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Giri S, Anirvan P, Angadi S, Singh A, Lavekar A. Prevalence and outcome of sarcopenia in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2024; 15:91100. [DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v15.i1.91100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes a spectrum of conditions, progressing from mild steatosis to advanced fibrosis. Sarcopenia, characterized by decreased muscle strength and mass, shares common pathophysiological traits with NAFLD. An association exists between sarcopenia and increased NAFLD prevalence. However, data on the prevalence of sarcopenia in NAFLD and its impact on the outcomes of NAFLD remain inconsistent.
AIM To analyze the prevalence and outcomes of sarcopenia in patients with NAFLD.
METHODS We conducted a comprehensive search for relevant studies in MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus from their inception to June 2023. We included studies that focused on patients with NAFLD, reported the prevalence of sarcopenia as the primary outcome, and examined secondary outcomes, such as liver fibrosis and other adverse events. We also used the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for quality assessment.
RESULTS Of the 29 studies included, the prevalence of sarcopenia in NAFLD varied widely (1.6% to 63.0%), with 20 studies reporting a prevalence of more than 10.0%. Substantial heterogeneity was noted in the measurement modalities for sarcopenia. Sarcopenia was associated with a higher risk of advanced fibrosis (odd ratio: 1.97, 95% confidence interval: 1.44-2.70). Increased odds were consistently observed in fibrosis assessment through biopsy, NAFLD fibrosis score/body mass index, aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio, diabetes (BARD) score, and transient elastography, whereas the fibrosis-4 score showed no such association. Sarcopenia in NAFLD was associated with a higher risk of steatohepatitis, insulin resistance, cardiovascular risks, and mortality.
CONCLUSION This systematic review highlights the critical need for standardized diagnostic criteria and measurement methods for sarcopenia in NAFLD patients. The variability in study designs and assessment methods for sarcopenia and liver fibrosis may account for the inconsistent findings. This review demonstrates the multidimensional impact of sarcopenia on NAFLD, indicating its importance beyond liver-related events to include cardiovascular risks, mortality, and metabolic complications.
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- Suprabhat Giri
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar 751024, Odisha, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kalinga Gastroenterology Foundation, Cuttack, 753001, Odisha, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad 500082, Telangana, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sagar Hospital, Bengaluru 560041, Karnataka, India
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Mubarak M. Changes in the terminology and diagnostic criteria of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Implications and opportunities. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2024; 15:92864. [DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v15.i1.92864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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Fatty liver disease (FLD) is a highly prevalent pathological liver disorder. It has many and varied etiologies and has heterogeneous clinical course and outcome. Its proper nomenclature and classification have been problematic since its initial recognition. Traditionally, it was divided into two main categories: Alcohol-associated liver disease and nonalcoholic FLD (NAFLD). Among these, the latter condition has been plagued with nomenclature and classification issues. The two main objections to its use have been the use of negative (non-alcoholic) and stigmatizing (fatty) terms in its nomenclature. Numerous attempts were made to address these issues but none achieved universal acceptance. Just recently, NAFLD has received a new nomenclature from an international collaborative effort based on a rigorous scientific methodology. FLD has been renamed steatotic liver disease (SLD), and NAFLD as metabolic dysfunction-associated SLD. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis was chosen as the replacement terminology for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. This is a significant positive change in the nomenclature and categorization of FLD and will likely have a major impact on research, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the disease in the future.
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- Muhammed Mubarak
- Javed I. Kazi Department of Histopathology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 74200, Pakistan
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Qadeer MA, Abbas Z, Amjad S, Shahid B, Altaf A, Siyal M. Des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin and alpha-fetoprotein levels as biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma and their correlation with radiological characteristics. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2024; 15:90893. [DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v15.i1.90893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), a commonly used biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is normal in up to one-third of patients.
AIM To evaluate the diagnostic performance of des-gamma-carboxy-prothrombin (DCP) alone and in combination with AFP.
METHODS In this study, 202 patients with radiologically proven HCC were enrolled, and their DCP and AFP levels were evaluated for their diagnostic performance.
RESULTS The mean age of the enrolled patients was 58.5 years; 72.0% were male. DCP was elevated in 86.6% (n = 175) of all patients, 100.0% (n = 74) of patients with portal vein thrombus, and 87.4% (n = 111) of patients with multicentric HCC. AFP was elevated in 64.3% (n = 130) of all the patients, 74% (n = 55) of the patients with portal vein thrombus, and 71.6% (n = 91) of the patients with multicentric HCC (P = 0.030, 0.001, and 0.015, respectively). In tumors less than 2 cm in size (n = 46), DCP was increased in 32 (69.5%) patients, and AFP was increased in 25 (54.3%) patients (P = 0.801). There was good pairing between DCP and AFP for HCCs of 2 cm size or larger (P < 0.001); however, the pairing among tumors < 2 cm size was not significant (P = 0.210). In 69 of the patients (34.1%), only one of the tumor markers was positive; DCP was elevated alone in 57/202 (28.2%) of all patients, and AFP alone was elevated in 12/202 (5.9%) of the patients. The areas under receiver operating characteristic curves (AUROC) for tumors > 2 cm was 0.74 for DCP and 0.59 for AFP; combining both markers resulted in an AUROC of 0.73. For tumors < 2 cm, the AUROC was 0.25 for DCP and 0.40 for AFP.
