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Vallely A, Toliman P, Tabrizi S, Badman SG, Kombati Z, Gabuzzi J, Allan J, Munnull G, Silim S, Ryan C, Vallely LM, Kelly-Hanku A, Wand H, Mola GDL, Siba P, Guy R, Kaldor JM. P10.02 Field evaluation of the xpert hpv test for the detection of human papillomavirus infection in women using self-collected vaginal compared to clinician-collected cervical specimens. Br J Vener Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Patel S, Mehren MV, Reed D, Agulnik M, Kaiser P, Charlson J, Kraft A, Hamm J, Karnad A, Ryan C, Rushing D, Meyer C, Khokhar N, McCarthy S, Park Y, Knoblauch R, Parekh T, Maki R, Demetri G. 3403 Final overall survival (OS) analysis of the randomized phase 3 study of trabectedin (T) or dacarbazine (D) for the treatment of patients (pts) with advanced leiomyosarcoma (LMS) or liposarcoma (LPS). Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)31878-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ryan C, Barbour A, Burke L, Sheppard MN. Non-infectious aortitis of the ascending aorta: a histological and clinical correlation of 71 cases including overlap with medial degeneration and atheroma—a challenge for the pathologist. J Clin Pathol 2015; 68:898-904. [DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2015-203061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mooney K, Ryan C, Downey D. ePS03.5 Adherence monitoring in cystic fibrosis centres: Current practice and pharmacists’ perspectives. J Cyst Fibros 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(15)30150-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Böttcher M, Neumann J, Falkenhagen D, Holtz M, Schmicker R, Ryan C, Klinkmann H. Five-sixths nephrectomy and extracorporeal detoxification in the conscious rat. CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEPHROLOGY 2015; 60:245-51. [PMID: 3345673 DOI: 10.1159/000414809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ryan C, Li J, Kheoh T, Scher HI, Molina A. Abstract LB-434: Baseline serum adrenal androgens are prognostic and predictive of overall survival (OS) in patients (pts) with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC): Results of the COU-AA-301 phase 3 randomized trial. Clin Trials 2014. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2012-lb-434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wangnapi RA, Soso S, Unger HW, Sawera C, Ome M, Umbers AJ, Ndrewei N, Siba P, Li Wai Suen CSN, Vallely A, Wapling J, Ryan C, Mueller I, Rogerson SJ. Prevalence and risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis infection in pregnant women in Papua New Guinea. Sex Transm Infect 2014; 91:194-200. [PMID: 25313204 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of, and risk factors associated with, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis infection in pregnant women in Madang, Papua New Guinea (PNG). METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 400 pregnant women presenting to antenatal clinics. Sociodemographic and behavioural data were collected and real-time PCR diagnostic methods were used to detect the presence of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomonas in self-collected vaginal swabs. The relationships between symptoms, sociodemographic and behavioural factors and infection were assessed. RESULTS The prevalence of C. trachomatis was 11.1%, N. gonorrhoeae was 9.7% and T. vaginalis was 21.3%. One-third of women (33.7%) had at least one infection. The most common symptom was abdominal pain (48.0%), but only abnormal vaginal discharge was consistently associated with infection (p<0.001). Women diagnosed with vaginal discharge syndrome were more likely to have at least one treatable infection (50.0% (47/94) vs 26.8% (68/254), p<0.001), yet 59.1% of women with infection would have been missed by the current clinically-based syndromic diagnosis. Risk factors included having a partner at perceived risk of infection, maternal extramarital intercourse, early sexual debut, lack of formal education, urban residence and smoking. 78.8% of women reported never using condoms. CONCLUSIONS The prevalences of T. vaginalis, C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae were high among pregnant women in coastal PNG. The poor performance of clinically based syndromic diagnosis suggests that alternative strategies are urgently required to improve detection and reduce the burden of sexually transmitted infections and their associated adverse pregnancy outcomes in this population.
