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Zacksenhaus E, Liu J, Jiang Z, Yao Y, Xia L, Shrestha M, Ben-David Y. Transcription Factors in Breast Cancer—Lessons From Recent Genomic Analyses and Therapeutic Implications. CHROMATIN PROTEINS AND TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS AS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS 2017; 107:223-273. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Scrafford C, Basnet S, Ansari I, Shrestha L, Shrestha S, Ghimire R, Katz J, Khatry S, Checkley W, Basnet S, Shrestha M, Thapa S, Kansakar P, Puree S, Todi V, Tielsch J. Evaluation of Digital Auscultation to Diagnose Pneumonia in Children 2 to 35 Months of Age in a Clinical Setting in Kathmandu, Nepal: A Prospective Case–Control Study. J PEDIAT INF DIS-GER 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Shrestha M, Lunau K, Dorin A, Schulze B, Bischoff M, Burd M, Dyer AG. Floral colours in a world without birds and bees: the plants of Macquarie Island. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2016; 18:842-50. [PMID: 27016399 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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We studied biotically pollinated angiosperms on Macquarie Island, a remote site in the Southern Ocean with a predominately or exclusively dipteran pollinator fauna, in an effort to understand how flower colour affects community assembly. We compared a distinctive group of cream-green Macquarie Island flowers to the flora of likely source pools of immigrants and to a continental flora from a high latitude in the northern hemisphere. We used both dipteran and hymenopteran colour models and phylogenetically informed analyses to explore the chromatic component of community assembly. The species with cream-green flowers are very restricted in colour space models of both fly vision and bee vision and represent a distinct group that plays a very minor role in other communities. It is unlikely that such a community could form through random immigration from continental source pools. Our findings suggest that fly pollination has imposed a strong ecological filter on Macquarie Island, favouring floral colours that are rare in continental floras. This is one of the strongest demonstrations that plant-pollinator interactions play an important role in plant community assembly. Future work exploring colour choices by dipteran flower visitors would be valuable.
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Velie BD, Shrestha M, Francois L, Schurink A, Stinckens A, Blott S, Ducro BJ, Mikko S, Thomas R, Sundquist M, Eriksson S, Buys N, Lindgren G. P6017 A high density genome-wide scan for genetic risk factors of insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH): A Horsegene Project Initiative. J Anim Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.2527/jas2016.94supplement4156a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fegraeus KJ, Shrestha M, Schurink A, Eriksson S, Ducro BJ, Velie BD, Lindgren G. P5026 Genetic analysis of conformation traits in Icelandic horses. J Anim Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.2527/jas2016.94supplement4127b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pomeroy-Stevens A, D’Agostino A, Shrestha M, Muzoora A, Adero N, Shrestha M. Estimating country-level nutrition investments: Global implications of a
two country study. Ann Glob Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Schmitto J, Rojas S, Avsar M, Hanke J, Uribarri A, Burkhoff D, Tümler K, Ahrens P, Molitoris U, Martens A, Berliner D, Bauersachs J, Shrestha M, Cebotari S, Strueber M, Haverich A. Less-Invasive Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantations: Experience after More Than 100 Treated Patients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.107] [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] Open
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Martens A, Koigeldiyev N, Beckmann E, Kaufeld T, Fleissner F, Umminger J, Krüger H, Haverich A, Shrestha M. Complex Aortic Arch Repair Can Be Performed with Good Outcome in Septuagenarians. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571725] [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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Martens A, Koigeldiyev N, Beckmann E, Kaufeld T, Fleissner F, Umminger J, Krüger H, Haverich A, Shrestha M. Pericardial Tube Grafts: Bail-out Option or Routine Concept for Thoracic Aortic Infections? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571651] [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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Beckmann E, Alhadi F, Hoeffler K, Sarikouch S, Koigeldiev N, Kaufeld K, Umminger J, Shrestha M, Haverich A, Martens A. Does Rhythm Recover after Pacemaker Implantation for Atrioventricular Conduction Disorder after Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Rojas S, Avsar M, Hanke J, Deniz E, Hillert M, Tümler K, Kühn C, Martens A, Warnecke G, Shrestha M, Cebotari S, Haverich A, Schmitto J. Less Invasive LVAD Surgery in Cardiogenic Shock. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571749] [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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Umminger J, Arar M, Höffler K, Martens A, Bara C, Haverich A, Sarikouch S, Shrestha M. Aortic Valve Replacement in Geriatric Patients: Are Sutureless Valves the Way to go? