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Adam S, Althoff A, Dampier W, Devlin K, Malone K, Nonnemacher M, Pirrone V, Schultheis M, Szep Z, Tillman S, Wigdahl B. B - 85 Medication Adherence in People Living with HIV: Analyzing Performance-Based Medication Management in Relation to Cognition and Real-World Adherence. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2023; 38:1452. [PMID: 37807471 DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acad067.291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study investigates relationships among neuropsychological functioning, medication management performance, and viral load in people living with HIV. We hypothesize that cognitive impairment, particularly in attention/working memory, executive function, and episodic memory, will negatively influence medication management and virologic control. METHODS Participants in this cross-sectional study were 29 HIV+ adults (ages 44-71, 90% Black) receiving cART and enrolled in the Temple/Drexel Comprehensive NeuroHIV Center (CNHC) cohort. Participants completed neuropsychological assessments, Medication Management Test-Revised (MMT-R), and blood sample collection. Linear regression examined cognitive domains as predictors of MMT-R performance. Logistic and linear regression examined cognition and MMT-R as predictors of viral load. RESULTS 64% of participants had undetectable HIV RNA. The remainder had low-level viral replication. 89% were prescribed one-pill-a-day regimens. Verbal memory was positively associated with MMT-R (b = 0.60, p = 0.023). Neither cognition nor MMT-R were significant predictors of detectable vs. undetectable RNA. Among participants with detectable viral load, higher RNA was associated significantly with poorer visuospatial memory (b = 0.69, p = 0.028) and marginally with poorer performance on the MMT-R daily regimen subscale (b = 0.56, p = 0.094). CONCLUSION Verbal memory was related to better MMT-R performance, but neither cognition nor MMT-R were good predictors of detectable vs. undetectable viral load. However, among those with low-level viral replication, poorer visuospatial memory and difficulty with simple MMT-R items were preliminarily related to higher viral load. Given the small sample, results are limited by low statistical power. Future research will further explore relationships among cognition, MMT-R, RNA, and regimen complexity in larger samples to inform development of tools to monitor adherence difficulties.
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Grethlein D, Pirrone V, Devlin KN, Dampier W, Szep Z, Winston FK, Ontañón S, Walshe EA, Malone K, Tillman S, Ances BM, Kandadai V, Kolson DL, Wigdahl B. Examining virtual driving test performance and its relationship to individuals with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:912766. [PMID: 36090285 PMCID: PMC9448981 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.912766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Significance Existing screening tools for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are often clinically impractical for detecting milder forms of impairment. The formal diagnosis of HAND requires an assessment of both cognition and impairment in activities of daily living (ADL). To address the critical need for identifying patients who may have disability associated with HAND, we implemented a low-cost screening tool, the Virtual Driving Test (VDT) platform, in a vulnerable cohort of people with HIV (PWH). The VDT presents an opportunity to cost-effectively screen for milder forms of impairment while providing practical guidance for a cognitively demanding ADL. Objectives We aimed to: (1) evaluate whether VDT performance variables were associated with a HAND diagnosis and if so; (2) systematically identify a manageable subset of variables for use in a future screening model for HAND. As a secondary objective, we examined the relative associations of identified variables with impairment within the individual domains used to diagnose HAND. Methods In a cross-sectional design, 62 PWH were recruited from an established HIV cohort and completed a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment (CNPA), followed by a self-directed VDT. Dichotomized diagnoses of HAND-specific impairment and impairment within each of the seven CNPA domains were ascertained. A systematic variable selection process was used to reduce the large amount of VDT data generated, to a smaller subset of VDT variables, estimated to be associated with HAND. In addition, we examined associations between the identified variables and impairment within each of the CNPA domains. Results More than half of the participants (N = 35) had a confirmed presence of HAND. A subset of twenty VDT performance variables was isolated and then ranked by the strength of its estimated associations with HAND. In addition, several variables within the final subset had statistically significant associations with impairment in motor function, executive function, and attention and working memory, consistent with previous research. Conclusion We identified a subset of VDT performance variables that are associated with HAND and assess relevant functional abilities among individuals with HAND. Additional research is required to develop and validate a predictive HAND screening model incorporating this subset.
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- David Grethlein
- Diagnostic Driving, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Department of Computer Science, The Games Artificial Intelligence and Media Systems (GAIMS) Center, College of Computing and Informatics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Applied Neuro-Technologies Lab, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department Medicine, Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice, College of Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Computer Science, The Games Artificial Intelligence and Media Systems (GAIMS) Center, College of Computing and Informatics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- College of Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- College of Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Diagnostic Driving, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Tillman S, Brandon DH, Silva SG. Evaluation of human milk fortification from the time of the first feeding: effects on infants of less than 31 weeks gestational age. J Perinatol 2012; 32:525-31. [PMID: 21960127 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether human milk fortification from the time of the first feeding significantly improves weight gain and bone mineral status in infants of <31 weeks estimated gestational age as compared with delayed or standard human milk fortification. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective pre-post design. In all, 95 infants born at <31 weeks estimated gestational age were compared. There were 53 infants in the early fortification group (EFG) and 42 infants in the delayed fortification group (DFG). They were compared with regard to weight gain at 34 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA), and their serum levels of calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase levels were compared as an indicator of bone mineral status. The practice change of fortifying all human milk given to preterm infants at <34 weeks PMA commenced in June 2009. The usual practice of fortification took place once an infant had reached a feeding volume of 50 to 100 ml kg(-1) per day. The new practice fortified all human milk with a powdered human milk fortifier to 24 calories per ounce, starting with the first feeding, no matter how small the volume. RESULT There were no differences in weight gain between the EFG and the DFG. The group that received fortification from the time of the first feeding were significantly less likely to have alkaline phosphatase levels >500 U l(-1) from 33 weeks PMA onward. There was no incidence of feeding intolerance with early fortification. CONCLUSION Fortification of human milk from the time of the first feeding does not affect weight gain at 34 weeks PMA, but is related to a lower incidence of elevated alkaline phosphate levels and does not cause feeding intolerance.
