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Desai A, Chandramuki A, Gourie-Devi M, Ravi V. Detection of Japanese encephalitis virus antigens in the CSF using monoclonal antibodies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 2:191-9. [PMID: 15566765 DOI: 10.1016/0928-0197(94)90022-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/1993] [Revised: 11/30/1993] [Accepted: 12/21/1993] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antigen detection in the CSF is an invaluable tool in the diagnosis of viral infections of the nervous system, especially in the early phase of the illness. Very little information is available on the use of antigen detection in the diagnosis of Japanese encephalitis (JE). OBJECTIVES Evaluation of two monoclonal antibody-based antigen detection methods in the diagnosis of JE in comparison with the detection of virus-specific IgM antibodies in the CSF. STUDY DESIGN In this study 115 patients with a clinical diagnosis of JE were investigated. A reverse passive haemagglutination test for the detection of soluble JEV antigens, an immunofluorescent assay for the detection of cell-associated antigen and an IgM capture ELISA for the detection of virus specific IgM antibodies in the CSF were used. RESULTS Laboratory confirmation of JE was possible in 92/115 patients. Virus-specific IgM was detected in 75/92 and JEV antigen was detected in 52/92 patients. Soluble antigen was detected in 37/52, cell-associated antigen in 30/52. There was no significant difference in the sensitivity of the two antigen detection systems used. CONCLUSIONS Diagnosis by antigen detection could be done less frequently than by demonstration of virus-specific IgM antibodies in the spinal fluid. However, antigen detection proved useful during the first week of illness when IgM antibodies were not detected in the CSF.
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- A Desai
- Department of Neurovirology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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Chrysant SG, Chrysant GS, Desai A. Current status of angiotensin receptor blockers for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases: focus on telmisartan. J Hum Hypertens 2005; 19:173-83. [PMID: 15660122 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Poorly controlled hypertension is a major risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, strokes, heart failure and renal failure. Despite these devastating complications, blood pressure control of </=140/90 mmHg, which is above the current standard, is very poor worldwide, accounting for 34% of hypertensive patients in the United States, and 6% in other countries. The reasons for this poor control of blood pressure include lack of aggressive treatment by physicians, especially for the systolic blood pressure, drug selection and patient compliance. The blood pressure follows a circadian rhythm and is the highest between 0600 to 1200 h, when most complications occur. Long-acting drugs that extend their action to cover this vulnerable period are preferable, especially those that block the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, such as ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, and are the most effective in controlling blood pressure and preventing or reducing its cardiovascular and renal complications. With respect to the angiotensin receptor blockers, telmisartan has been demonstrated by several studies to be the longest acting among its class of drugs and to effectively prevent the early morning rise of blood pressure.
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- S G Chrysant
- University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Cardiovascular and Hypertension Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73132-4904, USA.
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Desai A. 87 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL DETERMINATION OF ESTROGEN RECEPTORS IN THE TREATMENT AND PATHOGENESIS OF MELASMA. J Investig Med 2005. [DOI: 10.2310/6650.2005.00005.86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sinha S, Mathews T, Arunodaya GR, Siddappa NB, Ranga U, Desai A, Ravi V, Taly AB. HIV-1 clade-C-associated "ALS"-like disorder: first report from India. J Neurol Sci 2004; 224:97-100. [PMID: 15450778 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2003] [Revised: 03/04/2004] [Accepted: 06/16/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A patient of ALS-like disorder in an HIV-1 clade-C-infected heterosexual male is being reported. A 37-year-old gentleman presented with subacute, progressive asymmetrical onset of weakness and wasting of upper limbs associated with brisk muscle stretch reflexes and without any sensory or sphincter involvement. While nerve conduction tests were normal, the EMG of proximal and distal limb muscles on both sides revealed evidence of denervation and reinnervation. Routine blood and urine tests and investigations for underlying causes of motor neuron disease were noncontributory. He was HIV-1, subtype clade C seropositive. A diagnosis of HIV-related anterior horn cell disease was considered and zidovudine, lamivudine and nevirapine were started. After 1 month, there was a subjective improvement of 10% and objective improvement in strength of muscles of proximal upper limb on both sides by one grade power on MRC scale. Reports of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-like illness in HIV are sparse. The reversibility of "ALS"-like features in this subgroup of patients might offer an insight into the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This is a first report of ALS-like illness caused by subtype C of HIV-1 strain.
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- Sanjib Sinha
- Department of Neurology, NIMHANS, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 029, India.
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Soin B, Thyveetil MD, Desai A. Sub-total colectomy for perforated toxic megacolon in pregnancy. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2004; 18:601. [PMID: 15512196 DOI: 10.1080/01443619866525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- B Soin
- Department of Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, UK
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Mitchison TJ, Maddox P, Groen A, Cameron L, Perlman Z, Ohi R, Desai A, Salmon ED, Kapoor TM. Bipolarization and poleward flux correlate during Xenopus extract spindle assembly. Mol Biol Cell 2004; 15:5603-15. [PMID: 15385629 PMCID: PMC532038 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e04-05-0440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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We investigated the mechanism by which meiotic spindles become bipolar and the correlation between bipolarity and poleward flux, using Xenopus egg extracts. By speckle microscopy and computational alignment, we find that monopolar sperm asters do not show evidence for flux, partially contradicting previous work. We account for the discrepancy by describing spontaneous bipolarization of sperm asters that was missed previously. During spontaneous bipolarization, onset of flux correlated with onset of bipolarity, implying that antiparallel microtubule organization may be required for flux. Using a probe for TPX2 in addition to tubulin, we describe two pathways that lead to spontaneous bipolarization, new pole assembly near chromatin, and pole splitting. By inhibiting the Ran pathway with excess importin-alpha, we establish a role for chromatin-derived, antiparallel overlap bundles in generating the sliding force for flux, and we examine these bundles by electron microscopy. Our results highlight the importance of two processes, chromatin-initiated microtubule nucleation, and sliding forces generated between antiparallel microtubules, in self-organization of spindle bipolarity and poleward flux.
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- T J Mitchison
- Cell Division Group, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
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Bhatt R, Whittaker KW, Appaswamy S, Desai A, Fitt A, Sandramouli S. Prospective survey of adverse reactions to topical antiglaucoma medications in a hospital population. Eye (Lond) 2004; 19:392-5. [PMID: 15297863 DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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AIM To identify the relative incidence and profile of adverse drug reaction (ADR) to various topical ocular hypotensives in a hospital setting. METHODS All the patients presenting in outpatients clinic and accident and emergency with an ADR to topical hypotensive agent from August 2000 to January 2001 were included in the study. Details regarding the type date of commencing the treatment, the date of developing ADR, time to resolution of the ADR were noted. RESULTS Over the period of 6 months, 66 patients presented with 73 ADRs. Brimonidine was the most frequent offending agent. In total, 23 (34.8%) presented with ADR after being commenced on treatment for more than 12 months. In all, 16 (24%) patients had IOP > 21 on presentation, eight (12%) patients underwent filtration surgery following the development of ADR. CONCLUSION Adverse drug reaction to ocular hypotensive agents is not uncommon and can have a major impact on glaucoma management. Delayed presentation and association with raised intraocular pressure presentation emphasise the need for effective patient education to encourage prompt reporting of ADR.
