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Juhos S, Garcia M, Díaz de Ståhl T, Sandgren J, Mayrhofer M, Käller M, Nystedt B, Nistér M. PO-511 Somatic and germline calls from tumour/normal whole genome data: bioinformatics workflow for reproducible research. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Clemons D, Harmon E, Caruth J, Hawkins S, Garcia M, Thomas S, Murrmann S, Theocharides T. 062 Temperature Controlled Radiofrequency Electrocoagulation for the Treatment of Vulvovaginal Tissue Laxity. J Sex Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Qu Y, Elsasser T, Kahl S, Garcia M, Scholte C, Connor E, Schroeder G, Moyes K. The effects of feeding mixed tocopherol oil on whole-blood respiratory burst and neutrophil immunometabolic-related gene expression in lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:4332-4342. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chedrawy C, Graif A, Leung D, Agriantonis D, Nwosu U, Vance A, Kimbiris G, Garcia M, Putnam S, Lie K, Grilli C. 3:18 PM Abstract No. 353 Nitinol self-expanding stents for the treatment of chronic iliofemoral veno-occlusive disease. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.01.392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Garcia M, Sterling K, Jaff M, Ouriel K, Weinberg I, Kahn S, Comerota A. 3:00 PM Abstract No. 351 ■ DISTINGUISHED ABSTRACT ACCESS PTS Study: ACCElerated thrombolySiS for post-thrombotic syndrome using the acoustic pulse thrombolysis EkoSonic ® endovascular system: midterm results of a multicenter study. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.01.390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Vance A, Graif A, Grilli C, Nwosu U, Liao M, Agriantonis D, Kimbiris G, Garcia M, Leung D. Abstract No. 639 Outcome of iliocaval stent-assisted reconstruction in patients with chronic obstruction of the inferior vena cava. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.01.684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Garcia M, Harmon D. 156 Fresh Human Cadaver Vaginoplasty Surgical Prosections to Guide Surgical Technique, Post-Operative Care, and the Design of a Novel Neovaginal Dilator and Douching Device. J Sex Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.11.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Garcia M, Goldbold P. 155 Barriers to Post-Transgender Surgery Care In the Federal Prison System. J Sex Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.11.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Garcia M, Karasic D. 158 Development, Validation, and Results from a Novel Inventory to Assess and Compare Gender Dysphoria Before and After Genital Gender Affirming Surgery. J Sex Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.11.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Garcia M. 026 Neophallus Penile Prosthesis Placement: Anatomic and Post-Surgical Challenges, Device Selection Criteria, and Proposed Surgical Technique. J Sex Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.11.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Grasselli J, Elez E, Caratù G, Matito J, Santos C, Macarulla T, Vidal J, Garcia M, Viéitez JM, Paéz D, Falcó E, Lopez Lopez C, Aranda E, Jones F, Sikri V, Nuciforo P, Fasani R, Tabernero J, Montagut C, Azuara D, Dienstmann R, Salazar R, Vivancos A. Concordance of blood- and tumor-based detection of RAS mutations to guide anti-EGFR therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol 2018; 28:1294-1301. [PMID: 28368441 PMCID: PMC5834108 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is a potential source for tumor genome analysis. We explored the concordance between the mutational status of RAS in tumor tissue and ctDNA in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients to establish eligibility for anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy. Patients and methods A prospective-retrospective cohort study was carried out. Tumor tissue from 146 mCRC patients was tested for RAS status with standard of care (SoC) PCR techniques, and Digital PCR (BEAMing) was used both in plasma and tumor tissue. Results ctDNA BEAMing RAS testing showed 89.7% agreement with SoC (Kappa index 0.80; 95% CI 0.71 − 0.90) and BEAMing in tissue showed 90.9% agreement with SoC (Kappa index 0.83; 95% CI 0.74 − 0.92). Fifteen cases (10.3%) showed discordant tissue-plasma results. ctDNA analysis identified nine cases of low frequency RAS mutations that were not detected in tissue, possibly due to technical sensitivity or heterogeneity. In six cases, RAS mutations were not detected in plasma, potentially explained by low tumor burden or ctDNA shedding. Prediction of treatment benefit in patients receiving anti-EGFR plus irinotecan in second- or third-line was equivalent if tested with SoC PCR and ctDNA. Forty-eight percent of the patients showed mutant allele fractions in plasma below 1%. Conclusions Plasma RAS determination showed high overall agreement and captured a mCRC population responsive to anti-EGFR therapy with the same predictive level as SoC tissue testing. The feasibility and practicality of ctDNA analysis may translate into an alternative tool for anti-EGFR treatment selection.
