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Liu Z, Ahmed M, Sabir A, Humphries S, Goldberg SN. Computer modeling of the effect of perfusion on heating patterns in radiofrequency tumor ablation. Int J Hyperthermia 2007; 23:49-58. [PMID: 17575723 DOI: 10.1080/02656730601094415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To use an established computer simulation model of radiofrequency (RF) ablation to further characterize the effect of varied perfusion on RF heating for commonly used RF durations and electrode types, and different tumor sizes. METHODS Computer simulation of RF heating using 2-D and 3-D finite element analysis (Etherm) was performed. Simulated RF application was systematically modeled on clinically relevant application parameters for a range of inner tumor perfusion (0-5 kg/m3-s) and outer normal surrounding tissue perfusion (0-5 kg/m3-s) for internally cooled 3-cm single and 2.5-cm cluster electrodes over a range of tumor diameters (2-5 cm), and RF application times (5-60 min; n = 4618 simulations). Tissue heating patterns and the time required to heat the entire tumor +/- a 5-mm margin to > 50 degrees C were assessed. Three-dimensional surface response contours were generated, and linear and higher order curve-fitting was performed. RESULTS For both electrodes, increasing overall tissue perfusion exponentially decreased the overall distance of the 50 degrees C isotherm (R2 = 0.94). Simultaneously, increasing overall perfusion exponentially decreased the time required to achieve thermal equilibrium (R2 = 0.94). Furthermore, the relative effect of inner and outer perfusion varied with increasing tumor size. For smaller tumors (2 cm diameter, 3-cm single; 2-3 cm diameter, cluster), the ability and time to achieve tumor ablation was largely determined by the outer tissue perfusion value. However, for larger tumors (4-5 cm diameter single; 5 cm diameter cluster), inner tumor perfusion had the predominant effect. CONCLUSION Computer modeling demonstrates that perfusion reduces both RF coagulation and the time to achieve thermal equilibrium. These results further show the importance of considering not only tumor perfusion, but also size (in addition to background tissue perfusion) when attempting to predict the effect of perfusion on RF heating and ablation times.
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Ahmed M, Wimhurst JA, Walton NP. Non-union of Weber B fractures: a case series. Injury 2007; 38:861-4. [PMID: 17222843 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2006] [Revised: 07/29/2006] [Accepted: 07/31/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Al-Joudi FS, Iskandar ZA, Hasnan J, Rusli J, Kamal Y, Imran AK, Ahmed M, Zakaria J. Expression of survivin and its clinicopathological correlations in invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. Singapore Med J 2007; 48:607-14. [PMID: 17609820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Survivin is a 16.5-kDa intracellular protein that inhibits apoptosis and regulates cell division, and belongs to the inhibitors of apoptosis gene family. It appears to have an important role in regulating apoptosis at the cell cycle checkpoints. Survivin has been found to have a differential distribution in cancer compared to normal tissue, as it is over-expressed in malignant tumours. METHODS In addition to the demographical analysis of the disease, data from 382 women with invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast were collected from three hospitals in Northeast Malaysia, and analysed for survivin expression by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast was found to be the most prevalent breast cancer type. Survivin was detected in 260 (68.1 percent) study cases. In addition, significant correlations have been shown between survivin expression on one hand, and tumour size and lymph node involvement on the other hand (p-value is less than 0.05). However, no significant correlations were found with other clinicopathological factors, such as tumour histological grade, tumour side, oestrogen and progesterone receptors. Nuclear expression of survivin was detected in 16.5 percent of the study cases, cytoplasmic expression was detected in 24.1 percent, and 27.5 percent of the cases expressed survivin in both nuclear and cytoplasmic locations simultaneously. The subcellular localisation of survivin was significantly correlated (p is less than 0.001) with the lymph node involvement indicating its value in predicting the aggressiveness of tumour cells, since it increases the resistance to apoptosis and promotes cell proliferation. CONCLUSION This is the fi rst known report on survivin expression in cancer in West Malaysia and Southeast Asia. It emphasises the importance of the detection of survivin in breast cancer to aid in diagnosis, confirm malignancy, and to assess the disease progress and response to therapy.