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571626] [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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Goyama S, Schibler J, Gasilina A, Shrestha M, Lin S, Link KA, Chen J, Whitman SP, Bloomfield CD, Nicolet D, Assi SA, Ptasinska A, Heidenreich O, Bonifer C, Kitamura T, Nassar NN, Mulloy JC. UBASH3B/Sts-1-CBL axis regulates myeloid proliferation in human preleukemia induced by AML1-ETO. Leukemia 2015; 30:728-39. [PMID: 26449661 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2015.275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The t(8;21) rearrangement, which creates the AML1-ETO fusion protein, represents the most common chromosomal translocation in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Clinical data suggest that CBL mutations are a frequent event in t(8;21) AML, but the role of CBL in AML1-ETO-induced leukemia has not been investigated. In this study, we demonstrate that CBL mutations collaborate with AML1-ETO to expand human CD34+ cells both in vitro and in a xenograft model. CBL depletion by shRNA also promotes the growth of AML1-ETO cells, demonstrating the inhibitory function of endogenous CBL in t(8;21) AML. Mechanistically, loss of CBL function confers hyper-responsiveness to thrombopoietin and enhances STAT5/AKT/ERK/Src signaling in AML1-ETO cells. Interestingly, we found the protein tyrosine phosphatase UBASH3B/Sts-1, which is known to inhibit CBL function, is upregulated by AML1-ETO through transcriptional and miR-9-mediated regulation. UBASH3B/Sts-1 depletion induces an aberrant pattern of CBL phosphorylation and impairs proliferation in AML1-ETO cells. The growth inhibition caused by UBASH3B/Sts-1 depletion can be rescued by ectopic expression of CBL mutants, suggesting that UBASH3B/Sts-1 supports the growth of AML1-ETO cells partly through modulation of CBL function. Our study reveals a role of CBL in restricting myeloid proliferation of human AML1-ETO-induced leukemia, and identifies UBASH3B/Sts-1 as a potential target for pharmaceutical intervention.
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Shrestha M, Maharjan R, Prajapati A, Ghimire S, Shrestha N, Banstola A. Assessment of knowledge and practice of community pharmacy personnel on diabetes mellitus management in Kathmandu district: a cross sectional descriptive study. J Diabetes Metab Disord 2015; 14:71. [PMID: 26396963 PMCID: PMC4578402 DOI: 10.1186/s40200-015-0205-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Background Pharmacists are the most reachable healthcare professionals to many chronically ill patients. It has been found that pharmacists see patients with diabetes up to five times more often than any other healthcare provider. Therefore, to provide quality health care to patients it is important that they have appropriate knowledge and practice on diabetes mellitus management. Thus, this study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice of diabetes mellitus management among community pharmacy personnel involved in retail community pharmacies of Kathmandu. Methods Three hundred and fifteen community pharmacies, selected by systematic random sampling were surveyed by using pre-validated self-administered questionnaires. The first set of questionnaire evaluated the community pharmacy personnel’s diabetes knowledge based on a pre-validated 20-item questionnaire. The second set of questionnaire documented about the practice of community pharmacy personnel on diabetes mellitus management which contained 22 questions. Data was entered in EPI Data and analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Results This survey demonstrated that 76.5 % respondents had poor knowledge and 86.4 % had negative practice on diabetes mellitus (DM) management. Only 26.2 % respondents had good knowledge as well as good practice. 31.4 % of respondents had poor knowledge as well as poor practice on DM management. Conclusions Laws and regulations regarding community pharmacy personnel need to be implemented. There should be more advanced and experiment based training. Additionally, the provision for further education curriculum in pharmacy education should be implemented which should intensively include disease and proper management. Guidelines covering diabetes care should be distributed and implemented throughout community pharmacies.
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Lamichhane RS, Boaz K, Natrajan S, Shrestha M. A cytomorphometric analysis of the oral mucosa in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY OF NEPAL 2015. [DOI: 10.3126/jpn.v5i10.15664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: Although many of the pathological conditions of oral mucosa are clinically distinguishable, most lesions require a definitive diagnosis. This article tried the use of exfoliative cytology as an alternative tool in the screening, diagnosis and follow-up of diabetes mellitus.Materials and Methods: After rinsing the mouth with normal saline, slides were prepared from buccal mucosa and dorsum of tongue and fixed in 95% ethyl alcohol. The slides were stained with Papanicolaou stain and Acridine orange. Fifty clearly defined cells in each slide were visualized under light microscope for cytomorphometric analysis of cells using Image J software and under fluorescence microscope for assessment of nuclear alterations like micronuclei, nuclear budding, binucleation, multinucleation and karyorrhexis.Results: Statistically significant increase in Nuclear area BM (p = 0.000057), Nuclear Area Tongue (p= 0.0000113), total Nuclear Area (p= 000079), Cellular Area BM (p= 0.0475), Cellular Area Tongue (p= 0.0105), Total Cellular Area (p= 0.00496), Cytoplasmic Area Tongue (p= 0.00358), Total Cytoplasmic Area (p= 0.00268) were obtained from epithelial cells in the diabetic group when compared with the control group. Also the epithelial cells from the diabetic group showed features such as nuclear budding, micronuclei, binucleation, karyorrhexis and perinuclear halo. Conclusion: The objective demonstration of cytomorphometric and nuclear alterations by the oral exfoliated cells indicate the presence of cytological changes in the oral mucosa of diabetic patients despite the apparently normal clinical appearance. Hence, cytomorphometric analysis would aid the health professional as an additional non-invasive tool for the screening and monitoring of Diabetes Mellitus.
