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Abid F, Saleem M, Leghari T, Rafi I, Maqbool T, Fatima F, Arshad AM, Khurshid S, Naz S, Hadi F, Tahir M, Akhtar S, Yasir S, Mobashar A, Ashraf M. Evaluation of in vitro anticancer potential of pharmacological ethanolic plant extracts Acacia modesta and Opuntia monocantha against liver cancer cells. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e252526. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.252526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Abstract Acacia modesta (AM) and Opuntia monocantha (OM) are distributed in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. Both of these plants have different pharmacological properties. This study was designed to evaluate anticancer potential of Acacia modesta (AM) and Opuntia monocantha (OM). Liver cancer cell line HepG2 was used for assessment of anticancer activity. For the evaluation of anti-proliferative effects, cell viability and cell death in all groups of cells were evaluated via MTT, crystal violet and trypan blue assays. For the evaluation of apoptosis ELISA of p53 performed. Furthermore, LDH assay to find out the ability of malignant cells to metabolize pyruvate to lactate and antioxidant enzymes activity (GSH, CAT and SOD) at the end HPLC was performed to find active compound of AM and OM. Cytotoxicity (MTT), Viability assays (trypan blue, crystal viability, MUSE analysis) showed more dead, less live cells in plant treated groups with increase of concentration. Scratch assay for the anti-migratory effect of these plants showed treated groups have not ability to heal scratch/wound. ELISA of p53 for cellular apoptosis showed more release of p53 in treated groups. Antioxidant assay via glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) showed less anti-oxidative potential in treated cancer groups. LDH assay showed more lactate dehydrogenase release in treated groups compared with untreated. HPLC analysis showed the presence of phytochemicals such as steroids, alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, anthraquinone and amino acids in AM and OM plant extracts. Based on all these findings, it can be concluded that ethanolic extracts of Acacia modesta and Opuntia monocantha have promising anti-cancer potential.
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- F. Abid
- Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan; The University of Lahore, Pakistan
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- Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan; University of the Punjab, Pakistan
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- University of Lahore, Pakistan
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- University of Lahore, Pakistan
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- University of Lahore, Pakistan
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- University of Lahore, Pakistan; University of Bradford, United Kingdom
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Mehta S, Boyer TL, Akhtar S, He T, Zhang C, Vedadghavami A, Bajpayee AG. Sustained intra-cartilage delivery of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist using cationic peptide and protein-based carriers. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2023; 31:780-792. [PMID: 36739939 PMCID: PMC10392024 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2023.01.573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Blocking the interleukin-1 (IL-1) catabolic cascade following joint trauma can be achieved using its receptor antagonist, IL-1Ra. However, its clinical translation for osteoarthritis therapy has been unsuccessful due to its rapid joint clearance and lack of targeting and penetration into deep cartilage layers at therapeutic concentrations. Here, we target the high negative charge of cartilage aggrecan-glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) by attaching cationic carriers to IL-1Ra. IL-1Ra was conjugated to the cartilage targeting glycoprotein, Avidin, and a short length optimally charged cationic peptide carrier (CPC+14). It is hypothesized that electro-diffusive transport and binding properties of IL-1Ra-Avidin and IL-1Ra-CPC+14 will create intra-cartilage depots of IL-1Ra, resulting in long-term suppression of IL-1 catabolism with only a single administration. DESIGN IL-1Ra was conjugated to Avidin or CPC+14 using site specific maleimide linkers, and confirmed using gel electrophoresis, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and mass spectrometry. Intra-cartilage transport and retention of conjugates was compared with native IL-1Ra. Attenuation of IL-1 catabolic signaling with one-time dose of IL-1Ra-CPC+14 and IL-1Ra-Avidin was assessed over 16 days using IL-1α challenged bovine cartilage and compared with unmodified IL-1Ra. RESULTS Positively charged IL-1Ra penetrated through the full-thickness of cartilage, creating a drug depot. A single dose of unmodified IL-1Ra was not sufficient to attenuate IL-1-induced cartilage deterioration over 16 days. However, when delivered using Avidin, and to a greater extent CPC+14, IL-1Ra significantly suppressed cytokine induced GAG loss and nitrite release while improving cell metabolism and viability. CONCLUSION Charge-based cartilage targeting drug delivery systems hold promise as they can enable long-term therapeutic benefit with only a single dose.
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- S Mehta
- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Sertkol M, Slimani Y, Almessiere M, Baykal A, Akhtar S, Polat E, Caliskan S. Magnetic and optical characterizations of Dy-Eu co-substituted Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanospinel ferrites. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134891] [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: 12/31/2022]
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Khan AA, Akhtar S, Yadav Y, Akhtar A, Alelwani W, Bannunah AM, Mahmood S. Lopinavir-Loaded Self-Nanoemulsifying Drug Delivery System for Enhanced Solubility: Development, Characterisation and Caco-2 Cell Uptake. Curr Drug Deliv 2022; 20:1474-1486. [PMID: 35980056 DOI: 10.2174/1567201819666220817111054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background - The antiretroviral protease inhibitor drug lopinavir (LPV) is used to treat HIV-1 infection. LPV is known to have limited oral bioavailability, which may be attributed to its poor aqueous solubility, low efficacy and high first-pass metabolism. Self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems (SNEDDS) for LPV have been developed and optimised to counter the current issues. Methods- The titration method was used to prepare LPV-loaded SNEDDS (LPV-SNEDDS). Six different pseudo-ternary phase diagrams were constructed to identify the nanoemulsifying region. The developed formulations were chosen in terms of globule size < 100 nm, dispersity ≤ 0.5, dispersibility (Grade A) and % transmittance > 85. Heating-cooling cycle, freeze-thaw cycle, and centrifugation studies were performed to confirm the stability of the developed SNEDDS. Results-The final LPV-SNEDDS (L-14) droplet size was 58.18 ± 0.62 nm, with polydispersity index, zeta potential, and entrapment efficiency (EE%) values of 0.326 ± 0.005, -22.08 ± 1.2 mV, and 98.93 ± 1.18%, respectively. According to high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) analysis, the droplets in the optimised formulation were < 60 nm in size. The selected SNEDDS released nearly 99% of the LPV within 30 min, which was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than the LPV-suspension in methylcellulose (0.5% w/v). It indicates the potential use of SNEDDS to enhance the solubility of LPV, which eventually could help improve the oral bioavailability of LPV. The Caco-2 cellular uptake study showed a significantly (p < 0.05) higher LPV uptake from the SNEEDS (LPV-SNEDDS-L-14) than the free LPV (LPV-suspension). Conclusion- The LPV-SNEDDS could be a potential carrier for LPV oral delivery.
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- Arshad Ali Khan
- The Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University (KKU), Guraiger, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Collage of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21577, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Common First Year Deanship, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24230, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Khan AA, Atiya A, Akhtar S, Yadav Y, Qureshi KA, Jaremko M, Mahmood S. Optimization of a Cefuroxime Axetil-Loaded Liquid Self-Nanoemulsifying Drug Delivery System: Enhanced Solubility, Dissolution and Caco-2 Cell Uptake. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14040772. [PMID: 35456606 PMCID: PMC9028143 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040772] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cefuroxime axetil (CA) is an oral cephalosporin which hydrolyzes rapidly to the active parent compound cefuroxime. CA is known to have incomplete oral bioavailability (30−50%) due to its poor solubility and enzymatic conversion to cefuroxime in the gut lumen. In order to overcome these drawbacks, a lipid-based self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS) has been developed and optimized. The SNEDDS formulations were prepared using the aqueous phase titration method. The greatest self-emulsifying area was found in the 2:1 Smix ratio. As a result, different SNEDDS formulations were carefully selected from this phase diagram based on their smaller droplet size < 100 nm, polydispersity index ≤ 0.5, dispersibility (Grade A), and transmittance (%) > 85%. Thermodynamic stability tests were carried out in order to rule out any metastable/unstable SNEDDS formulations. The droplet size, polydispersity index, zeta potential, and entrapment efficiency (% EE) of optimized CA-loaded SNEDDS (C-3) were 18.50 ± 1.83 nm, 0.064 ± 0.008, −22.12 ± 1.20 mV, and 97.62 ± 1.06%, respectively. In vitro release studies revealed that the SNEDDS formulation had increased CA solubility. CA-SNEDDS-C3 increased CA cellular uptake, possibly due to increased CA solubility and the inhibition of enzymatic conversion to cefuroxime. Finally, in terms of the improvement of oral bioavailability, CA-loaded-SNEDDS could be a viable alternative to commercially available CA formulations.
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- Arshad Ali Khan
- The Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
- Correspondence: (A.A.K.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University (KKU), Guraiger St., Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia;
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- Division of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA; (S.A.); (Y.Y.)
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- Division of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA; (S.A.); (Y.Y.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Unaizah 51911, Saudi Arabia;
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- Smart-Health Initiative (SHI) and Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (A.A.K.); (S.M.)
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Akhtar S, Almessiere M, Unal B, Korkmaz AD, Slimani Y, Tashkandi N, Baykal A, UL-Hamid A, Manikandan A. Electrical and dielectric properties of Ni0.5Co0.5Ga Fe1.8–O4 (x ≤ 1.0) spinel ferrite microspheres. J RARE EARTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2022.01.021] [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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Tan H, Nakovics H, Zeng H, Copello A, Akhtar S, Lee AM, Kiefer F, Vollstädt-Klein S. Assessment of automated craving across substances and across cultures: stability-analysis of the Craving Automated Scale (CAS). J Addict Dis 2021; 40:405-414. [PMID: 34967698 DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2021.2015053] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The transition from hedonic to compulsive use in Substance Use Disorders (SUD) is a critical point in SUD progression and hence relevant for assessment and treatment. To measure the habitual patterns of substance consumption, the Craving Automated Scales (CAS) for alcohol (CAS-A), substances (CAS-S) and cigarette smoking (CAS-CS) were developed and introduced to different countries. In this study, we aimed to investigate the structural stability of CAS across substances and cultures. METHODS This study analyzed the CAS-scores of a sample of 370 participants in Germany, China and the UK, including 262 opioid-users, 65 smokers and 43 alcohol-users. We performed stability analyses to check the stability (i. e. factorial invariance) of factor solutions. Based on confirmed stability of the general factor (gfactor) solution and the calculations rule obtained in the previous validation of CAS-alcohol (CAS-A), the factor structures of CAS-A, CAS-S and CAS-CS were compared. RESULTS The gfactor solutions based on calculations rule shows good stability, with the mean stability coefficients of 0.990 and 0.977 for CAS-S and CAS-CS respectively. The gfactor patterns were similar for CAS-A, CAS-S and CAS-CS, as well as across samples (Germany, China and the UK), with most factor-loadings larger than 0.7. Based on these findings, CAS-S and CAS-CS were also associated with established clinical measures of SUD. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest the two-gfactor solution based on a proposed calculation rule has a high stability across substances and cultures. This could be in line with common neurobiological mechanisms underlying habitual substance use. Moreover, comparing CAS with established clinical tools suggests that CAS might assess the automated behavior in substance consumption in a more sophisticated way.
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- H Tan
- Department of Addictive Behaviour and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical, Faculty of Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Addictive Behaviour and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical, Faculty of Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Addictive Behaviour and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical, Faculty of Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Addictive Behaviour and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical, Faculty of Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.,Feuerlein Center on Translational Addiction Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Addictive Behaviour and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical, Faculty of Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.,Mannheim Center for Translational Neurosciences (MCTN), Medical Faculty of Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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Culver SA, Akhtar S, Rountree-Jablin C, Keller SR, Cathro HP, Gildea JJ, Siragy HM. Knockout of Nephron ATP6AP2 Impairs Proximal Tubule Function and Prevents High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Male Mice. Endocrinology 2021; 162:bqab200. [PMID: 34534267 PMCID: PMC8489432 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqab200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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ATP6AP2 expression is increased in the nephron during high-fat diet (HFD) and its knockout (ATP6AP2 KO) reduces body weight (WT) in mice. We evaluated the contribution of ATP6AP2 to urinary glucose (UG) and albumin (Ualb) handling during HFD. We hypothesized that nephron ATP6AP2 KO increases UG and Ualb and minimizes HFD-induced obesity. Eight-week-old male C57BL/6J mice with inducible nephron-specific ATP6AP2 KO and noninduced controls were fed either normal diet (ND, 12% kcal fat) or HFD (45% kcal fat) for 6 months. ATP6AP2 KO mice on ND had 20% (P < 0.01) lower WT compared with controls. HFD-fed mice had 41% (P < 0.05) greater WT than ND-fed control mice. In contrast, ATP6AP2 KO abrogated the increase in WT induced by HFD by 40% (P < 0.05). Mice on HFD had less caloric intake compared with ND controls (P < 0.01). There were no significant differences in metabolic rate between all groups. UG and Ualb was significantly increased in ATP6AP2 KO mice on both ND and HFD. ATP6AP2 KO showed greater levels of proximal tubule apoptosis and histologic evidence of proximal tubule injury. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that nephron-specific ATP6AP2 KO is associated with glucosuria and albuminuria, most likely secondary to renal proximal tubule injury and/or dysfunction. Urinary loss of nutrients may have contributed to the reduced WT of knockout mice on ND and lack of WT gain in response to HFD. Future investigation should elucidate the mechanisms by which loss of renal ATP6AP2 causes proximal tubule injury and dysfunction.
