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Sage A, Stewart G, Anderson C, Rowbotham D, Enfield K, Marshall E, Martinez V, Lam W. P2.02-022 Alternative Regulation of Cancer-Associated Genes through Modulation of Long Non-Coding RNAs. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.1199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Dobson F, Hinman RS, Hall M, Marshall CJ, Sayer T, Anderson C, Newcomb N, Stratford PW, Bennell KL. Reliability and measurement error of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) recommended performance-based tests of physical function in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2017. [PMID: 28647467 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the reliability and measurement error of performance-based tests of physical function recommended by the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) in people with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN Prospective repeated measures between independent raters within a session and within-rater over a week interval. Relative reliability was estimated for 51 people with hip and/or knee OA (mean age 64.5 years, standard deviation (SD) 6.21 years; 47% females; 36 (70%) primary knee OA) on the 30s Chair Stand Test (30sCST), 40m Fast-Paced Walk Test (40mFPWT), 11-Stair Climb Test (11-step SCT), Timed Up and Go (TUG), Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), 10m Fast-Paced Walk Test (10mFPWT) and 20s Stair Climb Test (20sSCT) using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC). Absolute reliability was calculated using standard error of measurement (SEM) and minimal detectable change (MDC). RESULTS Measurement error was acceptable (SEM < 10%) for all tests. Between-rater reliability was: optimal (ICC > 0.9, lower 1-sided 95% CI > 0.7) for the 40mFPWT, 6MWT and 10mFPWT; sufficient (ICC >0.8, lower 1-sided 95% CI > 0.7) for 30sCST, 20sSCT; unacceptable (lower 1-side 95% CI < 0.7) for 11-step SCT and TUG. Within-rater reliability was optimal for 40mFPWT, and 6MWT; sufficient for 30sCST and 10mFPWT and unacceptable for 11-step SCT, TUG and 20sSCT. CONCLUSIONS The 30sCST, 40mFPWT, 6MWT and 10mFPWT, demonstrated, at minimum, acceptable levels of both between and within-rater reliability and measurement error. All tests demonstrated sufficiently small measurement error indicating they are adequate for measuring change over time in individuals with knee/hip OA.
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Menetrey A, Fraschini MC, Bravo J, Bush J, Decosterd G, Content S, Anderson C, van Duijn E, Nicolas-Metral V. Mass Balance, Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of the Antimicrobial Afabicin Following Intravenous and Oral Administration in Humans. Clin Ther 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2017.05.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Esperschuetz J, Anderson C, Bulman S, Katamian O, Horswell J, Dickinson NM, Robinson BH. Response of Leptospermum scoparium, Kunzea robusta and Pinus radiata to contrasting biowastes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 587-588:258-265. [PMID: 28238430 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The myrtaceae family has a cosmopolitan distribution and includes the Australasian native species Leptospermum scoparium (mānuka) and Kunzea robusta (kānuka), which are of economic interest for the production of high-value honey and essential oils. Potentially, these species could be established on low-fertility or degraded soils that have been amended with biowastes, including biosolids and sawdust. We aimed to determine the effect of these biowastes on nitrate leaching and the growth and chemical composition of these plant species compared to Pinus radiata (pine), a common forestry species. The addition of biosolids (1250kgNha-1 equiv.) increased the total dry biomass of mānuka, kānuka, and pine by 117, 90, and 86% respectively. Mixing sawdust with biosolids stimulated growth of mānuka (52%), kānuka (121%) but not pine. Biosolids increased plant uptake of N, P, and trace elements, but not to levels of concern. Nitrate leaching from all treatments was negligible (<2kgha-1).
