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Song Y, Guo X, Wu J, Liang J, Lin R, Yan Z, Wang X. An Optimized Protocol for Detecting Guard Cell-specific Gene Expression by in situ RT-PCR in Brassica rapa. Bio Protoc 2023; 13:e4810. [PMID: 37719070 PMCID: PMC10501917 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Since the genetic transformation of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa) has not been well developed, in situ RT-PCR is a valuable option for detecting guard cell-specific genes. We reported an optimized protocol of in situ RT-PCR by using a FAMA homologous gene Bra001929 in Brassica rapa. FAMA in Arabidopsis has been verified to be especially expressed in guard cells. We designed specific RT-PCR primers and optimized the protocol in terms of the (a) reverse transcription time, (b) blocking time, (c) antigen-antibody incubation time, and (d) washing temperature. Our approach provides a sensitive and effective in situ RT-PCR method that can detect low-abundance transcripts in cells by elevating their levels by RT-PCR in the guard cells in Brassica rapa.
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- Yingying Song
- College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Kotani O, Iwata‐Yoshikawa N, Suzuki T, Sato Y, Nakajima N, Koike S, Iwasaki T, Sata T, Yamashita T, Minagawa H, Taguchi F, Hasegawa H, Shimizu H, Nagata N. Establishment of a panel of in-house polyclonal antibodies for the diagnosis of enterovirus infections. Neuropathology 2015; 35:107-21. [PMID: 25263613 PMCID: PMC7168124 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim of this study was to establish a reliable method of virus detection for the diagnosis of critical enterovirus infections such as acute infective encephalitis, encephalomyelitis and myocarditis. Because histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses of paraffin-embedded tissues play an important role in recognizing infectious agents in tissue samples, six in-house polyclonal antibodies raised against three representative enteroviruses using an indirect immunofluorescence assay and immunohistochemistry were examined. This panel of polyclonal antibodies recognized three serotypes of enterovirus. Two of the polyclonal antibodies were raised against denatured virus particles from enterovirus A71, one was raised against the recombinant VP1 protein of coxsackievirus B3, and the other for poliovirus type 1 were raised against denatured virus particles, the recombinant VP1 protein and peptide 2C. Western blot analysis revealed that each of these antibodies recognized the corresponding viral antigen and none cross-reacted with non-enteroviruses within the family Picornaviridae. However, all cross-reacted to some extent with the antigens derived from other serotypes of enterovirus. Indirect immunofluorescence assay and immunohistochemistry revealed that the virus capsid and non-structural proteins were localized in the cytoplasm of affected culture cells, and skeletal muscles and neurons in neonatal mice experimentally-infected with human enterovirus. The antibodies also recognized antigens derived from recent clinical isolates of enterovirus A71, coxsackievirus B3 and poliovirus. In addition, immunohistochemistry revealed that representative antibodies tested showed the same recognition pattern according to each serotype. Thus, the panel of in-house anti-enterovirus polyclonal antibodies described herein will be an important tool for the screening and pathological diagnosis for enterovirus infections, and may be useful for the classification of different enterovirus serotypes, including coxsackieviruses A and B, echoviruses, enterovirus A71 and poliovirus.
