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O'Connor L, Gonzalez I, Garcia L. Factors associated with survival and hospital discharge amongst critically ill patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation in the North of England Critical Care Network. Crit Care 2015. [PMCID: PMC4471518 DOI: 10.1186/cc14335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Jódar-Sánchez F, Malet-Larrea A, Martín J, Garcia L, López DAMP, Martínez-Martínez F, Gastelurrutia-Garralda MA, Garcia-Cárdenas MV, Sabater-Hernández D, Benrimoj SI. Cost-Utility Analysis of A Medication Review With Follow-Up for Older People With Polypharmacy in Community Pharmacies in Spain: Consigue Program. VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2014; 17:A511-A512. [PMID: 27201576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.1573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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MuÑoz-Almagro C, Bautista C, Arias M, Boixeda R, del Amo E, Borrás C, Armiger N, Garcia L, Sauca G, Selva L, de Sevilla M, Ciruela P, Yebenes J, Pallares R, Lozano F. High prevalence of genetically-determined mannose binding lectin deficiency in young children with invasive pneumococcal disease. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20:O745-52. [DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Revised: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Beley C, Schirwis E, Mouisel E, Alonso-Martin S, Rochat A, Garcia L, Ferry A, Relaix F, Schuelke M, Le Grand F, Amthor H. G.P.195. Neuromuscul Disord 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2014.06.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Luo J, Beresford S, Chen C, Chlebowski R, Garcia L, Kuller L, Regier M, Wactawski-Wende J, Margolis KL. Association between diabetes, diabetes treatment and risk of developing endometrial cancer. Br J Cancer 2014; 111:1432-9. [PMID: 25051408 PMCID: PMC4183842 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background: A growing body of evidence suggests that diabetes is a risk factor for endometrial cancer incidence. However, most of these studies used case-control study designs and did not adjust for obesity, an established risk factor for endometrial cancer. In addition, few epidemiological studies have examined the association between diabetes treatment and endometrial cancer risk. The objective of this study was to assess the relationships among diabetes, diabetes treatment and endometrial cancer risk in postmenopausal women participating in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). Methods: A total of 88 107 postmenopausal women aged 50–79 years who were free of cancer and had no hysterectomy at baseline were followed until date of endometrial cancer diagnosis, death, hysterectomy or loss to follow-up, whichever came first. Endometrial cancers were confirmed by central medical record and pathology report review. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) (95% confidence interval (CI)) for diagnosis of diabetes and metformin treatment as risk factors for endometrial cancer. Results: Over a mean of 11 years of follow-up, 1241 endometrial cancers developed. In the primary analysis that focused on prevalent diabetes at enrolment, compared with women without diabetes, women with self-reported diabetes, and the subset of women with treated diabetes, had significantly higher risk of endometrial cancer without adjusting for BMI (HR=1.44, 95% CI: 1.13–1.85 for diabetes, HR=1.57, 95% CI: 1.19–2.07 for treated diabetes). However after adjusting for BMI, the associations between diabetes, diabetes treatment, diabetes duration and the risk of endometrial cancer became non-significant. Elevated risk was noted when considering combining diabetes diagnosed at baseline and during follow-up as time-dependent exposure (HR=1.31, 95% CI: 1.08–1.59) even after adjusting for BMI. No significant association was observed between metformin use and endometrial cancer risk. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the relationship observed in previous research between diabetes and endometrial cancer incidence may be largely confounded by body weight, although some modest independent elevated risk remains.
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Vassilopoulos S, Gentil C, Lainé J, Buclez P, Franck A, Ferry A, Précigout G, Roth R, Heuser J, Brodsky F, Garcia L, Bonne G, Voit T, Piétri-Rouxel F, Bitoun M. Actin scaffolding by clathrin heavy chain is required for skeletal muscle sarcomere organization. J Gen Physiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1085/jgp.1436oia20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ryckman KK, Rillamas-Sun E, Spracklen CN, Wallace RB, Garcia L, Tylavsky FA, Howard BV, Liu S, Song Y, LeBlanc ES, White MV, Parikh NI, Robinson JG. Ethnic differences in the relationship between birth weight and type 2 diabetes mellitus in postmenopausal women. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2014; 40:379-85. [PMID: 24751988 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2014.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between self-reported birth weight and the adult occurrence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a large multi-ethnic population of women. METHODS Baseline data from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study [n=75,993] was used to examine the association between participant birth weight category and prevalent type 2 diabetes mellitus. Models were adjusted for age, ethnicity, body mass index and other pertinent risk factors. Sub-analyses were performed stratifying by ethnicity. RESULTS There was a strong inverse association between birth weight and type 2 diabetes mellitus with a birth weight of <6 pounds (lbs) (OR: 1.16, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.33) significantly associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and a birth weight of ≥10 lbs (OR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.57, 0.92) associated with a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus compared to women who reported their birth weight between 7 and 8 lbs 15 ounces (oz). Stratifying by ethnicity, the inverse association between birth weight and type 2 diabetes mellitus was only apparent in White women, but not Black, Hispanic or Asian women. CONCLUSION Lower birth weight was associated with increased T2D risk in American White and Black post-menopausal women.
