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Biomechanics of human parietal pleura in uniaxial extension. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2017; 75:330-335. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Pleural effusion is a common clinical problem resulting from a wide range of diseases. Treatment options include targeting the primary cause or, in persistent cases, invasive removal of the excess fluid from the pleural cavity. In this review, we summarize the experimental data concerning pharmacological agents that influence pleural fluid resorption and examine their potential as a novel noninvasive treatment strategy. RECENT FINDINGS Recently published evidence indicates that adrenergic agents and corticosteroids can increase pleural fluid clearance from the cavity. On the contrary, paracetamol and certain nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs can impede fluid outflow. These concepts are based on data extracted by in-vivo studies using provoked hydrothoraces in rabbits and mice, as well as by ex-vivo electrophysiological experiments using sheep and human pleural tissue. SUMMARY In conclusion, the available experimental data indicate that certain pharmacological agents may impact fluid resorption, thus affecting pleural fluid accumulation and the rate of pleural effusion resolution.
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Markov AG, Amasheh S. Tight junction physiology of pleural mesothelium. Front Physiol 2014; 5:221. [PMID: 25009499 PMCID: PMC4067758 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Pleura consists of visceral and parietal cell layers, producing a fluid, which is necessary for lubrication of the pleural space. Function of both mesothelial cell layers is necessary for the regulation of a constant pleural fluid volume and composition to facilitate lung movement during breathing. Recent studies have demonstrated that pleural mesothelial cells show a distinct expression pattern of tight junction proteins which are known to ubiquitously determine paracellular permeability. Most tight junction proteins provide a sealing function to epithelia, but some have been shown to have a paracellular channel function or ambiguous properties. Here we provide an in-depth review of the current knowledge concerning specific functional contribution of these proteins determining transport and barrier function of pleural mesothelium.
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- Alexander G Markov
- Department of General Physiology, St. Petersburg State University St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Freie Universität Berlin Berlin, Germany
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Kouritas VK, Zissis C, Bellenis I. Variation of the postoperative fluid drainage according to the type of lobectomy. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2013; 16:437-40. [PMID: 23293264 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The pleural membrane of the lower pleural cavity has a greater ability to recycle fluid than the pleural membrane of the upper pleural cavity. During lobectomy, the visceral pleura is removed with the lobe, whereas the parietal pleura is traumatized during manipulation. This study investigates variations of the drainage according to the type of lobectomy and its relation to effusion-related complications. METHODS Data of upper and lower lobectomy patients were compared with those of wedge resection patients. All patients were suctioned until totally dry before closure, and one chest tube was left in the hemithorax. The amount of fluid drained per day, the duration of drainage, the length of hospital stay and the morbidity were noted. Student's paired t-test and Mann-Whitney U-test were used for comparison; P < 0.05 was defined as statistically significant. RESULTS Patients after lower lobectomy had more fluid drained when compared with patients after upper lobectomy or wedge resection on the first (636 ± 90, 268 ± 75 and 225 ± 62 ml, respectively; P = 0.002) and second postoperative day (464 ± 94, 237 ± 90 and 220 ± 62 ml, respectively; P = 0.046). The drainage tube was removed earlier in patients with upper lobectomy procedures than in patients with lower lobectomy procedures (4.6 ± 0.9 vs 8.1 ± 1.4 days; P = 0.014). Effusion-related complications developed in lower lobectomies with a higher output from the second postoperative day. CONCLUSIONS A larger amount of fluid is drained after removal of the lower lobes, possibly because the important fluid-recycling ability of the lower parts of the cavity is malfunctioning. Early drainage tube removal after lower lobectomy may be reconsidered when taking into account the possibility of effusion-related complications.