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Ftouni S, Vogel AP, McMahon WR, Lockley SW, Rajaratnam S, Anderson C. 0185 SPEECH AS A RELIABLE MARKER OF ALERTNESS AND PERFORMANCE IMPAIRMENT UNDER CONDITIONS OF ACUTE SLEEP DEPRIVATION. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Grant L, Cain SW, Chang A, Saxena R, Czeisler CA, Anderson C. 0030 BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR (BDNF) MET ALLELE CARRIERS SHOW IMPAIRED PERFORMANCE ON THE STROOP TASK DURING SLEEP DEPRIVATION. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Boardman JM, Bei B, Mellor A, Anderson C, Sletten TL, Drummond SP. 0262 THE ABILITY TO SELF-MONITOR PERFORMANCE DURING 60 HOURS OF TOTAL SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND FOLLOWING TWO NIGHTS RECOVERY. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Diep C, Ftouni S, Drummond S, Anderson C. 0813 ENHANCING SLOW WAVE ACTIVITY VIA AN AUTOMATED PHASE LOCKED ACOUSTIC STIMULATION. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.812] [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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Grant LK, Ftouni S, Nijagal B, De Souza D, Rajaratnam SW, Lockley SW, Anderson C. 0007 CIRCADIAN AND WAKE-DEPENDENT CHANGES IN THE HUMAN PLASMA METABOLOME. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.006] [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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St. Hilaire MA, Anwar J, Anderson C, Sullivan JP, Flynn-Evans EE, Czeisler CA, Lockley SW. 0155 SLEEP WHILE ON-CALL OVERNIGHT DOES NOT RESTORE PERFORMANCE AMONG FIRST-YEAR RESIDENT PHYSICIANS. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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McMahon WR, Ftouni S, Maruff P, Rajaratnam SM, Lockley SW, Drummond SP, Anderson C. 0256 IMPROVEMENT IN COGNITION DURING THE WAKE MAINTENANCE ZONE FOLLOWING SLEEP LOSS IS DEPENDENT ON COGNITIVE DOMAIN. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Manousakis JE, Maccora J, Ftouni S, Anderson C. 0184 IT’S IN THE EYES - A NOVEL, OBJECTIVE MARKER OF ALERTNESS AND PERFORMANCE IMPAIRMENT. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pasula EY, Mellor A, Anderson C, Drummond SP. 0258 EFFECTS OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION ON COMPONENT PROCESSES OF WORKING MEMORY IN YOUNGER AND OLDER ADULTS. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ftouni S, Zhou R, Grant L, Lockley SW, Cain S, Rajaratnam SW, Anderson C. 0078 INTER- AND INTRA-INDIVIDUAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLASMA AND SALIVARY MELATONIN AND URINARY AMT6S. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.077] [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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Nichols HB, Anderson C, Black KZ, Engel S, Mersereau J. Birth Rates after Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer in North Carolina, 2000–2014. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Each year, >45,000 U.S. women are diagnosed with cancer during adolescence and young adulthood (AYA), defined by the National Cancer Institute as ages 15–39 years. ASCO first published guidelines on fertility counseling and preservation for cancer patients in 2006. Few studies have assessed birth rates after cancer among AYAs. We identified women with an incident cancer diagnosis at ages 15–39 during 2000–2013 in the North Carolina Cancer Registry. Cancer records were linked with statewide birth certificates through 2014 using a probabilistic algorithm. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for childbirth were calculated using Cox proportional hazards regression, with person-time accrued from cancer diagnosis until death, 46th birthday or December 31, 2014 and adjusted for age at diagnosis. Among 19,507 AYA cancer survivors, 2,343 had ≥1 post-diagnosis birth during 110,216 person-years. The 5- and 10-year cumulative incidence of post-diagnosis birth was 12% and 18%, respectively. The most common cancers were breast (25%), thyroid (14%), gynecologic (10%), melanoma (10%), and lymphoma (7%). The percent with a birth after diagnosis was lowest for breast and gynecologic cancer (6% for both) and highest for Hodgkin lymphoma (23%) and melanoma (24%). Survivors with a birth after diagnosis were more often younger, had not received radiation or chemotherapy, and had lower stage disease. African American women were less likely to have a post-diagnosis birth than white women overall (HR = 0.82; 0.73, 0.92), due in part to a higher proportion of breast cancers (35% vs. 23%). About 30% of births were <2 years from cancer diagnosis and 20% were >5 years after (mean = 3.5 years). Half (48%) were to women who were nulliparous at diagnosis. The 5-year cumulative incidence of post-diagnosis birth was 11.7% for women diagnosed during 2007–2012 (after ASCO's 2006 guidelines), compared to 11.6% during 2000–2005 (HR = 0.98; 0.89, 1.08) and varied little by cancer type. Despite advances in fertility preservation options and recognition of fertility counseling as a part of high quality cancer care, birth rates have remained stable over the last 15 years. Low implementation of fertility counseling and limited access to fertility preservation may be contributing factors.
