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Gaillard S, Broadwater G, Foote J, Adam M, Secord A, Jones M, Sosa J, Havrilesky L, Chino J. Outcomes and national practice patterns in management of ovarian carcinosarcoma compared with high-grade papillary serous ovarian carcinoma: An NCDB analysis of 76,369 patients. Gynecol Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.04.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ewington I, Nicol E, Adam M, Cox AT, Green AD. Transferring patients with Ebola by land and air: the British military experience. J ROY ARMY MED CORPS 2016; 162:217-21. [PMID: 27177575 DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2016-000623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The Ebola epidemic of 2014/2015 led to a multinational response to control the disease outbreak. Assurance for British aid workers included provision of a robust treatment pathway including repatriation back to the UK. This pathway involved the use of both land and air assets to ensure that patients were transferred quickly, and safely, to a high-level isolation unit in the UK. Following a road move in Sierra Leone, an air transportable isolator (ATI) was used to transport patients for the flight and onward transfer to the Royal Free Hospital. There are several unique factors related to managing a patient with Ebola virus disease during prolonged evacuation, including the provision of care inside an ATI. These points are considered here along with an outline of the evacuation pathway.
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Bekkar S, Gronnier C, Renaud F, Duhamel A, Pasquer A, Théreaux J, Gagnière J, Meunier B, Collet D, Mariette C, Dhahri A, Lignier D, Cossé C, Regimbeau JM, Luc G, Cabau M, Jougon J, Badic B, Lozach P, Bail JP, Cappeliez S, El Nakadi I, Lebreton G, Alves A, Flamein R, Pezet D, Pipitone F, Stan-Iuga B, Contival N, Pappalardo E, Coueffe X, Msika S, Mantziari S, Demartines N, Hec F, Vanderbeken M, Tessier W, Briez N, Fredon F, Gainant A, Mathonnet M, Bigourdan JM, Mezoughi S, Ducerf C, Baulieux J, Mabrut JY, Bigourdan JM, Baraket O, Poncet G, Adam M, Vaudoyer D, Jourdan Enfer P, Villeneuve L, Glehen O, Coste T, Fabre JM, Marchal F, Frisoni R, Ayav A, Brunaud L, Bresler L, Cohen C, Aze O, Venissac N, Pop D, Mouroux J, Donici I, Prudhomme M, Felli E, Lisunfui S, Seman M, Godiris Petit G, Karoui M, Tresallet C, Ménégaux F, Vaillant JC, Hannoun L, Malgras B, Lantuas D, Pautrat K, Pocard M, Valleur P, Lefevre JH, Chafai N, Balladur P, Lefrançois M, Parc Y, Paye F, Tiret E, Nedelcu M, Laface L, Perniceni T, Gayet B, Turner K, Filipello A, Porcheron J, Tiffet O, Kamlet N, Chemaly R, Klipfel A, Pessaux P, Brigand C, Rohr S, Carrère N, Da Re C, Dumont F, Goéré D, Elias D, Bertrand C. Multicentre study of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage I and II oesophageal cancer. Br J Surg 2016; 103:855-62. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Background
The benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) for early-stage oesophageal cancer is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess whether NCT improves the outcome of patients with stage I or II disease.
Methods
Data were collected from 30 European centres from 2000 to 2010. Patients who received NCT for stage I or II oesophageal cancer were compared with patients who underwent primary surgery with regard to postoperative morbidity, mortality, and overall and disease-free survival. Propensity score matching was used to adjust for differences in baseline characteristics.
Results
Of 1173 patients recruited (181 NCT, 992 primary surgery), 651 (55·5 per cent) had clinical stage I disease and 522 (44·5 per cent) had stage II disease. Comparisons of the NCT and primary surgery groups in the matched population (181 patients in each group) revealed in-hospital mortality rates of 4·4 and 5·5 per cent respectively (P = 0·660), R0 resection rates of 91·7 and 86·7 per cent (P = 0·338), 5-year overall survival rates of 47·7 and 38·6 per cent (hazard ratio (HR) 0·68, 95 per cent c.i. 0·49 to 0·93; P = 0·016), and 5-year disease-free survival rates of 44·9 and 36·1 per cent (HR 0·68, 0·50 to 0·93; P = 0·017).
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NCT was associated with better overall and disease-free survival in patients with stage I or II oesophageal cancer, without increasing postoperative morbidity.