CONCLUSION DCP, as an individual marker, had a better diagnostic performance in many cases of HCC. Hence, DCP may replace AFP as the primary HCC biomarker.
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- Muhammad Ali Qadeer
- Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Dr. Ziauddin University Hospital Clifton, Karachi 75600, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Dr. Ziauddin University Hospital Clifton, Karachi 75600, Pakistan
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- Family Medicine, Dr. Ziauddin University Hospital Clifton, Karachi 75600, Pakistan
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- Internal Medicine, Dr. Ziauddin University Hospital Clifton, Karachi 75600, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Dr. Ziauddin University Hospital Clifton, Karachi 75600, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Dr. Ziauddin University Hospital Clifton, Karachi 75600, Pakistan
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Yavuz A, Simsek K, Alpsoy A, Altunay B, Gedik EO, Unal B, Bassorgun CI, Tatli AM, Elpek GO. Prognostic significance of tumor budding, desmoplastic reaction, and lymphocytic infiltration in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2024; 15:91237. [DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v15.i1.91237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that the tumor microenvironment significantly influences the behavior of solid tumors. In this context, Accumulated data suggests that pathological evaluation of tumor budding (TB), desmoplastic reaction (DR), and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) may be crucial in determining tumor behavior in the gastrointestinal tract. Regarding gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC), although some results suggest that TB and TILs may be effective in determining the course of the disease, the data do not agree. Moreover, very few studies have investigated the relationship between DR and survival. At present, the associations between tumor TB, DR and TILs in GAC patients have not been determined.
AIM To establish the relationships between TB, DR, and TILs in patients with GAC and to assess their influence on prognosis.
METHODS Our study group comprised 130 patients diagnosed with GAC. The definition of TB was established based on the International TB Consensus Conference. The DR was categorized into three groups according to the level of tumor stroma maturation. The assessment of TILs was conducted using a semiquantitative approach, employing a cutoff value of 5%. The statistical analysis of the whole group and 100 patients with an intestinal subtype of GAC was performed using SPSS version 27.
RESULTS A significant correlation between peritumoral budding (PTB) and intratumoral budding (ITB) was noted (r = 0.943). Tumors with high PTBs and ITBs had a greater incidence of immature DRs and low TILs (P < 0.01). PTB and ITB were associated with histological subtype, lymph node metastasis (LNM), and stage (P < 0.01). ITB, PTB, LNM, DR, and stage were significant risk factors associated with poor prognosis. The multivariate Cox regression analysis identified ITB, PTB, and LNM as independent prognostic variables (P < 0.05). In intestinal-type adenocarcinomas, a positive correlation between PTB and ITB was noted (r = 0.972). While univariate analysis revealed that LNM, stage, PTB, ITB, and DR were strong parameters for predicting survival (P < 0.05), only PTB and ITB were found to be independent prognostic factors (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION TB may be a potential prognostic marker in GAC. However, further studies are needed to delineate its role in pathology reporting protocols and the predictive effects of DR and TILs.
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- Aysen Yavuz
- Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Türkiye
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- Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Türkiye
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- Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Türkiye
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- Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Türkiye
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- Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Türkiye
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- Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Türkiye
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- Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University Medical School, Antalya 07070, Türkiye
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Dahiya DS, Wachala J, Solanki S, Solanki D, Kichloo A, Holcomb S, Mansuri U, Haq KS, Ali H, Gangwani MK, Shah YR, Varghese T, Khan HMA, Horslen SP, Schiano TD, Jafri SM. Sepsis during short bowel syndrome hospitalizations: Identifying trends, disparities, and clinical outcomes in the United States. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2024; 15:92085. [DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v15.i1.92085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Short bowel syndrome (SBS) hospitalizations are often complicated with sepsis. There is a significant paucity of data on adult SBS hospitalizations in the United States and across the globe.
AIM To assess trends and outcomes of SBS hospitalizations complicated by sepsis in the United States.
METHODS The National Inpatient Sample was utilized to identify all adult SBS hospitalizations between 2005-2014. The study cohort was further divided based on the presence or absence of sepsis. Trends were identified, and hospitalization characteristics and clinical outcomes were compared. Predictors of mortality for SBS hospitalizations complicated with sepsis were assessed.
RESULTS Of 247097 SBS hospitalizations, 21.7% were complicated by sepsis. Septic SBS hospitalizations had a rising trend of hospitalizations from 20.8% in 2005 to 23.5% in 2014 (P trend < 0.0001). Compared to non-septic SBS hospitalizations, septic SBS hospitalizations had a higher proportion of males (32.8% vs 29.3%, P < 0.0001), patients in the 35-49 (45.9% vs 42.5%, P < 0.0001) and 50-64 (32.1% vs 31.1%, P < 0.0001) age groups, and ethnic minorities, i.e., Blacks (12.4% vs 11.3%, P < 0.0001) and Hispanics (6.7% vs 5.5%, P < 0.0001). Furthermore, septic SBS hospitalizations had a higher proportion of patients with intestinal transplantation (0.33% vs 0.22%, P < 0.0001), inpatient mortality (8.5% vs 1.4%, P < 0.0001), and mean length of stay (16.1 d vs 7.7 d, P < 0.0001) compared to the non-sepsis cohort. A younger age, female gender, White race, and presence of comorbidities such as anemia and depression were identified to be independent predictors of inpatient mortality for septic SBS hospitalizations.