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Lindsay MR, Anderson C, Fox N, Scofield G, Allen J, Anderson E, Bueter L, Poudel S, Sutherland K, Munson-McGee JH, Van Nostrand JD, Zhou J, Spear JR, Baxter BK, Lageson DR, Boyd ES. Microbialite response to an anthropogenic salinity gradient in Great Salt Lake, Utah. GEOBIOLOGY 2017; 15:131-145. [PMID: 27418462 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A railroad causeway across Great Salt Lake, Utah (GSL), has restricted water flow since its construction in 1959, resulting in a more saline North Arm (NA; 24%-31% salinity) and a less saline South Arm (SA; 11%-14% salinity). Here, we characterized microbial carbonates collected from the SA and the NA to evaluate the effect of increased salinity on community composition and abundance and to determine whether the communities present in the NA are still actively precipitating carbonate or if they are remnant features from prior to causeway construction. SSU rRNA gene abundances associated with the NA microbialite were three orders of magnitude lower than those associated with the SA microbialite, indicating that the latter community is more productive. SSU rRNA gene sequencing and functional gene microarray analyses indicated that SA and NA microbialite communities are distinct. In particular, abundant sequences affiliated with photoautotrophic taxa including cyanobacteria and diatoms that may drive carbonate precipitation and thus still actively form microbialites were identified in the SA microbialite; sequences affiliated with photoautotrophic taxa were in low abundance in the NA microbialite. SA and NA microbialites comprise smooth prismatic aragonite crystals. However, the SA microbialite also contained micritic aragonite, which can be formed as a result of biological activity. Collectively, these observations suggest that NA microbialites are likely to be remnant features from prior to causeway construction and indicate a strong decrease in the ability of NA microbialite communities to actively precipitate carbonate minerals. Moreover, the results suggest a role for cyanobacteria and diatoms in carbonate precipitation and microbialite formation in the SA of GSL.
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Esperschuetz J, Anderson C, Bulman S, Lense O, Horswell J, Dickinson N, Hofmann R, Robinson BH. Production of Biomass Crops Using Biowastes on Low-Fertility Soil: 1. Influence of Biowastes on Plant and Soil Quality. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2016; 45:1960-1969. [PMID: 27898779 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2015.12.0596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Land application of biosolids to low-fertility soil can improve soil quality by increasing concentrations of macronutrients and trace elements. Mixing biosolids with sawdust could reduce the risks of contaminant accumulation posed by rebuilding soils using biosolids alone. We aimed to determine the effects of biosolids and biosolids-sawdust on the plant quality and chemical composition of sorghum, rapeseed, and ryegrass. Plants were grown in a greenhouse over a 5-mo period in a low-fertility soil amended with biosolids (1250 kg N ha), biosolids-sawdust (0.5:1), or urea (200 kg N ha). Biosolids application increased the biomass of sorghum, rapeseed, and ryegrass up to 14.0, 11.9, and 4.1 t ha eq, respectively. Mixing sawdust with biosolids resulted in a growth response similar to biosolids treatments in rapeseed but nullified the effect of biosolids in sorghum. Urea fertilization provided insufficient nutrients to promote rapeseed growth and seed production, whereas seed yields after biosolids application were 2.5 t ha. Biosolids and biosolids-sawdust application enhanced plant quality by increasing element concentrations, especially Zn, and potentially toxic elements (Cd, Cr, Ni) did not exceed food safety standards. An application of 50 t ha of biosolids, equivalent to 1250 kg N ha, did not exceed current soil limits of Cu, Zn, and Cd and hence was effective in rebuilding soil without accumulating contaminants. The effect of mixing sawdust with biosolids varies with plant species but can further enhance plant nutrient quality in biomass and seeds, especially P, Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, S, and Na.
