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Banwart SA, Thornton S, Rees H, Lerner D, Wilson R, Romero-Gonzalez M. In Situ Bioremediation by Natural Attenuation: from Lab to Field Scale. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1063/1.2721282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Burke S, Heathwaite L, Quinn P, Merrett S, Whitehead P, Preedy N, Lerner D, Saul A. Strategic management of non-point source pollution from sewage sludge. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2003; 47:305-310. [PMID: 12793694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In the UK, the recycling of sewage sludge to land is expected to double by 2006 but the security of this route is threatened by environmental concerns and health scares. Strategic investment is needed to ensure sustainable and secure sludge recycling outlets. At present, the security of this landbank for sludge recycling is determined by legislation relating to nutrient rather than potentially toxic elements (PTEs) applications to land--especially the environmental risk linked to soil phosphorus (P) saturation. We believe that not all land has an equal risk of contributing nutrients derived from applications to land to receiving waters. We are currently investigating whether it is possible to minimise nutrient loss by applying sludge to land outside Critical Source Areas (CSAs) regardless of soil P Index status. Research is underway to develop a predictive and spatially-sensitive, semi-distributed model of critical thresholds for sludge application that goes beyond traditional "end-of-pipe" or "edge-of-field" modelling, to include hydrological flow paths and delivery mechanisms to receiving waters from non-point sources at the catchment scale.
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Steel PJ, LaHousse F, Lerner D, Marzin C. New ruthenium(II) complexes with pyridylpyrazole ligands. Photosubstitution and proton, carbon-13, and ruthenium-99 NMR structural studies. Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic00152a014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gal M, Marzin C, Tarrago G, Zidane I, Hours T, Lerner D, Andrieux C, Gampp H, Saveant JM. New complexes of ruthenium(II) with a tetrapyrazolic macrocycle. Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic00231a011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Buschmann T, Lerner D, Lee CG, Ronai Z. The Mdm-2 amino terminus is required for Mdm2 binding and SUMO-1 conjugation by the E2 SUMO-1 conjugating enzyme Ubc9. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:40389-95. [PMID: 11384992 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m103786200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Covalent attachment of SUMO-1 to Mdm2 requires the activation of a heterodimeric Aos1-Uba2 enzyme (ubiquitin-activating enzyme (E1)) followed by the conjugation of Sumo-1 to Mdm2 by Ubc9, a protein with a strong sequence similarity to ubiquitin carrier proteins (E2s). Upon Sumo-1 conjugation, Mdm2 is protected from self-ubiquitination and elicits greater ubiquitin-protein isopeptide ligase (E3) activity toward p53, thereby increasing its oncogenic potential. Because of the biological implication of Mdm2 sumoylation, we mapped Ubc9 binding on Mdm2. Here we demonstrate that Ubc9 can associate with Mdm2 only if amino acids 40-59 within the N terminus of Mdm2 are present. Mdm2 from which amino acids 40-59 have been deleted can no longer be sumoylated. Furthermore, addition of a peptide that corresponds to amino acids 40-59 on Mdm2 to a sumoylation reaction efficiently inhibits Mdm2 sumoylation in vitro and in vivo. In UV-treated cells Mdm2 exhibits reduced association with Ubc9, which coincides with decreased Mdm2 sumoylation. Our findings regarding the association of Ubc9 with Mdm2, and the effect of UV-irradiation on Ubc9 binding, point to an additional level in the regulation of Mdm2 sumoylation under normal growth conditions as well as in response to stress conditions.
