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Ahmad A, Akram S, Jamil A. Patient Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation-Urdu is a valid as well as reliable tool for patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy. J Hand Ther 2024:S0894-1130(24)00028-0. [PMID: 38494384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2024.02.012] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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- Ayesha Ahmad
- University Institute of Physical Therapy (UIPT), University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore, Pakistan.
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- University Institute of Physical Therapy (UIPT), University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore, Pakistan
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- University Institute of Physical Therapy (UIPT), University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore, Pakistan
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Huang L, Irshad S, Sultana U, Ali S, Jamil A, Zubair A, Sultan R, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Mubarak A, Almunqedhi BM, Almanaa TN, Malik A, Alamri A, Kodous AS, Mares M, Zaky MY, Saba Sajjad S, Hameed Y. Pan-cancer analysis of HS6ST2: associations with prognosis, tumor immunity, and drug resistance. Am J Transl Res 2024; 16:873-888. [PMID: 38586106 PMCID: PMC10994782 DOI: 10.62347/ncph5416] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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OBJECTIVES In this comprehensive study spanning 33 malignancies, we explored the differential expression and prognostic significance of Heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase 2 (HS6ST2). METHODS TIMER2, UALCAN, and GEPIA2 were used for the expression analysis. cBioPortal was used for mutational analysis. CancerSEA, STRING, and DAVID, were employed for the single cell sequencing data analysis, protein-protein interaction network development, and gene enrichment analyses, respectively. GSCAlite and RT-qPCR were used for drug sensitivity and expression validation analysis. RESULTS HS6ST2 exhibited significant (P < 0.05) overexpression in multiple cancers. Prognostically, elevated HS6ST2 expression was significantly associated with poor overall survival (OS) in patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CESC), kidney chromophobe (KICH), lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), and stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD), emphasizing its potential as a prognostic indicator in these cancers. Moreover, HS6ST2 expression correlated with pathological stages in CESC, KICH, LUAD, and STAD patients. Exploration of genetic alterations using cBioPortal unveiled distinct mutational landscapes, with low mutation frequencies in CESC, KICH, LUAD, and STAD. Additionally, reduced DNA methylation in CESC, KICH, LUAD, and STAD suggested a potential link between hypomethylation and heightened HS6ST2 expression. Analysis of immune cell infiltration revealed a positive correlation between HS6ST2 expression and the infiltration of CD8+ T and CD4+ T cells in CESC, KICH, LUAD, and STAD, highlighting its involvement in the tumor immunology processes. Single-cell functional states analysis demonstrated associations between HS6ST2 and diverse cellular processes. Moreover, gene enrichment analysis revealed the involvement HS6ST2 in crucial cellular activities. GSCAlite analysis underscored the potential of HS6ST2 as a therapeutic target, showing associations with drug sensitivity. Finally, experimental validation through reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and immunohistochemistry in LUAD tissues confirmed elevated HS6ST2 expression. CONCLUSION Overall, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of HS6ST2 in CESC, KICH, LUAD, and STAD, emphasizing its potential as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target.
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- Luxin Huang
- Department of Gynecology, Jinan Maternity and Child Care Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical UniversityJinan 250000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Muhammad College of MedicinePeshawar 25000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Muhammad College of MedicinePeshawar 25000, Pakistan
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- Department of Computer Science, University of AgricultureFaisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Khyber Girls Medical CollegePeshawar 25000, Pakistan
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- CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of DentistryLahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesBahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud UniversityP.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud UniversityP.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud UniversityP.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud UniversityP.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA)38, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai, P.O. Box 600036, Tamilnadu, India
- Department of Radiation Biology, National Center for Radiation Research & Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic-Energy Authority (EAEA)Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia
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- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry Biotechnology, and Bioinformatics, The Islamia University of BahawalpurBahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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Faisal UA, Jamil A, Jaafar H, Aqma WS, Arumugam M. Effects of Malaysian thermal spring water as adjunct therapy for mild to moderate acne vulgaris - a prospective, randomised, controlled, split face study. Med J Malaysia 2024; 79:157-164. [PMID: 38553920] [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: 04/02/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Acne is a common skin disease with a high psychosocial burden, affecting mostly adolescents and youth worldwide. Management of acne is often challenged by cutaneous side effects that leads to therapeutic intolerance, poor compliance and impaired efficacy. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a single-centre, evaluatorblinded, split-face, randomised study investigating the effects of thermal spring water (TSW) in improving efficacy and tolerability of standard acne therapy. Total of 31 participants with mild-to-moderate acne were recruited and subjected to TSW spray to one side of the face 4 times daily for 6 weeks in addition to standard therapy. The other side received standard therapy only. RESULTS Six (19.4%) males and 25 (80.6%) female with mean age 25.1±6.13 participated, 15 (48.4%) had mild acne while 16 (51.6%) had moderate acne. Seven (22.6%) were on oral antibiotics, 25 (80.6%) used adapalene, 6 (19.4%) tretinoin and 21 (67.7%) benzoyl peroxide. Skin hydration improved and better on spring water treated side with mean difference12.41±30.31, p = 0.04 at the forehead, 39.52±65.14, p < 0.01 at the cheek and 42.172±71.71, p < 0.01 at the jaw at week 6. Participants also report significant reduction in dryness at the treated side at week 6, mean difference 0.93±0.10, p < 0.001. TEWL, sebum and pH were comparable on both sides with no significant differences. Tolerability towards standard therapy improved as early week 2 with reduction of stinging following application of topical therapy (mean difference 0.62±1.43, p = 0.03), increase in skin feeling good (-1.79±1.70, p < 0.001) and skin suppleness (0.62±1.43, p < 0.001). These improvements were significantly maintained till week 6. Cardiff acne disability index significantly improved at week 6 (p<0.001) despite no significant changes in Comprehensive Acne Severity Scale score before and after treatment. CONCLUSION TSW may have a role as an adjunct to standard acne therapy by improving hydration, acne disability index and tolerability towards standard topical treatment.
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- U A Faisal
- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Saleh Faisal M, Jamil A, Ali N, Alshahrani AM, Almarshad F. Distribution pattern of UGT1A6 and UGT2B7 gene polymorphism and its impact on the pharmacokinetics of valproic acid and carbamazepine: Prospective genetic association study conducted in Pakistani patients with epilepsy. Gene 2024; 892:147886. [PMID: 37820941 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ethnic variation is one of the important factors in clinical practice that may affect the pharmacokinetics of drugs. The present study aims to determine the distribution pattern of UGT1A6 and UGT2B7 gene polymorphism and its possible impact on the metabolism of valproic acid (VPA) and carbamazepine (CBZ) in patients with epilepsy from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan. METHODS After the enrollment of targeted patients, blood was collected for genotype analysis through Sanger sequencing. Plasma concentrations of VPA and CBZ were determined by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) at the follow-up visit of third month from the initiation of therapy. The drug plasma levels were correlated with different genotypes of UGT1A6 and UGT2B7 to determine the impact of genetic polymorphism on the drug metabolism. RESULTS Of the total 178 epileptic patients, 120 subjects were prescribed VPA monotherapy while 58 subjects were given CBZ monotherapy. The mean age of the subjects was recorded as 26.1 ± 13.5 years with a predominance of the male gender. Generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) was the most prevalent type of seizure (82%) followed by partial seizure. Genotype analysis revealed that the frequency of homozygous and heterozygous variants of the targeted UGT genes were exceptionally high in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa population compared to the ethnic groups of other countries. In UGT1A6-A552C and UGT1A6-A541G, AC and AG were the most prevalent genotypes with respective frequencies of 43.2% and 41.1% whereas, in UGT2B7-T161C and UGT2B7-G211T, TC and GG were the most prevalent genotypes with respective frequencies of 42.7% and 99.4%. In the VPA-treated group, the homozygous and heterozygous variants of UGT1A6-A552C and UGT1A6-A541G were significantly associated with lower drug plasma concentrations (p < 0.05). However, none of the genotypes of UGT2B7-T161C revealed any significant association with VPA plasma concentration (p greater than 0.05). In the CBZ-treated group, UGT gene polymorphisms were not recognized to cause alteration in the drug plasma concentrations (p greater than 0.05). CONCLUSION The genetic polymorphisms of UGT1A6, but not UGT2B7 significantly affected the plasma levels of valproic acid. The chosen SNPs did not reveal a role in determining the plasma levels of carbamazepine.
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- Muhammad Saleh Faisal
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; Department of Pharmacology, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; Department of Pharmacology, Khyber Girls Medical College, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia.
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Khan MZ, Waqas M, Shah H, Franklin S, Jamil A. Carmustine-Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Cureus 2023; 15:e51122. [PMID: 38274903 PMCID: PMC10808889 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51122] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Carmustine is an intravenous alkylating agent that inhibits DNA synthesis and protein synthesis by forming cross-links in DNA and RNA and ultimately causing cell death. We report a rare case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy that is thought to be related to carmustine, where the patient presented with chest pain, and ST depression within 12 hours of carmustine therapy. Workup, including echocardiography, showed global hypokinesis of the left ventricle with regional variations; mid and apical anterior septum and apex were akinetic with left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) of 30%. Cardiac catheterization showed nonobstructive coronary artery disease. The patient was treated with a beta-blocker, angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNi), and aldosterone receptor antagonists. Two days later, he had a repeat echocardiogram that showed improved EF. After stem cell infusion, his course was complicated with atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response and septic shock. Unfortunately, he suffered a cardiac arrest and expired. Carmustine-related cardiomyopathy seems to be very rare, and, to our knowledge, this is the first case report.