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- Silas A Culver
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Akhtar S, Culver SA, Siragy HM. Novel regulation of renal gluconeogenesis by Atp6ap2 in response to high fat diet via PGC1-α/AKT-1 pathway. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11367. [PMID: 34059756 PMCID: PMC8167177 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90952-7] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Recent studies suggested that renal gluconeogenesis is substantially stimulated in the kidney in presence of obesity. However, the mechanisms responsible for such stimulation are not well understood. Recently, our laboratory demonstrated that mice fed high fat diet (HFD) exhibited increase in renal Atp6ap2 [also known as (Pro)renin receptor] expression. We hypothesized that HFD upregulates renal gluconeogenesis via Atp6ap2-PGC-1α and AKT pathway. Using real-time polymerase chain reaction, western blot analysis and immunostaining, we evaluated renal expression of the Atp6ap2 and renal gluconeogenic enzymes, PEPCK and G6Pase, in wild type and inducible nephron specific Atp6ap2 knockout mice fed normal diet (ND, 12 kcal% fat) or a high-fat diet (HFD, 45 kcal% fat) for 8 weeks. Compared with ND, HFD mice had significantly higher body weight (23%) (P < 0.05), renal mRNA and protein expression of Atp6ap2 (39 and 35%), PEPCK (44 and 125%) and G6Pase (39 and 44%) respectively. In addition, compared to ND, HFD mice had increased renal protein expression of PGC-1α by 32% (P < 0.05) and downregulated AKT by 33% (P < 0.05) respectively in renal cortex. Atp6ap2-KO abrogated these changes in the mice fed HFD. In conclusion, we identified novel regulation of renal gluconeogenesis by Atp6ap2 in response to high fat diet via PGC1-α/AKT-1 pathway.
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- Safia Akhtar
- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 801409, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 801409, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 801409, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA.
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Khan W, Naqvi SMHM, Ahmad N, Kamal M, Hassan H, Noor A, Khan S, Ahmad J, Ullah U, Akhtar S, Shadman M. Prevalence of rhabdochoniasis in snow trout of river Swat and river Panjkora, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 82:e238874. [PMID: 34037079 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.238874] [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] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This research was aimed to explore the helminth parasitic diseases in Schizothorax plagiostomus (the snow trout) from river Swat and river Panjkora, Pakistan. Collection of 360 fish specimens have done from the lower, middle and upper reaches of both the rivers through gill nets, cast nets, dragon nets and hooks. All the samples were examined in the University of Malakand, Zoology Department for helminth parasites during the months from January 2015 to December 2016. Of the total examined fish samples 21.9% (n=79) were infected with Rhabdochona spp including 17.7% (n=32/180) in river Swat and 26.6% (n=47/180) in river Panjkora. Highest month-wise prevalence (p=0.09878,p<0.05) was reported in May (30%), then by February and October each (26.6%) while the lowest during August (13.3%). Highest prevalence (p=0.9723, p<0.05) was reported in summer season (26.6%), while lowest in the winter season (20%). Adults were highly infected (p=< 0.0001) in prevalence (63.7%) followed by sub-adults (13.2%) while no infection was found in juvenile specimens. Females fish samples had higher (p=0.0277, p>0.05) prevalence (28.8%) than males (16.6%). Fishes of the lower reaches had highest (p=0.0029, P>0.05) prevalence (31.7%) followed by middle reaches (16.5%) while the lowest prevalence was observed in samples of fish collected from upper reaches (9.87%). Present study address that Rhabdochona spp in the intestine of snow trout has a long term relationship and call as a natural infection in cyprinids and zoonotic risk to human.
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- W Khan
- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Chakdara, Lower Dir, Pakistan
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- Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center - SARC, Outreach Research Activity Unit - ORAU, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Bahria University, Aquatic Diagnostic Laboratories, Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- University of Karachi, Department of Zoology, Karachi, Pakistan
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- University of Karachi, Department of Zoology, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Karakoram International University, Department of Biological Sciences, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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- Quaid-e-Azam University, Department of Animal Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Chakdara, Lower Dir, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Chakdara, Lower Dir, Pakistan
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- Hazara University Mansehra, Department of Zoology, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Chakdara, Lower Dir, Pakistan
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Akhtar S, Perez M, Sharma J, Canazza A, Zaiac M. 432 Calcipotriene 0.005%/betamethasone dipropionate 0.064% foam as a treatment for nail psoriasis: A case series. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.455] [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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Khan W, Naqvi SMHM, Khan HU, Rafiq M, Ahmad B, Ahmad B, Ahmad B, Noor A, Akhtar S, Shadman M. Feeding habit of Brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) in upper parts of river Swat, Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 82:e239219. [PMID: 33787749 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.239219] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Salmo trutta fario is the most important fish species of family Salmonidae inhibited in cool waters all over the world including the nortern parts of Pakistan. This study was aimed to find out the prey selection and feeding habits of the species. One hundred and eighty five Salmo trutta fario were captured from March 2016 to April 2017. Feeding intensity as represented by a fullness index (FI), changing with various length groups and season. Out of 185 Brown trout 24 fish stomaches were found empty. The most important and common food items of brown trout were Brachycentridae, Blepharocera, Hydropsychidae, ephemerella spp. Kruskal Wallis H-test were applied on feeding intensity groups consisting of three month group. The test statistic for K.W-H-test were (H=8.13 with df =3) had a p-value of 0.043 < (alpha=0.05 indicates favor of the alternative hypothesis of at least one difference among the feeding intensity groups. The linear relationship of N with index of relative importance and %IRI denoted by least square regression line (N = 35.2 + 22.1%IRI), shows that for 22 prey there is 1% change in IRI. The relationship between total length (mm) and fish body weight (gm) is expressed by Pearson correlation coefficient (r = 0.976), showed that total length (mm) and fish body weight (gm.) is highly correlated. Descriptive statistics are used for the stomach fullness, which shows that feeding intensity was recorded higher from March to May. A total of 2289 preys was recorded including the most common were; Trichoptera, Hydropsychidae, Brachycentridae, diptera, blepharocera, ephemerala, chironomida, honey bees, grass hopper, locust, trout egg, trochanter, plant tissue, stones were retrieved from the gut contents of brown trout. According to index of relative importance IRI% four preys represents major components of the diet. The highest IRI% was recorded in Brachycentridae (39.38%), followed by blepharocera (13.23%), Hydropsychidae (10.76%) and ephemerella spp (8.28%). The relationship between IRI and FO is (r =0.556) is moderately correlated with coefficient of determination (r2=0.31). This study will help in the development of an artificial diet for the species for better growth performance in captivity.
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center - SARC, Outreach Research Activity Unit - ORAU, Karach, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Statistics, Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Islamia College University, Peshawar, Department of Zoology, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- University of Swabi, Department of Zoology, Swabi, Pakistan
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- Karakoram International University Gilgit-Baltistan, Biological Sciences Department, Biltstan, Pakistan
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- Hazara University, Department of Zoology, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Chia TY, Murugaiyah V, Khan NA, Sattar MA, Abdulla MH, Johns EJ, Ahmad A, Hassan Z, Kaur G, Mei HY, Ahmad FU, Akhtar S. Inhibition of L-NAME-induced hypertension by combined treatment with apocynin and catalase: the role of Nox 4 expression. Physiol Res 2021; 70:13-26. [PMID: 33728924 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide (O2-) generated by NAD(P)H oxidases have emerged as important molecules in blood pressure regulation. This study investigated the effect of apocynin and catalase on blood pressure and renal haemodynamic and excretory function in an L-NAME induced hypertension model. Forty Male Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats (n=8 per group) were treated with either: vehicle (WKY-C); L-NAME (WKY-L, 15 mg/kg/day in drinking fluid); WKY-L given apocynin to block NAD(P)H oxidase (WKY-LApo, 73 mg/kg/day in drinking water.); WKY-L given catalase to enhance ROS scavenging (WKY-LCat, 10000 U/kg/day i.p.); and WKY-L receiving apocynin plus catalase (WKY-LApoCat) daily for 14 days. L-NAME elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP), 116+/-1 to 181±4 mmHg, reduced creatinine clearance, 1.69+/-0.26 to 0.97+/-0.05 ml/min/kg and fractional sodium excretion, 0.84+/-0.09 to 0.55+/-0.09 % at day 14. Concomitantly, plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) increased six fold, while plasma total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD), plasma nitric oxide (NO) and plasma total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) were decreased by 60-70 % and Nox 4 mRNA expression was increased 2-fold. Treatment with apocynin and catalase attenuated the increase in SBP and improved renal function, enhanced antioxidative stress capacity and reduced the magnitude of Nox4 mRNAs expression in the L-NAME treated rats. This study demonstrated that apocynin and catalase offset the development of L-NAME induced hypertension, renal dysfunction and reduced oxidative stress status, possibly contributed by a reduction in Nox4 expression during NOS inhibition. These findings would suggest that antioxidant compounds such as apocynin and catalase have potential in treating cardiovascular diseases.
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- T Y Chia
- Cardiovascular and Renal Physiology Research Laboratory, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia. or . Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia.
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Shahid N, Rao AQ, Ahad A, Gul A, Latif A, Azam S, Shahid M, Akhtar S, Shahid AA, Husnain T. E. coli expression and immunological assessment of expressed recombinant Newcastle disease virus hemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein in chickens. Acta Virol 2021; 64:331-337. [PMID: 32985210 DOI: 10.4149/av_2020_310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Every year, the poultry industry experiences significant economic losses due to epidemics of Newcastle disease virus (NDV). Developing new vaccines by identifying and using the immunogenic hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) protein can protect the poultry industry. In the present study, the full-length HN protein was expressed in Escherichia coli (E. coli) BL21 (DE3) cells, purified via affinity chromatography and detected via western blot analysis using His-specific antibodies. The purified HN protein was further evaluated in chickens to study the immune response against NDV. The successful production of HN-specific IgY proved the activity of the purified HN protein. IgY was present in the serum of immunized chickens. However, the immune response was higher in chickens immunized with purified HN protein along with complete and incomplete adjuvants than in chickens immunized with only the HN protein. Keywords: protein; Newcastle disease virus; poultry; infectious diseases; vaccines.
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Chia TY, Murugaiyah V, Sattar MA, Khan NAK, Ahmad A, Abdulla MH, Johns EJ, Mei HY, Akhtar S, Ahmad FU. The restorative effect of apocynin and catalase in l-arginine induced hypotension on normotensive subjects - the role of oxidative stress. Physiol Res 2020; 69:1051-1066. [PMID: 33210935 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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L-arginine is a substrate for nitric oxide synthase (NOS) responsible for the production of NO. This investigation studied the effect of apocynin, an NADPH oxidase inhibitor and catalase, an H2O2 scavenger on L-arginine induced oxidative stress and hypotension. Forty Wistar-Kyoto rats were treated for 14 days with vehicle, L-arginine (12.5mg/ml p.o.), L-arginine+apocynin (2.5mmol/L p.o.), L-arginine+catalase (10000U/kg/day i.p.) and L-arginine plus apocynin+catalase respectively. Weekly renal functional and hemodynamic parameters were measured and kidneys harvested at the end of the study for histopathological and renal NADPH oxidase 4 (Nox4) assessments. L-arginine administration in normotensive rats decreased systolic blood pressure (120±2 vs 91±2mmHg) and heart rate (298±21 vs 254±15b/min), enhanced urinary output (21.5±4.2 vs 32±1.9ml/24h , increased creatinine clearance (1.72±0.56 vs 2.62±0.40ml/min/kg), and fractional sodium excretion (0.88±0.16 vs 1.18±0.16 %), caused proteinuria (28.10±1.93 vs 35.26±1.69mg/kg/day) and a significant decrease in renal cortical blood perfusion (292±3 vs 258±5bpu) and pulse wave velocity (3.72±0.20 vs 2.84±0.13m/s) (all P<0.05). L-arginine increased plasma malondialdehyde (by ~206 % P<0.05) and NO (by~51 %, P<0.05) but decreased superoxide dismutase (by~31 %, P<0.05) and total antioxidant capacity (by~35 %, P<0.05) compared to control. Renal Nox4 mRNA activity was approximately 2.1 fold higher (P<0.05) in the L-arginine treated rats but was normalized by apocynin and apocynin plus catalase treatment. Administration of apocynin and catalase, but not catalase alone to rats fed L-arginine, restored the deranged renal function and structure, prevented hypotension and enhanced the antioxidant capacity and suppressed Nox4 expression. These findings suggest that apocynin and catalase might be used prophylactically in states of oxidative stress.