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- J Grasselli
- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona.,Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona.,Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona
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- Cancer Genomics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona
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- Cancer Genomics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona.,Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Del Mar University Hospital, Barcelona
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Asturias University Hospital, Oviedo
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Santa Creu i Sant Pau University Hospital, Barcelona
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Son Llatzer University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Marques de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Reina Sofía University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain
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- Sysmex Inostics, Mundelein, USA
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- Sysmex Inostics, Mundelein, USA
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- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona
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- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona.,Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Del Mar University Hospital, Barcelona
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- Traslational Research Laboratory, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona.,Oncology Data Science Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona
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- Cancer Genomics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona
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Martel CA, Mamedova LK, Minton JE, Garcia M, Legallet C, Bradford BJ. Effects of TNF receptor blockade on in vitro cell survival and response to negative energy balance in dairy cattle. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2018; 9:6. [PMID: 29344353 PMCID: PMC5763608 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-017-0224-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Associative data and some controlled studies suggest that the inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α can induce fatty liver in dairy cattle. However, research demonstrating that TNFα is a necessary component in the etiology of bovine fatty liver is lacking. The aim of this work was to evaluate whether blocking TNFα signaling with a synthetic cyclic peptide (TNF receptor loop peptide; TRLP) would improve liver metabolic function and reduce triglyceride accumulation during feed restriction. Results Capability of TRLP to inhibit TNFα signaling was confirmed on primary bovine hepatocytes treated with recombinant bovine TNFα and 4 doses of TRLP (0, 1, 10, 50 μmol/L) over 24 h. Next, 4 lactating Holstein cows (parity 1.4 ± 0.5, 433 ± 131 d in milk) in an incomplete Latin rectangle design (3 × 2) were subcutaneously administered with different TRLP doses (0, 1.5, 3.0 mg/kg BW) every 4 h for 24 h, followed by an intravenous injection of TNFα (5 μg/kg BW). Before and for 2 h after TNFα injection, TRLP decreased plasma non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) concentration (P ≤ 0.05), suggesting an altered metabolic response to inflammation. Finally, 10 non-pregnant, non-lactating Holstein cows (3.9 ± 1.1 yr of age) were randomly assigned to treatments: control (carrier: 57% DMSO in PBS) or TRLP (1.75 mg TRLP /kg BW per day). Treatments were administrated every 4 h for 7 d by subcutaneous injection to feed-restricted cows fed 30% of maintenance energy requirements. Daily blood samples were analyzed for glucose, insulin, β-hydroxybutyrate, NEFA, and haptoglobin concentrations, with no treatment effects detected. On d 7, cows completed a glucose tolerance test (GTT) by i.v. administration of a dextrose bolus (300 mg glucose/kg BW). Glucose, insulin, and NEFA responses failed to demonstrate any significant effect of treatment during the GTT. However, plasma and liver analyses were not indicative of dramatic lipolysis or hepatic lipidosis, suggesting that the feed restriction protocol failed to induce the metabolic state of interest. Injection site inflammation, assessed by a scorer blinded to treatment, was enhanced by TRLP compared to control. Conclusions Although the TRLP inhibited bovine TNFα signaling and altered responses to i.v. administration of TNFα, repeated use over 7 d caused apparent local allergic responses and it failed to alter metabolism during a feed restriction-induced negative energy balance. Although responses to feed restriction seemed atypical in this study, side effects of TRLP argue against its future use as a tool for investigating the role of inflammation in metabolic impacts of negative energy balance.
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- C A Martel
- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, 135 Call Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, 135 Call Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, 135 Call Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, 135 Call Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, 135 Call Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, 135 Call Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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Schneider FRN, Sana H, Evans CJ, Bestenlehner JM, Castro N, Fossati L, Gräfener G, Langer N, Ramírez-Agudelo OH, Sabín-Sanjulián C, Simón-Díaz S, Tramper F, Crowther PA, de Koter A, de Mink SE, Dufton PL, Garcia M, Gieles M, Hénault-Brunet V, Herrero A, Izzard RG, Kalari V, Lennon DJ, Maíz Apellániz J, Markova N, Najarro F, Podsiadlowski P, Puls J, Taylor WD, van Loon JT, Vink JS, Norman C. An excess of massive stars in the local 30 Doradus starburst. Science 2018; 359:69-71. [PMID: 29302009 DOI: 10.1126/science.aan0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
The 30 Doradus star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud is a nearby analog of large star-formation events in the distant universe. We determined the recent formation history and the initial mass function (IMF) of massive stars in 30 Doradus on the basis of spectroscopic observations of 247 stars more massive than 15 solar masses ([Formula: see text]). The main episode of massive star formation began about 8 million years (My) ago, and the star-formation rate seems to have declined in the last 1 My. The IMF is densely sampled up to 200 [Formula: see text] and contains 32 ± 12% more stars above 30 [Formula: see text] than predicted by a standard Salpeter IMF. In the mass range of 15 to 200 [Formula: see text], the IMF power-law exponent is [Formula: see text], shallower than the Salpeter value of 2.35.