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- R Bhatt
- Wolverhampton & Midland Counties Eye Infirmary, Wolverhampton WV3 9QR, UK
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Liu W, Innocenti F, Chen PX, Desai A, Grimsley C, Di Rienzo A, Das S, Ratain M. Haplotype analysis of UGT1A1 and UGT1A9 gene polymorphisms related to the glucuronidation of SN-38, the active metabolite of irinotecan. J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.2085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- W. Liu
- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Rose V, Schiller J, Wood A, Eskander E, Holroyd K, Desai A, Lee JT, Ahmed M, Kim B. Randomized phase II trial of weekly squalamine, carboplatin, and paclitaxel as first line therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.7109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- V. Rose
- Raleigh Hematology/Oncology Associates, Raleigh, NC; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Cancer Specialists of S. Texas,PA, Corpus Cristi, TX; Frederick Mem Hospital Regional Cancer Therapy, Frederick, MD; Genaera Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Southern Oncology Research Physician East, Greenville, NC; Wellborn Clinic, Evansville, IN; Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Meyers, FL
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- Raleigh Hematology/Oncology Associates, Raleigh, NC; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Cancer Specialists of S. Texas,PA, Corpus Cristi, TX; Frederick Mem Hospital Regional Cancer Therapy, Frederick, MD; Genaera Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Southern Oncology Research Physician East, Greenville, NC; Wellborn Clinic, Evansville, IN; Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Meyers, FL
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- Raleigh Hematology/Oncology Associates, Raleigh, NC; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Cancer Specialists of S. Texas,PA, Corpus Cristi, TX; Frederick Mem Hospital Regional Cancer Therapy, Frederick, MD; Genaera Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Southern Oncology Research Physician East, Greenville, NC; Wellborn Clinic, Evansville, IN; Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Meyers, FL
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- Raleigh Hematology/Oncology Associates, Raleigh, NC; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Cancer Specialists of S. Texas,PA, Corpus Cristi, TX; Frederick Mem Hospital Regional Cancer Therapy, Frederick, MD; Genaera Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Southern Oncology Research Physician East, Greenville, NC; Wellborn Clinic, Evansville, IN; Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Meyers, FL
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- Raleigh Hematology/Oncology Associates, Raleigh, NC; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Cancer Specialists of S. Texas,PA, Corpus Cristi, TX; Frederick Mem Hospital Regional Cancer Therapy, Frederick, MD; Genaera Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Southern Oncology Research Physician East, Greenville, NC; Wellborn Clinic, Evansville, IN; Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Meyers, FL
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- Raleigh Hematology/Oncology Associates, Raleigh, NC; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Cancer Specialists of S. Texas,PA, Corpus Cristi, TX; Frederick Mem Hospital Regional Cancer Therapy, Frederick, MD; Genaera Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Southern Oncology Research Physician East, Greenville, NC; Wellborn Clinic, Evansville, IN; Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Meyers, FL
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- Raleigh Hematology/Oncology Associates, Raleigh, NC; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Cancer Specialists of S. Texas,PA, Corpus Cristi, TX; Frederick Mem Hospital Regional Cancer Therapy, Frederick, MD; Genaera Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Southern Oncology Research Physician East, Greenville, NC; Wellborn Clinic, Evansville, IN; Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Meyers, FL
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- Raleigh Hematology/Oncology Associates, Raleigh, NC; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Cancer Specialists of S. Texas,PA, Corpus Cristi, TX; Frederick Mem Hospital Regional Cancer Therapy, Frederick, MD; Genaera Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Southern Oncology Research Physician East, Greenville, NC; Wellborn Clinic, Evansville, IN; Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Meyers, FL
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- Raleigh Hematology/Oncology Associates, Raleigh, NC; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Cancer Specialists of S. Texas,PA, Corpus Cristi, TX; Frederick Mem Hospital Regional Cancer Therapy, Frederick, MD; Genaera Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Southern Oncology Research Physician East, Greenville, NC; Wellborn Clinic, Evansville, IN; Florida Cancer Specialists, Fort Meyers, FL
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Darabi K, Desai A. Pain management at the point-of-care. J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.8072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- K. Darabi
- Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Ackler JR, Desai A, Leighton JC, Tester WJ. Phase I trial of oral topotecan with intravenous carboplatin in patients with advanced cancer. J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.3184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- J. R. Ackler
- Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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White PJ, Trout RC, Moss SR, Desai A, Armesto M, Forrester NL, Gould EA, Hudson PJ. Epidemiology of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus in the United Kingdom: evidence for seasonal transmission by both virulent and avirulent modes of infection. Epidemiol Infect 2004; 132:555-67. [PMID: 15188725 PMCID: PMC2870135 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268804002109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) has killed many millions of wild rabbits in Europe and Australia, but has had little impact in the United Kingdom, despite outbreaks having occurred since 1994. High seroprevalence detected in the absence of associated mortality had suggested the presence of an endemic non-pathogenic strain which may be 'protecting' UK populations. Following the first detailed field study of RHDV epidemiology in the United Kingdom, using mark-recapture with serum sampling, we report that RHDV caused highly prevalent persistent infection in seropositive rabbits in the absence of associated mortality. Furthermore the virus strains responsible could not be distinguished phylogenetically from known pathogenic isolates, and were clearly very different from the only previously identified non-pathogenic strain of RHDV. These findings suggest that many--perhaps most--strains of RHDV may be propagated through both 'pathogenic' and 'non-pathogenic' modes of behaviour. Transmission occurred predominantly during and just after the breeding season.
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- P J White
- Institute of Biological Science, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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Saple DG, Torsekar RG, Pawanarkar V, Dhanalakshmi UR, Ravichandran G, Kaur D, Dongre N, Desai A. An open study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tazarotene gel (0.1%) in acne vulgaris. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2004; 70:92-5. [PMID: 17642573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tazarotene is a new third generation topical acetylenic retinoid. The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tazarotene gel (0.1%) in Indian patients of acne vulgaris. METHODS The present study was a prospective, open, multicentric, phase III trial. The duration of study was 14 weeks, including a 12-week active treatment period, preceded by a 2-week washout phase. Patients applied 0.1% tazarotene gel as a thin film over the affected area once daily in the evening. The efficacy was evaluated by analyzing changes in the number of facial acne lesions and patient's and physicians' global assessment. The efficacy parameters were assessed at baseline, visits 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks. Tolerability and safety was assessed by physical examination, laboratory parameters and evaluation of adverse events. RESULTS A total of 126 patients in 6 centers completed the study. At the end of the 8th and 12th weeks, the mean number of inflammatory lesions reduced by 70.6% and 86.1%, non-inflammatory lesions by 81.5% and 92%, and total lesion count 75.6% and 88.8% respectively from baseline. Also, 90.7% and 93.6% of total study cases showed complete to moderate clearance of acne lesions according to physicians at the end of the 8th and 12th weeks. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms the efficacy and safety of tazarotene gel (0.1%) in Indian patients of acne vulgaris.