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- T Y Chia
- Cardiovascular and Renal Physiology Research Laboratory, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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Chia T, Murugaiyah V, Sattar M, Khan N, Ahmad A, Abdulla M, Johns E, Mei H, Akhtar S, Ahmad F. The restorative effect of apocynin and catalase in l-arginine induced hypotension on normotensive subjects – the role of oxidative stress. Physiol Res 2020. [DOI: 10.33549//physiolres.934426] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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L-arginine is a substrate for nitric oxide synthase (NOS) responsible for the production of NO. This investigation studied the effect of apocynin, an NADPH oxidase inhibitor and catalase, an H2O2 scavenger on L-arginine induced oxidative stress and hypotension. Forty Wistar-Kyoto rats were treated for 14 days with vehicle, L-arginine (12.5mg/ml p.o.), L-arginine+apocynin (2.5mmol/L p.o.), L-arginine+catalase (10000U/kg/day i.p.) and L-arginine plus apocynin+catalase respectively. Weekly renal functional and hemodynamic parameters were measured and kidneys harvested at the end of the study for histopathological and renal NADPH oxidase 4 (Nox4) assessments. L-arginine administration in normotensive rats decreased systolic blood pressure (120±2 vs 91±2mmHg) and heart rate (298±21 vs 254±15b/min), enhanced urinary output (21.5±4.2 vs 32±1.9ml/24h , increased creatinine clearance (1.72±0.56 vs 2.62±0.40ml/min/kg), and fractional sodium excretion (0.88±0.16 vs 1.18±0.16 %), caused proteinuria (28.10±1.93 vs 35.26±1.69mg/kg/day) and a significant decrease in renal cortical blood perfusion (292±3 vs 258±5bpu) and pulse wave velocity (3.72±0.20 vs 2.84±0.13m/s) (all P<0.05). L-arginine increased plasma malondialdehyde (by ~206 % P<0.05) and NO (by ~51 %, P<0.05) but decreased superoxide dismutase (by ~31 %, P<0.05) and total antioxidant capacity (by ~35 %, P<0.05) compared to control. Renal Nox4 mRNA activity was approximately 2.1 fold higher (P<0.05) in the L-arginine treated rats but was normalized by apocynin and apocynin plus catalase treatment. Administration of apocynin and catalase, but not catalase alone to rats fed L-arginine, restored the deranged renal function and structure, prevented hypotension and enhanced the antioxidant capacity and suppressed Nox4 expression. These findings suggest that apocynin and catalase might be used prophylactically in states of oxidative stress.
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- T.Y. Chia
- Cardiovascular and Renal Physiology Research Laboratory, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- S Akhtar
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland 44195, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland 44195, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland 44195, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland 44195, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland 44195, USA
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Sajjad S, Saeed L, Malik H, Farooq U, Akhtar S. Ethanolic extract of propolis and vitamin E attenuates metal-induced testicular necrosis: time-related study on male reproductive system in albino mice. The European Zoological Journal 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2020.1732486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- S. Sajjad
- Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- University College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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Sinha R, Giri P, Akhtar S. SUN-019 ARE WE MISSING RHABDOMYOLYSIS AMONG CHILDHOOD DIABETES KETOACIDOSIS (cDKA) WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI)? Kidney Int Rep 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.02.541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Slimani Y, Almessiere MA, Korkmaz AD, Guner S, Güngüneş H, Sertkol M, Manikandan A, Yildiz A, Akhtar S, Shirsath SE, Baykal A. Ni 0.4Cu 0.2Zn 0.4Tb xFe 2-xO 4 nanospinel ferrites: Ultrasonic synthesis and physical properties. Ultrason Sonochem 2019; 59:104757. [PMID: 31479888 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The Fe3+ ions were replace with Tb3+ ions as highly paramagnetic rare earth element within the structure of Ni0.4Cu0.2Zn0.4Fe2O4 nano-spinel ferrites (NSFs). The structural, magnetic, spectroscopic and optic properties have been studied in details. All products have been synthesized via ultrasonic approach via Qsonica ultrasonic homogenizer, frequency: 20 kHz and power: 70 W for 60 min. No annealing or calcination process was applied for any product. The microstructural analysis of products has been done via X-ray powder diffractometry (XRD) which presented the cubic spinel structure with nanosized distribution of all. The cubic morphology of all products were confirmed by both HR-TEM and FE-SEM. Optical band gap (Eg) values were assessed by applying %DR (percent diffuse reflectance) analysis and Kubelka-Munk theory. The Tauc schemes showed that Eg values are in a narrow range (1.87-1.98 eV). The quadrupole splitting, line width, hyperfine magnetic field, isomer shift values and cation distribution have been determined from 57Fe Mossbauer analysis. The magnetic properties of various nanoparticles have been obtained from VSM (vibration sample magnetometer) measurements at 10 and 300 K (RT). The magnetic results revealed superparamagnetic and soft ferromagnetic traits at 10 and 300 K, respectively. Ms (saturation magnetization) and Mr (remanence) initially increase with increasing Tb3+ substituting level up to x = 0.06 then diminish for further x values. Hc (coercivity) shows an opposite variation tendency of Ms and Mr. The observed magnetic traits are deeply discussed in relation with the structure, morphology, magnetic moments and cation distributions.
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- Y Slimani
- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Istanbul Medeniyet University, 34700 Istanbul, Uskudar, Turkey
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Hitit University, 19030 Çevre Yolu Bulvarı-Çorum, Turkey
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- Deanship of Preparatory Year Building 450, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Bharath University, Chennai 600073, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Textile Engineering, Namık Kemal University, 59860 Corlu-Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Nanomedicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Almessiere MA, Slimani Y, Kurtan U, Guner S, Sertkol M, Shirsath SE, Akhtar S, Baykal A, Ercan I. Structural, magnetic, optical properties and cation distribution of nanosized Co 0.7Zn 0.3Tm xFe 2-xO 4 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.04) spinel ferrites synthesized by ultrasonic irradiation. Ultrason Sonochem 2019; 58:104638. [PMID: 31450320 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This study expressed the influence of Tm substitution on the structural, optical and magnetic properties of Co-Zn spinel ferrites (Co0.7Zn0.3TmxFe2-xO4 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.04)). The different compositions were synthesized by sonochemical method using Qsonica ultrasonic homogenizer, frequency: 20 kHz and power: 70 W for 60 min. XRD patterns proved the presence of single-phase spinel ferrites with crystallites size in the 8-10 nm range. Cation distribution approved the occupancy of octahedral (B) site by Tm. The morphology and the elements stoichiometry are obtainable through FE-SEM, EDX and elemental mapping. Optical band gap (Eg) values were estimated via DR % (percent diffuse reflectance) investigations and Kubelka-Munk theory. Tauc plots revealed that direct Eg values are ranging between 1.49 and 1.68 eV. The analyses of magnetization versus magnetic field, M(H), were performed. The following magnetic parameters like saturation magnetization Ms, squareness ratio (SQR = Mr/Ms), magnetic moment nB, coercivity Hc and remanence Mr have been evaluated. M(H) curves revealed the superparamagnetic (SP) at RT and ferromagnetic property at 10 K. It was showed that the Tm3+ substitutions significantly affect the magnetic properties of host spinel ferrites. An increasing trend in the Ms, Mr, Hc, and nB values was noticed for lower Tm3+ substitution content.
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- M A Almessiere
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Department of Nano-medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Department of Nano-medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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- Biyonanotronic Medical Engineering Company, 34320 İstanbul, Turkey; Department of Nano-medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany; Department of Nano-medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Deanship of Preparatory Year, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Department of Nano-medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Department of Nano-medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Department of Nano-medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Department of Nano-medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Department of Nano-medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Slimani Y, Almessiere MA, Sertkol M, Shirsath SE, Baykal A, Nawaz M, Akhtar S, Ozcelik B, Ercan I. Structural, magnetic, optical properties and cation distribution of nanosized Ni 0.3Cu 0.3Zn 0.4Tm xFe 2-xO 4 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10) spinel ferrites synthesized by ultrasound irradiation. Ultrason Sonochem 2019; 57:203-211. [PMID: 31085087 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this study, Tm3+ ion substituted NiCuZn nanospinel ferrites, Ni0.3Cu0.3Zn0.4TmxFe2-xO4 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10), have been synthesized sonochemically. The structural, spectroscopic, morphological, optic and magnetic investigation of the samples were done by X-ray powder diffractometry (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry (FT-IR), UV-Vis diffused reflectance (%DR) spectrophotometry, transmission and scanning electron microscopies (TEM and SEM) along with EDX, Vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), respectively. The purity of prepared products were confirmed via XRD, FT-IR, EDX and elemental mapping analyses. The analyses of magnetization versus M(H) (applied magnetic field) were performed at 300 and 10 K. The following magnetic parameters like Ms (saturation magnetization), SQR = Mr/Ms (squareness ratio), nB(magnetic moment), Hc (coercivity) and Mr (remanence) have been discussed. M(H) loops revealed superparamagnetic property at RT and soft ferromagnetic nature at 10 K. It is showed that the Tm3+ substitutions significantly affect the magnetizations data. A decreasing trend in the Ms, Hc, Mr, and nB values was detected with Tm3+ substitution.
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- Y Slimani
- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Deanship of Preparatory Year, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Nanomedicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Nanomedicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Cukurova University, 01330 Balcali-Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Cosgrove P, Dellacecca E, Akhtar S, Engelhard V, Knight K, Le Poole I. 534 Antibiotics modify outcomes in vitiligo. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.449] [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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Zaman SU, Zakir I, Faraz Q, Akhtar S, Nawaz A, Adeel M. Effect of single-dose intravenous tranexamic acid on postoperative nasal bleed in septoplasty. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2019; 136:435-438. [PMID: 31204198 DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2018.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/05/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Postoperative nasal bleeding is a common complication of septoplasty and may lead to painful procedure of nasal packing to stop bleeding. Since Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been reported to reduce bleeding, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of single dose of intravenous TXA on postoperative nasal bleed associated with septoplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective randomized, double-blinded clinical trial consisted of 176 patients aged 18-55 years who underwent septoplasty for symptomatic deviated nasal septum. These participants were randomly divided into 2 groups; 88 patients were given normal saline (Control group) and 88 patients were administered a single shot of intravenous TXA 10mg/kg (TXA group). Operative technique applied was same in all cases. At the end of surgery nasal packs, nasal splints or trans-septal suturing were not done. Nasal bleeding was monitored after surgery and up to 2 weeks postoperatively. RESULTS Patients receiving TXA showed significantly less postoperative nasal bleeding compared with controls. Extensive bleeding in terms of number of gauze pads used and duration was also higher in placebo with a statistically significant difference (all P=<0.05). Seven patients required nasal packing in control group to stop bleeding as compared to one patient in TXA group. Adverse reactions to TXA were minimal, and these were easily managed conservatively. CONCLUSION Single intravenous dose of TXA is shown to be effective and safe agent in preventing postoperative nasal bleeding after septoplasty therefore avoiding additional techniques of nasal packing, intranasal splint or trans-septal suturing during surgery.
