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Nwankwo C, Sung AH, Pike J. Self-Reported Health Related Quality Of Life Of Hepatitis C Virus (Hcv) Genotype 1 Patients With And Without Comorbid Conditions. VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2014; 17:A369-A370. [PMID: 27200780 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Osinski V, St. John H, Pike J. Vitamin D hormone regulates the expression of hedgehog coreceptor genes Boc and Cdon in osteocytes (946.4). FASEB J 2014. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.946.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Goetz T, Okada M, Scott A, Pike J. CHRONIC DISTAL BICEPS TENDON RUPTURE: RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF OUTOCOMES OF A NOVEL TECHNIQUE OF RECONSTRUCTION WITH TENDON GRAFT. Br J Sports Med 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092459.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Elyas R, Guerra LA, Pike J, DeCarli C, Betolli M, Bass J, Chou S, Sweeney B, Rubin S, Barrowman N, Moher D, Leonard M. Is staging beneficial for Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy? A systematic review. J Urol 2010; 183:2012-8. [PMID: 20303527 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Fowler and Stephens showed that by dividing the spermatic vessels a high intra-abdominal testis could be placed in the scrotum. Testicular atrophy is a potential complication of this technique. We conducted a systematic review to determine whether single or 2-stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy results in better testicular viability. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched electronic databases, clinical trial registries and gray literature. We included reports describing boys younger than 18 years with a primary outcome of "testicular viability and position." We performed a meta-analysis using random effects models. Heterogeneity was assessed using forest plot and I(2) statistic. RESULTS We identified 1,807 citations and included 61 articles. Single stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy was discussed in 9 articles, a 2-stage procedure in 36 and both approaches in 16. There were no randomized controlled trials, and most studies were cohort or case series. The pooled estimate of success rates was 80% for single stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy (95% CI 75 to 86) and 85% for 2-stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy (95% CI 81 to 90). The pooled odds ratio of single stage vs 2-stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy was 2.0 (95% CI 1.1 to 3.9) favoring the 2-stage procedure. There was no difference in the success rate between laparoscopic and open techniques in either single or 2-stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy. There was no evidence of asymmetry on the funnel plot. There were no complications reported with single stage, while ileus, hematoma and infection were the most common complications with 2-stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy. CONCLUSIONS Both techniques have a fairly high success rate but 2-stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy appears to carry a higher rate of success than the single stage approach (85% vs 80%, OR 2 in favor of 2-stage). Laparoscopic and open techniques had the same success rate. However, the level of evidence of the studies was low, and a study of a more robust design, such as a randomized controlled trial, should be performed.
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Taylor D, Lonczak A, Pike J, Tao X, Treff N, Scott R. A recessive PTEN haplotype is associated with fewer mature follicles in in vitro fertilization patients. Fertil Steril 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.1034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Keays M, Guerra L, Mihill J, Raju G, Al-Asheeri N, Geier P, Gaboury I, Matzinger M, Pike J, Leonard M. Reliability Assessment of Society for Fetal Urology Ultrasound Grading System for Hydronephrosis. J Urol 2008; 180:1680-2; discussion1682-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.03.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Keays M, Guerra L, Mihill J, Raju G, Al-Asheeri N, Geier P, Gaboury I, Matzinger M, Pike J, Leonard M. MP-02.02: Reliability and validity assessment of society for fetal urology ultrasound grading system for hydronephrosis. Urology 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.06.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Guerra L, Moher D, Barrowman N, Sampson M, Pike J, Leonard M. POS-02.119: Intravesical oxybutynin for children with poorly compliant neurogenic bladders: a Systematic Review. Urology 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.06.1055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Al-Taheini K, Pike J, Leonard M. MP-16.20. Urology 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.08.