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Barlow A, Blodgett JM, Williams S, Pedlar CR, Bruinvels G. Injury Incidence, Severity, and Type Across the Menstrual Cycle in Female Footballers: A Prospective Three Season Cohort Study. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2024; 56:1151-1158. [PMID: 38227488 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003391] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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PURPOSE The aim of the study was to assess the influence of menstrual cycle phase on injury incidence, severity, and type in elite female professional footballers over three seasons. METHODS Time-loss injuries and menstrual cycle data were prospectively recorded for 26 elite female football players across three seasons. The menstrual cycle was categorized into four phases using a standardized model: menstruation (phase 1; P1), remainder of follicular phase (phase 2; P2), early luteal (phase 3; P3), and premenstrual phase (phase 4; P4). Injury incidence rates (IIR) and ratios (IIRR) were calculated for overall injuries, injury severity, type, contact vs noncontact, and game/training. RESULTS A total of 593 cycles across 13,390 d were tracked during the study, and 74 injuries from 26 players were eligible for analysis. When comparing IIR between phases (reference: P1), overall injury rates were highest in P4 (IIRR, 2.30 (95% confidence interval, 0.99-5.34; P = 0.05)). When examining rates by injury severity and type, IIR values were also highest in P4 for ≤7 d' time-loss (4.40 (0.93-20.76; P = 0.06)), muscle-specific (6.07 (1.34-27.43; P = 0.02)), and noncontact (3.05 (1.10-8.50; P = 0.03)) injuries. Muscle-specific (IIRR P3/P1, 5.07 (1.16-22.07; P = 0.03)) and ≤7 d' time-loss (4.47 (1.01-19.68; P = 0.05)) injury risk was also significantly higher in P3. Muscle injuries were the most prevalent subtype ( n = 41). No anterior cruciate ligament injuries were recorded across the monitoring period. CONCLUSIONS Injury risk was significantly elevated during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle (P3 and P4) among elite female professional footballers. Further research is urgently needed to better understand the influence of the menstrual cycle on injury risk and to develop interventions to mitigate risk.
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- Ally Barlow
- Centre for Health, and Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Centre for Health, and Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UNITED KINGDOM
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Barlow A, Haroz EE, O’Keefe VM, Brockie T, Manson SM, Allen J, Wexler L, Buchwald D, Rasmus S, Goklish N, Ivanich J, Stifter M, Cwik M. New Collaborative Research on Suicide Prevention, Practice, and Policy With American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Holds Promise for All Peoples. Health Promot Pract 2023; 24:841-851. [PMID: 36863761 PMCID: PMC10474247 DOI: 10.1177/15248399221116630] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Youth suicide is increasing in the United States, with deaths among younger people of color driving this upward trend. For more than four decades, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities have suffered disproportionate rates of youth suicide and years of productive life lost compared to other U.S. Races. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) recently funded three regional Collaborative Hubs to carry out suicide prevention research, practice, and policy development with AIAN communities in Alaska and rural and urban areas of the Southwestern United States. The Hub partnerships are supporting a diverse array of tribally-driven studies, approaches, and policies with immediate value for increasing empirically driven public health strategies to address youth suicide. We discuss unique features of the cross-Hub work, including: (a) long-standing Community-Based Participatory Research processes that led to the Hubs' innovative designs and novel approaches to suicide prevention and evaluation, (b) comprehensive ecological theoretical approaches that contextualize individual risk and protective factors in multilevel social contexts; (c) unique task-shifting and systems of care approaches to increase reach and impact on youth suicide in low-resource settings; and (d) prioritization of strengths-based approaches. The work of the Collaborative Hubs for AIAN youth suicide prevention is generating specific and substantive implications for practice, policy, and research presented in this article at a time when youth suicide prevention is a dire national priority. Approaches also have relevance for historically marginalized communities worldwide.
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- A. Barlow
- Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, MN, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA
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- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- White Mountain Apache Tribe, Whiteriver, AZ, USA
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Alfonso YN, Bishai D, Ivanich JD, O'Keefe VM, Usher J, Aldridge LR, Haroz EE, Goklish N, Barlow A, Cwik M. Suicide Ideation and Depression Quality of Life Ratings in a Reservation-Based Community of Native American Youths and Young Adults. Community Ment Health J 2022; 58:779-787. [PMID: 34455531 PMCID: PMC8933312 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-021-00883-w] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Suicide among adolescents is a significant public health concern in the U.S., especially within American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities. Lack of quality of life (QoL) estimates for both suicide ideation and depression specific to the AIAN population hinders the ability to compare interventions in cost-effectiveness analysis. We surveyed 200 AI youth and young adults from the Fort Apache Indian Reservation to estimate utility weights for experiencing suicide ideation and depression. Our results indicate that, on a scale of 0-100, with higher scores indicating better health, the general community rates both suicide ideation and depression at 15.8 and 25.1, respectively. These weights are statistically significantly different and lower than for other cultures. Culturally specific QoL values will allow the comparison and identification of the most effective and feasible interventions to reduce the suicide burden among tribal communities.
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- Y N Alfonso
- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, 13055 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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Aziz MA, Smith O, Jackson HA, Tollington S, Darlow S, Barlow A, Islam MA, Groombridge JJ. Phylogeography of Panthera tigris in the mangrove forest of the Sundarbans. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2022. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Haroz E, Wexler L, Manson S, Cwik M, O’Keefe V, Allen J, Rasmus S, Buchwald D, Barlow A. Sustaining suicide prevention programs in American Indian and Alaska Native communities and Tribal health centers. Implementation Research and Practice 2021; 2. [PMID: 35821881 PMCID: PMC9273109 DOI: 10.1177/26334895211057042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background: Research on sustaining community-based interventions is limited. This is particularly true for suicide prevention programs and in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) settings. Aiming to inform research in this area, this paper sought to identify factors and strategies that are key to sustain suicide prevention efforts in AIAN communities. Methods: We used a modified Nominal Group Technique with a purposeful sample of N = 35 suicide prevention research experts, program implementors and AIAN community leaders to develop a list of prioritized factors and sustainability strategies. We then compared this list with the Public Health Program Capacity for Sustainability Framework (PHPCSF) to examine the extent the factors identified aligned with the existing literature. Results: Major factors identified included cultural fit of intervention approaches, buy in from local communities, importance of leadership and policy making, and demonstrated program success. Strategies to promote these factors included partnership building, continuous growth of leadership, policy development, and ongoing strategic planning and advocacy. All domains of the PHPCF were representative, but additional factors and strategies were identified that emerged as important in AIAN settings. Conclusions: Sustaining effective and culturally informed suicide prevention efforts is of paramount importance to prevent suicide and save lives. Future research will focus on generating empirical evidence of these strategies and their effectiveness at promoting program sustainability in AIAN communities.
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- E.E. Haroz
- Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Michigan, School of Social Work and the Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, Duluth, MN
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- Center for Center for Alaska Native Health Research, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
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- Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Seattle, WA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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Pyae PK, Navarra A, Webb R, Newland-Smith A, Vancheeswaran R, Sehmi J, Barlow A. Three-month cardiac outcomes of survivors of COVID-19 presenting to a district general hospital in West Hertfordshire, UK. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
COVID-19 is novel entity associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Most patients recover completely, however, a proportion describe persistent symptoms consistent with cardiopulmonary disturbance. The long-term cardiac and respiratory outcomes of COVID-19 are not known.
Purpose
The aim of this study was to undertake a comprehensive cardiopulmonary assessment of survivors of COVID-19 with post recovery symptoms. The cardiac findings are presented here.
Methods
Survivors of COVID-19 presenting to a general hospital in West Hertfordshire between 18 March 2020 and 15 May 2020, were reviewed at 3 months using a structured prespecified protocol. Patients with persistent symptoms and those admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) were invited to attend a clinical assessment comprising an electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiography, chest x-ray (CXR) and pulmonary function tests. At follow up, patients were categorised according to disease course: 1) monitored via a community based virtual hospital, 2) admitted for supplemental oxygen, 3) requiring non-invasive ventilation and 4) ICU admission.