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- D G Saple
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Mumbai
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Chudasama Y, Passetti F, Rhodes SEV, Lopian D, Desai A, Robbins TW. Dissociable aspects of performance on the 5-choice serial reaction time task following lesions of the dorsal anterior cingulate, infralimbic and orbitofrontal cortex in the rat: differential effects on selectivity, impulsivity and compulsivity. Behav Brain Res 2004; 146:105-19. [PMID: 14643464 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2003.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 387] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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It is becoming increasingly apparent that multiple functions of the frontal cortex such as inhibitory control and executive attention are likely sustained by its functionally distinct and interacting sub-regions but the precise localization of dissociable executive processes has proved difficult and controversial. In the present series of studies, we investigated the behavioural effects of bilateral excitotoxic lesions of different regions of the rat neocortex in the 5-choice serial reaction time task. Whereas lesions of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) impaired performance of the task as revealed by a reduction in discriminative accuracy, lesions made to distinct ventral regions of the frontal cortex showed selective deficits in inhibitory measures of control. Specifically, the infralimbic lesion produced increases in premature responding that was accompanied by fast response latencies. By comparison, the orbitofrontal lesion showed perseverative tendencies particularly when the inter-trial interval was made long and unpredictable, a challenge that would normally promote premature responding instead. These different behavioural effects following dorsal and ventral lesions of the rodent frontal cortex signifies the integrity of the frontal cortex in multiple executive mechanisms that work independently and complementarily by which performance is optimized. Furthermore, these data provide new insights into the functional organization of the rodent frontal cortex with a particular emphasis on localization of function.
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- Y Chudasama
- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EB, UK.
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Saple DG, Torsekar RG, Pawanarkar V, Wali V, Ravichandran G, Dhanalakshmi UR, Dongre N, Ballary C, Desai A. Evaluation of the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Tacrolimus ointment in Indian patients of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis: a multicentric, open label, phase III study. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2003; 69:396-400. [PMID: 17642950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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AIM OF STUDY Tacrolimus, a topical immunomodulator, has been introduced as a new treatment for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Tacrolimus ointment in patients of atopic dermatitis in an Indian setting. METHODS The present study was a prospective, open, multicentric, Phase III trial. The duration of study was 5 weeks, including a 3-week active treatment period, preceded by a 1-week washout phase and followed by a 1-week follow-up phase. Patients diagnosed to be suffering from moderate to severe atopic dermatitis as per the Rajka and Langeland criteria were treated with Tacrolimus ointment 0.03% twice daily. Efficacy was assessed by modified Eczema Area Sensitivity Index (mEASI) score, patient's and physician's global assessment. Tolerability and safety was assessed by physical examination, laboratory parameters and evaluation of adverse events. RESULTS There was a statistically significant decrease in the modified Eczema Area Sensitivity Index (mEASI) score (P< 0.05). Patient's and Physician's global evaluation of treatment was complete resolution to very good improvement in most of the patients. The laboratory values were within normal limits. The drug was well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms the efficacy and safety of Tacrolimus ointment 0.03% in Indian patients of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.
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- D G Saple
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, 801-813, Mahalaxmi Chambers, 22, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai-400026
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Ramakrishna C, Ravi V, Desai A, Subbakrishna DK, Shankar SK, Chandramuki A. T helper responses to Japanese encephalitis virus infection are dependent on the route of inoculation and the strain of mouse used. J Gen Virol 2003; 84:1559-1567. [PMID: 12771426 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.18676-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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T helper cytokine and IgG subtype responses were studied in three strains of mice (C57BL/6J, Swiss albino, BALB/c; n=90 per strain) immunized with live Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) by intraperitoneal (IP), subcutaneous (SC) and peroral (PO) routes. Lymphocytes obtained from the spleens of immunized and control mice were stimulated in vitro with JEV for 48 h and the supernatants were assayed for the presence of the cytokines IL-4 and IFN-gamma. JEV-specific IgG isotypes were also measured in the sera of immunized mice. T helper cytokine responses in mice immunized with JEV were found to be strain- and route-specific in the three species tested. Moreover, they were also dependent on the type of immunogen used (live vs killed virus), as well as the number of doses administered. C57BL/6J and BALB/c mice were more uniform in their T helper responses compared with the outbred Swiss albino mice and induced a good Th1 response (P<0.001). Among the three routes evaluated, the IP and SC routes consistently elicited a Th1 response compared with the PO route (P<0.001), where an initial Th2-type response reverted to a Th1 response after repeated immunization. Live JEV induced a Th1 response while the commercial killed vaccine induced a predominant Th2 profile.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Cytokines/biosynthesis
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic
- Encephalitis Virus, Japanese/immunology
- Encephalitis Virus, Japanese/pathogenicity
- Encephalitis, Japanese/etiology
- Encephalitis, Japanese/immunology
- Female
- Immunoglobulin G/biosynthesis
- Immunoglobulin G/classification
- In Vitro Techniques
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-4/biosynthesis
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Species Specificity
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
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- C Ramakrishna
- Departments of Neurovirology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Departments of Neurovirology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Departments of Neurovirology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Departments of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Departments of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Departments of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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Desai A, Wu H, Sun L, Sesterhenn IA, Mostofi FK, McLeod D, Amling C, Kusuda L, Lance R, Herring J, Foley J, Baldwin D, Bishoff JT, Soderdahl D, Moul JW. Complete embedding and close step-sectioning of radical prostatectomy specimens both increase detection of extra-prostatic extension, and correlate with increased disease-free survival by stage of prostate cancer patients. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2003; 5:212-8. [PMID: 12496984 DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2001] [Accepted: 04/02/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The objectives of this work were to evaluate the efficacy of controlled close step-sectioned and whole-mounted radical prostatectomy specimen processing in prediction of clinical outcome as compared to the traditional processing techniques. Two-hundred and forty nine radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens were whole-mounted and close step-sectioned at caliper-measured 2.2-2.3 mm intervals. A group of 682 radical prostatectomy specimens were partially sampled as control. The RPs were performed during 1993-1999 with a mean follow-up of 29.3 months, pretreatment PSA of 0.1-40, and biopsy Gleason sums of 5-8. Disease-free survival based on biochemical or clinical recurrence and secondary intervention were computed using a Kaplan-Meier analysis. There were no significant differences in age at diagnosis, age at surgery, PSA at diagnosis, or biopsy Gleason between the two groups (P<0.05). Compared with the non-close step-sectioned group, the close step-sectioned group showed higher detection rates of extra-prostatic extension (215 (34.1%) vs, 128 (55.4%), P<0.01), and seminal vesicle invasion (50 (7.6%) vs 35 (14.7%), P<0.01). The close step-sectioned group correlated with greater 3-y disease-free survival in organ-confined (P<0.01) and specimen-confined (P<0.01) cases, over the non-uniform group. The close step-sectioned group showed significantly higher disease-free survival for cases with seminal vesicle invasion (P=0.046). No significant difference in disease-free survival was found for the positive margin group (P=0.39) between the close step-sectioned and non-uniform groups. The close step-sectioned technique correlates with increased disease-free survival rates for organ and specimen confined cases, possibly due to higher detection rates of extra-prostatic extension and seminal vesicle invasion. Close step-sectioning provides better assurance of organ-confined disease, resulting in enhanced prediction of outcome by pathological (TNM) stage.