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Al-Taheini K, Leonard M, Pike J. MP-16.21. Urology 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.08.403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Masci L, Pike J, Malara F, Phillips B, Bennell K, Brukner P. Use of the one-legged hyperextension test and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of active spondylolysis. Br J Sports Med 2006; 40:940-6; discussion 946. [PMID: 16980534 PMCID: PMC2465027 DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.030023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Active spondylolysis is an acquired lesion in the pars interarticularis and is a common cause of low back pain in the young athlete. OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether the one-legged hyperextension test can assist in the clinical detection of active spondylolysis and to determine whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is equivalent to the clinical gold standard of bone scintigraphy and computed tomography in the radiological diagnosis of this condition. METHODS A prospective cohort design was used. Young active subjects with low back pain were recruited. Outcome measures included clinical assessment (one-legged hyperextension test) and radiological investigations including bone scintigraphy (with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)) and MRI. Computed tomography was performed if bone scintigraphy was positive. RESULTS Seventy one subjects were recruited. Fifty pars interarticulares in 39 subjects (55%) had evidence of active spondylolysis as defined by bone scintigraphy (with SPECT). Of these, 19 pars interarticulares in 14 subjects showed a fracture on computed tomography. The one-legged hyperextension test was neither sensitive nor specific for the detection of active spondylolysis. MRI revealed bone stress in 40 of the 50 pars interarticulares in which it was detected by bone scintigraphy (with SPECT), indicating reduced sensitivity in detecting bone stress compared with bone scintigraphy (p = 0.001). Conversely, MRI revealed 18 of the 19 pars interarticularis fractures detected by computed tomography, indicating concordance between imaging modalities (p = 0.345). There was a significant difference between MRI and the combination of bone scintigraphy (with SPECT)/computed tomography in the radiological visualisation of active spondylolysis (p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that there is a high rate of active spondylolysis in active athletes with low back pain. The one-legged hyperextension test is not useful in detecting active spondylolysis and should not be relied on to exclude the diagnosis. MRI is inferior to bone scintigraphy (with SPECT)/computed tomography. Bone scintigraphy (with SPECT) should remain the first-line investigation of active athletes with low back pain followed by limited computed tomography if bone scintigraphy is positive.
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McLean CR, Houshian S, Pike J. Paediatric fractures sustained in Parkour (free running). Injury 2006; 37:795-7. [PMID: 16806217 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.04.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2006] [Revised: 04/05/2006] [Accepted: 04/06/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Buluwela L, Pike J, Mazhar D, Kamalati T, Hart SM, Al-Jehani R, Yahaya H, Patel N, Sarwar N, Sarwarl N, Heathcote DA, Schwickerath O, Phoenix F, Hill R, Aboagye E, Shousha S, Waxman J, Lemoine NR, Zelent A, Coombes RC, Ali S. Inhibiting estrogen responses in breast cancer cells using a fusion protein encoding estrogen receptor-alpha and the transcriptional repressor PLZF. Gene Ther 2005; 12:452-60. [PMID: 15647773 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) is a ligand-inducible transcription factor that acts to regulate gene expression by binding to palindromic DNA sequence, known as the estrogen response element, in promoters of estrogen-regulated genes. In breast cancer ERalpha plays a central role, where estrogen-regulated gene expression leads to tumor initiation, growth and survival. As an approach to silencing estrogen-regulated genes, we have studied the activities of a fusion protein between ERalpha and the promyelocytic leukemia zinc-finger (PLZF) protein, a transcriptional repressor that acts through chromatin remodeling. To do this, we have developed lines from the estrogen-responsive MCF-7 breast cancer cell line in which the expression of the fusion protein PLZF-ERalpha is conditionally regulated by tetracycline and shows that these feature long-term silencing of the expression of several well-characterized estrogen-regulated genes, namely pS2, cathepsin-D and the progesterone receptor. However, the estrogen-regulated growth of these cells is not inhibited unless PLZF-ERalpha expression is induced, an observation that we have confirmed both in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, these results show that PLZF-ERalpha is a potent repressor of estrogen-regulated gene expression and could be useful in distinguishing estrogen-regulated genes required for the growth of breast cancer cells.
