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Lau NS, Ly M, Dennis C, Jacques A, Cabanes-Creus M, Toomath S, Huang J, Mestrovic N, Yousif P, Chanda S, Wang C, Lisowski L, Liu K, Kench JG, McCaughan G, Crawford M, Pulitano C. Long-term ex situ normothermic perfusion of human split livers for more than 1 week. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4755. [PMID: 37553343 PMCID: PMC10409852 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40154-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Current machine perfusion technology permits livers to be preserved ex situ for short periods to assess viability prior to transplant. Long-term normothermic perfusion of livers is an emerging field with tremendous potential for the assessment, recovery, and modification of organs. In this study, we aimed to develop a long-term model of ex situ perfusion including a surgical split and simultaneous perfusion of both partial organs. Human livers declined for transplantation were perfused using a red blood cell-based perfusate under normothermic conditions (36 °C) and then split and simultaneously perfused on separate machines. Ten human livers were split, resulting in 20 partial livers. The median ex situ viability was 125 h, and the median ex situ survival was 165 h. Long-term survival was demonstrated by lactate clearance, bile production, Factor-V production, and storage of adenosine triphosphate. Here, we report the long-term ex situ perfusion of human livers and demonstrate the ability to split and perfuse these organs using a standardised protocol.
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- Ngee-Soon Lau
- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, NSW Health Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Translational Vectorology Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Translational Vectorology Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
- Military Institute of Medicine, Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Innovative Therapies, 04-141, Warsaw, Poland
- Australian Genome Therapeutics Centre, Children's Medical Research Institute and Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
- Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, NSW Health Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
- Centenary Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Organ Assessment Repair and Optimisation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia.
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia.
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia.
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Yu V, Ebrahimi N, Cachalia T, Jacques A, Wyburn K, McCaughan GW, Dunkley S, Crawford MD, Pulitano C, Laurence JM. Combined Liver-Kidney Transplant for Juvenile Polycystic Kidney Disease and Concomitant Hereditary Factor V Deficiency. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2022; 20:1043-1045. [PMID: 36524891 DOI: 10.6002/ect.2022.0229] [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: 12/23/2022]
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Factor V deficiency is a congenital bleeding diathesis that, in selected cases, may be managed with liver transplant. In this case, we describe the treatment of an adult patient with kidney failure secondary to juvenile onset polycystic kidney disease who received a combined liver-kidney transplant as a method to manage the risks associated with the need for a kidney transplantin the setting of factorV deficiency and high sensitization.
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- Victor Yu
- From the Department of Transplant Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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Ward J, Gill S, Armstrong K, Fogarty T, Tan D, Scott A, Yahya A, Dhaliwal S, Jacques A, Tang C. PO-1384 Simethicone use to Reduce Rectal Variability During Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy, a Randomised Trial. Radiother Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(22)03348-5] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Moore JL, Davies AR, Santaolalla A, van Hemelrijck M, Maisey N, Lagergren J, Gossage JA, Kelly M, Baker CR, Jacques A, Griffin N, Goh V, Ngan S, Lumsden A, Owczarczyk K, Qureshi A, Deere H, Green M, Chang F, Mahadeva U, Gill-Barman B, George S, Meenan J, Hill M, Waters J, Cominos M, Hynes O, Tham G, Bott RK, Dunn JM, Zeki SS. ASO Visual Abstract: Clinical Relevance of the Tumor Location-Modified Laurén Classification System of Gastric Cancer in a Western Population. Ann Surg Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-11308-z] [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: 11/18/2022]
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Humphries T, Giardina T, Mesbah Ardakani N, Khattak M, Meniawy T, Jacques A, Gray E, Amanuel B, Millward M. 1053P Tumour mutational burden (TMB) assessment using next generation sequencing (NGS) for the prediction of complete response (CR) to immunotherapy (IO) in metastatic melanoma. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1438] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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Lau NS, Jacques A, McCaughan G, Crawford M, Liu K, Pulitano C. Addressing the challenges of split liver transplantation through technical advances. A systematic review. Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2021; 35:100627. [PMID: 34052472 DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2021.100627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 02/13/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Split liver transplantation addresses donor shortages by facilitating the transplant of two recipients using one donor liver. Some still consider these grafts inferior due to prolonged cold ischaemia time and at times difficult vascular reconstruction. Techniques such as in-situ splitting, machine perfusion and interposition grafts may address these challenges and thereby address these concerns. The aim of this review is to assess these technical advances in split liver transplantation, their utility and outcomes. METHODS A systematic review was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Keywords included 'split liver transplantation', 'arterial reconstruction', and 'machine perfusion'. Data found was synthesised into sections including: methods of splitting, full-left full-right splitting, donor cholangiography, machine perfusion and arterial reconstruction. RESULTS A total of 78 articles met inclusion criteria after screening of 151 eligible articles. These were subdivided into the following categories: in-situ (25), ex-vivo (25), full-left full-right splitting (15), donor cholangiography (2), machine perfusion (6), and arterial reconstruction (5). The in-situ splitting technique reduces the cold ischaemia time compared to the ex-vivo technique which may improve graft quality and liver splitting during normothermic machine perfusion is a novel technique with the potential to incorporate the best aspects of both techniques. Interposition grafts are often required during split liver transplantation but have an increased risk of hepatic artery thrombosis. CONCLUSION Advancements in technique have allowed many of the unique challenges of split liver transplantation to be overcome. Overall, this supports the use of split liver transplantation in broader and riskier settings and we advocate for liver transplant surgeons to not hesitate in using these grafts liberally and expanding their recipient selection criteria.
