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Coogan P, Rosenberg L. Use of Cox-2 Inhibitors and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer. Am J Epidemiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/163.suppl_11.s37-b] [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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Rosenberg L, Boggs D, Wise L, Palmer J, Roltsch M, Makambi K, Adams-Campbell L. A Follow-Up Study of Physical Activity and Incidence of Colorectal Polyps in African-American Women. Am J Epidemiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/163.suppl_11.s72-a] [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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Krishnan S, Palmer JR, Djousse L, Rosenberg L. 209-S: Obesity and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in U.S. Black Women. Am J Epidemiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/161.supplement_1.s53] [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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Cozier YC, Palmer JR, Rosenberg L. 203: The Risk of Hypertension Associated with Very High BMI in the Black Women's Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/161.supplement_1.s51b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rosenberg L, Wise LA, Palmer JR, Adams-Campbell LL. 172: A Multilevel Prospective Study of Regular Mammography Use in the Black Women's Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/161.supplement_1.s43c] [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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Rosenberg L, Freedman D, Petitti D, Stampfer M. 385: Cardiovascular Disease and Hormone Therapy: Can we Agree on what the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Trial Teaches us? Am J Epidemiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/161.supplement_1.s97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Wise LA, Palmer JR, Adams-Campbell LL, Rosenberg L. 484: Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Relation to Depressive Symptoms in the Black Women's Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/161.supplement_1.s121c] [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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Palmer JR, Wise LA, Adams-Campbell LL, Rosenberg L. 217: Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Breast Cancer in the Black Women's Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/161.supplement_1.s55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Jamal AM, Lipsett M, Sladek R, Laganière S, Hanley S, Rosenberg L. Morphogenetic plasticity of adult human pancreatic islets of Langerhans. Cell Death Differ 2005; 12:702-12. [PMID: 15818398 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the phenotypic plasticity of pancreatic islets of Langerhans. Quiescent adult human islets were induced to undergo a phenotypic switch to highly proliferative duct-like structures in a process characterized by a loss of expression of islet-specific hormones and transcription factors as well as a temporally related rise in the expression of markers of both duct epithelial and progenitor cells. Short-term treatment of these primitive duct-like structures with the neogenic factor islet neogenesis-associated protein (INGAP104-118) induced their reconversion back to islet-like structures in a PI3-kinase-dependent manner. These neoislets resembled freshly isolated human islets with respect to the presence and topological arrangement of the four endocrine cell types, islet gene expression and hormone production, insulin content and glucose-responsive insulin secretion. Our results suggest that adult human islets possess a remarkable degree of morphogenetic plasticity. This novel observation may have important implications for understanding pancreatic carcinogenesis and islet neogenesis.
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Back BB, Baker MD, Ballintijn M, Barton DS, Betts RR, Bickley AA, Bindel R, Budzanowski A, Busza W, Carroll A, Chai Z, Decowski MP, García E, Gburek T, George N, Gulbrandsen K, Gushue S, Halliwell C, Hamblen J, Hauer M, Heintzelman GA, Henderson C, Hofman DJ, Hollis RS, Hołyński R, Holzman B, Iordanova A, Johnson E, Kane JL, Katzy J, Khan N, Kucewicz W, Kulinich P, Kuo CM, Lin WT, Manly S, McLeod D, Mignerey AC, Nouicer R, Olszewski A, Pak R, Park IC, Pernegger H, Reed C, Remsberg LP, Reuter M, Roland C, Roland G, Rosenberg L, Sagerer J, Sarin P, Sawicki P, Seals H, Sedykh I, Skulski W, Smith CE, Stankiewicz MA, Steinberg P, Stephans GSF, Sukhanov A, Tang JL, Tonjes MB, Trzupek A, Vale C, van Nieuwenhuizen GJ, Vaurynovich SS, Verdier R, Veres GI, Wenger E, Wolfs FLH, Wosiek B, Woźniak K, Wuosmaa AH, Wysłouch B. Energy dependence of elliptic flow over a large pseudorapidity range in Au+Au collisions at the BNL relativistic heavy ion collider. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2005; 94:122303. [PMID: 15903910 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.122303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2004] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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This Letter describes the measurement of the energy dependence of elliptic flow for charged particles in Au+Au collisions using the PHOBOS detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Data taken at collision energies of square root of s(NN)=19.6, 62.4, 130, and 200 GeV are shown over a wide range in pseudorapidity. These results, when plotted as a function of eta(')=|eta|-y(beam), scale with approximate linearity throughout eta('), implying no sharp changes in the dynamics of particle production as a function of pseudorapidity or increasing beam energy.