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Buluwela L, Pike J, Mazhar D, Kamalati T, Hart SM, Al-Jehani R, Yahaya H, Patel N, Sarwarl N, Heathcote DA, Schwickerath O, Phoenix F, Hill R, Aboagye E, Shousha S, Waxman J, Lemoine NR, Zelent A, Coombes RC, Ali S. Erratum: Inhibiting estrogen responses in breast cancer cells using a fusion protein encoding estrogen receptor-α and the transcriptional repressor PLZF. Gene Ther 2005. [DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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King I, Luo X, Feng M, Ittensohn M, Li Z, Belcourt M, Lin S, Le T, Pike J, Troy K, Sznol M, Clairmont C, Bermudes D, Zheng LM. Tumour therapy using Salmonella. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1517/14728214.5.2.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Michalowski W, Slowinski R, Wilk S, Farion KJ, Pike J, Rubin S. Design and development of a mobile system for supporting emergency triage. Methods Inf Med 2005; 44:14-24. [PMID: 15778790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Our objective was to design and develop a mobile clinical decision support system for emergency triage of different acute pain presentations. The system should interact with existing hospital information systems, run on mobile computing devices (handheld computers) and be suitable for operation in weak-connectivity conditions (with unstable connections between mobile clients and a server). METHODS The MET (Mobile Emergency Triage) system was designed following an extended client-server architecture. The client component, responsible for triage decision support, is built as a knowledge-based system, with domain ontology separated from generic problem solving methods and used for the automatic creation of a user interface. RESULTS The MET system is well suited for operation in the Emergency Department of a hospital. The system's external interactions are managed by the server, while the MET clients, running on handheld computers are used by clinicians for collecting clinical data and supporting triage at the bedside. The functionality of the MET client is distributed into specialized modules, responsible for triaging specific types of acute pain presentations. The modules are stored on the server, and on request they can be transferred and executed on the mobile clients. The modular design provides for easy extension of the system's functionality. A clinical trial of the MET system validated the appropriateness of the system's design, and proved the usefulness and acceptance of the system in clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS The MET system captures the necessary hospital data, allows for entry of patient information, and provides triage support. By operating on handheld computers, it fits into the regular emergency department workflow without introducing any hindrances or disruptions. It supports triage anytime and anywhere, directly at the point of care, and also can be used as an electronic patient chart, facilitating structured data collection.
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Schneider-Kolsky ME, Pike J, Connell DA. CT-guided suprascapular nerve blocks: a pilot study. Skeletal Radiol 2004; 33:277-82. [PMID: 14872290 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-003-0733-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2003] [Revised: 11/24/2003] [Accepted: 11/25/2003] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to describe the suprascapular nerve block using CT guidance and to evaluate the short- and medium-term efficacy in a range of shoulder pathologies. DESIGN AND PATIENTS CT-guided infiltration around the suprascapular nerve was performed with bupivacaine and Celestone Chronodose on 40 consecutive patients presenting with chronic shoulder pathologies unresponsive to conventional treatment. Patients were interviewed using the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) before the procedure, 30 min after the procedure and at 3 days, 3 weeks and 6 weeks afterwards. RESULTS Within 30 min of the block overall pain scores decreased from a mean (+/-SEM) pain score of 7.0 (+/-0.4) to 3.5 (+/-0.5) ( n=39, P<0.001). At 3 days after the procedure, the mean overall improvement of the pain and disability scores were 20.4% (+/-4.9, P<0.001) and 16.8% (+/-4.8, P=0.004) respectively. Sustained pain relief and reduced disability were achieved in 10 of 35 (29%) patients at 3 weeks and longer. Patients suffering from soft tissue pathologies were the most likely patients to benefit from the injection. No serious side effects were noted. CONCLUSIONS In some patients with chronic soft tissue pathologies who do not respond to conventional treatment, a CT-guided suprascapular nerve block can provide safe short- and medium-term relief from pain and disability.
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Sauvé P, Redfern D, Pike J. Locked posterior dislocation of the shoulder with ipsilateral humeral shaft fracture—a management option. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2003.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pike J, Rebenstorf M, Slomp G, MacKellar F. Additions and Corrections - Addition of Alkyl Vinyl Ethers to Δ16-20-Keto Steroids. I. J Org Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/jo01035a625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shen ZM, Wang L, Pike J, Jue CK, Zhao H, de Nobel H, Kurjan J, Lipke PN. Delineation of functional regions within the subunits of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell adhesion molecule a-agglutinin. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:15768-75. [PMID: 11278672 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010421200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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a-Agglutinin from Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a cell adhesion glycoprotein expressed on the surface of cells of a mating type and consists of an anchorage subunit Aga1p and a receptor binding subunit Aga2p. Cell wall attachment of Aga2p is mediated through two disulfide bonds to Aga1p (Cappellaro, C., Baldermann, C., Rachel, R., and Tanner, W. (1994) EMBO J. 13, 4737-4744). We report here that purified Aga2p was unstable and had low molar specific activity relative to its receptor alpha-agglutinin. Aga2p co-expressed with a 149-residue fragment of Aga1p formed a disulfide-linked complex with specific activity 43-fold higher than Aga2p expressed alone. Circular dichroism of the complex revealed a mixed alpha/beta structure, whereas Aga2p alone had no periodic secondary structure. A 30-residue Cys-rich Aga1p fragment was partially active in stabilization of Aga2p activity. Mutation of either or both Aga2p cysteine residues eliminated stabilization of Aga2p. Thus the roles of Aga1p include both cell wall anchorage and cysteine-dependent conformational restriction of the binding subunit Aga2p. Mutagenesis of AGA2 identified only C-terminal residues of Aga2p as being essential for binding activity. Aga2p residues 45-72 are similar to sequences in soybean Nod genes, and include residues implicated in interactions with both Aga1p (including Cys(68)) and alpha-agglutinin.