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- Ngee-Soon Lau
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
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Jacques A, Thomas L, Fenouil T, Fomekong F, Ameli R, Ducray F. Primary intracranial germinoma mimicking meningioma in an elderly patient. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2021; 177:1020-1022. [PMID: 33795143 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2020.11.016] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- A Jacques
- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Bron, France
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Bron, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Bron, France
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- Department of Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Bron, France
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Bron, France
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Bron, France; Inserm U1052, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
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Orsini S, Livi SA, Lichtenegger H, Barabash S, Milillo A, De Angelis E, Phillips M, Laky G, Wieser M, Olivieri A, Plainaki C, Ho G, Killen RM, Slavin JA, Wurz P, Berthelier JJ, Dandouras I, Kallio E, McKenna-Lawlor S, Szalai S, Torkar K, Vaisberg O, Allegrini F, Daglis IA, Dong C, Escoubet CP, Fatemi S, Fränz M, Ivanovski S, Krupp N, Lammer H, Leblanc F, Mangano V, Mura A, Nilsson H, Raines JM, Rispoli R, Sarantos M, Smith HT, Szego K, Aronica A, Camozzi F, Di Lellis AM, Fremuth G, Giner F, Gurnee R, Hayes J, Jeszenszky H, Tominetti F, Trantham B, Balaz J, Baumjohann W, Brienza D, Bührke U, Bush MD, Cantatore M, Cibella S, Colasanti L, Cremonese G, Cremonesi L, D'Alessandro M, Delcourt D, Delva M, Desai M, Fama M, Ferris M, Fischer H, Gaggero A, Gamborino D, Garnier P, Gibson WC, Goldstein R, Grande M, Grishin V, Haggerty D, Holmström M, Horvath I, Hsieh KC, Jacques A, Johnson RE, Kazakov A, Kecskemety K, Krüger H, Kürbisch C, Lazzarotto F, Leblanc F, Leichtfried M, Leoni R, Loose A, Maschietti D, Massetti S, Mattioli F, Miller G, Moissenko D, Morbidini A, Noschese R, Nuccilli F, Nunez C, Paschalidis N, Persyn S, Piazza D, Oja M, Ryno J, Schmidt W, Scheer JA, Shestakov A, Shuvalov S, Seki K, Selci S, Smith K, Sordini R, Svensson J, Szalai L, Toublanc D, Urdiales C, Varsani A, Vertolli N, Wallner R, Wahlstroem P, Wilson P, Zampieri S. SERENA: Particle Instrument Suite for Determining the Sun-Mercury Interaction from BepiColombo. Space Sci Rev 2021; 217:11. [PMID: 33487762 PMCID: PMC7803725 DOI: 10.1007/s11214-020-00787-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury will provide simultaneous measurements from two spacecraft, offering an unprecedented opportunity to investigate magnetospheric and exospheric particle dynamics at Mercury as well as their interactions with solar wind, solar radiation, and interplanetary dust. The particle instrument suite SERENA (Search for Exospheric Refilling and Emitted Natural Abundances) is flying in space on-board the BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and is the only instrument for ion and neutral particle detection aboard the MPO. It comprises four independent sensors: ELENA for neutral particle flow detection, Strofio for neutral gas detection, PICAM for planetary ions observations, and MIPA, mostly for solar wind ion measurements. SERENA is managed by a System Control Unit located inside the ELENA box. In the present paper the scientific goals of this suite are described, and then the four units are detailed, as well as their major features and calibration results. Finally, the SERENA operational activities are shown during the orbital path around Mercury, with also some reference to the activities planned during the long cruise phase.