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- F R N Schneider
- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
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- Institute of Astrophysics, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, UK
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, 1085 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Austrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Schmiedlstraße 6, 8042 Graz, Austria
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- Argelander-Institut für Astronomie der Universität Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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- Argelander-Institut für Astronomie der Universität Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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- UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
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- Departamento de Física y Astronomía, Universidad de La Serena, Avenida Juan Cisternas no. 1200 Norte, La Serena, Chile
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.,Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- European Space Astronomy Centre, Mission Operations Division, P.O. Box 78, 28691 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, UK
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- Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek, Amsterdam University, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Institute of Astrophysics, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek, Amsterdam University, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Astrophysics Research Centre, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Centro de Astrobiología, CSIC-INTA, Carretera de Torrejón a Ajalvir km-4, E-28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK
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- National Research Council, Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5071 West Saanich Road, Victoria, British Columbia V9E 2E7, Canada.,Department of Astrophysics/Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, NL-6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.,Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK.,Institute of Astronomy, The Observatories, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
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- Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Chile, Camino El Observatorio 1515, Las Condes, Santiago, Casilla 36-D, Chile
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- European Space Astronomy Centre, Mission Operations Division, P.O. Box 78, 28691 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Astrobiología, CSIC-INTA, European Space Astronomy Centre campus, camino bajo del castillo s/n, E-28 692 Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain
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- Institute of Astronomy with National Astronomical Observatory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 136, 4700 Smoljan, Bulgaria
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- Centro de Astrobiología, CSIC-INTA, Carretera de Torrejón a Ajalvir km-4, E-28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK.,Argelander-Institut für Astronomie der Universität Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Universitätssternwarte, Scheinerstrasse 1, 81679 München, Germany
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- UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
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- Lennard-Jones Laboratories, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
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- Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Johns Hopkins University, Homewood Campus, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.,Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Barbolosi M, Imbs D, Tomasini P, Greillier L, Galloux M, Testot-Ferry A, Garcia M, Elharrar X, Pelletier A, Andre N, Mascaux C, Lacarelle B, El Cheikh R, Serre R, Ciccolini J, Barbolosi D, Barlesi F. Modélisation mathématique dans un essai clinique de phase 1 : application dans le traitement des cancers bronchiques non à petites cellules et des mésothéliomes avancés, par vinorelbine orale, selon un schéma métronomique. Rev Mal Respir 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2017.10.226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Galli G, Cavalieri S, Di Guardo L, Cimminiello C, Corti F, Nichetti F, Garcia M, Tana S, Fallai C, de Braud F, Platania M, Del Vecchio M. Combination of brain radiotherapy (RT) and immunotherapy (IT) in a single Institution cohort of patients (pts) with metastatic melanoma (MM). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx711.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gil M, Lopes D, Martinho C, Pereira M, Gomes L, Machado JP, Garcia M, Esteves H. Mental illness decompensation between 2007 and 2016 in a Portuguese municipality. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx187.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- M Gil
- Public Health Unit, Health Centre Loures Odivelas, Odivelas, Portugal
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- Public Health Unit, Health Centre Loures Odivelas, Odivelas, Portugal
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- Public Health Unit, Health Centre Loures Odivelas, Odivelas, Portugal
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- Public Health Unit, Health Centre Loures Odivelas, Odivelas, Portugal
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- Public Health Unit, Health Centre Loures Odivelas, Odivelas, Portugal
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- Public Health Unit, Health Centre Loures Odivelas, Odivelas, Portugal
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- Public Health Unit, Health Centre Loures Odivelas, Odivelas, Portugal
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- Public Health and Preventive Medicine Institute, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, Odivelas, Portugal
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Wittmann D, Mehta A, Northouse L, Dunn R, Braun T, Duby A, An L, Arab L, Bangs R, Bober S, Brandon J, Coward M, Dunn M, Galbraith M, Garcia M, Giblin J, Glode M, Koontz B, Lowe A, Mitchell S, Mulhall J, Nelson C, Paich K, Saigal C, Skolarus T, Stanford J, Walsh T, Pollack CE. TrueNTH sexual recovery study protocol: a multi-institutional collaborative approach to developing and testing a web-based intervention for couples coping with the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment in a randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer 2017; 17:664. [PMID: 28969611 PMCID: PMC5625773 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3652-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Over half of men who receive treatment for prostate suffer from a range of sexual problems that affect negatively their sexual health, sexual intimacy with their partners and their quality of life. In clinical practice, however, care for the sexual side effects of treatment is often suboptimal or unavailable. The goal of the current study is to test a web-based intervention to support the recovery of sexual intimacy of prostate cancer survivors and their partners after treatment. METHODS The study team developed an interactive, web-based intervention, tailored to type of treatment received, relationship status (partnered/non-partnered) and sexual orientation. It consists of 10 modules, six follow the trajectory of the illness and four are theme based. They address sexual side effects, rehabilitation, psychological impacts and coaching for self-efficacy. Each includes a video to engage participants, psychoeducation and activities completed by participants on the web. Tailored strategies for identified concerns are sent by email after each module. Six of these modules will be tested in a randomized controlled trial and compared to usual care. Men with localized prostate cancer with partners will be recruited from five academic medical centers. These couples (N = 140) will be assessed prior to treatment, then 3 months and 6 months after treatment. The primary outcome will be the survivors' and partners' Global Satisfaction with Sex Life, assessed by a Patient Reported Outcome Measure Information Systems (PROMIS) measure. Secondary outcomes will include interest in sex, sexual activity, use of sexual aids, dyadic coping, knowledge about sexual recovery, grief about the loss of sexual function, and quality of life. The impact of the intervention on the couple will be assessed using the Actor-Partner Interaction Model, a mixed-effects linear regression model able to estimate both the association of partner characteristics with partner and patient outcomes and the association of patient characteristics with both outcomes. DISCUSSION The web-based tool represents a novel approach to addressing the sexual health needs of prostate cancer survivors and their partners that-if found efficacious-will improve access to much needed specialty care in prostate cancer survivorship. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov registration # NCT02702453 , registered on March 3, 2016.
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- D Wittmann
- University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg. 16, Rm 110E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA.