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- S U Zaman
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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Binkley M, Rauf M, Milgrom S, Pinnix C, Tsang R, Ng A, Roberts K, Gao S, Ricardi U, Levis M, Casulo C, Stolten M, Kelsey C, Brady J, Mikhaeel N, Hoppe B, Terezakis S, Kirova Y, Akhtar S, Maghfoor I, Koenig J, Jackson C, Song E, Segal S, Advani R, Natkunam Y, Constine L, Eich H, Wirth A, Hoppe R. STAGE I-II NODULAR LYMPHOCYTE-PREDOMINANT HODGKIN LYMPHOMA IN THE MODERN ERA: A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE OF ADULT PATIENTS BY ILROG. Hematol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.103_2629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- M.S. Binkley
- Radiation Oncology; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford United States
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- Medical Oncology; King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Radiation Oncology; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston United States
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- Radiation Oncology; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Princess Margaret Cancer Center; Toronto Canada
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- Radiation Oncology; Dana Farber and Harvard University School of Medicine; Boston United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Yale University; New Haven United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Yale University; New Haven United States
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- Oncology; University of Turin; Torino Italy
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- Oncology; University of Turin; Torino Italy
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- Medical Oncology; University of Rochester; Rochester United States
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- Radiation Oncology; University of Rochester; Rochester United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Duke University School of Medicine; Durham United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Guy's Cancer Centre, Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Hospital; London United Kingdom
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- Radiation Oncology; Guy's Cancer Centre, Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Hospital; London United Kingdom
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- Radiation Oncology; University of Florida; Jacksonville United States
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- Radiation Oncology; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Institut Curie; Paris France
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- Medical Oncology; King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Oncology; King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Radiation Oncology; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Yale University; New Haven United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Duke University School of Medicine; Durham United States
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- Radiation Oncology; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore United States
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- Medical Oncology; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford United States
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- Pathology; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford United States
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- Radiation Oncology; University of Rochester; Rochester United States
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- Radiation Oncology; Munster University; Munster Germany
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- Radiation Oncology; Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Melbourne Australia
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- Radiation Oncology; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford United States
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Dellacecca E, Cosgrove C, Mukhatayev Z, Akhtar S, Engelhard V, Rademaker A, Knight K, Le Poole I. 521 Ampicillin drives gut dysbiosis and progressive depigmentation in a mouse model of vitiligo. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.597] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Almessiere MA, Slimani Y, Korkmaz AD, Baykal A, Güngüneş H, Sözeri H, Shirsath SE, Güner S, Akhtar S, Manikandan A. Impact of La3+ and Y3+ ion substitutions on structural, magnetic and microwave properties of Ni0.3Cu0.3Zn0.4Fe2O4 nanospinel ferrites synthesized via sonochemical route. RSC Adv 2019; 9:30671-30684. [PMID: 35529361 PMCID: PMC9072207 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06353f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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In the current study, Ni0.4Cu0.2Zn0.4LaxYxFe2−xO4 (x = 0.00 − 0.10) nanospinel ferrites (NSFs) were fabricated via an ultrasonic irradiation route. The creation of single phase of spinel nanoferrites (NSFs) was investigated by X-ray powder diffractometry (XRD) and selected area diffraction pattern (SAED). The cubic morphology of all samples was confirmed by scanning and transmission electron microscopies (SEM and TEM) respectively. The UV-Vis investigations provided the direct optical energy band gap values in a narrow photon energy interval of 1.87–1.92 eV. The 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy analysis explained that the hyperfine magnetic fields of Octahedral (Oh) and Tetrahedral (Td) sites decreased with substitution. The paramagnetic properties of NPs decrease with increase of content of doped ions. Investigations of magnetic properties reveal a superparamagnetic nature at 300 K and soft ferromagnetic trait at 10 K. The Ms (saturation magnetization) and Mr (remanence) decrease and the Hc (coercivity) increases slightly with La3+ and Y3+ substitution. The observed magnetic traits are deeply discussed in relation with the morphology, structure, magnetic moments and cation distributions. The microwave characterization of the prepared NSFs showed that, dissipation (i.e., absorption) of incoming microwave energy occurs at a single frequency, for each sample, lying between 7 and 10.5 GHz. The reflection losses (RL) at these frequencies range from −30 to −40 dB and the mechanism of which is explained in the framework of dipolar relaxation and spin rotation. The best microwave properties were obtained with a LaY concentration of x = 0.08 having an RL of −40 dB @ 10.5 GHz and an absorption bandwidth of 8.4 GHz @ −10 dB. With these high values of RL and absorbing bandwidth, LaY doped NiCuZn NSF products would be promising candidates for radar absorbing materials in the X-band. The best microwave properties for the NSFs were obtained with an LaY concentration of x = 0.08, RL of −40 dB @ 10.5 GHz and absorption bandwidth of 8.4 GHz @ −10 dB. The NSF products show promise as radar absorbing materials in the X-band.![]()
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- M. A. Almessiere
- Department of Biophysics
- Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC)
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Dammam
- Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biophysics
- Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC)
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Dammam
- Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
- Istanbul
- Turkey
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- Department of Nanomedicine
- Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC)
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Dammam
- Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics
- Hitit University
- Çorum
- Turkey
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- TUBITAK-UME
- National Metrology Institute
- Turkey
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
- RWTH Aachen University
- D-52074 Aachen
- Germany
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- Department of Biophysics
- Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC)
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Dammam
- Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry
- Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER)
- Bharath University
- Chennai
- India
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Edison M, Patel B, Dear K, Hardy M, Williams P, Hassan S, Sajjad U, O'Neill E, Lopes S, Healy L, Jamal N, Tan S, Lazenby D, Husnoo S, Beecroft S, Sarvanandan T, Weston C, Bassam N, Rabinthiran S, Hayat U, Ng L, Varma D, Sukkari M, Mian A, Omar A, Kim J, Sellathurai J, Mahmood J, O'Connell C, Bose R, Heneghan H, Lalor P, Matheson J, Doherty C, Cullen C, Cooper D, Angelov S, Drislane C, Smith A, Kreibich A, Palkhi E, Durr A, Lotfallah A, Gold D, Mckean E, Dhanji A, Anilkumar A, Thacoor A, Siddiqui Z, Lim S, Piquet A, Anderson S, McCormack D, Gulati J, Ibrahim A, Murray S, Walsh S, McGrath A, Ziprin P, Chua E, Lou C, Bloomer J, Paine H, Osei-Kuffour D, White C, Szczap A, Gokani S, Patel K, Malys M, Reed A, Torlot G, Cumber E, Charania A, Ahmad S, Varma N, Cheema H, Austreng L, Petra H, Chaudhary M, Zegeye M, Cheung F, Coffey D, Heer R, Singh S, Seager E, Cumming S, Suresh R, Verma S, Ptacek I, Gwozdz A, Yang T, Khetarpal A, Shumon S, Fung T, Leung W, Kwang P, Chew L, Loke W, Curran A, Chan C, McGarrigle C, Mohan K, Cullen S, Wong E, Toale C, Collins D, Keane N, Traynor B, Shanahan D, Yan A, Jafree D, Topham C, Mitrasinovic S, Omara S, Bingham G, Lykoudis P, Miranda B, Whitehurst K, Kumaran G, Devabalan Y, Aziz H, Shoa M, Dindyal S, Yates J, Bernstein I, Rattan G, Coulson R, Stezaker S, Isaac A, Salem M, McBride A, McFarlane H, Yow L, MacDonald J, Bartlett R, Turaga S, White U, Liew W, Yim N, Ang A, Simpson A, McAuley D, Craig E, Murphy L, Shepherd P, Kee J, Abdulmajid A, Chung A, Warwick H, Livesey A, Holton P, Theodoreson M, Jenkin S, Turner J, Entwisle J, Marchal S, O'Connor S, Blege H, Aithie J, Sabine L, Stewart G, Jackson S, Kishore A, Lankage C, Acquaah F, Joyce H, McKevitt K, Coffey C, Fawaz A, Dolbec K, O'Sullivan D, Geraghty J, Lim E, Bolton L, FitzPatrick D, Robinson C, Ramtoola T, Collinson S, Grundy L, McEnhill P, Harbhajan Singh G, Loughran D, Golding D, Keeling R, Williams R, Whitham R, Yoganathan S, Nachiappan R, Egan R, Owasil R, Kwan M, He A, Goh R, Bhome R, Wilson H, Teoh P, Raji K, Jayakody N, Matthams J, Chong J, Luk C, Greig R, Trail M, Charalambous G, Rocke A, Gardiner N, Bulley F, Warren N, Brennan E, Fergurson P, Wilson R, Whittingham H, Brown E, Khanijau R, Gandhi K, Morris S, Boulton A, Chandan N, Barthorpe A, Maamari R, Sandhu S, McCann M, Higgs L, Balian V, Reeder C, Diaper C, Sale T, Ali H, Archer C, Clarke A, Heskin J, Hurst P, Farmer J, O'Flynn L, Doan L, Shuker B, Stott G, Vithanage N, Hoban K, Nesargikar P, Kennedy H, Grossart C, Tan E, Roy C, Sim P, Leslie K, Sim D, Abul M, Cody N, Tay A, Woon E, Sng S, Mah J, Robson J, Shakweh E, Wing V, Mills H, Li M, Barrow T, Balaji S, Jordan H, Phillips C, Naveed H, Hirani S, Tai A, Ratnakumaran R, Sahathevan A, Shafi A, Seedat M, Weaver R, Batho A, Punj R, Selvachandran H, Bhatt N, Botchey S, Khonat Z, Brennan K, Morrison C, Devlin E, Linton A, Galloway E, McGarvie S, Ramsay N, McRobbie H, Whewell H, Dean W, Nelaj S, Eragat M, Mishra A, Kane T, Zuhair M, Wells M, Wilkinson 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Critical care usage after major gastrointestinal and liver surgery: a prospective, multicentre observational study. Br J Anaesth 2019; 122:42-50. [PMID: 30579405 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patient selection for critical care admission must balance patient safety with optimal resource allocation. This study aimed to determine the relationship between critical care admission, and postoperative mortality after abdominal surgery. METHODS This prespecified secondary analysis of a multicentre, prospective, observational study included consecutive patients enrolled in the DISCOVER study from UK and Republic of Ireland undergoing major gastrointestinal and liver surgery between October and December 2014. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore associations between critical care admission (planned and unplanned) and mortality, and inter-centre variation in critical care admission after emergency laparotomy. RESULTS Of 4529 patients included, 37.8% (n=1713) underwent planned critical care admissions from theatre. Some 3.1% (n=86/2816) admitted to ward-level care subsequently underwent unplanned critical care admission. Overall 30-day mortality was 2.9% (n=133/4519), and the risk-adjusted association between 30-day mortality and critical care admission was higher in unplanned [odds ratio (OR): 8.65, 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.51-19.97) than planned admissions (OR: 2.32, 95% CI: 1.43-3.85). Some 26.7% of patients (n=1210/4529) underwent emergency laparotomies. After adjustment, 49.3% (95% CI: 46.8-51.9%, P<0.001) were predicted to have planned critical care admissions, with 7% (n=10/145) of centres outside the 95% CI. CONCLUSIONS After risk adjustment, no 30-day survival benefit was identified for either planned or unplanned postoperative admissions to critical care within this cohort. This likely represents appropriate admission of the highest-risk patients. Planned admissions in selected, intermediate-risk patients may present a strategy to mitigate the risk of unplanned admission. Substantial inter-centre variation exists in planned critical care admissions after emergency laparotomies.
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Alroughani R, Akhtar S, Zeineddine M, Alowayesh M, Kouzi Y, Ahmed S, Behbehani R, Khoury S, Al-hashel J, Yamout B. Risk of Relapses During Pregnancy and Post-partum Period Among Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2018.10.031] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Akhtar S, Devitt RM, Culver SA, Li C, Siragy HM. Abstract P197: Vacuolar-type H
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(Pro)renin receptor (PRR) is an accessory subunit for vacuolar-type H-ATPase (V-ATPase). Recently, we demonstrated that PRR expression is upregulated in diabetes and promotes renal inflammation. We hypothesized that V-ATPase enhances renal PRR expression and inflammation in response to high glucose. Rat renal mesangial cells (RMCs) were cultured for 3 days in medium containing 25 mM D-glucose (high glucose) for experiments groups and 5 mM D-glucose plus 20 mM L-glucose (normal glucose) for control group. Cells were serum starved for 6 hrs at the end of the 3 day glucose exposure, thereafter 100nM bafilomycin, a V-ATPase inhibitor, treatment was given for 1 hour. At the end of experiments, cells were harvested for total RNA and protein for the determination of PRR and interleukin-6 (IL-6). High glucose significantly (P<0.05) increased mRNA and protein expression of PRR (Fig 1) by 87 (1 vs 1.87) and 52% (1 vs 1.52) respectively, and IL-6 level (Fig 2) by 44% (1 vs 1.44, P<0.05), when compared to their respective normal glucose cells. Bafilomycin treatment attenuated the increase in mRNA and protein expression of PRR by 74 (1.87 vs 0.47, P<0.05) and 45% (1.52 vs 0.83, P<0.05). Similarly, IL-6 mRNA level was also lower by 62% (1.44 vs 0.54, P<0.05) in bafilomycin treated high glucose cells compared to its non-treated counterpart. The present study conclude that V-ATPase contributes to increased renal PRR expression and inflammation in presence of hyperglycemia.
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- Safia Akhtar
- Dept of Endocrinology, Sch of Medicine, Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Dept of Endocrinology, Sch of Medicine, Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Dept of Endocrinology, Sch of Medicine, Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Dept of Endocrinology, Sch of Medicine, Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Dept of Endocrinology, Sch of Medicine, Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Culver SA, McDevitt R, Akhtar S, Li C, Siragy H. Abstract P286: (Pro)renin Receptor Mediates Inflammation Induced by Renal Injury. Hypertension 2018. [DOI: 10.1161/hyp.72.suppl_1.p286] [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: 11/16/2022]
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(Pro)renin Receptor (PRR) expression in the kidney is reported to increase during injury from diabetic nephropathy, and ischemia. PRR is also reported to play a role in promoting renal inflammation. Aristolochic acid (AA) is a nephrotoxin which is known to target the proximal tubule. However, it is not known whether PRR plays a role in cortical inflammation caused by AA. We hypothesized that PRR promotes renal cortical inflammation in the setting of AA induced injury. This study utilized an inducible nephron specific PRR knockout (KO) mouse with KO induced at 6 weeks of age. Ten week old wild type and KO mice received intraperitoneal injection with 10mg/kg AA or vehicle. At baseline and two weeks after injection, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was measured by FITC-sinistrin contrast injection. Two weeks after injection, kidneys were harvested, and RNA extracted from cortical tissue. PRR and IL-6 mRNA expression was measured by RT-PCR. Two weeks after injection, GFR was reduced in the Control +AA (1436 vs. 948 ul/min/100g body weight p<0.05) and KO + AA (1181 vs. 697 ul/min/100g body weight p<0.05) groups but not in control + vehicle group (1407 vs. 1186 ul/min/100g body weight). Renal cortical PRR expression increased by 157% in the Control + AA group compared to Control + vehicle (2.57 vs. 1) but was not increased in the KO + AA group (0.54). IL-6 expression similarly increased in the Control + AA group compared to Control + vehicle 1643% (16.43 vs. 1) and this response was attenuated in the KO compared to Control + vehicle (2.15 vs. 1). PRR promotes the inflammation of the renal cortex in response to AA injury. Further studies are needed to determine the long term role of PRR in renal injury.