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- Muhammad Z Khan
- Cardiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Swat Medical College, Saidu Sharif, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Saidu Medical College, Saidu Sharif, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, St Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, USA
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- Medicine, St Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, USA
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Fatima K, Ovais H, Anwar Z, Abdul Latif Motan M, Masood Khan M, Khowaja AH, Shahriyar Ghazanfar A, Khalid MA, Jamil A, Ismail Mujtaba Y, Kumar S, Rashid AM. Novel vs. modified platelet-rich plasma therapy for hair loss treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2023; 85:2833-2840. [PMID: 37363595 PMCID: PMC10289744 DOI: 10.1097/ms9.0000000000000396] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, is a stand-alone therapy or is used in combination with other treatments for the treatment of androgenic alopecia. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the improvement in hair density seen, when PRP was used alone and when used as an adjunct. Methods Conforming to systematic review and meta-analysis recommendations, we performed a meta-analysis of relevant articles in multiple databases, from inception till May 2022. Randomized clinical trials were included that evaluated the use of PRP alone or used PRP as an adjuvant with previously used therapies. Hair density data at the start of treatment and follow-up after 3 and 6 months was used for analysis. Results A review of 255 articles included nine studies, for a cumulative data set of 230 individuals. In comparison to the placebo, stand-alone PRP therapy resulted in a significant increase in hair density (MD=25.39, P<0.00001.) PRP combination therapy also showed marked improvement in hair density compared to placebo (MD=34.38, P=0.002.) When comparing stand-alone PRP to combination therapy, MD=36.16, and MD=34.63 was observed for the two groups, respectively. Conclusions The results of this meta-analysis reaffirm previous studies that suggest the role of PRP in improving hair density in AGA; however, the results cannot justify the use of PRP-combined therapy. Stand-alone PRP therapy should be considered in the management protocols for both men and women, whereas more studies and may be, different combination therapies are required before combined therapy can be included in the management guidelines for AGA.
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- Kaneez Fatima
- Department of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences
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- Department of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University
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- Department of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University
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- Department of Medicine, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University
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Faisal R, Anwar A, Khokhar A, Sattar A, Jamil A, Jamal A. Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Crude Extract of Aesculus Indica in Comparison with Aspirin on Carrageenan Induced Paw Edema in Rats. PAFMJ 2022. [DOI: 10.51253/pafmj.v72i3.6634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Objective: To determine the anti-inflammatory activity of crude extract of Aesculus Indica in rat model.Study design: Comparative studyPlace and duration of study: Pharmacy Department, Bahauddin Zakria University, Multan, Pakistan, from May 2017 to October 2017.Methodology:Twenty four healthy male and female Wistar rats (200-220gm) were included in the study, each rat was given single injection of 0.1 ml of 1% carrageenan, in normal saline in sub-planter region of the right paw for induction of edema. The rats were randomly divided by lottery method in to four groups; Group-1 served as positive control; Group 2 and 3 received crude extract of Aesculus Indica 100 mg/kg and 300mg/kg respectively; Group 4 was given aspirin at the dose of 12 mg/kg. The measurement of paw volume was made immediately by displacement technique using the plathysmometer before and at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th hour after the carrageenan injection.Results: The result of the study confirmed the anti-inflammatory action of crude extract of Aesculus indica both at 100 mg/kg and 300 mg/kg. When group 1 was compared with group 2, 3 and 4, it revealed significant difference with p-value 0.002, 0.042 and 0.002 respectively. Similarly, comparison of group 2 with group 3 showed significant difference with p-value 0.02 while insignificant difference was found between group 3 and 4. Significant difference of p-value 0.03 was found when group 2 and 4 were compared.Conclusion: Crude extract of the Aesculus Indica showed significant anti-inflammatory properties which at high doses were almost comparable with that of aspirin.
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Aslam M, Hussain F, Ahmed N, Jamil A. Isolation and In Silico Characterization of Defensin Genes from Some Indigenous Plant Species of Pakistan. JPRI 2022. [DOI: 10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i41b36280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Aims: Damage of crop plants due to pathogenic attacks, postharvest crops spoilage and lethal effects of chemical pesticides has enforced scientists to find some potential natural alternative. Plants produce different types of antimicrobial peptides including defensins in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Defensins are small cysteine rich, cationic peptide with 40-45 amino acid residues with a variety of biological activities. Hence defensins have pharmaceutical and agricultural significance especially wide range of antifungal activities.
Methodology: Nine plant species viz Brassica napus, Brassica nigra, Conyza bonariensis, Alhagi marorum, Sonchus arvensis, Brassica compestris, Eruca sativa, Cirsium arvensis and Brassica juncea were selected for the study. Four set of primers were applied on extracted genomic DNAs and four amplified genes were isolated from different plants species by PCR. The amplified genes were cloned via pTZ57R/T in E.coli. The cloned fragments were sequenced and characterized by different bioinformatics tool such as coding length and peptide sequence, site of cell aggregation, peptide physico-chemical properties, antimicrobial properties and gene expression pattern.
Result: The amplified products from B. napus, B. nigra, B. compestris, E. sativa and B. juncea were about 330 bp in length and showed upto 85% nucleotide homology to the reported defensins. Deduced amino acid sequence from Bn-Def, Es-Def Bj-Def and Bc- Def showed the conserved defensin domain. These sequences were also characterized for different characteristic like charged amino acids, pI value, shelflife and stability. Sonchus arvensis didn’t give any specific product by prescribed set of primers. However the products from Alhagi marorum was about 770 bp and B. napus was of 270 bp but both give homology below 30%.
Conclusion: This study showed that in silico characterization of deduced antimicrobial peptides from different plant species has depicted these as an effective alternative to communal therapeutics. However, further work is needed to verify defensins specific activity at protein level.
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Abdul Mateen S, Majid H, Jamil A, Jafri L, Khan A. W004 Characterization of a series of patients with cystathionine beta synthase deficiency. Clin Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.04.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Afzal A, van Zyl J, Jamil A, Felius J, Hall S, Kale P. Reference Estimates of Inpatient Mortality, Cost of Hospitalization, and Length of Stay Associated with Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.1524] [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: 10/18/2022] Open
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Bhatia S, Jamil A, Gupta A. LYME CARDITIS PRESENTING AS MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)03407-6] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mehmood RY, Afsar MF, Jamil A, Fareed S, Siddique F, Bhatti MH, Ali M, Rafiq MA. Study of electric conduction mechanisms, dielectric relaxation behaviour and density of states in zinc sulphide nanoparticles. Journal of Taibah University for Science 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/16583655.2021.2011595] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Raja Yasir Mehmood
- Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Al Kharusi S, Anton G, Badhrees I, Barbeau P, Beck D, Belov V, Bhatta T, Breidenbach M, Brunner T, Cao G, Cen W, Chambers C, Cleveland B, Coon M, Craycraft A, Daniels T, Darroch L, Daugherty S, Davis J, Delaquis S, Der Mesrobian-Kabakian A, DeVoe R, Dilling J, Dolgolenko A, Dolinski M, Echevers J, Fairbank W, Fairbank D, Farine J, Feyzbakhsh S, Fierlinger P, Fudenberg D, Gautam P, Gornea R, Gratta G, Hall C, Hansen E, Hoessl J, Hufschmidt P, Hughes M, Iverson A, Jamil A, Jessiman C, Jewell M, Johnson A, Karelin A, Kaufman L, Koffas T, Krücken R, Kuchenkov A, Kumar K, Lan Y, Larson A, Lenardo B, Leonard D, Li G, Li S, Li Z, Licciardi C, Lin Y, MacLellan R, McElroy T, Michel T, Mong B, Moore D, Murray K, Njoya O, Nusair O, Odian A, Ostrovskiy I, Perna A, Piepke A, Pocar A, Retière F, Robinson A, Rowson P, Ruddell D, Runge J, Schmidt S, Sinclair D, Skarpaas K, Soma A, Stekhanov V, Tarka M, Thibado S, Todd J, Tolba T, Totev T, Tsang R, Veenstra B, Veeraraghavan V, Vogel P, Vuilleumier JL, Wagenpfeil M, Watkins J, Weber M, Wen L, Wichoski U, Wrede G, Wu S, Xia Q, Yahne D, Yang L, Yen YR, Zeldovich O, Ziegler T. Search for Majoron-emitting modes of
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double beta decay with the complete EXO-200 dataset. Int J Clin Exp Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.104.112002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Kamal Rodin NS, Ismail NA, Abdul Wahid SF, Jamil A, Syed Zakaria SZ, Syed Abd Kadir SS, Lee BR, Bakrin IH, Wan Jamaludin WF. Epidemiology and clinical profiles of cutaneous graft versus host disease in allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Malays J Pathol 2021; 43:361-373. [PMID: 34958057] [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: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The epidemiology of cutaneous graft versus host disease (GVHD) in allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) in Malaysia has not been described. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analysed 691 allogeneic PBSCT patients between 2010-2017 in two centers. RESULTS The prevalence of cutaneous GVHD was 31.4% (217/691). No associations were detected with race, age or gender of donor and recipients. Cutaneous GVHD was associated with host cytomegalovirus (CMV) seropositivity (p<0.01), conditioning (p<0.01), GVHD prophylaxis (p=0.046) and survival (p<0.01). Majority developed the acute form (58.1%;126/217). Biopsies in 20.7% (45/217) showed 55.6% positivity for GVHD. Overall, involvement was non-severe. A majority demonstrated complete response (CR) to first-line corticosteroids (70.0%;152/217). Secondline therapies (extracorporeal phototherapy (ECP), psolaren ultraviolet A (PUVA), mycophenolate, tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, interleukins inhibitors, or CD20 monoclonal antibodies) were required in 65/217, with 38.5% CR. Second-line therapy was associated with gender (p=0.042), extra-cutaneous GVHD (p=0.021), treatment outcomes (p=0.026) and survival (p=0.048). Mortality in cutaneous GVHD was 24.0% with severe sepsis being the leading cause at Day 100 (7.8%) and 5-years (7.8%), and relapsed disease at 2-years (32.7%). In steroid refractoriness, severe GVHD caused 30.8% mortality. In cutaneous GVHD, survival at Day 100 was 95.4%; 80.2% at 2-years and 73.1% at 5-years. The median survival in cutaneous GVHD was significantly shorter at 55 months, compared to those without GVHD at 69 months (p=0.001). CONCLUSION Cutaneous involvement is the commonest clinical manifestation of GVHD. A larger national study is warranted to further analyse severity and outcome of multiorgan GVHD, and factors associated with steroid refractoriness.