Results
448 eligible patients were evaluated by telephone. 11 patients admitted to ICU and 147 patients with persistent symptoms were invited for further assessment. At presentation, hospitalised patients were older, had higher levels of obesity and increased rates of hypertension than those managed virtually (p<0.05). Among hospitalised patients, the degree of pulmonary infiltration on CXR was higher, ROX index for intubation lower, eGFR lower, C-reactive protein levels higher and lymphocyte counts lower, compared to those managed virtually (p<0.05). The prevalence of known respiratory conditions was higher among patients admitted to hospital, with a trend towards statistical significance (p=0.051). There were no differences in the prevalence of known cardiac disorders and other co-morbidities amongst both patient groups (table 1).
At follow up, CXR appearances were improved and similar among patients monitored virtually, those admitted for supplemental oxygen, those requiring non-invasive ventilation and those treated on ICU. There were no differences in heart rhythm and ECG parameters in the four patient groups. Left ventricular systolic and diastolic dimensions, Simpson's biplane ejection fraction, left atrial volume and left ventricular filling pressures were similar in all four patient groups. There were no differences in right ventricular dimensions, right ventricular fractional area change, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion and pulmonary artery systolic pressures among patients irrespective of disease severity (table 2).
Conclusions
At 3 months, we identified no differences in ECG indices and echocardiographic parameters of left and right ventricular function among survivors of COVID-19, independent of disease course. The findings of this study argue against significant cardiac sequalae following COVID-19 infection.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- P K Pyae
- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, United Kingdom
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- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, United Kingdom
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- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, United Kingdom
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- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, United Kingdom
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- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, United Kingdom
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- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, United Kingdom
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- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, United Kingdom
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Hamed M, Logan A, Gruszczyk AV, Beach TE, James AM, Dare AJ, Barlow A, Martin J, Georgakopoulos N, Gane AM, Crick K, Fouto D, Fear C, Thiru S, Dolezalova N, Ferdinand JR, Clatworthy MR, Hosgood SA, Nicholson ML, Murphy MP, Saeb-Parsy K. Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant MitoQ ameliorates ischaemia-reperfusion injury in kidney transplantation models. Br J Surg 2021; 108:1072-1081. [PMID: 33963377 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ischaemia-reperfusion (IR) injury makes a major contribution to graft damage during kidney transplantation. Oxidative damage to mitochondria is an early event in IR injury. Therefore, the uptake, safety, and efficacy of the mitochondria-targeted antioxidant MitoQ were investigated in models of transplant IR injury. METHODS MitoQ uptake by warm and cooled pairs of pig and declined human kidneys was measured when preserved in cold static storage or by hypothermic machine perfusion. Pairs of pigs' kidneys were exposed to defined periods of warm and cold ischaemia, flushed and stored at 4°C with or without MitoQ (50 nmol/l to 250 µmol/l), followed by reperfusion with oxygenated autologous blood in an ex vivo normothermic perfusion (EVNP). Pairs of declined human kidneys were flushed and stored with or without MitoQ (5-100 µmol/l) at 4°C for 6 h and underwent EVNP with ABO group-matched blood. RESULTS Stable and concentration-dependent uptake of MitoQ was demonstrated for up to 24 h in pig and human kidneys. Total blood flow and urine output were significantly greater in pig kidneys treated with 50 µmol/l MitoQ compared with controls (P = 0.006 and P = 0.007 respectively). In proof-of-concept experiments, blood flow after 1 h of EVNP was significantly greater in human kidneys treated with 50 µmol/l MitoQ than in controls (P ≤ 0.001). Total urine output was numerically higher in the 50-µmol/l MitoQ group compared with the control, but the difference did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.054). CONCLUSION Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant MitoQ can be administered to ischaemic kidneys simply and effectively during cold storage, and may improve outcomes after transplantation.
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- M Hamed
- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Cambridge National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge, UK
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Kazandjian TD, Petras D, Robinson SD, van Thiel J, Greene HW, Arbuckle K, Barlow A, Carter DA, Wouters RM, Whiteley G, Wagstaff SC, Arias AS, Albulescu LO, Plettenberg Laing A, Hall C, Heap A, Penrhyn-Lowe S, McCabe CV, Ainsworth S, da Silva RR, Dorrestein PC, Richardson MK, Gutiérrez JM, Calvete JJ, Harrison RA, Vetter I, Undheim EAB, Wüster W, Casewell NR. Convergent evolution of pain-inducing defensive venom components in spitting cobras. Science 2021; 371:386-390. [PMID: 33479150 PMCID: PMC7610493 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb9303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [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: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Convergent evolution provides insights into the selective drivers underlying evolutionary change. Snake venoms, with a direct genetic basis and clearly defined functional phenotype, provide a model system for exploring the repeated evolution of adaptations. While snakes use venom primarily for predation, and venom composition often reflects diet specificity, three lineages of cobras have independently evolved the ability to spit venom at adversaries. Using gene, protein, and functional analyses, we show that the three spitting lineages possess venoms characterized by an up-regulation of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) toxins, which potentiate the action of preexisting venom cytotoxins to activate mammalian sensory neurons and cause enhanced pain. These repeated independent changes provide a fascinating example of convergent evolution across multiple phenotypic levels driven by selection for defense.
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- T D Kazandjian
- Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute of Biology, University of Leiden, Leiden 2333BE, Netherlands
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK
- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute of Biology, University of Leiden, Leiden 2333BE, Netherlands
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- Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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- Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
- Research Computing Unit, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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- Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José 11501, Costa Rica
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- Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
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- School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RL, UK
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- Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos (NPPNS), Molecular Sciences Department, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Institute of Biology, University of Leiden, Leiden 2333BE, Netherlands
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- Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José 11501, Costa Rica
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- Evolutionary and Translational Venomics Laboratory, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
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- Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.
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Haroz EE, Ingalls A, Kee C, Goklish N, Neault N, Begay M, Barlow A. Informing Precision Home Visiting: Identifying Meaningful Subgroups of Families Who Benefit Most from Family Spirit. Prev Sci 2019; 20:1244-1254. [PMID: 31432381 PMCID: PMC7082862 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-019-01039-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program was reauthorized February 8, 2018, and invests $2 billion over 5 years to improve mothers' and children's outcomes across the life course. Along with this investment, the home-visiting field is striving for implementation innovations to deliver the greatest impact to the most families at the most efficient cost through a focus on precision home visiting. Consistent with the precision home-visiting approach to identify meaningful subgroups to guide content tailoring, the purpose of this paper is to answer (1) how and to what degree an evidence-based home-visiting model benefits mothers and children with substance use or depression and (2) what baseline characteristics indicate who can benefit most. We completed a secondary data analysis of the most recently completed randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Family Spirit (N = 322), a federally endorsed home-visiting intervention designed for young Native American mothers and their children. We examined how baseline differences in mothers' substance use, depression, and demographic characteristics (household mobility, education, parity, and premature birth) moderated mothers' and children's intervention-related outcomes. Children born to mothers with past substance use histories benefited more from the intervention than children born to abstinent mothers (p < 0.01). Unstable housing, parity, and low educational attainment emerged as moderators of intervention effectiveness. Results from this investigation will serve as a basis for designing and evaluating a precision approach to Family Spirit and may provide lessons for other models to explore tailoring variables for optimal impact and efficiency. Trial Registry: NCT00373750.