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Davies R, Cartwright J, Pike J, Line C. Early Oligocene initiation of North Atlantic Deep Water formation. Nature 2001; 410:917-20. [PMID: 11309613 DOI: 10.1038/35073551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Dating the onset of deep-water flow between the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans is critical for modelling climate change in the Northern Hemisphere and for explaining changes in global ocean circulation throughout the Cenozoic era (from about 65 million years ago to the present). In the early Cenozoic era, exchange between these two ocean basins was inhibited by the Greenland-Scotland ridge, but a gateway through the Faeroe-Shetland basin has been hypothesized. Previous estimates of the date marking the onset of deep-water circulation through this basin-on the basis of circumstantial evidence from neighbouring basins-have been contradictory, ranging from about 35 to 15 million years ago. Here we describe the newly discovered Southeast Faeroes drift, which extends for 120 km parallel to the basin axis. The onset of deposition in this drift has been dated to the early Oligocene epoch ( approximately 35 million years ago) from a petroleum exploration borehole. We show that the drift was deposited under a southerly flow regime, and conclude that the initiation of deep-water circulation from the Norwegian Sea into the North Atlantic Ocean took place much earlier than is currently assumed in most numerical models of ancient ocean circulation.
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Pike J. Spring joint meeting of the BIPP Medical Photography Group, the Royal Photographic Society's Medical Group and the Institute of Medical Illustrators, Kodak House, Hemel Hempstead, UK, April 8, 2000. THE JOURNAL OF AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA IN MEDICINE 2000; 23:132-3. [PMID: 11203056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Clairmont C, Lee KC, Pike J, Ittensohn M, Low KB, Pawelek J, Bermudes D, Brecher SM, Margitich D, Turnier J, Li Z, Luo X, King I, Zheng LM. Biodistribution and genetic stability of the novel antitumor agent VNP20009, a genetically modified strain of Salmonella typhimurium. J Infect Dis 2000; 181:1996-2002. [PMID: 10837181 DOI: 10.1086/315497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/1999] [Revised: 03/10/2000] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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VNP20009 is a genetically modified strain of Salmonella typhimurium possessing an excellent safety profile, including genetically stable attenuated virulence (a deletion in the purI gene), reduction of septic shock potential (a deletion in the msbB gene), and antibiotic susceptibility. VNP20009 is genetically stable after multiple generations in vitro and in vivo. In mice, VNP20009 is rapidly cleared from the blood from a peak level of 1x104 cfu/mL to undetectable levels in 24 h. In tumor-bearing mice, VNP20009 accumulates preferentially in tumors over livers at a ratio of 1000&rcolon;1. In nonhuman primates, VNP20009 was also rapidly cleared from the blood, from a peak level of 1.0x106 cfu/mL to undetectable levels in 24 h. VNP20009 was detected in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow of monkeys; the amount decreased over time, and VNP20009 was cleared from all organs by day 41; no VNP20009 could be detected in the urine or feces of the monkeys. VNP20009 is genetically stable after many generations of growth (>140) both in vitro and in vivo.
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Nuñez VA, Pike J, Avery C, Rosson JW, Johnson P. Prophylactic plating of the donor site of osteocutaneous radial forearm flaps. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1999; 37:210-2. [PMID: 10454029 DOI: 10.1054/bjom.1999.0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We carried out a retrospective study of fracture morbidity of radial forearm osteocutaneous donor sites. During a period of three-and-a-half years, 12 patients had had composite flaps taken, and 5 of them had subsequently fractured the radius. We then elected to plate the radius prophylactically and found that over a period of just over two years, none of the 8 patients who had had prophylactic plating at the original harvesting operation had subsequently fractured the radius.
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