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- Osamu Kotani
- Department of PathologyNational Institute of Infectious DiseasesAichiJapan
- Department of Virology and Viral InfectionsFaculty of Veterinary MedicineNippon Veterinary and Life Science UniversityAichiJapan
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- Department of PathologyNational Institute of Infectious DiseasesAichiJapan
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- Department of PathologyNational Institute of Infectious DiseasesAichiJapan
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- Department of PathologyNational Institute of Infectious DiseasesAichiJapan
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- Neurovirology ProjectTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical ScienceAichiJapan
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- Department of PathologyNational Institute of Infectious DiseasesAichiJapan
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- Department of PathologyNational Institute of Infectious DiseasesAichiJapan
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- Department of Microbiology and Medical ZoologyAichi Prefectural Institute of Public HealthAichiJapan
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- Department of Microbiology and Medical ZoologyAichi Prefectural Institute of Public HealthAichiJapan
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- Department of Virology and Viral InfectionsFaculty of Veterinary MedicineNippon Veterinary and Life Science UniversityAichiJapan
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- Department of PathologyNational Institute of Infectious DiseasesAichiJapan
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- Department of Virology IINational Institute of Infectious DiseasesAichiJapan
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- Department of PathologyNational Institute of Infectious DiseasesAichiJapan
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Su Y, van der Spek R, Foppen E, Kwakkel J, Fliers E, Kalsbeek A. Effects of adrenalectomy on daily gene expression rhythms in the rat suprachiasmatic and paraventricular hypothalamic nuclei and in white adipose tissue. Chronobiol Int 2014; 32:211-24. [DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2014.963198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cover J, Popek E, Wyckoff M, Leos NK, Rogers BB. Enterovirus is not present in placentas from cases of perinatal depression using polymerase chain reaction analysis. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2009; 12:177-9. [PMID: 18808215 DOI: 10.2350/08-07-0492.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2008] [Accepted: 09/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Enteroviruses have been implicated as a cause of low Apgar scores in conjunction with perinatal seizures and respiratory insufficiency. Using in-situ reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (in-situ PCR), Nuovo et al detected enterovirus in up to 86% of placentas from perinates exhibiting these symptoms. In-situ PCR has been the only method employed to assess for the presence ofenterovirus in this specific patient population. The purpose of our study was to use PCR amplification of enterovirus from extracted RNA to confirm these observations. RNA was extracted from 26 placentas of infants with low Apgar scores, perinatal seizures, and respiratory insufficiency. Each extraction was positive for beta-actin RNA, which confirmed that the integrity of RNA was maintained in the sample. Enterovirus RNA was not detected in any of the cases. Our results indicate that enterovirus is not present in placentas from neonates with the combination of low Apgar scores, respiratory insufficiency, and seizures, as previously reported.
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- Jesse Cover
- Department of Pathology, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
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Fan L, Pandey SC, Cohen RS. Estrogen affects levels of Bcl-2 protein and mRNA in medial amygdala of ovariectomized rats. J Neurosci Res 2009; 86:3655-64. [PMID: 18655204 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The survival factor Bcl-2 is a cyclic AMP response element-binding protein (CREB) gene product implicated in mediating some of estrogen's effects on neuroprotection. Previously, we showed an effect of estradiol benzoate (E) on numbers of neuron-specific protein (NeuN)- and phosphorylated CREB (pCREB)-positive cells in medial (MeA), but not central (CeA), amygdala of ovariectomized rats. To determine whether these effects are accompanied by an E-induced increase in Bcl-2, we examined the effects of E on levels of Bcl-2 protein and mRNA in MeA and CeA of ovariectomized rats treated with E regimens resulting in moderate (2.5 microg E for 4 or 14 days) or high (10 microg E for 14 days) plasma estradiol levels. As a physiological control, we showed that all E treatments increased uterine wet weight relative to vehicle; 10 microg E for 14 days also increased uterine weight compared with that seen with lower E levels. Western blot analysis revealed that all E groups displayed an increase in uterine Bcl-2 protein levels compared with vehicle. We found that 2.5 microg and 10 microg E for 14 days increased levels of Bcl-2 gold immunolabeling compared with vehicle and 2.5 microg E for 4 days in MeA, but not CeA. We measured Bcl-2 mRNA levels in vehicle and 2.5 microg E-treated 14-day groups. There was a significant increase in Bcl-2 mRNA levels in MeA, but not CeA, of E-treated ovariectomized rats compared with vehicle controls. The E-induced increase in protein and mRNA levels of Bcl-2 in MeA may be important for neuroprotection in this region.