CONCLUSION Septic SBS hospitalizations had a rising trend between 2005-2014 and were associated with higher inpatient mortality compared to non-septic SBS hospitalizations.
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- Dushyant Singh Dahiya
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Motility, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY 13601, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Institute for Foreign Medical Graduate Education, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY 13601, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY 13601, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Harbor Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21225, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital, Griffin, GA 30224, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, East Carolina University/Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858, United States
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University, Pontiac, MI 48341, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital, Griffin, GA 30224, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, United States
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, United States
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Park J, Legaspi SLF, Schwartzman LM, Gygli SM, Sheng ZM, Freeman AD, Matthews LM, Xiao Y, Ramuta MD, Batchenkova NA, Qi L, Rosas LA, Williams SL, Scherler K, Gouzoulis M, Bellayr I, Morens DM, Walters KA, Memoli MJ, Kash JC, Taubenberger JK. An inactivated multivalent influenza A virus vaccine is broadly protective in mice and ferrets. Sci Transl Med 2022; 14:eabo2167. [PMID: 35857640 PMCID: PMC11022527 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abo2167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 04/19/2024]
Abstract
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) present major public health threats from annual seasonal epidemics and pandemics and from viruses adapted to a variety of animals including poultry, pigs, and horses. Vaccines that broadly protect against all such IAVs, so-called "universal" influenza vaccines, do not currently exist but are urgently needed. Here, we demonstrated that an inactivated, multivalent whole-virus vaccine, delivered intramuscularly or intranasally, was broadly protective against challenges with multiple IAV hemagglutinin and neuraminidase subtypes in both mice and ferrets. The vaccine is composed of four β-propiolactone-inactivated low-pathogenicity avian IAV subtypes of H1N9, H3N8, H5N1, and H7N3. Vaccinated mice and ferrets demonstrated substantial protection against a variety of IAVs, including the 1918 H1N1 strain, the highly pathogenic avian H5N8 strain, and H7N9. We also observed protection against challenge with antigenically variable and heterosubtypic avian, swine, and human viruses. Compared to control animals, vaccinated mice and ferrets demonstrated marked reductions in viral titers, lung pathology, and host inflammatory responses. This vaccine approach indicates the feasibility of eliciting broad, heterosubtypic IAV protection and identifies a promising candidate for influenza vaccine clinical development.
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- Jaekeun Park
- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Clinical Studies Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Office of the Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Clinical Studies Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Migliorati JM, Liu S, Liu A, Gogate A, Nair S, Bahal R, Rasmussen TP, Manautou JE, Zhong XB. Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion of US Food and Drug Administration-Approved Antisense Oligonucleotide Drugs. Drug Metab Dispos 2022; 50:888-897. [PMID: 35221287 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.121.000417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [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] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) are the key biologic processes for determination of a drug's pharmacokinetic parameters, which have direct impacts on efficacy and adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The chemical structures, dosage forms, and sites and routes of administration are the principal determinants of ADME profiles and consequent impacts on their efficacy and ADRs. Newly developed large molecule biologic antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) drugs have completely unique ADME that is not fully defined. ASO-based drugs are single-stranded synthetic antisense nucleic acids with diverse modes of drug actions from induction of mRNA degradation, exon skipping and restoration, and interactions with proteins. ASO drugs have a great potential to treat certain human diseases that have remained untreatable with small molecule-based drugs. The ADME of ASO drugs contributes to their unique set of ADRs and toxicity. In this review, to better understand their ADME, the 10 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved ASO drugs were selected: fomivirsen, pegaptanib, mipomersen, nusinersen, inotersen, defibrotide, eteplirsen, golodirsen, viltolarsen, and casimersen. A meta-analysis was conducted on their formulation, dosage, sites of administration, local and systematic distribution, metabolism, degradation, and excretion. Membrane permeabilization through endocytosis and nucleolytic degradation by endonucleases and exonucleases are major ADME features of the ASO drugs that differ from small-molecule drugs. The information summarized here provides comprehensive ADME characteristics of FDA-approved ASO drugs, leading to a better understanding of their therapeutic efficacy and their potential ADRs and toxicity. Numerous knowledge gaps, particularly on cellular uptake and subcellular trafficking and distribution, are identified, and future perspectives and directions are discussed. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Through a systematic analysis of the existing information of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) parameters for 10 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) drugs, this review provides an overall view of the unique ADME characteristics of ASO drugs, which are distinct from small chemical drug ADME. This knowledge is useful for discovery and development of new ASO drugs as well as clinical use of current FDA-approved ASO drugs.