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Liao P, Georgakopoulos D, Kovacs A, Zheng M, Lerner D, Pu H, Saffitz J, Chien K, Xiao RP, Kass DA, Wang Y. The in vivo role of p38 MAP kinases in cardiac remodeling and restrictive cardiomyopathy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:12283-8. [PMID: 11593045 PMCID: PMC59806 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.211086598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Stress-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP) p38 is activated in various forms of heart failure, yet its effects on the intact heart remain to be established. Targeted activation of p38 MAP kinase in ventricular myocytes was achieved in vivo by using a gene-switch transgenic strategy with activated mutants of upstream kinases MKK3bE and MKK6bE. Transgene expression resulted in significant induction of p38 kinase activity and premature death at 7-9 weeks. Both groups of transgenic hearts exhibited marked interstitial fibrosis and expression of fetal marker genes characteristic of cardiac failure, but no significant hypertrophy at the organ level. Echocardiographic and pressure-volume analyses revealed a similar extent of systolic contractile depression and restrictive diastolic abnormalities related to markedly increased passive chamber stiffness. However, MKK3bE-expressing hearts had increased end-systolic chamber volumes and a thinned ventricular wall, associated with heterogeneous myocyte atrophy, whereas MKK6bE hearts had reduced end-diastolic ventricular cavity size, a modest increase in myocyte size, and no significant myocyte atrophy. These data provide in vivo evidence for a negative inotropic and restrictive diastolic effect from p38 MAP kinase activation in ventricular myocytes and reveal specific roles of p38 pathway in the development of ventricular end-systolic remodeling.
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Boiron JM, Lerner D, Pigneux A, Fabères C, Bordessoule D, Turlure P, Cony-Makhoul P, Hau F, Dazey B, Agape P, Reiffers J, Marit G. Allogeneic transplantation for patients with advanced acute leukemia: a single center retrospective study of 92 patients. Leuk Lymphoma 2001; 41:285-96. [PMID: 11378541 DOI: 10.3109/10428190109057983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Allogeneic transplantation is a well recognized treatment strategy of leukemia. However, its use in advanced leukemia patients is a subject of some debate especially when donors are not HLA-identical siblings because of the toxicity and cost of the procedure. We reviewed retrospectively the outcome of patients (pts) who received allogeneic transplantation for advanced acute leukemia in our center between 09/86 and 11/97. Thirty-six pts (study group) who lacked a matched sibling donor received partially matched related donor (n=14: PMRD group) or matched unrelated donor transplantation (n=22: MUD group). Fifteen pts had AML and 21 ALL. Seventeen pts (47%) were in CR>1, 13 pts (36%) had refractory disease and six pts (17.7%) were in untreated relapse. The outcome was compared to that of 56 patients (AML: 45.5 %, ALL: 55.5 %, CR>1: 49.9 %, refractory disease: 37.5 %, untreated relapse 19.6 %) who received allogeneic transplantation from a matched sibling donor (control group). Various conditioning regimens and GVHD prophylaxis were used. The actuarial incidence of grade II to IV acute GVHD was significantly higher in the study group (57%) than in the control group (34%) (p=0.047). The actuarial risk of relapse at three years was 21% +/- 22% in the study group versus 65% +/- 16% in the control group (p= 0.04). The actuarial probability of transplant-related mortality at 3 years is 64 +/- 16% for the study group and 25 +/- 11% for the control group (p=0.001). The leading cause of death in the study group was infection (30%) followed by acute GVHD and relapse. Relapse was the major cause of death in the control group (54%), followed by infection, interstitial pneumonia, veno-occlusive disease and GVHD. The OS and probability of leukemia-free survival at 3 years were 28 % +/- 15% (95% CI) and 27% +/- 15% (95% CI) in the study group. The overall survival and probability of LFS at 3 years were respectively 28 +/- 12% (95% CI) and 23 +/- 12% (95% CI) in the control group (p = 0.08 and p=0.11 respectively). In multivariate analysis, transplant-related mortality was higher in the study group (p=0.04) and lower if both donor and recipient were seronegative for CMV (p=0.007). OS was significantly higher for seronegative couples (p=0.0001), and when CR was achieved before BMT (p=0.0022). These results suggest that all efforts in this field should be directed on lowering the transplant related mortality for non geno-identical transplants and the relapse rate in geno-identical transplants.
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Bertolini AC, Mestres C, Raffi J, Buléon A, Lerner D, Colonna P. Photodegradation of cassava and corn starches. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2001; 49:675-682. [PMID: 11262011 DOI: 10.1021/jf0010174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The baking expansion properties of sour cassava starch (Polvilho azedo) are attributable to photochemical starch degradation induced by heterolactic fermentation after sun-drying. This study investigated the effects of UV irradiation on the different structural levels of cassava starch as compared to those of corn starch and dextrins. Photosensitive compounds excited at 360 and 290 nm in cassava starch were photodegraded when starch was exposed to sunlight or 360 nm irradiation. UV irradiation depolymerized cassava and corn starches, inducing modifications due, at least in part, to a mechanism involving free radicals. Lactic acid was also photodegraded. Photodegradation induced by UV absorption could have been due to fluorescent chromophores found in starches and nonfluorescent chromophores present in glucosidic units.