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- Lu Fan
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Wos M, Sanak M, Soja J, Olechnowicz H, Busse WW, Szczeklik A. The presence of rhinovirus in lower airways of patients with bronchial asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2008; 177:1082-9. [PMID: 18276945 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200607-973oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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RATIONALE The common cold virus, human rhinovirus (HRV), is the most frequent cause of asthma exacerbations. However, a possible contribution of HRV to the pathogenesis of chronic, persistent asthma has not been defined. OBJECTIVES To determine if patients with stable asthma, who are free of clinical signs of a respiratory infection for at least 3 weeks, harbor HRV in their bronchi more frequently than nonasthmatic control subjects, and whether clinical features of asthma are associated with the presence of HRV. METHODS Immunohistochemistry and the indirect in situ reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction method were used to detect the presence of HRV in bronchial mucosal biopsies in patients with asthma and nonasthmatic control subjects. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS HRV was found by immunohistochemistry in 9 of 14 bronchial biopsies from subjects with asthma (64.3%) and 2 of 6 nonasthmatic control subjects (33.3%) (P = 0.38). With the more sensitive indirect in situ reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction method, HRV was found in the mucosal biopsies of 73% of patients with asthma and 22% of nonasthmatic control subjects (P < 0.001). Subjects positive for HRV had lower pulmonary function, higher numbers of blood eosinophils and leukocytes, and eosinophilic infiltration in bronchial mucosa. CONCLUSIONS HRV was detected in the lower airway tissue of patients with asthma significantly more often than in nonasthmatic subjects, and its presence was associated with clinical features of more severe disease.
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- Monika Wos
- University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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Imajoh M, Hirayama T, Oshima SI. Frequent occurrence of apoptosis is not associated with pathogenic infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) during persistent infection. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 18:163-177. [PMID: 15475312 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2004.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2004] [Accepted: 07/01/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV), a member of the genus Aquabirnavirus and family Birnaviridae, is an unenveloped icosahedral virus with two segments of double-stranded RNA. IPNV causes acute infection in salmonid fry and fingerlings with high mortality. However, this mortality is low as the age increases and survivors become IPNV-carrier fish. In this study, IPNV persistent infection was established in rainbow trout with no clinical signs or mortality. TUNEL staining and immunohistochemistry showed that IPNV antigen-positive cells did not have an apoptotic nucleus in almost all tissue sections and leucocyte smears, indicating that apoptosis was not induced in IPNV antigen-positive cells. The IPNV genome detected by in situ RT-PCR was more frequent than detection of the IPNV antigen by immunohistochemistry in the kidney, spleen, and liver. This result implies that the successive replication would not occur in many IPNV-infected cells. Further, apoptotic cells were predominant in the tissue sections where the signal-positive cells were frequently detected. Therefore, the presence of apoptosis in this study might be associated with host defense mechanisms, which eliminates IPNV-infected cells by the recognition of IPNV genome at the early stage of infection.
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- Masayuki Imajoh
- Laboratory of Cell Structure and Function, Division of Marine Bioresource Science, Graduate School of Kuroshio Science, Kochi University, Nankoku Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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Zhou J, Zhang H, Cohen RS, Pandey SC. Effects of estrogen treatment on expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and cAMP response element-binding protein expression and phosphorylation in rat amygdaloid and hippocampal structures. Neuroendocrinology 2005; 81:294-310. [PMID: 16179807 PMCID: PMC1343485 DOI: 10.1159/000088448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2005] [Accepted: 06/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Clinical studies indicate an effect of estrogen (E2) on affect and cognition, which may be mediated by the cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) pathway and CREB-related gene target brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). We investigated the effect of E2 on CREB expression and phosphorylation and BDNF expression in the amygdala and hippocampus, areas involved in emotional processing. Ovariectomized rats were given 10 microg 17beta-estradiol or vehicle for 14 days and expression of components of the CREB signaling pathway, i.e., CREB, phosphorylated CREB (pCREB), and BDNF in amygdala and hippocampus were investigated using immunogold labeling. Levels of BDNF mRNA were determined by in situ reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. We also examined the effect of E2 on calcium/calmodulin kinase (CaMK IV) immunolabeling in the hippocampus. E2 increased immunolabeling and mRNA levels of BDNF in the medial and basomedial amygdala and CA1 and CA3 regions of the hippocampus, but not in any other amygdaloid or hippocampal regions examined. E2 increased immunolabeling of CREB and pCREB in the medial and basomedial, but not central or basolateral amygdala. E2 also increased CaMK IV and pCREB immunolabeling in the CA1 and CA3 regions, but not CA2 region or dentate gyrus, of the hippocampus. There was no change in immunolabeling of CREB in any hippocampal region. These data identify a signaling pathway through which E2 increases BDNF expression that may underlie some actions of E2 on affective behavior and indicate neuroanatomical heterogeneity in the E2 effect within the amygdala and hippocampus.