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- S Orsini
- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
- Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723 USA
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- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
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- Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, CNRS, CNES, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
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- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- IKI Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Space Center, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Astrophysical Sciences and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ USA
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- Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, MPS, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Astronomical Observatory, INAF, Trieste, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, MPS, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden
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- Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723 USA
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- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, CO USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723 USA
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Institute of Experimental Physics SAS, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, MPS, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia (CNR-ISM), 00133 Roma, Italy
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Astronomical Observatory, INAF, Padova, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia (CNR-ISM), 00133 Roma, Italy
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, cnea, Centro Atómico Bariloche, Bariloche, Argentina
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, MPS, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia (CNR-ISM), 00133 Roma, Italy
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- Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, CNRS, CNES, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3FL UK
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- IKI Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723 USA
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- Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden
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- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
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- University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
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- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, MPS, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, MPS, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Istituto Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, CNR-IFN, Roma, Italy
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- IKI Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI, Helsinki, Finland
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- IKI Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- IKI Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia (CNR-ISM), 00133 Roma, Italy
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, CNRS, CNES, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
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- Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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Maiorana A, Scheer A, Ramos de Oliveira B, Shah A, Jacques A, Moreno Suarez J, Green D. Aquatic Exercise in Patients with Stable Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomised, Controlled Trial. Heart Lung Circ 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.401] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Cooke WR, Billett A, Gleeson S, Jacques A, Place K, Siddall J, Walden A, Soulsby K. SARS-CoV-2 infection in very preterm pregnancy: Experiences from two cases. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020; 250:259-260. [PMID: 32425297 PMCID: PMC7227538 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- William R Cooke
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN, UK.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN, UK
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Knight WRC, Yip C, Wulaningsih W, Jacques A, Griffin N, Zylstra J, Van Hemelrijck M, Maisey N, Gaya A, Baker CR, Kelly M, Gossage JA, Lagergren J, Landau D, Goh V, Davies AR, Ngan S, Qureshi A, Deere H, Green M, Chang F, Mahadeva U, Gill‐Barman B, George S, Dunn J, Zeki S, Meenan J, Hynes O, Tham G, Iezzi C. Prediction of a positive circumferential resection margin at surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus. BJS Open 2019; 3:767-776. [PMID: 31832583 PMCID: PMC6887675 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.50211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background A positive circumferential resection margin (CRM) has been associated with higher rates of locoregional recurrence and worse survival in oesophageal cancer. The aim of this study was to establish if clinicopathological and radiological variables might predict CRM positivity in patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery for oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Methods Multivariable analysis of clinicopathological and CT imaging characteristics considered potentially predictive of CRM was performed at initial staging and following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Prediction models were constructed. The area under the curve (AUC) with 95% confidence intervals (c.i.) from 1000 bootstrapping was assessed. Results A total of 223 patients were included in the study. Poor differentiation (odds ratio (OR) 2·84, 95 per cent c.i. 1·39 to 6·01) and advanced clinical tumour status (T3-4) (OR 2·93, 1·03 to 9·48) were independently associated with an increased CRM risk at diagnosis. CT-assessed lack of response (stable or progressive disease) following chemotherapy independently corresponded with an increased risk of CRM positivity (OR 3·38, 1·43 to 8·50). Additional CT evidence of local invasion and higher CT tumour volume (14 cm3) improved the performance of a prediction model, including all the above parameters, with an AUC (c-index) of 0·76 (0·67 to 0·83). Variables associated with significantly higher rates of locoregional recurrence were pN status (P = 0·020), lymphovascular invasion (P = 0·007) and poor response to chemotherapy (Mandard score 4-5) (P = 0·006). CRM positivity was associated with a higher locoregional recurrence rate, but this was not statistically significant (P = 0·092). Conclusion The presence of advanced cT status, poor tumour differentiation, and CT-assessed lack of response to chemotherapy, higher tumour volume and local invasion can be used to identify patients at risk of a positive CRM following neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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- W. R. C. Knight
- Department of Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Oesophago‐Gastric Centre, King's College London
- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London
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- Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health Associated Research Group, King's College London
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- Department of Radiology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Oesophago‐Gastric Centre, King's College London
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- Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health Associated Research Group, King's College London
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- Department of Oncology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Oesophago‐Gastric Centre, King's College London
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- Department of Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Oesophago‐Gastric Centre, King's College London
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- Department of Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Oesophago‐Gastric Centre, King's College London
- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London
- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Oesophago‐Gastric Centre, King's College London
- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London
- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London
- Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health Associated Research Group, King's College London
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- Department of Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Oesophago‐Gastric Centre, King's College London
- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London
- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Reis P, Pierron R, Larignon P, Lecomte P, Abou-Mansour E, Farine S, Bertsch C, Jacques A, Trotel-Aziz P, Rego C, Fontaine F. Vitis Methods to Understand and Develop Strategies for Diagnosis and Sustainable Control of Grapevine Trunk Diseases. Phytopathology 2019; 109:916-931. [PMID: 30852973 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-18-0349-rvw] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Vitis vinifera is affected by many diseases every year, depending on causal agents, susceptibility of cultivars, and climate region. Some are caused by a single agent, such as gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea or powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe necator. Others result from the actions of a complex of pathogens such as grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs). GTDs are presently among the most devastating diseases in viticulture worldwide because both the economic losses and the long-term sustainability of vineyards are strongly affected. The complexity of GTDs results from the diversity of associated fungi, the undetermined period of latency within the vine (asymptomatic status), the erratic foliar symptom expression from one year to the next, and, probably correlated with all of these points, the lack of efficient strategies to control them. Distinct methods can be beneficial to improve our knowledge of GTDs. In vitro bioassays with cell suspensions, calli, foliar discs, full leaves, or plantlets, and in vivo natural bioassays with cuttings, grafted plants in the greenhouse, or artificially infected ones in the vineyard, can be applied by using progressive integrative levels of in vitro and in vivo, depending on the information searched. In this review, the methods available to understand GTDs are described in terms of experimental procedures, main obtained results, and deliverable prospects. The advantages and disadvantages of each model are also discussed.
