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Donnellan S, Pennington SH, Ruggiero A, Martinez-Rodriguez C, Pouget M, Thomas J, Ward SA, Pollakis G, Biagini GA, Paxton WA. A Quantitative Method for the Study of HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Coinfection. J Infect Dis 2023; 227:708-713. [PMID: 36537213 PMCID: PMC9978310 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) syndemic interactions are a major global health concern. Despite the clinical significance of coinfection, our understanding of the cellular pathophysiology and the therapeutic pharmacodynamic impact of coinfection is limited. Here, we use single-round infectious HIV-1 pseudotyped viral particles expressing green fluorescent protein alongside M. tuberculosis expressing mCherry to study pathogenesis and treatment. We report that HIV-1 infection inhibited intracellular replication of M. tuberculosis and demonstrate the therapeutic activity of antiviral treatment (efavirenz) and antimicrobial treatment (rifampicin). The described method could be applied for detailed mechanistic studies to inform the development of novel treatment strategies.
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- Samantha Donnellan
- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Centre for Experimental Pathogen Host Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology, and Immunology, Institute of Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Hogan-Murphy D, Reddington L, Dennedy MC, Egan L, Okiro J, Given J, Donnellan S, Salehmohamed MR. Insulin Prescribing, Administration, and Glucose Monitoring Trends in a Hospital Setting. Ir Med J 2022; 115:674. [PMID: 36920383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Jeffreys LN, Pennington SH, Duggan J, Caygill CH, Lopeman RC, Breen AF, Jinks JB, Ardrey A, Donnellan S, Patterson EI, Hughes GL, Hong DW, O'Neill PM, Aljayyoussi G, Owen A, Ward SA, Biagini GA. Remdesivir-ivermectin combination displays synergistic interaction with improved in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2022; 59:106542. [PMID: 35093538 PMCID: PMC8801767 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2022.106542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A key element for the prevention and management of coronavirus disease 2019 is the development of effective therapeutics. Drug combination strategies offer several advantages over monotherapies. They have the potential to achieve greater efficacy, to increase the therapeutic index of drugs and to reduce the emergence of drug resistance. We assessed the in vitro synergistic interaction between remdesivir and ivermectin, both approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, and demonstrated enhanced antiviral activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2. Whilst the in vitro synergistic activity reported here does not support the clinical application of this combination treatment strategy due to insufficient exposure of ivermectin in vivo, the data do warrant further investigation. Efforts to define the mechanisms underpinning the observed synergistic action could lead to the development of novel treatment strategies.
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- Samantha Donnellan
- Centre for Drugs & DiagnosticsLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine Pembroke Place Liverpool L3 5QA UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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Aljayyoussi G, Donnellan S, Ward SA, Biagini GA. Intracellular PD Modelling ( PDi) for the Prediction of Clinical Activity of Increased Rifampicin Dosing. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:pharmaceutics11060278. [PMID: 31200534 PMCID: PMC6630509 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11060278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Increasing rifampicin (RIF) dosages could significantly reduce tuberculosis (TB) treatment durations. Understanding the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) of increasing RIF dosages could inform clinical regimen selection. We used intracellular PD modelling (PDi) to predict clinical outcomes, primarily time to culture conversion, of increasing RIF dosages. PDi modelling utilizes in vitro-derived measurements of intracellular (macrophage) and extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis sterilization rates to predict the clinical outcomes of RIF at increasing doses. We evaluated PDi simulations against recent clinical data from a high dose (35 mg/kg per day) RIF phase II clinical trial. PDi-based simulations closely predicted the observed time-to-patient culture conversion status at eight weeks (hazard ratio: 2.04 (predicted) vs. 2.06 (observed)) for high dose RIF-based treatments. However, PDi modelling was less predictive of culture conversion status at 26 weeks for high-dosage RIF (99% predicted vs. 81% observed). PDi-based simulations indicate that increasing RIF beyond 35 mg/kg/day is unlikely to significantly improve culture conversion rates, however, improvements to other clinical outcomes (e.g., relapse rates) cannot be ruled out. This study supports the value of translational PDi-based modelling in predicting culture conversion rates for antitubercular therapies and highlights the potential value of this platform for the improved design of future clinical trials.