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- Julia M Migliorati
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (J.M.M., S.L., A.L., A.G., R.B., T.P.R., J.E.M., X.Z.) and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (S.N.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (J.M.M., S.L., A.L., A.G., R.B., T.P.R., J.E.M., X.Z.) and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (S.N.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (J.M.M., S.L., A.L., A.G., R.B., T.P.R., J.E.M., X.Z.) and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (S.N.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (J.M.M., S.L., A.L., A.G., R.B., T.P.R., J.E.M., X.Z.) and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (S.N.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (J.M.M., S.L., A.L., A.G., R.B., T.P.R., J.E.M., X.Z.) and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (S.N.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (J.M.M., S.L., A.L., A.G., R.B., T.P.R., J.E.M., X.Z.) and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (S.N.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (J.M.M., S.L., A.L., A.G., R.B., T.P.R., J.E.M., X.Z.) and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (S.N.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (J.M.M., S.L., A.L., A.G., R.B., T.P.R., J.E.M., X.Z.) and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (S.N.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (J.M.M., S.L., A.L., A.G., R.B., T.P.R., J.E.M., X.Z.) and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (S.N.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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Alhamadani F, Zhang K, Parikh R, Wu H, Rasmussen TP, Bahal R, Zhong XB, Manautou JE. Adverse Drug Reactions and Toxicity of the Food and Drug Administration-Approved Antisense Oligonucleotide Drugs. Drug Metab Dispos 2022; 50:879-887. [PMID: 35221289 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.121.000418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [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] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
Abstract
The market for large molecule biologic drugs has grown rapidly, including antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) drugs. ASO drugs work as single-stranded synthetic oligonucleotides that reduce production or alter functions of disease-causing proteins through various mechanisms, such as mRNA degradation, exon skipping, and ASO-protein interactions. Since the first ASO drug, fomivirsen, was approved in 1998, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 10 ASO drugs to date. Although ASO drugs are efficacious in treating some diseases that are untargetable by small-molecule chemical drugs, concerns on adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and toxicity cannot be ignored. Illustrative of this, mipomersen was recently taken off the market due to its hepatotoxicity risk. This paper reviews ADRs and toxicity from FDA drug labeling, preclinical studies, clinical trials, and postmarketing real-world studies on the 10 FDA-approved ASO drugs, including fomivirsen and pegaptanib, mipomersen, nusinersen, inotersen, defibrotide, eteplirsen, golodirsen, viltolarsen, and casimersen. Unique and common ADRs and toxicity for each ASO drug are summarized here. The risk of developing hepatotoxicity, kidney toxicity, and hypersensitivity reactions co-exists for multiple ASO drugs. Special precautions need to be in place when certain ASO drugs are administrated. Further discussion is extended on studying the mechanisms of ADRs and toxicity of these drugs, evaluating the existing physiologic and pathologic states of patients, optimizing the dose and route of administration, and formulating personalized treatment plans to improve the clinical utility of FDA-approved ASO drugs and discovery and development of new ASO drugs with reduced ADRs. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: The current review provides a comprehensive analysis of unique and common ADRs and the toxicity of FDA-approved ASO drugs. The information can help better manage the risk of severe hepatotoxicity, kidney toxicity, and hypersensitivity reactions in the usage of currently approved ASO drugs and the discovery and development of new and safer ASO drugs.
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- Feryal Alhamadani
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (F.A., K.Z., H.W., T.P.R., R.B., X.Z., J.E.M.), and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (R.P.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (F.A., K.Z., H.W., T.P.R., R.B., X.Z., J.E.M.), and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (R.P.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (F.A., K.Z., H.W., T.P.R., R.B., X.Z., J.E.M.), and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (R.P.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (F.A., K.Z., H.W., T.P.R., R.B., X.Z., J.E.M.), and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (R.P.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (F.A., K.Z., H.W., T.P.R., R.B., X.Z., J.E.M.), and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (R.P.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (F.A., K.Z., H.W., T.P.R., R.B., X.Z., J.E.M.), and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (R.P.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (F.A., K.Z., H.W., T.P.R., R.B., X.Z., J.E.M.), and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (R.P.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy (F.A., K.Z., H.W., T.P.R., R.B., X.Z., J.E.M.), and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (R.P.), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
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Bjånes TK, Jordheim LP, Schjøtt J, Kamceva T, Cros-Perrial E, Langer A, Ruiz de Garibay G, Kotopoulis S, McCormack E, Riedel B. Intracellular Cytidine Deaminase Regulates Gemcitabine Metabolism in Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines. Drug Metab Dispos 2020; 48:153-158. [PMID: 31871136 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.119.089334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Cytidine deaminase (CDA) is a determinant of in vivo gemcitabine elimination kinetics and cellular toxicity. The impact of CDA activity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cell lines has not been elucidated. We hypothesized that CDA regulates gemcitabine flux through its inactivation and activation pathways in PDAC cell lines. Three PDAC cell lines (BxPC-3, MIA PaCa-2, and PANC-1) were incubated with 10 or 100 µM gemcitabine for 60 minutes or 24 hours, with or without tetrahydrouridine, a CDA inhibitor. Extracellular inactive gemcitabine metabolite (dFdU) and intracellular active metabolite (dFdCTP) were quantified with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Cellular expression of CDA was assessed with real-time PCR and Western blot. Gemcitabine conversion to dFdU was extensive in BxPC-3 and low in MIA PaCa-2 and PANC-1, in accordance with their respective CDA expression levels. CDA inhibition was associated with low or undetectable dFdU in all three cell lines. After 24 hours gemcitabine incubation, dFdCTP was highest in MIA PaCa-2 and lowest in BxPC-3. CDA inhibition resulted in a profound dFdCTP increase in BxPC-3 but not in MIA PaCa-2 or PANC-1. dFdCTP concentrations were not higher after exposure to 100 versus 10 µM gemcitabine when CDA activities were low (MIA PaCa-2 and PANC-1) or inhibited (BxPC-3). The results suggest a regulatory role of CDA for gemcitabine activation in PDAC cells but within limits related to the capacity in the activation pathway in the cell lines. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: The importance of cytidine deaminase (CDA) for cellular gemcitabine toxicity, linking a lower activity to higher toxicity, is well described. An underlying assumption is that CDA, by inactivating gemcitabine, limits the amount available for the intracellular activation pathway. Our study is the first to illustrate this regulatory role of CDA in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell lines by quantifying intracellular and extracellular gemcitabine metabolite concentrations.