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- N S Kamal Rodin
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cell Therapy Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cell Therapy Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Pediatric & Community Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Hospital Ampang, Department of Hematology, 68000 Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Hospital Gleneagles, Department of Dermatopathology, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pathology
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- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cell Therapy Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Arumugam M, Leelavathi M, Harun NL, Jamil A. Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis of the abdominal wall: A lesson in lymphatic drainage. Med J Malaysia 2021; 76:583-584. [PMID: 34305124] [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: 06/13/2023]
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Cutaneous sporotrichosis (CS) presents as asymptomatic lesions of varied morphology. The most common variant is the lymphocutaneous type which typically progresses from a papule to an ulcer and then forms nodules along the superficial lymphatic channels. Diagnosis CS may be challenging when the lesion presents at an uncommon site where the superficial lymphatic drainage is unfamiliar. We present here a case of sporotrichosis of the abdominal wall which was initially misdiagnosed as an abscess but later confirmed by culture and managed successfully.
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- M Arumugam
- University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Klinik Kesihatan Bandar Alor Setar, Alor Setar Hospital, Kedah, Malaysia
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- University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Jamil A, Javed A, Iqbal MA. Effects of motivational interviewing with conventional physical therapy on rehabilitation of chronic musculoskeletal disorders: A quasi-experimental study. J PAK MED ASSOC 2021; 71:1123-1127. [PMID: 34125755 DOI: 10.47391/jpma.873] [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] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Objective To compare the effects of motivational interviewing with conventional physical therapy in the rehabilitation of chronic musculoskeletal disorders compared to conventional physical therapy alone. METHODS The quasi-experimental study was conducted from September 2017 to March 2018 after approval from the University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders enrolled from various outpatient physical therapy clinics in Lahore. The subjects were alternatively allocated to intervention group A and control group B, with the former receiving motivational interviewing along with conventional physical therapy, and the latter receiving conventional physical therapy alone. The effects of the intervention were measured using visual analogue scale, patient-specific functional scale and exercise compliance chart with two-week follow-up. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. RESULTS Of the 96 subjects, there were 48(50%) in each of the two groups. There were 21(44%) males and 27(56%) females in group A with a mean age of 50.10±10.35 years, and 23(48%) males and 25(52%) females in group B with a mean age of 50.18±11.58 years. Pain score and functional status were significantly better in group A compared to group B from the baseline to day 14 (p<0.001). Exercise compliance was significantly different between the groups (p<0.001). Intra-group effects of pain intensity, functional status and exercise compliance were also significant (p<0.001). Conclusion Integration of motivational interviewing with conventional physical therapy was found to decrease pain and functional limitations and improve exercise compliance.
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Shaharir SS, Rajalingham S, Mohd R, Kori N, Jamil A. POS0723 HERPES ZOSTER IN A MULTI-ETHNIC SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE) COHORT: CLINICAL FEATURES AND RISK FACTORS. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.1216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients are at risk of Herpes Zoster (HZ) infection due to the underlying immunosuppressed state. The reported incidence of HZ in SLE is 6 to 10-times higher than the general population.Objectives:To determine the clinical characteristics of SLE patients who develop Herpes Zoster (HZ) infection and their associated risk factors.Methods:Medical records review was performed on consecutive SLE patients in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) from 2018 until 2019. Previous history of HZ and their demographic characteristics, clinical and medications used at the time of infection were recorded. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to compare the clinical and treatment characteristics between SLE patients with history of HZ and patients who had never had experienced HZ.Results:A total of 229 patients with predominantly Malay patients (n=123, 53.7%), followed by Chinese (n=90, 39.3%) and others (n=16, 7.0%) were included. A total of 37 patients had history of HZ (16.2%). Their mean age during HZ episode was 34.4 ± 13.8 years and their SLE disease duration was 68.7 ±57.1 months. More than half of them (n=21, 56.8%) developed HZ when the SLE disease was active with the mean dose of prednisolone at the time of infection was 20.7 ± 9.2 mg daily. A total of 21 HZ patients (56.8%) had ever received cyclophosphamide with the median interval of the last infusion was 6 (0.2-84) months. Almost half of the HZ patients (n=18, 48.6%) developed the infection while on cyclosporine A. Meanwhile, 4 (10.8%) were on azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil respectively. Chinese patients tend to have HZ as compared to other ethnics (27% vs 41.7%), p=0.07. HZ occurred in a higher proportion among male patients (29%) as compared to female patients (14.1%), p=0.05. The use of azathioprine (10.8% vs 55.2%, p<0.01) and mycophenolate mofetil (10.8% vs 31.8%, p=0.009) were less associated with HZ. On the other hand, the use of cyclosporine A (48.6% vs 32.3%, p=0.05) and prednisolone ≥ 60mg daily (44.4% vs 28%, p=0.04) were associated with HZ. Higher HZ patients had hematological manifestation (81.1% vs 62.5%, p=0.04) and positive lupus anticoagulant (LA), 32.4% vs 14.6%, p=0.02. A forward logistic regression which included all factors with p<0.1 in the univariate analyses revealed that the use of prednisolone ≥ 60mg daily and hematological manifestation were the independent predictors of HZ with OR= 2.28 (95% C.I = 1.01-5.17), p=0.049 and OR= 2.78 (95% C.I = 1.09-7.04), p=0.03 respectively. The use of azathioprine was associated with a lower risk of HZ with OR 0.08 (95% C. I= 0.03-0.25), p=<0.01.Conclusion:Our study demonstrated the possible influence of male gender, Chinese ethnicity and disease characteristics such as hematological manifestation and lupus anticoagulant positivity with the occurrence of HZ. In addition, the use high dose oral prednisolone ≥ 60mg daily was the independent predictor of HZ while on the other hand, the use of azathioprine was associated with a lower risk of developing HZ as compared to other immunosuppressive agents. Further larger studies are needed to confirm these associations.References:[1]Chen D, Li H, Xie J, Zhan Z, Liang L, Yang X. Herpes zoster in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Clinical features, complications and risk factors. Exp Ther Med. 2017;14(6):6222-6228.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Jamil A, Habib S, Habib S. Call to Thwart XDR Typhoid: Beyond Futile Efforts. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2021; 31:750-751. [PMID: 34102799 DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.06.750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ayesha Jamil
- Department of Medicine, Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Student, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Centre, USA
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A 47-year-old female with a past medical history of morbid obesity and hypertension presented with acute onset dizziness that started while she was at work one evening. She did not have chest pain or dyspnea. She had vital signs within an acceptable range, oxygen saturation of 98%-99%, and was not in acute distress. Examination including the Dix-Hallpike maneuver was unremarkable. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the head and neck disclosed bilateral pulmonary embolism without any evidence of cerebral ischemia. CTA chest confirmed the diagnosis of bilateral pulmonary emboli. Importantly, besides the obesity, the patient did not have any other risk factors of pulmonary embolism including recent immobilization, surgery, hormonal therapy or contraceptive use, and personal or family history of thromboembolic disorders. However, she was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection six months back with symptoms not requiring hospitalization. Following further workup for her dizziness and neurology evaluation, in the absence of any other plausible etiology, her presenting symptom was attributed to the atypical presentation of pulmonary embolism. She was treated with heparin in the hospital and discharged on apixaban. Her symptoms had resolved at the time of discharge.
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- Ayesha Jamil
- Internal Medicine, Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, NPL
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Boulakhbar M, Lebrouhi B, Kousksou T, Smouh S, Jamil A, Maaroufi M, Zazi M. Towards a large-scale integration of renewable energies in Morocco. J Energy Storage 2020; 32:101806. [PMID: 32904961 PMCID: PMC7462839 DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2020.101806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Renewable energies are a sustainable, unlimited and decarbonised solution to address future energy challenges. In this context, Morocco has a considerable advantage to position itself on this promising market. Furthermore, renewable energies have been highlighted as a key strategic source for the country's green growth. Morocco has adopted the renewable energy path through a strategy targeted on the development of solar, wind and hydroelectric power to boost its energy policy by adapting it to the challenges posed by today's world. Nowadays, Morocco is facing a challenge to reach 52% by 2030 of its total renewable energy capacity, which will exceed 42% by the end of 2020. The main objective of this paper is to study a scenario for 2030 for the Moroccan electricity system and to identify the challenges that need to be addressed in order to accelerate the integration of renewable energies in the Moroccan energy mix and to achieve a possible export of such green energy towards Europe.
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Key Words
- BWRO, Brackish Water Reverse Osmose
- CCGTs, Combined Cycle Gas Turbines
- CSP, Concentrated Solar Power
- Concentrated solar power
- ED, Electro Dialyses
- EU, European Union
- Energy storage
- GHGE, Green House Gas Emissions
- IPPs, Independent Power Producer's Electricity.