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Gravning J, Ahmed M, Martinov V, Lueder T, Czibik G, Edvardsen T, Valen G, Attramadal H. Novel cardioprotective role of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in ischemia/reperfusion. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2007.03.609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Aubert B, Barate R, Boutigny D, Couderc F, Karyotakis Y, Lees JP, Poireau V, Tisserand V, Zghiche A, Grauges E, Palano A, Pappagallo M, Pompili A, Chen JC, Qi ND, Rong G, Wang P, Zhu YS, Eigen G, Ofte I, Stugu B, Abrams GS, Battaglia M, Breon AB, Brown DN, Button-Shafer J, Cahn RN, Charles E, Day CT, Gill MS, Gritsan AV, Groysman Y, Jacobsen RG, Kadel RW, Kadyk J, Kerth LT, Kolomensky YG, Kukartsev G, Lynch G, Mir LM, Oddone PJ, Orimoto TJ, Pripstein M, Roe NA, Ronan MT, Wenzel WA, Barrett M, Ford KE, Harrison TJ, Hart AJ, Hawkes CM, Morgan SE, Watson AT, Fritsch M, Goetzen K, Held T, Koch H, Lewandowski B, Pelizaeus M, Peters K, Schroeder T, Steinke M, Boyd JT, Burke JP, Chevalier N, Cottingham WN, Kelly MP, Cuhadar-Donszelmann T, Fulsom BG, Hearty C, Knecht NS, Mattison TS, McKenna JA, Khan A, Kyberd P, Saleem M, Teodorescu L, Blinov AE, Blinov VE, Bukin AD, Druzhinin VP, Golubev VB, Kravchenko EA, Onuchin AP, Serednyakov SI, Skovpen YI, Solodov EP, Yushkov AN, Best D, Bondioli M, Bruinsma M, Chao M, Eschrich I, Kirkby D, Lankford AJ, Mandelkern M, Mommsen RK, Roethel W, Stoker DP, Buchanan C, Hartfiel BL, Foulkes SD, Gary JW, Long O, Shen BC, Wang K, Zhang L, del Re D, Hadavand HK, Hill EJ, MacFarlane DB, Paar HP, Rahatlou S, Sharma V, Berryhill JW, Campagnari C, Cunha A, Dahmes B, Hong TM, Mazur MA, Richman JD, Verkerke W, Beck TW, Eisner AM, Flacco CJ, Heusch CA, Kroseberg J, Lockman WS, Nesom G, Schalk T, Schumm BA, Seiden A, Spradlin P, Williams DC, Wilson MG, Albert J, Chen E, Dubois-Felsmann GP, Dvoretskii A, Hitlin DG, Narsky I, Piatenko T, Porter FC, Ryd A, Samuel A, Andreassen R, Jayatilleke S, Mancinelli G, Meadows BT, Sokoloff MD, Blanc F, Bloom P, Chen S, Ford WT, Nauenberg U, Olivas A, Rankin P, Ruddick WO, Smith JG, Ulmer KA, Wagner SR, Zhang J, Chen A, Eckhart EA, Soffer A, Toki WH, Wilson RJ, Zeng Q, Altenburg D, Feltresi E, Hauke A, Spaan B, Brandt T, Brose J, Dickopp M, Klose V, Lacker HM, Nogowski R, Otto S, Petzold A, Schott G, Schubert J, Schubert KR, Schwierz R, Sundermann JE, Bernard D, Bonneaud GR, Grenier P, Schrenk S, Thiebaux C, Vasileiadis G, Verderi M, Bard DJ, Clark PJ, Gradl W, Muheim F, Playfer S, Xie Y, Andreotti M, Azzolini V, Bettoni D, Bozzi C, Calabrese R, Cibinetto G, Luppi E, Negrini M, Piemontese L, Anulli F, Baldini-Ferroli R, Calcaterra A, de Sangro R, Finocchiaro G, Patteri P, Peruzzi IM, Piccolo M, Zallo A, Buzzo A, Capra R, Contri R, Lo Vetere M, Macri M, Monge MR, Passaggio S, Patrignani C, Robutti E, Santroni A, Tosi S, Bailey S, Brandenburg G, Chaisanguanthum KS, Morii M, Won E, Wu J, Dubitzky RS, Langenegger U, Marks J, Schenk S, Uwer U, Bhimji W, Bowerman DA, Dauncey PD, Egede U, Flack RL, Gaillard JR, Morton GW, Nash JA, Nikolich MB, Taylor GP, Vazquez WP, Charles MJ, Mader WF, Mallik U, Mohapatra AK, Cochran J, Crawley HB, Eyges V, Meyer WT, Prell S, Rosenberg EI, Rubin AE, Yi J, Arnaud N, Davier M, Giroux X, Grosdidier G, Höcker A, Le Diberder F, Lepeltier V, Lutz AM, Oyanguren A, Petersen TC, Pierini M, Plaszczynski S, Rodier S, Roudeau P, Schune MH, Stocchi A, Wormser G, Cheng CH, Lange DJ, Simani MC, Wright DM, Bevan AJ, Chavez CA, Coleman JP, Forster IJ, Fry JR, Gabathuler E, Gamet R, George KA, Hutchcroft DE, Parry RJ, Payne DJ, Schofield KC, Touramanis C, Cormack CM, Di Lodovico F, Sacco R, Brown CL, Cowan G, Flaecher HU, Green MG, Hopkins DA, Jackson PS, McMahon TR, Ricciardi S, Salvatore F, Brown D, Davis CL, Allison J, Barlow NR, Barlow RJ, Hodgkinson MC, Lafferty GD, Naisbit MT, Williams JC, Chen C, Farbin A, Hulsbergen WD, Jawahery A, Kovalskyi D, Lae CK, Lillard V, Roberts DA, Simi G, Blaylock G, Dallapiccola C, Hertzbach SS, Kofler R, Koptchev VB, Li X, Moore TB, Saremi S, Staengle H, Willocq S, Cowan R, Koeneke K, Sciolla G, Sekula SJ, Spitznagel M, Taylor F, Yamamoto RK, Kim H, Patel