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- Tormod K Bjånes
- Section of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology (T.K.B., J.S., T.K., B.R.) and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology (S.K.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine (T.K.B., J.S., A.L., G.R.G., E.M., B.R.), Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Science (A.L., G.R.G., E.M.), and Department of Clinical Medicine (S.K.), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France (L.P.J., E.C.-P.); and Phoenix Solutions AS, Oslo, Norway (S.K.)
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology (T.K.B., J.S., T.K., B.R.) and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology (S.K.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine (T.K.B., J.S., A.L., G.R.G., E.M., B.R.), Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Science (A.L., G.R.G., E.M.), and Department of Clinical Medicine (S.K.), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France (L.P.J., E.C.-P.); and Phoenix Solutions AS, Oslo, Norway (S.K.)
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology (T.K.B., J.S., T.K., B.R.) and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology (S.K.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine (T.K.B., J.S., A.L., G.R.G., E.M., B.R.), Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Science (A.L., G.R.G., E.M.), and Department of Clinical Medicine (S.K.), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France (L.P.J., E.C.-P.); and Phoenix Solutions AS, Oslo, Norway (S.K.)
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology (T.K.B., J.S., T.K., B.R.) and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology (S.K.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine (T.K.B., J.S., A.L., G.R.G., E.M., B.R.), Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Science (A.L., G.R.G., E.M.), and Department of Clinical Medicine (S.K.), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France (L.P.J., E.C.-P.); and Phoenix Solutions AS, Oslo, Norway (S.K.)
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology (T.K.B., J.S., T.K., B.R.) and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology (S.K.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine (T.K.B., J.S., A.L., G.R.G., E.M., B.R.), Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Science (A.L., G.R.G., E.M.), and Department of Clinical Medicine (S.K.), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France (L.P.J., E.C.-P.); and Phoenix Solutions AS, Oslo, Norway (S.K.)
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology (T.K.B., J.S., T.K., B.R.) and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology (S.K.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine (T.K.B., J.S., A.L., G.R.G., E.M., B.R.), Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Science (A.L., G.R.G., E.M.), and Department of Clinical Medicine (S.K.), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France (L.P.J., E.C.-P.); and Phoenix Solutions AS, Oslo, Norway (S.K.)
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology (T.K.B., J.S., T.K., B.R.) and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology (S.K.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine (T.K.B., J.S., A.L., G.R.G., E.M., B.R.), Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Science (A.L., G.R.G., E.M.), and Department of Clinical Medicine (S.K.), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France (L.P.J., E.C.-P.); and Phoenix Solutions AS, Oslo, Norway (S.K.)
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology (T.K.B., J.S., T.K., B.R.) and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology (S.K.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine (T.K.B., J.S., A.L., G.R.G., E.M., B.R.), Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Science (A.L., G.R.G., E.M.), and Department of Clinical Medicine (S.K.), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France (L.P.J., E.C.-P.); and Phoenix Solutions AS, Oslo, Norway (S.K.)
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology (T.K.B., J.S., T.K., B.R.) and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology (S.K.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine (T.K.B., J.S., A.L., G.R.G., E.M., B.R.), Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Science (A.L., G.R.G., E.M.), and Department of Clinical Medicine (S.K.), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France (L.P.J., E.C.-P.); and Phoenix Solutions AS, Oslo, Norway (S.K.)
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology (T.K.B., J.S., T.K., B.R.) and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology (S.K.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine (T.K.B., J.S., A.L., G.R.G., E.M., B.R.), Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Science (A.L., G.R.G., E.M.), and Department of Clinical Medicine (S.K.), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon, France (L.P.J., E.C.-P.); and Phoenix Solutions AS, Oslo, Norway (S.K.)