- IRESEN, Institute of Research on solar energy and New Energies
- LNG, Liquefied natural gas
- MASEN, Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy
- MED, Multi-Effect Distillation
- MSF, Multi-Stage Flash
- MVC, Mechanical Vapor compression
- Morocco
- ONEE, National Agency for Electricity and Water
- PETS, Pumped Energy Transfer Station
- PV, Photovoltaic
- Power to X
- PtH, Power-to-Hydrogen
- PtX, Power to X
- R&D, Research and Development
- RE, Renewable Energy
- RES, Renewable energy sources
- RETs, Renewable energy technologies
- RO, Reverse Osmose
- Renewable energy integration
- SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals
- SET Roadmap, Roadmap for Sustainable Electricity Trade
- SG, Smart Grid
- SWRO, Sea Water Reverse Osmose
- TOE, Tonne Oil Energy
- TVC, Thermo-Vapor compression
- Thermal energy storage
- V2G, Vehicle to Grid
- WWTP, Waste Water Treatment Plan
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- M Boulakhbar
- Université Mohammed V, École Normale Supérieure de l'Enseignement Technique de Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, SIAME, Pau, France
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- Université Mohammed V, École Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs, Rabat, Morocco
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, SIAME, Pau, France
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, SIAME, Pau, France
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- Ecole Supérieure de Technologie de Fès, U.S.M.B.A, Route d'Imouzzer, BP 242, Fez, Morocco
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- Ecole Supérieure de Technologie de Fès, U.S.M.B.A, Route d'Imouzzer, BP 242, Fez, Morocco
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- Université Mohammed V, École Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs, Rabat, Morocco
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- Université Mohammed V, École Normale Supérieure de l'Enseignement Technique de Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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Lai CCK, Md Nor N, Kamaruddin NA, Jamil A, Safian N. Comparison of transepidermal water loss and skin hydration in diabetics and nondiabetics. Clin Exp Dermatol 2020; 46:58-64. [PMID: 32619023 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pruritus is common in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), and may lead to complex dermatological conditions if left untreated. Pruritus can be caused by increased transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and reduced skin hydration. AIMS To compare TEWL and skin hydration in patients with DM and controls, and to investigate associations between TEWL and skin hydration with glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting blood sugar (FBS), treatment, peripheral neuropathy (PN) and age in patients with diabetes. METHODS This was a prospective, case-control study carried out at a tertiary medical centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. TEWL and skin hydration measurements were taken at six different body sites in both groups. RESULTS In total, 146 patients (73 cases, 73 controls) were included (24 men and 49 women in each group). No significant difference in TEWL or skin hydration was seen between patients with DM and controls, but there were significant reductions in skin hydration in patients with DM who had FBS > 7 mmol/L (P < 0.01) or PN (P < 0.01). There was a reduction in TEWL over the anterior shin in patients with HbA1c levels > 6.5% (P < 0.02) and an increase in TEWL on the flank in patients on insulin injections at doses of > 1 U/kg/day (P < 0.01). In participants > 45 years old, there was a significant reduction in TEWL (P = 0.04) and hydration (P < 0.04) in the DM and control groups, respectively. CONCLUSION There was no difference in TEWL and skin hydration in patients with DM compared with controls. In the DM group, reduction in skin hydration was associated with uncontrolled FBS and PN but not with HbA1c or DM treatment, whereas TEWL was lower in patients with FBS > 8 mmol/L and increased in patients with higher insulin requirement.
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- C C K Lai
- Departments of, Department of, Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Departments of, Department of, Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Departments of, Department of, Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Departments of, Department of, Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of, Public Health, Faculty of Medicine University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Arumugam M, Jamil A, Amiseno RA, Rosli N, Abdul Shukor N. Merkel cell carcinoma: Preparing to go the distance. Malays J Pathol 2020; 42:277-281. [PMID: 32860382] [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: 06/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy of the skin, with poor clinical outcomes. Typical conditions include a rapidly growing, solitary dome-shaped, violaceous nodule. Several root causes have been identified - sun exposure, age, lighter skin, immunocompromised state, and polyomavirus infection. Wide local excision is the best treatment. The tumour is radiotherapy-responsive. However, the success rate of the treatment with chemotherapy is rather limited. Immunotherapy has shown promising results. Early detection is important to prevent morbidity and mortality. CASE REPORT In this literature work, we reported on a particular case of MCC, as exhibited by an 84-year-old Chinese woman, and discussed the clinical features and management of MCC. DISCUSSION We highlighted that MCC cases have a link to the polyomavirus 5. Patients who were identified with the Polyomavirus 5, and underwent immunotherapy, were seen to depict much better prognosis.
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- M Arumugam
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Al Kharusi S, Anton G, Badhrees I, Barbeau PS, Beck D, Belov V, Bhatta T, Breidenbach M, Brunner T, Cao GF, Cen WR, Chambers C, Cleveland B, Coon M, Craycraft A, Daniels T, Darroch L, Daugherty SJ, Davis J, Delaquis S, Der Mesrobian-Kabakian A, DeVoe R, Dilling J, Dolgolenko A, Dolinski MJ, Echevers J, Fairbank W, Fairbank D, Farine J, Feyzbakhsh S, Fierlinger P, Fudenberg D, Gautam P, Gornea R, Gratta G, Hall C, Hansen EV, Hoessl J, Hufschmidt P, Hughes M, Iverson A, Jamil A, Jessiman C, Jewell MJ, Johnson A, Karelin A, Kaufman LJ, Koffas T, Kostensalo J, Krücken R, Kuchenkov A, Kumar KS, Lan Y, Larson A, Lenardo BG, Leonard DS, Li GS, Li S, Li Z, Licciardi C, Lin YH, MacLellan R, McElroy T, Michel T, Mong B, Moore DC, Murray K, Nakarmi P, Njoya O, Nusair O, Odian A, Ostrovskiy I, Piepke A, Pocar A, Retière F, Robinson AL, Rowson PC, Ruddell D, Runge J, Schmidt S, Sinclair D, Skarpaas K, Soma AK, Stekhanov V, Suhonen J, Tarka M, Thibado S, Todd J, Tolba T, Totev TI, Tsang R, Veenstra B, Veeraraghavan V, Vogel P, Vuilleumier JL, Wagenpfeil M, Watkins J, Weber M, Wen LJ, Wichoski U, Wrede G, Wu SX, Xia Q, Yahne DR, Yang L, Yen YR, Zeldovich OY, Ziegler T. Measurement of the Spectral Shape of the β-Decay of ^{137}Xe to the Ground State of ^{137}Cs in EXO-200 and Comparison with Theory. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:232502. [PMID: 32603173 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.232502] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We report on a comparison between the theoretically predicted and experimentally measured spectra of the first-forbidden nonunique β-decay transition ^{137}Xe(7/2^{-})→^{137}Cs(7/2^{+}). The experimental data were acquired by the EXO-200 experiment during a deployment of an AmBe neutron source. The ultralow background environment of EXO-200, together with dedicated source deployment and analysis procedures, allowed for collection of a pure sample of the decays, with an estimated signal to background ratio of more than 99 to 1 in the energy range from 1075 to 4175 keV. In addition to providing a rare and accurate measurement of the first-forbidden nonunique β-decay shape, this work constitutes a novel test of the calculated electron spectral shapes in the context of the reactor antineutrino anomaly and spectral bump.
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- S Al Kharusi
- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL), Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 117218, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, China
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- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA
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- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Physics Department and CEEM, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 117218, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Department of Physics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Technische Universität München, Physikdepartment and Excellence Cluster Universe, Garching 80805, Germany
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 117218, Russia
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics, P.O. Box 35 (YFL), Jyväskylä FI-40014, Finland
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 117218, Russia
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- Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- IBS Center for Underground Physics, Daejeon 34126, Korea
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Department of Physics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, SUNY, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL), Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 117218, Russia
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics, P.O. Box 35 (YFL), Jyväskylä FI-40014, Finland
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- Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, China
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- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Kellogg Lab, Caltech, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LHEP, Albert Einstein Center, University of Bern, Bern CH-3012, Switzerland
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 117218, Russia
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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Khan TA, Hussain S, Ikram A, Mahmood S, Riaz H, Jamil A, Amin A, Haider YG, Sandhu M, Mushtaq A, Barbui C, Johnson CF, Godman B. Prevalence and treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders among tertiary hospitals in Pakistan; findings and implications. Hosp Pract (1995) 2020; 48:145-160. [PMID: 32343632 DOI: 10.1080/21548331.2020.1762366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Mental health and neurological disorders are prevalent in Pakistan. However, there are considerable concerns with their management due to issues of access, availability of trained personnel and stigma alongside paucity of such data. Consequently, there is a need to document current treatment approaches starting with tertiary hospitals in Pakistan where patients with more severe mental and neurological disorders are typically treated. Subsequently, use the findings to help direct future policies and initiatives. METHODS Multi-centered, cross-sectional, prospective study principally evaluating current medicine usage among patients attending tertiary hospitals in Pakistan with psychiatric and neurological disorders. In addition, possible factors contributing to the prevalence of these disorders in this population to help with future care. All 23 tertiary care hospitals in the ten major Districts in Pakistan were included, which cover 75% of the population. RESULTS 57,664 patients were evaluated of which 35.3% were females. Both females and males had multiple brain disorders and multiple co-morbidities. Schizophrenia was the most prevalent disorder overall among both females (25.2%) and males (30.4%). A median of six medicines were prescribed per patient, with antipsychotics and antidepressants the most prescribed medicines. Clozapine was the most prescribed medicine in males (12.25%) and females (11.83%) including for psychiatric disorders, with sodium valproate the most prescribed medicine in epilepsy in males (42.44% of all anti-epileptic medicines) as well as females (46.38%). There was a greater prevalence of both disorders among the lower classes. A greater prevalence of schizophrenia was seen in patients abusing alcohol and smokers. The divorce rate was higher among the studied patients and the prevalence of depression was higher among the widowed population. CONCLUSIONS There were concerns with the quality of prescribing including the extent of polypharmacy as well as possible overuse of clozapine especially in patients with epilepsy, both of which need addressing.