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- Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg. 16, Rm 110E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA
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- University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg. 16, Rm 110E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA
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- University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg. 16, Rm 110E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA
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- University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg. 16, Rm 110E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA
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- University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg. 16, Rm 110E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA
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- University of California-Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, USA
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- University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg. 16, Rm 110E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA
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- Dana Farber Cancer Center and Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg. 16, Rm 110E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA
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- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- University of Colorado-Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- University of Colorado-Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Prostate Cancer Foundation-Australia, St Leonards, Australia
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- University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg. 16, Rm 110E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA
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- TrueNTH Movember Foundation, Michigan, USA
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- University of California-Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, USA
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- University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg. 16, Rm 110E, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2800, USA
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, HSRD Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Galli G, Cavalieri S, Di Guardo L, Cimminiello C, Corti F, Nichetti F, Garcia M, Tana S, Fallai C, de Braud F, Platania M, Del Vecchio M. Brain radiotherapy (RT) and immunotherapy (IT) for metastatic melanoma (MM): a retrospective single institution experience. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx428.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ernest V, Sautereau N, Masson E, Chemouni D, Garcia M, Bertolino J, Rossi P, Granel B. [Eosinophilia heralding the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman's disease)]. Rev Med Interne 2017; 38:840-843. [PMID: 28867532 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2017.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Eosinophilic fasciitis or Shulman's disease is characterized, in its typical form, by palpable thickening of the skin and soft tissues, blood hypereosinophilia and fascia lesions. We hereby report a case of eosinophilic fasciitis in which hypereosinophilia preceded for several months the clinical signs of fasciitis. CASE REPORT A 64-year-old woman, with a history of Little's syndrome with motor disability, was admitted in internal medicine for eosinophilia. For almost three months, no origin to the eosinophilia was found. The secondary onset of an edema and pain located on four limbs led to the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis. Muscle magnetic resonance imaging was supportive and the muscle histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis. Treatment with steroids induced a rapid normalization of the eosinophilia and edema. CONCLUSION In this case report, eosinophilia was preceding the clinical cutaneous signs that led to the diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis. It is likely to believe that myalgias, frequently found in the onset of eosinophilic fasciitis, may have been hidden by the history of infantile encephalopathy. The diagnosis of eosinophilic fasciitis must be kept in mind of physicians in the investigation of an eosinophilia, even though cutaneous signs are lacking.
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- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille université, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille cedex 15, France
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- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille université, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille cedex 15, France
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- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille université, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille cedex 15, France
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- Service d'imagerie médicale, hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille université, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille cedex 15, France
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- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille université, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille cedex 15, France
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- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille université, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille cedex 15, France
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- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille université, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille cedex 15, France
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- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille université, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille cedex 15, France.
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Costa-Borges N, Mestres E, Miguel-Escalada I, Basalmeda R, Garcia M, Vanrell I, Gonzalez J, Calderon G. Meiotic spindle transfer overcomes embryo developmental arrest in compromised oocytes: proof of concept in the mouse model. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Herranz L, Garcia M, Lebel L, Mascari F, Spengler C. In-containment source term predictability of ASTEC-Na: Major insights from data-predictions benchmarking. Nuclear Engineering and Design 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kortajarena X, Goenaga MA, Ibarguren M, Azkune H, Bustinduy MJ, Fuertes A, Ibarguren O, Goyeneche M, Garcia M. Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for infective endocarditis in patients over 80 years. Rev Esp Quimioter 2017; 30:276-279. [PMID: 28585797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The incidence of infective endocarditis is progressively increasing, especially in elderly patients. Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is being an excellent alternative for treatment, but advanced age is one of the relative contraindications. The aim of this study is to compare the characteristics and prognosis of patients less or more than 80 years, treated with OPAT. METHODS One hundred and ninety four patients were included between 1996 and 2015, 31 of them older than 80 years. RESULTS The most frequently affected valve is the aortic one, mainly native valves. Most used antibiotics are ceftriaxone, ampicillin, cloxacillin and daptomycin. Differences in surgery (39.9% vs 9.7%, p=0.001) and use of infusion pump (55.2% vs 35.5%; p= 0.044) were observed, under 80 years and older respectively. No differences in readmissions and mortality were observed. CONCLUSIONS OPAT could be considered an effective alternative for appropriately-selected elderly patients with infective endocarditis.
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- Xabier Kortajarena, Infectious Disease Unit, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Paseo Doctor Beguiristain s/n. San Sebastian, Spain.
