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Garcia E. Tomorrow is yesterday. J Nucl Cardiol 2002. [DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2002.122019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Back BB, Baker MD, Barton DS, Betts RR, Bindel R, Budzanowski A, Busza W, Carroll A, Corbo J, Decowski MP, Garcia E, George N, Gulbrandsen K, Gushue S, Halliwell C, Hamblen J, Henderson C, Hicks D, Hofman D, Hollis RS, Hołyński R, Holzman B, Iordanova A, Johnson E, Kane J, Katzy J, Khan N, Kucewicz W, Kulinich P, Kuo CM, Lin WT, Manly S, McLeod D, Michałowski J, Mignerey A, Mülmenstädt J, Nouicer R, Olszewski A, Pak R, Park IC, Pernegger H, Rafelski M, Rbeiz M, Reed C, Remsberg LP, Reuter M, Roland C, Roland G, Rosenberg L, Sagerer J, Sarin P, Sawicki P, Skulski W, Steadman SG, Steinberg P, Stephans GSF, Stodulski M, Sukhanov A, Tang JL, Teng R, Trzupek A, Vale C, van Nieuwenhuizen GJ, Verdier R, Wadsworth B, Wolfs FLH, Wosiek B, Woźniak K, Wuosmaa AH, Wysłouch B. Energy dependence of particle multiplicities in central Au+Au collisions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 88:022302. [PMID: 11801006 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.022302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present the first measurement of the pseudorapidity density of primary charged particles in Au+Au collisions at root square[s(NN)] = 200 GeV. For the 6% most central collisions, we obtain dN(ch)/d(eta)/(/eta/<1) = 650+/-35(syst). Compared to collisions at root square[s(NN)] = 130 GeV, the highest energy studied previously, an increase by a factor of 1.14+/-0.05 at 90% confidence level, is found. The energy dependence of the pseudorapidity density is discussed in comparison with data from proton-induced collisions and theoretical predictions.
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Back BB, Betts RR, Chang J, Chang WC, Chi CY, Chu YY, Cumming JB, Dunlop JC, Eldredge W, Fung SY, Ganz R, Garcia E, Gillitzer A, Heintzelman G, Henning WF, Hofman DJ, Holzman B, Kang JH, Kim EJ, Kim SY, Kwon Y, McLeod D, Mignerey AC, Moulson M, Nanal V, Ogilvie CA, Pak R, Ruangma A, Russ DE, Seto R, Stanskas PJ, Stephans GS, Wang H, Wolfs FL, Wuosmaa AH, Xiang H, Xu GH, Yao HB, Zou CM. Antilambda production in Au+Au collisions at 11.7A GeV/c. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 87:242301. [PMID: 11736497 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.242301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present results for antilambda and antiproton production in Au+Au collisions at 11.7 A GeV/c including spectra and extracted invariant yields for both species in central and peripheral collisions in the rapidity range 1.0<y<1.4. The antilambda yield increases from dN(Lambda;)/dy = 1.2(+0.7+0.2)(-0.6-0.2)x10(-3) in peripheral collisions to 19(+4+3)(-5-2)x10(-3) in central collisions. The direct antiproton yield is deduced from the measured total antiproton spectra to extract the ratio of antilambda-to-direct-antiproton production. The Lambda/p ratio near midrapidity increases from 0.26(+0.19+0.5)(-0.15-0.4) in peripheral collisions to 3.6(+4.7+2.7)(-1.8-1.1) in central collisions, a value larger than current theoretical estimates.
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Mattos LA, Grines CL, Sousa JE, Sousa AG, Stone GW, Cox D, Garcia E, Morice MC, O'Neill W, Grines L, Boura J. One-year follow-up after primary coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction in diabetic patients. A substudy of the STENT PAMI trial. Arq Bras Cardiol 2001; 77:549-61. [PMID: 11799430 DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2001001200006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This analysis was undertaken to determine the composite incidence of cumulative adverse events (death, reinfarction, disabling stroke, and target vessel revascularization) at the end of the first year after acute myocardial infarction, in diabetic patients who underwent coronary stenting or primary coronary balloon angioplasty. METHODS From the STENT PAMI trial, we analyzed the 6-month angiographic and 1-year clinical outcomes of 135 diabetic (112, noninsulin dependent) patients who underwent the randomization process of the trial and compared them with 758 nondiabetic patients. RESULTS Coronary stenting did not significantly reduce the primary composite clinical end point when compared with PTCA (20 vs. 30%, p=0.2). A significant benefit from stenting was observed in patients with noninsulin dependent diabetes, with a trend toward a lesser need for new revascularization procedures (10 vs. 21%, p<.001), with a significant reduction in the primary composite clinical end point at 1 year (12 vs. 28%, p=. 04). At 6 months, the restenosis rate were significantly reduced only in nondiabetic patients (18 vs. 33%, p<. 001). Diabetic patients had the same restenosis rate (38%) either with stenting or balloon PTCA. CONCLUSIONS Coronary Stenting in diabetics noninsulin dependent offered a significant reduction in the composite incidence of major clinical adverse events compared with balloon PTCA.