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Cozier Y, Palmer J, Horton N, Fredman L, Rosenberg L. Neighborhood socioeconomic status and the incidence of hypertension in the black women's health study. Ann Epidemiol 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.07.020] [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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Adams-Campbell L, Makambi K, Palmer J, Rosenberg L. The Gail Model as a diagnostic indicator in African-American women: Truth or consequence. J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.1017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Buteau J, El-Assaad W, Rhodes CJ, Rosenberg L, Joly E, Prentki M. Glucagon-like peptide-1 prevents beta cell glucolipotoxicity. Diabetologia 2004; 47:806-15. [PMID: 15095038 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-004-1379-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2003] [Accepted: 01/16/2004] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS We have provided evidence that glucagon-like peptide-1, a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment of diabetes, activates phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase/protein kinase B signalling in the pancreatic beta cell. Since this pathway promotes cell survival in a variety of systems, we tested whether glucagon-like peptide-1 protects beta cells against cell death induced by elevated glucose and/or non-esterified fatty acids. METHODS Human islets and INS832/13 cells were cultured at glucose concentrations of 5 or 25 mmol/l in the presence or absence of palmitate. Apoptosis was evaluated by monitoring DNA fragmentation and chromatin condensation. Wild-type and protein kinase B mutants were overexpressed in INS832/13 cells using adenoviruses. Nuclear factor-kappa B DNA binding was assayed by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. RESULTS In human pancreatic beta cells and INS832/13 cells, glucagon-like peptide-1 prevented beta cell apoptosis induced by elevated concentrations of (i) glucose (glucotoxicity), (ii) palmitate (lipotoxicity) and (iii) both glucose and palmitate (glucolipotoxicity). Overexpression of a dominant-negative protein kinase B suppressed the anti-apoptotic action of glucagon-like peptide-1 in INS832/13 cells, whereas a constitutively active protein kinase B prevented beta cell apoptosis induced by elevated glucose and palmitate. Glucagon-like peptide-1 enhanced nuclear factor-kappa B DNA binding activity and stimulated the expression of inhibitor of apoptosis protein-2 and Bcl-2, two anti-apoptotic genes under the control of nuclear factor-kappa B. Inhibition of nuclear factor-kappa B by BAY 11-7082 abolished the prevention of glucolipotoxicity by glucagon-like peptide-1. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION The results demonstrate a potent protective effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 on beta cell gluco-, lipo- and glucolipotoxicity. This effect is mediated via protein kinase B activation and possibly its downstream target nuclear factor-kappa B.
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McAlindon TE, Formica M, Palmer JR, Lafyatis R, Rosenberg L. Assessment of strategies for identifying diagnosed cases of systemic lupus erythematosus through self-report. Lupus 2004; 12:754-9. [PMID: 14596424 DOI: 10.1191/0961203303lu460oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The objective of this work was to assess the optimal way to identify potential systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cases in large epidemiologic studies through self-reported information about diagnosis of SLE, symptoms and medications, and to investigate the utility of a criteria checklist sent directly to participants' physicians. We used data collected in 1997 from 53322 participants in a study of African-American women, the Black Women's Health Study, including a lupus screening questionnaire (LSQ) and questions about SLE diagnosis and medications. We confirmed self-reported SLE through medical records and criteria checklists sent to participants' physicians. Among those for whom we received medical records and/or criteria checklists, we compared the predictive value and proportion of missed cases of several algorithms using combinations of self-reported SLE diagnosis, LSQ score and medication use to self-reported SLE diagnosis alone. We obtained a physician checklist or medical chart for 251 individuals who reported SLE, of whom 212 (84%) fulfilled ACR criteria for definite or probable SLE, or had clinical lupus (SLE diagnosis recorded in medical charts plus appropriate medication use). The use of LSQ score or medication use in addition to self-report of SLE tended to decrease the false positive rate but also to reduce the proportion of true cases identified. Checklists of ACR criteria completed by subjects' physicians documented more criteria than medical records. In conclusion, among participants who consented to medical record review, SLE prediction algorithms using questions about lupus symptoms and medications offered slightly higher predictive value for detecting cases than self-reported diagnosis alone, but at the cost of case detection. SLE case confirmation strategies can be complemented by the use of criteria checklists sent directly to participants' physicians.