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- Vasileios K Kouritas
- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Filippidis AS, Zarogiannis SG, Ioannou M, Gourgoulianis K, Molyvdas PA, Hatzoglou C. Permeability of the arachnoid and pia mater. The role of ion channels in the leptomeningeal physiology. Childs Nerv Syst 2012; 28:533-40. [PMID: 22252717 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1688-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to study the ionic permeability of the leptomeninges related to the effect of ouabain (sodium-potassium-ATPase inhibitor) and amiloride (epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) inhibitor) on the tissue, as well as identify the presence of ion channels. METHODS Cranial leptomeningeal samples from 26 adult sheep were isolated. Electrophysiological measurements were performed with Ussing system and transmembrane resistance values (R(TM) in Ω*cm(2)) obtained over time. Experiments were conducted with the application of ouabain 10(-3) M or amiloride 10(-5) M at the arachnoidal and pial sides. Immunohistochemical studies of leptomeningeal tissue were prepared with alpha-1 sodium-potassium-ATPase (ATP1A1), beta-ENaC, and delta-ENaC subunit antibodies. RESULTS The application of ouabain at the arachnoidal side raised the transmembrane resistance statistically significantly and thus decreased its ionic permeability. The addition of ouabain at the pial side led also to a significant but less profound increment in transmembrane resistance. The addition of amiloride at the arachnoidal or pial side did not produce any statistical significant change in the R(TM) from controls (p > 0.05). Immunohistochemistry confirmed the presence of the ATP1A1 and beta- and delta-ENaC subunits at the leptomeninges. CONCLUSIONS In summary, leptomeningeal tissue possesses sodium-potassium-ATPase and ENaC ion channels. The application of ouabain alters the ionic permeability of the leptomeninges thus reflecting the role of sodium-potassium-ATPase. Amiloride application did not alter the ionic permeability of leptomeninges possibly due to localization of ENaC channels towards the subarachnoid space, away from the experimental application sites. The above properties of the tissue could potentially be related to cerebrospinal fluid turnover at this interface.
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- Aristotelis S Filippidis
- Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of Thessaly BIOPOLIS, 41110 Larissa, Greece.
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Markov AG, Voronkova MA, Volgin GN, Yablonsky PK, Fromm M, Amasheh S. Tight junction proteins contribute to barrier properties in human pleura. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2010; 175:331-5. [PMID: 21187167 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2010] [Revised: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/20/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The permeability of pleural mesothelium helps to control the volume and composition of the liquid lubricating pleural surfaces. Information on pleural barrier function in health and disease, however, is scarce. Tissue specimens of human pleura were mounted in Ussing chambers for measurement of transmesothelial resistance. Expression of tight junction (TJ) proteins was studied by Western blots and immune fluorescence confocal microscopy. Both visceral and parietal pleura showed barrier properties represented by transmesothelial resistance. Occludin, claudin-1, -3, -5, and -7, were detected in visceral pleura. In parietal pleura, the same TJ proteins were detected, except claudin-7. In tissues from patients with pleural inflammation these tightening claudins were decreased and in visceral pleura claudin-2, a paracellular channel former, became apparent. We report that barrier function in human pleura coincides with expression of claudins known to be key determinants of epithelial barrier properties. In inflamed tissue, claudin expression indicates a reduced barrier function.
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- Alexander G Markov
- Biological and Soil Faculty, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Mesothelial cells are specialized epithelial cells, which line the pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal cavities. Accumulating evidence suggests that the monolayer of mesothelial cells is permeable to electrolyte and fluid, and thereby govern both fluid secretion and re-absorption in the serosal cavities. Disorders in these salt and fluid transport systems may be fundamental in the pathogenesis of pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, and ascites. In this review, we discuss the location, physiological function, and regulation of active transport (Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase) systems, cation and anion channels (Na(+), K(+), Cl(-), and Ca(2+) channels), antiport (exchangers) systems, and symport (co-transporters) systems, and water channels (aquaporins). These secretive and absorptive pathways across mesothelial monolayer cells for electrolytes and fluid may provide pivotal therapeutical targets for novel clinical intervention in edematous diseases of serous cavities.
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- Hong-Long Ji
- Department of Biochemistry, Texas Lung Injury Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75708, USA
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Stefanidis I, Liakopoulos V, Kourti P, Zarogiannis S, Poultsidi A, Mertems PR, Salmas M, Hatzoglou C, Gourgoulianis K, Molyvdas PA. Amiloride-sensitive sodium channels on the parietal human peritoneum: evidence by ussing-type chamber experiments. ASAIO J 2007; 53:335-8. [PMID: 17515725 DOI: 10.1097/mat.0b013e3180317908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The mesothelium is part of the peritoneal water and ion transport barrier essential for peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment and has a central role in the pathogenesis of peritoneal fibrosis and ultrafiltration failure observed in many PD patients. We investigated the effect of amiloride on the transmesothelial electrical resistance (RTM) of isolated parietal human peritoneum. Intact sheets were obtained from seven patients (three men, four women; mean age, 64 +/- 8 years). Fourteen peritoneal planar sheets were transferred to the laboratory in oxygenated Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution at 4 degrees C within 30 minutes after removal and mounted in an Ussing-type chamber. Amiloride (10(-3) mol/L) added apically (n = 8) caused a rapid rise of the RTM to 24.15 +/- 0.76 [OMEGA]H cm2 and a subsequent value persistence (p < 0.05); added basolaterally (n = 6), it increased the RTM to 22.66 +/- 0.59 [OMEGA]H cm2 within 1 minute, which persisted throughout the experiment. RTM was measured before and serially for 30 minutes after addition of amiloride. Control RTM was 20.29 +/- 0.86 [OMEGA]H cm2. These results indicate a rapid inhibitory effect of amiloride on the ionic permeability of parietal human peritoneum. The increase in the RTM observed after addition of amiloride clearly indicates the existence of amiloride-sensitive sodium channels on the human parietal peritoneal membrane, which may play some role in the ultrafiltration process and sodium removal during PD.