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Patel M, Freeman NR, Dhaliwal S, Wright N, Daoud Y, Ryan C, Dibella AV, Menter A. The prevalence of Dupuytren contractures in patients with psoriasis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2014; 39:894-9. [DOI: 10.1111/ced.12424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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To be, or not to be, that is the question - Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die, to sleep; … Hamlet, III i Hamlet's soliloquy is surely the most famous expression of suicidal ideation in English literature. However, by the end of the play, it is not Hamlet, but Ophelia who has taken her own life, even though she gave no prior hint of self-destruction.
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Ryan C, Kelleher J, Fagan MF, Rogers S, Collins P, Barker JNWN, Allen M, Hagan R, Renfro L, Kirby B. Genetic markers of treatment response to tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors in the treatment of psoriasis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2014; 39:519-24. [DOI: 10.1111/ced.12323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Cecconi M, Ryan C, Dawson D, Di Tomasso N, McAnulty G, Philips B, Rhodes A. Glycaemia and critical care outcomes. Crit Care 2014. [PMCID: PMC4069443 DOI: 10.1186/cc13631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Ryan C, McHugh B, Boyle B, McGovern E, Bérubé M, Lopez-Suárez P, Elfes CT, Boyd DT, Ylitalo GM, Van Blaricom GR, Clapham PJ, Robbins J, Palsbøll PJ, O’Connor I, Berrow SD. Levels of persistent organic pollutants in eastern North Atlantic humpback whales. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2013. [DOI: 10.3354/esr00545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Ryan C, Shore ND, Concepcion R. A urologic oncology roundtable discussion: how to choose among the available therapies for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer. Postgrad Med 2013; 125:114-6. [PMID: 24200767 DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2013.11.2718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Results from a recent survey of 100 urologists and 100 oncologists who treat patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) identified a lack of physician confidence in choosing among the variety of new anticancer therapies available, and incorporating these therapies into their clinical decision-making process. In response to a survey conducted by Urologic Oncology, a physician roundtable discussion was convened and this companion summary article created to provide a knowledge-based perspective for optimizing CRPC treatment and improving communication between urologists and oncologists (http://prostatecancer.urologiconcology.org/). The participating experts described the importance of a documented testosterone level, despite androgen-deprivation therapy, and an increase in prostate-specific antigen level when diagnosing patients with CRPC. Recently published data and personal clinical experience in CRPC management using approved chemotherapeutics, immunotherapies, and oral agents were discussed, as were management of bone metastases and the overall survival improvement in patients undergoing treatment.
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Ryan P, Schlidt A, Ryan C. The impact of osteoporosis prevention programs on calcium intake: a systematic review. Osteoporos Int 2013; 24:1791-801. [PMID: 23314270 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-2259-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Little is known about the dimensions of osteoporosis prevention programs essential to changing health behaviors. The purpose of this review was to determine the impact of select characteristics of structured osteoporosis prevention programs on calcium intake in women. This systematic review included 12 experimental and quasi-experimental studies conducted internationally with adult women participants. Studies were more likely to demonstrate differences when they were conducted outside the U.W.; participants had lower baseline calcium intake; and interventions were multi-dimensional and included factual information, skill training, and social contact delivered dynamically over time. The results document extensive variability across participants, programs, and measures. There is a need to document the source (total and sub-total) of calcium intake, to provide the necessary data to calculate effect sizes to enable comparison across studies, and to identify those moderating factors (such as menopausal status) that affect the ability to determine differences between sub-groups. Results indicate health behavior change is more likely to occur when patient-centered interventions designed to increase knowledge and health beliefs, skills and abilities, and social facilitation are delivered over time. There is an urgent need for the development and testing of new health behavior change theories, prevention programs, and delivery media to support and complement health care providers in the prevention and management of this common, debilitating condition.