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Lamichhane RS, Boaz K, Natarajan S, Shrestha M. Assessment of Candidal carriage in patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY OF NEPAL 2015. [DOI: 10.3126/jpn.v5i9.13784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: It is generally acknowledged that patients with diabetes mellitus are more susceptible to fungal infections, particularly with Candida albicans. Oral infection by Candida can result in a number of clinical lesions, including median rhomboid glossitis (central papillary atrophy), denture stomatitis, squamous cell carcinoma, Radiation therapy, immunocompromised status, etc. Different studies have shown that patients with diabetes mellitus have increased frequency of oral candidal carriage and increased risk of candidiasis, which is related to poor metabolic control, neutrophil dysfunction, reduced salivary flow, high glucose concentration in blood and saliva and in medications.Materials and Methods: Subjects of both the groups were given 10 ml of sterile normal saline and asked to rinse the mouth for one minute. The subjects were then asked to return the oral rinse in a sterile clean, broad-mouthed container which was capped, labelled and taken to the laboratory. The samples were then inoculated onto the culture medium (Sabouraud’s dextrose agar with Chloramphenicol) with minimal delay (within 6-8 hours of collection of oral rinse). Candidal colonies were counted and compared with non-diabetics.Results: Statistically significant increase in colony forming units (p=0.0324) were obtainedin patients with diabetes mellitus.Conclusion: The results indicate significant increase in colonization and carriage of candida in the oral cavity among diabetics when compared with non-diabetics. However, further research using larger samples is required which may lend credibility to the suggestion of increased candidal CFUs in diabetics serving as a surrogate marker of serum glucose levels.Journal of Pathology of Nepal (2015) Vol. 5, 733-738
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Beckmann E, Martens A, Alhadi F, Ius F, Stiefel P, Haverich A, Shrestha M. Is ‘Bentall Procedure’ Still the Gold Standard for Acute Aortic Dissection with Involvement of the Aortic Root? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Martens A, Koigeldiyev N, Beckmann E, Fleissner F, Kaufeld T, Krueger H, Haverich A, Shrestha M. Myocardial Perfusion during Complex Aortic Arch Repair Reduces Myocardial Damage and Improves Clinical Outcome. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544453] [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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Shrestha M, Krüger H, Beckmann E, Koigeldiyev N, Kaufeld T, Fleissner F, Haverich A, Martens A. Minimally Invasive Aortic Root Replacement is Safe: Results of First Fifty Patients. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544422] [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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Weber L, Pfeiffer S, Mazzitelli D, Rankin J, Stamm C, Pirk J, Choi YH, Detter C, Beyersdorf F, Shrestha M, Schreiber C, Lange R, Fischlein T. Prevalence of Leaflet Defects during Aortic Valve Repair with Normal and Aneurysmal Aortic Morphology. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544549] [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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Shrestha M, Krüger H, Beckmann E, Fleissner F, Kaufeld T, Koigeldiyev N, Haverich A, Martens A. Re-do Total Aortic Arch Replacements with Elephant Trunk (Classical & Frozen): A Technical Challenge? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544396] [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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Rojas S, Avsar M, Hanke J, Deniz E, Bara C, Martens A, Shrestha M, Cebotari S, Haverich A, Schmitto J. Less Invasive Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation with Outflow-Graft Tunnelling through the Sinus Transversus. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544266] [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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Shrestha M, Höffler K, Przybilla K, Zimmermann S, Koigeldiyev N, Martens A, Haverich A, Sarikouch S. Aortic Valve Replacement in Octogenarians with Three Different Rapid Deployment/ Sutureless Valves. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Karmacharya RM, Dangol S, Shrestha M, Koju R. Difficult journey from delivery to discharge, case of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2015; 12:149-50. [PMID: 25552223 DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v12i2.13664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We report a case of congenital diaphragmatic hernia which was diagnosed prenatally for which surgical correction was done on second day of life. The child was discharged in 17 days and has resulted in good post repair condition of patient.
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Martens A, Koigeldiyev N, Beckmann E, Fleissner F, Kaufeld T, Krueger H, Haverich A, Shrestha M. 330-I * "LET IT BEAT": CONTINUOUS CARDIAC PERFUSION DURING COMPLEX AORTIC ARCH REPAIR. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivu276.330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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