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Urvois T, Perrier C, Roques A, Sauné L, Courtin C, Kajimura H, Hulcr J, Cognato AI, Auger-Rozenberg MA, Kerdelhué C. The worldwide invasion history of a pest ambrosia beetle inferred using population genomics. Mol Ecol 2023. [PMID: 37211644 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Xylosandrus crassiusculus, a fungus-farming wood borer native to Southeastern Asia, is the most rapidly spreading invasive ambrosia species worldwide. Previous studies focusing on its genetic structure suggested the existence of cryptic genetic variation in this species. Yet, these studies used different genetic markers, focused on different geographical areas and did not include Europe. Our first goal was to determine the worldwide genetic structure of this species based on both mitochondrial and genomic markers. Our second goal was to study X. crassiusculus' invasion history on a global level and identify the origins of the invasion in Europe. We used a COI and RAD sequencing design to characterize 188 and 206 specimens worldwide, building the most comprehensive genetic data set for any ambrosia beetle to date. The results were largely consistent between markers. Two differentiated genetic clusters were invasive, albeit in different regions of the world. The markers were inconsistent only for a few specimens found exclusively in Japan. Mainland USA could have acted as a source for further expansion to Canada and Argentina through stepping stone expansion and bridgehead events. We showed that Europe was only colonized by Cluster II through a complex invasion history including several arrivals from multiple origins in the native area, and possibly including bridgehead from the United States. Our results also suggested that Spain was colonized directly from Italy through intracontinental dispersion. It is unclear whether the mutually exclusive allopatric distribution of the two clusters is due to neutral effects or due to different ecological requirements.
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- T Urvois
- INRAE, URZF, Orleans, France
- UMR CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Institut Agro, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- UMR CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Institut Agro, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- UMR CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Institut Agro, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- UMR CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Institut Agro, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Marie-Claire C, Courtin C, Bellivier F, Gard S, Leboyer M, Scott J, Etain B. Methylomic biomarkers of lithium response in bipolar disorder: a clinical utility study. Int J Bipolar Disord 2023; 11:16. [PMID: 37119343 PMCID: PMC10148930 DOI: 10.1186/s40345-023-00296-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Response to lithium (Li) is highly variable in bipolar disorders (BD). Despite decades of research, no clinical predictor(s) of response to Li prophylaxis have been consistently identified. Recently, we developed epigenetic Methylation Specific High-Resolution Melting (MS-HRM) assays able to discriminate good responders (GR) from non-responders (NR) to Li in individuals with BD type 1 (BD-I). This study examined whether a combination of clinical and epigenetic markers can distinguish NR from other types of Li responders. METHODS We recorded clinical variables that are potentially associated with Li response in 64 individuals with BD-I. MS-HRM assays were performed on DNA isolated from peripheral blood. We used backward stepwise logistic regression analyses, followed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to estimate the performance of the clinical variables, alone then in combination with the epigenetic biomarkers, to identify GR and partial responders (PaR) vs NR. RESULTS Polarity at onset, psychotic symptoms at onset and family history of BD classified correctly 70% of individuals according to their Li response (PaR + GR = 86%; NR = 35%). When combined with the epigenetic biomarkers, these three clinical variables plus alcohol misuse (and one DMR: Differentially Methylated Region) correctly classified 86% of individuals, improving the prediction of PaR + GR (93%) and of NR (70%). The ROC analysis demonstrated an improvement in the area under the curve from 0.75 (clinical variables alone) to 0.87 (combination of clinical and epigenetic markers). CONCLUSIONS Combining clinical predictors and DNA methylation markers of Li response may have greater utility in clinical practice than relying on clinical characteristics alone.
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- C Marie-Claire
- Inserm UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Université Paris Cité, 4 Avenue de l'observatoire, 75006, Paris, France.