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Brodie BR, Stone GW, Morice MC, Cox DA, Garcia E, Mattos LA, Boura J, O'Neill WW, Stuckey TD, Milks S, Lansky AJ, Grines CL. Importance of time to reperfusion on outcomes with primary coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction (results from the Stent Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction Trial). Am J Cardiol 2001; 88:1085-90. [PMID: 11703949 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)02039-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The mortality benefit of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is strongly dependent on time to treatment. Recent observations suggest that time to treatment may be less important with primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Patients with AMI of <12 hours duration, without cardiogenic shock, who were treated with primary PTCA from the Stent PAMI Trial (n = 1,232) were evaluated to assess the effect of time to reperfusion on outcomes. Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction grade 3 flow was achieved in a high proportion of patients regardless of time to treatment. Improvement in ejection fraction from baseline to 6 months was substantial with reperfusion at <2 hours but was modest and relatively independent of time to reperfusion after 2 hours (<2 hours, 12.3% vs > or =2 hours, 4.2%, p = 0.004). There were no differences in 1- or 6-month mortality by time to reperfusion (6-month mortality: <2 hours [5.5%], 2 to <4 hours [4.6%], 4 to <6 hours [4.5%], >6 hours [4.2%], p = 0.97). There were also no differences in other clinical outcomes by time to reperfusion, except that reinfarction and infarct artery reocclusion at 6 months were more frequent with later reperfusion. The lack of correlation between time to treatment and mortality in patients without cardiogenic shock suggests that the survival benefit of primary PTCA may be related principally to factors other than myocardial salvage. These data may also have implications regarding the triage of patients with AMI for primary PTCA.
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Febres DE, Pramanik A, Caton M, Doherty K, McKoy J, Garcia E, Alejo W, Moore CW. The novel BLM3 gene encodes a protein that protects against lethal effects of oxidative damage. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2001; 47:1149-62. [PMID: 11842813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Mutational alteration of the BLM3 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae confers hypersensitivities to lethal effects of ionizing radiation, anticancer bleomycins and structurally-related phleomycins. Bleomycin is used clinically in the treatment of many types of cancers, including Kaposi's sarcoma. The BLM3 gene was cloned from a genomic library by complementing the drug hypersensitivities conferred by the codominant blm3-1 mutation. The nucleotide sequence of BLM3 encodes a predicted integral protein of 1804 amino acids with seven to ten potential transmembrane domains and additional motifs. The blm3 null mutation was created by gene replacement, and found not to be essential for growth in the absence of the bleomycin-phleomycin antibiotics. Sequence analyses suggest the Blm3p could be a potential member of the major facilitator superfamily (MFS) of permeases. Northern dot blot analyses using a human RNA master tissue blot containing RNA from fifty different fetal and adult tissues revealed sequence homology in adult tissues to BLM3, but no sequence homology in fetal tissues. The function of the Blm3p is presently unknown. We propose several functions for the Blm3p in protecting cells against oxidative agents, including roles in detoxification, transport and defending against DNA damage.