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Garcia M, Qu Y, Scholte C, O'Connor D, Rounds W, Moyes K. Regulatory effect of dietary intake of chromium propionate on the response of monocyte-derived macrophages from Holstein cows in mid lactation. J Dairy Sci 2017; 100:6389-6399. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Makkiya M, Algodi M, Villablanca P, Bulcha N, Briceno D, Kargoli F, Garcia M. P2997Prophylactic antiplatelet therapy is superior to anticoagulation after surgical bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement: a meta-analysis and meta-regression. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p2997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Courty E, Gobalakichenane P, Garcia M, Muscat A, Kazakian C, Ledent T, Moldes M, Blondeau B, Mitanchez D, Buyse M, Fève B. Antenatal antipsychotic exposure induces multigenerational and gender-specific programming of adiposity and glucose tolerance in adult mouse offspring. Diabetes Metab 2017; 44:281-291. [PMID: 28729164 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are well known for their metabolic side effects in humans, including obesity and diabetes. These compounds are maintained during pregnancy to prevent the relapse of psychoses, but they readily diffuse across the placenta to the fetus, as documented with the widely-prescribed drug olanzapine (OLZ). However, observational studies have provided conflicting results on the potential impact of SGAs on fetal growth and body weight, and their effects on metabolic regulation in the offspring. For this reason, our study has tested whether antenatal exposure of CD1 mice to OLZ influenced metabolic outcomes in the offspring of the first (F1) and second (F2) generations. In F1 mice, OLZ antenatal treatment caused a decrease in neonatal body weight in both genders, an effect that persisted throughout life only in male animals. Interestingly, F1 female mice also displayed altered glucose homoeostasis. F2 mice, generated by mating normal males with F1 female mice exposed to OLZ during antenatal life, exhibited higher neonatal body weights which persisted only in F2 female animals. This was associated with expansion of fat mass and a concordant pattern of adipose tissue gene expression. Moreover, male and female F2 mice were glucose-intolerant. Thus, our study has demonstrated that antenatal OLZ exposure induces multigenerational and gender-specific programming of glucose tolerance in the offspring mice as adults, and points to the need for careful monitoring of children exposed to SGAs during pregnancy.
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- E Courty
- Inserm, Saint-Antoine Research Center, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Paris 06, 75012 Paris, France; Hospitalo-Universitary Institute, ICAN, 75013 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Saint-Antoine Research Center, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Paris 06, 75012 Paris, France; Hospitalo-Universitary Institute, ICAN, 75013 Paris, France; Department of Neonatology, Armand-Trousseau Hospital, 75012 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Saint-Antoine Research Center, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Paris 06, 75012 Paris, France; Hospitalo-Universitary Institute, ICAN, 75013 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Saint-Antoine Research Center, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Paris 06, 75012 Paris, France; Hospitalo-Universitary Institute, ICAN, 75013 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Saint-Antoine Research Center, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Paris 06, 75012 Paris, France; Hospitalo-Universitary Institute, ICAN, 75013 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Saint-Antoine Research Center, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Paris 06, 75012 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Saint-Antoine Research Center, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Paris 06, 75012 Paris, France; Hospitalo-Universitary Institute, ICAN, 75013 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Saint-Antoine Research Center, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Paris 06, 75012 Paris, France; Hospitalo-Universitary Institute, ICAN, 75013 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Saint-Antoine Research Center, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Paris 06, 75012 Paris, France; Hospitalo-Universitary Institute, ICAN, 75013 Paris, France; Department of Neonatology, Armand-Trousseau Hospital, 75012 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Saint-Antoine Research Center, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Paris 06, 75012 Paris, France; Hospitalo-Universitary Institute, ICAN, 75013 Paris, France; Paris-Sud University, EA 4123, 92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France; Department of Pharmacy, Saint-Antoine Hospital, AP-HP, 75012 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Saint-Antoine Research Center, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne University, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Paris 06, 75012 Paris, France; Hospitalo-Universitary Institute, ICAN, 75013 Paris, France; Department of Endocrinology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, AP-HP, 75012 Paris, France.
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Gouveia Marques I, Gomez A, Magallanes M, Garcia M, Rocha J, Marquez D. PERCEPTIONS OF LATINO CULTURAL VALUES RELATED TO CAREGIVING. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.2907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Smith University, Northampton, Massachusetts
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois,
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois,
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois,
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois,
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Courandiere M, Damiot D, Thomas E, Fuzeau A, Plainchamp D, Garcia M, Le Moal G, Albouy-llaty M, Roblot F. Évaluation des connaissances dans 3 populations différentes des modes de transmission du VIH, de la PrEP et de la PEP : encore des progrès à faire en 2016 ! Med Mal Infect 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2017.03.369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Salar A, Domingo-Domenech E, Panizo C, Nicolás C, Bargay J, Muntañola A, Canales M, Bello J, Sancho J, Tomás J, Rodriguez M, Peñalver F, Palomera L, Grande C, Sánchez-Blanco J, Arranz R, Conde E, Garcia M, García J, Caballero D, Montalbán C. LONG-TERM RESULTS OF THE MULTICENTER PHASE II TRIAL WITH BENDAMUSTINE AND RITUXIMAB AS FIRST LINE TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH MALT LYMPHOMA (MALT-2008-01). Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2437_137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- A. Salar