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- Inserm UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Université Paris Cité, 4 Avenue de l'observatoire, 75006, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Université Paris Cité, 4 Avenue de l'observatoire, 75006, Paris, France
- Département de Psychiatrie et de Médecine AddictologiqueHôpitaux Lariboisière-Fernand Widal, GHU APHP.Nord Université de Paris, 75010, Paris, France
- Fondation Fondamental, 94010, Créteil, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, 94010, Créteil, France
- Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Pôle de Psychiatrie Générale et Universitaire, Bordeaux, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, 94010, Créteil, France
- Translational Neuro-Psychiatry, Université Paris Est Créteil, INSERM U955, IMRB, Créteil, France
- Département Médico-Universitaire de Psychiatrie et d'Addictologie (DMU IMPACT), Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire de Médecine de Précision en Psychiatrie (FHU ADAPT), AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5PL, UK
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- Inserm UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Université Paris Cité, 4 Avenue de l'observatoire, 75006, Paris, France
- Département de Psychiatrie et de Médecine AddictologiqueHôpitaux Lariboisière-Fernand Widal, GHU APHP.Nord Université de Paris, 75010, Paris, France
- Fondation Fondamental, 94010, Créteil, France
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Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcer is the main aetiology for non-traumatic amputation, which is a major public health care concern. A multidisciplinary approach in the management of this pathology has been shown to improve the surgical outcome. However, there are little data available on the tools we can use to pursue this multidisciplinary approach. The main goal of this cross-sectional study was to find out whether the implementation of a specific management pathway could improve the treatment outcome in the treatment of diabetic foot. Materials and Methods: From 2012 to 2014, we consecutively recruited patients with diabetic foot referred to Orthopaedic surgery department of our university for surgical opinion. A specific diabetic foot pathway was introduced in 2013. One group of patients who were treated with previous method were evaluated retrospectively. Another group of patients who were treated after implementation of the pathway were evaluated prospectively. We compared treatment outcome between the two groups. Results: We included 51 patients. Amputation rate was similar both the groups: 74% in the retrospective group not using the new pathway versus 73% in a prospective group that used the new pathway. Revision surgery was 39% in the retrospective group and 14% in the prospective group (p=0.05). Conclusion: We recommend the use of this simple and cost-effective pathway to guide the interdisciplinary management of diabetic foot. A prospective study with more subjects would provide a better overview of this management pathway.
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- V Belgaid
- Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Benite, France
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Benite, France
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Benite, France
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Benite, France
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Benite, France
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Grillault Laroche D, Curis E, Bellivier F, Nepost C, Courtin C, Etain B, Marie-Claire C. Childhood maltreatment and HPA axis gene expression in bipolar disorders: A gene network analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2020; 120:104753. [PMID: 32634746 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Bipolar disorder (BD) is highly associated with childhood maltreatment (CM), the exposure to such early adversity being suggested to disrupt the expression of several biological pathways. This study aims at exploring associations between the mRNA levels of 9 HPA axis genes in lymphoblastoid cell lines from patients with BD according to their self-reported exposure to CM. METHODS The sample consisted of 33 Caucasian patients with a diagnosis of BD type 1, assessed for the exposure to CM with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). Quantitative RT-PCR was performed on 9 transcripts of the HPA axis genes: DGKH, FKBP5, NR3C1, SGK1, SGK2, SGK3, SKA2, STAT5A and UCN. RT-qPCR data were analyzed using the method of disjoint gene networks with SARP.compo package for R. RESULTS We found no associations between CTQ total score and the amount of HPA axis transcripts neither in univariate analyses, nor with network analyses. Emotional abuse (EA) was associated with a significant decreased expression of two transcripts, DGKH (p = 0.009) and NR3C1 (p = 0.04). This was confirmed by the disjoint network analysis, which showed that NR3C1 and DGKH were expressed differently from the rest of the HPA axis network in presence of emotional abuse. DISCUSSION This study described the expression levels of a comprehensive set of HPA axis genes according to childhood maltreatment in a sample of patients with BD type 1 and suggested that emotional abuse decreased the expression of NR3C1 and DGKH. Our results require further replication in independent larger samples.
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- D Grillault Laroche
- Unité INSERM UMR-S 1144 Optimisation thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Paris, France; AP-HP, GHU Saint-Louis - Lariboisière-F. Widal, Pôle de Psychiatrie et de Médecine Addictologique, Paris, France; Université de Paris, Paris, France.