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Aparicio AM, Harzstark AL, Corn PG, Wen S, Araujo JC, Tu SM, Pagliaro LC, Kim J, Millikan RE, Ryan C, Tannir NM, Zurita AJ, Mathew P, Arap W, Troncoso P, Thall PF, Logothetis CJ. Platinum-based chemotherapy for variant castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2013; 19:3621-30. [PMID: 23649003 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-3791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 291] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Clinical features characteristic of small-cell prostate carcinoma (SCPC), "anaplastic," often emerge during the progression of prostate cancer. We sought to determine the efficacy of platinum-based chemotherapy in patients meeting at least one of seven prospectively defined "anaplastic" clinical criteria, including exclusive visceral or predominantly lytic bone metastases, bulky tumor masses, low prostate-specific antigen levels relative to tumor burden, or short response to androgen deprivation therapy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN A 120-patient phase II trial of first-line carboplatin and docetaxel (CD) and second-line etoposide and cisplatin (EP) was designed to provide reliable clinical response estimates under a Bayesian probability model with early stopping rules in place for futility and toxicity. RESULTS Seventy-four of 113 (65.4%) and 24 of 71 (33.8%) were progression free after four cycles of CD and EP, respectively. Median overall survival (OS) was 16 months [95% confidence interval (CI), 13.6-19.0 months]. Of the seven "anaplastic" criteria, bulky tumor mass was significantly associated with poor outcome. Lactic acid dehydrogenase strongly predicted for OS and rapid progression. Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) concentration strongly predicted OS but not rapid progression. Neuroendocrine markers did not predict outcome or response to therapy. CONCLUSION Our findings support the hypothesis that patients with "anaplastic" prostate cancer are a recognizable subset characterized by a high response rate of short duration to platinum-containing chemotherapies, similar to SCPC. Our results suggest that CEA is useful for selecting therapy in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer and consolidative therapies to bulky high-grade tumor masses should be considered in this patient population.
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McDermott RL, Hutchinson B, Ryan C, Conneely JB, Latif A, Maguire D, Sheahan K. Mesenteric lipodystrophy - An unusual intraabdominal mass. Int J Surg Case Rep 2013; 4:232-4. [PMID: 23291330 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Revised: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 11/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION We report the case of a 21 year old female with underlying facial lipodystrophy who presented with left lower abdominal pain, weight gain and altered bowel habit. PRESENTATION OF CASE Subsequent investigation showed a large (21cm×18cm×8cm) intraabdominal mass. At laparotomy, it was completely excised and was seen to arise from the transverse mesocolon and following histology revealed it to be mesenteric lipodystrophy. DISCUSSION Mesenteric lipodystrophy is a rare clinical entity, and part of a spectrum of disorders of sclerosing mesenteritis. This is the first reported case in a patient with pre-existing facial lipodystrophy. CONCLUSION Herein we describe a case of mesenteric lipodystrophy, discuss its management and review of the literature.
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Bayley PJ, Isaac L, Kong JY, Adamson MM, Ashford JW, Mahoney LA, Beltran M, Brown-Elhillali A, Held A, Ajayi A, Belcher H, Bond A, Mason H, Lemaster C, Shaw S, Mullin C, Holick E, Saper R, Braun TD, Riley KE, Park CL, Trehern AE, Davis MB, Mastronardi EL, Butzer B, Khalsa SBS, Shorter SM, Reinhardt KM, Cope S, Cheung C, Justice C, Wyman J, Cook-Cottone CP, Daly LA, Haden SC, Hagins M, Danhauer SC, Griffin LP, Avis NE, Sohl SJ, Lawrence J, Jesse MT, Addington EL, Messino MJ, Giguere JK, Lucas SL, Wiliford SK, Shaw E, de Manincor M, Bensoussan A, Smith C, Fahey P, Bourchier S, Desrochers DIM, Viswanathan S, Partharasathy BR, Doherty K, Moye J, Walsh C, Pokaski-Azar J, Gosian J, Chapman J, King K, Sohl S, Danhauer S, Dunbar E, Gabriel MG, Huebner M, Hofmann SG, Khalsa SBS, Gaskins RB, Jennings E, Thind H, Fava JL, Hartman S, Bock BC, Gramann P, Haaz S, Bingham CO, Bartlett SJ, Hagins M, States R, Selfe T, Innes K, Harris AR, Jennings PA, Abenavoli RM, Katz DA, Hudecek KM, Greenberg MT, Jeter PE, Nkodo AF, Haaz S, Dagnelie G, Keosaian JE, Lemaster CM, Chao M, Saper RB, King KD, Gosian J, Doherty K, Walsh C, Pokaski Azar J, Chapman J, Danhauer SC, Moye J, Kinser P, Bourguignon C, Taylor A, Mahoney LA, Bayley PJ, Collery LM, Menzies-Toman D, Nilsson M, Frykman V, Noggle JJ, Braun T, Khalsa SBS, Nosaka M, Okamura H, Fukatu N, Potts A, Weidknecht K, Coulombe S, Davies B, Ryan C, Day D, Reale J, Staples