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- Jin Zhou
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and
- Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, and
- Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and
- Name and mailing address of individual to whom correspondence should be addressed: Rochelle S. Cohen, Ph. D., Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 808 S. Wood St. (M/C 512), Chicago, IL 60612 Phone: (312) 996-5166, Fax: (312) 413-0354, e-mail:
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, and
- Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Dagher H, Donninger H, Hutchinson P, Ghildyal R, Bardin P. Rhinovirus detection: comparison of real-time and conventional PCR. J Virol Methods 2004; 117:113-21. [PMID: 15041207 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2004.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2003] [Revised: 12/11/2003] [Accepted: 01/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Rhinoviruses are important human respiratory viruses and the major causative agents of the common cold. Historically, detection of rhinovirus has been by virus culture and this was significantly improved by the use of PCR assays. Recently real-time PCR was developed but to date there have been no reported comparisons of conventional and real-time PCR assays for detection of rhinovirus. In this study, we first compared real-time PCR (SYBR Green I) to conventional PCR for the detection of rhinovirus in serially diluted standard DNA and rhinovirus stock to determine the limits of detection. Next, assays were compared for sensitivity to detect rhinovirus in cell culture with a known number of infected cells. Finally, the assays were compared using clinical samples known to contain rhinovirus. Real-time PCR was 10-fold more sensitive than conventional PCR to detect rhinovirus in standard DNA and in virus stock and >10-fold more sensitive to detect rhinovirus in cultured cells. Real-time PCR was significantly superior for detection of rhinovirus in patients' nasal aspirates (sensitivity 72% versus 39%, P < 0.05). In summary, we found that real-time PCR was more sensitive than conventional PCR and reduced post-PCR processing. Hence, real-time PCR is suitable for both research and clinical purposes.
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- Hayat Dagher
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Monash Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash Medical Centre and University, Melbourne, Australia.
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Pitkäranta A, Puhakka T, Mäkelä MJ, Ruuskanen O, Carpen O, Vaheri A. Detection of rhinovirus RNA in middle turbinate of patients with common colds by in situ hybridization. J Med Virol 2003; 70:319-23. [PMID: 12696124 PMCID: PMC7166961 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Human rhinovirus 14 RNA was determined by in situ hybridization from middle turbinate biopsies in 32 patients with diagnosed common colds and in five control individuals. Twenty-two (69%) biopsies from common colds patients but none of the five control biopsies showed reactivity for human rhinovirus 14 antisense probe. The signal was detected both in the respiratory epithelium and in mucosal inflammatory cells. In situ hybridization of the middle turbinate tissue yielded more positive results than RT-PCR (47%) or virus culture (34%) assayed from nasopharyngeal aspirates, but no statistical significant differences were observed (P = 0.265, P = 0.425, respectively). The results indicated that in situ hybridization procedure was slightly more sensitive than PCR assays and classical culture for the detection of human rhinovirus infection of upper respiratory tract. However, in situ hybridization procedure appeared to be an interesting methodology to investigate the physiopathology of respiratory tract infection by rhinoviruses.