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this work was to develop a psychometrically sound questionnaire for measuring the on-the-job impact of chronic health problems and/or treatment ("work limitations"). RESEARCH DESIGN Three pilot studies (focus groups, cognitive interviews, and an alternate forms test) generated candidate items, dimensions, and response scales. Two field trials tested the psychometric performance of the questionnaire (studies 1 and 2). To test recall error, study 1 subjects were randomly assigned to 2 different questionnaire groups, a questionnaire with a 4-week reporting period completed once or a 2-week version completed twice. Responses were compared with data from concurrent work limitation diaries (the gold standard). To test construct validity, we compared questionnaire scores of patients with those of healthy job-matched control subjects. Study 2 was a cross-sectional mail survey testing scale reliability and construct validity. SUBJECTS The study subjects were employed individuals (18-64 years of age) from several chronic condition groups (study 1, n = 48; study 2, n = 121) and, in study 1, 17 healthy matched control subjects. MEASURES Study 1 included the assigned questionnaires and weekly diaries. Study 2 included the new questionnaire, SF-36, and work productivity loss items. RESULTS In study 1, questionnaire responses were consistent with diary data but were most highly correlated with the most recent week. Patients had significantly higher (worse) limitation scores than control subjects. In study 2, 4 scales from a 25-item questionnaire achieved Cronbach alphas of > or = 0.90 and correlated with health status and self-reported work productivity in the hypothesized manner (P < or = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS With 25 items, 4 dimensions (limitations handling time, physical, mental-interpersonal, and output demands), and a 2-week reporting period, the Work Limitations Questionnaire demonstrated high reliability and validity.
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de Lima M, Bonamino M, Vasconcelos Z, Colares M, Diamond H, Zalcberg I, Tavares R, Lerner D, Byington R, Bouzas L, da Matta J, Andrade C, Carvalho L, Pires V, Barone B, Maciel C, Tabak D. Prophylactic donor lymphocyte infusions after moderately ablative chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation for hematological malignancies: high remission rate among poor prognosis patients at the expense of graft-versus-host disease. Bone Marrow Transplant 2001; 27:73-8. [PMID: 11244440 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We investigated the use of 'prophylactic' donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI) containing 1 x 107 CD3+ cells, given at 30, 60 and 90 days post-allogeneic blood and marrow transplantation (BMT), following conditioning with fludarabine 30 mg/m(2)/4 days and melphalan 70 mg/m(2)/2 days. GVHD prophylaxis consisted of cyclosporin A (CsA) 2 mg/kg daily with early tapering by day 60. Our goals were the rapid achievement of chimerism and disease control, providing an immunological platform for DLIs to treat refractory patients with hematological malignancies. Twelve heavily pre-treated patients with life expectancy less than 6 months were studied; none were in remission. Diagnoses were AML (n = 4), MDS (n = 1), ALL (n = 3), CML (n = 3) and multiple myeloma (n = 1). Response rate was 75%. Three patients are alive at a median of 450 days (range, 450-540). Two patients are in remission of CML in blast crisis and AML for more than 14 months. Median survival is 116 days (range, 25-648). Six patients received 12 DLIs; three patients developed acute GVHD after the first infusion and were excluded from further DLIs, but no GVHD occurred among patients receiving subsequent DLIs. One patient with CML in blast crisis went into CR after the first DLI. The overall incidence of acute GVHD was 70%. Primary causes of death were infections (n = 3), acute GVHD (n = 3), chronic GVHD (n = 1) and disease relapse (n = 2). We observed high response and chimerism rates at the expense of an excessive incidence of GVHD. DLI given at day +30 post BMT caused GVHD in 50% of the patients, and its role in this setting remains unclear.