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Belge G, Rippe V, Meiboom M, Drieschner N, Garcia E, Bullerdiek J. Delineation of a 150-kb breakpoint cluster in benign thyroid tumors with 19q13.4 aberrations. CYTOGENETICS AND CELL GENETICS 2001; 93:48-51. [PMID: 11474178 DOI: 10.1159/000056947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Structural rearrangements involving the long arm of chromosome 19 characterize a cytogenetic subgroup of benign thyroid tumors and constitute one of the most frequent specific chromosome abnormalities in epithelial tumors. Recently, we have been able to narrow down the breakpoint region affected in two cell lines to a region covered by a single PAC clone. Close to that region a candidate gene has been identified which we tentatively referred to as RITA (Rearranged In Thyroid Adenomas) now named ZNF331 according to HUGO nomenclature. However, the results had been obtained on two cell lines only making it necessary to extend the studies to a larger number of tumors including primary material. Herein, we have used four further primary tumors showing translocations involving 19q13 for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) mapping studies using a variety of molecular probes from a 470-kbp cosmid/BAC contig. Ten new STSs were characterized and physically mapped within an EcoRI restriction map. The results enabled us to define an approximately 150-kbp breakpoint cluster region of the 19q13 aberrations in benign thyroid tumors flanked by two newly established STS markers.
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Back BB, Baker MD, Barton DS, Betts RR, Bindel R, Budzanowski A, Busza W, Carroll A, Decowski MP, Garcia E, George N, Gulbrandsen K, Gushue S, Halliwell C, Heintzelman GA, Henderson C, Hołyński R, Hofman D, Holzman B, Johnson E, Kane J, Katzy J, Khan N, Kucewicz W, Kulinich P, Lin WT, Manly S, McLeod D, Michałowski J, Mignerey A, Mülmenstädt J, Nouicer R, Olszewski A, Pak R, Park IC, Pernegger H, Reed C, Remsberg LP, Reuter M, Roland C, Roland G, Rosenberg L, Sarin P, Sawicki P, Skulski W, Steadman SG, Stephans GS, Steinberg P, Stodulski M, Sukhanov A, Tang JL, Teng R, Trzupek A, Vale C, van Nieuwenhuizen GJ, Verdier R, Wadsworth B, Wolfs FL, Wosiek B, Woźniak K, Wuosmaa AH, Wysłouch B. Ratios of charged antiparticles-to-particles near mid-rapidity in Au + Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)]=130 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 87:102301. [PMID: 11531474 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.102301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We have measured the ratios of antiparticles to particles for charged pions, kaons, and protons near mid-rapidity in central Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)] = 130 GeV. We observe <pi(-)>/<pi(+)> = 1.00+/-0.01(stat)+/-0.02(syst), <K->/<K+> = 0.91+/-0.07(stat)+/-0.06(syst), and <p>/<p> = 0.60+/-0.04(stat)+/-0.06(syst). The <K->/<K+> and <p>/<p> ratios give a consistent estimate of the baryo-chemical potential mu(B) of 45 MeV, a factor of 5-6 smaller than in central Pb+Pb collisions at sqrt[s(NN)] = 17.2 GeV.
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Back BB, Baker MD, Barton DS, Betts RR, Bindel R, Budzanowski A, Busza W, Carroll A, Decowski MP, Garcia E, George N, Gulbrandsen K, Gushue S, Halliwell C, Heintzelman GA, Henderson C, Hofman DJ, Hołyński R, Holzman B, Johnson E, Kane JL, Katzy J, Khan N, Kucewicz W, Kulinich P, Lin WT, Manly S, McLeod D, Michałowski J, Mignerey AC, Mülmenstädt J, Nouicer R, Olszewski A, Pak R, Park IC, Pernegger H, Reed C, Remsberg LP, Reuter M, Roland C, Roland G, Rosenberg L, Sarin P, Sawicki P, Skulski W, Steadman SG, Steinberg P, Stephans GS, Stodulski M, Sukhanov A, Tang JL, Teng R, Trzupek A, Vale C, van Nieuwenhuizen GJ, Verdier R, Wadsworth B, Wolfs FL, Wosiek B, Woźniak K, Wuosmaa AH, Wysłouch B. Charged-particle pseudorapidity density distributions from Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)]=130 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 87:102303. [PMID: 11531476 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.102303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The charged-particle pseudorapidity density dN(ch)/d eta has been measured for Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)] = 130 GeV at RHIC, using the PHOBOS apparatus. The total number of charged particles produced for the 3% most-central Au+Au collisions for /eta/<or=5.4 is found to be 4200+/-470. The evolution of dN(ch)/d eta with centrality is discussed, and compared to model calculations and to data from proton-induced collisions. The data show an enhancement in charged-particle production at midrapidity, while in the fragmentation regions, the results are consistent with expectations from pp and pA scattering.