- Hematology; Hospital del Mar; Barcelona Spain
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- Hematology; Clinica Universitaria Navarra; Pamplona Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital Central de Asturias; Oviedo Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital Son Llatzer; Palma Mallorca Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital La Paz; Madrid Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital de Santiago Compostela; Santiago de Compostela Spain
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- Hematology; ICO Badalona; Badalona Spain
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- Hematology; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Madrid Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital U de Canarias; Tenerife Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital Clínico Lozano Blesa; Zaragoza Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital 12 de Octubre; Madrid Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital de la Princesa; Madrid Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla; Santander Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital del Mar; Barcelona Spain
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- Hematology; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Madrid Spain
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- Hematology; Hospital de Salamanca; Salamanca Spain
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- Hematology; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Madrid Spain
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Stenger E, Chinnadurai R, Yuan S, Garcia M, Arafat D, Gibson G, Krishnamurti L, Galipeau J. Intact phenotype and functionality of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells from individuals with sickle cell disease. Cytotherapy 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.02.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Abdelatty A, Iwaniuk M, Garcia M, Moyes K, Teter B, Delmonte P, Kadegowda A, Tony M, Mohamad F, Erdman R. Effect of short-term feed restriction on temporal changes in milk components and mammary lipogenic gene expression in mid-lactation Holstein dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2017; 100:4000-4013. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Garcia M, Gallego P, Daverède C, Ibrahim H. Effect of Three Roots tocks on Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) CV. Négrette, Grown Hydroponically. I. Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium Nutrition. S AFR J ENOL VITIC 2017. [DOI: 10.21548/22-2-2202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Garcia M, Ibrahim H, Gallego P, Puig P. Effect of Three Rootstocks on Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Negrette, Grown Hydroponically. II. Acidity of Musts and Wines. S AFR J ENOL VITIC 2017. [DOI: 10.21548/22-2-2203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Rincon M, Olivera J, Penedo J, Prieto I, Gomez S, Garcia M, Luna J, Esteban D, Ilundain A, Vara J. EP-1074: Dose impact using standard head and neck immobilization system in brain tumours. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)31510-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Garcia M, Pineau A, Guillard O, Ragot S, Lévêque N, Agius G. Low serum selenium concentrations in French patients with measles. Curr Res Transl Med 2017; 65:89-91. [PMID: 28447938 PMCID: PMC7104300 DOI: 10.1016/j.retram.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Objective Selenium deficiency adversely affects the clinical outcome of measles in the tropics. In developed countries, serum selenium level has never been investigated during acute measles. The aim of this study was to determine serum selenium concentrations in French patients with acute measles and to seek correlations with clinical and virological findings. Patients and methods We studied serum selenium concentrations in 94 French patients with acute measles and in 99 healthy controls matched for age and sex. Results The mean of selenium concentration was significantly lower in the patients than in the controls (46.4 ± 14.1 μg/L versus 86.5 ± 13.9 μg/L, P < 0.0001). In the patients, selenium concentrations were not associated with age, sex, vaccination status, clinical signs or specific antibody responses. Selenium levels did not differ significantly between patients with uncomplicated measles (45.8 ± 14.2 μg/L) and patients with complications (52.7 ± 13.2 μg/L) (P = 0.15). Conclusion Acute measles is associated with significant reduction of selenium level that did not seem to negatively affect the course of the disease suggesting compensating mechanisms in patients from developed countries against the disease.
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- M Garcia
- Laboratoire de virologie, CHU de Poitiers, 2, rue de la Milétrie, CS 90577, 86021 Poitiers cedex, France; UFR médecine et pharmacie, université de Poitiers, 6, rue de la Milétrie, TSA 51115, 86073 Poitiers cedex 9, France
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- UFR pharmacie, laboratoire de toxicologie, université de Nantes, 9, rue Bias, BP 53508, 44035 Nantes cedex 1, France
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- UFR médecine et pharmacie, université de Poitiers, 6, rue de la Milétrie, TSA 51115, 86073 Poitiers cedex 9, France
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- UFR médecine et pharmacie, université de Poitiers, 6, rue de la Milétrie, TSA 51115, 86073 Poitiers cedex 9, France; Inserm CIC 1402, 2, rue de la Milétrie, CS 90577, 86021 Poitiers cedex, France; Centre d'investigation clinique, CHU de Poitiers, 2, rue de la Milétrie, CS 90577, 86021 Poitiers cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de virologie, CHU de Poitiers, 2, rue de la Milétrie, CS 90577, 86021 Poitiers cedex, France; UFR médecine et pharmacie, université de Poitiers, 6, rue de la Milétrie, TSA 51115, 86073 Poitiers cedex 9, France.