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Esperschuetz J, Bulman S, Anderson C, Lense O, Horswell J, Dickinson N, Robinson BH. Production of Biomass Crops Using Biowastes on Low-Fertility Soil: 2. Effect of Biowastes on Nitrogen Transformation Processes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2016; 45:1970-1978. [PMID: 27898783 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2015.12.0597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Increasing production of biowastes, particularly biosolids (sewage sludge), requires sustainable management strategies for their disposal. Biosolids can contain high concentrations of nutrients; hence, land application can have positive effects on plant growth and soil fertility, especially when applied to degraded soils. However, high rates of biosolids application may result in excessive nitrogen (N) leaching, which can be mitigated by blending biosolids with other biowastes, such as sawdust. We aimed to determine the effects of biosolids and sawdust on growth and N uptake by sorghum, rapeseed, and ryegrass as well as N losses via leaching. Plants were grown in a greenhouse over a 5-mo period in a low-fertility soil amended with biosolids (1250 kg N ha), biosolids-sawdust (0.5:1), or urea (200 kg N ha). Urea application increased biomass production of sorghum and ryegrass but proved insufficient for rapeseed on low-fertility soil. Biosolids application increased plant N concentrations in ryegrass and rapeseed and increased N uptake into the seeds of sorghum, increasing seed quality. Biosolids application did result in lower N leaching compared with urea, irrespective of plant species, and N leaching was unaffected by mixing the biosolids with sawdust. There was an indication of biological nitrification inhibition in the rhizosphere of sorghum. Rapeseed had similar growth and N uptake into biomass in biosolids and biosolids-sawdust treatments and hence was the most promising species with regard to recycling fresh sawdust in combination with high rates of biosolids on low-fertility soil.
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Toh LS, Lai PSM, Othman S, Wong KT, Low BY, Anderson C. An analysis of inter-professional collaboration in osteoporosis screening at a primary care level using the D'Amour model. Res Social Adm Pharm 2016; 13:1142-1150. [PMID: 27780658 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study describes the perspective of patients, nurses, pharmacists, doctors and policy makers to identify the level of collaboration and the areas for improvement to achieve inter-professional collaboration between doctors, nurses, pharmacists and policy makers in a primary care clinic. METHODS Patients (n = 20), Nurses (n = 10), pharmacists (n = 11), doctors (n = 10) and policy makers (n = 5) from a primary care were individually interviewed using a semi-structured topic guide. Purposive sampling was used. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis informed by constant comparison. RESULTS Patients, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and policy makers were eager for pharmacists to be more proactive in creating health awareness and conducting osteoporosis screening at the primary care clinic via inter-professional collaboration. These findings were further examined using the D'Amour's structural model of collaboration which encompasses four main themes: shared goals and visions, internalization, formalization and governance. This model supports our data which highlights a lack of understanding of the pharmacists' role among the doctors, nurses, policy makers and pharmacists themselves. There is also a lack of governance and formalization, that fosters consensus, leadership, protocol and information exchange. Nonetheless, the stakeholders trust that pharmacists have sufficient knowledge to contribute to the screening of osteoporosis. Our primary care clinic can be described as developing towards an inter-professional collaboration in managing osteoporosis but is still in its early stages. CONCLUSIONS Inter-professional collaboration in osteoporosis management at the primary care level is beginning to be practised. Efforts extending to awareness and acceptance towards the pharmacists' role will be crucial for a successful change.
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Speake C, Pichugin A, Sahu T, Malkov V, Morrison R, Pei Y, Juompan L, Milman N, Zarling S, Anderson C, MacDonald NJ, Wong-Madden S, Wendler J, Ishizuka A, MacMillen ZW, Garcia V, Kappe SH, Krzych U, Duffy PE. Correction: Identification of Novel Pre-Erythrocytic Malaria Antigen Candidates for Combination Vaccines with Circumsporozoite Protein. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0165489. [PMID: 27764243 PMCID: PMC5072645 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159449.].