PM, Robertson SH, Lazzaro A, Lombardo V, Palombo F, Bauer JM, Cremaldi L, Eschenburg V, Godang R, Kroeger R, Reidy J, Sanders DA, Summers DJ, Zhao HW, Brunet S, Côté D, Taras P, Viaud B, Nicholson H, Cavallo N, De Nardo G, Fabozzi F, Gatto C, Lista L, Monorchio D, Paolucci P, Piccolo D, Sciacca C, Baak M, Bulten H, Raven G, Snoek HL, Wilden L, Jessop CP, LoSecco JM, Allmendinger T, Benelli G, Gan KK, Honscheid K, Hufnagel D, Jackson PD, Kagan H, Kass R, Pulliam T, Rahimi AM, Ter-Antonyan R, Wong QK, Brau J, Frey R, Igonkina O, Lu M, Potter CT, Sinev NB, Strom D, Strube J, Torrence E, Dorigo A, Galeazzi F, Margoni M, Morandin M, Posocco M, Rotondo M, Simonetto F, Stroili R, Voci C, Benayoun M, Briand H, Chauveau J, David P, Del Buono L, de la Vaissière C, Hamon O, John MJJ, Leruste P, Malclès J, Ocariz J, Roos L, Therin G, Behera PK, Gladney L, Guo QH, Panetta J, Biasini M, Covarelli R, Pacetti S, Pioppi M, Angelini C, Batignani G, Bettarini S, Bucci F, Calderini G, Carpinelli M, Cenci R, Forti F, Giorgi MA, Lusiani A, Marchiori G, Morganti M, Neri N, Paoloni E, Rama M, Rizzo G, Walsh J, Haire M, Judd D, Wagoner DE, Biesiada J, Danielson N, Elmer P, Lau YP, Lu C, Olsen J, Smith AJS, Telnov AV, Bellini F, Cavoto G, D'Orazio A, Di Marco E, Faccini R, Ferrarotto F, Ferroni F, Gaspero M, Li Gioi L, Mazzoni MA, Morganti S, Piredda G, Polci F, Safai Tehrani F, Voena C, Schröder H, Wagner G, Waldi R, Adye T, De Groot N, Franek B, Gopal GP, Olaiya EO, Wilson FF, Aleksan R, Emery S, Gaidot A, Ganzhur SF, Giraud PF, Graziani G, Hamel de Monchenault G, Kozanecki W, Legendre M, London GW, Mayer B, Vasseur G, Yèche C, Zito M, Purohit MV, Weidemann AW, Wilson JR, Yumiceva FX, Abe T, Allen MT, Aston D, Bartoldus R, Berger N, Boyarski AM, Buchmueller OL, Claus R, Convery MR, Cristinziani M, Dingfelder JC, Dong D, Dorfan J, Dujmic D, Dunwoodie W, Fan S, Field RC, Glanzman T, Gowdy SJ, Hadig T, Halyo V, Hast C, Hryn'ova T, Innes WR, Kelsey MH, Kim P, Kocian ML, Leith DWGS, Libby J, Luitz S, Luth V, Lynch HL, Marsiske H, Messner R, Muller DR, O'Grady CP, Ozcan VE, Perazzo A, Perl M, Ratcliff BN, Roodman A, Salnikov AA, Schindler RH, Schwiening J, Snyder A, Stelzer J, Su D, Sullivan MK, Suzuki K, Swain S, Thompson JM, Va'vra J, Weaver M, Weinstein AJR, Wisniewski WJ, Wittgen M, Wright DH, Yarritu AK, Yi K, Young CC, Burchat PR, Edwards AJ, Majewski SA, Petersen BA, Roat C, Ahmed M, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Ernst JA, Saeed MA, Wappler FR, Zain SB, Bugg W, Krishnamurthy M, Spanier SM, Eckmann R, Ritchie JL, Satpathy A, Schwitters RF, Izen JM, Kitayama I, Lou XC, Ye S, Bianchi F, Bona M, Gallo F, Gamba D, Bomben M, Bosisio L, Cartaro C, Cossutti F, Della Ricca G, Dittongo S, Grancagnolo S, Lanceri L, Vitale L, Martinez-Vidal F, Panvini RS, Banerjee S, Bhuyan B, Brown CM, Fortin D, Hamano K, Kowalewski R, Roney JM, Sobie RJ, Back JJ, Harrison PF, Latham TE, Mohanty GB, Band HR, Chen X, Cheng B, Dasu S, Datta M, Eichenbaum AM, Flood KT, Graham M, Hollar JJ, Johnson JR, Kutter PE, Li H, Liu R, Mellado B, Mihalyi A, Pan Y, Prepost R, Tan P, von Wimmersperg-Toeller JH, Wu SL, Yu Z, Neal H. Measurement of branching fractions and mass spectra of B-->Kpipigamma. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 98:211804. [PMID: 17677766 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.211804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We present a measurement of the partial branching fractions and mass spectra of the exclusive radiative penguin processes B-->Kpipigamma in the range m(Kpipi)<1.8 GeV/c(2). We reconstruct four final states: K(+)pi(-)pi(+)gamma, K(+)pi(-)pi(0)gamma, K(S)(0)pi(-)pi(+)gamma, and K(S)(0)pi(+)pi(0)gamma, where K(S)(0)-->pi(+)pi(-). Using 232 x 10(6) e(+)e(-)-->BB events recorded by the BABAR experiment at the SLAC PEP-II asymmetric-energy storage ring, we measure the branching fractions B(B(+)-->K(+)pi(-)pi(+)gamma)=[2.95+/-0.13(stat)+/-0.20(syst)] x 10(-5), B(B(0)-->K(+)pi(-)pi(0)gamma)=[4.07+/-0.22(stat)+/-0.31(syst)] x 10(-5), B(B(0)-->K(0)pi(+)pi(-)gamma)=[1.85+/-0.21(stat)+/-0.12(syst)] x 10(-5), and B(B(+)-->K(0)pi(+)pi(0)gamma)=[4.56+/-0.42(stat)+/-0.31(syst)] x 10(-5).