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- E E Haroz
- Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Kwan J, Wan D, Grewal J, Barlow A, Kiess M, Human D, Riahi M, Chakrabarti S. ARRHYTHMIC AND THROMBOEMBOLIC OUTCOMES IN ADULTS WITH COARCTATION OF THE AORTA. Can J Cardiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.07.475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Wan D, Amon J, Nazzari H, Chua D, Grewal J, Barlow A, Kiess M, Human D, Riahi M, Toma M, Ignaszewski A, Chakrabarti S. SACUBUTRIL/VALSARTAN IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING HEART FAILURE SYMPTOMS IN ADULTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE. Can J Cardiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.07.569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Halle-Smith JM, Ahmad T, Mason G, Barlow A, Gout S. Twenty Years of Military Prehospital Care in the Eastern Sovereign Base Area, Cyprus. BMJ Mil Health 2019; 167:44-47. [PMID: 31320399 DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2019-001221] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The Medical Reception Station (MRS) in Dhekelia provides a prehospital emergency care (PHEC) service for the Eastern Sovereign Base Area and surrounding Cypriot towns. This service has been evaluated previously but some important aspects of care have not yet been measured. The primary aim of this study was to undertake the most comprehensive service evaluation of the demand for the PHEC service at MRS Dhekelia over a 12-month period. The secondary aim of this study was to compare findings in 2018 to those in 1995-1998 and 2013-2016. METHODS All calls to the PHEC team between 01/07/2017 and 30/06/2018 were reviewed and compared with previously reported data from 1995 to 1998 and 2013 to 2016. Data were collected from the occurrence book, the logbook used by the PHEC team to record the details of each call. RESULTS There were 164 calls to the PHEC service during the current study period. The number of activations has decreased since the 2013-2016 period but remains greater than 1995-1998. In every month there was a call to a scene where more than one casualty was present, with the highest number being nine patients at one call. More calls were received during the day (55%). There were more calls because of trauma than medical complaints (55% vs 45%). Trauma calls have reduced over 20 years. The frequency of neurological and psychiatric complaints has increased over 20 years. CONCLUSIONS The PHEC service at MRS Dhekelia is frequently used. The team consistently face with scenes with more than one casualty. Trauma is becoming less frequent but psychiatric and neurological complaints are increasingly common. These findings are important for training and service provision.
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- James Michael Halle-Smith
- Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK .,Medical Reception Station, Dhekelia Station, Dhekelia, Eastern Sovereign Base Area, UK
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- Medical Reception Station, Dhekelia Station, Dhekelia, Eastern Sovereign Base Area, UK
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- Medical Reception Station, Dhekelia Station, Dhekelia, Eastern Sovereign Base Area, UK
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- Medical Reception Station, Dhekelia Station, Dhekelia, Eastern Sovereign Base Area, UK
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- Medical Reception Station, Dhekelia Station, Dhekelia, Eastern Sovereign Base Area, UK
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Lee D, Levin A, Kiess M, Sexsmith G, Chakrabarti S, Barlow A, Human D, Grewal J. Chronic kidney damage in the adult Fontan population. Int J Cardiol 2018; 257:62-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.11.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Van Der Schee M, Dickson J, Ruparel M, Janes S, Dragonieri S, Fuller L, Grundy S, Baldwin D, Crosbie P, Prasad A, Haris M, Barlow A, Calvert L, Wight A, Bennett J, Gaga M, Chee S, Conteh V, Ledson M, Hodkinson C, Boschmans J, Smith R, Parris R, Apthorp D, Kitchen S, Allsworth M, Boyle B, Rintoul R. P3.05-001 Breath Analysis for Early Detection of Lung Cancer: The LuCID Study. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.1672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tsui C, Wan D, Grewal J, Barlow A, Kiess M, Krahn A, Human D, Chakrabarti S, Sathananthan J. CHADS2 SCORE ASSOCIATED WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BUT NOT PREDICTIVE OF STROKE IN ADULTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE. Can J Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Lau K, Barlow A, Moxey GJ, Li Q, Liu Y, Humphrey MG, Cifuentes MP, Frankcombe TJ, Stranger R. Large electric-field-induced strain in centrosymmetric crystals of a dipolar ruthenium alkynyl complex. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:10781-5. [PMID: 25811543 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00528k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Strong electromechanical coupling in centrosymmetric organoruthenium complex due to disorder in molecular packing.
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- K. Lau
- Research School of Chemistry
- Australian National University
- Canberra
- Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry
- Australian National University
- Canberra
- Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry
- Australian National University
- Canberra
- Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry
- Australian National University
- Canberra
- Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry
- Australian National University
- Canberra
- Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry
- Australian National University
- Canberra
- Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry
- Australian National University
- Canberra
- Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry
- Australian National University
- Canberra
- Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry
- Australian National University
- Canberra
- Australia
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Hunter J, Hosgood S, Barlow A, Nicholson M. Ischaemic Postconditioning Reduces Renal Warm Ischaemia Reperfusion Injury. Transplantation 2014. [DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201407151-01185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Khanna A, Sezen E, Barlow A, Rayt H, Finch JG. Reduction of pain following laparoscopic surgery: a double blind prospective randomised controlled trial. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2013.95.6.e24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The following abstracts won prizes at the 153rd East Midlands Surgical Society meeting held on 9 November 2012 at Leicester General Hospital. First prize was won by George et al. The paper by Ogunbiyi et al was placed second and the paper by Khanna et al was placed third.
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- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, UK
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- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, UK
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- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, UK
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- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, UK
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- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, UK
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Khanna A, Sezen E, Barlow A, Rayt H, Finch JG. Randomized clinical trial of a simple pulmonary recruitment manoeuvre to reduce pain after laparoscopy. Br J Surg 2013; 100:1290-4. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Background
Shoulder tip and abdominal pain following laparoscopic procedures are well recognized causes of postoperative morbidity. In this double-blind randomized clinical trial attempts were made to reduce postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery by implementing a simple intraoperative technique.
Methods
Patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy or laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair were randomized to receive either the current standard treatment (control group) or an intervention to remove residual carbon dioxide. In the intervention group, the pneumoperitoneum was removed at the end of the operation by placing the patient in the Trendelenburg position and utilizing a pulmonary recruitment manoeuvre consisting of two manual inflations to a maximum pressure of 60 cmH2O. In the control group, residual pneumoperitoneum was evacuated at the end of the procedure by passive decompression via the open operative ports.
Results
Seventy-six randomly assigned patients, 37 in the intervention group and 39 in the control group, were recruited. Overall postoperative pain scores were significantly lower in the intervention group (P = 0·001). Median (interquartile range) pain scores were significantly lower in the intervention group compared with the control group at both 12 h (3·5 versus 5; P < 0·010) and 24 h (3 versus 4·5; P < 0·010).
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Active evacuation of residual pneumoperitoneum following laparoscopic procedures, by means of two pulmonary recruitment manoeuvres in the Trendelenburg position, reduces postoperative pain significantly. This simple and safe technique can be implemented routinely after abdominal laparoscopy. Registration number: NCT01720433 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
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- A Khanna
- Department of Surgery, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Cliftonville Northampton NN1 5BD, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Cliftonville Northampton NN1 5BD, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Cliftonville Northampton NN1 5BD, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Cliftonville Northampton NN1 5BD, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Cliftonville Northampton NN1 5BD, UK
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Bates KJ, Puxley M, Hill M, Kalsheker N, Barlow A, Clark BE, Sherwood RA. A patient with the rare alpha-1-antitrypsin variant (Z)bristol in compound heterozygosity with the Z mutation. Ann Clin Biochem 2013; 50:618-21. [PMID: 23858502 DOI: 10.1177/0004563213484303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) is a protease inhibitor (PI), deficiency of which is associated with emphysema and liver disease. The most common deficiency alleles are the S (p.Glu288Val) and Z (p.Glu366Lys) alleles. The Z allele predisposes the AAT protein to polymerization with accumulation in hepatocytes leading to liver disease in PIZ individuals. Most AAT variants have a characteristic pattern of isoforms by isoelectric focusing (IEF). A novel AAT variant called PIZbristol (p.Thr109Met) with an unusual pattern on IEF was described in 1997. We report a patient with the PIZZbristol phenotype that has not been previously described. A 43-year-old man was referred by his GP to a respiratory clinic for breathlessness. His AAT concentration was 0.50 g/L (reference range 1.0-2.0 g/L). An unusual pattern on IEF was seen and sequencing revealed the presence of the rare variant Zbristol in combination with the Z mutation. This is the second reported case of Zbristol and the first in combination with the Z mutation. The patient maintained plasma AAT concentrations around 0.50-0.70 g/L which suggested that the Zbristol protein contributed to the low plasma concentration of AAT. The clinical symptoms associated with PIZ are usually attributed to the plasma deficiency, but his only respiratory complaint was that of breathlessness. This suggests that the PIZZbristol phenotype may confer an effect on respiratory function but is not involved in liver disease.