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- Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Metrebian N, Weaver T, Pilling S, Hellier J, Byford S, Shearer J, Mitcheson L, Astbury M, Bijral P, Bogdan N, Bowden-Jones O, Day E, Dunn J, Finch E, Forshall S, Glasper A, Morse G, Akhtar S, Bajaria J, Bennett C, Bishop E, Charles V, Davey C, Desai R, Goodfellow C, Haque F, Little N, McKechnie H, Morris J, Mosler F, Mutz J, Pauli R, Poovendran D, Slater E, Strang J. Positive reinforcement targeting abstinence in substance misuse (PRAISe): Study protocol for a Cluster RCT & process evaluation of contingency management. Contemp Clin Trials 2018; 71:124-132. [PMID: 29908336 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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There are approximately 256,000 heroin and other opiate users in England of whom 155,000 are in treatment for heroin (or opiate) addiction. The majority of people in treatment receive opiate substitution treatment (OST) (methadone and buprenorphine). However, OST suffers from high attrition and persistent heroin use even whilst in treatment. Contingency management (CM) is a psychological intervention based on the principles of operant conditioning. It is delivered as an adjunct to existing evidence based treatments to amplify patient benefit and involves the systematic application of positive reinforcement (financial or material incentives) to promote behaviours consistent with treatment goals. With an international evidence base for CM, NICE recommended that CM be implemented in UK drug treatment settings alongside OST to target attendance and the reduction of illicit drug use. While there was a growing evidence base for CM, there had been no examination of its delivery in UK NHS addiction services. The PRAISe trial evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, clinical and cost effectiveness of CM in UK addiction services. It is a cluster randomised controlled effectiveness trial of CM (praise and financial incentives) targeted at either abstinence from opiates or attendance at treatment sessions versus no CM among individuals receiving OST. The trial includes an economic evaluation which explores the relative costs and cost effectiveness of the two CM intervention strategies compared to TAU and an embedded process evaluation to identify contextual factors and causal mechanisms associated with variations in outcome. This study will inform UK drug treatment policy and practice. Trial registration ISRCTN 01591254.
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- N Metrebian
- King's College London, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK.
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- Imperial College London, London, UK; Middlesex University, London, UK
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- University College London, London, UK
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- King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Dudley & Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust, Dudley, UK
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- Change, Grow, Live Charity, Management Offices, London, UK
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- South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Essex, UK
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- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- King's College London, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK; Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Turning Point Charity, London, UK
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- Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Essex, UK
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- Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- University College London, London, UK
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- King's College London, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- King's College London, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- King's College London, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- University College London, London, UK
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- Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- King's College London, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- King's College London, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Essex, UK
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- King's College London, National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Akhtar S, Petrovski G, Albert R, Alkanaan A, Kirat O, Khan AD, Almubrad T. Ultrastructure and 3D transmission electron tomography of collagen fibrils and proteoglycans of swollen human corneal stroma. Histol Histopathol 2018; 34:91-102. [PMID: 30019745 DOI: 10.14670/hh-18-029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The transparency of the cornea is regulated by the unique organization of collagen fibrils (CFs) which is maintained by proteoglycans (PGs). The interlacing of CF lamellae in the anterior stroma provides the biomechanical properties of the cornea. OBJECTIVE To investigate the alterations of CFs and PGs in the swollen cornea, with special reference to the anterior stroma by using electron microscopy and 3D ultrastructural tomography. METHOD Nine healthy normal scleral corneal rings (age from 40 to 65 years) were hydrated individually in deionised water to induce swelling in the cornea. Three of them were hydrated for 2hr whereas the other three were hydrated for 48hr. The remaining three scleral normal corneal rings were used as a control.The corneas were processed for electron microscopy (EM) to study the CFs and PGs. Ultrathin sections were observed using transmission electron microscopy (JOEL 1400) and digital images of CFs, PGs and lamellae were captured using a bottom mounted Quemesa camera and iTEM Soft Imaging System. The software program 'Composer-x64, version 3.4.2.0' was used to construct individual 3D images from 120 digital images taken from -60 to + 60 degree angles. RESULTS The 3D tomography showed the degeneration of microfibrils within the CFs of the swollen cornea. The CF diameter was significantly reduced and the interfibrillar spacing significantly increased in both the 2hr and 48hr hydrated corneas compared to the normal cornea. Within the hydrated corneas, the CF diameter was smaller and the interfibrillar spacing was increased in the middle and posterior stroma compared to the anterior stroma. The PG area in both the 2hr and the 48hr hydrated cornea was reduced in the anterior stroma, whereas it was increased in middle and posterior stroma compared to the normal cornea. The density of the PGs in both the 2hr and the 48hr samples, was reduced compared to the density of PGs in the normal cornea. CONCLUSION The CFs, PGs and lamellae had degenerated, caused by swelling. 3D imaging demonstrated that the impairment of the microfibrils and PGs within the CF, is caused by the excessive hydration or swelling in the anterior as well as in the middle and posterior stroma. The lamellae of the anterior stroma which provides the biomechanical strength in the normal cornea, had degenerated in the swollen corneas due to the presence of the damaged CFs and PGs.
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- S Akhtar
- Cornea Research Chair, Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Center for Eye Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway.,Stem Cells and Eye Research Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Szeged, Hungary
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- Stem Cells and Eye Research Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Szeged, Hungary
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- Cornea Research Chair, Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Cornea Research Chair, Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Cornea Research Chair, Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Afzal S, Sattar MA, Akhtar S, Binti Abdullah NA, Eseyin OA, Abdulla MH, Johns EJ. Effect of pioglitazone on vasopressor responses to adrenergic agonists and angiotensin II in diabetic and non-diabetic spontaneously hypertensive rats. Pak J Pharm Sci 2018; 31:747-754. [PMID: 29716851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Pioglitazone, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR-γ) agonist, is a therapeutic drug for diabetes. Present study investigated the interaction between PPAR-γ and alpha adrenoceptors in modulating vasopressor responses to Angiotensin II (Ang II) and adrenergic agonists, in diabetic & non-diabetic Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRs). Diabetes was induced with an i.p injection of streptozotocin (40 mg/kg) in two groups (STZ-CON, STZ-PIO), whereas two groups remained non diabetic (ND-CO, ND-PIO). One diabetic and non-diabetic group received Pioglitazone (10mg/kg) orally for 21 days. On day 28, the animals were anaesthetized with sodium pentobarbitone (60mg/kg) and prepared for measurement of systemic haemodynamics. Basal mean arterial pressure of STZ-CON was higher than ND-CON, whereas following pioglitazone treatment, MAP was lower compared to respective controls. MAP responses to i.v administration of NA, PE, ME and ANG II were significantly lower in diabetic SHRs: STZ-CON vs ND-CON (35%). Pioglitazone significantly decreased responses to NA, PE, ME and ANG II in ND-PIO versus ND-CON by 63%. Responses to NA and ANG II were significantly attenuated in STZ-PIO vs. ND-PIO (40%). PPAR-γ regulates systemic hemodynamic in diabetic model and cross-talk relationship exists between PPAR-γ and α1-adrenoceptors, ANG II in systemic vasculature of SHRs.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia / University of Veterinary and animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty ofMedicine Building, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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Rauf M, Akhtar S, Ahmed T, Elhassan M, Shaikh Q, Almugbel F, Zahir M, Bakshi N, Maghfoor I. Evaluation of various prognostic scores and impact of cell of origin on survival in limited stage DLBCL: retrospective study. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx373.020] [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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Akhtar S, Brouns M, Wales D, Ward C. Improving patient flow: setting up of an ambulatory care unit in Nevill Hall Hospital using the CORE role of the chief registrar. Clin Med (Lond) 2017; 17:s18-s19. [PMID: 30958780 PMCID: PMC6334131 DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-3-s18] [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: 11/27/2022]
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- S Akhtar
- Departments of Acute and Respiratory Medicine, Nevill Hall Hospital, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Abergavenny, Wales
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- Departments of Acute and Respiratory Medicine, Nevill Hall Hospital, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Abergavenny, Wales
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- Departments of Acute and Respiratory Medicine, Nevill Hall Hospital, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Abergavenny, Wales
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- Departments of Acute and Respiratory Medicine, Nevill Hall Hospital, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Abergavenny, Wales
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Akhtar S, Dellacecca E, Engelhard V, Knight K, Le Poole C. 828 Dysbiosis of gut microbiota by ampicillin exacerbates vitiligo. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.853] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Bhat S, Polos PG, Gupta D, Akel O, Akhtar S, McIntyre A, Ming S, DeBari VA. 0538 CPAP TREATMENT IMPROVES LAPSE COUNT ON PSYCHOMOTOR VIGILANCE TASK TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH OSA: RESULTS OF A PILOT STUDY. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.537] [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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Aigbe FR, Munavvar ASZ, Rathore H, Eseyin O, Pei YP, Akhtar S, Chohan A, Jin H, Khoo J, Tan S, Lazhari M, Afzar S, Ahmed F, Adeyemi OO, Johns E. Alterations of haemodynamic parameters in spontaneously hypertensive rats by A ristolochia ringens Vahl. (Aristolochiaceae). J Tradit Complement Med 2017; 8:72-80. [PMID: 29321992 PMCID: PMC5755979 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.02.006] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Aristolochia ringens Vahl. (Aristolochiaceae (AR); 馬兜鈴 mǎ dōu líng) is used traditionally in Nigeria for the management of various disorders including oedema. Preliminary investigation revealed its modulatory effect on the cardiovascular system. This study was aimed at investigating the effect of the aqueous root extract of A. ringens (AR) on haemodynamic parameters of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). The effect of oral subacute (21 days) and intravenous acute exposure of SHRs to the extract were assessed using tail cuff and carotid artery canulation methods respectively. In the latter, the effect of chloroform, butanol and aqueous fractions of AR were also evaluated. The extract significantly reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressures in SHRs, with peak reductions of 20.3% and 26.7% respectively at 50 mg/kg by the 21st day of oral subacute exposure. Upon intravenous exposure, AR (50 mg/kg) reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure by as much as 53.4 ± 2.2 and 49.2 ± 2.8 mmHg respectively. A dose-dependent reduction in heart rate, significant at 25 and 50 mg/kg was also observed. Hexamethonium (20 mg/kg) and atropine (1 mg/kg) inhibited the extract's reduction of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate significantly. The extract's butanol fraction produced the greatest systolic and diastolic blood pressures reduction of 67.0 ± 3.8 and 68.4 mmHg respectively at 25 mg/kg and heart rate reduction of 40 ± 7 beats per minute at 50 mg/kg. HPLC analysis revealed the presence of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and quercetin in AR. The extract's alterations of haemodynamic parameters in this study show that it has hypotensive effect on spontaneously hypertensive rats.
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- Flora Ruth Aigbe
- Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M.B. 12003, Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria.,Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.,Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Uyo, P. O. Box 4274, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Renal and Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M.B. 12003, Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology, University College, Cork, Ireland
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Ismail A, Riaz M, Akhtar S, Yoo S, Park S, Abid M, Aziz M, Ahmad Z. Seasonal variation of aflatoxin B 1 content in dairy feed. J Anim Feed Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/69008/2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Javaid A, Hasan R, Zafar A, Chaudry MA, Qayyum S, Qadeer E, Shaheen Z, Agha N, Rizvi N, Afridi MZ, Chima MK, Khan AR, Ghafoor A, Khan S, Awan SR, Akhtar S, Choudry K, Iqbal ZH, Ansarie M, Ahmad N. Pattern of first- and second-line drug resistance among pulmonary tuberculosis retreatment cases in Pakistan. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2017; 21:303-308. [PMID: 28225340 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Drug resistance in general, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in particular, threatens global tuberculosis (TB) control efforts. Population-based estimates of drug resistance are needed to develop strategies for controlling drug-resistant TB in Pakistan. OBJECTIVE To obtain population-based data on Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance in Pakistan. METHODS To obtain drug resistance data, we conducted a population-based study of TB cases in all provinces of Pakistan. We performed culture and drug susceptibility testing on M. tuberculosis isolates from patients with a prior history of anti-tuberculosis treatment (retreatment cases) from all over the country. RESULTS Of 544 isolates from previously treated cases, 289 (53.1%) were susceptible to all first-line drugs, 255 (46.9%) were resistant to at least one anti-tuberculosis drug and 132 (24.3%) were MDR-TB. Among MDR-TB isolates, 47.0% were ofloxacin (OFX) resistant. Extensively drug-resistant TB was found in two (0.4%) isolates. CONCLUSION Prevalence of drug resistance in retreatment isolates was high. The alarmingly high prevalence of OFX resistance among MDR-TB isolates may threaten the success of efforts to control and treat MDR-TB.