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Amick BC, Lerner D, Rogers WH, Rooney T, Katz JN. A review of health-related work outcome measures and their uses, and recommended measures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2000; 25:3152-60. [PMID: 11124731 DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200012150-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Chertoff ME, Lerner D, Amani-Taleshi D, Nagai Y. Characterizing non-linearity in the cochlear microphonic using the instantaneous frequency. Hear Res 2000; 145:190-202. [PMID: 10867292 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5955(00)00090-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In this paper, we examine the non-linearity of mechano-electric transduction in the cochlea by computing the instantaneous frequency (IF) of the cochlear microphonic (CM) in response to sinusoidal stimuli. In contrast to a linear system which yields a constant IF when driven with a sinusoid, the IF of the CM varied during one period of oscillation. This variation was not symmetric, but differed for positive and negative slopes of the CM. Administration of tetrodotoxin to eliminate neural activity indicated that the variation of the IF was not due to neural contamination. Moreover, comparing the IF of the stimulus to that of the CM indicated that the IF was not due to non-linearity in the acoustic signal. Signal frequency, signal level and acoustic trauma altered the IF. A cochlear model of the CM was developed to determine the influence of the saturation of hair-cell receptor currents and vector summation on the IF. Results indicated that these factors could not fully account for the variation in the IF. We conclude that the variation in IF within one period of cochlear partition vibration indicates that the mechanical and/or electrical oscillations which produce the CM differ from those of a linear system.
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Karras JG, McGraw K, McKay RA, Cooper SR, Lerner D, Lu T, Walker C, Dean NM, Monia BP. Inhibition of antigen-induced eosinophilia and late phase airway hyperresponsiveness by an IL-5 antisense oligonucleotide in mouse models of asthma. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2000; 164:5409-15. [PMID: 10799906 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.10.5409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chronic airway eosinophilia is associated with allergic asthma and is mediated in part by secretion of IL-5 from allergen-specific Th2 lymphocytes. IL-5 is a known maturation and antiapoptotic factor for eosinophils and stimulates release of nascent eosinophils from bone marrow into the peripheral circulation. An antisense oligonucleotide found to specifically inhibit IL-5 expression in vitro was observed to significantly reduce experimentally induced eosinophilia in vivo, in both the murine OVA lung challenge and allergic peritonitis models. Intravenous administration resulted in sequence-dependent inhibition of eosinophilia coincident with reduction of IL-5 protein levels, supporting an antisense mechanism of action. Potent suppression of lung eosinophilia was observed up to 17 days after cessation of oligonucleotide dosing, indicating achievement of prolonged protection with this strategy. Furthermore, sequence-specific, antisense oligonucleotide-mediated inhibition of Ag-mediated late phase airway hyperresponsiveness was also observed. These data underscore the potential utility of an antisense approach targeting IL-5 for the treatment of asthma and eosinophilic diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage
- Animals
- Antigens/administration & dosage
- Asthma/immunology
- Bronchial Hyperreactivity/immunology
- Bronchial Hyperreactivity/prevention & control
- Disease Models, Animal
- Eosinophilia/immunology
- Eosinophilia/prevention & control
- Gene Expression Regulation/immunology
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Injections, Intravenous
- Interleukin-5/antagonists & inhibitors
- Interleukin-5/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-5/genetics
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/administration & dosage
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/therapeutic use
- Ovalbumin/administration & dosage
- Ovalbumin/immunology
- RNA, Messenger/antagonists & inhibitors
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Time Factors
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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Lai YC, Lerner D, Williams K, Grebogi C. Unstable dimension variability in coupled chaotic systems. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL PHYSICS, PLASMAS, FLUIDS, AND RELATED INTERDISCIPLINARY TOPICS 1999; 60:5445-54. [PMID: 11970417 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.60.5445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/1999] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Systems of coupled chaotic maps and flows arise in many situations of physical and biological interest. The aim of this paper is to analyze and to present numerical evidence for a common type of nonhyperbolic behavior in these systems: unstable dimension variability. We show that unstable periodic orbits embedded in the dynamical invariant set of such a system can typically have different numbers of unstable directions. The consequence of this may be severe: the system cannot be modeled deterministically in the sense that no trajectory of the model can be realized by the natural chaotic system that the model is supposed to describe and quantify. We argue that unstable dimension variability can arise for small values of the coupling parameter. Severe modeling difficulties, nonetheless, occur only for reasonable coupling when the unstable dimension variability is appreciable. We speculate about the possible physical consequences in this case.