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- P Reis
- 1 Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
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- 2 Department of Plant Pathology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- 3 Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin Pôle Rhône-Méditerranée, France, 7 avenue Cazeaux, Rodilhan 30230, France
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- 4 UMR Santé et agroécologie du vignoble, INRA-Bordeaux Sciences Agro, 71 avenue Edouard Bourlaux, CS 20032, 33882 Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- 5 Université de Fribourg, Département de Biologie, rue du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- 6 Université Haute-Alsace, Laboratoire Vigne Biotechnologie et Environnement EA 3991, 33 rue Herrlisheim, 68008 Colmar cedex, France
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- 6 Université Haute-Alsace, Laboratoire Vigne Biotechnologie et Environnement EA 3991, 33 rue Herrlisheim, 68008 Colmar cedex, France
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- 7 Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Purpan, 75 voie du Toec, BP57611, 31076 Toulouse cedex 3, France
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- 8 SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, RIBP EA 4707, BP 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France
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- 1 Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
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- 8 SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, RIBP EA 4707, BP 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France
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Chaaya N, Jacques A, Belmer A, Richard DJ, Bartlett SE, Battle AR, Johnson LR. Localization of Contextual and Context Removed Auditory Fear Memory within the Basolateral Amygdala Complex. Neuroscience 2018; 398:231-251. [PMID: 30552931 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 06/14/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Debilitating and persistent fear memories can rapidly form in humans following exposure to traumatic events. Fear memories can also be generated and studied in animals via Pavlovian fear conditioning. The current study was designed to evaluate basolateral amygdala complex (BLC) involvement following the formation of different fear memories (two contextual fear memories and one adjusted auditory fear memory). Fear memories were created in the same context with five 1.0 mA (0.50 s) foot-shocks and, where necessary, five auditory tones (5 kHz, 75 dB, 20 s). The adjusted auditory fear conditioning protocol was employed to remove background contextual fear and produce isolated auditory fear memories. Immunofluorescent labeling was utilized to identify neurons expressing immediate early genes (IEGs). We found the two contextual fear conditioning (CFC) procedures to produce similar levels of fear-related freezing to context. Contextual fear memories produced increases in BLC IEG expression with distinct and separate patterns of expression. These data suggest contextual fear memories created in slightly altered contexts, can produce unique patterns of amygdala activation. The adjusted auditory fear conditioning procedure produced memories to a tone, but not to a context. This group, where no contextual fear was present, had a significant reduction in BLC IEG expression. These data suggest background contextual fear memories, created in standard auditory fear conditioning protocols, contribute significantly to increases in amygdala activation.
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- N Chaaya
- School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology at Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology at Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology at Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology at Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; School of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology at Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology at Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; School of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology at Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, USU School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Da Costa C, Eikelboom RH, Jacques A, Swanepoel DW, Whitehouse AJO, Jamieson SE, Brennan-Jones CG. Does otitis media in early childhood affect later behavioural development? Results from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study. Clin Otolaryngol 2018; 43:1036-1042. [PMID: 29495111 DOI: 10.1111/coa.13094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the relationship between early life episodes of otitis media and later behavioural development with adjustment for confounders. DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study recruited 2900 pregnant women from King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) in Perth, Western Australia, between 1989 and 1991. PARTICIPANTS Data from the children born were collected at both the Year 3 and Year 5 follow-up. At Year 3, n = 611 were diagnosed with recurrent otitis media through parent-report and clinical examination. At Year 5, n = 299 were considered exposed to otitis media based upon tympanometry results. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Performance in the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL), a questionnaire completed by the primary caregiver at Year 10. RESULTS Significant associations were found between recurrent otitis media at Year 3 and internalising behaviours (P = .011), and the somatic (P = .011), withdrawn (P = .014), attention (P = .003) and thought problems domains (P = .021), and the total CBCL score (P = .010). A significant association was also found between exposure to otitis media at Year 5 and externalising behaviours (P = .026). CONCLUSIONS A modest association was seen between recurrent otitis media at Year 3 and exposure to otitis media at Year 5 and a number of behaviour domains at Year 10.