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Rosenberg L, Hoffman M. Hormone replacement therapy--finally, good data. S Afr Med J 2004; 94:26-7. [PMID: 14971225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
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Micklesfield L, Rosenberg L, Cooper D, Hoffman M, Kalla A, Stander I, Lambert E. Bone mineral density and lifetime physical activity in South African women. Calcif Tissue Int 2003; 73:463-9. [PMID: 12958697 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-002-2129-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2002] [Accepted: 03/03/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We investigated the relation between lifetime physical activity and bone mineral density (BMD) in South African women using data collected in a case-control study of breast cancer in relation to BMD. Subjects (n = 144) were of black African or mixed ancestral origin, and <60 years of age (mean age 42.6 +/- 8.9 years). Cases had newly diagnosed breast cancer (n = 62) and controls were referred for conditions unrelated to BMD or breast cancer (n = 82). Physical activity data consisting of household, occupational and leisure-time activity, and activity for transport, were collected via questionnaire at 4 life stages (epochs), viz. 14-21, 22-34, 35-50, and 50+ years of age. Total energy (MET hrs) and peak strain scores were calculated. Lumbar spine and total proximal femur BMD were measured using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. BMD measures were similar between groups, therefore data were combined. BMD measures were unrelated to total lifetime physical activity. However, the major determinants of total proximal femur BMD included age, transport activity including walking and bicycling between the ages of 14 and 21 years, and current weight (adjusted r2 = 0.33, P < 0.0001). The major determinants of lumbar spine BMD included age, household energy expenditure between the ages of 14 and 21 years, and current weight (adjusted r2 = 0.23, P < 0.0001). Total peak bone strain score for activities between 14-21 years of age was also significantly correlated with lumbar spine BMD ( r = 0.18, P < 0.05). Intraclass correlation coefficients to assess tracking of activity through epochs 1, 2, and 3 were high for total energy expenditure (0.96; 95%CI: 0.94-0.97), household (0.98; 95%CI: 0.97-0.99) and occupational activity (0.78; 95%CI: 0.71-0.84) and activity for transport (0.92; 95%CI: 0.89-0.94). These data suggest that walking or activities resulting in impact loading at a young age are associated with higher BMD in later years. In addition, our findings suggest tracking of physical activity over time.
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Jamal AM, Lipsett M, Hazrati A, Paraskevas S, Agapitos D, Maysinger D, Rosenberg L. Signals for death and differentiation: a two-step mechanism for in vitro transformation of adult islets of Langerhans to duct epithelial structures. Cell Death Differ 2003; 10:987-96. [PMID: 12934073 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Phenotypic change of adult pancreatic islets has been implicated in the development of certain pancreatic cancers and in islet transplant failure. The aim of this study was to characterize intracellular events that mediate changes in adult islet phenotype. Using an in vitro islet-to-duct transformation model, canine islets were induced to undergo phenotypic transformation to duct-like epithelial structures through a two-stage process. Stage one was characterized by widespread islet cell apoptosis associated with the formation of cavitary spaces within the islets. During this stage, c-Jun N-terminal regulated kinase (JNK) and caspase-3 activities were elevated, while extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and Akt activities were decreased. The second stage of the process was characterized by an inversion in the balance in activity between these signal transduction pathways and by a concomitant decrease in apoptosis. The transformed islets were no longer immunoreactive for islet cell hormones, but expressed the duct epithelial cell marker CK-AE1/AE3. In contrast to islet cells, these duct epithelial cells were highly proliferative. To clarify the role of the identified changes in signal transduction events, we performed additional studies using pharmacological inhibitors of enzyme activity and demonstrated that inhibition of JNK and caspase-3 activity prevented cystic transformation. Our results indicate that the balance in signaling activity between ERK/Akt and JNK/caspase-3 appears to be an important regulator of islet cell death and differentiation.