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Adam M, Arnold C, Ehlers K, Graneß N, Uhlig A, Recknagel S, Gerlach K, Schusser GF. Cervical Vertebral Compressive Myelopathy associated with articular processes osteoarthritis in three horses. PFERDEHEILKUNDE 2016. [DOI: 10.21836/pem20160308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Adam M, Kumarappan C. Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery Agenesis with Basilar Tip Aneurysm. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1566415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Al-Mogairen SM, Al Sheikh A, Husain S, Al Arfaj AS, Al Swat K, Hamdani M, Hefnawy M, Al Mohimed B, Al Hammad AW, Adam M, Gad El Rab MO, Sheikh SA, Meo SA. Effect of exposure to silica in inducing autoimmune hepatitis: an experimental animal-controlled study. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2015; 19:3881-3885. [PMID: 26531274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this experimental study is to investigate the effect of subcutaneous and oral sodium silicate in inducing the autoimmune hepatitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twelve Brown Norway rats were studied, six rats were challenged with Sodium Silicate and the rest were challenged with normal saline as a control group. At 14th week post-sodium silicate or normal saline exposure, the rats were sacrificed. Histopathological studies were conducted in six positive autoantibodies responding silicate group rats and then compared with an equal number of negative autoantibodies responding control rats. RESULTS The liver findings from sodium silicate group of animals showed a histopathological reaction in 3/6 (50%) compared with 0/6 of the corresponding control saline group (p = 0.09). However, the absolute differences in the percentage between the two groups was 50%, the subcutaneous sodium silicate sub-group showed hepatic tissue response close to being statistically significant level (p = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS After correlating the results with autoantibodies including serum antinuclear antibodies and anti ribo-nucleoprotein response of the same rats, it is concluded that sodium silicate play a role in inducing the autoimmune hepatitis in a genetically susceptible rat model.
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Ucar M, Sarp U, Kirboga K, Adam M, Arik HO, Gundogdu F. Is there an association between pseudoexfoliation syndrome and knee osteoarthritis? Z Rheumatol 2015; 74:819-23. [PMID: 26175219 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-015-1575-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome and knee osteoarthritis (OA), and compare to compare patients with PEX and OA to a control group without PEX. DESIGN AND METHODS This observational case-control study examined 254 subjects: 127 cases with PEX in at least one eye and 127 controls without PEX. A full ophthalmic examination including slit lamp biomicroscopy, gonioscopy, applanation tonometry, pupil dilation, and fundus examination was performed for the diagnosis of PEX. Knee pain was evaluated using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Knee OA was diagnosed according to American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria and graded according to the Kellgren and Lawrence (KL) grading scale on radiographic examination. RESULTS Of the 254 subjects, 171 (67.3%) had severe OA and 83 (32.7%) mild OA. Of the 171 patients with severe knee OA, 93 (54.4%) had ocular PEX and the remaining 78 (45.6%) had normal ophthalmologic examination results. Both the PEX and the control groups contained 127 patients; the number of patients with moderate-severe OA was significantly (p = 0.032) higher in the PEX group as compared to controls: 93 patients (73.2%) in the PEX group and 78 (61.5%) in the control group. VAS score (p = 0.037) and KL grade (p = 0.024) were significantly higher in the PEX group than in controls. As evidenced by the odds ratios (ORs) pertaining to the severity of OA, age (OR = 1.112; 95% confidence interval, CI: 1.054-1.173) and PEX (OR = 2.044; 95% CI: 1.164-3.584) had a significant influence, but gender did not. CONCLUSION This study suggests a probable relationship between OA and ocular PEX. Further studies are needed to analyze the molecular basis of this association. Patients with severe knee OA should be informed about the possibility of having PEX and may be referred for ophthalmologic examination.