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- Laboratoire de Biomathématiques, EA 7537 BioSTM, Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Service de Bioinformatique et Information Médicale, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Unité INSERM UMR-S 1144 Optimisation thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Paris, France; AP-HP, GHU Saint-Louis - Lariboisière-F. Widal, Pôle de Psychiatrie et de Médecine Addictologique, Paris, France; Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Unité INSERM UMR-S 1144 Optimisation thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Paris, France
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- Unité INSERM UMR-S 1144 Optimisation thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Paris, France
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- Unité INSERM UMR-S 1144 Optimisation thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Paris, France; AP-HP, GHU Saint-Louis - Lariboisière-F. Widal, Pôle de Psychiatrie et de Médecine Addictologique, Paris, France; Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Unité INSERM UMR-S 1144 Optimisation thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Paris, France
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Jennes S, Courtin C, de Cuyper L, Bouffioux B. [Peculiarities of burns on dark skin]. Rev Prat 2018; 68:1096-1098. [PMID: 30869215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Serge Jennes
- Centres des grands brûlés du GHdC IMTR Charleroi et de l'hôpital militaire de Bruxelles, Belgique
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- Dermatologie, clinique Saint-Pierre, Ottignies, Belgique
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- Centre des grands brûlés, hôpital Stuivenberg, Anvers, Belgique
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Suriano F, Neyrinck A, Verspreet J, Courtin C, Cani P, Bindels L, Delzenne N. OR54: Effects of Fibers Derived from Cereals in the Modulation of Inflammation Induced by an Overconsumption of Fructose: Implication of the Gut Microbiota. Clin Nutr 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(17)30733-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Janssens P, Courtin C, Saint-Remy A, Voogeleer MN, Ngendahayo P, Bouffioux B. [Vesiculobullous Sweet's syndrome]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2016; 144:233-235. [PMID: 27726871 DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- P Janssens
- Service de dermatologie UCL, cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, 10, avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgique.
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- Service de dermatologie, clinique Saint-Pierre (CSPO), 9, avenue Reine-Fabiola, 1340 Ottignies, Belgique
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- Service de dermatologie, clinique Saint-Pierre (CSPO), 9, avenue Reine-Fabiola, 1340 Ottignies, Belgique
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- Service de dermatologie, clinique Saint-Pierre (CSPO), 9, avenue Reine-Fabiola, 1340 Ottignies, Belgique
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- Institut de pathologie et de génétique (IPG), 25, avenue Georges-Lemaître, 6041 Gosselies, Belgique
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- Service de dermatologie, clinique Saint-Pierre (CSPO), 9, avenue Reine-Fabiola, 1340 Ottignies, Belgique
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Bilad MR, Baten M, Pollet A, Courtin C, Wouters J, Verbiest T, J. Vankelecom IF. A novel In-situ Enzymatic Cleaning Method for Reducing Membrane Fouling in Membrane Bioreactors (MBRs). IJOST 2016. [DOI: 10.17509/ijost.v1i1.2211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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A novel in-situ enzymatic cleaning method was developed for fouling control in membrane bioreactors (MBRs). It is achieved by bringing the required enzymes near the membrane surface by pulling the enzymes to a magnetic membrane (MM) surface by means of magnetic forces, exactly where the cleaning is required. To achieve this, the enzyme was coupled to a magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) and the membrane it self was loaded with MNP. The magnetic activity was turned by means of an external permanent magnet. The effectiveness of concept was tested in a submerged membrane filtration using the model enzyme-substrate of Bacillus subitilis xylanase-arabinoxylan. The MM had almost similar properties compared to the unloaded ones, except for its well distributed MNPs. The enzyme was stable during coupling conditions and the presence of coupling could be detected using a high-performance anion-exchange chromatography (HPAEC) analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The system facilitated an in-situ enzymatic cleaning and could be effectively applied for control fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs).
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Courtin C, Mathieu L, Rongiéras F, Bertani A, Chauvin F. [Comorbid puffy hand syndrome and factitious disorders: an unusual association with poor prognosis]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 32:251-4. [PMID: 23856549 DOI: 10.1016/j.main.2013.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The authors report an original clinical presentation of factitious disorders of the upper extremity in an ex-drug-addict patient with puffy hand syndrome. Chronic self-inflicted ulcerations appeared with sequential manner. The patient confessed deliberate self-harm and transfer of anxiety on his hands, the aspect of which had become intolerable. Association of puffy hand syndrome with comorbid psychosis and major depression explained immediate recurrence of ulcerations despite fitted medication and long-term psychotherapy.