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- Tanveer Ahmed Khan
- Drugs Control and Traditional Medicines Division, National Institute of Health , Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Drugs Control and Traditional Medicines Division, National Institute of Health , Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Drugs Control and Traditional Medicines Division, National Institute of Health , Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-e-Azam University , Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Rashid Latif College of Pharmacy , Lahore, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hajvery University , Lahore, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hajvery University , Lahore, Pakistan
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- Drugs Control and Traditional Medicines Division, National Institute of Health , Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Drugs Control and Traditional Medicines Division, National Institute of Health , Islamabad, Pakistan
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona , Verona, Italy
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- Pharmacy Services, National Health Service Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC) , Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge , Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Pharmacoepidemiolgy, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University , Glasgow, UK.,Health Economics Centre, Liverpool University , Liverpool, UK.,Division of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University , Pretoria, South Africa
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Jamil A, Habib S. Delaying vascular aging: A new prospect in medicine. EXCLI J 2019; 18:1092-1093. [PMID: 31938026 PMCID: PMC6953538 DOI: 10.17179/excli2019-1854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Ayesha Jamil
- Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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Anton G, Badhrees I, Barbeau PS, Beck D, Belov V, Bhatta T, Breidenbach M, Brunner T, Cao GF, Cen WR, Chambers C, Cleveland B, Coon M, Craycraft A, Daniels T, Danilov M, Darroch L, Daugherty SJ, Davis J, Delaquis S, Der Mesrobian-Kabakian A, DeVoe R, Dilling J, Dolgolenko A, Dolinski MJ, Echevers J, Fairbank W, Fairbank D, Farine J, Feyzbakhsh S, Fierlinger P, Fudenberg D, Gautam P, Gornea R, Gratta G, Hall C, Hansen EV, Hoessl J, Hufschmidt P, Hughes M, Iverson A, Jamil A, Jessiman C, Jewell MJ, Johnson A, Karelin A, Kaufman LJ, Koffas T, Krücken R, Kuchenkov A, Kumar KS, Lan Y, Larson A, Lenardo BG, Leonard DS, Li GS, Li S, Li Z, Licciardi C, Lin YH, MacLellan R, McElroy T, Michel T, Mong B, Moore DC, Murray K, Njoya O, Nusair O, Odian A, Ostrovskiy I, Piepke A, Pocar A, Retière F, Robinson AL, Rowson PC, Ruddell D, Runge J, Schmidt S, Sinclair D, Soma AK, Stekhanov V, Tarka M, Todd J, Tolba T, Totev TI, Veenstra B, Veeraraghavan V, Vogel P, Vuilleumier JL, Wagenpfeil M, Watkins J, Weber M, Wen LJ, Wichoski U, Wrede G, Wu SX, Xia Q, Yahne DR, Yang L, Yen YR, Zeldovich OY, Ziegler T. Search for Neutrinoless Double-β Decay with the Complete EXO-200 Dataset. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:161802. [PMID: 31702371 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.161802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A search for neutrinoless double-β decay (0νββ) in ^{136}Xe is performed with the full EXO-200 dataset using a deep neural network to discriminate between 0νββ and background events. Relative to previous analyses, the signal detection efficiency has been raised from 80.8% to 96.4±3.0%, and the energy resolution of the detector at the Q value of ^{136}Xe 0νββ has been improved from σ/E=1.23% to 1.15±0.02% with the upgraded detector. Accounting for the new data, the median 90% confidence level 0νββ half-life sensitivity for this analysis is 5.0×10^{25} yr with a total ^{136}Xe exposure of 234.1 kg yr. No statistically significant evidence for 0νββ is observed, leading to a lower limit on the 0νββ half-life of 3.5×10^{25} yr at the 90% confidence level.
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- G Anton
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2T8, Quebec, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, China
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Department of Physics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2T8, Quebec, Canada
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- Physics Department and CEEM, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Department of Physics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Physik Department and Excellence Cluster Universe, Technische Universität München, Garching 80805, Germany
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, SUNY, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- IBS Center for Underground Physics, Daejeon 34126, Korea
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Department of Physics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2T8, Quebec, Canada
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2T8, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, SUNY, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions and Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, China
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- Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2T8, Quebec, Canada
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Kellogg Lab, Caltech, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LHEP, Albert Einstein Center, University of Bern, Bern CH-3012, Switzerland
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Physics Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics named by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute," 117218 Moscow, Russia
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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Samani MM, Agboada D, Jamil A, Kuo M, Nitsche M. Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation over the Primary Motor Cortex Induces Nonlinear Neuroplasticity with Modulations of Intensity and Duration. Brain Stimul 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Kuo H, Paulus W, Batsikadze G, Jamil A, Nitsche M, Kuo M. Noradrenergic effects on cortical excitability - a study with noninvasive brain stimulation in humans. Brain Stimul 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.457] [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] Open
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Jamil A, Mohd MI, Zain NM. THE CONSISTENCY OF EXPOSURE INDICATOR VALUES IN DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEMS. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2018; 182:413-418. [PMID: 29767799 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncy082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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After years of establishment of computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR), manufacturers have introduced exposure indicator/index (EI) as a feedback mechanism for patient dose. However, EI consistency is uncertain for CR. Most manufacturers recommended EI values in a range of numbers for all examination, instead of giving the exact range for a specific body part, raising a concern of inappropriate exposure given to the patient in clinical practice. The aims of this study were to investigate the EI consistency in DR systems produced in constant exposure parameters and clinical condition, and to determine the interaction between the anatomical part and EI. A phantom study of skull, chest, abdomen and hand was carried out and four systems were used for comparison-Fuji CR, Carestream CR, Siemens DR and Carestream DR. For each projection, the phantom positioning and exposure parameters were set according to the standard clinical practice. All exposure parameters and clinical conditions were kept constant. Twenty (20) exposures were taken for each projection and the EI was recorded. Findings showed that EI is not consistent in DR systems despite constant exposure parameters and clinical condition except in Siemens DR, through skull examination. Statistical analysis showed a significant interaction between anatomical parts and EI values (P < 0.05). EI alone was proven to be less reliable to provide technologist a correct feedback on exposure level. The interaction between anatomical parts and EI values intensifies the need for an anatomical-specific EI values set by all manufacturers for accurate feedback on the exposure parameters used and the detector entrance dose.
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- A Jamil
- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Health Sciences, KPJ Healthcare University College, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Health Sciences, KPJ Healthcare University College, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, School of Health Sciences, KPJ Healthcare University College, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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Shaharir SS, Kadir WDA, Nordin F, Bakar FA, Ting MWH, Jamil A, Mohd R, Wahab AA. Systemic lupus erythematosus among male patients in Malaysia: how are we different from other geographical regions? Lupus 2018; 28:137-144. [PMID: 30458692 DOI: 10.1177/0961203318812676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease which predominantly affects females. The disease characteristics in male SLE patients are reported to be distinct and may vary across ethnicities and geographical regions. OBJECTIVE To determine and compare the clinical phenotype and organ damage between male and female patients with SLE in Malaysia. METHODOLOGY This was a cross-sectional study involving SLE patients from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre from June 2016 until June 2017. Information on their socio-demographics and disease characteristics were obtained from the clinical records. Disease damage was assessed using the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology (SLICC/ACR) damage index (SDI) scores. The disease characteristics, autoantibody profiles and organ damage were compared between male and female patients, and multivariable analysis using male sex as dependent variable was then performed. RESULTS A total of 418 patients were recruited and a total of 59 (14.1%) patients were male. Male patients presented with lower SLE ACR criteria at initial presentation but a significantly higher number of them had renal involvement (lupus nephritis) (78.0% versus 63.8%, p = 0.04). Male patients had less musculoskeletal involvement (45.8% versus 63.0%, p = 0.02) and tended to have lesser mucocutaneous involvement. Immunologic profile revealed that a lower number of male patients had positive anti-Ro antibody (22.7% versus 44.7%, p = 0.04) and they tended to have positive lupus anticoagulant antibody (27.6% versus 14.3%, p = 0.06). Presence of organ damage (SDI score ≥ 1) was significantly higher among males (55.9% versus 39.6%, p = 0.02) with higher renal damage (25.4% versus 9.2%, p = 0.004) and cardiovascular event of ischaemic heart disease or stroke (20.3% versus 7.0%, p = 0.004). They were also inclined to develop damage much earlier as compared to female patients, 3 (interquartile range (IQR) 7.5) versus 5 (IQR 7) years, p = 0.08. The occurrence of disease damage was independently associated with male gender with odds ratio of 1.9 (95% confidence interval 1.1-3.5), p = 0.02. CONCLUSION Male patients with SLE have more severe disease with renal damage and cardiovascular event.