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Gamarra F, Adam M, Stief J. Eine Patientin mit diffuser idiopathischer pulmonaler und neuroendokriner Zellhyperplasie (DIPNECH) im Verlauf von 3 Jahren. Pneumologie 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Umar I, Mohammed A, Ndidi U, Abdulazeez A, Olisa W, Adam M. Anti-Hyperglycemic and Anti-Hyperlipidemic Effects of Aqueous Stem Bark Extract of Acacia albida Delile. in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.3923/ajb.2014.170.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Antovic A, Vikerfors A, Woodhams B, Adam M, Svenungsson E. SAT0004 Increased Levels of Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor - TAFI Correlate with Complement Activation in Patients with the Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.3908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Harms C, Adam M, Soliman KA, Wilhelm M, Kibler LA, Jacob T, Grathwohl G. New Electrocatalysts with Pyrolyzed Siloxane Matrix. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-014-0190-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gerbase M, Dratva J, Germond M, Tschopp J, Pépin J, Carballo D, Künzli N, Probst-Hensch N, Adam M, Zemp Stutz E, Roche F, Rochat T. Sleep fragmentation and sleep-disordered breathing in individuals living close to main roads: results from a population-based study. Sleep Med 2014; 15:322-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Revised: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Davila M, Robles-Carrillo L, Unruh D, Huo Q, Gardiner C, Sargent IL, Adam M, Woodhams BJ, Francis JL, Bogdanov VY, Amirkhosravi A. Microparticle association and heterogeneity of tumor-derived tissue factor in plasma: is it important for coagulation activation? J Thromb Haemost 2014; 12:186-96. [PMID: 24298933 DOI: 10.1111/jth.12475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tumor-derived tissue factor (TF) activates coagulation in vitro and in vivo in an orthotopic model of human pancreatic cancer. Here, we further characterized tumor-derived TF in this model. METHODS Conditioned medium (CM) of L3.6pl human pancreatic tumor cells and plasma from nude mice bearing L3.6pl tumors were ultracentrifuged, and the pellets were filtered through membranes with different pore sizes. The size distribution of particles was analyzed in CM or plasma fractions with nanoparticle tracking and dynamic light scattering. Human TF antigen and activity were measured in pellets and supernatants with ELISA and clotting or thrombin generation assays, respectively. Human alternatively spliced TF (asTF) was measured with ELISA. Human TF and thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT) concentrations were assessed in plasma of mice injected with filtered fractions of CM. RESULTS Particles in both CM and plasma were < 0.4 μm. TF antigen and activity in the CM were mainly associated with microparticles (MP). Approximately 50% of antigen and 20% of activity were associated with particles of < 0.1 μm. Injection of < 0.1 μm particles into mice caused a 30% drop in platelet counts and an increase in TAT levels. In contrast, ~ 90% of TF antigen in tumor-bearing mice plasmas was non-sedimentable, whereas TF activity was exclusively associated with MP. Particles of < 0.1 μm and the supernatants of both CM and plasma gained TF activity after addition of exogenous phospholipids. Although asTF was found in MP-free CM supernatants, it was also present in CM and plasma pellets. CONCLUSIONS Tumor-derived particles of < 0.1 μm and non-sedimentable TF are or can become procoagulant in the presence of phospholipids, and may contribute to the procoagulant potential of circulating TF.
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Adam M, Eltayeb A. Spontaneous remission in acute myeloid leukemia: A Case Report. Gulf J Oncolog 2014; 1:84-86. [PMID: 24610293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED Spontaneous remission of Acute Myeloid leukaemia (AML) is an uncommon event, temporary and its mechanism is yet to be determined. We report here a case of spontaneous remission of AML in a 35 years old male who was diagnosed with AML (M4) in Jan 2011. He presented very ill with fever, bleeding tendency and oral candidacies. He received supportive care only and chemotherapy was withheld. His general condition improved and fever subsided. White blood cell (WBC) count started to drop spontaneously and gradually until he became leukopenic and developed febrile neutropenia. After the second recovery, his full blood count (FBC) and bone marrow examination showed haematological remission. He was followed up for six weeks after which relapse occurred. Chemotherapy was started immediately, but unfortunately was not continued because of sepsis. The patient died four weeks after relapse. Other reports on the spontaneous remission of AML showed a similar temporary period of remission with different duration, and then followed by relapse. Possible mechanisms of spontaneous remission in AML are discussed with a review of the literature. KEYWORDS Acute myeloid leukemia, spontaneous remission.