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Davies GM, Santanello N, Gerth W, Lerner D, Block GA. Validation of a migraine work and productivity loss questionnaire for use in migraine studies. Cephalalgia 1999; 19:497-502. [PMID: 10403065 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1999.019005497.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Migraine symptoms and therapy side effects cause significant functional disability that can result in work and productivity losses. Effective, well-tolerated migraine therapy with rapid onset of relief could decrease work and productivity losses. The Migraine Work and Productivity Loss Questionnaire (MWPLQ) evaluates the impact of migraine and migraine therapy on paid work. Data from a randomized, open-label extension study were collected over 3 months. Migraineurs were randomized to either rizatriptan (5HT1B/1D receptor agonist) or their usual migraine therapy. Data were analyzed from 164 patients who experienced at least one work-related migraine. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) for the work difficulty domains ranged from 0.80 to 0.95. Work loss and work difficulty were moderately correlated (r = 0.39-0.58) with migraine severity and functional ability. Differences were found favoring rizatriptan for absenteeism (1.3 vs 2.4 h), effectiveness at work (62% vs 49%), and difficulty with work-related tasks (p < 0.01). The MWPLQ demonstrated favorable measurement characteristics in this study and could be an important research tool for future evaluations of migraine-related work disability.
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Sterling J, Veinberg A, Lerner D, Goldenberg W, Levy R, Youdim M, Finberg J. (R)(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan (rasagiline) and derivatives: highly selective and potent inhibitors of monoamine oxidase B. JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION. SUPPLEMENTUM 1998; 52:301-5. [PMID: 9564630 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6499-0_30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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(+)-N-Propargyl-1-aminoindan (rasagiline) and a series of derivatives have been synthesized and screened for monoamine oxidase inhibitory activity. Rasagiline and several analogues were found be highly selective and potent inhibitors of the B form of the enzyme in contrast to the levorotatory enantiomer which was not active. The results indicate that rasagiline has potential for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. This compound is currently under development for that indication.
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Amick BC, Kawachi I, Coakley EH, Lerner D, Levine S, Colditz GA. Relationship of job strain and iso-strain to health status in a cohort of women in the United States. Scand J Work Environ Health 1998; 24:54-61. [PMID: 9562401 DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study examined the relationships of job strain and iso-strain psychosocial work-environment exposures to health status in a cohort of working women in the United States. METHODS In a cross-sectional survey, 33689 women responded to the Karasek job content and the MOS SF-36 health status questionnaires. The psychosocial work-environment exposures were characterized using the job strain and iso-strain frameworks. Health status was assessed with the following 6 scales: physical functioning, vitality, freedom from pain, mental health, role limitations due to physical health, and role limitations due to emotional health. RESULTS When compared with active work, high-strain work (high job demands and low job control) was associated with lower vitality, mental health, higher pain, and increased risks of both physical and emotional role limitations. Iso-strain work (high strain and low work-related social support) increased the risks further. Job insecurity was also associated with lower health status. CONCLUSIONS The analyses supported the hypothesis that the psychosocial work environment is an important determinant of health status among working women. The findings suggest that incorporating social conditions at work into the measurement of psychosocial work-environment exposure improves the identification of high-risk work arrangements.
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Kim KK, Yokota H, Santoso S, Lerner D, Kim R, Kim SH. Purification, crystallization, and preliminary X-ray crystallographic data analysis of small heat shock protein homolog from Methanococcus jannaschii, a hyperthermophile. J Struct Biol 1998; 121:76-80. [PMID: 9573624 DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1998.3969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A gene coding for a small heat shock protein homolog from the hyperthermophilic methanogenic Archaeon Methanococcus jannaschii was cloned. This gene was overexpressed in Escherichia coli harboring rare codon tRNAs and its protein purified and crystallized. Crystals displayed the space group R3 with unit cell dimensions a = b = 171.46 A and c = 102.13 A in a hexagonal axis setting. These crystals grew in one week and diffracted to 3.2 A resolution. The presence of eight molecules in the asymmetric unit gives a Vm value of 2.2 A3/Da and a solvent content of 44% by volume. The 24-molecule complex is generated from a subunit by a combination of crystallographic threefold symmetry and three types of noncrystallographic symmetries (a two-, a three-, and a fourfold).