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- K J Bates
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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Barlow A, Mullany B, Neault N, Compton S, Carter A, Hastings R, Billy T, Coho-Mescal V, Lorenzo S, Walkup JT. Effect of a paraprofessional home-visiting intervention on American Indian teen mothers’ and infants’ behavioral risks: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Psychiatry 2013; 170:83-93. [PMID: 23409290 PMCID: PMC4542092 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12010121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The authors sought to examine the effectiveness of Family Spirit, a paraprofessional-delivered, home-visiting pregnancy and early childhood intervention,in improving American Indian teen mothers’ parenting outcomes and mothers’and children’s emotional and behavioral functioning 12 months postpartum. METHOD Pregnant American Indian teens(N=322) from four southwestern tribal reservation communities were randomlyassigned in equal numbers to the Family Spirit intervention plus optimized standard care or to optimized standard care alone. Parent and child emotional and behavioral outcome data were collected at baseline and at 2, 6, and 12 months postpartum using self-reports, interviews,and observational measures. RESULTS At 12 months postpartum, mothers in the intervention group had significantly greater parenting knowledge parenting self-efficacy, and home safety attitudes and fewer externalizing behaviors,and their children had fewer externalizing problems. In a subsample of mothers with any lifetime substance use at baseline (N=285; 88.5%), children in the intervention group had fewer externalizing and dysregulation problems than those in the standard care group, and fewer scored in the clinically “at risk” range ($10th percentile) for externalizing and internalizing problems. No between-group differences were observed for outcomes measured by the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment scale. CONCLUSIONS Outcomes 12 months postpartum suggest that the Family Spirit intervention improves parenting and infant outcomes that predict lower lifetime behavioral and drug use risk for participating teen mothers and children.
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Identification of brain regions that differentially respond to pain intensity may improve our understanding of trigeminally mediated nociception. This report analyzed cortical responses to painless and painful electrical stimulation of a right human maxillary canine tooth. Functional magnetic resonance images were obtained during the application of five graded stimulus strengths, from below, at, and above the individually determined pain thresholds. Study participants reported each stimulus on a visual rating scale with respect to evoked sensation. Based on hemodynamic responses of all pooled stimuli, a cerebral network was identified that largely corresponds to the known lateral and medial nociceptive system. Further analysis of the five graded stimulus strengths revealed positive linear correlations for the anterior insula bilaterally, the contralateral (left) anterior mid-cingulate, as well as contralateral (left) pregenual cingulate cortices. Cerebral toothache intensity coding on a group level can thus be attributed to specific subregions within the cortical pain network.
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- M. Brügger
- University of Zürich, Center of Dental Medicine, Clinic for Removable Prosthodontics, Masticatory Disorders and Special Care Dentistry, Plattenstrasse 11, Zürich 8032, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the University of Zürich, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zürich, Switzerland
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- University of Zürich, Department of Psychology, Neuro-psychology, Zürich, Switzerland
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- University of Zürich, Department of Psychology, Neuro-psychology, Zürich, Switzerland
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- University of Zürich, Department of Psychology, Neuro-psychology, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the University of Zürich, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Consumer Healthcare, GlaxoSmithKline, Weybridge, UK
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- University of Zürich, Department of Psychology, Neuro-psychology, Zürich, Switzerland
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- University of Zürich, Center of Dental Medicine, Clinic for Removable Prosthodontics, Masticatory Disorders and Special Care Dentistry, Plattenstrasse 11, Zürich 8032, Switzerland
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Schibler A, Pham TMT, Dunster KR, Foster K, Barlow A, Gibbons K, Hough JL. Reduced intubation rates for infants after introduction of high-flow nasal prong oxygen delivery. Intensive Care Med 2011; 37:847-52. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2177-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2010] [Accepted: 01/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mora B, Base E, Schmid W, Andreas M, Weber U, Junreitmaier M, Foerster F, Hiesmayr M, Tschernich HD, Guldbrand D, Goetzsche O, Eika B, Fumagalli S, Francini S, Gabbai D, Pedri S, Casalone Rinaldi M, Makhanian Y, Sollami R, Tarantini F, Marchionni N, Azcarate PM, Castano S, Rodriguez-Manero M, Arraiza M, Levy B, Barba J, Rabago G, Bastarrika G, Rus H, Radoi M, Ciurea C, Boda D, Erdei T, Denes M, Mihalcz A, Kardos A, Foldesi CS, Temesvari A, Lengyel M, Cameli M, Lisi M, Righini F, Ballo P, Henein M, Mondillo S, Nistri S, Galderisi M, Ballo PC, Pagliani L, Olivotto I, Santoro A, Papesso B, Innelli P, Cecchi F, Mondillo S, Hristova K, Katova TZ, Kostova V, Simova Y, Nesheva N, Ivanovic B, Tadic MT, Simic DS, Rao CM, Aguglia D, Casciola G, Imbesi C, Marvelli A, Sgro M, Benedetto D, Tripepi G, Zoccali C, Benedetto FA, Mantziari L, Kamperidis V, Damvopoulou E, Ventoulis I, Giannakoulas G, Paraskevaidis S, Vassilikos V, Karvounis H, Styliadis IH, Sonder TK, Loegstrup BB, Lambrechtsen J, Van Bortel LM, Segers P, Egstrup K, Tho A, Moceri P, Bertora D, Gibelin P, Cho EJ, Choi KY, Kim BJ, Kim DB, Jang SW, Park CS, Jung HO, Jeon HK, Youn HJ, Kim JH, Donal E, Coquerel N, Bodi S, Thebault C, Kervio G, Carre F, Daly MJ, Fairley SL, Doherty R, Ashfield K, Kirkpatrick R, Smith B, Buchanan J, Hill L, Dixon LJ, Rosca M, O' Connor K, Magne J, Romano G, Calin A, Popescu BA, Beladan CC, Pierard L, Ginghina C, Lancellotti P, Bochenek T, Wita K, Tabor Z, Grabka M, Elzbieciak M, Trusz-Gluza M, Moreau O, Thebault C, Kervio G, Leclercq C, Donal E, Sahlen A, Shahgaldi K, Aminoff A, Aagaard P, Manouras A, Winter R, Ehrenborg E, Braunschweig F, Bedetti G, Gargani L, Pizzi C, Sicari R, Picano E, Ballo P, Nistri S, Innelli P, Galderisi M, Mondillo S, Zhang J, Zhang HB, Duan YY, Chen LL, Li J, Liu LW, Zhu T, Li HL, Su HL, Zhou XD, Ruiz Ortiz M, Mesa Rubio D, Delgado Ortega M, Romo Penas E, Toledano Degado F, Leon Del Pino C, Lopez Aguilera J, Villanueva Fernandez E, Cejudo Diaz Del Campo L, Suarez De Lezo J, Abergel E, Simon M, Dehant P, Bogino E, Jimenez M, Verdier JC, Chauvel C, Albertsen AE, Nielsen JC, Mortensen PT, Egeblad H, Nasr GM, Tawfik S, Omar A, Olofsson M, Boman K, Sonder TK, Loegstrup BB, Lambrechtsen J, Segers P, Van Bortel LM, Egstrup K, Rezzoug