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Hanif B, Hassan K, Ahmed F, Soomro K, Majeed M, Zubair M, Ahmed M, Zakarya B, Mulvahill N, Crean P, Grenadier E, Nolan M, Khan M. Patients treated with intrepide trapidil eluting stent on a reduced antiplatelet therapy PATIENT APT study. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2007.03.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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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Bezerra ASA, D'Ippolito G, Caldana RP, Cecin AO, Ahmed M, Szejnfeld J. Chronic hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni: magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography findings. Acta Radiol 2007; 48:125-34. [PMID: 17354130 DOI: 10.1080/02841850601105833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the hepatosplenic manifestations and the portal venous system in patients with chronic infection by Schistosoma mansoni. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional observational study was performed in 28 patients with chronic hepatosplenic schistosomiasis submitted to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the abdomen. Images were interpreted independently by two radiologists to determine the reproducibility of image interpretation and who evaluated the presence of morphological alterations in the liver and spleen, such as hepatosplenomegaly, hepatic fissure widening, periportal fibrosis, and the presence of siderotic nodules. Interobserver and intra-observer agreement were measured with the kappa and intraclass correlation tests. Evaluation of venous collateral pathways and portal and splenic veins was done in consensus by both examiners. RESULTS Observers identified enlargement of the left lobe (78.5-92.8%) and caudate-to-right-lobe ratio (78.5-92.8%), irregularity of hepatic contours (89.2-96.4%), fissure widening (89.2-100%), and splenic siderotic nodules (84.2%). Splenomegaly, heterogeneity of hepatic parenchyma, peripheral hepatic vessels, and periportal fibrosis were observed in 100% of patients. MRI findings presented almost perfect interobserver (kappa = 0.65-1) and intra-observer (kappa = 0.73-1 for observer 1, and kappa = 0.65-1 for observer 2) agreement for the variables analyzed. MRA showed the presence of collateral pathways in the majority of patients (71.4%) along with widening of portal and splenic veins. CONCLUSION Using MRI, hepatosplenic alterations in schistosomiasis are characterized by heterogeneity of hepatic parenchyma, presence of peripheral perihepatic vessels, periportal fibrosis, splenomegaly, siderotic nodules, and the presence of venous collateral pathways.
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Ahmed M, Lueder T, Gravning J, Edvardsen T, Øie E, Smiseth O, Attramadal H. WITHDRAWN: Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) inhibits myocardial growth, but preserves myocardial function. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2007.03.887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hasany SM, Saeed MM, Ahmed M. SORPTION OF PALLADIUM-THIOCYANATE COMPLEXES ONTO POLYURETHANE FOAM FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION USING RADIOTRACER TECHNIQUE. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2007. [DOI: 10.1081/ss-100102946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Paredes I, Ahmed M, Foster C. Immunomodulary therapy for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada patients as first-line therapy. Am J Ophthalmol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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LNU P, Ahmed SM, Choudhary J, Ahmed M, Arora V, Ali S. Treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia with piperacillin-tazobactum and amikacin vs cefepime and levofloxacin: A randomized prospective study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2007. [DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.35084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Ahmed M, Prasad J, Gill H, Stevenson L, Gopal P. Impact of consumption of different levels of Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 on the intestinal microflora of elderly human subjects. J Nutr Health Aging 2007; 11:26-31. [PMID: 17315077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Age-related changes in the physiology and intestinal function of the elderly render them more susceptible to gut-related illnesses. Probiotic dietary supplementation has been shown to enhance the health indices in the elderly. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of three different doses [5 x 109 CFU/day (high), 1.0 x 109 CFU/day (medium) and 6.5 x 107 CFU/day (low)] of Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 (DR10TM) on the intestinal flora of elderly human subjects and the dose response effect. DESIGN Randomised, double-blind and placebo-controlled human dietary intervention study consisting of four groups of 20 elderly (over 60 years old) volunteers. Each volunteer consumed 250 mL per day of reconstituted skim milk (RSM) which either did not contain any probiotic supplement (placebo group) or contained B. lactis HN019 at different levels (low, medium and high dose groups). The study comprised three stages: a 2-week pre-intervention (without any supplement), followed by 4 weeks of test feeding (dietary intervention) and then a 2-week washout period. RESULTS After dietary intervention, statistically significant increases in bifidobacteria, lactobacilli and enterococci were observed. At the end of the 4-week feeding period the mean number of bifidobacteria recorded in the placebo group were 9.31 +/- 0.01 log CFU/g of faeces. In the high, medium and low dose groups the bifidobacteria levels were significantly (p < 0.006) higher (9.88 +/- 0.1, 9.75 +/- 0.14 and 9.74 +/- 0.11 log CFU/g of faeces, respectively), when compared to the respective pre-intervention levels. There were no significant differences (p superior 0.05) between the responses of the different dose groups, indicating that even the lowest dose tested augmented the changes in bifidobacteria. Similar trends were observed for lactobacilli and enterococci. In contrast, the counts of enterobacteria were reduced in all the probiotic dose groups. CONCLUSION The present study showed that dietary supplementation with B. lactis HN019 significantly increased the number of resident bifidobacteria and reduced the enterobacteria counts. In addition, enterococci and lactobacilli were also increased. Based on this study and already published clinical evidence (4, 5, 8, 9) we conclude that, B. lactis HN019 is a suitable probiotic for elderly human subjects and even the lowest dose (6.5 x 107 CFU/day) tested is able to confer desired changes in the intestinal microflora.