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- A Javaid
- Department of Pulmonology, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
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- Department of Microbiology, Agha Khan University, Karachi
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- Department of Microbiology, Agha Khan University, Karachi
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- Ojha Institute of Chest Disease, Karachi
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- National TB Control Programme, Islamabad
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- Department of Pulmonology, Nishtar Medical College, Multan
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- Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital, Quetta
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi
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- Department of Pulmonology, Services Hospital, Lahore
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- Department of Pulmonology, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore
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- Department of Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi
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- Department of Pulmonology, King Edward Medical University, Lahore
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- Department of Pulmonology, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore
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- Orthopaedic and Medical Institute, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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Akhtar S, Aziz N, Al-Hassan H, Huey B, Ionescu A. 157: Pulmonary nodules with mild and moderate fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake – a three year review. Lung Cancer 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(17)30207-6] [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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Mehmood S, Ahmed H, Hussain Shah SA, Wattoo FH, Akhtar S, Hassan Andrabi SM. Determination of an Optimal Membrane-permeable Cryoprotectant Addition and Dilution Protocol for Water Buffalo Spermatozoa. Cryo Letters 2017; 38:239-249. [PMID: 28767747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is a possibility to reduce the toxicity of glycerol and osmotic stress of DMSO by lowering their concentrations in freezing extenders. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of glycerol and DMSO in tris-citric acid based extender on post- thaw quality of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) bull spermatozoa. MATERIALS AND METHODS Semen was collected from five adult buffalo bulls with artificial vagina. Five aliquots of semen per bull were separated for dilution with the treatment extenders. The first aliquot was diluted at 37C with 6 percent glycerol (T1). The second aliquot was diluted at 37C with extenders containing 4.5 percent glycerol and 1.5 percent DMSO (T2). The third aliquot was diluted with extenders containing 4.5 percent glycerol at 37C and 1.5 percent DMSO at 4С (T3). The fourth aliquot was diluted with extenders containing 1.5 percent DMSO at 37C and 4.5 percent glycerol at 4С (T4). The fifth aliquot was diluted with extender containing 2.5percent DMSO at 37 as well as at 4C (T5). The final concentration of spermatozoa was 50×106/ml in all the treatment groups. Semen was cooled from 37 to 4C in 2 h and equilibration was done at 4 C for 4 h. Later on, packing of cooled semen was undertaken in 0.54 ml French straws and frozen in a programmable cell freezer. RESULTS At post thawing, treatment groups T1 and T2 yielded significant (P < 0.05) outcome for CASA parameters, longevity, acrosomal integrity, plasma membrane integrity, mitochondrial transmembrane potential and DNA integrity. CONCLUSION We concluded that by decreasing glycerol concentration (4.5 percent) and combining it with DMSO (1.5 percent) at 37C (T2) in tris-citric acid based extender provided similar results to those observed when glycerol (6 percent) alone is used at 37C (T1) for improving the post-thaw quality of buffalo bull spermatozoa.
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- S Mehmood
- Animal Reproduction Laboratory, Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Animal Reproduction Laboratory, Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Animal Reproduction Laboratory, Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Animal Reproduction Laboratory, Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Animal Reproduction Laboratory, Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Paulus A, Akhtar S, Caulfield TR, Samuel K, Yousaf H, Bashir Y, Paulus SM, Tran D, Hudec R, Cogen D, Jiang J, Edenfield B, Novak A, Ansell SM, Witzig T, Martin P, Coleman M, Roy V, Ailawadhi S, Chitta K, Linder S, Chanan-Khan A. Coinhibition of the deubiquitinating enzymes, USP14 and UCHL5, with VLX1570 is lethal to ibrutinib- or bortezomib-resistant Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia tumor cells. Blood Cancer J 2016; 6:e492. [PMID: 27813535 PMCID: PMC5148058 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2016.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The survival of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) tumor cells hinges on aberrant B-cell receptor (BCR) and MYD88 signaling. WM cells upregulate the proteasome function to sustain the BCR-driven growth while maintaining homeostasis. Clinically, two treatment strategies are used to disrupt these complementary yet mutually exclusive WM survival pathways via ibrutinib (targets BTK/MYD88 node) and bortezomib (targets 20 S proteasome). Despite the success of both agents, WM patients eventually become refractory to treatment, highlighting the adaptive plasticity of WM cells and underscoring the need for development of new therapeutics. Here we provide a comprehensive preclinical report on the anti-WM activity of VLX1570, a novel small-molecule inhibitor of the deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs), ubiquitin-specific protease 14 (USP14) and ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L5 (UCHL5). Both DUBs reside in the 19 S proteasome cap and their inhibition by VLX1570 results in rapid and tumor-specific apoptosis in bortezomib- or ibrutinib-resistant WM cells. Notably, treatment of WM cells with VLX1570 downregulated BCR-associated elements BTK, MYD88, NFATC, NF-κB and CXCR4, the latter whose dysregulated function is linked to ibrutinib resistance. VLX1570 administered to WM-xenografted mice resulted in decreased tumor burden and prolonged survival (P=0.0008) compared with vehicle-treated mice. Overall, our report demonstrates significant value in targeting USP14/UCHL5 with VLX1570 in drug-resistant WM and carries a high potential for clinical translation.
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- A Paulus
- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.,Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell, NY, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Institute for Oncology-Pathology, Cancer Center Karolinska, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.,Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Rauf M, Akhtar S, Badran A, Ilyas M, Shaikh Q, Zahir M, Khafaga Y, Maghfoor I. Outcome of primary bone lymphoma: Single center experience. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw375.06] [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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Smedowski A, Trzeciecka A, Podracka L, Pietrucha-Dutczak M, Lewin-Kowalik J, Akhtar S, Kaarniranta K, Amadio M. Increased intraocular pressure causes deficiency in the level of ELAVL1/HuR cytoplasmic fraction in the retina. Acta Ophthalmol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2016.0545] [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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Afzal S, Sattar MA, Johns EJ, Abdulla MH, Akhtar S, Hashmi F, Abdullah NA. Interaction between irbesartan, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR-γ), and adiponectin in the regulation of blood pressure and renal function in spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Physiol Biochem 2016; 72:593-604. [DOI: 10.1007/s13105-016-0497-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Akhtar S, Elhassan TAM, Edesa W, Rauf MS, Zahir MN, Maghfoor I. High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation for relapsed or refractory nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Ann Hematol 2016; 95:49-54. [PMID: 26467917 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-015-2527-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a distinct subtype of Hodgkin lymphoma. We report our results of relapsed/refractory NLPHL patients who received high-dose chemotherapy and autogenic stem cell transplantation (HDC auto-SCT). Seventeen NLPHL patients received HDC auto-SCT (1996–2014): male 14 and female 3, with median age at diagnosis of 22 years, at HDC auto-SCT 28 years (15–58 years). At the time of relapse/progression, 13 (76 %) had NLPHL and 4 (24 %) had transformed diffuse large B cell lymphoma. The reason for HDC auto-SCT was refractory NLPHL in 12 patients and relapsed in 5 patients. Salvage chemotherapy was etoposide, methylprednisolone, cisplatinum, and Ara-C (ESHAP); eight patients also received rituximab with ESHAP. HDC was carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan (BEAM). Post-auto-SCT, complete remission was achieved in 14 (82 %), partial remission in 1 (6 %), and progressive disease in 2 (12 %) patients. The median follow-up is 63 months from auto-SCT (6–124 months). Of the nine patients who received only ESHAP, four had post-auto-SCT events versus no event in all eight patients who received rituximab+ESHAP. Kaplan–Meier estimates of 5-year event-free survival for the whole group is 76 %: rituximab+salvage (100 %) versus salvage alone (56 %), P=0.041. Overall survival is 94 %: 100 versus 89 %, respectively, P=not significant (NS). Even in refractory NLPHL patients, long-term disease-free survival is possible after HDC auto-SCT. Post-auto-SCT relapse or progression can still be managed with chemo/chemo+immunotherapy/ radiation. These encouraging results of rituximab in salvage setting should be explored further in a clinical trial setting for this patient population.
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- S Akhtar
- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box 3354, MBC# 64, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia.
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- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box 3354, MBC# 64, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box 3354, MBC# 64, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
- Clinical Oncology Center, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box 3354, MBC# 64, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box 3354, MBC# 64, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box 3354, MBC# 64, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
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Langsteger W, Rezaee A, Loidl W, Geinitz HS, Fitz F, Steinmair M, Broinger G, Pallwien-Prettner L, Beheshti M, Imamovic L, Beheshti M, Rendl G, Hackl D, Tsybrovsky O, Steinmair M, Emmanuel K, Moinfar F, Pirich C, Langsteger W, Bytyqi A, Karanikas G, Mayerhöfer M, Koperek O, Niederle B, Hartenbach M, Beyer T, Herrmann K, Czernin J, Rausch I, Rust P, DiFranco MD, Lassen M, Stadlbauer A, Mayerhöfer ME, Hartenbach M, Hacker M, Beyer T, Binzel K, Magnussen R, Wei W, Knopp MU, Flanigan DC, Kaeding C, Knopp MV, Leisser A, Nejabat M, Hartenbach M, Kramer G, Krainer M, Hacker M, Haug A, Lehnert W, Schmidt K, Kimiaei S, Bronzel M, Kluge A, Wright CL, Binzel K, Zhang J, Wuthrick E, Maniawski P, Knopp MV, Blaickner M, Rados E, Huber A, Dulovits M, Kulkarni H, Wiessalla S, Schuchardt C, Baum RP, Knäusl B, Georg D, Bauer M, Wulkersdorfer B, Wadsak W, Philippe C, Haslacher H, Zeitlinger M, Langer O, Bauer M, Feldmann M, Karch R, Wadsak W, Zeitlinger M, Koepp MJ, Asselin MC, Pataraia E, Langer O, Zeilinger M, Philippe C, Dumanic M, Pichler F, Pilz J, Hacker M, Wadsak W, Mitterhauser M, Nics L, Steiner B, Hacker M, Mitterhauser M, Wadsak W, Traxl A, Wanek T, Kryeziu K, Mairinger S, Stanek J, Berger W, Kuntner C, Langer O, Mairinger S, Wanek T, Traxl A, Krohn M, Stanek J, Filip T, Sauberer M, Kuntner C, Pahnke J, Langer O, Svatunek D, Denk C, Wilkovitsch M, Wanek T, Filip T, Kuntner-Hannes C, Fröhlich J, Mikula H, Denk C, Svatunek D, Wanek T, Mairinger S, Stanek J, Filip T, Fröhlich J, Mikula H, Kuntner-Hannes C, Balber T, Singer J, Fazekas J, Rami-Mark C, Berroterán-Infante N, Jensen-Jarolim E, Wadsak W, Hacker M, Viernstein H, Mitterhauser M, Denk C, Svatunek D, Sohr B, Mikula H, Fröhlich J, Wanek T, Kuntner-Hannes C, Filip T, Pfaff S, Philippe C, Mitterhauser M, Hartenbach M, Hacker M, Wadsak W, Wanek T, Halilbasic E, Visentin M, Mairinger S, Stieger B, Kuntner C, Trauner M, Langer O, Lam P, Aistleitner M, Eichinger R, Artner C, Eidherr H, Vraka C, Haug A, Mitterhauser M, Nics L, Hartenbach M, Hacker M, Wadsak W, Kvaternik H, Müller R, Hausberger D, Zink C, Aigner RM, Cossío U, Asensio M, Montes A, Akhtar S, Te Welscher Y, van Nostrum R, Gómez-Vallejo V, Llop J, VandeVyver F, Barclay T, Lippens N, Troch M, Hehenwarter L, Egger B, Holzmannhofer J, Rodrigues-Radischat M, Pirich C, Pötsch N, Rausch I, Wilhelm D, Weber M, Furtner J, Karanikas G, Wöhrer A, Mitterhauser M, Hacker M, Traub-Weidinger T, Cassou-Mounat T, Balogova S, Nataf V, Calzada M, Huchet V, Kerrou K, Devaux JY, Mohty M, Garderet L, Talbot JN, Stanzel S, Pregartner G, Schwarz T, Bjelic-Radisic V, Liegl-Atzwanger B, Aigner R, Stanzel S, Quehenberger F, Aigner RM, Marković AK, Janković M, Jerković VM, Paskaš M, Pupić G, Džodić R, Popović D, Fornito MC, Familiari D, Koranda P, Polzerová H, Metelková I, Henzlová L, Formánek R, Buriánková E, Kamínek M, Thomson WH, Lewis C, Thomson WH, O'Brien J, James G, Notghi A, Huber H, Stelzmüller I, Wunn R, Mandl M, Fellner F, Lamprecht B, Gabriel M, Fornito MC, Leonardi G, Thomson WH, O'Brien J, James G, Hudzietzová J, Sabol J, Fülöp M. 32nd International Austrian Winter Symposium : Zell am See, the Netherlands. 