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- C Da Costa
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.,Department of Audiology, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
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Bertrand G, Aarnink A, Nivet C, Jacques A, Cherel M, Renac V, Kennel A. A new discrepancy of HPA-3 genotyping because of a rare HPA-27bw polymorphism. Transfus Med 2017; 27:307-308. [PMID: 28419585 DOI: 10.1111/tme.12414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- G Bertrand
- EFS Bretagne, Histocompatibility Laboratory, Rennes, France
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- Histocompatibility Laboratory, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
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- EFS Bretagne, Histocompatibility Laboratory, Rennes, France
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- Histocompatibility Laboratory, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
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- EFS Bretagne, Histocompatibility Laboratory, Rennes, France
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- EFS Bretagne, Histocompatibility Laboratory, Rennes, France
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- Histocompatibility Laboratory, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
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Propranolol is a highly lipid-soluble beta-receptor antagonist. We describe a case of mixed overdose, including propranolol, amlodipine and olanzapine, resulting in severe resistant hypotension which was successfully treated. A 21-year-old student ingested 6.4 g of propranolol, 280 mg of amlodipine and 560 mg of olanzapine. The patient was brought to the emergency department and exhibited signs of severe systemic toxicity - profound hypotension and circulatory collapse, respiratory depression and coma. The patient had conventional therapy but failed to respond to this and was therefore commenced on IntraLipid infusion, high-dose insulin infusion and inotrope infusion. An endoscopy was performed in intensive care which revealed a large drug beozar - this was removed. We believe that this combination of infusions with early endoscopy could be beneficial in treating similar patients in the future and present the first case of a propranolol drug bezoar.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, UK
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Jacques A, Chehimi M, Poleunis C, Delcorte A, Delhalle J, Mekhalif Z. Grafting of 4-pyrrolyphenyldiazonium in situ generated on NiTi, an adhesion promoter for pyrrole electropolymerisation? Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.06.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Poder TG, Pruneau D, Dorval J, Thibault L, Fisette JF, Bédard SK, Jacques A, Beauregard P. Effect of warming and flow rate conditions of blood warmers on red blood cell integrity. Vox Sang 2016; 111:341-349. [DOI: 10.1111/vox.12423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- T. G. Poder
- UETMIS; CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS; Sherbrooke QC Canada
- CRCHUS; Sherbrooke QC Canada
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- Blood bank; CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS; Sherbrooke QC Canada
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- Blood bank; CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS; Sherbrooke QC Canada
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- Research and Development; Héma-Québec; Québec QC Canada
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- UETMIS; CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS; Sherbrooke QC Canada
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- UETMIS; CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS; Sherbrooke QC Canada
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- Research and Development; Héma-Québec; Québec QC Canada
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- Blood bank; CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS; Sherbrooke QC Canada
- Hematology-Oncology division; CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS; Sherbrooke QC Canada
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Brennan-Jones CG, Eikelboom RH, Jacques A, Swanepoel D, Atlas MD, Whitehouse AJO, Jamieson SE, Oddy WH. Protective benefit of predominant breastfeeding against otitis media may be limited to early childhood: results from a prospective birth cohort study. Clin Otolaryngol 2016; 42:29-37. [PMID: 27037737 DOI: 10.1111/coa.12652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the long-term effects of predominant breastfeeding on incidence of otitis media. DESIGN Prospective birth cohort study. SETTING The West Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study recruited 2900 mothers through antenatal clinics at the major tertiary obstetric hospital in Perth, Western Australia, between 1989 and 1992. PARTICIPANTS In total, 2237 children participated in a 6-year cohort follow-up, and a subset of 1344 were given ear and hearing assessments. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES OM diagnosis at 6 years of age (diagnosed by low-compliance tympanograms, 0-0.1 mmho). This was compared to OM diagnosed at the 3-year cohort follow-up using parent-report measures. Main exposure measures were duration of predominant breastfeeding (defined as the age other milk was introduced) and duration of partial (any) breastfeeding (defined as the age breastfeeding was stopped). RESULTS There was a significant, independent association between predominant breastfeeding (OR = 1.33 [1.04, 1.69]; P = 0.02) and OM, and breastfeeding duration (OR = 1.35 [1.08, 1.68]; P = 0.01) with OM at 3 years of age. However, at 6 years of age, this relationship was no longer statistically significant (predominant breastfeeding OR = 0.78 [0.48, 1.06]; P = 0.09; duration of breastfeeding, OR = 1.34 [0.81, 2.23]; P = 0.25). CONCLUSIONS Our findings are in line with a number of epidemiological studies which show a positive association between breastfeeding and OM in early childhood. However, the long-term follow-up of these children revealed that by 6 years of age, there was no significant influence of breastfeeding on presence of OM. These results suggest that the protective effect of predominant breastfeeding for at least 6 months does not extend to school-age children, where other social and environmental factors may be stronger predictors of OM.