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ATM was originally identified by positional cloning as the gene that underlies the autosomal recessive condition ataxia-telangiectasia. The encoded protein plays a central role in the complex processes that repair DNA double-strand breaks. Nearly 20 years ago, epidemiological surveys of relatives of ataxia-telangiectasia cases suggested that female relatives were at modestly increased risk of breast cancer. Subsequently, many studies have tried to clarify the role of ATM in breast cancer susceptibility, but have produced inconclusive and/or inconsistent results. Recently, large epidemiological and molecular studies have finally provided conclusive evidence that ATM mutations that cause ataxia-telangiectasia are breast cancer susceptibility alleles.
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Zubair F, Dahl E, Sher Shah S, Ahmed M, Brosig B. Gender preferences and demand for preconception sex selection: a survey among pregnant women in Pakistan. Hum Reprod 2006; 22:605-9. [PMID: 17062579 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In its recent report 'Human Reproductive Technologies and the Law', the House of Commons' Select Committee on Science and Technology called for greater efforts to establish the potential demographic impact of sex selection across all sectors of UK society. Given the well-known preference for boys over girls among some communities, there is concern that a readily available service for social sex selection may upset the balance of the sexes. Of particular interest are the gender preferences and the demand for sex selection among Pakistanis. METHODS We conducted a social survey on gender preferences and potential demand for preconception sex selection among 301 pregnant women in Karachi, Pakistan, using a self-report questionnaire consisting of 14 questions. RESULTS About 41.5% wish to have a family with an equal number of boys and girls; 3.3% would like to have only boys, 1.0% only girls, 27.6% more boys than girls and 4.3% more girls than boys, and 22.3% stated that they do not care about the sex composition of their family. Whereas 6.3% could imagine employing cytometric sperm separation for social sex selection, 76.1% could not and 17.6% were undecided. About 27.2% felt that social sex selection ought to be legal, 48.8% thought it ought to be illegal and 23.9% were undecided. CONCLUSIONS Although Pakistani women do show a statistically significant preference for boys over girls, the number of women willing to subject themselves to cytometric sperm separation appears to be too small to cause a severe imbalance of the sexes. However, further research among British citizens of Pakistani origin is needed to establish whether sex selection poses a serious threat to the sex ratio of UK communities.
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Lee E, Redman M, Taylor C, Ahmed M. P33 Transfusion of Incompatible Units to a Patient with Anti-U: a Case Report. Transfus Med 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2006.00694_33.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Downey LM, Bottomley HM, Sheridan E, Ahmed M, Gilmour DF, Inglehearn CF, Reddy A, Agrawal A, Bradbury J, Toomes C. Reduced bone mineral density and hyaloid vasculature remnants in a consanguineous recessive FEVR family with a mutation in LRP5. Br J Ophthalmol 2006; 90:1163-7. [PMID: 16929062 PMCID: PMC1857417 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.092114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is an inherited blinding condition characterised by abnormal development of the retinal vasculature. FEVR has multiple modes of inheritance, and homozygous mutations in LRP5 have recently been reported as underlying the recessive form of this disease. The aim of this study was to examine LRP5 in a consanguineous recessive FEVR family and to clarify the eye and bone phenotype associated with recessive FEVR. METHODS All family members were examined by slit lamp biomicroscopy and indirect ophthalmoscopy. Linkage to LRP5 was determined by genotyping microsatellite markers, constructing haplotypes and calculating lod scores. Mutation screening of LRP5 was performed by polymerase chain reaction amplification of genomic DNA followed by direct sequencing. Bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated in all family members using dual energy x ray absorptiometry (DEXA). RESULTS The clinical features observed in this family were consistent with a diagnosis of recessive FEVR. A homozygous LRP5 missense mutation, G550R, was identified in all affected individuals and all unaffected family members screened were heterozygous carriers of this mutation. Reduced BMD, hyaloid vasculature remnants, and nystagmus were features of the phenotype. CONCLUSION Recessive mutations in LRP5 can cause FEVR with reduced BMD and hyaloid vasculature remnants. Assessment of a patient with a provisional diagnosis of FEVR should therefore include investigation of BMD, with reduced levels suggestive of an underlying LRP5 mutation.
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Richardson RJ, Joss S, Tomkin S, Ahmed M, Sheridan E, Dixon MJ. A nonsense mutation in the first transmembrane domain of connexin 43 underlies autosomal recessive oculodentodigital syndrome. J Med Genet 2006; 43:e37. [PMID: 16816024 PMCID: PMC2564566 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2005.037655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Oculodentodigital syndrome (ODD) is a pleiotropic congenital disorder characterised by abnormalities of the face, eyes, dentition, and limbs. ODD, which is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, results from missense mutations in the gap junction protein connexin 43. OBJECTIVE To analyse a family with a history of ODD which is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner RESULTS ODD in this family resulted from the homozygous mutation R33X in the first transmembrane domain of connexin 43. CONCLUSIONS The findings provide clear genetic evidence that ODD can be inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and that a dominant negative mechanism underlies autosomal dominant ODD.