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- S Tillman
- Gwinnett Neonatology, P.C., Gwinnett Medical Center, Lawrenceville, GA, USA.
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Prescott J, Patel H, Tillman S, McHugh T, Ralph D. Cleavage of double-stranded copy RNA by RNase 1 and RNase T1 provides a robust means to detect p53 gene mutations in clinical specimens. Electrophoresis 1999; 20:1149-61. [PMID: 10380754 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2683(19990101)20:6<1149::aid-elps1149>3.0.co;2-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Detecting somatic mutations in patient specimens is challenging because of the wide variation in quality and quantity of genomic DNA in clinically derived material. In cancer specimens, the challenge of detecting mutations is usually compounded by the presence of large numbers of nonmutated normal cells that dampen the relative signal that can be obtained from employing any mutation detection strategy. In the case of somatic mutations in the gene encoding the tumor suppressor, p53, a clinically useful mutation detection assay must be able to detect a wide variety of types of mutations scattered over five coding exons and their flanking intron sequences. This study examined the ability of a mutation detection strategy, termed NIRCA, to identify single-base mutations in the clinically relevant domain of the p53 gene. This strategy relies on RNase digestion-mediated cleavage of double-stranded copy RNA transcribed in vitro from polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified genomic templates to detect mismatched base pairs resulting from hybridization of complimenting mutant and wild-type copy RNA strands. This assay system was found to robustly detect all twelve possible mismatches and the plus one and minus one frame shifts. Furthermore, the assay could detect mutations in clinical specimens when the mutant alleles composed as few as 4% of the total population of alleles isolated in bulk specimen genomic DNA. This mutation detection strategy worked efficiently in bladder, breast, colon and lung tumors as well as sediments from bladder cytology specimens.
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The involvement of the sympathetic nervous system in the transport and storage of spermatozoa in the male reproductive tract was examined by surgically ablating the inferior mesenteric plexus (IMP). One to eight weeks after ablation of the IMP, epididymal weight and the total number of spermatozoa present in the cauda epididymidis were significantly greater in IMP-ablated rats than in sham-operated rats. By contrast, the number of spermatozoa present in the initial segment of the vas deferens was significantly greater than in sham operated controls one week after IMP ablation but returned to control levels at two, four, six and eight weeks. Throughout the experiment, no differences were observed between IMP-ablated and control rats in the percentage of motile cauda epididymal spermatozoa, testicular weight, testicular sperm number or serum testosterone. These data demonstrate that the sympathetic nervous system differentially regulates sperm transport and storage in the male reproductive tract and suggest that the IMP may influence the epididymal maturation of spermatozoa.
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- K L Billups
- James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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Cornwall GA, Vindivich D, Tillman S, Chang TS. The effect of sulfhydryl oxidation on the morphology of immature hamster epididymal spermatozoa induced to acquire motility in vitro. Biol Reprod 1988; 39:141-55. [PMID: 3207793 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod39.1.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Immotile spermatozoa from the caput epididymidis become progressively motile when incubated in medium containing theophylline, seminal plasma, and albumin. We previously reported that under these incubation conditions the spermatozoa induced to acquire motility exhibited a marked flagellar angularity, with the sperm head or midpiece bent 90-180 degrees towards the tail. In addition, we demonstrated that sperm flagellar bending did not occur when the sulfhydryl oxidant diamide was added to the motility induction medium. In the present study, we examined further the effect of sulfhydryl oxidation on the morphology and sulfhydryl content of immature caput spermatozoa induced to acquire motility in vitro. We found that flagellar bending was prevented and sperm flagellar straightness was maintained in a dose-dependent manner by diamide. Moreover, flow cytometric analysis of caput sperm sulfhydryls using the sulfhydryl reagent monobromobimane (mBBr) revealed that 1) diamide oxidizes caput sperm sulfhydryls, and 2) less than 15% of the total reactive sperm sulfhydryls were oxidized at diamide concentrations capable of preventing sperm angulation. Sodium tetrathionate (NaTT), another sulfhydryl oxidant, and hamster cauda epididymal fluid (CEF) containing sulfhydryl oxidase enzyme activity also maintained flagellar straightness in induced caput spermatozoa and oxidized sperm sulfhydryls. The flagellar straightness in caput spermatozoa treated with sulfhydryl oxidants, however, was temporary; with extended incubation, diamide- or CEF-treated spermatozoa exhibited flagellar bending. Additional studies showed that the flagellar straightness observed in sulfhydryl-oxidized spermatozoa was sustained when nitrofurantoin, an inhibitor of glutathione reductase, was included in the induction medium. Flow cytometric analysis of nitrofurantoin-treated spermatozoa showed that nitrofurantoin maintained the sperm disulfides formed by diamide and prevented the reduction of sperm disulfides back to sulfhydryls. Taken together, these studies demonstrate the significance of sulfhydryl oxidation in maintaining the morphology of immature caput epididymal spermatozoa induced to acquire motility in vitro and suggest that sulfhydryl oxidation may be important in the development of motility during sperm epididymal maturation in vivo.
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- G A Cornwall
- James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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