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- C G Brennan-Jones
- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.,School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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Jacques A, Barthélémy B, Delhalle J, Mekhalif Z. 1-Pyrrolyl-10-decylammoniumphosphonate monolayer: a molecular nanolink between electropolymerized pyrrole films and nickel or titanium surfaces. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.04.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Jacques A, Devillers S, Delhalle J, Mekhalif Z. Electrografting of in situ generated pyrrole derivative diazonium salt for the surface modification of nickel. Electrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thibault L, Beauséjour A, Jacques A, Ducas É, Tremblay M. Overnight storage of whole blood: cooling and transporting blood at room temperature under extreme temperature conditions. Vox Sang 2013; 106:127-36. [DOI: 10.1111/vox.12081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- L. Thibault
- HÉMA-QUÉBEC; Research and Development; Quebec City QC Canada
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- HÉMA-QUÉBEC; Research and Development; Quebec City QC Canada
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- HÉMA-QUÉBEC; Research and Development; Quebec City QC Canada
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- HÉMA-QUÉBEC; Research and Development; Quebec City QC Canada
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- HÉMA-QUÉBEC; Blood Processing; Montreal QC Canada
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Page GG, Bates J, Dyer SM, Vincent DR, Bordage G, Jacques A, Sindon A, Kaigas T, Norman GR, Kopelow M, Moran J. Physician-assessment and physician-enhancement programs in Canada. Int J Risk Saf Med 2013; 8:217-24. [PMID: 23511980 DOI: 10.3233/jrs-1996-8304] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In the mid-1980s, the licensing authorities in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba have introduced programs to conduct in-depth assessments of the clinical skills and abilities of physicians with suspected deficiencies. These assessments are intended to supplement the provincial licensing authorities' existing peer review or patient-complaint mechanisms by confirming the physicians' overall level of competence and identifying specific clinical strengths and weaknesses. An "educational prescription", based on the results of the assessment, focuses on aspects of clinical practice in which the physicians need or wish to enhance their skills. In some situations, licensure decisions are based on the assessment information. This article describes the programs in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba. Each program comprises a different process of personal assessment and individualized continuing medical education to help physicians improve their clinical competence, and each is built on sound principles of clinical competence assessment and educational planning.
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- G G Page
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Simar D, Jacques A, Caillaud C. Heat shock proteins induction reduces stress kinases activation, potentially improving insulin signalling in monocytes from obese subjects. Cell Stress Chaperones 2012; 17:615-21. [PMID: 22457223 PMCID: PMC3535161 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-012-0336-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Induction of heat shock proteins (Hsp) 72 and 27 can improve insulin signalling in obesity and type 2 diabetes via inhibition of key stress kinases. In metabolic disease, altered insulin signalling, as illustrated by increased serine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 (Ser312), is not confined to muscle or liver and can also affect other tissues and cell types, potentially impairing their primary biological function. This study specifically investigated insulin-stimulated glucose metabolism in monocytes and examined the impact of HSP induction on insulin signalling. Control (CG, BMI < 25 kg/m(2)) or obese (OG, BMI > 30 kg/m(2)) participants were included in the study. Glucose transporter (GLUT)4 expression on monocytes, phosphorylated JNK, IKK-β and IRS-1, as well as Hsp27 and Hsp72, were measured in monocytes under fasting conditions. GLUT4 expression was also measured during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). HSP induction as well as JNK, IKK-β activation and IRS-1 serine phosphorylation was investigated following heat stress. Obese patients showed lower GLUT4 levels on monocytes during the OGTT. pJNK, pIKK-β and pIRS-1 levels were increased in OG with pJNK and pIKK-β levels positively correlated with serine pIRS-1 and negatively with GLUT4 supporting their role in insulin resistance. Heat exposure induced Hsp72 and Hps27, but only in CG for the latter, and decreased pJNK, pIKK-β and pIRS-1. Our results show that induction of Hsp72 and 27 via heat stress is associated with inactivation of stress kinases and reduced serine pIRS-1 in monocytes from obese participants. This indicates that metabolic diseases can also affect monocyte metabolism via cellular stress that can be modulated via HSP induction.
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- David Simar
- Inflammation and Infection Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Reflection is a cognitive process in which new information and experiences are integrated into existing knowledge structures and mental models, resulting in meaningful learning. Reflection often occurs after an experience is over, promoting professional development and lifelong learning. However, a reflective emergency physician (EP) is also able to apply reflection in real time: self-monitoring, coping with the unexpected, and quickly thinking on his or her feet to solve complicated, unique, and challenging clinical problems. Reflection is a skill that can be taught and developed in medical education. Evidence demonstrating the value of teaching reflection is emerging that substantiates longstanding educational theories. While a few educators have started to explore the use of reflection for emergency medicine (EM) learners, the potential for broader application exists. This review summarizes the literature regarding reflection in medical education and provides a basic primer for teaching reflection.