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- A Desai
- Center for Prostate Disease Research (CPDR), Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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Berghella V, Talucci M, Desai A. Does transvaginal sonographic measurement of cervical length before 14 weeks predict preterm delivery in high-risk pregnancies? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2003; 21:140-144. [PMID: 12601834 DOI: 10.1002/uog.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether high-risk patients manifest cervical length < 25 mm on transvaginal ultrasound before 14 weeks of gestation, and if this finding is predictive of preterm delivery. METHODS Asymptomatic pregnancies at high risk for preterm birth were followed prospectively from 10 + 0 weeks to 13 + 6 weeks with transvaginal sonographic measurement of the cervix. A cervical length < 25 mm was considered a short cervix at this gestational age and at the follow-up ultrasound examinations, performed between 14 and 24 weeks. The primary outcome was preterm birth at < 35 weeks of gestation. RESULTS One hundred and eighty-three pregnancies met the study criteria and were included in the analysis. Only 10 (5%) patients had a cervix < 25 mm before 14 weeks. The sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values of a short cervix were 14%, 97%, 50%, and 82%, respectively (relative risk, 2.8; 95% confidence interval, 1.4-5.6). The mean transvaginal sonographic cervical length before 14 weeks of gestation was 33.7 +/- 6.9 mm in pregnancies which delivered preterm (n = 36), and 35.0 +/- 6.8 mm in those delivering at term (n = 147) (P = 0.3). Follow-up transvaginal ultrasound examination of the cervix to 24 weeks revealed that the average gestational age at which a short cervix was detected was 18.7 +/- 2.9 weeks. CONCLUSION A cervical length < 25 mm on transvaginal sonographic assessment rarely occurs before 14 weeks even in high-risk patients destined to deliver preterm; in these patients cervical changes predictive of preterm birth develop mostly after this gestational age.
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- V Berghella
- Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia 19107, USA.
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Desai A, Grimsley C, Innocenti F, Kuttob-Boulos H, Ramirez J, Rienzo AD, Ratain MJ. Pharmacogenetics of flavopiridol, glucuronidation. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9236(03)90577-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Moss SR, Turner SL, Trout RC, White PJ, Hudson PJ, Desai A, Armesto M, Forrester NL, Gould EA. Molecular epidemiology of Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus. J Gen Virol 2002; 83:2461-2467. [PMID: 12237428 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-83-10-2461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Millions of domestic and wild European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have died in Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand during the past 17 years following infection by Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV). This highly contagious and deadly disease was first identified in China in 1984. Epidemics of RHDV then radiated across Europe until the virus apparently appeared in Britain in 1992. However, this concept of radiation of a new and virulent virus from China is not entirely consistent with serological and molecular evidence. This study shows, using RT-PCR and nucleotide sequencing of RNA obtained from the serum of healthy rabbits stored at 4 degrees C for nearly 50 years, that, contrary to previous opinions, RHDV circulated as an apparently avirulent virus throughout Britain more than 50 years ago and more than 30 years before the disease itself was identified. Based on molecular phylogenetic analysis of British and European RHDV sequences, it is concluded that RHDV has almost certainly circulated harmlessly in Britain and Europe for centuries rather than decades. Moreover, analysis of partial capsid sequences did not reveal significant differences between RHDV isolates that came from either healthy rabbits or animals that had died with typical haemorrhagic disease. The high stability of RHDV RNA is also demonstrated by showing that it can be amplified and sequenced from rabbit bone marrow samples collected at least 7 weeks after the animal has died.
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- S R Moss
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (formerly Institute of Virology), Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR, UK1
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (formerly Institute of Virology), Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR, UK1
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- Rabbit-Wise, Holtside, Batts Corner, Dockenfield, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4EX, UK2
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- Institute of Biological Science, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK3
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- Institute of Biological Science, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK3
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (formerly Institute of Virology), Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR, UK1
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (formerly Institute of Virology), Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR, UK1
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (formerly Institute of Virology), Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR, UK1
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (formerly Institute of Virology), Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR, UK1
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The authors report on movement disorders that persist for a long duration following Japanese encephalitis (JE). Fifteen patients with diagnosed JE were followed up after an interval of 3 to 5 years. Of the four patients with a movement disorder, two were children with severe generalized dystonia in whom MRI revealed bilateral thalamic lesions. The two adult patients had parkinsonism. MRI in both adult patients showed lesions confined to the substantia nigra. Viral antibody and antigen were absent in the CSF of all patients.
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- U A Murgod
- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
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Cheeseman IM, Brew C, Wolyniak M, Desai A, Anderson S, Muster N, Yates JR, Huffaker TC, Drubin DG, Barnes G. Implication of a novel multiprotein Dam1p complex in outer kinetochore function. J Cell Biol 2001; 155:1137-45. [PMID: 11756468 PMCID: PMC2199314 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200109063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Dam1p, Duo1p, and Dad1p can associate with each other physically and are required for both spindle integrity and kinetochore function in budding yeast. Here, we present our purification from yeast extracts of an approximately 245 kD complex containing Dam1p, Duo1p, and Dad1p and Spc19p, Spc34p, and the previously uncharacterized proteins Dad2p and Ask1p. This Dam1p complex appears to be regulated through the phosphorylation of multiple subunits with at least one phosphorylation event changing during the cell cycle. We also find that purified Dam1p complex binds directly to microtubules in vitro with an affinity of approximately 0.5 microM. To demonstrate that subunits of the Dam1p complex are functionally important for mitosis in vivo, we localized Spc19-green fluorescent protein (GFP), Spc34-GFP, Dad2-GFP, and Ask1-GFP to the mitotic spindle and to kinetochores and generated temperature-sensitive mutants of DAD2 and ASK1. These and other analyses implicate the four newly identified subunits and the Dam1p complex as a whole in outer kinetochore function where they are well positioned to facilitate the association of chromosomes with spindle microtubules.
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- I M Cheeseman
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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OBJECTIVES To study the ability of nilutamide to induce prostate-specific antigen (PSA) responses in patients with hormone-resistant prostate cancer who had been exposed to prior antiandrogen therapy, because resistance to antiandrogens may be mediated by altered binding to a mutated or overexpressed androgen receptor and because an alternative antiandrogen may overcome such resistance. Nilutamide is a little used antiandrogen that has a chemical structure distinct from that of the other two antiandrogens, flutamide and bicalutamide. METHODS Fourteen patients with hormone-resistant prostate cancer were treated with nilutamide 150 mg/day (n = 12) or 300 mg/day (n = 2). Seven had been treated with one prior antiandrogen (all with bicalutamide), five with both bicalutamide and flutamide, and two had received bicalutamide and prior chemotherapy. RESULTS In a retrospective analysis, 7 (50%) of the 14 patients had a greater than 50% decline in their PSA level, and 4 of the 6 patients with bone pain experienced subjective improvement. The median duration of the PSA response was 11 months (range 2 to 28+) with 2 of the 7 patients still experiencing a PSA response. In addition, 3 patients (20%) had brief and minor PSA responses (less than 50%). CONCLUSIONS A subset of patients, whose disease progresses with prior antiandrogen therapy, may experience a PSA response to nilutamide. The role of nilutamide in such hormone-resistant patients deserves additional prospective study.