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Michaïlesco PM, Valcarcel J, Grieve AR, Levallois B, Lerner D. Bacterial leakage in endodontics: an improved method for quantification. J Endod 1996; 22:535-9. [PMID: 9198441 DOI: 10.1016/s0099-2399(96)80013-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A new method for studying leakage of root fillings using the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens ATCC 13525 is described. The presence of the microorganism is detected by fluorimetry and can thus be used to measure the depth of penetration from the root apex toward the crown of the tooth. This system, applied to a number of methods of root canal filling, showed that procedures involving compaction of the gutta-percha gave a more effective seal than the use of a paste sealer with uncondensed gutta-percha. There was no statistically significant difference between the leakage results from the lateral, vertical, and thermomechanical condensed techniques.
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Lerner D, Taylor F. Family physicians and first-trimester abortion: a survey of residency programs in southern California. Fam Med 1994; 26:157-62. [PMID: 8026660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Since abortion has become a focus of increased public attention, it is important to assess family physicians' attitudes and scope of training regarding this outpatient procedure. METHODS Residents and faculty at eight southern California family practice residency programs were surveyed about their views on first-trimester abortion, and about their interest in training to perform the procedure. RESULTS While 62.5% of respondents believed abortion to be an appropriate procedure for family physicians to perform, only 19.5% had performed an abortion during the past year. Attitudes about situations in which abortion should be available to women were not associated with age, gender, or ethnicity. Religion of the respondents, however, was significantly associated with attitudes toward abortion. Of respondents without personal objections to the procedure, those who perceived the performance of abortion as appropriate for family physicians were significantly more likely to be interested in further training (48.2%) than those who did not perceive it as appropriate (18.2%, P = .0147). This perception of appropriateness was affected by whether or not a respondent had been offered training; those who had been offered training in abortion were 8.5 times more likely to believe it to be an appropriate procedure for family physicians to perform (P = .0001). CONCLUSION If the number of family physicians providing abortions is to be increased, residency programs must offer abortion training as a more fully recognized part of the family medicine curriculum.
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A 64-year-old woman is reported with Stage I (Rai) chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), in whom hypercalcemia developed when an increased proportion of prolymphocytic cells characterized a transformation of CLL in prolymphocytoid leukaemia (CLL/PL). Although hypercalcemia is more frequently found in T-cell leukaemia associated with human T lymphotropic lymphocyte type I, scattered reports indicate that patients with B-CLL can also be affected with this metabolic disturbance. The case described here, progressed with an indolent course of CLL for 26 months, when she was admitted with a very aggressive disease characterized by a high WBC count, splenomegaly and hypercalcemia. Despite an effort to achieve a clinical remission, she failed treatment and death was attributed to unresponsive hypercalcemia. The mechanism of hypercalcemia in such cases is unclear as no parathyroid adenoma or second malignant tumor was found ante mortem. This electrolytic disturbance would appear to be a direct consequence of the transforming leukaemia and a possible mechanism involving a secreted humoral factor that could lead to altered calcium metabolism.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, CD/blood
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Bone Marrow/pathology
- Chlorambucil/therapeutic use
- Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage
- Female
- Humans
- Hypercalcemia/blood
- Hypercalcemia/complications
- Hypercalcemia/pathology
- Immunophenotyping
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/blood
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/immunology
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology
- Leukemia, Prolymphocytic/blood
- Leukemia, Prolymphocytic/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Prolymphocytic/immunology
- Leukemia, Prolymphocytic/pathology
- Middle Aged
- Prednisone/administration & dosage
- Prednisone/therapeutic use
- Vincristine/administration & dosage
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Lerner D. N-STAT recruitment up as nurses volunteer for national grassroots network. THE AMERICAN NURSE 1993; 25:8. [PMID: 8285408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Lerner D. AAN forms grassroots network to mobilize nurses nationally. THE AMERICAN NURSE 1993; 25:3. [PMID: 8250423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Abstract
The pediatric cardiovascular surgery patient has many needs, based not only on the complexity of the surgical procedure, but also on anatomic, physiologic, and emotional differences. These differences have implications for nursing care in the postoperative period. This article focuses on the special needs of a child who required correction of a congenital heart defect. The specialized knowledge required by the pediatric critical care nurse to make accurate assessments of the child's status and to intervene appropriately are emphasized. Issues surrounding the care of the family of the child who experiences cardiac surgery are highlighted.
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