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- Aaron W Bernard
- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Montes A, Okera M, Ayis S, Natas S, Jacques A, Winship A. Predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC). J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e15555] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Thibault-Desseaux J, Putaux J, Jacques A, Elkajbaji M. Mechanical Behaviour of the Σ=9(122) Grain Boundary in Silicon Studied by Hrem. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-122-293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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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Rooney KD, Jackson R, Binks A, Jacques A, IC-Severn RT. Propofol is the induction agent of choice for urgent intubations with UK physicians. Crit Care 2011. [PMCID: PMC3061783 DOI: 10.1186/cc9573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Landau DB, Collins CG, Perry E, Suh Y, Grieves A, Gill B, Botha A, Mason R, Jacques A. Circumferential resection margin (CRM) in esophageal (OC) and gastroesophageal (GOJ) cancers. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.4_suppl.69] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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69 Background: We hypothesized that CRM size affect survival and local recurrence for OC and GOJ cancer. We also assessed the utility of CT in predicting margin status. Methods: A retrospective analysis of a prospective database was carried out on all patients who had esophagectomy between January 2000 and July 2008. Patients diagnosed with OC and GOJ tumors on final pathologic examination were included. Distance from the CRM was assessed by a specialist upper GI pathologist. Two radiologists, blinded to postoperative margin status, reviewed preoperative CT scans using 16 separate parameters, comparing them to measured CRM status. Results: 419 patients were assessed. 223 pts had OC or GOJ type 1 tumors, average age 62 years (range 36–80), mean follow-up 5.8 years (2-9.5). There were 125 deaths and median overall survival (OS) 3.33 years (95% CI 2.76-6.24). 76 patients had recurrence at a median of 1.3 years (0.1-4.7). For 144 patients had OC or GOJ type 1 T3 tumors. Selected results are presented in the Table. There was no CRM size above which there was no further reduction in recurrence. Postoperative chemoradiation did not improve OS (p=0.79) or recurrence (p=0.96) in patients with CRM of 0-1 mm. In 50 patients the CT parameters significantly correlated with margin status were largest axial diameter (p=0.003) and contact with adjacent structures (p=0.005). A complete statistical review with multivariate and subgroup analyses will be presented. Conclusions: CRM size is strongly correlated with survival and recurrence in OC and type 1 GOJ tumors. Prediction of a close CRM could be used to select for more intensive therapy prior to undergoing radical surgery, such as chemoradiation. Preoperative CT can help in this prediction. [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Kings College, London, United Kingdom
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Kings College, London, United Kingdom
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Kings College, London, United Kingdom
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Kings College, London, United Kingdom
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Kings College, London, United Kingdom
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Kings College, London, United Kingdom
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Kings College, London, United Kingdom
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Kings College, London, United Kingdom
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; Kings College, London, United Kingdom
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Lee MM, Jacques A, Lam E, Kwok R, Lakzadeh P, Sandhar A, Segal B, Svarta S, Law J, Enns R. Factors associated with incomplete small bowel capsule endoscopy studies. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16:5329-33. [PMID: 21072896 PMCID: PMC2980682 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i42.5329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To identify patient risk factors associated with incomplete small bowel capsule endoscopy (CE) studies.
METHODS: Data from all CE procedures performed at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, between December 2001 and June 2008 were collected and analyzed on a retrospective basis. Data collection for complete and incomplete CE study groups included patient demographics as well as a number of potential risk factors for incomplete CE including indication for the procedure, hospitalization, diabetes mellitus with or without end organ damage, limitations in mobility, renal insufficiency, past history of bowel obstruction, abdominal surgery, abdominal radiation therapy and opiate use. Risk factors were analyzed using a univariable and multivariable logistic regression model.
RESULTS: From a total of 535 CE procedures performed, 158 were incomplete (29.5%). The univariable analysis showed that CE procedures performed for overt gastrointestinal bleeding (P = 0.002), and for patients with a prior history of abdominal surgery (P = 0.023) or bowel obstruction (P = 0.023) were significantly associated with incomplete CE studies. Patients on opiate medications (P = 0.094) as well as hospitalized patients (P = 0.054) were not statistically significant, but did show a trend towards incomplete CE. The multivariable analysis showed that independent risk factors for an incomplete CE procedure include prior history of bowel obstruction [odds ratios (OR) 2.77, P = 0.02, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.17-6.56] and procedures performed for gastrointestinal bleeding (Occult OR 2.04, P = 0.037, 95% CI: 1.04-4.02 and Overt OR 2.69, P = 0.002, 95% CI: 1.44-5.05). Patients with a prior history of abdominal surgery (OR 1.46, P = 0.068, 95% CI: 0.97-2.19), those taking opiate medications (OR 1.54, P = 0.15, 95% CI: 0.86-2.76) and hospitalized patients (OR 1.82, P = 0.124, 95% CI: 0.85-3.93) showed a trend towards statistical significance.
CONCLUSION: We have identified a number of risk factors for incomplete CE procedures that can be used to risk-stratify patients and guide interventions to improve completion rates.