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- A Desai
- Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Microtubules are dynamically unstable polymers that interconvert stochastically between polymerization and depolymerization. Compared with microtubules assembled from purified tubulin, microtubules in a physiological environment polymerize faster and transit more frequently between polymerization and depolymerization. These dynamic properties are essential for the functions of the microtubule cytoskeleton during diverse cellular processes. Here, we have reconstituted the essential features of physiological microtubule dynamics by mixing three purified components: tubulin; a microtubule-stabilizing protein, XMAP215; and a microtubule-destabilizing kinesin, XKCM1. This represents an essential first step in the reconstitution of complex microtubule dynamics-dependent processes, such as chromosome segregation, from purified components.
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- K Kinoshita
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
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Bhol KC, Desai A, Kumari S, Colon JE, Ahmed AR. Pemphigus vulgaris: the role of IL-1 and IL-1 receptor antagonist in pathogenesis and effects of intravenous immunoglobulin on their production. Clin Immunol 2001; 100:172-80. [PMID: 11465946 DOI: 10.1006/clim.2001.5061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is increasingly being used for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. In the present report, the role of IVIG on in vivo and in vitro production of IL-1 and IL-1 receptor antagonist (Ra) was studied in patients with pemphigus vulgaris (PV). Serum samples from 20 untreated patients with active PV prior to initiation of systemic therapy, 20 patients receiving IVIG treatment, 20 patients in clinical remission after conventional therapy, and 20 normal human controls were studied to determine the serum levels of IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-1Ra. The in vitro production of these cytokines was measured in the culture supernatant of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 10 PV patients immediately before and after IVIG therapy and from age and sex-matched 10 healthy donors simultaneously. Elevated levels of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta were detected (i) in the serum of untreated PV patients with active disease prior to systemic therapy and (ii) before IVIG infusions in patients receiving IVIG therapy. These increased levels are statistically significant when compared to the levels in healthy controls (P < 0.01). A marked reduction of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta was detected (i) in the serum of patients in prolonged clinical remission and (ii) immediately after IVIG infusion in those patients on IVIG therapy. Increased level of IL-1Ra was detected in PV patients in prolonged clinical remission and after IVIG infusion in those receiving IVIG therapy. These differences were statistically significant when compared to the levels in normal controls and to the levels in the sera of patients with active disease (P < 0.01) or just before the beginning of IVIG infusion (P < 0.01). Similar differences in the levels of IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-1Ra were found in the culture supernatant of PBMC isolated from the PV patients pre and post IVIG therapy. These observations suggests that, compared to normal controls, patients with active PV have reversed levels of IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-1Ra. IVIG therapy may down-regulate production of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta and enhance production of IL-1Ra, in vivo and in vitro. This might be one of the important mechanisms by which IVIG produces its early therapeutic effects in pemphigus vulgaris.
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- K C Bhol
- Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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An infectious clone (pGGVs) of the tick-borne encephalitis complex virus Vasilchenko (Vs) was constructed previously. Virus recovered from pGGVs produced slightly smaller plaques than the Vs parental virus. Sequence analysis demonstrated five nucleotide differences between the original Vs virus and pGGVs; four of these mutations resulted in amino acid substitutions, while the fifth mutation was located in the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR). Two mutations were located in conserved regions and three mutations were located in variable regions of the virus genome. Reverse substitutions from the conserved regions of the genome, R(496)-->H in the envelope (E) gene and C(10884)-->T in the 3'UTR, were introduced both separately and together into the infectious clone and their biological effect on virus phenotype was evaluated. The engineered viruses with R(496) in the E protein produced plaques of smaller size than viruses with H(496) at this position. This mutation also affected the growth and neuroinvasiveness of the virus. In contrast, the consequence of a T(10884)-->C substitution within the 3'UTR was noticeable only in cytotoxicity and neuroinvasiveness tests. However, all virus mutants engineered by modification of the infectious clone, including one with two wild-type mutations, H(496) and T(10884), showed reduced neuroinvasiveness in comparison with the Vs parental virus. Therefore, although the H(496)-->R and T(10884)-->C substitutions clearly reduce virus virulence, the other mutations within the variable regions of the capsid (I(45)-->F) and the NS5 (T(2688)-->A and M(3385)-->I) genes also contribute to the process of attenuation. In terms of developing flavivirus vaccines, the impact of accumulating apparently minor mutations should be assessed in detail.
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- T S Gritsun
- Institute of Virology and Environmental Microbiology, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR, UK1
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- Institute of Virology and Environmental Microbiology, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR, UK1
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- Institute of Virology and Environmental Microbiology, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR, UK1
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In all eukaryotes, segregation of mitotic chromosomes requires their interaction with spindle microtubules. To dissect this interaction, we use live and fixed assays in the one-cell stage Caenorhabditis elegans embryo. We compare the consequences of depleting homologues of the centromeric histone CENP-A, the kinetochore structural component CENP-C, and the chromosomal passenger protein INCENP. Depletion of either CeCENP-A or CeCENP-C results in an identical "kinetochore null" phenotype, characterized by complete failure of mitotic chromosome segregation as well as failure to recruit other kinetochore components and to assemble a mechanically stable spindle. The similarity of their depletion phenotypes, combined with a requirement for CeCENP-A to localize CeCENP-C but not vice versa, suggest that a key step in kinetochore assembly is the recruitment of CENP-C by CENP-A-containing chromatin. Parallel analysis of CeINCENP-depleted embryos revealed mitotic chromosome segregation defects different from those observed in the absence of CeCENP-A/C. Defects are observed before and during anaphase, but the chromatin separates into two equivalently sized masses. Mechanically stable spindles assemble that show defects later in anaphase and telophase. Furthermore, kinetochore assembly and the recruitment of CeINCENP to chromosomes are independent. These results suggest distinct roles for the kinetochore and the chromosomal passengers in mitotic chromosome segregation.
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- K Oegema
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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Desai A, Lankford HA, Warren JS. Homocysteine augments cytokine-induced chemokine expression in human vascular smooth muscle cells: implications for atherogenesis. Inflammation 2001; 25:179-86. [PMID: 11403209 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011088431191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis. While in vitro studies have revealed a number of homocysteine-mediated alterations in the thromboregulatory properties of endothelial cells, comparatively little is known about homocysteine-modulated smooth muscle cell function. We observed that exposure of human aortic smooth muscle cells to pathophysiologically relevant concentrations of homocysteine results in concentration-dependent increases in cytokine-induced MCP-1 and IL-8 secretion. RNase protection assays revealed that both MCP-1 and IL-8 mRNA concentrations are increased in homocysteine-treated smooth muscle cells when compared to cells activated with cytokines alone. Homocysteine treatment also increased cytosolic-to-nuclear translocation of the p65 and p50 subunits of the Rel/NF-kappaB family of transcription factors but had no effect on AP-1 activation. Cumulatively, these data suggest that homocysteine may increase monocyte recruitment into developing atherosclerotic lesions by upregulating MCP-1 and IL-8 expression in vascular smooth muscle cells.