20-23 January 2016. EJNMMI Res 2016; 6:32. [PMID: 27090254 PMCID: PMC4835428 DOI: 10.1186/s13550-016-0168-9] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A1 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT in staging and restaging of Prostate Cancer Patients: comparative study with 18F-Choline PET/CT W Langsteger, A Rezaee, W Loidl, HS Geinitz, F Fitz, M Steinmair, G Broinger, L Pallwien-Prettner, M Beheshti A2 F18 Choline PET – CT: an accurate diagnostic tool for the detection of parathyroid adenoma? L Imamovic, M Beheshti, G Rendl, D Hackl, O Tsybrovsky, M Steinmair, K Emmanuel, F Moinfar, C Pirich, W Langsteger A3 [18F]Fluoro-DOPA-PET/CT in the primary diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma A Bytyqi, G Karanikas, M Mayerhöfer, O Koperek, B Niederle, M Hartenbach A4 Variations of clinical PET/MR operations: An international survey on the clinical utilization of PET/MRI T Beyer, K Herrmann, J Czernin A5 Standard Dixon-based attenuation correction in combined PET/MRI: Reproducibility and the possibility of Lean body mass estimation I Rausch, P Rust, MD DiFranco, M Lassen, A Stadlbauer, ME Mayerhöfer, M Hartenbach, M Hacker, T Beyer A6 High resolution digital FDG PET/MRI imaging for assessment of ACL graft viability K Binzel, R Magnussen, W Wei, MU Knopp, DC Flanigan, C Kaeding, MV Knopp A7 Using pre-existing hematotoxicity as predictor for severe side effects and number of treatment cycles of Xofigo therapy A Leisser, M Nejabat, M Hartenbach, G Kramer, M Krainer, M Hacker, A Haug A8 QDOSE – comprehensive software solution for internal dose assessment Wencke Lehnert, Karl Schmidt, Sharok Kimiaei, Marcus Bronzel, Andreas Kluge A9 Clinical impact of Time-of-Flight on next-generation digital PET imaging of Yttrium-90 radioactivity following liver radioembolization CL Wright, K Binzel, J Zhang, Evan Wuthrick, Piotr Maniawski, MV Knopp A10 Snakes in patients! Lessons learned from programming active contours for automated organ segmentation M Blaickner, E Rados, A Huber, M Dulovits, H Kulkarni, S Wiessalla, C Schuchardt, RP Baum, B Knäusl, D Georg A11 Influence of a genetic polymorphism on brain uptake of the dual ABCB1/ABCG2 substrate [11C]tariquidar M Bauer, B Wulkersdorfer, W Wadsak, C Philippe, H Haslacher, M Zeitlinger, O Langer A12 Outcome prediction of temporal lobe epilepsy surgery from P-glycoprotein activity. Pooled analysis of (R)-[11C]-verapamil PET data from two European centres M Bauer, M Feldmann, R Karch, W Wadsak, M Zeitlinger, MJ Koepp, M-C Asselin, E Pataraia, O Langer A13 In-vitro and in-vivo characterization of [18F]FE@SNAP and derivatives for the visualization of the melanin concentrating hormone receptor 1 M Zeilinger, C Philippe, M Dumanic, F Pichler, J Pilz, M Hacker, W Wadsak, M Mitterhauser A14 Reducing time in quality control leads to higher specific radioactivity of short-lived radiotracers L Nics, B Steiner, M Hacker, M Mitterhauser, W Wadsak A15 In vitro 11C-erlotinib binding experiments in cancer cell lines with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations A Traxl, Thomas Wanek, Kushtrim Kryeziu, Severin Mairinger, Johann Stanek, Walter Berger, Claudia Kuntner, Oliver Langer A16 7-[11C]methyl-6-bromopurine, a PET tracer to measure brain Mrp1 function: radiosynthesis and first PET evaluation in mice S Mairinger, T Wanek, A Traxl, M Krohn, J Stanek, T Filip, M Sauberer, C Kuntner, J Pahnke, O Langer A17 18F labeled azidoglucose derivatives as “click” agents for pretargeted PET imaging D Svatunek, C Denk, M Wilkovitsch, T Wanek, T Filip, C Kuntner-Hannes, J Fröhlich, H Mikula A18 Bioorthogonal tools for PET imaging: development of radiolabeled 1,2,4,5-Tetrazines C Denk, D Svatunek, T Wanek, S Mairinger, J Stanek, T Filip, J Fröhlich, H Mikula, C Kuntner-Hannes A19 Preclinical evaluation of [18F]FE@SUPPY- a new PET-tracer for oncology T Balber, J Singer, J Fazekas, C Rami-Mark, N Berroterán-Infante, E Jensen-Jarolim, W Wadsak, M Hacker, H Viernstein, M Mitterhauser A20 Investigation of Small [18F]-Fluoroalkylazides for Rapid Radiolabeling and In Vivo Click Chemistry C Denk, D Svatunek, B Sohr, H Mikula, J Fröhlich, T Wanek, C Kuntner-Hannes, T Filip A21 Microfluidic 68Ga-radiolabeling of PSMA-HBED-CC using a flow-through reactor S Pfaff, C Philippe, M Mitterhauser, M Hartenbach, M Hacker, W Wadsak A22 Influence of 24-nor-ursodeoxycholic acid on hepatic disposition of [18F]ciprofloxacin measured with positron emission tomography T Wanek, E Halilbasic, M Visentin, S Mairinger, B Stieger, C Kuntner, M Trauner, O Langer A23 Automated 18F-flumazenil production using chemically resistant disposable cassettes P Lam, M Aistleitner, R Eichinger, C Artner A24 Similarities and differences in the synthesis and quality control of 177Lu-DOTA-TATE, 177Lu -HA-DOTA-TATE and 177Lu-DOTA-PSMA (PSMA-617) H Eidherr, C Vraka, A Haug, M Mitterhauser, L Nics, M Hartenbach, M Hacker, W Wadsak A25 68Ga- and 177Lu-labelling of PSMA-617 H Kvaternik, R Müller, D Hausberger, C Zink, RM Aigner A26 Radiolabelling of liposomes with 67Ga and biodistribution studies after administration by an aerosol inhalation system U Cossío, M Asensio, A Montes, S Akhtar, Y te Welscher, R van Nostrum, V Gómez-Vallejo, J Llop A27 Fully automated quantification of DaTscan SPECT: Integration of age and gender differences F VandeVyver, T Barclay, N Lippens, M Troch A28 Lesion-to-background ratio in co-registered 18F-FET PET/MR imaging – is it a valuable tool to differentiate between low grade and high grade brain tumor? L Hehenwarter, B Egger, J Holzmannhofer, M Rodrigues-Radischat, C Pirich A29 [11C]-methionine PET in gliomas - a retrospective data analysis of 166 patients N Pötsch, I Rausch, D Wilhelm, M Weber, J Furtner, G Karanikas, A Wöhrer, M Mitterhauser, M Hacker, T Traub-Weidinger A30 18F-Fluorocholine versus 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose for PET/CT imaging in patients with relapsed or progressive multiple myeloma: a pilot study T Cassou-Mounat, S Balogova, V Nataf, M Calzada, V Huchet, K Kerrou, J-Y Devaux, M Mohty, L Garderet, J-N Talbot A31 Prognostic benefit of additional SPECT/CT in sentinel lymph node mapping of breast cancer patients S Stanzel, G Pregartner, T Schwarz, V Bjelic-Radisic, B Liegl-Atzwanger, R Aigner A32 Evaluation of diagnostic value of TOF-18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with suspected pancreatic cancer S Stanzel, F Quehenberger, RM Aigner A33 New quantification method for diagnosis of primary hyperpatahyroidism lesions and differential diagnosis vs thyropid nodular disease in dynamic scintigraphy A Koljević Marković, Milica Janković, V Miler Jerković, M Paskaš, G Pupić, R Džodić, D Popović A34 A rare case of diffuse pancreatic involvement in patient with merkel cell carcinoma detected by 18F-FDG MC Fornito, D Familiari A35 TSH-stimulated 18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of recurrent/metastatic radioiodine-negative differentiated thyroid carcinomas in patients with various thyroglobuline levels P Koranda, H Polzerová, I Metelková, L Henzlová, R Formánek, E Buriánková, M Kamínek A36 Breast Dose from lactation following I131 treatment WH Thomson, C Lewis A37 A new concept for performing SeHCAT studies with the gamma camera WH Thomson, J O’Brien, G James, A Notghi A38 Whole body F-18-FDG-PET and tuberculosis: sensitivity compared to x-ray-CT H Huber, I Stelzmüller, R Wunn, M Mandl, F Fellner, B Lamprecht, M Gabriel A39 Emerging role 18F-FDG PET-CT in the diagnosis and follow-up of the infection in heartware ventricular assist system (HVAD) MC Fornito, G Leonardi A40 Validation of Poisson resampling software WH Thomson, J O’Brien, G James A41 Protection of PET nuclear medicine personnel: problems in satisfying dose limit requirements J Hudzietzová, J Sabol, M Fülöp
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Affiliation(s)
- W Langsteger
- PET-CT Center Linz, Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - A Rezaee
- PET-CT Center Linz, Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - W Loidl
- Prostate Cancer Center Linz, Department of Urology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - H S Geinitz
- Department of Radiation Oncology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - F Fitz
- PET-CT Center Linz, Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - M Steinmair
- PET-CT Center Linz, Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - G Broinger
- Department of Radiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - L Pallwien-Prettner
- PET - CT Center Linz & Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - M Beheshti
- PET-CT Center Linz, Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - L Imamovic
- PET - CT Center Linz & Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - M Beheshti
- PET - CT Center Linz & Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - G Rendl
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology, Paracelsus Private Medical University Salzburg, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - D Hackl
- Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - O Tsybrovsky
- Department of Pathology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - M Steinmair
- PET - CT Center Linz & Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - K Emmanuel
- Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - F Moinfar
- Department of Pathology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - C Pirich
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology, Paracelsus Private Medical University Salzburg, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - W Langsteger
- PET - CT Center Linz & Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - A Bytyqi
- PET-CT Center Linz, Department of Nuclear Medicine & Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria
| | - G Karanikas
- Medical University of Vienna, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Mayerhöfer
- Medical University of Vienna, Division of General and Pediatric Radiology, Vienna, Austria
| | - O Koperek
- Medical University of Vienna, Institute of Pathology, Vienna, Austria
| | - B Niederle
- Medical University Vienna, Division of Surgical Endocrinology, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Hartenbach
- Medical University of Vienna, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Vienna, Austria
| | - T Beyer
- QIMP, CMPBME, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - K Herrmann
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Würzburg, ᅟ, Germany.,Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA, ᅟ, USA
| | - J Czernin
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA, ᅟ, USA
| | - I Rausch
- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - P Rust
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M D DiFranco
- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Lassen
- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - A Stadlbauer
- Division of General and Pediatric Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M E Mayerhöfer
- Division of General and Pediatric Radiology, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Hartenbach
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Hacker
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - T Beyer
- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - K Binzel
- Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - R Magnussen
- Sports Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - W Wei
- Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - M U Knopp
- Sports Medicine, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, USA
| | - D C Flanigan
- Sports Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - C Kaeding
- Sports Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - M V Knopp
- Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - A Leisser
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Nejabat
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Hartenbach
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - G Kramer
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Krainer
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Hacker
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - A Haug
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - Wencke Lehnert
- ABX-CRO advanced pharmaceutical services (Forschungsgesellschaft mbH), Dresden, Germany
| | - Karl Schmidt
- ABX-CRO advanced pharmaceutical services (Forschungsgesellschaft mbH), Dresden, Germany
| | - Sharok Kimiaei
- ABX-CRO advanced pharmaceutical services (Forschungsgesellschaft mbH), Dresden, Germany
| | - Marcus Bronzel
- ABX-CRO advanced pharmaceutical services (Forschungsgesellschaft mbH), Dresden, Germany
| | - Andreas Kluge
- ABX-CRO advanced pharmaceutical services (Forschungsgesellschaft mbH), Dresden, Germany
| | - C L Wright
- Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - K Binzel
- Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - J Zhang
- Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - Evan Wuthrick
- Radiation Oncology, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - Piotr Maniawski
- Clinical Science - Nuclear Medicine, Philips Healthcare, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - M V Knopp
- Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - M Blaickner
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Health & Environment Department -Biomedical Systems, Vienna, Austria
| | - E Rados
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Health & Environment Department -Biomedical Systems, Vienna, Austria
| | - A Huber
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Health & Environment Department -Biomedical Systems, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Dulovits
- Woogieworks Animation Studio, Perchtoldsdorf, Austria
| | - H Kulkarni
- THERANOSTICS Center for Molecular Radiotherapy and Molecular Imaging (PET/CT) ENETS Center of Excellence, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, ᅟ, Germany
| | - S Wiessalla
- THERANOSTICS Center for Molecular Radiotherapy and Molecular Imaging (PET/CT) ENETS Center of Excellence, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, ᅟ, Germany
| | - C Schuchardt
- THERANOSTICS Center for Molecular Radiotherapy and Molecular Imaging (PET/CT) ENETS Center of Excellence, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, ᅟ, Germany
| | - R P Baum
- THERANOSTICS Center for Molecular Radiotherapy and Molecular Imaging (PET/CT) ENETS Center of Excellence, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, ᅟ, Germany
| | - B Knäusl
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Radiation Physics, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Medical Radiation Research for Radiation Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - D Georg
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Radiation Physics, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Medical Radiation Research for Radiation Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Bauer
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - B Wulkersdorfer
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - W Wadsak
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - C Philippe
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - H Haslacher
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Zeitlinger
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - O Langer
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Health and Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - M Bauer
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
| | - M Feldmann
- Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,University College London, London, UK
| | - R Karch
- Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - W Wadsak
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Zeitlinger
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - M J Koepp
- University College London, London, UK
| | - M-C Asselin
- Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
| | - E Pataraia
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - O Langer
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Zeilinger
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiopharmacy and Experimental Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - C Philippe
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiopharmacy and Experimental Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Dumanic
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiopharmacy and Experimental Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - F Pichler
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiopharmacy and Experimental Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - J Pilz
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiopharmacy and Experimental Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Hacker
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiopharmacy and Experimental Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - W Wadsak
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiopharmacy and Experimental Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Mitterhauser
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Radiopharmacy and Experimental Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria.,Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Applied Diagnostics, Vienna, Austria
| | - L Nics
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - B Steiner
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Hacker
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Mitterhauser
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Applied Diagnostics, Vienna, Austria
| | - W Wadsak
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - A Traxl
- Biomedical Systems, Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - Thomas Wanek