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Mazzanti CM, Spanevello RM, Pereira LB, Gonçalves JF, Kaizer R, Corrêa M, Ahmed M, Mazzanti A, Festugatto R, Graça DL, Morsch VM, Schetinger MRC. Acetylcholinesterase Activity in Rats Experimentally Demyelinated with Ethidium Bromide and Treated with Interferon Beta. Neurochem Res 2006; 31:1027-34. [PMID: 16871442 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9112-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The ethidium bromide (EB) demyelinating model was associated with interferon beta (IFN-beta) to evaluate acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in the striatum (ST), hippocampus (HP), cerebral cortex (CC), cerebellum (CB), hypothalamus (HY), pons (PN) and synaptosomes from the CC. Rats were divided into four groups: I control (saline), II (IFN-beta), III (EB) and IV (EB and IFN-beta). After 7, 15 and 30 days rats (n = 6) were sacrificed, and the brain structures were removed for enzymatic assay. AChE activity was found to vary in all the brain structures in accordance with the day studied (7-15-30 days) (P < 0.05). In the group III, there was an inhibition of the AChE activity in the ST, CB, HY, HP and also in synaptosomes of the CC (P < 0.05). It was observed that IFN-beta per se was capable to significantly inhibit (P < 0.05) AChE activity in the ST, HP, HY and synaptosomes of the CC. Our results suggest that one of the mechanisms of action of IFN-beta is through the inhibition of AChE activity, and EB could be considered an inhibitor of AChE activity by interfering with cholinergic neurotransmission in the different brain regions.
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Aubert B, Barate R, Boutigny D, Couderc F, Karyotakis Y, Lees JP, Poireau V, Tisserand V, Zghiche A, Grauges E, Palano A, Pappagallo M, Pompili A, Chen JC, Qi ND, Rong G, Wang P, Zhu YS, Eigen G, Ofte I, Stugu B, Abrams GS, Battaglia M, Breon AB, Brown DN, Button-Shafer J, Cahn RN, Charles E, Day CT, Gill MS, Gritsan AV, Groysman Y, Jacobsen RG, Kadel RW, Kadyk J, Kerth LT, Kolomensky YG, Kukartsev G, Lynch G, Mir LM, Oddone PJ, Orimoto TJ, Pripstein M, Roe NA, Ronan MT, Wenzel WA, Barrett M, Ford KE, Harrison TJ, Hart AJ, Hawkes CM, Morgan SE, Watson AT, Fritsch M, Goetzen K, Held T, Koch H, Lewandowski B, Pelizaeus M, Peters K, Schroeder T, Steinke M, Boyd JT, Burke JP, Chevalier N, Cottingham WN, Cuhadar-Donszelmann T, Fulsom BG, Hearty C, Knecht NS, Mattison TS, McKenna JA, Khan A, Kyberd P, Saleem M, Teodorescu L, Blinov AE, Blinov VE, Bukin AD, Druzhinin VP, Golubev VB, Kravchenko EA, Onuchin AP, Serednyakov SI, Skovpen YI, Solodov EP, Yushkov AN, Best D, Bondioli M, Bruinsma M, Chao M, Curry S, Eschrich I, Kirkby D, Lankford AJ, Lund P, Mandelkern M, Mommsen RK, Roethel W, Stoker DP, Buchanan C, Hartfiel BL, Weinstein AJR, Foulkes SD, Gary JW, Long O, Shen BC, Wang K, Zhang L, del Re D, Hadavand HK, Hill EJ, MacFarlane DB, Paar HP, Rahatlou S, Sharma V, Berryhill JW, Campagnari C, Cunha A, Dahmes B, Hong TM, Mazur MA, Richman JD, Verkerke W, Beck TW, Eisner AM, Flacco CJ, Heusch CA, Kroseberg J, Lockman WS, Nesom G, Schalk T, Schumm BA, Seiden A, Spradlin P, Williams DC, Wilson MG, Albert J, Chen E, Dubois-Felsmann GP, Dvoretskii A, Hitlin DG, Narsky I, Piatenko T, Porter FC, Ryd A, Samuel A, Andreassen R, Mancinelli G, Meadows BT, Sokoloff MD, Blanc F, Bloom P, Chen S, Ford WT, Hirschauer JF, Kreisel A, Nauenberg U, Olivas A, Rankin P, Ruddick WO, Smith JG, Ulmer KA, Wagner SR, Zhang J, Chen A, Eckhart EA, Harton JL, Soffer A, Toki WH, Wilson RJ, Zeng Q, Aleksan R, Emery S, Gaidot A, Ganzhur SF, Giraud PF, Graziani G, Hamel de Monchenault G, Kozanecki W, Legendre M, London GW, Mayer B, Vasseur G, Yeche C, Zito M, Altenburg D, Feltresi E, Hauke A, Spaan B, Brandt T, Brose J, Dickopp M, Klose V, Lacker HM, Nogowski R, Otto S, Petzold A, Schubert J, Schubert KR, Schwierz R, Sundermann JE, Bernard D, Bonneaud GR, Grenier P, Schrenk S, Thiebaux C, Vasileiadis G, Verderi M, Bard DJ, Clark PJ, Gradl W, Muheim F, Playfer S, Xie Y, Andreotti M, Azzolini V, Bettoni D, Bozzi C, Calabrese R, Cibinetto G, Luppi E, Negrini M, Piemontese L, Anulli F, Baldini-Ferroli R, Calcaterra A, de Sangro R, Finocchiaro G, Patteri P, Peruzzi IM, Piccolo M, Zallo A, Buzzo A, Capra R, Contri R, Lo Vetere M, Macri M, Monge MR, Passaggio S, Patrignani C, Robutti E, Santroni A, Tosi S, Brandenburg G, Chaisanguanthum KS, Morii M, Won