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- Anne Pitkäranta
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Watson MW, Beasley R, Holgate ST, Bardin PG. Rhinovirus is not detectable in peripheral lung tissue after asthma death. Respirology 2003; 8:234-8. [PMID: 12753541 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2003.00462.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Viral infections are associated with both mild and severe exacerbations of asthma and may therefore be associated with asthma death. As such we hypothesized that it might be possible to detect rhinovirus (RV), the virus most frequently implicated in acute asthma, in lung tissue from patients who died from asthma. METHODOLOGY We studied archival, wax-embedded lung tissue obtained postmortem from: (i) patients who died from asthma (n = 12), (ii) asthma patients with non-asthma-related death (n = 3), and (iii) non-asthmatic individuals who died from unrelated causes (n = 3). A validated reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay was used to detect RV. To confirm RNA preservation, RT-PCR was used to detect expression of the constitutive gene adenine-phosphoribosyl-transferase (APRT). Sensitivity of the assay was assessed using wax-embedded RV-infected cells. RESULTS Sensitivity of RT-PCR for RV in wax-embedded sections was similar to previous studies (approximately 100 viral copies). Specimens used for study were predominantly of alveolar and small airway origin (< 2 mm). All tissues examined were negative for the presence of RV mRNA and positive for APRT mRNA. CONCLUSIONS RV infection of the lower airway may be an uncommon cause of fatal asthma. Alternatively, RV may not extend to peripheral airways and more proximal tissue sampling or PCR assays for other viruses may be required to determine an association between viral respiratory tract infection and fatal asthma.
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- Mark W Watson
- Respiratory Cell & Molecular Biology Research Division, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Guo J, Wen DR, Huang RR, Paul E, Wünsch P, Itakura E, Cochran AJ. Detection of multiple melanoma-associated markers in melanoma cell lines by RT in situ PCR. Exp Mol Pathol 2003; 74:140-7. [PMID: 12710945 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4800(03)00012-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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New surgical oncology techniques, such as lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy, require precise identification of the presence of even very small numbers of tumor cells. The gold standard for such analysis remains microscopic assessment of tissue sections, stained conventionally or by immunohistochemistry for appropriate tumor markers. This approach is limited by sampling constraints and requires a high degree of expertise from the microscopist. Recent studies have demonstrated a subgroup of patients whose sentinel nodes are negative on microscopy, but whose nodes yield an enhanced signal for melanoma markers when evaluated by RT-PCR. These enhanced signals reflect a mixture of signal sources, including small numbers of melanoma cells and cells other than melanoma cells that express the relevant markers(s). Because the preparative techniques for RT-PCR destroy the structural integrity of the tissues and disrupt individual cells, the exact cellular source of enhanced signal from a tissue cannot be demonstrated by conventional RT-PCR. RT in situ PCR, in which the RT-PCR technique is applied on a tissue section, does identify the cells that are the source of signal. We have attempted to optimize this interesting approach and have applied it to the detection of relevant melanoma markers in tissue culture lines.
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- Jing Guo
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Silva C, Tereso S, Nolasco G, Oliveira MM. Cellular Location of Prune dwarf virus in Almond Sections by In Situ Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2003; 93:278-285. [PMID: 18944337 DOI: 10.1094/phyto.2003.93.3.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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ABSTRACT In situ reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used in young leaves (from trees and in vitro shoots) and flower buds of almond (Prunus dulcis), a stone fruit, for cellular location of Prune dwarf virus (PDV, a member of the genus Ilarvirus). Sections obtained from samples fixed in formaldehyde and embedded in paraffin were refixed in formaldehyde to increase tissue preservation in the RT-PCR steps. The coat protein gene of PDV was used as the target to produce a cDNA copy that was amplified by PCR and visualized using a direct detection method with digoxigenin-labeled nucleotides. Protein digestion, PCR, and detection strategies were optimized for increased tissue preservation and signal intensity. PDV was found in infected samples within the vascular tissue of young leaves and flower buds as well as in the mesophyll in developing floral organs and in the generative and vegetative cells of pollen grains. PDV signals were observed in a ring surrounding the nucleus and spread in the cytoplasm. The results obtained are discussed in terms of the technique optimization and PDV distribution in tissues and transmission through pollen. The optimized protocol of in situ RT-PCR is a powerful technique to reveal low-abundant RNA species. Therefore, it is appropriate to study cell and subcellular distribution of RNA viruses in woody species.