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Curjuric I, Imboden M, Adam M, Bettschart RW, Gerbase MW, Kunzli N, Rochat T, Rohrer L, Rothe TB, Schwartz J, Stolz D, Tschopp JM, von Eckardstein A, Kronenberg F, Probst-Hensch NM. Serum bilirubin is associated with lung function in a Swiss general population sample. Eur Respir J 2013; 43:1278-88. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00055813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Kolarova H, Klinke A, Kremserova S, Adam M, Pekarova M, Baldus S, Eiserich JP, Kubala L. Myeloperoxidase induces the priming of platelets. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 61:357-69. [PMID: 23603662 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Revised: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The release of myeloperoxidase (MPO) from polymorphonuclear neutrophils is a hallmark of vascular inflammation and contributes to the pathogenesis of vascular inflammatory processes. However, the effects of MPO on platelets as a contributory mechanism in vascular inflammatory diseases remain unknown. Thus, MPO interaction with platelets and its effects on platelet function were examined. First, dose-dependent binding of MPO (between 1.7 and 13.8nM) to both human and mouse platelets was observed. This was in direct contrast to the absence of MPO in megakaryocytes. MPO was localized both on the surface of and inside platelets. Cytoskeleton inhibition did not prevent MPO localization inside the three-dimensional platelet structure. MPO peroxidase activity was preserved upon the MPO binding to platelets. MPO sequestered in platelets catabolized NO, documented by the decreased production of NO (on average, an approximately 2-fold decrease). MPO treatment did not affect the viability of platelets during short incubations; however, it decreased platelet viability after long-term storage for 7 days (an approximately 2-fold decrease). The activation of platelets by MPO was documented by an MPO-mediated increase in the expression of surface platelet receptors P-selectin and PECAM-1 (of about 5 to 20%) and the increased formation of reactive oxygen species (of about 15 to 200%). However, the activation was only partial, as MPO did not induce the aggregation of platelets nor potentiate platelet response to classical activators. Nor did MPO induce a significant release of the content of granules. The activation of platelets by MPO was connected with increased MPO-treated platelet interaction with polymorphonuclear leukocytes (an approximately 1.2-fold increase) in vitro. In conclusion, it can be suggested that MPO can interact with and activate platelets, which can induce priming of platelets, rather than the classical robust activation of platelets. This can contribute to the development of chronic inflammatory processes in vessels.
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Ioos R, Annesi T, Fourrier C, Saurat C, Chandelier A, Inghelbrecht S, Diogo ELF, Pérez-Sierra AM, Barnes AV, Paruma K, Adam M, van Rijswick P, Riccioni L. Test performance study of diagnostic procedures for identification and detection ofGibberella circinatain pine seeds in the framework of a EUPHRESCO project. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/epp.12037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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El Minshawy O, Ghabrah T, Hamza A, Fadl A, Adam M, El Bassuoni E, Saran R, Tilea A, Sands R, Kiser M, Han SW, Stack A, Finkelstein F, Eisele G, Kotanko P, Levin N, Gillespie B, Krane V, Bhuvanakrishna T, Burnapp L, Hilton R, Sibley-Allen C, Blake G, Goldsmith D, Taylor-Stokes G, Ozbay AB, Sayers J, Marx SE, Yanai M, Okada K, Takeuchi K, Matsuyama K, Nitta K, Takahashi S, Delanaye P, Cavalier E, Moranne O, Lutteri L, Bruyere O, Krzesinski JM, Silverwood RJ, Richards M, Pierce M, Hardy R, Sattar N, Ferro C, Savage C, Kuh D, Nitsch D, Shin JH, Kim SH, Yu SH, Oberdhan D, Krasa HB, Cheng R, Hays RD, Chapman A, Perrone R, Cole JC, Tilea A, Hedgeman E, Steffick D, Rein-Weston A, Banerjee T, Powe N, Rios-Burrows N, Williams D, Saran R, Nagasawa Y, Yamamoto R, Shinzawa M, Hasuike Y, Kuragano T, Rakugi H, Isaka Y, Nakanishi T, Iseki K, Yamagata K, Tsuruya K, Yoshida H, Fujimoto S, Asahi K, Watanabe T, Moriyama T, Warren S, Rutherford P, Van Den Bosch J, Kusztal M, Trafidlo E, Madziarska K, Augustyniak-Bartosik H, Golebiowski T, Krajewska M, Rymaszewska J, Weyde W, Klinger M, Sato Y, Fujimoto S, Konta T, Iseki K, Moriyama T, Yamagata K, Tsuruya K, Yoshida H, Asahi K, Kurahashi I, Ohashi Y, Watanabe T, Elsayed I, Khwaja A, Siddall S, Mortimer F, Ando M, Hara M, Tsuchiya K, Nitta K, Hiwatashi A, Hagiwara M, Tsuruoka S, Usui J, Nagai K, Kai H, Morito N, Saito C, Yoh K, Hosojima M, Saito A, Yamagata K, Stack AG, Chernenko T, Abdalla AA, Saran R, Nguyen HT, Hedgeman E, Hannigan A, Casserly LF, Abd