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Hoffman M, Cooper D, Carrara H, Rosenberg L, Kelly J, Stander I, Williamson AL, Denny L, du Toit G, Shapiro S. Limited Pap screening associated with reduced risk of cervical cancer in South Africa. Int J Epidemiol 2003; 32:573-7. [PMID: 12913031 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We investigated the effect of Pap smear screening on the incidence of invasive cancer of the cervix in the Western Cape, South Africa where screening is limited. METHODS Data were derived from a case-control study of the association of hormonal contraceptives and invasive cervical cancer. Incident cases (n = 524) of invasive cervical cancer who presented at two tertiary hospitals and controls (n = 1540) series matched for age, race, and place of residence were interviewed. Information on a wide range of variables was collected including whether the women had previously had a Pap smear taken and the number and timing of smears. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% CI were calculated using multiple logistic regression. RESULTS The OR of cervical cancer was reduced among women who had ever had a smear (OR = 0.3, 95% CI: 0.3-0.4). The OR declined with increasing number of smears to 0.2 for >/=>3 smears (trend P = 0.0003). Among women who had a smear <5 years previously the OR was 0.3, but even if the smear was taken >/=15 years previously the women remained at reduced risk (OR = 0.5). CONCLUSION The data suggest that even limited Pap smear screening reduces the risk of cervical cancer. Should a screening programme be successfully implemented, the incidence of cervical cancer might be reduced by as much as 70%.
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Back BB, Baker MD, Barton DS, Betts RR, Ballintijn M, Bickley AA, Bindel R, Budzanowski A, Busza W, Carroll A, Decowski MP, García E, George N, Gulbrandsen K, Gushue S, Halliwell C, Hamblen J, Heintzelman GA, Henderson C, Hofman DJ, Hollis RS, Hołyński R, Holzman B, Iordanova A, Johnson E, Kane JL, Katzy J, Khan N, Kucewicz W, Kulinich P, Kuo CM, Lin WT, Manly S, McLeod D, Michałowski J, Mignerey AC, Nouicer R, Olszewski A, Pak R, Park IC, Pernegger H, Reed C, Remsberg LP, Reuter M, Roland C, Roland G, Rosenberg L, Sagerer J, Sarin P, Sawicki P, Skulski W, Steadman SG, Steinberg P, Stephans GSF, Stodulski M, Sukhanov A, Tang JL, Teng R, Trzupek A, Vale C, van Nieuwenhuizen GJ, Verdier R, Wadsworth B, Wolfs FLH, Wosiek B, Woźniak K, Wuosmaa AH, Wysłouch B. Significance of the fragmentation region in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2003; 91:052303. [PMID: 12906591 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.91.052303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present measurements of the pseudorapidity distribution of primary charged particles produced in Au+Au collisions at three energies, sqrt[s(NN)]=19.6, 130, and 200 GeV, for a range of collision centrali-ties. The distribution narrows for more central collisions and excess particles are produced at high pseudorapidity in peripheral collisions. For a given centrality, however, the distributions are found to scale with energy according to the "limiting fragmentation" hypothesis. The universal fragmentation region described by this scaling grows in pseudorapidity with increasing collision energy, extending well away from the beam rapidity and covering more than half of the pseudorapidity range over which particles are produced. This approach to a universal limiting curve appears to be a dominant feature of the pseudorapidity distribution and therefore of the total particle production in these collisions.