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- Ghaith Aljayyoussi
- Centre for Drugs & Diagnostics, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.
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- Centre for Drugs & Diagnostics, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.
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- Centre for Drugs & Diagnostics, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.
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- Centre for Drugs & Diagnostics, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.
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Mulholland S, Klein HA, Barwood GP, Donnellan S, Nisbet-Jones PBR, Huang G, Walsh G, Baird PEG, Gill P. Compact laser system for a laser-cooled ytterbium ion microwave frequency standard. Rev Sci Instrum 2019; 90:033105. [PMID: 30927817 DOI: 10.1063/1.5082703] [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: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The development of a transportable microwave frequency standard based on the ground-state transition of 171Yb+ at ∼12.6 GHz requires a compact laser system for cooling the ions, clearing out of long-lived states and also for photoionisation. In this paper, we describe the development of a suitable compact laser system based on a 6U height rack-mounted arrangement with overall dimensions 260 × 194 × 335 mm. Laser outputs at 369 nm (for cooling), 399 nm (photoionisation), 935 nm (repumping), and 760 nm (state clearout) are combined in a fiber arrangement for delivery to our linear ion trap and we demonstrate this system by cooling of 171Yb+ ions. Additionally, we demonstrate that the lasers at 935 nm and 760 nm are close in frequency to water vapor and oxygen absorption lines, respectively; specifically, at 760 nm, we show that one 171Yb+ transition is within the pressure broadened profile of an oxygen line. These molecular transitions form convenient wavelength references for the stabilization of lasers for a 171Yb+ frequency standard.
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- S Mulholland
- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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- Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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Donnellan S, Stone V, Johnston H, Giardiello M, Owen A, Rannard S, Aljayyoussi G, Swift B, Tran L, Watkins C, Stevenson K. Intracellular delivery of nano-formulated antituberculosis drugs enhances bactericidal activity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/jin2.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Samantha Donnellan
- Moredun Research Institute; Pentlands Science Park; Bush Loan Penicuik EH26 0PZ UK
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering; Heriot-Watt University; Riccarton Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK
- Research Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; Liverpool L3 5QA UK
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering; Heriot-Watt University; Riccarton Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering; Heriot-Watt University; Riccarton Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Liverpool; Crown Street Liverpool L69 3BX UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Liverpool; Crown Street Liverpool L69 3BX UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Liverpool; Crown Street Liverpool L69 3BX UK
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- Research Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; Liverpool L3 5QA UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science; University of Nottingham; Loughborough LE12 5RD UK
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine; Research Avenue North; Riccarton Edinburgh EH14 4AP UK
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- Moredun Research Institute; Pentlands Science Park; Bush Loan Penicuik EH26 0PZ UK
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- Moredun Research Institute; Pentlands Science Park; Bush Loan Penicuik EH26 0PZ UK
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Moritz C, Donnellan S, Adams M, Baverstock PR. THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF PARTHENOGENESIS INHETERONOTIA BINOEI(GEKKONIDAE): EXTENSIVE GENOTYPIC DIVERSITY AMONG PARTHENOGENS. Evolution 2017; 43:994-1003. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1989.tb02545.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/1988] [Accepted: 02/17/1989] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- C. Moritz
- Department of Zoology; University of Queensland; St. Lucia QLD 4067 AUSTRALIA
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- Evolutionary Biology Unit; South Australian Museum; North Terrace Adelaide SA 5001 AUSTRALIA
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- Evolutionary Biology Unit; South Australian Museum; North Terrace Adelaide SA 5001 AUSTRALIA
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- Evolutionary Biology Unit; South Australian Museum; North Terrace Adelaide SA 5001 AUSTRALIA