JK, Knoefel J, Herman C, Riley KE, Park CL, Bedesin EY, Stewart VM, Riley KE, Braun TD, Park CL, Pescatello LS, Davis MB, Trehern AE, Mastronardi EL, Rioux J, Rosen RK, Thind H, Gaskins R, Jennings E, Morrow K, Williams D, Bock B, Rousseau D, Jackson E, Schmid AA, Miller KK, Van Puymbroeck M, Debaun EL, Schalk N, Dierks TD, Altenburger P, Damush T, Williams LS, Selman L, Citron T, Howie-Esquivel J, McDermott K, Milic M, Donesky D, Shook A, Ruzic R, Galloway F, Van Puymbroeck M, Miller KK, Schalk N, Schmid AA, Ward LJ, Stebbings S, Sherman K, Cherkin D, Baxter GD, West JI, Duffy N, Liang B. 2013 SYR Accepted Poster Abstracts. Int J Yoga Therap 2013; 23:32-53. [PMID: 24016822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Krawczyk J, Maguire S, Sandys N, Kelly J, Ryan C, O'Marcaigh A, Storey L, Rooney S, Phillips C, Smith OP. In search of Pinkel's children: unravelling the biological heterogeneity of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia by genotype and treatment molecular response. Ir J Med Sci 2012; 182:377-82. [PMID: 23242576 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-012-0892-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the commonest childhood malignancy has seen remarkable progress since the 1960s with cure rates now approaching 85%. To achieve this patients undergo intensive treatment that usually takes 2.5-3.5 years involving on average 15 different chemotherapeutic drugs. In 1971, Donald Pinkel reported Total Therapy-Protocol V that used 5 drugs and cranial radiation therapy over a similar time period. Today, one half of these patients (Pinkel's children) remain alive and free of leukaemia. AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact post-induction minimal residual disease (MRD) levels had on survival and its relationship with the more established clinical and biological prognostic predictors of outcome in the hope of identifying a subgroup of patients that are at very low risk of failure. METHODS A retrospective review of 250 Irish children with ALL was carried out. MRD status after 28 days of induction chemotherapy and other known predictors of outcome were correlated with 5 year event-free survival (EFS). RESULTS MRD status was the strongest predictor of outcome with 5 year EFS rates greater that 90% seen in those patients with low-risk MRD and this was associated with TEL/AML1 rearrangement, high hyperdiploidy (HH) karyotype and female gender. CONCLUSION Both MRD and karyotype are powerful determinants of outcome in childhood ALL. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that the majority of children cured by Pinkel et al. in the late 1960s were most likely composed of low-risk MRD, TEL/AML1 and HH patients.
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McClure CP, Bowman CA, Geary I, Ryan C, Ball JK, Eley A. HIV-1 co-receptor expression and epithelial immune cells of the cervix in asymptomatic women attending a genitourinary medicine clinic. HIV Med 2012; 14:108-14. [PMID: 23171088 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to qualitatively and semiquantitatively characterize the expression of the principal HIV co-receptors chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5 (CCR5) and chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 (CXCR4) on susceptible CD4 T-helper cell, monocyte/macrophage and Langerhans dendritic cell populations within the cervical epithelia of asymptomatic women attending a genitourinary medicine clinic. METHODS Of 77 asymptomatic women recruited, 35 were excluded: 21 because they were found to have bacterial vaginosis, eight because they were found to have candida and six for other reasons. Cervical cytobrush samples from 11 women with Chlamydia trachomatis infection and 31 women without any detectable genital infection were stained with fluorescently labelled antibodies specific for cell surface CCR5, CXCR4, CD4, CD3, CD1a and CD19 expression, then analysed by flow cytometry. RESULTS CD4/CD3 T-helper cells (84%), CD1a Langerhans dendritic cells (75%) and CD4/CD14 monocytes/macrophages (59%) were detected in the samples. CCR5 and CXCR4 HIV co-receptor expression was observed on 46-86% of the above subsets. CD1a cells exhibited significantly higher CCR5 and CXCR4 positivity and median fluorescence than CD4 cells and higher CXCR4 positivity and median fluorescence than CD14 cells (P < 0.05 or less). Increased detection of CCR5 over CXCR4 was seen in CD14 cells (P < 0.05). No significant differences in CCR5 or CXCR4 expression were found in samples from asymptomatic women with or without chlamydial infection. CONCLUSIONS Co-receptor expression confirms the potential for CD1a Langerhans cells, monocytes/macrophages and T-helper cells in the cervix as primary targets for HIV infection. Previously observed selective transmission of CCR5-tropic isolates cannot be accounted for by a lack of CXCR4-expressing CD4 cervical immune cells. We were unable to identify any specific impact of chlamydial infection on co-receptor expression in this study.
