 weeks post-inoculation. CSF cell pellets and CNS tissues were culture-positive for B. burgdorferi. Histopathology revealed signs of acute LNB: severe multifocal leptomeningitis, radiculitis, and DRG inflammatory lesions. Immunofluorescence staining and confocal microscopy detected B. burgdorferi antigen in the CNS and DRG. IL-6 was observed in astrocytes and neurons in the spinal cord, and in neurons in the DRG of infected animals. CCL2 and CXCL13 were found in microglia as well as in endothelial cells, macrophages and T cells. Importantly, the DRG of infected animals showed significant satellite cell and neuronal apoptosis. CONCLUSION Our results support the notion that innate responses of glia to B. burgdorferi initiate/mediate the inflammation seen in acute LNB, and show that neuronal apoptosis occurs in this context.
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- Geeta Ramesh
- Division of Bacteriology and Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
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- Division of Comparative Pathology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
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- Division of Comparative Pathology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
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- Division of Veterinary Medicine, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Division of Bacteriology and Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
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- Division of Bacteriology and Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
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- Division of Bacteriology and Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
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- Division of Comparative Pathology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
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- Division of Bacteriology and Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Kryczek I, Wei S, Zhu G, Myers L, Mottram P, Cheng P, Chen L, Coukos G, Zou W. Relationship between B7-H4, regulatory T cells, and patient outcome in human ovarian carcinoma. Cancer Res 2007; 67:8900-5. [PMID: 17875732 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-1866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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B7-H4 is a recently identified B7 family member. We previously showed that ovarian tumor and associated macrophages expressed B7-H4; tumor B7-H4+ macrophages and CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Treg cells) suppressed tumor-associated antigen-specific T-cell immunity. To determine the pathologic relationship between B7-H4, macrophages, and Treg cells in the tumor environment, in addition to Treg cell numbers, we quantified B7-H4 expression in the tumor and tumor-associated macrophages in 103 patients with ovarian carcinoma. We observed that the intensity of B7-H4 expression in macrophages was significantly correlated with Treg cell numbers in the tumor. Further, both Treg cells and macrophage B7-H4, but not tumor B7-H4, were negatively associated with patient outcome. Tumor Treg cells enabled macrophages to spontaneously produce interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-6. Tumor macrophages stimulated B7-H4 expression in an autocrine manner through IL-10 and IL-6. Our previous work showed that tumor-associated macrophages spontaneously produced chemokine CCL22 to mediate Treg cell trafficking into tumor, and Treg cells induced B7-H4 on antigen-presenting cells (APC) including macrophages. Altogether, our data support the concept that there is a mechanistic interaction between Treg cells and macrophage, and that Treg cells may convey the suppressive activity to APCs through B7-H4 induction in human ovarian cancer.
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- Ilona Kryczek
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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