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McNicholas BA, Griffin TP, Donnellan S, Ryan L, Garrahy A, Coughlan R, Giblin L, Lappin D, Reddan D, Carey JJ, Griffin MD. ANCA-associated vasculitis: a comparison of cases presenting to nephrology and rheumatology services. QJM 2016; 109:803-809. [PMID: 27318367 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcw100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Revised: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) -associated vasculitis (AAV) is a disease characterized by inflammation of small vessels and detectable ANCA in the circulation. Patients may develop a broad spectrum of clinical features ranging from indolent sino-nasal disease and rashes to fulminant renal failure or acute life-threatening pulmonary haemorrhage. Consequently, patients with AAV present to a variety of specialties including nephrology and rheumatology, whose training and approaches to management of such patients may differ. There is little literature comparing patients presenting to different specialties and their outcomes. METHODS We compared two cohorts of patients with ANCA-positive AAV presenting to either the rheumatology or nephrology department at Galway University Hospitals from June 2002 to July 2011. A standardized data collection form was used to collect information regarding baseline demographics, manifestations of AAV, initial management, relapses and complications. RESULTS Forty-five patients were included in this study (15 rheumatology/30 nephrology). The nephrology cohort was older, had a higher C-reactive protein, Birmingham Vascular Activity Score and ANCA titer at presentation compared to the rheumatology group. Induction treatment varied between the cohorts with rheumatology patients most commonly receiving a combination of oral corticosteroids (73%) and methotrexate (60%) and nephrology patients receiving a combination of intravenous corticosteroids (93%) and cyclophosphamide (90%). Fifty-three percent of the rheumatology patients who completed induction therapy relapsed compared to 30% of the nephrology patients. CONCLUSION This study presents two different cohorts of patients with the same disease that were managed by two different disciplines. It highlights the heterogeneity of AAV and the importance of interdisciplinary communication and cooperation when managing these patients.
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- B A McNicholas
- From the Nephrology Department , Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- From the Nephrology Department , Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- Rheumatology Department, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
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- From the Nephrology Department , Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
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- From the Nephrology Department , Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
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- From the Nephrology Department , Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- Rheumatology Department, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
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- From the Nephrology Department , Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- From the Nephrology Department , Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- From the Nephrology Department , Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- Rheumatology Department, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
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- From the Nephrology Department , Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Group, Galway, Ireland
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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Moritz C, Fujita MK, Rosauer D, Agudo R, Bourke G, Doughty P, Palmer R, Pepper M, Potter S, Pratt R, Scott M, Tonione M, Donnellan S. Multilocus phylogeography reveals nested endemism in a gecko across the monsoonal tropics of Australia. Mol Ecol 2016; 25:1354-66. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.13511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- C. Moritz
- Research School of Biology; The Australian National University; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity Analysis; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
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- Department of Biology; University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington TX 76019 USA
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- Research School of Biology; The Australian National University; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity Analysis; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
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- Research School of Biology; The Australian National University; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity Analysis; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
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- Research School of Biology; The Australian National University; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity Analysis; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
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- Western Australian Museum; Welshpool WA 6986 Australia
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- Science & Conservation Division; Department of Parks and Wildlife; Woodvale WA 6026 Australia
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- Research School of Biology; The Australian National University; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity Analysis; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
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- Research School of Biology; The Australian National University; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity Analysis; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
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- Research School of Biology; The Australian National University; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity Analysis; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
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- Research School of Biology; The Australian National University; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity Analysis; Acton ACT 2601 Australia
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- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology; University of California; Berkeley CA 94720-3102 USA
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- South Australian Museum; Adelaide SA 5000 Australia
- School of Biological Sciences; The University of Adelaide; Adelaide SA 5000 Australia