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- C Courtin
- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, Hôpital D'instruction des Armées Desgenettes, 108 Boulevard Pinel, 69275 Lyon Cedex 03, France
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Barbier E, Launay-Vacher G, Chaumais MC, Rieutord A, Haddad R, Courtin C. CPC-040 Design and Assessment of an E-Learning Course to Train Clinical Pharmacists in Vitamin K Antagonist (VKA) Consultations. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000276.497] [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: 11/04/2022] Open
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Caffin AG, Algalarrondo V, Dinanian S, Rieutord A, Haddad R, Courtin C. GRP-189 Upgrading a Vitamin K Antagonist Consultation Programme: Identification of New Oral Anticoagulant (NOAC) Prescription Particularities. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000276.189] [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: 11/04/2022] Open
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Auger-Rozenberg MA, Boivin T, Magnoux E, Courtin C, Roques A, Kerdelhué C. Inferences on population history of a seed chalcid wasp: invasion success despite a severe founder effect from an unexpected source population. Mol Ecol 2012; 21:6086-103. [PMID: 23110419 DOI: 10.1111/mec.12077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Revised: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M.-A. Auger-Rozenberg
- INRA, UR633 Unité de Recherche de Zoologie Forestière; 2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin CS 40001 Ardon; F-45075; Orléans; Cedex 2; France
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- INRA, UR629 Ecologie des Forêts Méditerranéennes; Site Agroparc; F-84914; Avignon; Cedex 09; France
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- INRA, UR633 Unité de Recherche de Zoologie Forestière; 2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin CS 40001 Ardon; F-45075; Orléans; Cedex 2; France
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- INRA, UR633 Unité de Recherche de Zoologie Forestière; 2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin CS 40001 Ardon; F-45075; Orléans; Cedex 2; France
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- INRA, UR633 Unité de Recherche de Zoologie Forestière; 2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin CS 40001 Ardon; F-45075; Orléans; Cedex 2; France
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- INRA, UMR CBGP (INRA; IRD; CIRAD; Montpellier Supagro), Campus International de Baillarguet; CS 30016, F-34988; Montferrier-sur-Lez; France
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Curatolo N, Assoukpa J, Desnoyer A, Haddad R, Courtin C, Dagher I, Rieutord A. A process-oriented approach to medication reconciliation at admission in a surgery department. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2012-000074.35] [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: 11/04/2022] Open
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van Munster M, le Gleuher M, Pauchet Y, Augustin S, Courtin C, Amichot M, Ffrench-Constant RH, Pauron D. Molecular characterization of three genes encoding aminopeptidases N in the poplar leaf beetle Chrysomela tremulae. Insect Mol Biol 2011; 20:267-278. [PMID: 21205278 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2010.01067.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Three genes encoding proteins showing sequence similarity and features typical of insect APNs were characterized in C. tremulae and designed as CtAPN1, CtAPN2 and CtAPN3. Expression analysis of the three C. tremulae APN genes showed that CtAPN2 transcript is more abundant in the fat body, whereas both CtAPN1 and CtAPN3 are specifically expressed in the midgut. Despite a similar genomic organization, lepidopteran and coleopteran APNs are phylogenetically distant, suggesting that APN gene duplication events occurred after these two insect orders split. Sequence and expression comparisons of CtAPN1, CtAPN2 and CtAPN3 cDNAs in a C. tremulae Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)-susceptible and in a Bt-resistant strain did not show any polymorphism at the amino acid level or difference at the transcription level.
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- M van Munster
- INRA, UMR 1301 Interactions Biotiques et Santé Végétale, Sophia Antipolis, France.