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Anderson GK, Sprick JD, Park FS, Rosenberg AJ, Rickards CA. Responses of cerebral blood velocity and tissue oxygenation to low-frequency oscillations during simulated haemorrhagic stress in humans. Exp Physiol 2019; 104:1190-1201. [PMID: 31090115 PMCID: PMC11022286 DOI: 10.1113/ep087358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Do low-frequency oscillations in arterial pressure and cerebral blood velocity protect cerebral blood velocity and oxygenation during central hypovolaemia? What is the main finding and its importance? Low-frequency oscillations in arterial pressure and cerebral blood velocity attenuate reductions in cerebral oxygen saturation but do not protect absolute cerebral blood velocity during central hypovolaemia. This finding indicates the potential importance of haemodynamic oscillations in maintaining cerebral oxygenation and therefore viability of tissues during challenges to cerebral blood flow and oxygen delivery. ABSTRACT Tolerance to both real and simulated haemorrhage varies between individuals. Exaggerated low-frequency (∼0.1 Hz) oscillations in mean arterial pressure and brain blood flow [indexed via middle cerebral artery velocity (MCAv)] have been associated with improved tolerance to reduced central blood volume. The mechanism for this association has not been explored. We hypothesized that inducing low-frequency oscillations in arterial pressure and cerebral blood velocity would attenuate reductions in cerebral blood velocity and oxygenation during simulated haemorrhage. Fourteen subjects (11 men and three women) were exposed to oscillatory (0.1 and 0.05 Hz) and non-oscillatory (0 Hz) lower-body negative pressure profiles with an average chamber pressure of -60 mmHg (randomized and counterbalanced order). Measurements included arterial pressure and stroke volume via finger photoplethysmography, MCAv via transcranial Doppler ultrasound, and cerebral oxygenation of the frontal lobe via near-infrared spectroscopy. Tolerance was higher during the two oscillatory profiles compared with the 0 Hz profile (0.05 Hz, P = 0.04; 0.1 Hz, P = 0.09), accompanied by attenuated reductions in stroke volume (P < 0.001) and cerebral oxygenation of the frontal lobe (P ≤ 0.02). No differences were observed between profiles for reductions in mean arterial pressure (P = 0.17) and MCAv (P = 0.30). In partial support of our hypothesis, cerebral oxygenation, but not cerebral blood velocity, was protected during the oscillatory profiles. Interestingly, more subjects tolerated the oscillatory profiles compared with the static 0 Hz profile, despite similar arterial pressure responses. These findings emphasize the potential importance of haemodynamic oscillations in maintaining perfusion and oxygenation of cerebral tissues during haemorrhagic stress.
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- Garen K. Anderson
- Cerebral & Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology & Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Cerebral & Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology & Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Cerebral & Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology & Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Cerebral & Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology & Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Cerebral & Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology & Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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At any given moment, we receive input through our different sensory systems, and this information needs to be processed and integrated. Multisensory processing requires the coordinated activity of distinct cortical areas. Key mechanisms implicated in these processes include local neural oscillations and functional connectivity between distant cortical areas. Evidence is now emerging that neural oscillations in distinct frequency bands reflect different mechanisms of multisensory processing. Moreover, studies suggest that aberrant neural oscillations contribute to multisensory processing deficits in clinical populations, such as schizophrenia. In this article, we review recent literature on the neural mechanisms underlying multisensory processing, focusing on neural oscillations. We derive a framework that summarizes findings on (1) stimulus-driven multisensory processing, (2) the influence of top-down information on multisensory processing, and (3) the role of predictions for the formation of multisensory perception. We propose that different frequency band oscillations subserve complementary mechanisms of multisensory processing. These processes can act in parallel and are essential for multisensory processing.
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- Julian Keil
- 1 Biological Psychology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- 2 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, St. Hedwig Hospital, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- 2 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, St. Hedwig Hospital, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Head and neck cancer presents primarily as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a debilitating malignancy fraught with high morbidity, poor survival rates, and limited treatment options. Mounting evidence indicates that the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays important roles in the pathobiology of HNSCC. Wnt/β-catenin signaling affects multiple cellular processes that endow cancer cells with the ability to maintain and expand immature stem-like phenotypes, proliferate, extend survival, and acquire aggressive characteristics by adopting mesenchymal traits. A central component of canonical Wnt signaling is β-catenin, which balances its role as a structural component of E-cadherin junctions with its function as a transcriptional coactivator of numerous target genes. Recent genomic characterization of head and neck cancer revealed that while β-catenin is not frequently mutated in HNSCC, its activity is unchecked by more common mutations in genes encoding upstream regulators of β-catenin, NOTCH1, FAT1, and AJUBA. Wnt/β-catenin signaling affects a wide range epigenetic and transcriptional activities, mediated by the interaction of β-catenin with different transcription factors and transcriptional coactivators and corepressors. Furthermore, Wnt/β-catenin functions in a network with many signaling and metabolic pathways that modulate its activity. In addition to its effects on tumor epithelia, β-catenin activity regulates the tumor microenvironment by regulating extracellular matrix remodeling, fibrotic processes, and immune response. These multifunctional oncogenic effects of β-catenin make it an attractive bona fide target for HNSCC therapy.