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Fleury A, Bouteille B, Garcia E, Marquez C, Preux PM, Escobedo F, Sotelo J, Dumas M. Neurocysticercosis: validity of ELISA after storage of whole blood and cerebrospinal fluid on paper. Trop Med Int Health 2001; 6:688-93. [PMID: 11555435 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00767.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cysticercosis is an infestation of Cysticercus cellulosae. When it occurs in the brain, chronic neurological complications can ensue, most commonly seizures. Neurocysticercosis is usually diagnosed by neuroimaging, a technique not available in most endemic countries. Hence immunological tests are valuable for diagnosis and epidemiological surveys. We evaluated the suitability of paper for storing blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) until subsequent testing by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), by testing whole blood samples on filter paper from 305 patients and CSF samples from 117 patients stored on ordinary white typing paper and on filter paper. Optimal preservation of biological samples is achieved when whole blood is stored on filter paper, CSF on white paper, and when samples are frozen within 1 week after collection. Our results could improve diagnostic capabilities and facilitate epidemiological surveys in endemic countries where immunodiagnostic tests cannot be rapidly performed because of inadequate laboratory infrastructure.
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Garcia E, Cabrera C, Lorenzo ML, Sánchez J, López MC. Daily dietary intake of chromium in southern Spain measured with duplicate diet sampling. Br J Nutr 2001; 86:391-6. [PMID: 11570991 DOI: 10.1079/bjn2001377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We measured daily dietary Cr intake in southern Spain by sampling duplicate diets for seven consecutive days in different population groups. Cr was determined by electrothermal atomization-atomic absorption spectrometry. The samples were mineralized in a digestion block with HNO(3), HClO(4) and V(2)O(5). A total of 161 duplicate diets from twenty-three subjects were analysed, and mean levels of Cr intake ranged from 9.39 to 205.16 microg/d. Mean Cr intake (100 microg/d) was similar to levels found for most other countries, and was within the range recommended by the National Research Council for a safe and adequate daily intake (50-200 microg/d). Chromium intake correlated significantly with energy, protein and carbohydrate intake, and with the daily intake of Zn, Fe, Mg, K, Na, Ca and nicotinic acid in the diets analysed.
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Stone GW, Cox D, Garcia E, Brodie BR, Morice MC, Griffin J, Mattos L, Lansky AJ, O'Neill WW, Grines CL. Normal flow (TIMI-3) before mechanical reperfusion therapy is an independent determinant of survival in acute myocardial infarction: analysis from the primary angioplasty in myocardial infarction trials. Circulation 2001; 104:636-41. [PMID: 11489767 DOI: 10.1161/hc3101.093701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 339] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Whereas survival after lytic therapy for myocardial infarction is strongly dependent on early administration, it is unknown whether the otherwise excellent outcomes in patients undergoing primary PTCA for acute myocardial infarction, in whom TIMI-3 flow rates of >90% may be achieved, can be further improved by early reperfusion. METHODS AND RESULTS Among 2507 patients enrolled in 4 PAMI trials undergoing primary PTCA, spontaneous reperfusion (TIMI-3 flow) was present in 16% at initial angiography. Compared with patients without TIMI-3 flow, those with TIMI-3 flow before PTCA had greater left ventricular ejection fraction (57+/-10% versus 53+/-11%, P=0.003) and were less likely to present in heart failure (7.0% versus 11.6%, P=0.009). Patients with initial TIMI-3 flow had significantly lower in-hospital rates of mortality, new-onset heart failure, and hypotension and had a shorter hospital stay. Cumulative 6-month mortality was 0.5% in patients with initial TIMI-3 flow, 2.8% with TIMI-2 flow, and 4.4% with initial TIMI-0/1 flow (P=0.009). By multivariate analysis, TIMI-3 flow before PTCA was an independent determinant of survival (odds ratio 2.1, P=0.04), even when corrected for by postprocedural TIMI-3 flow. CONCLUSIONS Patients undergoing primary PTCA in whom TIMI-3 flow is present before angioplasty present with greater clinical and angiographic evidence of myocardial salvage, are less likely to develop complications related to left ventricular failure, and have improved early and late survival. These data warrant prospective randomized trials of pharmacological strategies to promote early reperfusion before definitive mechanical intervention in acute myocardial infarction.