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Tzortzaki EG, Glass D, Yang M, Evan AP, Bledsoe SB, Stambrook PJ, Sahota A, Tischfield JA. Gender- and age-dependent changes in kidney androgen protein mRNA expression in a knockout mouse model for nephrolithiasis. J Histochem Cytochem 2002; 50:1663-9. [PMID: 12486089 DOI: 10.1177/002215540205001211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Kidney androgen-regulated protein (Kap) is the most abundant protein in the mouse kidney, but its function is unknown. We previously observed a significant decrease in Kap mRNA expression in whole kidney tissue from male mice with adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) deficiency and 2,8-dihydroxyadenine (DHA) nephrolithiasis. The disease phenotype is more severe in male mice and is age-dependent. To identify the cellular basis for differential Kap expression, we used in situ hybridization (ISH) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction ISH (RT-PCR ISH) to identify the cell types expressing this mRNA in paraffin-embedded kidney sections. In 1-month-old wild-type male mice, Kap was detected primarily in S3 proximal tubule segments, but expression was very low in female mice. In 1-month-old APRT-deficient male mice, Kap expression was decreased significantly and was undetectable in female mice. Kap mRNA was not detected in 3- or 6-month-old mice using our standard ISH protocol, but we observed intense cytoplasmic staining in S3 proximal tubules in wild-type male mice of these age groups using an improved RT-PCR ISH procedure. Our studies demonstrate age-, gender-, and APRT genotype-dependent changes in Kap mRNA expression in mouse kidney. Kap expression is under multihormonal control, and hormonal changes in DHA-induced nephrolithiasis may account for the decreased Kap expression in APRT-deficient mice.
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- Eleni G Tzortzaki
- Department of Genetics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Ozsarac N, Santha E, Hoffman BJ. Alternative non-coding exons support serotonin transporter mRNA expression in the brain and gut. J Neurochem 2002; 82:336-44. [PMID: 12124434 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00964.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A number of studies in recent years have linked polymorphisms within the serotonin transporter (5HTT) gene to affective disorders and anxiety traits. The human 5HTT mRNA is alternatively spliced, and the splice variants are equally expressed in the human placental cell line and dorsal raphe. In this study, using 5' rapid amplification of cDNA ends, we show that the rat 5HTT mRNA is alternatively spliced, leading to three distinct mRNAs differing in the 5' untranslated region. To determine whether the three alternatively spliced mRNA species that contain one of the following untranslated regions (i) exon 1A, 63 bp (ii) exon 1A + 1B, 125 bp or (iii) exon 1C, 101 bp, were expressed in a tissue-specific manner, we used RT-PCR and exon-specific oligonucleotide hybridization. Our results suggest two of the variants (1A + 1B and 1A) may utilize the same promoter; however, they are not equally expressed. While in the adult CNS and adrenal medulla, the shorter mRNA consisting of exon 1A was considerably more abundant, in the stomach and heart, the two variants were equally expressed. The third splice variant exon 1C is only expressed in the gut and to a lesser extent in the heart. The data from this study suggest the splice variant consisting of exon 1C may utilize a distinct promoter compared to the other two.
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- N Ozsarac
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Nakamura M, Honda K, Tun Z, Ogura Y, Matoba R. Application of in situ PCR to diagnose pneumonia in medico-legal autopsy cases. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2001; 3:127-33. [PMID: 12935517 DOI: 10.1016/s1344-6223(01)00019-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In situ polymerase chain reaction (in situ PCR) can detect specific sequences of DNA, such as those of micro-organisms in human tissue samples. In forensic medicine, there are many cases implicated with infection, and pneumonia is an especially common finding in autopsy cases. In the present study, we tried to detect the presence of bacterial infections in lung tissue samples. The experiment was performed with ten paraffin-embedded lung tissue samples, including three non-pneumonia cases using specific primers for Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus equisimilis, and a DIG Oligonucleotide 3'-End Labeling Kit (Boehringer Mannheim). The findings showed that at least one or all three species of bacterial flora in the alveoli could be detected in all seven pneumonia cases, and that some leukocyte cytoplasms, after antigen-antibody and color emission chemical reactions, were also observed to have changed color due to phagocytosis. Detection of bacterial DNA in the leukocyte cytoplasm is a sign of vital reaction and differentiates between antemortem and postmortem infection. The present findings revealed that in situ PCR had the advantage that it helped identifying specific bacteria in the lung tissues with pneumonia.
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- M Nakamura
- Department of Legal Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Japan.