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- A Desai
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109-0602, USA
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- A Desai
- Cell Biology and Biophysics Programme, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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Saple DG, Amar AK, Ravichandran G, Korde KM, Desai A. Efficacy and safety of butenafine in superficial dermatophytoses (tinea pedis, tinea cruris, tinea corporis). J Indian Med Assoc 2001; 99:274-5. [PMID: 11676116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Superficial dermatophytoses of skin are very common infections seen in clinical practice. Besides topical imidazoles, triazoles and allylamines, topical butenafine (a benzylamine derivative) is a novel agent with broad antifungal activity. One hundred and eleven patients with tinea infections were enrolled in this multicentric, randomised, single-blind non-comparative study, which involved application of butenafine (1%) cream in tinea pedis (4 weeks) and tinea cruris and tinea corporis (2 weeks) cases. The results showed that butenafine causes rapid resolution of signs and symptoms (erythema itching, burning, crusting, scaling, etc), with good patient and physician acceptability of treatment. The broader spectrum fungicidal activity and better drug retention in superficial skin layers may be responsible for this beneficial effect.
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- D G Saple
- Grant Medical College and GT Hospital, Mumbai
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Rivastigmine (Exelontrade mark, Novartis) is a novel intermediate-acting reversible and non-competitive carbamate acetylcholinesterase (AChE) that was recently introduced for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Preclinical studies have shown that rivastigmine has many similarities to other currently available cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) and some important differences. The drug has been evaluated for this use in two well designed, published, adequately powered, Phase III, 26 week clinical trials that included a total of more than 1500 rivastigmine and 700 placebo recipients. Most of these patients had concomitant disorders that were being treated with numerous other drugs. These studies indicate that rivastigmine (6 - 12 mg/day) usually produces cognitive, global and functional changes that indicate significantly less deterioration than was observed with placebo in patients with mild-to-moderate AD, with higher doses producing more benefits. Rivastigmine is beneficial in all three domains (namely cognition, daily activities and behaviour) of AD. Data on long-term efficacy support continued benefits of rivastigmine beyond 6 months. Rivastigmine is generally well-tolerated with no requirement for routine electrocardiogram (ECG) or blood monitoring. Rivastigmine causes adverse events that are generally those expected from a ChEI and mainly involve gastrointestinal system. They are usually mild-to-moderate, of short duration and responsive to dosage reduction. They occur mostly during the dosage titration phase and decrease during the maintenance phase. Clinically significant drug-drug interactions are unlikely. The consistent efficacy in treating all three domains (cognition, daily functioning and behaviour) and good tolerability, particularly with slow titration, makes rivastigmine a good first-line ChEI therapy for the treatment of AD. Therapeutic dose range is 6 - 12 mg/day. Rivastigmine should be started at 1.5 mg b.i.d. with meals and increased at 2 - 4 week intervals to achieve the highest tolerated dose.
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- A Desai
- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center and School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63104, USA
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Reddy PS, Adsul BB, Gandewar K, Korde KM, Desai A. Evaluation of efficacy and safety of iron polymaltose complex and folic acid (Mumfer) vs iron formulation (ferrous fumarate) in female patients with anaemia. J Indian Med Assoc 2001; 99:154-5. [PMID: 11478761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Treatment of iron deficiency anaemia with conventional oral preparations is handicapped by unpredictable haematological response in addition to potential for irritating gastrointestinal adverse events. Iron polymaltose complex (IPC), a novel oral iron formulation with better absorbability, predictable haematinic response and less side effects was compared with oral ferrous fumarate in 100 female patients with documented iron deficiency anaemia. Clinical parameters (pallor, weakness) as well as biochemical parameters (Hb, serum iron, total iron binding capacity) show favourable changes with IPC; the physician and patient assessment also favour IPC over ferrous fumarate.
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- P S Reddy
- Department of PSM, LTMM College & LTMG Hospital, Sion, Mumbai
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Ainapure SS, Desai A, Korde K. Efficacy and safety of Ascoril in the management of cough--National Study Group report. J Indian Med Assoc 2001; 99:111, 114. [PMID: 11482804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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A total of 768 patients were recruited by 81 physicians and paediatricians all over the country in this National Study Group of 'Ascoril + Expectorant'. The results of this first large scale study of a cough formula indicates that 'Ascoril + Expectorant' is effective in controlling cough, breathlessness and decreasing the volume of sputum. No serious adverse events were noted. Ascoril was well accepted by the patients and its efficacy was rated very high by the physician. The National Study Group concludes that 'Ascoril + Expectorant' is highly effective in the management of cough associated with lower respiratory tract infection and COPDs.
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- S S Ainapure
- Department of Pharmacology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai
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In all eukaryotes, a microtubule-based structure known as the spindle is responsible for accurate chromosome segregation during cell division. Spindle assembly and function require localized regulation of microtubule dynamics and the activity of a variety of microtubule-based motor proteins. Recent work has begun to uncover the molecular mechanisms that underpin this process. Here we describe the structural and dynamic properties of the spindle, and introduce the current concepts regarding how a bipolar spindle is assembled and how it functions to segregate chromosomes.
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- T Wittmann
- Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Saple DG, Ravichandran G, Desai A. Evaluation of safety and efficacy of ketoconazole 2% and zinc pyrithione 1% shampoo in patients with moderate to severe dandruff--a postmarketing study. J Indian Med Assoc 2000; 98:810-1. [PMID: 11394481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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A postmarketing study was conducted on 236 patients from 23 centres suffering from moderate to severe dandruff with a combination of ketoconazole and zinc pyrithione (1%) for a duration of 4 weeks with 2 weeks further follow-up. Scoring of dandruff was done on a 0-10 scale for each of the 6 regions of scalp at each week up to 6 weeks. The results indicate that there was a consistent improvement in dandruff scores over the treatment period and a reduction of > 90% was seen for all areas of scalp individually as well as collectively as compared to baseline. The treatment also showed significant improvement in other signs and symptoms such as erythema and itching, with a highly favourable adverse event profile. The overall assessment for global improvement by investigators showed good-excellent results with high acceptability amongst the patient population for the treatment. A combination shampoo of ketoconazole (2%) and zinc pyrithione (1%) offers a safe and effective option in the treatment of dandruff.