E, Wu J, Dubitzky RS, Langenegger U, Marks J, Schenk S, Uwer U, Martinez-Vidal F, Bhimji W, Bowerman DA, Dauncey PD, Egede U, Flack RL, Gaillard JR, Morton GW, Nash JA, Nikolich MB, Taylor GP, Vazquez WP, Charles MJ, Mader WF, Mallik U, Mohapatra AK, Cochran J, Crawley HB, Eyges V, Meyer WT, Prell S, Rosenberg EI, Rubin AE, Yi J, Biasini M, Covarelli R, Pacetti S, Pioppi M, Arnaud N, Davier M, Giroux X, Grosdidier G, Höcker A, Le Diberder F, Lepeltier V, Lutz AM, Oyanguren A, Petersen TC, Pierini M, Plaszczynski S, Rodier S, Roudeau P, Schune MH, Stocchi A, Wormser G, Cheng CH, Lange DJ, Simani MC, Wright DM, Bevan AJ, Chavez CA, Forster IJ, Fry JR, Gabathuler E, Gamet R, George KA, Hutchcroft DE, Parry RJ, Payne DJ, Schofield KC, Touramanis C, Cormack CM, Di Lodovico F, Menges W, Sacco R, Brown CL, Cowan G, Flaecher HU, Green MG, Hopkins DA, Jackson PS, McMahon TR, Ricciardi S, Salvatore F, Brown D, Davis CL, Allison J, Barlow NR, Barlow RJ, Edgar CL, Hodgkinson MC, Kelly MP, Lafferty GD, Naisbit MT, Williams JC, Chen C, Hulsbergen WD, Jawahery A, Kovalskyi D, Lae CK, Roberts DA, Simi G, Blaylock G, Dallapiccola C, Hertzbach SS, Kofler R, Koptchev VB, Li X, Moore TB, Saremi S, Staengle H, Willocq S, Cowan R, Koeneke K, Sciolla G, Sekula SJ, Spitznagel M, Taylor F, Yamamoto RK, Kim H, Patel PM, Robertson SH, Lazzaro A, Lombardo V, Palombo F, Bauer JM, Cremaldi L, Eschenburg V, Godang R, Kroeger R, Reidy J, Sanders DA, Summers DJ, Zhao HW, Brunet S, Cote D, Taras P, Viaud B, Nicholson H, Baak M, Bulten H, Raven G, Snoek HL, Wilden L, Cavallo N, De Nardo G, Fabozzi F, Gatto C, Lista L, Monorchio D, Paolucci P, Piccolo D, Sciacca C, Jessop CP, LoSecco JM, Allmendinger T, Benelli G, Gan KK, Honscheid K, Hufnagel D, Jackson PD, Kagan H, Kass R, Pulliam T, Rahimi AM, Ter-Antonyan R, Wong QK, Brau J, Frey R, Igonkina O, Lu M, Potter CT, Sinev NB, Strom D, Strube J, Torrence E, Galeazzi F, Margoni M, Morandin M, Posocco M, Rotondo M, Simonetto F, Stroili R, Voci C, Benayoun M, Briand H, Chauveau J, David P, de la Vaissiere C, Del Buono L, Hamon O, John MJJ, Leruste P, Malcles J, Ocariz J, Roos L, Therin G, Behera PK, Gladney L, Guo QH, Panetta J, Angelini C, Batignani G, Bettarini S, Bucci F, Calderini G, Carpinelli M, Cenci R, Forti F, Giorgi MA, Lusiani A, Marchiori G, Morganit M, Neri N, Paoloni E, Rama M, Rizzo G, Walsh J, Haire M, Judd D, Wagoner DE, Biesiada J, Danielson N, Elmer P, Lau Y, Lu C, Olsen J, Smith AJS, Telnov AV, Bellini F, Cavoto G, D'Orazio A, Di Marco E, Faccini R, Ferrarotto F, Ferroni F, Gaspero M, Li Gioi L, Mazzoni MA, Morganti S, Piredda G, Polci F, Safai Tehrani F, Voena C, Schröder H, Wagner G, Waldi R, Adye T, De Groot N, Franek B, Gopal GP, Olaiya EO, Wilson FF, Purohit MV, Weidemann AW, Wilson JR, Yumiceva FX, Abe T, Allen MT, Aston D, Bartoldus R, Berger N, Boyarski AM, Buchmueller OL, Claus R, Coleman JP, Convery MR, Cristinziani M, Dingfelder JC, Dong D, Dorfan J, Dujmic D, Dunwoodie W, Fan S, Field RC, Glanzman T, Gowdy SJ, Hadig T, Halyo V, Hast C, Hryn'ova T, Innes WR, Kelsey MH, Kim P, Kocian ML, Leith DWGS, Libby J, Luitz S, Luth V, Lynch HL, Marsiske H, Messner R, Muller DR, O'Grady CP, Ozcan VE, Perazzo A, Perl M, Ratcliff BN, Roodman A, Salnikov AA, Schindler RH, Schwiening J, Snyder A, Stelzer J, Su D, Sullivan MK, Suzuki K, Swain SK, Thompson JM, Va'vra J, van Bakel N, Weaver M, Wisniewski WJ, Wittgen M, Wright DH, Yarritu AK, Yi K, Young CC, Burchat PR, Edwards AJ, Majewski SA, Petersen BA, Roat C, Ahmed M, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Bula R, Ernst JA, Saeed MA, Wappler FR, Zain SB, Bugg W, Krishnamurthy M, Spanier SM, Eckmann R, Ritchie JL, Satpathy A, Schwitters RF, Izen JM, Kitayama I, Lou XC, Ye S, Bianchi F, Bona M, Gallo F, Gamba D, Bomben M, Bosisio L, Cartaro C, Cossutti F, Della Ricca G, Dittongo S, Grancagnolo S, Lanceri L, Vitale L, Panvini RS, Banerjee S, Bhuyan B, Brown CM, Fortin D, Hamano K, Kowalewski R, Roney JM, Sobie RJ, Back JJ, Harrison PF, Latham TE, Mohanty GB, Band HR, Chen X, Cheng B, Dasu S, Datta M, Eichenbaum AM, Flood KT, Graham M, Hollar JJ, Johnson JR, Kutter PE, Li H, Liu R, Mellado B, Mihalyi A, Pan Y, Prepost R, Tan P, von Wimmersperg-Toeller JH, Wu SL, Yu Z, Neal H, Schott G. Search for the rare decay B0-->tau+tau- at BABAR. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:241802. [PMID: 16907230 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.241802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2005] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We present the results of a search for the decay B0-->tau+tau- in a data sample of (232+/-3)x10(6) Upsilon(4S)-->BB decays using the BABAR detector. Certain extensions of the standard model predict measurable levels of this otherwise rare decay. We reconstruct fully one neutral B meson and seek evidence for the signal decay in the rest of the event. We find no evidence for signal events and obtain Beta(B0->tau+tau-)<4.1x10(-3) at the 90% confidence level.