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Leppänen PM, Koponen J, Turunen MP, Pakkanen T, Ylä-Herttuala S. Optimized in situ PCR method for the detection of gene transfer vector in histological sections. J Gene Med 2001; 3:173-8. [PMID: 11318116 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.163] [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: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Detection of transferred genes in histological sections has been problematic due to low transfection efficiency and copy number achieved with current vectors. In situ polymerase chain reaction (in situ PCR) is a new method for the detection of low-abundance nucleic acid targets in tissue sections. METHODS We have adapted in situ PCR method for the detection and histological localization of transgene DNA after in vivo and ex vivo retroviral gene transfer by using mild fixation and permeabilization methods. We used 4% paraformaldehyde/15% sucrose fixation combined with proteinase K permeabilization and microwave treatment. PCR signal was detected with non-radioactive digoxigenin-dUTP tailed oligonucleotide sense-probe. RESULTS The method was applicable for both paraffin-embedded and frozen tissue sections and reached the sensitivity to detect a few copies of target DNA sequence per cell. CONCLUSIONS In situ PCR is a sensitive method to localize integrated gene transfer vectors and to analyze the relationship between expression of the treatment gene and biological effects in the transfected tissues.
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- P M Leppänen
- A.I. Virtanen Institute, University of Kuopio, Finland
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Iwata H, Stegeman JJ. In situ RT-PCR detection of CYP1A mRNA in pharyngeal epithelium and chondroid cells from chemically untreated fish: involvement in vertebrate craniofacial skeletal development? Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 271:130-7. [PMID: 10777692 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Knowledge about the expression sites of cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) mRNA is crucial for a better understanding of the physiological function of CYP1A. We investigated the cellular localization of CYP1A mRNA in chemically untreated fish by use of an in situ reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (IS RT-PCR) technique. The fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) was formalin-fixed, and paraffin-embedded. Sections (5 microm) were treated with trypsinogen. Following reverse transcription of CYP1A mRNA, the cDNA was amplified in situ by PCR with specific primers. Detection of the amplicons was accomplished by a second PCR performed with digoxigenin-labeled dUTP. CYP1A mRNA expression was detected in cytoplasm of chondroid cells surrounding hyaline cartilage in gill arches. This result was consistent with that of immunohistochemical analysis with a CYP1A1-specific monoclonal antibody. CYP1A mRNA also was found in stratified squamous epithelium of the pharynx and gill arches, but no staining was detected in those cells by immunohistochemical analysis. The results indicate that IS RT-PCR is an effective/sensitive technique for localizing low level CYP1A expression. In addition, the sites where we identified expression of CYP1A are targets of retinoic acid, sonic hedgehog and Hox genes, suggesting that functional CYP1A in vertebrates could participate in craniofacial skeletal development through involvement in the retinoic acid signaling cascade.
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- H Iwata
- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA
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Zhou CJ, Kikuyama S, Shibanuma M, Hirabayashi T, Nakajo S, Arimura A, Shioda S. Cellular distribution of the splice variants of the receptor for pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PAC(1)-R) in the rat brain by in situ RT-PCR. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 2000; 75:150-8. [PMID: 10648899 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(99)00300-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a pleiotropic neuropeptide and its specific receptor (the PAC(1) receptor) is widely distributed in the rat brain. It has been reported that alternative splicing of the region encoding the third intracellular loop of the PAC(1) receptor generates six isoforms which are differentially coupled to signal transduction pathways, but the precise distribution and localization of these splice isoforms in the brain remain to be determined. Using the initial specific primer pairs which correspond to the 'hip' or 'hop' types of receptors for the solution-phase reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), we demonstrated that the major splice variants of the PAC(1) receptor in various regions of the rat brain are the short splice isoform 'PAC(1)-R-s' which does not contain either the 'hip' or 'hop' cassette and the another splice isoform, 'PAC(1)-R-hop', which contains the 'hop' cassette. With an innovative molecular histochemical technique, in situ RT-PCR, we determined that these two splice isoforms are both intensely expressed in the mitral cells of the olfactory bulb, the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum, the pyramidal cells of the hippocampus and neocortex, and many neurons in the nuclei of hypothalamus and thalamus as well as other regions. The initial mapping of the cell type-specific expression of these two splice variants of the PAC(1) receptor provides the basis for a better understanding of the functional significance of the PAC(1)-R and its ligand PACAP in various brain regions.