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Courtin C, Hervé PY, Petit L, Zago L, Vigneau M, Beaucousin V, Jobard G, Mazoyer B, Mellet E, Tzourio-Mazoyer N. The neural correlates of highly iconic structures and topographic discourse in French Sign Language as observed in six hearing native signers. Brain Lang 2010; 114:180-192. [PMID: 20542548 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2010.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2009] [Revised: 04/02/2010] [Accepted: 05/07/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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"Highly iconic" structures in Sign Language enable a narrator to act, switch characters, describe objects, or report actions in four-dimensions. This group of linguistic structures has no real spoken-language equivalent. Topographical descriptions are also achieved in a sign-language specific manner via the use of signing-space and spatial-classifier signs. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to compare the neural correlates of topographic discourse and highly iconic structures in French Sign Language (LSF) in six hearing native signers, children of deaf adults (CODAs), and six LSF-naïve monolinguals. LSF materials consisted of videos of a lecture excerpt signed without spatially organized discourse or highly iconic structures (Lect LSF), a tale signed using highly iconic structures (Tale LSF), and a topographical description using a diagrammatic format and spatial-classifier signs (Topo LSF). We also presented texts in spoken French (Lect French, Tale French, Topo French) to all participants. With both languages, the Topo texts activated several different regions that are involved in mental navigation and spatial working memory. No specific correlate of LSF spatial discourse was evidenced. The same regions were more activated during Tale LSF than Lect LSF in CODAs, but not in monolinguals, in line with the presence of signing-space structure in both conditions. Motion processing areas and parts of the fusiform gyrus and precuneus were more active during Tale LSF in CODAs; no such effect was observed with French or in LSF-naïve monolinguals. These effects may be associated with perspective-taking and acting during personal transfers.
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- C Courtin
- CI-NAPS, UMR, CNRS, CEA, Université de Caen et Université Paris Descartes, France.
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Maurizi L, Marié JL, Courtin C, Gorsane S, Chal D, Davoust B. Seroprevalence survey of equine anaplasmosis in France and in sub-Saharan Africa. Clin Microbiol Infect 2009; 15 Suppl 2:68-9. [PMID: 19793122 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02191.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- L Maurizi
- Secteur Vétérinaire de Rennes, France
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Wenes AL, Bourguet D, Andow DA, Courtin C, Carré G, Lorme P, Sanchez L, Augustin S. Frequency and fitness cost of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in Chrysomela tremulae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Heredity (Edinb) 2006; 97:127-34. [PMID: 16705321 DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The "high dose-refuge" (HDR) strategy is commonly recommended and currently used for delaying or preventing pest adaptation to transgenic plants producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins. The efficiency of this strategy depends, among other factors, on the initial frequency of Bt resistance alleles and on the fitness costs associated with these alleles. Two years ago, an allele conferring resistance to Bt poplar was detected in a French population of the poplar pest Chrysomela tremulae F. Although this pest had never been subjected to Bt selection pressure due to human activities, the frequency of this allele was estimated at 0.0037, with a 95% credible (CI) interval of 0.00045-0.0080. We investigated the frequency of this allele in a second sample of C. tremulae collected more than 500 km from the site of the initial population. The estimated frequency in this sample was 0.0113 (95% CI 0.0031-0.0247), reinforcing the conclusion that resistance to Bt plants may be present at detectable frequencies in pest populations before selection resulting from pest management by humans. The frequency of the Bt resistance allele over the two samples was 0.0049 (95% CI 0.0020-0.0091). We also followed five laboratory lines in which the frequency of this allele was initially fixed at 0.500. After five generations maintained on non-Bt poplar leaves, the frequency of this allele decreased in all lines, whereas allelic frequencies at a neutral locus were unaffected. Thus, the Bt resistance allele detected in French populations of C. tremulae is probably associated with a fitness cost.
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- A-L Wenes
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre de Recherches d'Orléans, Unité de Zoologie Forestière, Ardon, Olivet 45166, France
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de Saint Aubain Somerhausen N, Gomez Galdon M, Bouffioux B, Courtin C, Theunis A, Vogeleer MN, Myant N. Clear cell 'sugar' tumor (PEComa) of the skin: a case report. J Cutan Pathol 2005; 32:441-4. [PMID: 15953380 DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2005.00347.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The so-called perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm (PEComa) family includes angiomyolipoma, clear cell 'sugar' tumor (CCST), lymphangioleiomyomatosis, and clear cell myomelanocytic tumor (CCMMT). These rare tumors are characterized by the co-expression of melanocytic and muscle markers. They have been recognized in an increasing number of sites but currently only one case of PEComa, of the CCMMT subtype, has been reported in the skin in abstract form. We provide the clinicopathologic description of a case of extrapulmonary CCST located in the dermis and superficial subcutis of the thigh of a 60-year-old female. The lesion was composed of nests of epithelioid and spindle cells with abundant clear to granular cytoplasm and distinct cell borders. The tumor showed strong and diffuse immunoreactivity with HMB-45. Scattered cells expressed desmin and h-caldesmon. Antibodies to S-100 protein, melan-A, cytokeratins, and smooth muscle actin were negative. This first case of cutaneous PEComa of the CCST type expands the differential diagnosis of clear cell/granular cell tumors of the skin.