- Biomedical Systems, Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - Kushtrim Kryeziu
- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - Severin Mairinger
- Biomedical Systems, Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - Johann Stanek
- Biomedical Systems, Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - Walter Berger
- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - Claudia Kuntner
- Biomedical Systems, Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - Oliver Langer
- Biomedical Systems, Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - S Mairinger
- Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - T Wanek
- Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - A Traxl
- Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - M Krohn
- Department of Neuro-/Pathology, University of Oslo (UiO) and Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Oslo, Norway
| | - J Stanek
- Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - T Filip
- Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - M Sauberer
- Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - C Kuntner
- Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - J Pahnke
- Department of Neuro-/Pathology, University of Oslo (UiO) and Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Oslo, Norway
| | - O Langer
- Health & Environment Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - D Svatunek
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - C Denk
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Wilkovitsch
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - T Wanek
- Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
| | - T Filip
- Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
| | | | - J Fröhlich
- Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
| | - H Mikula
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - C Denk
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - D Svatunek
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - T Wanek
- Austrian Institute of Technology, Biomedical Systems, Vienna, Austria
| | - S Mairinger
- Austrian Institute of Technology, Biomedical Systems, Vienna, Austria
| | - J Stanek
- Austrian Institute of Technology, Biomedical Systems, Vienna, Austria
| | - T Filip
- Austrian Institute of Technology, Biomedical Systems, Vienna, Austria
| | - J Fröhlich
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - H Mikula
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - C Kuntner-Hannes
- Austrian Institute of Technology, Biomedical Systems, Vienna, Austria
| | - T Balber
- Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - J Singer
- Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria.,Department of Immunology and Oncology, Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria.,Department of Comparative Medicine, Messerli Research Institute of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Medical University Vienna and University Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - J Fazekas
- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria.,Department of Comparative Medicine, Messerli Research Institute of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Medical University Vienna and University Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - C Rami-Mark
- Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - N Berroterán-Infante
- Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - E Jensen-Jarolim
- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria.,Department of Comparative Medicine, Messerli Research Institute of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Medical University Vienna and University Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - W Wadsak
- Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Hacker
- Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - H Viernstein
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Mitterhauser
- Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - C Denk
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - D Svatunek
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - B Sohr
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - H Mikula
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - J Fröhlich
- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
| | - T Wanek
- Austrian Institute of Technology, Biomedical Systems, Vienna, Austria
| | - C Kuntner-Hannes
- Austrian Institute of Technology, Biomedical Systems, Vienna, Austria
| | - T Filip
- Austrian Institute of Technology, Biomedical Systems, Vienna, Austria
| | - S Pfaff
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria.,Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - C Philippe
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Mitterhauser
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria.,LBI for Applied Diagnostics, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Hartenbach
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Hacker
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - W Wadsak
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria.,Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - T Wanek
- Health and Environment Department, Biomedical Systems, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - E Halilbasic
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Visentin
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - S Mairinger
- Health and Environment Department, Biomedical Systems, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - B Stieger
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - C Kuntner
- Health and Environment Department, Biomedical Systems, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
| | - M Trauner
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - O Langer
- Health and Environment Department, Biomedical Systems, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - P Lam
- IASON GmbH, Feldkirchnerstraße 4, A-8054, Graz-Seiersberg, Austria
| | - M Aistleitner
- IASON GmbH, Feldkirchnerstraße 4, A-8054, Graz-Seiersberg, Austria
| | - R Eichinger
- IASON GmbH, Feldkirchnerstraße 4, A-8054, Graz-Seiersberg, Austria
| | - C Artner
- IASON GmbH, Feldkirchnerstraße 4, A-8054, Graz-Seiersberg, Austria
| | - H Eidherr
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
| | - A Haug
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria.,LBI for Applied Diagnostics, Vienna, Austria
| | - L Nics
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, ᅟ, Austria
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Graz, ᅟ, Austria
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- Seibersdorf Labor GmbH, ᅟ, Austria
| | - D Hausberger
- Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Graz, ᅟ, Austria
| | - C Zink
- Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Graz, ᅟ, Austria
| | - R M Aigner
- Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Graz, ᅟ, Austria
| | - U Cossío
- CIC biomaGUNE, Edificio Empresarial "C", Paseo de Miramón 182, 20009, Donostia, Spain
| | - M Asensio
- Engineering Department, Ingeniatrics Tecnologies, P.I. Parque Plata, Camino Mozárabe 41, 41900, Camas-Sevilla, Spain
| | - A Montes
- Engineering Department, Ingeniatrics Tecnologies, P.I. Parque Plata, Camino Mozárabe 41, 41900, Camas-Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | - Y Te Welscher
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | - R van Nostrum
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | - V Gómez-Vallejo
- CIC biomaGUNE, Edificio Empresarial "C", Paseo de Miramón 182, 20009, Donostia, Spain
| | - J Llop
- CIC biomaGUNE, Edificio Empresarial "C", Paseo de Miramón 182, 20009, Donostia, Spain
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- AZ St-Lucas Gent, ᅟ, Belgium
| | - L Hehenwarter
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Private Medical University Salzburg, ᅟ, Germany
| | - B Egger
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Private Medical University Salzburg, ᅟ, Germany
| | - J Holzmannhofer
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Private Medical University Salzburg, ᅟ, Germany
| | - M Rodrigues-Radischat
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Private Medical University Salzburg, ᅟ, Germany
| | - C Pirich
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Private Medical University Salzburg, ᅟ, Germany
| | - N Pötsch
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - I Rausch
- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - D Wilhelm
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Weber
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - J Furtner
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - G Karanikas
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - A Wöhrer
- Institute of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Mitterhauser
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - M Hacker
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - T Traub-Weidinger
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - T Cassou-Mounat
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Saint Antoine, AP-HP et Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris, France.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP & Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris, France
| | - S Balogova
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP & Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris, France.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Comenius university & St. Elisabeth Oncology Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - V Nataf
- Radiopharmacy, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, Paris, France
| | - M Calzada
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Saint Antoine, AP-HP et Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris, France
| | - V Huchet
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP & Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris, France
| | - K Kerrou
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP & Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris, France
| | - J-Y Devaux
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Saint Antoine, AP-HP et Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris, France
| | - M Mohty
- Hematology, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.,Hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, Paris, France.,INSERM UMRs U938, Paris, France
| | - L Garderet
- Hematology, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
| | - J-N Talbot
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP & Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris, France
| | - S Stanzel
- Medical University of Graz, Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, ᅟ, Austria
| | - G Pregartner
- Medical University of Graz, Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, ᅟ, Austria
| | - T Schwarz
- Medical University of Graz, Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, ᅟ, Austria
| | - V Bjelic-Radisic
- Medical University of Graz, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, ᅟ, Austria
| | | | - R Aigner
- Medical University of Graz, Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, ᅟ, Austria
| | - S Stanzel
- Medical University of Graz, Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, ᅟ, Austria
| | - F Quehenberger
- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Documentation, ᅟ, Austria
| | - R M Aigner
- Medical University of Graz, Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, ᅟ, Austria
| | - A Koljević Marković
- Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Pasterova 14, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
| | - Milica Janković
- National Cancer Research Center Serbia, University of Belgrade- School of Electrical Engineering, ᅟ, Serbia
| | - V Miler Jerković
- National Cancer Research Center Serbia, University of Belgrade- School of Electrical Engineering, ᅟ, Serbia
| | - M Paskaš
- National Cancer Research Center Serbia, Innovation Center, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Electrical Engineering, ᅟ, Serbia
| | - G Pupić
- National Cancer Research Center Serbia, University of Belgrade- School of Electrical Engineering, ᅟ, Serbia
| | - R Džodić
- National Cancer Research Center Serbia, University of Belgrade- School of Electrical Engineering, ᅟ, Serbia
| | - D Popović
- National Cancer Research Center Serbia, University of Belgrade- School of Electrical Engineering, ᅟ, Serbia
| | - M C Fornito
- Nuclear Medicine Department and PET/CT center - A.R.N.A.S " Garibaldi - Nesima", Via Palermo 636, 95122, Catania, Italy
| | - D Familiari
- Nuclear Medicine Department and PET/CT center - A.R.N.A.S " Garibaldi - Nesima", Via Palermo 636, 95122, Catania, Italy
| | - P Koranda
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
| | - H Polzerová
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
| | - I Metelková
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
| | - L Henzlová
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
| | - R Formánek
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
| | - E Buriánková
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
| | - M Kamínek
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
| | - W H Thomson
- Physics and Nuclear Medicine Department City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
| | - C Lewis
- Maternity Department City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
| | - W H Thomson
- Physics and Nuclear Medicine Department, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
| | - J O'Brien
- Physics and Nuclear Medicine Department, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
| | - G James
- Physics and Nuclear Medicine Department, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
| | - A Notghi
- Physics and Nuclear Medicine Department, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
| | - H Huber
- Institut für Nuklearmedizin und Endokrinologie, AKH Linz/Kepler Universitätsklinikum, ᅟ, Austria
| | - I Stelzmüller
- Abteilung für Lungenkrankheiten, AKH Linz/Kepler Universitätsklinikum, ᅟ, Austria
| | - R Wunn
- Zentrales Radiologie-Institut, AKH Linz/Kepler Universitätsklinikum, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Mandl
- Abteilung für Lungenkrankheiten, AKH Linz/Kepler Universitätsklinikum, ᅟ, Austria
| | - F Fellner
- Zentrales Radiologie-Institut, AKH Linz/Kepler Universitätsklinikum, ᅟ, Austria
| | - B Lamprecht
- Abteilung für Lungenkrankheiten, AKH Linz/Kepler Universitätsklinikum, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M Gabriel
- Institut für Nuklearmedizin und Endokrinologie, AKH Linz/Kepler Universitätsklinikum, ᅟ, Austria
| | - M C Fornito
- Nuclear Medicine Department and PET/CT center - A.R.N.A.S " Garibaldi - Nesima", Via Palermo 636, 95122, Catania, Italy
| | - G Leonardi
- Heart-Failure Department - Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Policlinico- Vittorio Emanuele", Catania, Italy
| | - W H Thomson
- Physics and Nuclear Medicine Department, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
| | - J O'Brien
- Physics and Nuclear Medicine Department, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
| | - G James
- Physics and Nuclear Medicine Department, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
| | - J Hudzietzová
- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, CTU, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - J Sabol
- Faculty of Safety Management, PACR, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - M Fülöp
- Faculty of Public Health, SMU, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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Rashid Y, Rasheed A, Jabbar A, Najeeb S, Awan S, Khan K, Qureshi B, Akhtar S. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Buccal Mucosa: Clinical Outcomes of Patients Treated at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.12.154] [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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