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- S S Shaharir
- 1 Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
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- 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
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- 1 Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
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- 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
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- 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
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- 3 Dermatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
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- 4 Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
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- 5 Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
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Akbar Z, Zahoor T, Huma N, Jamil A, Ayesha H, Kumar Irudayaraj JM. Electrospun probiotics: an alternative for encapsulation. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2018; 32:1551-1556. [PMID: 30574764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Electrospinning has emerged as a potential method to fabricate nonwoven nanofibers. It has application in different fields of biomedicine as it has potential to carry antimicrobial and bioactive agents. The present investigation was conducted to optimize the process conditions and determine the viability of probiotics after being electrospun in fibers. Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) was utilized as electrospun material because it possesses generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status and in dry form it acts as a high oxygen barrier and has high water solubility. This characteristic allows the easy recovery of the bacteria from electrospun fibers. The viability tests, carried out at three different temperatures (room temperature, 4°C and -20°C) showed Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis Bb12 (probiotic 1) and combination of Streptococcus thermophilus (TH-4®), Lactobacillus paracasei 431® and Bb-12 (probiotic 2) within the electrospun PVOH fibers remained viable after 1 week at room temperature and refrigeration temperature. The nanofibers containing probiotics prepared with 9% poly venyl alcohol showed homogenous, uniform, bead-free and smooth texture. Probiotic 1 demonstrated growth as 1.85×108, 1.57×108 and 1.71×108 before, 0 hour and after 1 week of encapsulation. While probiotic 2 exhibited a growth of 2.1×108 before electrospinning, 1.3 ×108 at 0 hour and 1.97×108 after one week of electrospinning. There was no change in CFU/mL count and remained 108 CFU/mL. The encapsulation efficiency was 84.07% and 85.73% at 0 and one week, respectively, for Probiotic 1, while probitic 2 showed 90.09% and 93.59 % encapsulation efficiency before and after one week, respectively. Considering the prolonged viability of nanofibers containing probiotics noted at room temperature, this technology can be implemented for prolonged viability of probiotics.
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- Z Akbar
- NIFSAT, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- NIFSAT, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- NIFSAT, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Micro and Nanotechnology Lab., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A
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Habib S, Hamid U, Jamil A, Zainab AZ, Yousuf T, Habib S, Tariq SM, Ali F. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Therapeutic Option for Neurologic and Psychiatric Illnesses. Cureus 2018; 10:e3456. [PMID: 30564535 PMCID: PMC6298622 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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In recent years, transcranial magnetic stimulation has become an area of interest in the field of neurosciences due to its ability to non-invasively induce sufficient electric current to depolarize superficial axons and networks in the cortex and can be used to explore brain functioning. Evidence shows that transcranial magnetic stimulation could be used as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for various neurological and psychiatric illnesses. The aim of this review is to introduce the basics of this technology to the readers and to bring together an overview of some of its clinical applications investigated thus far.
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- Sara Habib
- Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
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- Internal Medicine, The Indus Hospital, Lahore, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, PAK
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- Radiology, Mayo Hospital King Edward Medical College, Lahore, PAK
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- Family Medicine, Civil Hospital Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK
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Abdul Kadir WD, Jamil A, Shaharir SS, Md Nor N, Abdul Gafor AH. Photoprotection awareness and practices among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and its association with disease activity and severity. Lupus 2018; 27:1287-1295. [PMID: 29665756 DOI: 10.1177/0961203318770016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 12/29/2022]
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Objective The objective of this paper is to determine photoprotection awareness, knowledge, practices, and its relationship with disease activity and damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods A cross-sectional study was performed. Data were acquired from in-person interviews and medical records. Results A total of 199 (89.6%) females and 23 (10.4%) males were recruited. Median age was 39.00 (interquartile range (IQR) 18) years, disease duration 12.12 (IQR 8) years, Fitzpatrick skin phototype III 119 (53.6%) and IV 81 (36.5%). Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2 K) was 2.95 (IQR 4) while Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index (SLICC-ACR DI) was 1.20 (IQR 2). The majority 205 (92.3%) were aware of sun exposure effects on SLE. Photoprotection methods were shade seeking 209 (94.1%), sun avoidance 212 (95.5%), long pants 168 (75.7%), long sleeves 155 (69.8%), sunscreen 116 (52.3%), sunglasses 114 (51.4%) and head cover 103 (46.4%). Significantly higher photoprotection practice scores (PPS) were observed in females, Malays, and individuals with higher education level and internet accessibility. PPS were not significantly correlated with SLICC-ACR DI and SLEDAI-2 K. Independent predictors for good photoprotection practice (GPP) were ethnicity (OR = 3.66, 95% CI 1.78-7.53), awareness (OR = 3.77, 95% CI 1.09-13.08) and cutaneous involvement (OR = 2.43, 95% CI 1.11-5.28). Photoprotection methods and GPP were not predictors for disease activity or damage. Conclusion Photoprotection awareness and knowledge was good. Shade seeking and sun avoidance were the common photoprotection methods practised. The use of sunscreen requires improvement. Photoprotection awareness and cutaneous manifestation were predictors for GPP. Neither photoprotection methods nor GPP were associated with disease activity or damage.
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- W D Abdul Kadir
- 1 Department of Medicine, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- 2 Department of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- 2 Department of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- 2 Department of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- 2 Department of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Afzal A, Tecson K, Jamil A, Felius J, Qin H, Garcha P, Hall S, Carey S. Clinical Characteristics of Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Heart Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Tahir IM, Iqbal T, Jamil A, Saqib M. Association of BCL-2 with oxidative stress and total antioxidant status in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2017; 31:1023-1027. [PMID: 29254309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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B-Cell Lymphoma protein-2 (BCL-2) is one of the most studied proteins with substantial regulatory potential for both apoptosis and autophagy. BCL-2 confer chemoresistance through influencing cancer pathophysiology. Serum level of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) predicts increased anaerobic glycolysis and is associated with metabolic modulation in cancer cells. In the present research, the interplay of BCL-2, total oxidative status (TOS) and LDH was investigated in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The studied parameters, BCL-2 protein (p less than 0.001), TOS (p less than 0.001) and LDH (p less than 0.001) were significantly elevated in the ALL group compared to the normal group (N-group). However, the total antioxidant status (TAS) was reduced significantly (p less than 0.01) in ALL patients. In the ALL group, the TOS had significant negative correlation with TAS (p less than 0.01). Furthermore, non-significant positive correlations were found between BCL-2 and LDH, BCL-2 and TAS and LDH and TAS (each with; p>0.05). However, a negative non-significant correlation was observed between BCL-2 and TOS and LDH and TOS (each with; p>0.05).
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- I M Tahir
- Pharmaceutical Research Lab, Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan
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- Pharmaceutical Research Lab, Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan
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- Molecular Biochemistry Lab, Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan
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Riaz M, Shahid M, Jamil A, Saqib M. In vitro antioxidant potential of selected aphrodisiac medicinal plants. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2017; 31:419-424. [PMID: 28685547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The present study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant activity of six selected aphrodisiac medicinal plants. Useful parts of the selected medicinal plants were collected and extracted in methanolic solvent. The antioxidant activity of selected plant extract was determined through different antioxidant assays, namely DPPH radical scavenging assay and ferric reducing antioxidant assay. Moreover, antioxidant compounds, like total phenolics and total flavonoids contents, were also determined. Results showed that Mucuna pruriens seed extract displayed high contents of phenolic compounds with total phenolic content of 683.15±4.28 mg GAE/g dry plant material while the least phenolic content was observed in Asparagus racemosus (195.5±3.02 mg GAE/g dry plant material). Highest total flavonoids content was found in Anacyclus pyrethrum roots (156.58±4.01 μg CE/g) and the least content was found in Asparagus racemosus roots. Among the studied plant extracts, the highest radical scavenging activity was shown by Mucuna pruriens seed extract (82.05±0.55%) and the least percent scavenging activity was observed in Tribulus terrestris extract (36.40±2.01%). Vitamin C was used as positive control for antioxidant assays showing 93.54±0.9% radical scavenging activity. The plant extract also exhibited a strong reducing potential against free radicals. Therefore, the present study concluded that all the studied medicinal plants possess varying concentrations of secondary active metabolites responsible for the antioxidant properties of the tested plant extracts.
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- M Riaz
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan
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Mortenson JA, Khan EHH, Ali I, Manzoor S, Jamil A, Abubakar M, Afzal M, Hussain M. Evaluation of foot and mouth vaccination for yak (Bos grunniens) in Pakistan. Trop Anim Health Prod 2017; 49:691-695. [PMID: 28247287 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-017-1245-4] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In northern Pakistan, many farming communities rely on domestic yak (Bos grunniens) as a principle source of income. A 2006 participatory disease surveillance report from this region indicated that foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is the most prevalent annual disease of yak. Our objectives of this study were to determine exposure levels of yak to FMD virus; implement a vaccination program based on current, regional FMD virus serotypes and subtypes; and quantify immune responses following vaccination. Blood samples were used to determine pre-vaccination exposure of animals to FMD virus by antibody presence to non-structural proteins of FMD virus using a 3-ABC trapping indirect ELISA. Vaccine used consisted of FMD serotypes 'O' (PanAsia-2), 'A' (Iran-05), and 'Asia-1' (Shamir), but changed later during the study to match newly circulating viruses in the country ('O'-PanAsia-2; 'A'-Turk-06 and Asia-1-Sindh-08). Three hundred sixty-three blood samples were tested from selected villages to determine pre-vaccination FMD virus exposure in yak with an average of 37.7%. Immune responses from initial vaccination and booster dose 30 days later showed clear protective levels (as mean percent inhibition) of antibodies against structural proteins of serotypes 'O,' 'A,' and 'Asia-1.' These responses remained above threshold positive level even at day 210 following initial vaccination. Results of sero-surveillance and anecdotal information of repeated FMD outbreaks demonstrate the persistence of FMD virus of yak in northern Pakistan. Laboratory results and field observations clearly indicated that yak can be protected against FMD with a good quality vaccine with FMD serotype(s) matching current, regionally circulating FMD virus.