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- K A Alamoud
- 1 Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Boston University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- 1 Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Boston University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Ly KN, Klevens RM, Jiles RB. Reply to Jones. J Infect Dis 2016; 213:686-7. [PMID: 26450420 PMCID: PMC11023625 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv478] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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- Kathleen N Ly
- Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Ephrem A, Epstein AL, Stephens GL, Thornton AM, Glass D, Shevach EM. Modulation of Treg cells/T effector function by GITR signaling is context-dependent. Eur J Immunol 2013; 43:2421-9. [PMID: 23722868 PMCID: PMC11022273 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201343451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Treg cells express high levels of the glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor-related receptor (GITR), while resting conventional T (Tconv) cells express low levels that are increased upon activation. Manipulation of GITR/GITR-Ligand (GITR-L) interactions results in enhancement of immune responses, but it remains unclear whether this enhancement is secondary to costimulation of Tconv cells or to reversal of Treg-cell-mediated suppression. Here, we used a nondepleting Fc-GITR-L and combinations of WT and GITR KO Treg cells and Tconv cells to reexamine the effects of GITR stimulation on each subpopulation in both unmanipulated mice and mice with inflammatory bowel disease. Treatment of mice with Fc-GITR-L resulted in significant expansion of Treg cells and a modest expansion of Tconv cells. When RAG KO mice were reconstituted with Tconv cells alone, GITR-L resulted in Tconv-cell expansion and severe inflammatory bowel disease. The protective effect of Treg cells was lost in the presence of Fc-GITR-L, secondary to death of the Treg cells. When RAG KO mice were reconstituted with Treg cells alone, the transferred cells expanded normally, and Fc-GITR-L treatment resulted in a loss of Foxp3 expression, but the ex-Treg cells did not cause any pathology. The effects of GITR activation are complex and depend on the host environment and the activation state of the Treg cells and T effector cells.
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- Amal Ephrem
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Matthews A, Brennan G, Kelly P, McAdam C, Mutrie N, Foster C. "Don't wait for them to come to you, you go to them". A qualitative study of recruitment approaches in community based walking programmes in the UK. BMC Public Health 2012; 12:635. [PMID: 22882796 PMCID: PMC3490991 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine the experiences of walking promotion professionals on the range and effectiveness of recruitment strategies used within community based walking programmes within the United Kingdom. METHODS Two researchers recruited and conducted semi-structured interviews with managers and project co-ordinators of community based walking programmes, across the UK, using a purposive sampling frame. Twenty eight interviews were conducted, with community projects targeting participants by age, physical activity status, socio-demographic characteristics (i.e. ethnic group) or by health status. Three case studies were also conducted with programmes aiming to recruit priority groups and also demonstrating innovative recruitment methods. Data analysis adopted an approach using analytic induction. RESULTS Two types of programmes were identified: those with explicit health aims and those without. Programme aims which required targeting of specific groups adopted more specific recruitment methods. The selection of recruitment method was dependent on the respondent's awareness of 'what works' and the resource capacity at their disposal. Word of mouth was perceived to be the most effective means of recruitment but using this approach took time and effort to build relationships with target groups, usually through a third party. Perceived effectiveness of recruitment was assessed by number of participants rather than numbers of the right participants. Some programmes, particularly those targeting younger adult participants, recruited using new social communication media. Where adopted, social marketing recruitment strategies tended to promote the 'social' rather than the 'health' benefits of walking. CONCLUSIONS Effective walking programme recruitment seems to require trained, strategic, labour intensive, word-of-mouth communication, often in partnerships, in order to understand needs and develop trust and motivation within disengaged sedentary communities. Walking promotion professionals require better training and resources to deliver appropriate recruitment strategies to reach priority groups.
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- Anne Matthews
- British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- SPARColl, Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- SPARColl, Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Gary Freiburger
- Arizona Health Sciences Library, University of Arizona, 1501 North Campbell Avenue P.O. Box 245079, Tucson, AZ 85724-5079, USA.
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Roy U, Chakravarty G, Honer Zu Bentrup K, Mondal D. Montelukast is a potent and durable inhibitor of multidrug resistance protein 2-mediated efflux of taxol and saquinavir. Biol Pharm Bull 2009; 32:2002-9. [PMID: 19952419 PMCID: PMC2811715 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.32.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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The ATP binding cassette (ABC)-transporters are energy dependent efflux pumps which regulate the pharmacokinetics of both anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agents, e.g. taxol, and of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) protease inhibitors (HPIs), e.g. saquinavir. Increased expression of several ABC-transporters, especially P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2), are observed in multidrug resistant (MDR) tumor cells and on HIV-1 infected lymphocytes. In addition, due to their apical expression on vascular endothelial barriers, both P-gp and MRP2 are of crucial importance towards dictating drug access into sequestered tissues. However, although a number of P-gp inhibitors are currently in clinical trials, possible inhibitors of MRP2 are not being thoroughly investigated. The experimental leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA), MK-571 is known to be a potent inhibitor of MRP transporters. Using the MRP2 over-expressing Madin-Darby canine kidney cell line, MDCKII-MRP2, we evaluated whether the clinically approved LTRAs, e.g. montelukast (Singulair) and zafirlukast (Accolate), can similarly suppress MRP2-mediated efflux. We compared the efficacy of increasing concentrations (20-100 microM) of MK-571, montelukast, and zafirlukast, in suppressing the efflux of calcein-AM, a fluorescent MRP substrate, and the radiolabeled [(3)H-] drugs, taxol and saquinavir. Montelukast was the most potent inhibitor (p<0.01) of MRP2-mediated efflux of all three substrates. Montelukast also increased (p<0.01) the duration of intracellular retention of both taxol and saquinavir. More than 50% of the drugs were retained in cells even after 90 min post removal of montelukast from the medium. Our findings implicate that montelukast, a relatively safe anti-asthmatic agent, may be used as an adjunct therapy to suppress the efflux of taxol and saquinavir from MRP2 overexpressing cells.