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Donnellan S, Tran L, Johnston H, McLuckie J, Stevenson K, Stone V. A rapid screening assay for identifying mycobacteria targeted nanoparticle antibiotics. Nanotoxicology 2016; 10:761-9. [DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2015.1124468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Sistrom M, Hutchinson M, Bertozzi T, Donnellan S. Evaluating evolutionary history in the face of high gene tree discordance in Australian Gehyra (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Heredity (Edinb) 2014; 113:52-63. [PMID: 24642886 PMCID: PMC4815653 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2014.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 07/30/2013] [Revised: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Species tree methods have provided improvements for estimating species relationships and the timing of diversification in recent radiations by allowing for gene tree discordance. Although gene tree discordance is often observed, most discordance is attributed to incomplete lineage sorting rather than other biological phenomena, and the causes of discordance are rarely investigated. We use species trees from multi-locus data to estimate the species relationships, evolutionary history and timing of diversification among Australian Gehyra-a group renowned for taxonomic uncertainty and showing a large degree of gene tree discordance. We find support for a recent Asian origin and two major clades: a tropically adapted clade and an arid adapted clade, with some exceptions, but no support for allopatric speciation driven by chromosomal rearrangement in the group. Bayesian concordance analysis revealed high gene tree discordance and comparisons of Robinson-Foulds distances showed that discordance between gene trees was significantly higher than that generated by topological uncertainty within each gene. Analysis of gene tree discordance and incomplete taxon sampling revealed that gene tree discordance was high whether terminal taxon or gene sampling was maximized, indicating discordance is due to biological processes, which may be important in contributing to gene tree discordance in many recently diversified organisms.
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- M Sistrom
- South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Crick DR, Donnellan S, Ananthamurthy S, Thompson RC, Segal DM. Fast shuttling of ions in a scalable Penning trap array. Rev Sci Instrum 2010; 81:013111. [PMID: 20113085 DOI: 10.1063/1.3276699] [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] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report on the design and testing of an array of Penning ion traps made from printed circuit board. The system enables fast shuttling of ions from one trapping zone to another, which could be of use in quantum information processing. We describe simulations carried out to determine the optimal potentials to be applied to the trap electrodes for enabling this movement. The results of a preliminary experiment with a cloud of laser cooled calcium ions demonstrate a round-trip shuttling efficiency of up to 75%.
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- D R Crick
- Department of Physics, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Dunsmuir WD, McFarlane JP, Tan A, Dowling C, Downie J, Kourambas J, Donnellan S, Redgrave N, Fletcher R, Frydenberg M, Love C. Gyrus bipolar electrovaporization vs transurethral resection of the prostate: a randomized prospective single-blind trial with 1 y follow-up. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2004; 6:182-6. [PMID: 12806380 DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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: 12/12/2022]
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The Gyrus system uses bipolar electrocautery with saline irrigation to vaporize prostatic tissue and is compared to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in a randomized prospective study with 1 y follow-up. Outcomes measured were fluid absorption, blood loss, period of catheterization, hospital stay, symptom scores, quality of life, flow rates, and post-void residual volumes at 3, 6, and 12 months. All measured parameters were similar, although re-catheterization rates were higher (30% vs 5%) in the Gyrus group. Clot evacuation rates were higher in the TURP group (19% vs 0%). The Gyrus device is safe and produces results that are similar to TURP at 1 y.
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- W D Dunsmuir
- Department of Urology, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
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Van Camp LM, Saint KM, Donnellan S, Havenhand JN, Fairweather PG. Polymorphic microsatellite markers for paternity assessment in southern calamari Sepioteuthis australis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00549.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Noell CJ, Donnellan S, Foster R, Haigh L. Molecular discrimination of garfish Hyporhamphus (Beloniformes) larvae in southern Australian waters. Mar Biotechnol (NY) 2001; 3:509-514. [PMID: 14961322 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-001-0059-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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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A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay developed for discrimination between garfish larvae (family Hemiramphidae, order Beloniformes) found in southern Australian waters was based on species-specific amplification of part of the mitochondrial control region. The species were easily discerned by the number and distinct sizes of PCR products (Hyporhamphus melanochir, 443 bp; H. regularis, 462 and 264 bp). Although based on a single gene, the method will correctly identify the species of individuals in at least 96% of tests for H. melanochir and 94% of tests for H. regularis.