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- J A Mortenson
- USDA, APHIS, International Services, US Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- FAO, Progressive Control of FMD Project, NARC Premises, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Development Department, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit, Pakistan
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- FAO, Progressive Control of FMD Project, NARC Premises, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Veterinary Laboratories, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- FAO, Progressive Control of FMD Project, NARC Premises, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- FAO, Progressive Control of FMD Project, NARC Premises, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Jamil A, Cuypers K, Nitsche M, Meesen R. P315 Investigating bimanual motor coordination in healthy young and older adults using EEG and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Clin Neurophysiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.10.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lee S, Lim H, Ibrahim I, Jamil A, Pandikumar A, Huang N. Horseradish peroxidase-labeled silver/reduced graphene oxide thin film-modified screen-printed electrode for detection of carcinoembryonic antigen. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 89:673-680. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Revised: 11/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ali N, Jamil A, Shah SWA, Shah I, Ahmed G. Spasmogenic and spasmolytic activity of rind of Punica granatum Linn. BMC Complement Altern Med 2017; 17:97. [PMID: 28173798 PMCID: PMC5297190 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1616-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rind of Punica granatum is traditionally used in treatment of abdominal cramps and various GIT disorders. So far spasmolytic activity of rind of Punica granatum has been reported using in vitro model. However, its mode of action is not explored yet. Therefore, the current work describes the possible mode of action for spasmolytic activity of methanolic extract of rind of Punica granatum (Pg. Cr). Acute toxicity study is also performed to determine its safe dose range. METHODS Rind of Punica granatum was subjected to shade drying. Shade dried materials were pulverized using conventional grinder. Grinded materials were macerated in commercial grade methanol. The extract of rind of P. granatum was concentrated using a rotary evaporator. Rabbits' jejunal preparations were mounted in organ bath containing 10 ml Tyrode's solution, constantly aerated with carbogen gas. Pg. Cr was tested on spontaneous rabbits' jejunal preparations in concentrations 0.01, 0.03, 0.1, 0.3, 1.0, 3.0, 5.0 and 10.0 mg/ml. Pg. Cr was also tested on KCl (80 mM)-induced contractions in rabbits' jejunal preparations. Since we observed spasmogenic activity for the first time, hence we also determined the effects of Pg. Cr in presence of atropine (0.03 μM). Pg. Cr was also tested in presence of 0.03 μM of loratadine HCl. Pg. Cr was also tested on barium chloride induced contractions. Calcium Concentration Response Curves (CCRCs) were constructed in the absence and presence of test samples of Pg. Cr in decalcified tissues to explore its possible mode of action. Acute toxicity screening was also performed to determine its safe dose range. RESULTS Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of saponins, tannins, carbohydrates, proteins, flavonoids, saponins and steroids. However, Pg. Cr tested negative for alkaloids and triterpenoids. Pg. Cr was safe up to 100 mg/kg with its LD50 = 1305 mg/kg. Its respective EC50, in the absence and presence of atropine, were 9.7 ± 0.3 and 3.12 ± 0.45 mg/ml. In the presence of 0.02 and 0.08 μM of loratadine HCl, respective EC50 were 5.6 ± 0.4 and 2.8 ± 0.15 mg/ml. EC50 for relaxant effects on KCl-induced contractions was 8.6 ± 1 mg/ml. In the presence of 0.3 mg/ml of Pg. Cr, a right shift was observed with EC50 (log [Ca++]M) = -1.8 ± 0.09 vs. control EC50 -2.6 ± 0.01. Similarly, EC50 for verapamil (0.1 μM) was -2.4 ± 0.011vs. control EC50= -2.4 ± 0.01. The right shift of P. granatum resembled the right shift of verapamil suggesting for inhibition of voltage gated calcium channels. CONCLUSIONS P. granatum is safe up to 100 mg/kg. In low concentrations, P. granatum produced spasmogenic activity possibly through involvement of cholinergic and histaminergic receptors. The spasmolytic action may follow inhibition of the voltage gated calcium channels.
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- Niaz Ali
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, KPK Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, KPK Pakistan
- Department of Pharmacology, Khyber Girls Medical College, Hayatabad, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
- Department of Pharmacy, The Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
- Assistant Director, Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Jurkovic D, Memtsa M, Sawyer E, Donaldson ANA, Jamil A, Schramm K, Sana Y, Otify M, Farahani L, Nunes N, Ambler G, Ross JA. Single-dose systemic methotrexate vs expectant management for treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy: a placebo-controlled randomized trial. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017; 49:171-176. [PMID: 27731538 DOI: 10.1002/uog.17329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2016] [Revised: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Methotrexate is used routinely worldwide for the medical treatment of clinically stable women with a tubal ectopic pregnancy. This is despite the lack of robust evidence to show its superior effectiveness over expectant management. The aim of our multicenter randomized controlled trial was to compare success rates of methotrexate against placebo for the conservative treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy. METHODS This study took place in two early-pregnancy units in the UK between August 2005 and June 2014. Inclusion criteria were clinically stable women with a conclusive ultrasound diagnosis of a tubal ectopic pregnancy, presenting with a low serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) level of < 1500 IU/L. Women were assigned randomly to a single systemic injection of either 50 mg/m2 methotrexate or placebo. The primary outcome was a binary indicator for success of conservative management, defined as resolution of clinical symptoms and decline of serum β-hCG to < 20 IU/L or a negative urine pregnancy test without the need for any additional medical intervention. An intention-to-treat analysis was followed. RESULTS We recruited a total of 80 women, 42 of whom were assigned to methotrexate and 38 to placebo. The arms of the study were matched in terms of age, ethnicity, obstetric history, pregnancy characteristics and serum levels of β-hCG and progesterone. The rates of success were similar for the two study arms: 83% with methotrexate and 76% with placebo. On univariate analysis, this difference was not statistically significant (χ2 (1 degree of freedom) = 0.53; P = 0.47). On multivariate logistic regression, the serum level of β-hCG was the only covariate found to be significantly associated with outcome. The odds of failure increased by 0.15% for each unit increase in β-hCG (odds ratio, 1.0015 (95% CI, 1.0002-1.003); P = 0.02). In 14 women presenting with serum β-hCG of 1000-1500 IU/L, the success rate was 33% in those managed expectantly compared with 62% in those receiving methotrexate. This difference was not statistically significant and a larger sample size would be needed to give sufficient power to detect a difference in the subgroup of women with higher β-hCG. In women with successful conservative treatment, there was no significant difference in median β-hCG resolution times between study arms (17.5 (interquartile range (IQR), 14-28.0) days (n = 30) in the methotrexate group vs 14 (IQR, 7-29.5) days (n = 25) in the placebo group; P = 0.73). CONCLUSIONS The results of our study do not support the routine use of methotrexate for the treatment of clinically stable women diagnosed with tubal ectopic pregnancy presenting with low serum β-hCG (< 1500 IU/L). Further work is required to identify a subgroup of women with tubal ectopic pregnancy and β-hCG ≥ 1500 IU/L in whom methotrexate may offer a safe and cost-effective alternative to surgery. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Comparación entre una sola dosis de metotrexate sistémico y la conducta expectante en el tratamiento de casos de embarazo ectópico tubárico: un ensayo aleatorio controlado con placebo RESUMEN OBJETIVO: El metotrexate se utiliza de modo rutinario en todo el mundo para el tratamiento de las mujeres clínicamente estables con un embarazo ectópico tubárico. Esto sucede a pesar de la falta de evidencia rigurosa que demuestre que su eficacia es superior a la conducta expectante. El objetivo de este ensayo controlado aleatorio multicéntrico fue comparar las tasas de éxito del metotrexate con las de un placebo para el tratamiento cauteloso del embarazo ectópico tubárico. MÉTODOS: Este estudio se llevó a cabo en dos clínicas de control de gestación temprana en el Reino Unido entre agosto de 2005 y junio de 2014. Los criterios de inclusión fueron mujeres clínicamente estables con un diagnóstico ecográfico concluyente de embarazo ectópico tubárico, las cuáles presentaban una concentración sérica baja de la β hormona coriónica gonadotrópica (β-hCG) inferior a 1500 UI/L. Las mujeres fueron asignadas aleatoriamente a una sola inyección sistémica de 50 mg/m2 de metotrexate o a placebo. El resultado primario fue un indicador binario del éxito del tratamiento conservador, definido como la resolución de los síntomas clínicos y la disminución en el suero de la β-hCG a <20 UI/L o una prueba de embarazo negativa en orina sin la necesidad de ninguna intervención médica adicional. Se hizo un análisis por intención de tratar. RESULTADOS Se reclutó un total de 80 mujeres; a 42 de ellas se les asignó el metotrexate y a 38 el placebo. Los grupos del estudio se realizaron en función de la edad, el origen étnico, los antecedentes obstétricos, las características del embarazo y los niveles séricos de la β-hCG y la progesterona. Las tasas de éxito fueron similares para los dos grupos de estudio: 83% con metotrexate y 76% con placebo. En el análisis univariante, esta diferencia no fue estadísticamente significativa (χ2 (1 grado de libertad) = 0,53; P = 0,47). En la regresión logística multivariante, el nivel sérico de la β-hCG fue la única covariable que se encontró significativamente asociada con el resultado. Las probabilidades de fracaso aumentaron en un 0,15% por cada unidad de aumento de la β-hCG (cociente de probabilidad 1,0015 (IC 95%, 1,0002-1,003); P = 0,02). La tasa de éxito en las 14 mujeres con un nivel sérico de la β-hCG de 1000-1500 UI/L fue del 33% en las tratadas con conducta expectante frente al 62% en las que recibieron metotrexate. Esta diferencia no fue estadísticamente significativa, por lo que se necesitaría un tamaño de muestra mayor, lo suficiente como para poder detectar diferencias en el subgrupo de mujeres con una β-hCG más elevada. En las mujeres en las que el tratamiento conservador tuvo éxito, no hubo una diferencia significativa en la mediana de los tiempos de resolución de la ß-hCG entre los grupos del estudio (17,5 (amplitud intercuartílica (IQR), 14-28,0) días (n = 30) en el grupo de metotrexate frente a 14 (IQR, 7-29.5) días (n = 25) en el grupo de placebo; P = 0,73). CONCLUSIONES Los resultados de este estudio no apoyan el uso rutinario de metotrexate para el tratamiento de las mujeres clínicamente estables diagnosticadas con un embarazo ectópico tubárico que presenta un nivel sérico bajo la β-hCG (<1500 UI/L). Serán necesarios estudios adicionales para identificar un subgrupo de mujeres con embarazo ectópico tubárico y β-hCG ≥1500 UI/L para quienes el metotrexate puede ofrecer una alternativa segura y rentable en comparación con la cirugía. : : ,,。。 : 2005820146,2。,,β(beta human chorionic gonadotropin,β-hCG)<1500 IU/L。,(50 mg/m2 )。,β-hCG<20 IU/L,。。 : 80,42,38。2、、、β-hCG。2:83%,76%。,[χ2 (1)=0.53;P=0.47]。logistic,β-hCG。β-hCG,0.15%[,1.0015(95% CI,1.0002~1.003);P=0.02]。14β-hCG1000~1500 IU/L,33%,62%。,β-hCG。,2β-hCG(P=0.73),17.5[(interquartile range,IQR),14~28.0](n=30),14 (IQR,7~29.5)(n=25)。 : 、、β-hCG(<1500 IU/L)。,β-hCG>1500 IU/L、。.