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Acevedo R, Zayas C, Fernandez S, Cedre B, Gonzalez D, Mandiarote A, Gonzalez H, Camacho F, Rosenqvist E, Norheim G, Gonzalez M, Cardoso F, Garrido R, Garcia L, Cardoso D. New vaccine Strategies against Nesisseria meningitidis serogroup X. Int J Infect Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.1322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Goyenvalle A, Robin V, Garcia L, Dugovic B, Leumann C. O09 Tricyclo-DNA for the treatment of neuromuscular diseases. Neuromuscul Disord 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(14)70010-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Francois N, Arnoux T, Garcia L, Hyde ST, Robins V, Saadatfar M, Saba M, Senden TJ. Experimental investigation of the mechanical stiffness of periodic framework-patterned elastomers. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2014; 372:20120035. [PMID: 24379425 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2012.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Recent advances in the cataloguing of three-dimensional nets mean a systematic search for framework structures with specific properties is now feasible. Theoretical arguments about the elastic deformation of frameworks suggest characteristics of mechanically isotropic networks. We explore these concepts on both isotropic and anisotropic networks by manufacturing porous elastomers with three different periodic net geometries. The blocks of patterned elastomers are subjected to a range of mechanical tests to determine the dependence of elastic moduli on geometric and topological parameters. We report results from axial compression experiments, three-dimensional X-ray computed tomography imaging and image-based finite-element simulations of elastic properties of framework-patterned elastomers.
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Spivey K, Garcia L, Starkey J, Jackson S, Rathmann R, Johnson B, Brooks C, Lawrence T, Miller M. Evaluation of eye lens nitrogen in relation to dentition, bone ossification, myoglobin, and chronological age in beef animals. Meat Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.07.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rendu J, Brocard J, Monnier N, Piétri-Rouxel F, Garcia L, Lunardi J, Fauré J, Fourest-Lieuvin A, Marty I. P.4.10 Exon skipping as a therapeutic strategy applied to a RyR1 mutation causing severe core myopathy. Neuromuscul Disord 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.06.448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Garcia L, Pineda E, Holschneider C, Amneus M. Cervical cancer navigation: A means to improve timely completion of primary chemoradiation. Gynecol Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hir ML, Goyenvalle A, Peccate C, Précigout G, Davies K, Voit T, Garcia L, Lorain S. P.20.8 AAV genome loss from dystrophic mouse muscles during AAV-U7snRNA-mediated exon skipping therapy. Neuromuscul Disord 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.06.698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hollnagel HM, Ambrosio M, Edwards J, Felter SP, Ferret PJ, Garcia L, Piparo EL, Renwick A, Schnabel J, Würtzen G. Future directions for TTC. Toxicol Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.06.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bermúdez H, Rojas E, Garcia L, Desjeux P, Dujardin JC, Boelaert M, Chappuis F. Generic sodium stibogluconate is as safe and effective as branded meglumine antimoniate, for the treatment of tegumentary leishmaniasis in Isiboro Secure Park, Bolivia. ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY 2013; 100:591-600. [PMID: 16989685 DOI: 10.1179/136485906x118495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Human cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and mucous leishmaniasis (ML) are highly endemic in Isiboro Secure Park, which lies in the Bolivian department of Cochabamba--an area where branded meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime) is expensive and poorly distributed. The safety and efficacy of generic sodium stibogluconate (SSG), from Albert David Ltd, was therefore explored, in CL and ML cases from the park, who were treated with 20 mg/kg.day for 20 and 30 days, respectively. A questionnaire recording adverse effects was completed by a physician in each treatment centre. Efficacy of treatment was assessed at the end of treatment and at follow-ups 1 month and 3, 6 and 12 months later. Overall, 146 patients completed treatment with SSG in 2003-2004. No fatalities or severe adverse effects were reported but mild to moderate adverse effects were noted in 41 (28%) of the patients. The incidence of adverse effects was significantly higher among the cases of ML than among the cases of CL. Of the 86 patients with CL who completed 6 months of follow-up, 81 (94.2%) were considered to have been clinically cured; a comparable cohort of 69 CL cases who had been treated with Glucantime in 2001-2002 showed a similar frequency of clinical cure (90%). Generic SSG was shown to be safe and efficacious for the treatment of tegumentary leishmaniasis in Bolivia. Being several times cheaper than Glucantime, it could contribute to improving the access of CL and ML patients to treatment, not only in Bolivia but also in other countries of Latin America.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Antimony Sodium Gluconate/administration & dosage