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Courtin C. The impact of sign language on the cognitive development of deaf children: the case of theories of mind. J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ 2000; 5:266-276. [PMID: 15454505 DOI: 10.1093/deafed/5.3.266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The ability to attribute false beliefs (i.e., demonstrate theory of mind) by 155 deaf children between 5 and 8 years of age was compared to that of 39 hearing children ages 4 to 6. The hypotheses under investigation were (1) that linguistic features of sign language could promote the development of theories of mind and (2) that early exposure to language would allow an easier access to these theories. Deaf children were grouped according to their communication mode and the hearing status of their parents. The results obtained in three false belief tasks supported the hypotheses: effective representational abilities were demonstrated by deaf children of deaf parents, whereas those born to hearing parents appeared delayed in that regard, with differences according to their communication mode.
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- C Courtin
- Laboratoire Cognition et Communication, Université Paris V, 46, rue Saint-Jacques, 75005 Paris, France
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE C-reactive protein (CRP) is a useful prognostic factor in coronary heart disease. It has not been previously studied in acute cerebro-vascular events, which was the topic of the present study. METHODS Patients admitted to the hospital for an acute cerebro-vascular event were prospectively investigated. C-reactive protein was determined nephelometrically. Infection or inflammation were excluded clinically and with an erythrocyte sedimentation rate <30 mm/h. Computed tomography or nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was performed. RESULTS According to initial brain imaging and the clinical course the 138 patients were divided into five groups: 20 with transient ischemic attack, 20 with reversible neurological deficit lasting less than 2 weeks, 61 with completed stroke and restitution, 16 with stroke without restitution and 21 with cerebral hemorrhage. Median CRP values (range) were 3.2 (2.4-13.5), 3.3 (2.4-39.4), 4.2 (2.4-73. 4), 3.4 (3.2-44.0) and 3.5 (2.4-104.0 mg/l), respectively with no significant differences between groups in a non-parametric test (Kruskal-Wallis). Risk factors for vascular disease in general and stroke in particular had no visible influence on CRP levels. No relationship was found between time interval since onset of symptoms and CRP measurement, suggesting that an acute cerebro-vascular event has little influence on CRP values. CONCLUSION CRP is not a useful marker to predict the outcome of an acute cerebro-vascular event on hospital admission. This is in contrast to acute coronary events.
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- C R Canova
- Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital, CH-7000, Chur, Switzerland
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Fresnel A, Jarno P, Burgun A, Delamarre D, Denier P, Cleret M, Courtin C, Seka LP, Pouliquen B, Cléran L, Riou C, Leduff F, Lesaux H, Duvauferrier R, Le Beux P. A first evaluation of a pedagogical network for medical students at the University Hospital of Rennes. Med Inform (Lond) 1998; 23:253-64. [PMID: 9785328 DOI: 10.3109/14639239809001406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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A pedagogical network has been developed at University Hospital of Rennes from 1996. The challenge is to give medical information and informatics tools to all medical students in the clinical wards of the University Hospital. At first, nine wards were connected to the medical school server which is linked to the Internet. Client software electronic mail and WWW Netscape on Macintosh computers. Sever software is set up on Unix SUN providing a local homepage with selected pedagogical resources. These documents are stored in a DBMS database ORACLE and queries can be provided by specialty, authors or disease. The students can access a set of interactive teaching programs or electronic textbooks and can explore the Internet through the library information system and search engines. The teachers can send URL and indexation of pedagogical documents and can produce clinical cases: the database updating will be done by the users. This experience of using Web tools generated enthusiasm when we first introduced it to students. The evaluation shows that if the students can use this training early on, they will adapt the resources of the Internet to their own needs.