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Moreno R, Garcia E, Zamorano J, López-Sendón JL, Sánchez-Harguindey L. Acute myocardial infarction in diabetic patients. Are we actually doing bad? Eur Heart J 2001; 22:1359-61. [PMID: 11465970 DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Roe MT, Cura FA, Joski PS, Garcia E, Guetta V, Kereiakes DJ, Zijlstra F, Brodie BR, Grines CL, Ellis SG. Initial experience with multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention during mechanical reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 2001; 88:170-3, A6. [PMID: 11448417 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01615-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The feasibility and safety of simultaneous multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention during mechanical reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction was analyzed in a retrospective, case-controlled study. Patients who underwent multivessel coronary intervention had a higher risk of adverse clinical outcomes through 6 months compared with matched controls in whom coronary intervention was limited to the infarct-related artery.
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Roth DE, Velapatiño B, Gilman RH, Su WW, Berg DE, Cabrera L, Garcia E. A comparison of a string test-PCR assay and a stool antigen immunoassay (HpSA) for Helicobacter pylori screening in Peru. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2001; 95:398-9. [PMID: 11579882 DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(01)90194-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Llull D, Garcia E, Lopez R. Tts, a processive beta-glucosyltransferase of Streptococcus pneumoniae, directs the synthesis of the branched type 37 capsular polysaccharide in Pneumococcus and other gram-positive species. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:21053-61. [PMID: 11264282 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010287200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The type 37 capsule of Streptococcus pneumoniae is a homopolysaccharide built up from repeating units of [beta-d-Glcp-(1-->2)]-beta-d-Glcp-(1-->3). The elements governing the expression of the tts gene, coding for the glucosyltransferase involved in the synthesis of the type 37 pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide, have been studied. Primer extension analysis and functional tests demonstrated the presence of four new transcriptional start points upstream of the previously reported tts promoter (ttsp). Most interesting, three of these transcriptional start points are located in a RUP element thought to be involved in recombinational events (Oggioni, M. R., and Claverys, J. P. (1999) Microbiology 145, 2647-2653). Transformation experiments using either a recombinant plasmid containing the whole transcriptional unit of tts or chromosomal DNA from a type 37 pneumococcus showed that tts is the only gene required to drive the biosynthesis of a type 37 capsule in S. pneumoniae and other Gram-positive bacteria, namely Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus gordonii, and Bacillus subtilis. The Tts synthase was overproduced in S. pneumoniae and purified as a membrane-associated enzyme. These membrane preparations used UDP-Glc as substrate to catalyze the synthesis of a high molecular weight polysaccharide immunologically identical to the type 37 capsule. In addition, UDP-Gal was also a substrate to produce type 37 polysaccharide since a strong UDP-Glc-4'-epimerase activity is associated to the membrane fraction of S. pneumoniae. These results indicated that Tts has a dual biochemical activity that leads to the synthesis of the branched type 37 polysaccharide.
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Teyssier JR, Rousset F, Garcia E, Cornillet P, Laubriet A. Upregulation of the Netrin Receptor (DCC) Gene during Activation of B Lymphocytes and Modulation by Interleukins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 283:1031-6. [PMID: 11355876 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The DCC (deleted in colon cancer) gene has a brain restricted high expression pattern. It encodes a transmembrane protein of the immunoglobulin superfamily identified as the netrin-1 receptor. It might be a member of the so called "brain-lymphoid" molecules, which control key cell surface events. To test this hypothesis we have assessed the DCC mRNA level in human normal and malignant myeloid and lymphoid cells. A high mRNA content has been observed only in mature B cells at the secreting or presecreting stage. Expression of DCC was also assessed in the anti-CD40 model of immunopoiesis. Activation of purified tonsillar B cells by anti-CD 40 antibody strongly increased the DCC mRNA level and this effect was dramatically enhanced by the association of IL-2 + IL-10, which is a potent and selective in vitro inducer of the B cell memory phenotype. In contrast no effect has been detected after activation of T cells by anti-CD3. These data suggest that the DCC encoded netrin receptor is involved in B cell immunopoiesis.