- Antimony Sodium Gluconate/adverse effects
- Antiprotozoal Agents/administration & dosage
- Antiprotozoal Agents/adverse effects
- Bolivia/epidemiology
- Drugs, Generic/administration & dosage
- Drugs, Generic/adverse effects
- Female
- Humans
- Injections, Intramuscular
- Injections, Intravenous
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/drug therapy
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/epidemiology
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/parasitology
- Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous/drug therapy
- Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous/epidemiology
- Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous/parasitology
- Male
- Meglumine/administration & dosage
- Meglumine/adverse effects
- Meglumine Antimoniate
- Organometallic Compounds/administration & dosage
- Organometallic Compounds/adverse effects
- Treatment Outcome
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Stone H, Thach T, Garcia L, Ruegg C. An improved oral toxicity profile of a novel botulinum toxin type A formulation. Toxicon 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.07.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Joshi CP, Garcia L, Olding T, Alexander K, Owen T, Kerr A. SU-E-T-419: To Validate Dose Delivery in Static Field Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) of Lung Cancer. Med Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4814853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Barbash IM, Cecchini S, Faranesh AZ, Virag T, Li L, Yang Y, Hoyt RF, Kornegay JN, Bogan JR, Garcia L, Lederman RJ, Kotin RM. MRI roadmap-guided transendocardial delivery of exon-skipping recombinant adeno-associated virus restores dystrophin expression in a canine model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Gene Ther 2013; 20:274-82. [PMID: 22551778 PMCID: PMC3424392 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2012.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2012] [Accepted: 03/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cardiomyopathy patients currently have no therapeutic options. We evaluated catheter-based transendocardial delivery of a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) expressing a small nuclear U7 RNA (U7smOPT) complementary to specific cis-acting splicing signals. Eliminating specific exons restores the open reading frame resulting in translation of truncated dystrophin protein. To test this approach in a clinically relevant DMD model, golden retriever muscular dystrophy (GRMD) dogs received serotype 6 rAAV-U7smOPT via the intracoronary or transendocardial route. Transendocardial injections were administered with an injection-tipped catheter and fluoroscopic guidance using X-ray fused with magnetic resonance imaging (XFM) roadmaps. Three months after treatment, tissues were analyzed for DNA, RNA, dystrophin protein, and histology. Whereas intracoronary delivery did not result in effective transduction, transendocardial injections, XFM guidance, enabled 30±10 non-overlapping injections per animal. Vector DNA was detectable in all samples tested and ranged from <1 to >3000 vector genome copies per cell. RNA analysis, western blot analysis, and immunohistology demonstrated extensive expression of skipped RNA and dystrophin protein in the treated myocardium. Left ventricular function remained unchanged over a 3-month follow-up. These results demonstrated that effective transendocardial delivery of rAAV-U7smOPT was achieved using XFM. This approach restores an open reading frame for dystrophin in affected dogs and has potential clinical utility.
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Garcia L, Andrade D, Salvador E, Ribeiro E, Costa E, Florindo A. Association of perceived environment with changes on walking in adults of low socioeconomic level: Preliminary results of ‘Ambiente Ativo’ Project. J Sci Med Sport 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Garcia L, Verdière-Saruqué M, Dreyfus PA, Nicolet M, Rieger F. Association of tailed acetylcholinesterase to lipidic membranes in mammalian skeletal muscle. Neurochem Int 2012; 13:231-6. [PMID: 20501292 DOI: 10.1016/0197-0186(88)90059-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/1987] [Accepted: 03/10/1988] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tailed acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was studied in three subcellular membrane fractions of mouse skeletal muscle: a fraction enriched in isolated motor endplates (C), an extrasynaptic membrane fraction (A) and a microsomal fraction (S). In the (C) fraction, tailed asymmetric 16S AChE required high salt conditions to be extracted, while in (A) and (S) microsomal membranes, a collagenase sensitive 16S form, was extracted by detergent alone. This apparent "hydrophobic" property suggests that there is a pool of 16S AChE which is probably bound to lipidic membranes. The detergent extractable (DE) 16S AChE was not concentrated in motor endplate-rich regions and differential inhibition of external and internal AChE demonstrated that it could have both intra- and extracellular locations in the adult differentiated muscle fibres.