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- D G Saple
- STDs, Leprosy and AIDS Medicine, Grant Medical College, GT Hospital, Mumbai
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Rao PP, Mopkar O, Desai A. Comparative trial to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of cefuroxime 250mg with probenecid 250mg with cefuroxime 500mg in the management of community acquired pneumonia, acute bronchitis and acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis. J Indian Med Assoc 2000; 98:650-1, 654. [PMID: 11258501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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- P P Rao
- JJ Hospital & Grant Medical College, Mumbai
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Khanna N, Chandramuki A, Desai A, Ravi V, Santosh V, Shankar SK, Satishchandra P. Cryptococcosis in the immunocompromised host with special reference to AIDS. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2000; 42:311-5. [PMID: 15597679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Cryptococcosis is increasing because of an ever rising population of immunocompromised individuals especially those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Cryptococcal infection of the central nervous system (CNS) were diagnosed in 149 cases over a period of 19.5 years (January 1978-June 1998). Culture was positive in all cases except three who were already on antifungal therapy. India ink mounts of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed encapsulated cryptococci in 134, and cryptococcal antigen was detected in 111 of 114 patients tested. A comparison of laboratory and certain clinical parameters in patients with and without associated HIV infection showed that a poor CSF cell response and culture of cryptococci from extra-neural sites was more often associated with HIV infection and was statistically significant. Further, presence of concomitant infection especially tuberculosis, and mortality were higher in the HIV positive group.
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- N Khanna
- Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore.
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Wadhwa SL, Thomas J, Ainapure SS, Desai A. Candid-B cream in the treatment of candidiasis with inflammatory dermatoses--National Study Group. J Indian Med Assoc 2000; 98:580, 582. [PMID: 11291799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Physicians (n = 84) across the country prescribed candid-B cream (clotrimazole 1% + beclomethasone dipropionate 0.025%) on 822 patients suffering from candidiasis with inflammatory diseases to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination. The results showed reduction in severity was more than 80% for all symptoms/signs except scaling and lichenification where the reduction was 76.05% and 66.03% respectively. Only one patient complained of adverse reaction. So in the treatment of coexisting candidiasis and inflammatory dermatoses the combination of clotrimazole 1% + beclomethasone 0.025% (candid-B cream) was found to be highly effective.
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- S L Wadhwa
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai
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- A Desai
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Postfach 10 22 09, D-69012, Germany
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Howell RJ, Desai A. Free radicals in obstetrics and gynaecology--role of iron therapy. J Indian Med Assoc 2000; 98:400-3. [PMID: 11143866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Saple DG, Desai A. Clinical evaluation of ointment containing mupirocin and betamethasone in infected dermatoses. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2000; 66:196-199. [PMID: 20877074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The aim of the trial was to study the efficacy and safety of the ointment containing mupirocin 2% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% in the treatment of infected dermatoses. Patients having either primary infection complicated by dermatoses or dermatoses infected secondarily were included in their study. From the analysis of 59 patients, it was noted that this ointment was found to be safe and very effective by dermatologist in the treatment of infected dermatoses in 94.9% of the patients. Similarly 89.8% of the patients reported more than 70% improvement in their symptoms after 7 days of treatment. No adverse effects were reported during the treatment period by any of the patients except worsening of skin lesions by one patient.
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- D G Saple
- Department of Dermatology, Grant Medical College, GT Hospital, Mumbai - 400 001, India
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Swann PG, Casanova RA, Desai A, Frauenhoff MM, Urbancic M, Slomczynska U, Hopfinger AJ, Le Breton GC, Venton DL. Nonspecific protease-catalyzed hydrolysis/synthesis of a mixture of peptides: product diversity and ligand amplification by a molecular trap. Biopolymers 2000; 40:617-25. [PMID: 9140201 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0282(1996)40:6<617::aid-bip3>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We sought to develop a peptide library in solution and dynamically screen this library for peptides that would bind to macromolecules of interest. Peptide diversity was achieved in an initial stock solution of peptides by using proteases under conditions in which both hydrolysis and synthesis occurred. As an example, a simple reaction containing YGG, FL and thermolysin resulted in the synthesis of YGGFL as well as many other undefined products. When low molecular weight products of a reaction containing VA, AL, and thermolysin were subsequently exposed to dipeptidase, 7 out of 9 potential dipeptides were observed. Incubation of protease with an hydrolysate of albumin and a radiolabeled peptide resulted in the radiolabel participating in reactions other than simple hydrolysis and, after 24 h, the specific activity of radiolabel was shown by high performance liquid chromatography to disperse to a level that would be necessary in the event of maximum theoretical diversity. When a binding macromolecule was exposed to this system, ligand production was amplified relative to reactions run in the absence of binding macromolecule. This protease-based peptide scrambling and binding system was utilized for the discovery of novel peptides that bind to fibrinogen.
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- P G Swann
- Receptor Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Reddy PS, Adsul BB, Gandewar K, Desai A. Mumfer (iron polymaltose complex) in the management of anaemia in pregnancy--an Indian study. J Indian Med Assoc 2000; 98:343, 346. [PMID: 11203059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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- P S Reddy
- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Mumbai
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Hürthle cell adenomas (HCAs) are a rare and potentially lethal variant of follicular tumors of the thyroid. Considerable controversy exists regarding potential risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of HCAs. The authors report the case of a 38-year-old male patient with an 8.3 cm x 3.5 cm HCA. Diagnosis was made preoperatively from a core needle biopsy and confirmed postoperatively on frozen section. Treatment consisted of a right lobectomy.
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- A Desai
- University of Health Sciences, Kansas City, Mo., USA
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Savant S, Janaki VR, Mittal RR, Sengupta S, Desai A. Evaluation of safety and efficacy of supirocin-B (mupirocin 2% + betamethasone dipropionate 0.05%) in infected dermatoses--a post marketing study. J Indian Med Assoc 2000; 98:194-5. [PMID: 11016191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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The aim of the present post marketing study was to study the safety and efficacy of supirocin-B ointment (mupirocin 2% + betamethasone dipropionate 0.05%) in the treatment of infected dermatoses. For this purpose physicians from different parts of India were requested to keep the clinical records prospectively as per a specially designed proforma over a follow-up period of 7 days, whenever they prescribed supirocin-B ointment (mupirocin 2% + betamethasone dipropionate 0.05%) for local application, three times a day, to their patients having either primary infection complicated by dermatoses or dermatoses infected secondarily. From the analysis of 251 clinical records contributed by 27 physicians, it was evident that in clinical practice, supirocin-B ointment (mupirocin 2% + betamethasone dipropionate 0.05%) was found to be safe and very effective by physicians in the treatment of infected dermatoses in 94.8% of the patients. Similarly 92.4% of the patients reported more than 70% improvement in their symptoms after 7 days of treatment. No adverse effects were reported during the treatment period by any of the patients except worsening of skin lesions by one patient. Thus from this study, supirocin-B ointment (mupirocin 2% + betamethasone dipropionate 0.05%) seems to be safe and effective in the treatment of infected dermatoses.