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Wang GS, Karamchandani J, Pulido O, Rosenberg L, Scott FW. Altered islet homeostasis before classic insulitis in BB rats. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2002; 28:3S90-7; discussion 3S108-12. [PMID: 12688639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Young diabetes-prone BioBreeding (BBdp) rats fed a diabetes-promoting, cereal-based, NIH-07 (NIH) diet have decreased islet area compared with rats fed a diabetes-retardant diet at a time when classic insulitis is minimal. This finding raised the possibility that islet homeostasis in BBdp rats may be abnormal. To investigate this possibility further, comparisons were made between BBdp and BB control (BBc) rats fed a diabetes-promoting NIH diet for 22 days after weaning. Pancreatic sections were fixed in Bouin's solution and evaluated using immunohistochemistry and image analysis by staining with antibodies for islet hormones: insulin, glucagon; cell proliferation markers: PCNA, BrdU; markers of islet neogenesis: PDX-1, cytokeratin 20; apoptosis was assessed by morphological changes and TUNEL staining. Body weight of BBdp rats was significantly smaller than BBc rats. Although the total number of islets was higher in BBdp compared with BBc, both islet and beta-cell fraction were similar. BBdp rats had a lower beta-cell mass than BBc rats, although this was not statistically significant. Alpha-cell fraction and beta-cell size were similar. Apoptotic bodies were rare in beta-cells but more frequent in acinar tissue of BBdp rats. When the day-night cycle was reversed to synchronize the apoptotic process, the number of apoptotic bodies in islets and in acinar cells was increased. Apoptotic bodies and BrdU+ or PCNA+ beta-cells were more frequently encountered in islets of BBdp rats. Although the frequency of CK20+ islets in BBdp rats was not different, CK20+ area fraction was smaller in BBdp. The number of extra-islet insulin+ and glucagon+ clusters (<4 cells) was significantly greater in BBdp rats. These data are consistent with an enhanced compensatory or "repair" process in the pancreas of BBdp rats that attempts to maintain islet cell mass by altering homeostasis through increased islet neogenesis.
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Back BB, Baker MD, Barton DS, Betts RR, Bindel R, Budzanowski A, Busza W, Carroll A, Decowski MP, Garcia E, George N, Gulbrandsen K, Gushue S, Halliwell C, Hamblen J, Henderson C, Hofman D, Hollis RS, Hołyński R, Holzman B, Iordanova A, Johnson E, Kane J, Katzy J, Khan N, Kucewicz W, Kulinich P, Kuo CM, Lin WT, Manly S, McLeod D, Michałowski J, Mignerey A, Nouicer R, Olszewski A, Pak R, Park IC, Pernegger H, Reed C, Remsberg LP, Reuter M, Roland C, Roland G, Rosenberg L, Sagerer J, Sarin P, Sawicki P, Skulski W, Steadman SG, Steinberg P, Stephans GSF, Stodulski M, Sukhanov A, Tang JL, Teng R, Trzupek A, Vale C, Van Nieuwenhuizen GJ, Verdier R, Wadsworth B, Wolfs FLH, Wosiek B, Woźniak K, Wuosmaa AH, Wysłouch B. Pseudorapidity and centrality dependence of the collective flow of charged particles in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)]=130 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 89:222301. [PMID: 12485063 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.222301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This paper describes the measurement of collective flow for charged particles in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)]=130 GeV using the PHOBOS detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The measured azimuthal hit anisotropy is presented over a wide range of pseudorapidity (-5.0<eta<5.3) for the first time at this energy. The result, averaged over momenta and particle species, is observed to reach 7% for peripheral collisions at midrapidity, falling off with centrality and increasing |eta|. These results call into question the common assumption of longitudinal boost invariance over a large region of rapidity in RHIC collisions.