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Thibaud J, Wary C, Moullec S, Azzabou N, Le Guiner C, Garcia L, Montus M, Cherel Y, Fromes Y, Servais L, Roques S, Moullier P, Voit T, Carlier P. T.P.23 Quantitative evaluation of locoregional high venous pressure rAAV8-U7- ESE6-ESE8 exon-skipping therapy in the GRMD dog using NMR 1H imaging and 31P spectroscopy. Neuromuscul Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2012.06.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gentil C, Leturcq F, Ben Yaou R, Kaplan J, Laforet P, Pénisson-Besnier I, Espil-Taris C, Voit T, Garcia L, Pietri-Rouxel F. G.P.75 Variable phenotype of del45–55 Becker patients correlated to nNOSμ mislocalization and RYR1 hypernitrosylation. Neuromuscul Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2012.06.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Fernández M, Barcia E, Fernández-Carballido A, Garcia L, Slowing K, Negro S. Controlled release of rasagiline mesylate promotes neuroprotection in a rotenone-induced advanced model of Parkinson's disease. Int J Pharm 2012; 438:266-78. [PMID: 22985602 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Revised: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Microencapsulation of rasagiline mesylate (RM) into PLGA microspheres was performed by method A (O/W emulsion) and method B (W/O/W double emulsion). The best formulation regarding process yield, encapsulation efficiency and in vitro drug release was that prepared with method A, which exhibited constant drug release for two weeks (K(0)=62.3 μg/day/20mg microspheres). Exposure of SKN-AS cells to peroxide-induced oxidative stress (1 mM) resulted in cell apoptosis which was significantly reduced by RM (40.7-102.5 μM) as determined by cell viability, ROS production and DNA fragmentation. Daily doses of rotenone (2 mg/kg) given i.p. to rats for 45 days induced neuronal and behavioral changes similar to those occurring in PD. Once an advanced stage of PD was achieved, animals received RM in saline (1 mg/kg/day) or encapsulated within PLGA microspheres (amount of microspheres equivalent to 15 mg/kg RM given on days 15 and 30). After 45 days RM showed a robust effect on all analytical outcomes evaluated with non-statistically significant differences found between its administration in solution or within microparticles however; with this controlled release system administration of RM could be performed every two weeks thereby making this new therapeutic system an interesting approach for the treatment of PD.
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Thomson CA, Wertheim BC, Hingle M, Wang L, Neuhouser ML, Gong Z, Garcia L, Stefanick ML, Manson JE. Alcohol consumption and body weight change in postmenopausal women: results from the Women's Health Initiative. Int J Obes (Lond) 2012; 36:1158-64. [PMID: 22689071 PMCID: PMC6247802 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether alcohol consumption is associated with incident overweight or obesity in normal-weight, postmenopausal women. DESIGN Prospective cohort study considering baseline alcohol consumption and subsequent weight change over 7 years. SUBJECTS 15,920 normal-weight (body mass index (BMI): 18.5 to <25 kg m(-2)), postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative Clinical Trial. MEASUREMENTS Body weight change, and incident overweight and obesity (BMI, 25.0 to <30 and ≥ 30 kg m(-2)) over 7 years. RESULTS One-third of the 13,822 women included in the analytical cohort reported no alcohol consumption. BMI differed little between abstainers (22.8±1.58 kg m(-2)) and alcohol consumers in the upper quintile (22.7±1.53 kg m(-2)). Among normal-weight women, the risk of becoming overweight or obese over a 7-year follow-up period was 35% or 88% lower, respectively, for women in the upper quintile of alcohol intake relative to abstainers (hazard ratio (HR), 0.65; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.58-0.73; or HR, 0.12; 95% CI, 0.05-0.25, respectively). Risk for overweight and obesity was not significantly modified by age. Wine consumption showed the greatest protective association for risk of overweight (HR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.68-0.84), followed by liquor (HR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.78-0.93) and beer (HR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.82-1.00). CONCLUSION Postmenopausal women of normal weight who report moderate alcohol intake have a reduced risk of becoming overweight or obese over time. Perhaps, weight control measures in this population should target behaviors other than reduction in alcohol for those of normal BMI consuming moderate amounts.
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