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- C J Noell
- Department of Environmental Biology, Adelaide University, Australia 5005.
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PURPOSE To assess the effect of patient positioning on the position of the kidneys and their consequent projection onto plain radiographs, thus ascertaining the need for special preoperative imaging. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fourteen patients were studied by obtaining fine (5-mm)-cut contrast-enhanced CT scans in the pyelogram phase in both the supine and prone position. The orientation of the kidneys relative to the midsagittal plane of the body and the orientation of the anterior and posterior calices relative to the axis of the kidney were measured from hardcopy images. Comparison was made between prone and supine positions for left and right kidneys separately, as well as overall. RESULTS The position of the patient had a small effect on the orientation of the kidneys, with the mean angle changing from 56.6 degrees when supine to 61.6 degrees when prone (p < 0.05). However, no significant change in caliceal orientation or the relative projection of the anterior and posterior calices occurred as a result. CONCLUSION There is no need to carry out special preoperative imaging in the operative or prone position.
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- S Sengupta
- Department of Urology, Royal Melbourne Hospital and The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Keogh JS, Shine R, Donnellan S. Phylogenetic relationships of terrestrial Australo-Papuan elapid snakes (subfamily Hydrophiinae) based on cytochrome b and 16S rRNA sequences. Mol Phylogenet Evol 1998; 10:67-81. [PMID: 9751918 DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1997.0471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Phylogenetic relationships among the venomous Australo-Papuan elapid snake radiation remain poorly resolved, despite the application of diverse data sets. To examine phylogenetic relationships among this enigmatic group, portions of the cytochrome b and 16S rRNA mitochondrial DNA genes were sequenced from 19 of the 20 terrestrial Australian genera and 6 of the 7 terrestrial Melanesian genera, plus a sea krait (Laticauda) and a true sea snake (Hydrelaps). These data clarify several significant issues in elapid phylogeny. First, Melanesian elapids form sister groups to Australian species, indicating that the ancestors of the Australian radiation came via Asia, rather than representing a relict Gondwanan radiation. Second, the two major groups of sea snakes (sea kraits and true sea snakes) represent independent invasions of the marine environment. Third, the radiation of viviparous Australian elapids is much older than has been suggested from immunological data. Parsimony analyses were unable to resolve relationships among the Australian radiation, a problem previously encountered with analyses of other (morphological, electrophoretic, karyotypic, immunological) data sets on these species. These data suggest that the reason for this continued difficulty lies in the timing of speciation events: the elapids apparently underwent a spectacular adaptive radiation soon after reaching Australia, such that divergences are ancient even within genera. Indeed, intrageneric divergences are almost as large as intergeneric divergences. Although this timing means that our sequence data cannot fully resolve phylogenetic relationships among the Australian elapids, the data suggest a close relationship of the following clades: Pseudonaja with Oxyuranus; Ogmodon with Toxicocalamus; Demansia with Aspidomorphus; Echiopsis with Denisonia; the "Notechis" lineage with Drysdalia coronoides; and Rhinoplocephalus and Suta with Drysdalia coronata. At least two of the Australian genera (Drysdalia and Simoselaps) appear to be paraphyletic. These sequence data support many of the conclusions reached by earlier studies using other types of data, but additional information will be needed before the phylogeny of the Australian elapids can be fully resolved.
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- J S Keogh
- School of Biological Sciences AO8, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Moritz C, Donnellan S, Adams M, Baverstock PR. The Origin and Evolution of Parthenogenesis in Heteronotia binoei (Gekkonidae): Extensive Genotypic Diversity Among Parthenogens. Evolution 1989. [DOI: 10.2307/2409580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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