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- A Fresnel
- Laboratoire d'Informatique Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Rennes, France
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A 45-year-old man developed a painful and rapidly progressive sensory-motor polyneuropathy associated with confusion and convulsions. This resulted in hypoventilation and led to respiratory failure and coma. A rapid and diffuse alopecia occurred after 3 weeks in the intensive care unit. Examination of hair roots under polarized light detected dystrophic anagen hairs with dark bands caused by empty spaces in the disorganized cortex. These dark zones were originally reported in patients with thallium poisoning and a toxicological investigation confirmed thallium exposure. The classical systemic symptoms and the various dermatological signs are reviewed, and the origins of contamination and physiopathology discussed.
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- I Tromme
- Department of Dermatology, Clinique Saint Pierre, Ottignies, Belgium
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Denier P, Le Beux P, Delamarre D, Fresnel A, Cleret M, Courtin C, Seka LP, Pouliquen B, Cleran L, Riou C, Burgun A, Jarno P, Leduff F, Lesaux H, Duvauferrier R. A network of web multimedia medical information servers for a medical school and university hospital. Int J Med Inform 1997; 46:41-51. [PMID: 9476154 DOI: 10.1016/s1386-5056(97)00047-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Modern medicine requires a rapid access to information including clinical data from medical records, bibliographic databases, knowledge bases and nomenclature databases. This is especially true for University Hospitals and Medical Schools for training as well as for fundamental and clinical research for diagnosis and therapeutic purposes. This implies the development of local, national and international cooperation which can be enhanced via the use and access to computer networks such as Internet. The development of professional cooperative networks goes with the development of the telecommunication and computer networks and our project is to make these new tools and technologies accessible to the medical students both during the teaching time in Medical School and during the training periods at the University Hospital. We have developed a local area network which communicates between the School of Medicine and the Hospital which takes advantage of the new Web client-server technology both internally (Intranet) and externally by access to the National Research Network (RENATER in France) connected to the Internet network. The address of our public web server is http:(/)/www.med.univ-rennesl.fr.
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- P Denier
- Centre Hospitalier, Rennes, France
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The effects of sign language use on cognitive processes of second-generation deaf children were investigated through an intensional categorization task. A forced-choice paradigm was used to examine children's selections of schematic and categorical alternatives as associations to targets that differed in their related sign language characteristics. The results obtained from 48 deaf and hearing 6-year-olds suggest some differences in the categorization abilities and cognitive flexibility between the two groups of children. These differences appear to be explainable in terms of linguistic variables underlying French Sign Language.
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Courtin C, Séka LP, Cléran L, Le Beux P. W.W.W. cooperative multimedia interface in medicine. Stud Health Technol Inform 1996; 43 Pt A:38-42. [PMID: 10179577] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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The World Wide Web is now the most used multimedia information system on Internet allowing, by means of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator or Mosaic, distribution or consultation of hypermedia documents. Although the Web has appeared only recently, the growth of its use has generated the emergence of numerous information and knowledge bases in the medical field. We suggest to investigate extended functionalities in order to introduce cooperative activities in our medical information system. These new activities allow asynchronous exchange of records and synchronous cooperation for a better coordination of the work within and between hospitals.
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- C Courtin
- Laboratoire d'Informatique Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Rennes 1, France
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Seka LP, Courtin C, Le Beux P. ADM-INDEX: an automated system for indexing and retrieval of medical texts. Stud Health Technol Inform 1996; 43 Pt A:406-10. [PMID: 10179583] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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ADM-INDEX is a system for indexing and retrieval of Patients Discharge Summaries (PDSs) by using linguistic methods (morphologic, syntaxic and semantic processing). The ADM-INDEX knowledge base is a restructuring of a diagnostic aid knowledge base (ADM) in order to allow the linguistic analysis of medical texts. The ADM system is a comprehensive medical knowledge base which has been developed since 1972 at the University Hospital of Rennes and which has been the first professional videotex medical diagnostic aid in France. After linguistic analysis, ADM-INDEX build the index table with thesaurus wording, medical words, concepts and phrases, unknown words contained in each PDS. The benefit of using those different elements is to improve information retrieval. Although our system is constructed with the ADM dictionary, it can be easily applied to other medical nomenclature or thesaurus. In this paper, we present on the one hand the ADM-INDEX knowledge base which is constituted by rules, a dictionary and a thesaurus, and on the other hand, the process of indexing and retrieval information.
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- L P Seka
- Laboratoire d'Informatique Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Rennes I, France
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