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Back BB, Betts RR, Chang J, Chang WC, Chi CY, Chu YY, Cumming JB, Dunlop JC, Eldredge W, Fung SY, Ganz R, Garcia E, Gillitzer A, Heintzelman G, Henning WF, Hofman DJ, Holzman B, Kang JH, Kim EJ, Kim SY, Kwon Y, McLeod D, Mignerey AC, Moulson M, Nanal V, Ogilvie CA, Pak R, Ruangma A, Russ DE, Seto RK, Stanskas PJ, Stephans GS, Wang HQ, Wolfs FL, Wuosmaa AH, Xiang H, Xu GH, Yao HB, Zou CM. Baryon rapidity loss in relativistic Au + Au collisions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 86:1970-1973. [PMID: 11289832 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.1970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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An excitation function of proton rapidity distributions for different centralities is reported from AGS Experiment E917 for Au+Au collisions at 6, 8, and 10.8 GeV/nucleon. The rapidity distributions from peripheral collisions have a valley at midrapidity which smoothly change to distributions that display a broad peak at midrapidity for central collisions. The mean rapidity loss increases with increasing beam energy, whereas the fraction of protons consistent with isotropic emission from a stationary source at midrapidity decreases with increasing beam energy. The data suggest that the stopping is substantially less than complete at these energies.
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Ceballos A, Garcia E, Rodriguez A, Laganà A. Quasiclassical Kinetics of the H2 + H2 Reaction and Dissociation. J Phys Chem A 2001. [DOI: 10.1021/jp002727f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thulasiraman V, McCutchen-Maloney SL, Motin VL, Garcia E. Detection and identification of virulence factors in Yersinia pestis using SELDI ProteinChip system. Biotechniques 2001; 30:428-32. [PMID: 11233613 DOI: 10.2144/01302pf02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A rapid method for the detection, purification, and identification of proteins in bacterial extracts was developed using surface enhanced laser desorption/ionization (SELDI) ProteinChip technology. The effectiveness of this technique for monitoring the expression and identification of temperature- and calcium-regulated virulence factors of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes human plague, is demonstrated. Y. pestis infection of its mammalian host is thought to be accompanied by rapid up-regulation of a number of genes following a shift from 26 degrees C (the temperature of the flea vector) to 37 degrees C (the temperature of the mammalian host). To model this process, Y. pestis cells were grown at 26 degrees C and 37 degrees C in a Ca(2+)-deficient medium. Through an initial protein profiling of the crude bacterial extract on strong anion exchange and copper affinity, ProteinChip arrays detected five proteins that were up-regulated and three proteins that were down-regulated at 37 degrees C. Two of the proteins predominately expressed at 37 degrees C were semi-purified in less than two days. The two proteins were identified as catalase-peroxidase and Antigen 4. Aside from its speed, a salient feature of the SELDI technique is the microgram amounts of crude sample required for analysis.
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Abramo TJ, Wiebe RA, Garcia E, Bracken A, Scott S. Noninvasive monitoring capnometry for continuous monitoring of metabolic status in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Crit Care 2001. [PMCID: PMC3333319 DOI: 10.1186/cc1199] [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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Mattos LA, Grines CL, Cox D, Sousa JE, Costantini C, Stone G, Morice MC, O'Neill W, Garcia E, Boura J. A comparative analysis of primary stenting and optimal balloon coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. Six month results from the STENT PAMI trial. Arq Bras Cardiol 2000; 75:499-514. [PMID: 11175474 DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2000001200004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare the outcome of balloon PTCA with final coronary stenosis diameter (SD) < or =30 %, with elective coronary stenting. METHODS We performed a comparative analysis of the 6 month outcomes in patients treated with primary stenting and those who obtained an optimal balloon PTCA result treated during the first 12 hours of AMI onset included in the STENT PAMI randomized trial. RESULTS The results were analysed into 3 groups: primary stenting (441 patients, SD=22+/-6 %), optimal PTCA (245 patients), and non-optimal PTCA (182 patients, SD= 37+/-5 %). At the end of the 6 months primary stent group presented with the lowest restenosis(23 vs. 31 vs. 45 %, p=0.001, respectively). Ischemia-driven target vessel revascularization rate (TVR) (7 vs. 15.5 vs. 19 %, p=0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION At the 6 month follow-up, primary stenting offered the lowest restenosis and ischemia-driven TVR rates. Compared to optimal balloon PTCA. Non-optimal primary balloon PTCA pts (SD=31-50 %), had the worst late angiographic outcomes and should be treated more actively with coronary stent implantation.
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Patel A, Zijlstra F, Jones M, Grines C, Garcia E, Grinfeld L, Gibbons R, Ribeiro E, Ribichini F, Ellis S, Granger C, Akhras F, Weaver W, Simes R. Relation of time to treatment on relative effects of primary coronary angioplasty vs thrombolytic therapy. Heart Lung Circ 2000. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1443-9506.2000.0653x.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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