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- Upal Roy
- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University Medical Center, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA. USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University Medical Center, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA. USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology. Tulane University Medical Center, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA. USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University Medical Center, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA. USA
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Merelli I, Caprera A, Stella A, Del Corvo M, Milanesi L, Lazzari B. The Human EST Ontology Explorer: a tissue-oriented visualization system for ontologies distribution in human EST collections. BMC Bioinformatics 2009; 10 Suppl 12:S2. [PMID: 19828078 PMCID: PMC2762067 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-10-s12-s2] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The NCBI dbEST currently contains more than eight million human Expressed Sequenced Tags (ESTs). This wide collection represents an important source of information for gene expression studies, provided it can be inspected according to biologically relevant criteria. EST data can be browsed using different dedicated web resources, which allow to investigate library specific gene expression levels and to make comparisons among libraries, highlighting significant differences in gene expression. Nonetheless, no tool is available to examine distributions of quantitative EST collections in Gene Ontology (GO) categories, nor to retrieve information concerning library-dependent EST involvement in metabolic pathways. In this work we present the Human EST Ontology Explorer (HEOE) http://www.itb.cnr.it/ptp/human_est_explorer, a web facility for comparison of expression levels among libraries from several healthy and diseased tissues. RESULTS The HEOE provides library-dependent statistics on the distribution of sequences in the GO Direct Acyclic Graph (DAG) that can be browsed at each GO hierarchical level. The tool is based on large-scale BLAST annotation of EST sequences. Due to the huge number of input sequences, this BLAST analysis was performed with the aid of grid computing technology, which is particularly suitable to address data parallel task. Relying on the achieved annotation, library-specific distributions of ESTs in the GO Graph were inferred. A pathway-based search interface was also implemented, for a quick evaluation of the representation of libraries in metabolic pathways. EST processing steps were integrated in a semi-automatic procedure that relies on Perl scripts and stores results in a MySQL database. A PHP-based web interface offers the possibility to simultaneously visualize, retrieve and compare data from the different libraries. Statistically significant differences in GO categories among user selected libraries can also be computed. CONCLUSION The HEOE provides an alternative and complementary way to inspect EST expression levels with respect to approaches currently offered by other resources. Furthermore, BLAST computation on the whole human EST dataset was a suitable test of grid scalability in the context of large-scale bioinformatics analysis. The HEOE currently comprises sequence analysis from 70 non-normalized libraries, representing a comprehensive overview on healthy and unhealthy tissues. As the analysis procedure can be easily applied to other libraries, the number of represented tissues is intended to increase.
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- Ivan Merelli
- Istituto Tecnologie Biomediche – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via F.lli Cervi 93, Segrate (MI), 20090, Italy
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- Parco Tecnologico Padano, Via Einstein – Località Cascina Codazza, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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- Parco Tecnologico Padano, Via Einstein – Località Cascina Codazza, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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- Parco Tecnologico Padano, Via Einstein – Località Cascina Codazza, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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- Istituto Tecnologie Biomediche – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via F.lli Cervi 93, Segrate (MI), 20090, Italy
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- Parco Tecnologico Padano, Via Einstein – Località Cascina Codazza, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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Greene WH, Chelikani S, Purushothaman K, Chen Z, Knisely JPS, Staib LH, Papademetris X, Duncan J. A constrained non-rigid registration algorithm for use in prostate image-guided radiotherapy. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv 2008; 11:780-8. [PMID: 18979817 PMCID: PMC2790815 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85988-8_93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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A constrained non-rigid registration (CNRR) algorithm for use in updating prostate external beam image-guided radiotherapy treatment plans is presented in this paper. The developed algorithm is based on a multi-resolution cubic B-spline FFD transformation and has been tested and verified using 3D CT images from 10 sets of real patient data acquired from 4 different patients on different treatment days. The registration can be constrained to any combination of the prostate, rectum, bladder, pelvis, left femur, and right femur. The CNRR was tested with 5 different combinations of constraints and each test significantly outperformed both rigid and non-rigid registration at aligning constrained bones and critical organs. The CNRR was then used to update the treatment plans to account for articulated, rigid bone motion and non-rigid organ deformation. Each updated treatment plan outperformed the original treatment plan by increasing radiation dosage to the prostate and lowering radiation dosage to the rectum and bladder.
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- W H Greene
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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