N, Vaes B, Degryse J, Vanoverschelde JL, Pasquet AA, Poggio D, Bonadies M, Pacher V, Mazzetti S, Grillo M, D'elia E, Khouri T, Specchia G, Mornos C, Rusinaru D, Cozma D, Ionac A, Petrescu L, Rotzak R, Rosenman Y, Patterson RD, Ratnatheepan S, Bogle RG, Goebel B, Gjesdal O, Kottke D, Otto S, Jung C, Edvardsen T, Figulla HR, Poerner TC, Otsuka T, Suzuki M, Yoshikawa H, Hashimoto G, Itou N, Ono T, Yamamoto M, Osaki T, Tsuchida T, Sugi K, Wolber T, Haegeli L, Huerlimann D, Brunckhorst C, Duru F, Wu ZM, Shu XH, Dong LL, Fan B, Ge JB, Greutmann M, Tobler D, Biaggi P, Mah M, Crean A, Oechslin EN, Silversides CK, Ivanovic B, Tadic MT, Simic DS, Giusca S, Jurcut R, Ghiorghiu I, Coman IM, Popescu BA, Amzulescu M, Ionescu R, Delcroix M, Voigt JU, Ginghina C, Piatkowski R, Kochanowski J, Scislo P, Grabowski M, Marchel M, Roik M, Kosior D, Opolski G, Maceira Gonzalez AM, Cosin-Sales J, Dalli E, Igual B, Monmeneu JV, Lopez-Lereu P, Estornell J, Ruvira J, Sotillo J, Stevanovic A, Toncev A, Dimkovic S, Dekleva M, Paunovic N, Toncev D, Sekularac N, Yildirimturk O, Helvacioglu FF, Tayyareci Y, Yurdakul S, Demiroglu ICC, Aytekin S, Pinedo Gago M, Amat Santos I, Revilla Orodea A, Lopez Diaz J, Arnold R, De La Fuente Galan L, Recio Platero A, Gomez Salvador I, Puerto Sanz A, San Roman Calvar JA, Yotti R, Bermejo J, Mombiela T, Benito Y, Sanchez PL, Solis J, Prieto R, Fernandez-Aviles F, Zilberszac R, Gabriel H, Graf S, Mundigler G, Maurer G, Rosenhek R, Zito C, Salvia J, Longordo C, Donato D, Alati E, Miceli M, Pardeo A, Arcidiaco S, Oreto G, Carerj S, Kamperidis V, Hadjimiltiades S, Sianos G, Anastasiadis K, Grosomanidis V, Efthimiadis G, Karvounis H, Parcharidis G, Styliadis IH, Yousry M, Rickenlund A, Petrini J, Gustafsson T, Liska J, Hamsten A, Eriksson P, Franco-Cereceda A, Eriksson MJ, Caidahl K, Mizia-Stec K, Pysz P, Jasinski M, Drzewiecka-Gerber A, Krejca M, Bochenek A, Wos S, Gasior Z, Trusz-Gluza M, Tendera M, Yildirimturk O, Helvacioglu FF, Tayyareci Y, Yurdakul S, Demiroglu ICC, Aytekin S, Niki K, Sugawara M, Takamisawa I, Watanabe H, Sumiyoshi T, Hosoda S, Ida T, Takanashi S, Olsen NT, Sogaard P, Jons C, Mogelvang R, Larsson HBW, Goetze JP, Nielsen OW, Fritz-Hansen T, Sayar N, Orhan AL, Erer HB, Eren M, Atmaca H, Yilmaz HY, Cakmak N, Altay S, Terzi S, Yesilcimen K, Garcia Orta R, Moreno E, Lopez M, Uribe I, Vidal M, Ruiz-Lopez MF, Gonzalez-Molina M, Oyonarte JM, Lopez S, Azpitarte J, Szymanski C, Levine RA, Zheng H, Handschumacher MD, Tawakol A, Hung J, Le Ven F, Etienne Y, Jobic Y, Frachon I, Castellant P, Fatemi M, Blanc JJ, Rusinaru D, Tribouilloy C, Grigioni F, Avierinos JF, Barbieri A, Buiciuc O, Enriquez-Sarano M, Said K, Farag AK, El-Ramly M, Rizk H, Iorio A, Pinamonti B, Bobbo M, Merlo M, Massa L, Faganello G, Di Lenarda A, Sinagra G, Margato R, Ribeiro H, Ferreira C, Matias A, Fontes P, Moreira JI, Milan A, Puglisi E, Magnino C, Fabbri A, Leone D, Vairo A, Crudo V, Iannaccone A, Milazzo V, Veglio F, Maroz-Vadalazhskaya N, Ostrovskiy I, Zito C, Imbalzano E, Saitta A, Oreto G, Cusma-Piccione M, Di Bella G, Nava R, Ferro M, Falanga G, Carerj S, Frigy A, Buzogany J, Szabados CS, Dan L, Carasca E, Ikonomidis I, Lekakis J, Tzortzis S, Kremastinos DT, Papadopoulos C, Paraskevaidis I, Triantafyllidi H, Trivilou P, Venetsanou K, Anastasiou-Nana M, Wierzbowska-Drabik K, Kurpesa M, Trzos E, Rechcinski T, Mozdzan M, Kasprzak JD, Kosmala W, Kotwica T, Przewlocka-Kosmala M, Mysiak A, Skultetyova D, Filipova S, Chnupa P, Mantziari L, Pechlivanidis G, Giannakoulas G, Dimitroula H, Karvounis H, Styliadis IH, Milan A, Puglisi E, Magnino C, Fabbri A, Leone D, Vairo A, Iannaccone A, Crudo V, Milazzo V, Veglio F, Tsai WC, Liu YW, Lin CC, Huang YY, Tsai LM, Park SM, Kim YH, Shin SM, Shim WJ, Gonzalez Mansilla A, Torres Macho J, Sanchez Sanchez V, Diez P, Delgado J, Borruel S, Saenz De La Calzada C, Pyxaras S, Valentincic M, Barbati G, Lo Giudice F, Perkan A, Magnani S, Merlo M, Pinamonti B, Sinagra G, Palecek T, Ambroz D, Jansa P, Lindner J, Vitovec M, Polacek P, Jiratova K, Linhart A, Baskurt M, Dogan GM, Abaci O, Kaya A, Kucukoglu S, Duszanska A, Kukulski T, Skoczylas I, Majsnerowska A, Nowowiejska-Wiewiora A, Streb W, Szulik M, Polonski L, Kalarus Z, Yerly PO, Prella M, Joly A, Nicod L, Aubert JD, Aebischer N, Dores H, Leal S, Rosario I, Correia MJ, Monge J, Grilo AM, Arroja I, Fonseca C, Aleixo A, Silva A, Perez-David E, Sanchez-Alegre M, Yotti R, Gomez Anta I, De La Torre J, Alarcon J, Garcia Robles JA, Lafuente J, Bermejo J, Fernandez-Aviles F, Garcia Alonso CJ, Vallejo Camazon N, Gonzalez Guardia A, Nunez R, Bosch Carabante C, Mateu L, Gual Capllonch F, Ferrer Sistach E, Lopez Ayerbe J, Bayes Genis A, Tomaszewski A, Kutarski A, Tomaszewski M, Bramos D, Kalantaridou A, Takos D, Skaltsiotis E, Trika C, Tsirikos N, Pamboukas C, Kottis G, Toumanidis S, Aggeli C, Felekos I, Roussakis G, Kazazaki C, Lampropoulos K, Lagoudakou S, Stergiou C, Pitsavos C, Stefanadis C, Kihara C, Murata K, Wada Y, Tanaka T, Uchida K, Okuda S, Susa T, Matsuzaki M, Shahgaldi K, Manouras A, Abrahamsson A, Gudmundsson P, Brodin L, Winter R, Knebel F, Schattke S, Sanad W, Schimke I, Schroeckh S, Brechtel L, Lock J, Makauskiene R, Baumann G, Borges AC, Moelmen-Hansen HE, Wisloff U, Aamot IL, Stoylen A, Ingul CB, Estensen ME, Beitnes JO, Grindheim G, Henriksen T, Aaberge L, Smiseth OA, Gullestad L, Aakhus S, Gargani L, Agoston G, Moggi Pignone A, Capati E, Badano L, Moreo A, Bombardieri S, Varga A, Sicari R, Picano E, Carrideo M, Faricelli S, Corazzini A, Ippedico R, Ruggieri B, Di Blasio A, D'angelo E, Di Baldassarre A, Ripari P, Gallina S, Kentrschynskyj A, Rickenlund A, Caidahl K, Hylander B, Jacobson S, Pagels A, Eriksson MJ, Dumitrescu SI, Tintoiu I, Greere V, Cristian G, Chiriac L, Pinte F, Droc I, Neagoe G, Stanciu S, Voicu VA, Kuch-Wocial A, Pruszczyk P, Szmigielski CA, Szulc M, Styczynski G, Sinski M, Kaczynska A, Ryabikov A, Malyutina S, Halcox J, Bobak M, Nikitin YU, Marmot M, Barbosa D, Kiss G, Orderud F, Amundsen B, Jasaityte R, Loeckx D, Claus P, Torp H, D'hooge J, Kuhl JT, Lonborg J, Fuchs A, Andersen M, Vejlstrup N, Engstrom T, Moller JE, Kofoed KF, Smith LA, Bhan A, Paul M, Monaghan MJ, Zaborska B, Stec S, Sikora-Frac M, Krynski T, Kulakowski P, Pushparajah K, Dashwood D, Barlow A, Nugent K, Miller O, Simpson J, Valeur N, Ersboll MK, Kjaergaard J, Greibe R, Risum N, Hassager C, Sogaard P, Kober L, Sahlen A, Manouras A, Shahgaldi K, Winter R, Brodin L, Popovic D, Nedeljkovic I, Petrovic M, Vujisic-Tesic B, Arandjelovic A, Stojiljkovic S, Stojiljkovic S, Jakovljevic B, Damjanovic S, Ostojic M, Agrios IA, Bramos DB, Skaltsiotis HS, Takos DT, Kaladaridis A, Vasiladiotis NV, Kottis GK, Antoniou AA, Pamboucas CP, Toumanidis STT, Locorotondo G, Porto I, Paraggio L, Fedele E, Barchetta S, De Caterina AR, Rebuzzi AG, Crea F, Galiuto L, Lipiec P, Szymczyk E, Michalski B, Wozniakowski B, Stefanczyk L, Rotkiewicz A, Shim A, Kasprzak JD, Vainer J, Habets J, Lousberg A, Pont De C, Waltenberger J, Farouk H, Heshmat H, Adel A, El Chilali K, Baghdady Y, Sorour K, Gustafsson U, Larsson M, Bjallmark A, Lindqvist P, A'roch R, Haney M, Waldenstrom A, Mladenovic Z, Tavciovski D, Mijailovic Z, Djordjevic - Dikic A, Obradovic S, Matunovic R, Jovic Z, Djuric P, Torp H, Aase S, Dalen H, Sarkola T, Redington AN, Keeley F, Bradley T, Jaeggi E, Sahlen H, Winter R, Brodin L, Sahlen A, Olsen NT, Risum N, Jons C, Mogelvang R, Valeur N, Fritz-Hansen T, Sogaard P. Poster session IV * Friday 10 December 2010, 14:00-18:00. European Journal of Echocardiography 2010. [DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Shah A, Barlow A, Maddox T. The use of a liquid-based thin-layer cytology technique in transbronchial needle aspiration for suspected lung cancer A retrospective 2-year single centre analysis. Lung Cancer 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(10)70039-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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We report a pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) presenting with CSF rhinorrhoea in a 15-year-old. This uncommon, recently described entity typically presents in infancy with focal neurological or endocrine symptoms, has distinctive histologic features and displays a more aggressive behaviour than pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) with which it was previously classified.