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Prathapar SA, Ahmed M, Al Adawi S, Al Sidiari S. Design, construction and evaluation of an ablution water treatment unit in Oman: a case study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00207230600773257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rehman A, Ahmed M, Shah S. Injuries in High Mountain Villages of Northern Pakistan. Am J Epidemiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/163.suppl_11.s209-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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McDowell D, Condon E, Ahmed M, Crowe M, Barry M, Mehigan D. Synchronous Aortic and Superficial Femoral Artery Pneumococcal Mycotic Aneurysms in a 43-year-old Male: A Question of Timing! Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Esposito M, Ilbeigi P, Ahmed M, Lanteri V. Use of Fourth Arm in da Vinci Robot-Assisted Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: Novel Technique. J Urol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(06)00201-1] [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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Bond J, Flintoff K, Higgins J, Scott S, Bennet C, Parsons J, Mannon J, Jafri H, Rashid Y, Barrow M, Trembath R, Woodruff G, Rossa E, Lynch S, Sheilds J, Newbury-Ecob R, Falconer A, Holland P, Cockburn D, Karbani G, Malik S, Ahmed M, Roberts E, Taylor G, Woods CG. The importance of seeking ALMS1 mutations in infants with dilated cardiomyopathy. J Med Genet 2006; 42:e10. [PMID: 15689433 PMCID: PMC1735981 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2004.026617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mangoura D, Sun Y, Li C, Singh D, Gutmann DH, Flores A, Ahmed M, Vallianatos G. Phosphorylation of neurofibromin by PKC is a possible molecular switch in EGF receptor signaling in neural cells. Oncogene 2006; 25:735-45. [PMID: 16314845 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Children with neurofibromatosis (NF1) typically develop central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities, including aberrant proliferation of astrocytes and formation of benign astrocytomas. The NF1 gene encodes neurofibromin, a Ras-GAP, highly expressed in developing neural cells; the mechanism of regulation of neurofibromin as a Ras-GAP, remains however unknown. We now show that, in response to EGF, neurofibromin is in vivo phosphorylated on serine residues by PKC-alpha, in human, rat, and avian CNS cells and cell lines. EGF-induced PKC phosphorylation was prominent in the cysteine/serine-rich domain (CSRD) of neurofibromin, which lies in the N-terminus and upstream of the Ras-GAP domain (GRD), and this modification significantly increased the association of neurofibromin with actin in co-immunoprecipitations. In addition, we show that Ras activation in response to EGF was significantly lowered when C62B cells overexpressed a construct encoding both CSRD + GRD. Moreover, when PKC-alpha was downregulated, the Ras-GAP activity of CSRD + GRD was significantly diminished, whereas overexpressed GRD alone acted as a weaker GAP and in a PKC-independent manner. Most importantly, functional Ras inhibition and EGF signaling shifts were established at the single cell level in C6-derived cell lines stably overexpressing CSRD + GRD, when transient co-overexpression of Ras and PKC-depletion prior to stimulation with EGF-induced mitosis. Taken together, these data provide the first evidence of a functional, allosteric regulation of GRD by CSRD, which requires neurofibromin phosphorylation by PKC and association with the actin cytoskeleton. Our data may suggest a novel mechanism for regulating biological responses to EGF and provide a new aspect for the understanding of the aberrant proliferation seen in the CNS of children with NF1.
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