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Friedlander T, Ngo V, Doty S, Zhao Q, Dong H, Ryan C, Chen W, Paris P. 490 Detection and Genomic Interrogation of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) and Circulating Tumor Stem Cells (CTSCs) From Men with Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC). Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)72288-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Koch E, Ryan C, Leitch M, Del Piero F, Boyle A. Magnetic resonance imaging of a solid, multilobular ameloblastoma in the mandible of a pony. EQUINE VET EDUC 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2012.00456.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ryan C, Menter A. Psoriasis and cardiovascular disorders. GIORN ITAL DERMAT V 2012; 147:179-187. [PMID: 22481581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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There is considerable evidence to show that patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis have a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, the metabolic syndrome and smoking compared to the general population. The mechanistic link between psoriasis and this observed increase in cardiovascular co-morbidities has not been fully defined. It is clear, however, that common inflammatory pathways are at play in the pathophysiology of psoriasis, obesity and coronary artery disease. It had been proposed that the control of systemic inflammation in psoriasis could help reduce cardiovascular morbidity, and retrospective studies of methotrexate and anti-TNF-a agents have suggested a cardio-protective effect with use of these agents. More recently, however, there have been concerns regarding a potential excess of cardiovascular events with the newer generation of anti-interleukin-12p40 antibodies. In this article we review the association of psoriasis with cardiovascular disorders and the effects of current psoriasis therapies on cardiovascular risk.
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Hussain M, Corn P, Michaelson D, Hammers H, Alumkal J, Ryan C, Bruce J, Moran S, Mortimer P, Lee S, George D. 124 Activity and safety of the investigational agent orteronel (ortl, TAK-700) in men with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA): Results of a phase 2 study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9056(12)60123-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Barry CT, D'Souza M, McCall M, Safadjou S, Ryan C, Kashyap R, Marroquin C, Orloff M, Almudevar A, Godfrey TE. Micro RNA expression profiles as adjunctive data to assess the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation. Am J Transplant 2012; 12:428-37. [PMID: 22008552 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03788.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Donor livers are precious resources and it is, therefore, ethically imperative that we employ optimally sensitive and specific transplant selection criteria. Current selection criteria, the Milan criteria, for liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are primarily based on radiographic characteristics of the tumor. Although the Milan criteria result in reasonably high survival and low-recurrence rates, they do not assess an individual patient's tumor biology and recurrence risk. Consequently, it is difficult to predict on an individual basis the risk for recurrent disease. To address this, we employed microarray profiling of microRNA (miRNA) expression from formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues to define a biomarker that distinguishes between patients with and without HCC recurrence after liver transplant. In our cohort of 64 patients, this biomarker outperforms the Milan criteria in that it identifies patients outside of Milan who did not have recurrent disease and patients within Milan who had recurrence. We also describe a method to account for multifocal tumors in biomarker signature discovery.
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Rivers J, Smith I, Brighouse R, Foster K, Ryan C, Cameron J. Impact of Quantitative Feedback and Benchmark Selection on Radiation Use by Cardiologists Performing Cardiac Angiography. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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