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- S Savant
- Department of Skin & STD, Nanavati Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai
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Montesinos MC, Yap JS, Desai A, Posadas I, McCrary CT, Cronstein BN. Reversal of the antiinflammatory effects of methotrexate by the nonselective adenosine receptor antagonists theophylline and caffeine: evidence that the antiinflammatory effects of methotrexate are mediated via multiple adenosine receptors in rat adjuvant arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2000; 43:656-63. [PMID: 10728760 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200003)43:3<656::aid-anr23>3.0.co;2-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Weekly low-dose methotrexate (MTX) remains the mainstay of second-line therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We have previously reported that adenosine, acting at specific receptors on inflammatory cells, mediates the antiinflammatory effects of MTX in both in vitro and in vivo models of acute inflammation, but the mechanism by which MTX suppresses the chronic inflammation of arthritis remains controversial. The present study was undertaken to further investigate the means by which adenosine mediates the antiinflammatory effects of MTX. METHODS The effects of 2 nonselective adenosine receptor antagonists, theophylline and caffeine, were examined, using the rat adjuvant arthritis model of RA. These agents were given alone and in conjunction with MTX, and arthritis severity was assessed clinically, radiologically, and histologically. Since rodent adenosine A3 receptors are not blocked by theophylline, selective A1, A2A, and A2B receptor antagonists were tested as well. RESULTS Control animals developed severe arthritis, which was markedly attenuated by weekly treatment with MTX (0.75 mg/kg/week). Neither theophylline alone nor caffeine alone (each at 10 mg/kg/day) significantly affected the severity of the arthritis, but both agents markedly reversed the effect of MTX as measured by a severity index, hindpaw swelling, and hindpaw ankylosis. Radiographic and histologic analyses confirmed these observations. Neither A1, A2A, nor A2B receptor antagonists affected the capacity of MTX to ameliorate inflammation in adjuvant arthritis. CONCLUSION These results provide strong evidence that adenosine mediates the antiinflammatory effects of MTX in this model of RA. Moreover, the findings suggest that abstinence from caffeine, a ubiquitous food additive and medication, may enhance the therapeutic effects of MTX in RA.
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- M C Montesinos
- New York University Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA
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Evenomation by arachnids of the genus Loxosceles frequently results in disfiguring necrotic skin lesions. The cellular and molecular mechanisms which contribute to lesion development are incompletely defined but appear to involve participation of several pro-inflammatory mediators. We have recently observed that Loxosceles deserta venom induces the production of chemokines in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and human pulmonary epithelial cells. In the present study we observed that Loxosceles deserta venom induces the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in human keratinocytes but little in smooth muscle cells and none in pulmonary epithelial cells. A potent endothelial cell-specific mitogen, VEGF induces angiogenesis and vascular permeability in vivo. RNase protection assay data indicate that VEGF mRNA concentrations in keratinocytes are significantly increased at 2 h following venom exposure. These data suggest that keratinocyte-derived VEGF may contribute to the vasodilation, edema and erythema which occur following Loxosceles evenomation.
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MESH Headings
- Aorta/cytology
- Aorta/drug effects
- Aorta/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Endothelial Growth Factors/genetics
- Endothelial Growth Factors/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/cytology
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Epithelial Cells/drug effects
- Epithelial Cells/metabolism
- Humans
- Interleukin-1/pharmacology
- Keratinocytes/drug effects
- Keratinocytes/metabolism
- Lung/cytology
- Lung/drug effects
- Lung/metabolism
- Lymphokines/genetics
- Lymphokines/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases/pharmacology
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology
- Spider Venoms/pharmacology
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
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- A Desai
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109-0602, USA
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Jayaram S, Desai A. Efficacy and safety of Ascoril expectorant and other cough formula in the treatment of cough management in paediatric and adult patients--a randomised double-blind comparative trial. J Indian Med Assoc 2000; 98:68-70. [PMID: 11016157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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The present study was undertaken to study the comparative safety and efficacy of two cough formulas viz, Ascoril expectorant and other cough formula in the management of cough associated with respiratory disorders. Fifty patients having cough associated with various respiratory disorders like bronchitis and upper or lower respiratory tract infections were randomly divided into 2 equal groups and were treated with one of the two cough formulas viz, Ascoril cough formula and other cough formula in double-blind manner over a period of 15 days. The evaluation of improvement was carried out by a rating scale using three clinical parameters--cough, sputum and breathlessness. The physicians were asked to rate the effectiveness of the therapy and patients were asked to rate the acceptability of therapy using pre-defined operational criteria. It was observed that the improvement and symptom relief was almost immediate, quicker and better in the group receiving Ascoril as compared to other group. On effectiveness parameter, 96% of the physicians rated Ascoril as having either 'very high effectiveness or high effectiveness' as opposed to only 34% of the physicians who rated other cough formula as having 'high' or 'very high effectiveness'. While on parameter of acceptability, 96% of the patients rated acceptability of Ascoril as 'high' or 'good' as opposed to only 24% of the patients who rated other cough formula 'high' or 'good'. The findings of this study suggests that Ascoril cough formula has better efficacy as well as better patient acceptability. Thus, Ascoril cough formula is superior to other cough formula in management of cough associated with respiratory disorders.
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A micromachining process is described for fabricating a mass spectrometry electrospray source on a silicon chip. The process utilizes polymer (parylene) layers to form a system of chambers, filters, channels, and hollow needle structures (electrospray emitters) that extend more than a millimeter beyond the edge of the silicon substrate. The use of photoresist as the sacrificial layer facilitates the creation of long channels. Access to the channel structures on the chip is through a port etched through the silicon substrate that also serves as a sample reservoir. A reusable chip holder consisting of two plastic plates and an elastomer gasket provides the means to mount the chip in front of the mass spectrometer inlet and make electrical and gas connections. The electrospray emitters have tapered tips with 5 microns x 10 microns rectangular openings. The shape of the tip can be varied depending on the shape of the mask used to protect the parylene structures during the final plasma etch. The parylene emitters are physically robust and require only a high electric field to achieve stable electrospray operation over a period of a few hours. Direct comparisons with conventional glass or fused silica emitters indicated very similar performance with respect to signal strength and stability, spectral quality, and endurance. The automated MS/MS analysis of a mixture of tryptic peptides was no more difficult and yielded nearly identical results as the analysis of the same sample using a conventional nanospray device. This work demonstrates that an efficient electrospray interface to mass spectrometry can be integrated with other on-chip structures and mass-produced using a batch process.
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- L Licklider
- Division of Immunology, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010, USA
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Desai A, Ravi V, Satishchandra P, Khanna N, Rao S, Gourie-Devi M, Chandramuki A. HIV antibody profiles in serum and CSF of patients with neurological disease can serve as predictors of outcome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000; 68:86-8. [PMID: 10601409 PMCID: PMC1760638 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.1.86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The serum and CSF antibody profiles were investigated in 100 patients with HIV in relation to the type and severity of neurological disease. Among them, 87 were positive for anti-HIV antibodies in the CSF. In 30 of 87 patients detailed analysis by western blot could be performed. In 20 of 30 the profiles were dissimilar, with more of bands being found in the serum than in the CSF. The correlation of western blot profiles to the clinical outcome indicated that the number of anti-HIV antibody bands as well as the index in the CSF of fatal cases were significantly less compared with non-fatal cases (p=0.019 and p=0.039 respectively).
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- A Desai
- Department of Neurovirology, Neurology, Neuromicrobiology, and Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore 560029, India
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