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- Ioannis Stefanidis
- Department of Nephrology , School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece
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Tang SMM, Lai-Fook SJ. Transport properties of the mesothelium and interstitium measured in rabbit pericardium. Microvasc Res 2006; 70:152-64. [PMID: 16271940 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2005.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2005] [Accepted: 10/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The contribution of the pleural mesothelium to pleural liquid and protein transport is still vigorously debated. Recent in vitro studies of stripped pleural membrane and free-standing pericardium have demonstrated active ion solute coupled transport of liquid and transcytosis of protein. However, the relative contribution of the passive transport properties of the pleural mesothelium compared to the pleural interstitium has not been extensively studied. In in vitro studies, we measured the albumin diffusion coefficient, reflection coefficient, hydraulic conductivity and electrical resistance of rabbit pericardium. We used two techniques, treatment with 40 muM nocodazole and a 1-min hypotonic cell lysis with distilled water, to eliminate the effect of the two mesothelial layers on diffusional and hydraulic resistances. Each technique increased the albumin diffusion coefficient and hydraulic conductivity 3- to 4-fold. In hydraulic conductivity experiments using tracer 125I-albumin, nocodazole reduced the reflection coefficient to zero, rendering the pericardium completely permeable to albumin. We applied the cell-lysis technique to the pleural and pericardial mesothelium in sequence to evaluate the separate contribution of each mesothelium. Both diffusional and hydraulic resistances, but not electrical resistance, of the mesothelium were overestimated by the cell-lysis technique. The pleural mesothelium contributed at most 30% of diffusional resistance, 10% of hydraulic resistance and 14% of electrical resistance of the total pericardial resistances. We conclude that the pleural mesothelium is not the primary barrier to protein diffusion or bulk flow of liquid from the pericardial microcirculation to the pleural liquid.
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- Sonja M Moe Tang
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Wenner-Gren Research Laboratory, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0070, USA
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Zarogiannis S, Hatzoglou C, Stefanidis I, Matafia G, Vogiatzidis K, Gourgoulianis K, Molyvdas PA. Effect of adrenaline on transmesothelial resistance of isolated sheep pleura. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2006; 150:165-72. [PMID: 16476653 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2005.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2005] [Revised: 03/29/2005] [Accepted: 04/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effect of adrenaline on the transmesothelial resistance (RTM) of sheep's visceral and parietal pleura was studied using the Ussing chamber technique. Basal transmesothelial resistance of visceral pleura was found to be 20.71 +/- 0.31 Omega cm2, whereas that of parietal pleura was found to be 19.53 +/- 0.34 Omega cm2. Immediately after the addition of adrenaline (10(-7) M) both apically and basolaterally on the visceral and parietal pleura, these values were significantly increased (P < 0.05). Addition of the nonselective beta-receptor blocker, propranolol (10(-5) M), suppressed this effect in both visceral and parietal pleura, while addition of the nonselective alpha-receptor blocker, phentolamine (10(-5) M), partly suppressed the above-mentioned increase in the parietal pleura. In conclusion, our results show that adrenaline has a rapid effect on both pleurae. This rapid effect is mediated by the stimulation of beta-adrenergic receptors in the case of visceral pleura, while in the case of parietal pleura this effect seems to be due to a stimulation of alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors. On the visceral pleura the effect of adrenaline vanishes after some minutes and on the parietal this effect is more permanent than the visceral's one, suggesting differences in the distribution of the adrenergic receptors between the visceral and parietal pleura.
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- S Zarogiannis
- Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of Thessaly, 22 Papakiriazi Str., Larissa 41222, Greece.