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- Laboratoire de virologie, CHU de Poitiers, 2, rue de la Milétrie, CS 90577, 86021 Poitiers cedex, France; UFR médecine et pharmacie, université de Poitiers, 6, rue de la Milétrie, TSA 51115, 86073 Poitiers cedex 9, France
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Sanz J, Garcia M, Ogando F, Mayoral A, López D, Sauvan P, Brañas B. First IFMIF/EVEDA Radioprotection Studies for the Preliminary Design of the Accelerator Beam Dump. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst09-a8914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- J. Sanz
- Departamento de Ingeniería Energética, UNED, C/Juan del Rosal 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Fusión Nuclear, UPM, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Energética, UNED, C/Juan del Rosal 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Fusión Nuclear, UPM, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Energética, UNED, C/Juan del Rosal 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Fusión Nuclear, UPM, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Energética, UNED, C/Juan del Rosal 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Fusión Nuclear, UPM, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Energética, UNED, C/Juan del Rosal 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Fusión Nuclear, UPM, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Energética, UNED, C/Juan del Rosal 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Fusión Nuclear, UPM, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- 3 CIEMAT, Avda Complutense 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Garcia M, Elsasser TH, Qu Y, Zhu X, Moyes KM. Glucose supplementation has minimal effects on blood neutrophil function and gene expression in vitro. J Dairy Sci 2017; 98:6139-50. [PMID: 26117347 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-9183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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During early lactation, glucose availability is low and the effect of glucose supply on bovine polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMNL) function is poorly understood. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of glucose supplementation on the function and transcriptomic inflammatory response of PMNL from cows in early and mid-lactation in vitro. Twenty Holstein cows in early (n=10; days in milk=17±3.1) and mid-lactation (n=10; days in milk=168±14.8) were used for this study. Jugular blood was analyzed for serum concentrations of nonesterified fatty acids, β-hydroxybutyrate, and glucose. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes were isolated and diluted using RPMI (basal glucose concentration was 7.2 mM) to different concentrations of PMNL/mL for phagocytosis, chemotaxis, gene expression, and medium analyses. Working solutions of glucose (0 or 4 mM of d-glucose) and lipopolysaccharide (0 or 50μg/mL) were added and tubes were incubated for 120 min at 37°C. Media were analyzed for concentrations of glucose and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). Data were analyzed in a randomized block (stage of lactation) design. Challenge with lipopolysaccharide increased the expression of the genes encoding for nuclear factor kappa B (NFKB1), IL-10 (IL10), IL1B, IL6, IL8, TNF-α (TNFA), glucose transporter 3 (SLC2A3), and the concentration of TNF-α in medium (147.3 vs. 72.5 pg/mL for lipopolysaccharide and control, respectively). Main effect of stage of lactation was minimal where the expression of IL10 increased for cows in early compared with cows in mid-lactation. After lipopolysaccharide challenge, cows in early lactation experienced more marked increases in the expression of IL6, TNFA, and IL8 when compared with cows in mid-lactation. Glucose supplementation had minimal effects on gene expression where glucose supplementation increased the expression of lysozyme (LYZ). Glucose supplementation increased PMNL phagocytosis but did not alter chemotaxis, morphology, or concentration of TNF-α in the medium. Under the conditions of the experiment, stage of lactation had minimal effects on PMNL response to glucose supply where only the expression of NFKB1 and the production of TNF-α were greater for cows in mid-lactation when compared with early lactation. Metabolic profiles for cows in early lactation did not parallel those for cows during the early postpartum period and may partly explain results for this study. Future studies investigating the effect of glucose supply on bovine PMNL function in vivo and how this may be altered by stage of lactation are warranted.
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- M Garcia
- Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park 20740
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705
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- Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park 20740
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park 20740
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- Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park 20740.
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Bentow C, Lakos G, Martis P, Wahl E, Garcia M, Viñas O, Espinosa G, Cervera R, Sjöwall C, Carmona-Fernandes D, Santos MJ, Hanly JG, Mahler M. International multi-center evaluation of a novel chemiluminescence assay for the detection of anti-dsDNA antibodies. Lupus 2017; 25:864-72. [PMID: 27252263 DOI: 10.1177/0961203316640917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Anti-double stranded desoxyribonucleic acid (anti-dsDNA) antibodies are considered fairly specific for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their quantification is useful for the clinical management of SLE patients. We assessed the diagnostic performance of the QUANTA Flash dsDNA chemiluminescent immunoassay (CIA) in comparison to an ELISA, using patients from five participating countries. The main focus was to evaluate the correlation between anti-dsDNA antibody results from the CIA and global SLE disease activity, as measured by the SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K). PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 1431 samples (SLE, n = 843; disease controls, n = 588) from five countries (Canada, USA, Portugal, Sweden and Spain) were tested with QUANTA Flash dsDNA (Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, USA). Data obtained with the QUANTA Lite dsDNA SC ELISA (Inova Diagnostics) were available for samples from three sites (Canada, USA and Sweden, n = 566). The SLEDAI-2K scores were available for 805 SLE patients and a cut-off of > 4 was used to define active disease. RESULTS QUANTA Flash dsDNA had a sensitivity of 54.3% for the diagnosis of SLE, combined with 89.8% specificity. Anti-dsDNA antibody levels were significantly higher (p < 0.0001) in active SLE (SLEDAI-2K > 4; n = 232; median value 83.0 IU/mL) versus the inactive patients (n = 573; median value 22.3 IU/mL), and the SLEDAI-2K scoring correlated with their dsDNA antibody levels (Spearman's rho = 0.44, p < 0.0001). Similar but less pronounced findings were also found for the ELISA, in relation to disease activity. CONCLUSIONS The QUANTA Flash dsDNA assay showed good clinical performance in a large international multi-center study. Additionally, the strong correlation between anti-dsDNA antibody results and SLEDAI-2K scores supported the potential utility of QUANTA Flash dsDNA for monitoring disease activity.