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- D Jurkovic
- Institute for Women's Health, University College Hospital, London, UK
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- Institute for Women's Health, University College Hospital, London, UK
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- Early Pregnancy Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Applied Mathematics & Statistics Department, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Institute for Women's Health, University College Hospital, London, UK
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- Early Pregnancy Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Early Pregnancy Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Early Pregnancy Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Institute for Women's Health, University College Hospital, London, UK
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- Institute for Women's Health, University College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Statistical Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Early Pregnancy Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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Mustafa G, Jamil A. Comparative Analyses of Gene Clusters and Ks-alpha Genes Involved in the Biosynthesis of Chromomycin A3 and Mithramycin. Indian J Pharm Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.4172/pharmaceutical-sciences.1000283] [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: 11/09/2022] Open
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Kuo HI, Paulus W, Batsikadze G, Jamil A, Kuo MF, Nitsche M. ID 26 – Chronic enhancement of serotonin facilitates excitatory tDCS induced neuroplasticity. Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.11.326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ali N, Jamil A, Shah SWA, Shah I, Ahmed G, Junaid M, Ahmed Z. Parasiticidal and brine shrimp cytotoxicity potential of crude methanolic extract of rind of Punica granatum Linn against round worms and tape worms. Pak J Pharm Sci 2015; 28:959-962. [PMID: 26004729] [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: 06/04/2023]
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Rind of Punica granatum is traditionally used for anthelmintic purposes. The current work describes the possible anthelmintic activity of crude methanolic extract of Punica granatum (Pg. Cr) against round worms (Ascaridia galli) and the tape worms (Raillietina spiralis). Brine shrimp cytotoxicity is also performed. Brine shrimp cytotoxic activity was tested using different concentrations (1000 μg/mL, 100 μg/mL and 10 μg/mL) of Pg.Cr. In vitro anthelmintic activity of Pg. Cr was determined against the parasites using albendazole and piperazine citrate as standard anthelmintic drugs in concentration 10 mg/ml. LC50 value for Brine shrimp cytotoxicity was 189.44 ±28 μg/mL. In test concentration of 40mg/ml of the Pg. Cr, Raillietina spiralis was paralyzed in 23 minutes. However, for parasiticidal activity (death of the parasite), it took less time (40 minutes) as compared to standard Albendazole. Time taken for death of the parasite Raillietina spiralis, in concentration 40 mg /ml, is 40 min. While standard drugs took more time to kill the Raillietina spiralis. Pg. Cr took 19 minutes to paralyze the Ascaridia galli at concentration 40 mg/ml whereas; it took 48 minutes for to kill the parasite Ascaridia galli. The current work confirms the traditional use of rind of Punica granatum as anthelmintic against Raillietina spiralis and Ascaridia galli. Results of brine shrimp cytotoxicity assay warrant for the isolation of cytotoxic compounds. List of abbreviation- Pg. Cr = Crude methanolic extract of Punica granatum.
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- Niaz Ali
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir, KPK, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir, KPK, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir, KPK, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
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Jamil A. P658: Investigation of the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on neurovascular coupling. Clin Neurophysiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50752-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Anwar F, Zreen Z, Sultana B, Jamil A. Enzyme-aided cold pressing of flaxseed ( Linum usitatissimum L.): Enhancement in yield, quality and phenolics of the oil. Grasas y Aceites 2013. [DOI: 10.3989/gya.132212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Memtsa M, Jamil A, Sebire N, Jauniaux E, Jurkovic D. Diagnosis and management of intramural ectopic pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013; 42:359-362. [PMID: 23417903 DOI: 10.1002/uog.12437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2013] [Revised: 02/03/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Intramural pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy, and little is known about its etiology, prevalence and natural history. There is no consensus regarding the ultrasound criteria necessary for the diagnosis of intramural pregnancy, and management strategies vary depending on the severity of clinical presentation, exact location of the pregnancy, viability and gestational age at diagnosis. We present four cases of intramural pregnancy diagnosed in a single institution that illustrate variability in their clinical presentation and difficulty in reaching the correct diagnosis. We also propose a set of ultrasound criteria to facilitate differential diagnosis between intramural and other types of uterine ectopic pregnancy.
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- M Memtsa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, London, UK
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Mavrelos D, Nicks H, Jamil A, Hoo W, Jauniaux E, Jurkovic D. Efficacy and safety of a clinical protocol for expectant management of selected women diagnosed with a tubal ectopic pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013; 42:102-107. [PMID: 23303651 DOI: 10.1002/uog.12401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To validate the efficacy and safety of our clinical protocol for expectant management of selected women diagnosed with tubal ectopic pregnancy. METHODS This was a prospective observational study carried out in the early pregnancy unit of a London inner-city university teaching hospital from 1(st) January 2008 to 31(st) May 2011. All women presenting with suspected early pregnancy complications were assessed clinically and by transvaginal ultrasound. Those with a conclusive ultrasound diagnosis of tubal ectopic pregnancy were selected for either surgical or expectant management. Selection criteria for expectant management were clinical stability with no or minimal abdominal pain, no evidence of significant hemoperitoneum on ultrasound scan, ectopic pregnancy measuring < 30 mm in mean diameter with no evidence of embryonic cardiac activity, serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) < 1500 IU/L and the woman's consent. All women selected for expectant management were followed up as outpatients until the ectopic pregnancy regressed spontaneously (resolution of clinical symptoms, serum β-hCG < 20 IU/L/negative urine pregnancy test) or surgical intervention was required. We recorded the rate of interventions, complications and length of follow-up. RESULTS During the study period 339/11 520 (2.9% (95% CI, 2.59-3.21%)) women were diagnosed with tubal ectopic pregnancy. Six women opted to participate in an ongoing randomized controlled trial and were excluded from further analysis. One hundred and sixty-five (49.5% (95% CI, 44.2-55.0%)) of the 333 remaining women met the criteria for expectant management; 146/333 (43.8% (95% CI, 38.5-49.1%)) of them opted for expectant management and 104/333 (31.2% (95% CI, 26.2-36.2%)) of all tubal ectopics resolved without requiring any intervention. All women with failed expectant management were treated by laparoscopic salpingectomy/salpingotomy and none of them required a blood transfusion. CONCLUSION Our clinical protocol for expectant management of tubal ectopic pregnancies eliminates the need for medical or surgical treatment in more than a third of women diagnosed with tubal ectopic pregnancy with a minimum risk of adverse outcome.
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- D Mavrelos
- University College Hospital, Gynaecology Diagnostic and Outpatient Treatment Unit, London, UK
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Leelavathi M, Siti Aishah MA, Wong YP, Jamil A. Mismanagement of cat bite wound: lessons to learn. Clin Ter 2013; 164:225-227. [PMID: 23868624 DOI: 10.7417/ct.2013.1553] [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: 06/02/2023]
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Animal inflicted wounds, left untreated may result in chronic bacterial or fungal infection. Clinical features of these infections may overlap leading to a delay in diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of chronic non-healing cat bite wound treated with several antibiotics without improvement. Later patient developed the classical "sporotrichoid spread" and a presumptive diagnosis of sporotrichosis was made. Laboratory investigation for fungal culture and skin biopsy failed to identify the underlying pathogen. A trial of oral antifungal agent resulted in complete recovery of the lesions implicating fungus as the causative pathogen. Physicians should have a high index of suspicion for fungal infections when managing animal inflicted wounds.
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- M Leelavathi
- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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