ElHafeez S, Gad Z, Sallam S, Tripepi G, Zoccali C, ElWakil H, Awad N, Sestigiani E, Tedesco D, Mandreoli M, Ubaldi G, Olmeda F, Monti M, Rucci P, Gibertoni D, Santoro A, Zaza G, Bernich P, Lupo A, Rogacev KS, Seiler S, Zawada AM, Fliser D, Heine GH, Douros A, Schaeffner E, Jakob O, Kreutz R, Ebert N, Gerasimovska Kitanovska B, Bogdanovska S, Severova Andreevska G, Gerasimovska V, Sikole A, Rakov V, Schiepe F, Rutkowski B, Zdrojewski T, Bandosz P, Zdrojewski L, Rutkowski M, Gaciong Z, Solnica B, Jedrzejczyk T, Krol E, Wyrzykowski B, Nacak H, van Diepen M, de Goeij MCM, Dekker FW, Suzuki K, Konta T, Kamei K, Sato H, Kudo K, Nagasawa A, Ichikawa K, Kubota I, Clavero R, Vasquez N, Tapia B, Aldunate T, Heleniak Z, Cieplinska M, Pryczkowska M, Szychlinski T, Bartosinska E, Wiatr H, Kotlowska H, Tylicki L, Rutkowski B, So B, Methven S, Hair MD, Jardine AG, MacGregor MS, Jankowski V, Schulz A, Zidek W, Jankowski J, Holmar J, Fridolin I, Uhlin F, Luman M, Fernstrom A, Rodriguez I, Ortega O, Hinostroza J, Cobo G, Gallar P, Mon C, Herrero JC, Ortiz M, Di Giogia C, Oliet A, Vigil A, Premuzic V, Vrdoljak A, Fucek M, Karanovic S, Vukovic-Lela I, Kos J, Fistrek M, Dika Z, Cvitkovic A, Juric D, Laganovic M, Rogic D, Katalinic L, Jelakovic B, Vrdoljak A, Fucek M, Premuzic V, Karanovic S, Vukovic Lela I, Kos J, Fistrek M, Cvitkovic A, Jelakovic B, Deger SM, Onec K, Derici UB, Guz G, Ozturk MA, Sindel S, Arinsoy T, Hojs N, Bevc S, Hojs R, Ekart R, Koycheva R, Cholakov V, Penev M, Andreev J, Iliev R, Macia M, Jarque A, del Castillo N, Mendez ML, Martin JA, Tevar E, Bermudez C, NasrAllah MM, Osman N, Osanlou O, Greer AB, Morgan H, Archer T, Ryan N, Khalil A, Ahmed S, Melemadathil S, Ashok AV, El-Wakil HS, Asaad SH, Nawar MM, Adam AG, Abdel-Gawad MM. Epidemiology - renal outcomes. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013; 28:i140-i154. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Adam M, Wery J, Leffelaar P, Ewert F, Corbeels M, Van Keulen H. A systematic approach for re-assembly of crop models: An example to simulate pea growth from wheat growth. Ecol Modell 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Stubbendorff M, Adam M, Deuse T, Hua X, Baldus S, Reichenspurner H, Schrepfer S. Impact of Myeloperoxidase on tracheal graft rejection. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1332446] [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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Caussin M, Mourier W, Philippe S, Capet C, Adam M, Reynero N, Jouini C, Colombier AS, Kadri K, Landrin I, Gréboval E, Rémy E, Marc F, Touflet M, Wirotius F, Delabre N, Le Hiress C, Rorteau V, Vimard M, Dufour M, Tharasse C, Dieu B, Varin R, Doucet J. L’écrasement des médicaments en gériatrie : une pratique « artisanale » avec de fréquentes erreurs qui nécessitait des recommandations. Rev Med Interne 2012; 33:546-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2012.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2011] [Revised: 05/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Adam M, Saller S, Ströbl S, Hennebold JD, Dissen GA, Ojeda SR, Stouffer RL, Berg D, Berg U, Mayerhofer A. Decorin is a part of the ovarian extracellular matrix in primates and may act as a signaling molecule. Hum Reprod 2012; 27:3249-58. [PMID: 22888166 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Is decorin (DCN), a putative modulator of growth factor (GF) signaling, expressed in the primate ovary and does it play a role in ovarian biology? SUMMARY ANSWER DCN expression in the theca, the corpus luteum (CL), its presence in the follicular fluid (FF) and its actions revealed in human IVF-derived granulosa cells (GCs), suggest that it plays multiple roles in the ovary including folliculogenesis, ovulation and survival of the CL. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY DCN is a secreted proteoglycan, which has a structural role in the extracellular matrix (ECM) and also interferes with the signaling of multiple GF/GF receptors (GFRs). However, DCN expression and action in the primate ovary has yet to be determined. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION Archival human and monkey ovarian samples were analyzed. Studies were conducted using FF and GC samples collected from IVF patients. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Immunohistochemistry, western blotting, RT-PCR, quantitative RT-PCR (qPCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) studies were complemented by cellular studies, including the measurements of intracellular Ca²⁺, reactive oxygen species (ROS), epidermal GF receptor (EGFR) phosphorylation by DCN and caspase activity. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Immunohistochemistry revealed strong DCN staining in the connective tissue and follicular thecal compartments, but not in GCs of pre-antral and antral follicles. Pre-ovulatory follicles could not be studied, but DCN was associated with connective tissue of CL samples and the cytoplasm of luteal cells. DCN expression in monkey CL doubled (P < 0.05) towards the end of the luteal lifespan. DCN was found in human FF obtained from IVF patients (mean: 12.9 ng/ml; n = 20) as determined by ELISA. DCN mRNA and/or protein were detected in freshly isolated and cultured, luteinized human GCs. In the latter, exogenous human recombinant DCN increased intracellular Ca²⁺ levels and induced the production of ROS in a concentration-dependent manner. DCN, like epidermal GF, phosphorylated EGFR significantly (P < 0.05) and reduced the activity of caspase 3/7 in cultured GCs. The data indicate the expression of DCN in the theca of growing follicles, in FF of ovulatory follicles and in the CL. Therefore, DCN may exert paracrine actions via GF/GFR systems in multiple ovarian compartments. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION Functional studies were performed in cultures of human luteinized GCs, which are an apt model but may not fully mirror the pre-ovulatory GC compartment or the CL. Other human ovarian cells, including the thecal cells, were not available. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS In accordance with its evolving roles in other organs, ovarian DCN is an ECM-associated component, which acts as a multifunctional regulator of GF signaling in the primate ovary. DCN may thus be involved in folliculogenesis, ovulation and the regulation of the CL survival in primates. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This study was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) MA1080/17-3 and in part DFG MA1080/21-1 (to AM), NIH grants HD24870 (S.R.O. and R.L.S.), the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD/NIH through cooperative agreement HD18185 as part of the Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research (S.R.O.) and 8P51OD011092-53 for the operation of the Oregon National Primate Research Center (G.A.D., J.D.H., S.R.O. and R.L.S).
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Adam M, Urbanski HF, Garyfallou VT, Welsch U, Köhn FM, Ullrich Schwarzer J, Strauss L, Poutanen M, Mayerhofer A. High levels of the extracellular matrix proteoglycan decorin are associated with inhibition of testicular function. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 35:550-61. [PMID: 22413766 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01225.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Decorin (DCN), a component of the extracellular matrix of the peritubular wall and the interstitial areas of the human testis, can interact with growth factor (GF) signalling, thereby blocking downstream actions of GFs. In the present study the expression and regulation of DCN using both human testes and two experimental animal models, namely the rhesus monkey and mouse, were examined. DCN protein was present in peritubular and interstitial areas of adult human and monkey testes, while it was almost undetectable in adult wild type mice. Interestingly, the levels and sites of testicular DCN expression in the monkeys were inversely correlated with testicular maturation markers. A strong DCN expression associated with the abundant connective tissue of the interstitial areas in the postnatal through pre-pubertal phases was observed. In adult and old monkeys the DCN pattern was similar to the one in normal human testes, presenting strong expression at the peritubular region. In the testes of both infertile men and in a mouse model of inflammation associated infertility (aromatase-overexpressing transgenic mice), the fibrotic changes and increased numbers of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α-producing immune cells were shown to be associated with increased production of DCN. Furthermore, studies with human testicular peritubular cells isolated from fibrotic testis indicated that TNF-α significantly increased DCN production. The data, thus, show that an increased DCN level is associated with impaired testicular function, supporting our hypothesis that DCN interferes with paracrine signalling of the testis in health and disease.
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Adam M, He T, Durst R. Simple techniques for measuring the performance of two-dimensional X-ray detectors. Acta Crystallogr A 2011. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767311079517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Adam M, Schwarzer J, Köhn F, Strauss L, Poutanen M, Mayerhofer A. Mast cell tryptase stimulates production of decorin by human testicular peritubular cells: possible role of decorin in male infertility by interfering with growth factor signaling. Hum Reprod 2011; 26:2613-25. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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