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- P J French
- Department of Neurosurgery, of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
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Ettlin DA, Brügger M, Keller T, Luechinger R, Jäncke L, Palla S, Barlow A, Gallo LM, Lutz K. Interindividual differences in the perception of dental stimulation and related brain activity. Eur J Oral Sci 2009; 117:27-33. [PMID: 19196315 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2008.00590.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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For identical diagnoses in the trigeminal innervation territory, individual differences have been clinically observed among the symptoms reported, such as dysesthesia and pain. Different subjective perceptions of unpleasantness and pain intensity may have different cortical substrates. The aim of this study was to identify brain areas in which activation depends on the subjective perception (intensity and unpleasantness) of electric dental stimulation. Electrical stimuli of increasing intensity were applied to maxillary canines in 14 healthy volunteers. Ratings for stimulus intensity and unpleasantness perceived across the stimulation session were reported postscan on 11-point numerical scales. The rating values were then included as covariates in the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) group analysis. Interindividual differences of intensity ratings were reflected in differential activity of the following brain areas: superior parietal lobule, superior temporal gyrus/anterior insula, inferior and middle temporal gyrus, lingual gyrus, anterior cingulate, and caudate nucleus. Differences related to unpleasantness ratings were reflected in the lingual gyrus. In conclusion, differences of perceived intensity between individuals are reflected in the differential activity of a set of brain areas distinct from those regions, reflecting rating differences of unpleasantness.
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- Center for Dental and Oral Medicine and Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery, Clinic for Removable Prosthodontics, Masticatory Disorders and Special Care Dentistry, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Claydon NCA, Addy M, MacDonald EL, West NX, Maggio B, Barlow A, Parkinson C, Butler A. Development of an in situ methodology for the clinical evaluation of dentine hypersensitivity occlusion ingredients. J Clin Dent 2009; 20:158-166. [PMID: 19902640] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of these clinical studies was to evaluate an in situ dentine tubule occlusion model, and to determine the occluding effect from novel occluding agents on patent dentine tubules compared to a positive control (8% strontium acetate--Sensodyne Mint) and negative control (a non-occluding agent) after four days of brushing treatment. METHODS These two in situ clinical studies were of single-center, randomized, crossover, single-blind design. Healthy participants wore two lower intra-oral appliances retaining four dentine samples for four treatment days for each period of the study. Samples were power-brushed each day with the test product. Assessment utilized surface topological analysis with a replica-based methodology under scanning electron microscopy (SEM). RESULTS Both clinical trials demonstrated that the positive control (8% strontium acetate) occluded dentine tubules significantly better (p = 0.0007; p < 0.0009) than the negative controls in the two studies, respectively. The experimental occluding agents demonstrated varying degrees of success for occluding effect compared to the controls. CONCLUSION The methodology clearly demonstrates that this in situ clinical model can robustly and reproducibly detect the dentine tubular occlusive effects of positive and negative controls in the treatment of dentine hypersensitivity brushed on the dentine surface. Using this methodology, new occlusion agents for the relief of dentine hypersensitivity can be assessed for occlusive effects on dentine.
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- N C A Claydon
- Division of Restorative Dentistry, Department of Oral and Dental Science, University of Bristol, UK
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Barlow A, Hirst R, Pemberton MA, Rigden A, Hall TJ, Oliver GJA, Botham PA. Refinement of an in Vitro Test for the Identification of Skin Corrosive Chemicals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/15376519109044561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Barlow A, Robertson M, Doig A, Stewart W, Drummond MW. Isolated central nervous system lymphoid blast crisis in chronic myeloid leukaemia in major molecular remission. Br J Haematol 2008; 142:327. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07136.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Johnson LK, Liebana E, Nunez A, Spencer Y, Clifton-Hadley R, Jahans K, Ward A, Barlow A, Delahay R. Histological observations of bovine tuberculosis in lung and lymph node tissues from British deer. Vet J 2008; 175:409-12. [PMID: 17584504 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2007] [Revised: 04/24/2007] [Accepted: 04/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Deer are recognized as hosts of Mycobacterium bovis and assessing the role of wild cervids in perpetuating tuberculosis among cattle has motivated extensive research on several continents. In this paper, the histopathology of lymph node and lung tuberculous granulomas in M. bovis positive British deer is presented. The overall aim was to seek further insights into the potential for onward transmission from infected deer to other species, including cattle. Samples were obtained from an extensive survey of wild mammals in South-West England and from statutory tuberculosis surveillance. M. bovis culture-positive samples were characterised microscopically as to their stage of lesion advancement, number of acid-fast bacilli and granuloma encapsulation. Seventy percent of the deer developed granulomas containing far greater numbers of M. bovis bacilli than typically reported in cattle. Red and fallow deer had the largest number of poorly encapsulated granulomas often containing many hundreds of bacilli. The results are consistent with infected wild British deer being a potential source of environmental contamination and onward transmission to other species. However, further work on levels of bacillary shedding is required before this can be confirmed.