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Battaglin WA, Smalling KL, Anderson C, Calhoun D, Chestnut T, Muths E. Potential interactions among disease, pesticides, water quality and adjacent land cover in amphibian habitats in the United States. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 566-567:320-332. [PMID: 27232962 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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To investigate interactions among disease, pesticides, water quality, and adjacent land cover, we collected samples of water, sediment, and frog tissue from 21 sites in 7 States in the United States (US) representing a variety of amphibian habitats. All samples were analyzed for >90 pesticides and pesticide degradates, and water and frogs were screened for the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) using molecular methods. Pesticides and pesticide degradates were detected frequently in frog breeding habitats (water and sediment) as well as in frog tissue. Fungicides occurred more frequently in water, sediment, and tissue than was expected based upon their limited use relative to herbicides or insecticides. Pesticide occurrence in water or sediment was not a strong predictor of occurrence in tissue, but pesticide concentrations in tissue were correlated positively to agricultural and urban land, and negatively to forested land in 2-km buffers around the sites. Bd was detected in water at 45% of sites, and on 34% of swabbed frogs. Bd detections in water were not associated with differences in land use around sites, but sites with detections had colder water. Frogs that tested positive for Bd were associated with sites that had higher total fungicide concentrations in water and sediment, but lower insecticide concentrations in sediments relative to frogs that were Bd negative. Bd concentrations on frog swabs were positively correlated to dissolved organic carbon, and total nitrogen and phosphorus, and negatively correlated to pH and water temperature. Data were collected from a range of locations and amphibian habitats and represent some of the first field-collected information aimed at understanding the interactions between pesticides, land use, and amphibian disease. These interactions are of particular interest to conservation efforts as many amphibians live in altered habitats and may depend on wetlands embedded in these landscapes to survive.
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Alekseev O, Vaughn J, Taylor B, Barba L, Greiner J, Dickson C, Anderson C, Fullmer J, Vaskalis Z. Development of an ELISA to detect tumor-associated antigen tNASP in urine. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw363.90] [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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Harrigan M, Playdon M, Cartmel B, Loftfield E, Sanft T, Chagpar A, Zhou Y, Anderson C, Pusztai L, Irwin M. Predictors of Weight Change in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Lifestyle, Exercise and Nutrition (LEAN) Randomized Weight Loss Trial. J Acad Nutr Diet 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2016.06.326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Anderson C, Arnolda L, Cowley D, Dowden J, Gabb G, Golledge J, Hankey G, Howes F, Leckie L, Mangoni A, Perkovic V, Schlaich M, Zwar N, Medley T, Wilson J, Branagan M. National Heart Foundation Hypertension Guideline - 2016. Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hanus J, Anderson C, Sarraf D, Ma J, Wang S. Retinal pigment epithelial cell necroptosis in response to sodium iodate. Cell Death Discov 2016; 2:16054. [PMID: 27551542 PMCID: PMC4979458 DOI: 10.1038/cddiscovery.2016.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative disease of the retina and the leading cause of blindness in the elderly in developed countries. The late stage of dry AMD, or geographic atrophy (GA), is characterized by extensive retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) degeneration. The underlying molecular mechanism for RPE cell death in GA remains unclear. Our previous study has established that RPE cells die predominantly from necroptosis in response to oxidative stress in vitro. Here, we extend our study and aim to characterize the nature of RPE cell death in response to sodium iodate (NaIO3) in vitro and in a NaIO3-induced retina degeneration mouse model. We found that NaIO3 induces RPE necroptosis in vitro by using a combination of molecular hallmarks. By using TUNEL assays, active caspase-3 and HMGB1 immunostaining, we confirmed that photoreceptor cells die mainly from apoptosis and RPE cells die mainly from necroptosis in response to NaIO3in vivo. RPE necroptosis in this model is also supported by use of the RIPK1 inhibitor, Necrostatin-1. Furthermore, using novel RIPK3-GFP transgenic mouse lines, we detected RIPK3 aggregation, a hallmark of necroptosis, in the RPE cells in vivo after NaIO3 injection. Our findings suggest the necessity of re-evaluating RPE cell death mechanism in AMD models and have the potential to influence therapeutic development for dry AMD, especially GA.
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