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- C Bentow
- Department of Research, Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Research, Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Research, Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Research, Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Immunology Department, Centre Diagnostic Biomedic CDB, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Immunology Department, Centre Diagnostic Biomedic CDB, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Dalhousie University Lupus Clinic, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Research, Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, USA
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Garcia M, Bradford BJ. 050 Inflammation and immune activation during periods of stress in dairy cattle. J Anim Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.2527/asasmw.2017.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Durand JO, Gary-Bobo M, Maillard P, Blanchard-Desce M, Morère A, Garcia M, Raehm L. Functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for one and two-photon photodynamic therapy. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2017.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Garcia M, Okell TW, Gloor M, Chappell MA, Jezzard P, Bieri O, Byrne JV. Feasibility of Flat Panel Detector CT in Perfusion Assessment of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: Initial Clinical Experience. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2017; 38:735-739. [PMID: 28209577 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The different results from flat panel detector CT in various pathologies have provoked some discussion. Our aim was to assess the role of flat panel detector CT in brain arteriovenous malformations, which has not yet been assessed. Five patients with brain arteriovenous malformations were studied with flat panel detector CT, DSC-MR imaging, and vessel-encoded pseudocontinuous arterial spin-labeling. In glomerular brain arteriovenous malformations, perfusion was highest next to the brain arteriovenous malformation with decreasing values with increasing distance from the lesion. An inverse tendency was observed in the proliferative brain arteriovenous malformation. Flat panel detector CT, originally thought to measure blood volume, correlated more closely with arterial spin-labeling-CBF and DSC-CBF than with DSC-CBV. We conclude that flat panel detector CT perfusion depends on the time point chosen for data collection, which is triggered too early in these patients (ie, when contrast agent appears in the superior sagittal sinus after rapid shunting through the brain arteriovenous malformation). This finding, in combination with high data variability, makes flat panel detector CT inappropriate for perfusion assessment in brain arteriovenous malformations.
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- M Garcia
- From the Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (M. Garcia) .,Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Department of Neuroradiology (M. Garcia, J.V.B.)
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- Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain (FMRIB Centre) (T.W.O., M.A.C., P.J.), Nuffield Department of Neurosciences
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- Division of Radiological Physics (M. Gloor, O.B.), Department of Radiology Clinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain (FMRIB Centre) (T.W.O., M.A.C., P.J.), Nuffield Department of Neurosciences.,Institute of Biomedical Engineering (M.A.C.), Department of Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain (FMRIB Centre) (T.W.O., M.A.C., P.J.), Nuffield Department of Neurosciences
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- Division of Radiological Physics (M. Gloor, O.B.), Department of Radiology Clinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Department of Neuroradiology (M. Garcia, J.V.B.)
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Garcia M. 217 Design and Early Clinical Experience with a Smartphone-Based Biofeedback App to Improve Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (Kegel Exercises) and Routine Neovagina Self-Care after Transgender Gender Affirming Surgery. J Sex Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.12.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Garcia M, Banie L, Lin G. 071 A Novel Biological Device to Secure and Protect Neophallus Penile Prosthesis Cylinders and the Neourethra following Phalloplasty: Acellular Matrix of Intact Penile Tunica made from Human Penis Specimens following Vaginoplasty. J Sex Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.12.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Isaacson D, Aghili R, Wongwittavas N, Garcia M. 223 How much Girth is too much Girth? Dimensions of Bestselling Insertive Sex Toys to Guide Maximal Phalloplasty Dimensions. J Sex Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.12.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Garcia M, Banie L, Bellringer J, Thomas P. 218 The Rationale for a Urologic Surgical Approach to the Surgical Plane Anterior to Denonvillier's Fascia for Creation of the Neovaginal Cavity during MtoF Vaginoplasty: A Human Cadaveric Histologic Study and Clinical Outcomes. J Sex Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.12.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Garcia M. 051 Building an Academic Medical Center Multidisciplinary Genital Gender Affirming Surgery Program: The University of California San Francisco Experience-- Initial Outcomes and Lessons Learned. J Sex Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.12.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bowling DL, Garcia M, Dunn JC, Ruprecht R, Stewart A, Frommolt KH, Fitch WT. Body size and vocalization in primates and carnivores. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41070. [PMID: 28117380 PMCID: PMC5259760 DOI: 10.1038/srep41070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A fundamental assumption in bioacoustics is that large animals tend to produce vocalizations with lower frequencies than small animals. This inverse relationship between body size and vocalization frequencies is widely considered to be foundational in animal communication, with prominent theories arguing that it played a critical role in the evolution of vocal communication, in both production and perception. A major shortcoming of these theories is that they lack a solid empirical foundation: rigorous comparisons between body size and vocalization frequencies remain scarce, particularly among mammals. We address this issue here in a study of body size and vocalization frequencies conducted across 91 mammalian species, covering most of the size range in the orders Primates (n = 50; ~0.11-120 Kg) and Carnivora (n = 41; ~0.14-250 Kg). We employed a novel procedure designed to capture spectral variability and standardize frequency measurement of vocalization data across species. The results unequivocally demonstrate strong inverse relationships between body size and vocalization frequencies in primates and carnivores, filling a long-standing gap in mammalian bioacoustics and providing an empirical foundation for theories on the adaptive function of call frequency in animal communication.
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- D. L. Bowling
- Department of Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- L’Equipe de Neuro-Ethologie Sensorielle, Université de Lyon/Saint Etienne, Saint Étienne, France
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- Department of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Animal and Environment Research Group, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Language Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Sebastiani R, Fujihara RT, Garcia M. Occurrence of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Banisteriopsis laevifolia (A.Juss.) B.Gates (Malpighiaceae) in São Paulo State, Brazil. BRAZ J BIOL 2017; 77:662-663. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.03816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Encinas M, Duran-Sindreu F, Garcia M, Olivieri G. Management of root perforations: conserve or extract? J Clin Exp Dent 2017. [DOI: 10.4317/medoral.176438673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Garcia R, Garcia M, Pampin R, Sanz J. Status of reliability in determining SDDR for manual maintenance activities in ITER: Quality assessment of relevant activation cross sections involved. Fusion Engineering and Design 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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