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Vogiatzidis K, Hatzoglou C, Zarogiannis S, Matafia G, Gourgoulianis K, Molyvdas PA. mu-Opioid influence on transmesothelial resistance of isolated sheep pleura and parietal pericardium. Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 530:276-80. [PMID: 16405886 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2005] [Revised: 11/14/2005] [Accepted: 11/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The effect of morphine (mu-opioid receptor agonist) on the transmesothelial resistance (R(TM)) of sheep's pleura and parietal pericardium was studied using the Ussing chamber technique. Basal transmesothelial resistance of parietal pleura was found to be 19.57+/-0.32 Omega cm2 and of visceral pleura was found to be 19.41+/-0.31 Omega cm2, whereas that of parietal pericardium was found to be 22.83+/-0.4 Omega cm2. Immediately after the addition of morphine (10(-9) M) both apically and basolaterally on the parietal pleura and parietal pericardium, these values were significantly increased (P<0.05). On the contrary, addition of morphine (10(-9) M) resulted in a rapid increase, only when placed basolaterally on the visceral pleura (P<0.05). In conclusion, our findings suggest that morphine, probably through mu-opioid stimulation, increases in vitro the transmesothelial resistance of the parietal pleura, of the visceral pleura when added basolaterally and of the parietal pericardium.
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- Konstantinos Vogiatzidis
- Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of Thessaly, 22 Papakiriazi Str, 41222, Larissa, Greece.
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Stefanidis I, Zarogiannis S, Hatzoglou C, Liakopoulos V, Kourti P, Poultsidi A, Mertens PR, Gourgoulianis K, Molyvdas PA. Enhancement of the Transmesothelial Resistance of the Parietal Sheep Peritoneum by Epinephrine In Vitro: Ussing-type Chamber Experiments. Artif Organs 2005; 29:919-22. [PMID: 16266308 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2005.00157.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The peritoneal mesothelium constitutes an ion transport barrier that is taken advantage of in peritoneal dialysis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of epinephrine on the electrical transmesothelial resistance (R(TM)) of the isolated parietal sheep peritoneum by means of Ussing-type chamber experiments. Intact parietal (diaphragmatic) peritoneal samples were obtained from adult sheep immediately after sacrifice and transferred within 0.5 h to the laboratory in a cooled Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution (4 degrees C, pH 7.5), bubbled with 95% O2-5% CO2. A parietal peritoneal planar sheet was mounted in a Ussing-type chamber. Epinephrine (10(-7) M) was added to the apical and the basolateral side. The R(TM) was measured before and serially after the addition of epinephrine for 30 min. As active ion transport is temperature-dependent, all measurements were performed at 37 degrees C. The results were calculated as means with standard errors (x +/- SE) of six independent experiments. The control R(TM) was 20.05 +/- 0.61 ohm x cm2. The addition of epinephrine to the basolateral side within 1 min induced an increase of R(TM) to 21.8 +/- 0.45 ohm x cm2, which decreased thereafter progressively to reach control values again after 15 min. A similar effect of epinephrine on the apical side was apparent with a rapid rise of R(TM) to 22.5 +/- 0.66 ohm x cm2 and a subsequent decrease (P < 0.05). A clear association between the R(TM) and active ion transport was established from previous studies. The results of our study indicate a rapid action of epinephrine on the parietal peritoneum permeability.
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- Ioannis Stefanidis
- Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.
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The pleural space separating the lung and chest wall of mammals contains a small amount of liquid that lubricates the pleural surfaces during breathing. Recent studies have pointed to a conceptual understanding of the pleural space that is different from the one advocated some 30 years ago in this journal. The fundamental concept is that pleural surface pressure, the result of the opposing recoils of the lung and chest wall, is the major determinant of the pressure in the pleural liquid. Pleural liquid is not in hydrostatic equilibrium because the vertical gradient in pleural liquid pressure, determined by the vertical gradient in pleural surface pressure, does not equal the hydrostatic gradient. As a result, a viscous flow of pleural liquid occurs in the pleural space. Ventilatory and cardiogenic motions serve to redistribute pleural liquid and minimize contact between the pleural surfaces. Pleural liquid is a microvascular filtrate from parietal pleural capillaries in the chest wall. Homeostasis in pleural liquid volume is achieved by an adjustment of the pleural liquid thickness to the filtration rate that is matched by an outflow via lymphatic stomata.
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- Stephen J Lai-Fook
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Wenner-Gren Research Laboratory, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0070, USA.
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