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- Department of Pathology, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, Surrey, UK
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Barlow A, Clarke R, Johnson N, Seabourne B, Thomas D, Gal J. Effect of massage of the hamstring muscles on selected electromyographic characteristics of biceps femoris during sub-maximal isometric contraction. Int J Sports Med 2007; 28:253-6. [PMID: 17447275 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether a single massage of the hamstring muscles would alter selected electromyographic characteristics of biceps femoris during a sub-maximal isometric contraction. Eleven healthy young males participated in this crossover study. They were randomly assigned to two groups, receiving either a 15-minute hamstring muscle massage or a 15-minute prone rest. One week later they returned to receive the alternate intervention. Immediately pre- and post-intervention, participants were instructed to contract their muscles just sufficiently to maintain right knee flexion (5 degrees from full extension) for 30 seconds. Simultaneous to this contraction, surface electromyography (EMG) was used to record the electrical activity of right biceps femoris. Electromyograms were analyzed by calculating the averaged/integrated EMG (aEMG) and median frequency (MF) for each of 14 one-second windows, sampled every two seconds throughout the 30-second contractions per participant. Mean values of aEMG and MF were calculated per participant (aEMGmean and MFmean), pre- and post-massage or rest intervention. Group means (n = 11) of aEMGmean and MFmean were then calculated and compared using a repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) procedure (p < 0.05). Rates of change of aEMG and MF throughout each 30-second contraction were represented by their respective gradients as functions of time. These gradients were similarly compared pre- to post-intervention using repeated measures ANOVA (p < 0.05). For the young healthy males considered in this study, a single massage of the hamstring muscles had no statistically significant effects on selected electromyographic characteristics of biceps femoris during sub-maximal isometric contractions (p > 0.05).
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- A Barlow
- School of Applied Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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AIM To determine whether application of a periodontal dressing stopped pain arising from dentine hypersensitivity, objectively assessed with evaporative and thermal stimuli and recorded with Visual Analogue Scale scoring (VAS). MATERIALS AND METHODS 22 subjects completed the single-centre, subject-blind, stratified, randomized, split-mouth study, with a minimum of two sensitive teeth, in at least two different quadrants, displaying a response of >or=30 mm with VAS to evaporative stimulus. One tooth in two different quadrants was identified and randomized to test or control groups. A dressing was applied to all the sensitive teeth in the test quadrant, and either side of the chosen sensitive tooth on the control side. The test teeth were then stimulated for hypersensitivity using evaporative stimuli and then using thermal stimuli. RESULTS Analysis showed that dressing application produced significantly greater reduction in pain (P<0.0001) compared with no periodontal dressing. Single application of a dressing to sensitive dentine provided 95% pain relief associated with thermal stimulus and 85% pain relief associated with evaporative stimulus. CONCLUSIONS Application of the dressing to sensitive teeth, dramatically reduced the pain of dentine hypersensitivity following tooth stimulation. When assessing subjects' response to pain-evoking stimuli, perception of pain appears to be altered by sensory factors, prompting a heightened pain response.
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- Department of Oral and Dental Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Trapp H, Maienborn A, Marshall C, Wrapson C, Barlow A, Dechant K, Ollenschläger G. Die internationale Leitlinien-Datenbank des Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) – ein Beitrag zur Verbesserung der Transparenz im Gesundheitswesen. Gesundheitswesen 2005. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-920750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Barlow A, Clarke R, Johnson N, Seabourne B, Thomas D, Gal J. Effect of massage of the hamstring muscle group on performance of the sit and reach test. Br J Sports Med 2005; 38:349-51. [PMID: 15155444 PMCID: PMC1724798 DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.003673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate if a single massage of the hamstring muscle group would alter the performance of the sit and reach test. METHODS Before treatment, each of 11 male subjects performed the sit and reach test. The treatment consisted of either massage of the hamstring muscle group (both legs, total time about 15 minutes) or supine rest with no massage. Performance of the sit and reach test was repeated after treatment. Each subject returned the subsequent week to perform the tests again, receiving the alternative treatment relative to their initial visit. Mean percentage changes in sit and reach scores after treatment were calculated for the massage and no massage treatments, and analysed using Student's t tests. RESULTS Mean (SD) percentage changes in sit and reach scores after massage and no massage were small (6.0 (4.3)% and 4.6 (4.8)% respectively) and not significantly different for subjects with relatively high (15 cm and above) values before treatment. Mean percentage changes in sit and reach scores for subjects with relatively low values before treatment (below 15 cm) were large (18.2 (8.2)% and 15.5 (16.2)% respectively), but no significant differences were found between the massage and no massage groups. CONCLUSIONS A single massage of the hamstring muscle group was not associated with any significant increase in sit and reach performance immediately after treatment in physically active young men.
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- School of Applied Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales, UK
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Bellamy P, Barlow A, Puri G, Wright KIT, Mussett A, Zhou X. A new in vivo interdental sampling method comparing a daily flossing regime versus a manual brush control. J Clin Dent 2004; 15:59-65. [PMID: 15688960] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The impact of flossing the interdental space is typically assessed by visual methods of questionable reliability, such as clinician observations and evaluations for scoring of plaque on visual tooth surfaces. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a method to measure interproximal quantities of dental plaque, thereby permitting quantitative evaluations of between-teeth cleaning and biofilm removal. METHODOLOGY Laboratory studies were performed correlating the quantity of bacteria to the amount of measured protein in a sample using a standardized protein assay (Bio-Rad Protein Assay) and samples containing single bacterial species and saliva/bacterial pellets. Analysis of the plaque was standardized against a bovine serum albumin (BSA) control. Pilot studies helped develop a technique for hygienist-applied interproximal flossing, reducing contamination from saliva and other possible sources of indeterminate error. Repeated sampling experiments were carried out to optimize the technique needed to remove the majority of quantifiable plaque, the best choice of flossing material, and establish the technique for collection. A pilot clinical trial assessed the benefits of daily flossing in reducing measurable quantities of interproximal plaque using the developed method. Thirty-nine subjects had six interdental sites (distributed across all four quadrants, pre-molar and molar boundaries) sampled on either side, over a three-week treatment period, in two balanced and equally sized treatment groups, with twice-daily manual brushing with or without daily flossing. RESULTS Laboratory studies confirmed the accuracy of the protein detection kit in assaying bacterial plaque loads from single species or complex biofilms. In pilot developmental screens, single flossing sweeps with appropriate dental floss were sufficient to remove the majority of quantifiable biomass from interproximal sites. The clinical study demonstrated that after three weeks, interdental plaque in floss users was significantly reduced versus baseline scores. Non-floss users showed no significant reduction. In direct comparison, less interdental plaque was recovered from subjects who had followed a daily flossing regime compared to subjects who had used a manual toothbrush alone (p = 0.0866). CONCLUSION The sampling method quantified the cleaning effects of daily flossing on interproximal plaque levels. Daily flossing significantly reduced the amount of plaque found between the teeth compared to a manual brushing regimen alone. This new method should be useful in future studies on the evaluation of mechanical or chemical means of interproximal plaque control.
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- P Bellamy
- Procter and Gamble Technical Centres Ltd, Egham, Surrey, UK.
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Suicide is the second leading cause of death among American Indian youth. Elevated rates of suicide in Indian communities have been attributed both to outbreaks and to regional trends. We assessed the contribution of these two factors for a single tribe, and attempted to define a profile of individuals at risk. Data came from the tribe's registry of suicide attempts and completions for 1990-1993 and analysis of death certificates for the period 1985-1996. Using combined tribal and death certificate data, the average annual (age-adjusted) rate of completed suicide among tribal members was 44.7/100,000 for 1990-1993. Within the 45 suicide deaths and serious attempts in this time period, we identified one grouping of seven cases taking place in a 40-day period. All seven involved hanging and youth (13-28 years old). Using death certificate data alone, the average annual rate of suicide death for non-natives in the surrounding county in the period 1985-1996 was 22.7/100,000. Age-adjusted to the county population, the tribal rate for the same period was not significantly different (24.6/100,000). Tribal and county suicide patterns differed by age distribution and method but not by gender. We concluded that both regional trends and clustering contribute to suicide in this community. Further prevention efforts may need to focus on both unique tribal characteristics and shared factors among non-native neighbors.
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- L S Wissow
- Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Karam PA, Barlow A. Radiation safety considerations for large, multi-user laboratories. Health Phys 2001; 81:S18-S20. [PMID: 11480858 DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200108001-00010] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Many research institutions are adding new laboratory space in the form of large, multi-user rooms with an open architecture. Unfortunately, many of the features that make such rooms attractive to researchers make them difficult to manage from a radiation safety perspective. In particular, coping with radiological incidents and enforcing radiation safety standards are difficult when several research teams share a common room. This paper discusses the problems noted in such laboratories at the University of Rochester and Yale University and describes the manner in which some of these problems have been addressed.