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Brunet JJ, Commenges G, Neibecker D, Philippot K, Rosenberg L. Reaction of Lithium Anilide with (PPh3)3RhCl and Related Rhodium(I) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic00104a056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Back BB, Baker MD, Barton DS, Betts RR, Bindel R, Budzanowski A, Busza W, Carroll A, Corbo J, Decowski MP, Garcia E, George N, Gulbrandsen K, Gushue S, Halliwell C, Hamblen J, Henderson C, Hicks D, Hofman D, Hollis RS, Hołyński R, Holzman B, Iordanova A, Johnson E, Kane J, Katzy J, Khan N, Kucewicz W, Kulinich P, Kuo CM, Lin WT, Manly S, McLeod D, Michałowski J, Mignerey A, Mülmenstädt J, Nouicer R, Olszewski A, Pak R, Park IC, Pernegger H, Rafelski M, Rbeiz M, Reed C, Remsberg LP, Reuter M, Roland C, Roland G, Rosenberg L, Sagerer J, Sarin P, Sawicki P, Skulski W, Steadman SG, Steinberg P, Stephans GSF, Stodulski M, Sukhanov A, Tang JL, Teng R, Trzupek A, Vale C, van Nieuwenhuizen GJ, Verdier R, Wadsworth B, Wolfs FLH, Wosiek B, Woźniak K, Wuosmaa AH, Wysłouch B. Energy dependence of particle multiplicities in central Au+Au collisions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 88:022302. [PMID: 11801006 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.022302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present the first measurement of the pseudorapidity density of primary charged particles in Au+Au collisions at root square[s(NN)] = 200 GeV. For the 6% most central collisions, we obtain dN(ch)/d(eta)/(/eta/<1) = 650+/-35(syst). Compared to collisions at root square[s(NN)] = 130 GeV, the highest energy studied previously, an increase by a factor of 1.14+/-0.05 at 90% confidence level, is found. The energy dependence of the pseudorapidity density is discussed in comparison with data from proton-induced collisions and theoretical predictions.
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Cozier Y, Palmer JR, Rosenberg L, Adams-Campbell LL. Recent mammography use among African-American women. Ethn Dis 2002; 11:188-91. [PMID: 11455992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The incidence of breast cancer in Black women is lower, but their mortality rate is higher, compared to White women. Lower rates of mammography use among Black women in the past may have resulted in later diagnosis of breast cancer, leading to shorter survival periods and higher mortality rates. We assessed recent mammography use in a large national study, the Black Women's Health Study. DESIGN In 1995, 27,632 US Black women aged 40-69 years completed mailed questionnaires, which included questions on mammography use. RESULTS Seventy-three percent of women aged 40-49, and 82% of those aged 50-69, reported having had a mammogram within the previous three years. Use was greater among women with higher levels of education, and among those who had cystic breast disease or a mother or sister with breast cancer. CONCLUSIONS The high rate of recent mammography use among participants in the Black Women's Health Study agrees with national data. If breast cancer mortality rates in Black women continue to exceed those in White women, despite the lower incidence among Black women, reasons other than differential mammography use must be sought.
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Adler CM, Sax KW, Holland SK, Schmithorst V, Rosenberg L, Strakowski SM. Changes in neuronal activation with increasing attention demand in healthy volunteers: an fMRI study. Synapse 2001. [PMID: 11746725 DOI: 10.1002/(issn)1098-2396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
Several lines of evidence suggest that structures involved in mediating attention differentially respond to increasing processing demand. Investigation of differences in neuronal activation, however, has been complicated by methodological inconsistencies and concomitant discrepancies in degree of difficulty and subject effort between disparate tasks. In this study, we utilized fMRI to compare neural activation patterns associated with two related attention tasks associated with different degrees of processing load while controlling for degree of performance difficulty. Healthy volunteers performed two continuous performance tasks, utilizing an identical pairs paradigm (CPT-IP) and a matched simple number recognition paradigm with degraded stimuli (CPT-DS) during a single fMRI scan. Degree of stimulus resolution degradation in the latter CPT was designed to equalize degree of performance difficulty between the two tasks. CPT-IP and CPT-DS were both associated with activation of frontal, limbic, subcortical, and sensory integratory structures. CPT-IP administration was associated with significantly greater activation of left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, bilateral posterior temporal cortex, bilateral putamen, and thalamus. This study demonstrates both that differing attention tasks are associated with a high degree of functional overlap and that increasing processing demand is associated with increased activation of specific portions of attentional networks.
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