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- C J Zhou
- Department of Biology, School of Education, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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Gey A, Hamdi S, Vielh P, Mehtali M, Fridman WH, Tartour E. Development of a direct in situ RT-PCR method using labeled primers to detect cytokine mRNA inside cells. J Immunol Methods 1999; 227:149-60. [PMID: 10485262 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(99)00078-2] [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: 11/19/2022]
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We have developed an original protocol of direct in situ RT-PCR with biotinylated labeled primers to detect cytokine mRNA inside cells. This label improved the specificity of the technique compared with the use of digoxigenin or fluorescein-labeled primers. We found a reliable correlation between the known expression of cytokine mRNA in a given cell and a positive signal with in situ RT-PCR. Nuclear counterstaining demonstrated that the positive signal obtained was distributed in the cytoplasm in accordance with mRNA localization. In addition, direct demonstration of the presence of the expected PCR product in cell extracts without non-specific parasitic DNA amplification provided strong support for the specificity of the method. Designing the primers in order to prevent DNA amplification, the use of recombinant Thermus thermophilus (rTth) DNA polymerase and a decreased duration of each cycle of PCR by combining the annealing and hybridization steps improved the reproducibility and reliability of the technique and morphological preservation of the cells. Experiments in which different proportions of cytokine mRNA positive and negative cells were mixed argue against significant diffusion of PCR product into initially cytokine mRNA negative cells, thereby leading to false-positive results. In comparison with the direct incorporation of labeled dNTP during amplification, our procedure appears to ensure greater specificity and does not need DNAse treatment which is often difficult to standardize. Detection of IL-2 and IFNgamma mRNA induction after T cell activation using this direct in situ RT-PCR method showed that the technique may be helpful for monitoring cytokine gene expression at a single cell level.
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- A Gey
- Unité d'Immunologie Clinique, INSERM U 255, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Johnston
- University Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- S L Johnston
- University Medicine, University of Southampton, UK
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Johnston SL, Papi A, Bates PJ, Mastronarde JG, Monick MM, Hunninghake GW. Low Grade Rhinovirus Infection Induces a Prolonged Release of IL-8 in Pulmonary Epithelium. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1998. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.160.12.6172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Rhinoviruses are important respiratory pathogens implicated in asthma exacerbations. The mechanisms by which rhinoviruses trigger inflammatory responses in the lower airway are poorly understood, in particular their ability to infect the lower airway. Bronchial inflammatory cell (lymphocyte and eosinophil) recruitment has been demonstrated. IL-8 is a potent proinflammatory chemokine that is chemotactic for neutrophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils, and monocytes and may be important in the pathogenesis of virus-induced asthma. Increased levels of IL-8 have been found in nasal samples in natural and experimental rhinovirus infections. In these studies we therefore examine the ability of rhinovirus to infect a transformed lower airway epithelial cell line (A549) and to induce IL-8 protein release and mRNA induction. We observed that rhinovirus type 9 is able to undergo full viral replication in A549 cells, and peak viral titers were found 24 h after inoculation. Rhinovirus infection induced a dose- and time-dependent IL-8 release up to 5 days after infection and an increase in IL-8 mRNA expression that was maximal between 3 and 24 h after infection. UV inactivation of the virus completely inhibited replication, but only reduced IL-8 protein production and mRNA induction by half, while prevention of virus-receptor binding completely inhibited virus-induced IL-8 release, suggesting that part of the observed effects was due to viral replication and part was due to virus-receptor binding. These studies demonstrate that rhinoviruses are capable of infecting a pulmonary epithelial cell line and inducing IL-8 release. These findings may be important in understanding the pathogenesis of rhinovirus-induced asthma exacerbations.
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- Sebastian L. Johnston
- *Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52242; and
- †University Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- †University Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- †University Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- *Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52242; and
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- *Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52242; and
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- *Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52242; and
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