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- University of Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Mahaney J, Barlow A, Honaker B, Huffman J, Muchnok T. Phospholamban reduces cardiac Ca-ATPase sensitivity to thapsigargin and cyclopiazonic acid. Arch Biochem Biophys 1999; 372:408-13. [PMID: 10600183 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1999.1524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- J Mahaney
- Department of Biochemistry, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506-9142, USA.
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The development of the vertebrate face is a dynamic multi-step process which starts with the formation of neural crest cells in the developing brain and their subsequent migration to form, together with mesodermal cells, the facial primordia. Signalling interactions co-ordinate the outgrowth of the facial primordia from buds of undifferentiated mesenchyme into the intricate series of bones and cartilage structures that, together with muscle and other tissues, form the adult face. Some of the molecules that are thought to be involved have been identified through the use of mouse mutants, data from human craniofacial syndromes and by expression studies of signalling molecules during facial development. However, the way that these molecules control the epithelial-mesenchymal interactions which mediate facial outgrowth and morphogenesis is unclear. The role of neural crest cells in these processes has also not yet been well defined. In this review we discuss the complex interaction of all these processes during face development and describe the candidate signalling molecules and their possible target genes.
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- P Francis-West
- Department of Craniofacial Development, UMDS, Guy's Tower, Floor 28, London Bridge, London SE1 9RT, UK.
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Barlow A, Walkup JT. Developing mental health services for Native American children. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 1998; 7:555-77, ix. [PMID: 9894055] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Important cultural, linguistic, traditional, and spiritual differences among Native American reservations are likely to go unrecognized to the detriment of children in need of mental health intervention. The authors discuss the impact of these factors on the expressions of psychiatric distress of Native American children, their care-seeking behaviors, and the acceptability of the forms taken by mental health systems that serve them. They suggest new, innovative models of care that can be developed within the context of contemporary Native American culture. Although the roles envisioned for child psychiatrists include the provision of direct clinical service, the authors posit that a model in which child psychiatrists provide consultation and supervision to native outreach and other mental health workers is a more acceptable and potentially more effective use of scarce resources.
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- A Barlow
- Center for American Indian and Alaskan Native Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Barlow A, Hultén M. O-043. Investigations of meiotic chromosome pairing in human oocytes by sequential light microscopy immunocytogenetics, FISH and transmission electron microscopy. Hum Reprod 1997. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.suppl_2.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hultén M, Barlow A. O-171. New genetics of male infertility. Hum Reprod 1997. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.suppl_2.83-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M Stacey
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, UK
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Hartshorne G, Barlow A, Child T, Kennedy C, Barlow D, Hultén M. P-177. Identification of meiotic cells in cultures of human fetal ovarian tissue. Hum Reprod 1997. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.suppl_2.203-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Every cell contains many families of protein kinases, and may express several structurally related yet genetically distinct kinases of each family. The activity of the serine/threonine protein kinase C (PKC) enzymes has long been implicated in T-cell activation, but it is not known which members of the PKC family regulate the T-cell response to foreign antigens. The activation of T cells by antigen-presenting cells (APCs) is spatially restricted to their site of contact, where receptors on the T cells engage their counter-receptors on the APCs. We used this localized engagement to identify, at the single-cell level, intracellular proteins involved in the activation process. By digital immunofluorescence microscopy, we localized six isoforms of PKC in antigen-specific T-cell clones activated by APCs. Surprisingly, only PKC-theta translocated to the site of cell contact. Accordingly, in vitro kinase activity assays of PKC immunoprecipitates from the conjugates of T cells and APCs showed a selective increase in the activity of PKC-theta, indicating that the translocated enzyme is active. Several modes of partial T-cell activation that failed to cause PKC-theta translocation also failed to cause T-cell proliferation, further suggesting the involvement of PKC-theta in T-cell activation.
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- C R Monks
- Division of Basic Sciences, National Jewish Center for Immunology, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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BACKGROUND Controversies in nomenclature, especially of hearts with "single ventricle," have clouded discussion and understanding of the anatomy. Many patients with such malformations are submitted to the Fontan procedure as definitive surgical palliation. The spectrum of anatomy among these patients is wide and deserves analysis in an effort to provide a simple framework for description and to eliminate confusion. METHODS We reviewed 138 successive patients undergoing the Fontan operation at one institution to demonstrate the variability in pathology. RESULTS Only 89 patients (65%) had a univentricular type of atrioventricular connection. All but 5 patients had two ventricular chambers. Among the 49 patients with biventricular atrioventricular connections, 43 had a hypoplastic ventricle that precluded a biventricular repair. CONCLUSIONS Full understanding of the malformations that may preclude a "biventricular" repair and hence necessitate a Fontan procedure requires knowledge of the different forms of univentricular atrioventricular connection that, although usually associated with two ventricular chambers, are seldom amenable to a "two-pump repair." Understanding of those types of "biventricular heart" that preclude a two-pump repair (eg, severe hypoplasia of the left ventricle or the right ventricle) or are associated with high risks (eg, straddling atrioventricular valve) is also important.
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- A Barlow
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia
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Barlow A. The overlooked safety concern. Radiol Technol 1994; 65:272, 271. [PMID: 8190896] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- A Barlow
- Yale University in New Haven, Conn
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Reich EP, von Grafenstein H, Barlow A, Swenson KE, Williams K, Janeway CA. Self peptides isolated from MHC glycoproteins of non-obese diabetic mice. J Immunol 1994; 152:2279-88. [PMID: 8133041] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse spontaneously develops an insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus that resembles human type I diabetes. This disease can be transferred by purified T cells or cloned T cell lines, implicating an autoimmune T cell attack on the pancreatic beta cells of the islets of Langerhans. As all T cell responses involve recognition of peptides bound to MHC molecules displayed at the cell surface, we have examined self peptides binding to the MHC molecules on spleen cells of the NOD mouse. Peptides eluted from the MHC class I molecule Kd have sequences that conform to known motifs for peptides binding this molecule in other strains of mice. The NOD mouse expresses the unique MHC class II molecule I-Ag7. Peptides eluted from I-Ag7 have sequences that implicate an acidic residue in the C terminus of the peptide as important for binding. The role of this residue in binding has been confirmed by direct peptide-binding analysis. This C-terminal acidic amino acid may interact with an arginine residue in the MHC class II alpha-chain that is exposed when beta-chain residue 57 is mutated to serine, or to the unique beta-chain residue histidine 56. These data may provide valuable insights into the nature of autoantigenic peptides presented by NOD mouse MHC molecules by defining the nature of I-Ag7-peptide binding.
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- E P Reich
- Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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Reich EP, von Grafenstein H, Barlow A, Swenson KE, Williams K, Janeway CA. Self peptides isolated from MHC glycoproteins of non-obese diabetic mice. The Journal of Immunology 1994. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.152.5.2279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse spontaneously develops an insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus that resembles human type I diabetes. This disease can be transferred by purified T cells or cloned T cell lines, implicating an autoimmune T cell attack on the pancreatic beta cells of the islets of Langerhans. As all T cell responses involve recognition of peptides bound to MHC molecules displayed at the cell surface, we have examined self peptides binding to the MHC molecules on spleen cells of the NOD mouse. Peptides eluted from the MHC class I molecule Kd have sequences that conform to known motifs for peptides binding this molecule in other strains of mice. The NOD mouse expresses the unique MHC class II molecule I-Ag7. Peptides eluted from I-Ag7 have sequences that implicate an acidic residue in the C terminus of the peptide as important for binding. The role of this residue in binding has been confirmed by direct peptide-binding analysis. This C-terminal acidic amino acid may interact with an arginine residue in the MHC class II alpha-chain that is exposed when beta-chain residue 57 is mutated to serine, or to the unique beta-chain residue histidine 56. These data may provide valuable insights into the nature of autoantigenic peptides presented by NOD mouse MHC molecules by defining the nature of I-Ag7-peptide binding.
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- E P Reich
- Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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