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Perry E, Collins C, Wier McCall J, Landau D, Jacques A. Can preoperative CT be used to predict oesophagectomy resection margin in patients with oesophageal cancer? Cancer Imaging 2010. [DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2010.9049] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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Thibault L, Beauséjour A, Jacques A, de Grandmont MJ, Lemieux R, Grégoire Y, Ducas É, Boucher G. Improved leucoreduction of red blood cell units prepared after a 24-h hold with the platelet-rich plasma method using newly developed filters. Vox Sang 2008; 94:286-91. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2007.01032.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Jacques A, Bleau C, Martin JP, Lamontagne L. Intrahepatic endothelial and Kupffer cells involved in immunosuppressive cytokines and natural killer (NK)/NK T cell disorders in viral acute hepatitis. Clin Exp Immunol 2008; 152:298-310. [PMID: 18336588 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03628.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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During acute viral hepatitis, the intrahepatic tolerance sustained by immunosuppressive cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10, transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), produced by Kupffer cells (KC), liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC), natural killer (NK) T cells and natural regulatory T cells may be disturbed. NK cells are recruited normally in the liver and produce interferon (IFN)-gamma to control viral replication. The use of mouse hepatitis virus type 3 (MHV3) attenuated variants showing selected tropisms for KC or LSEC have allowed determining their roles in the disturbances of immune tolerance during viral hepatitis. Groups of C57BL/6 mice were infected with the pathogenic L2-MHV3 (KC+, LSEC+), low attenuated 51.6-MHV3 (KC+, LSEC-) or high attenuated CL12-MHV3 (KC-, LSEC-) variants for the first 3 days. Results showed that IL-10, TGF-beta and PGE2 production in the liver decreased in L2-MHV3-infected mice and increased in 51.6-MHV3- and CL12-MHV3-infected mice. The ratio of IFN-gamma/IL-4 in liver decreased in L2-MHV3-infected mice, while it was not (or low) altered in mice infected with the attenuated MHV3 variant mice. Phenotypic analysis of intrahepatic mononuclear cells revealed that apoptotic NK and NK T cells increased in mice infected with the L2-MHV3, but were minor in 51.6-MHV3- and CL12-MHV3-infected mice. The numbers of CD4+ forkhead box P3+ cells increased in the livers from low pathogenic CL12-MHV3 and YAC-MHV3-infected mice. These results indicate that viral permissivity of KC and LSEC is involved in the decrease of IL-10 and PGE2, while KC may play an additional role in the apoptosis of NK and NK T cells during acute viral hepatitis.
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- Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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Cambos M, Bélanger B, Jacques A, Roulet A, Scorza T. Natural regulatory (CD4+CD25+FOXP+) T cells control the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines during Plasmodium chabaudi adami infection and do not contribute to immune evasion. Int J Parasitol 2007; 38:229-38. [PMID: 17868677 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2007] [Revised: 07/09/2007] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Different functions have been attributed to natural regulatory CD4+CD25+FOXP+ (Treg) cells during malaria infection. Herein, we assessed the role for Treg cells during infections with lethal (DS) and non-lethal (DK) Plasmodium chabaudi adami parasites, comparing the levels of parasitemia, inflammation and anaemia. Independent of parasite virulence, the population of splenic Treg cells expanded during infection, and the absolute numbers of activated CD69+ Treg cells were higher in DS-infected mice. In vivo depletion of CD25+ T cells, which eliminated 80% of CD4+FOXP3+CD25+ T cells and 60-70% of CD4+FOXP3+ T cells, significantly decreased the number of CD69+ Treg cells in mice with lethal malaria. As a result, higher parasite burden and morbidity were measured in the latter, whereas the kinetics of infection with non-lethal parasites remained unaffected. In the absence of Treg cells, parasite-specific IFN-gamma responses by CD4+ T cells increased significantly, both in mice with lethal and non-lethal infections, whereas IL-2 production was only stimulated in mice with non-lethal malaria. Following the depletion of CD25+ T cells, the production of IL-10 by CD90(-) cells was also enhanced in infected mice. Interestingly, a potent induction of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma production by CD4+ and CD90(-) lymphocytes was measured in DS-infected mice, which also suffered severe anaemia earlier than non-depleted infected controls. Taken together, our data suggest that the expansion and activation of natural Treg cells represent a counter-regulatory response to the overwhelming inflammation associated with lethal P.c. adami. This response to infection involves TH1 lymphocytes as well as cells from the innate immune system.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, Case postale 8888, Succursale centre-ville, Montréal, Que., Canada H3C 3P8
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Marston S, Copeland O, Jacques A. MYBP-C mutation, expression and phosphorylation in non-failing, failing and HOCM human heart muscle. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2007.03.161] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gallon C, Jacques A, Messer A, Tsang V, McKenna W, Marston S. Altered function and post-translational modification of contractile proteins in myectomy samples from HOCM patients. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2007.03.437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Messer A, Jacques A, Marston S. WITHDRAWN: Measurement of troponin phosphatase activities in non-failing and failing human heart muscle. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2007.03.814] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gagné JP, Billard M, Gagnon R, Laurion M, Jacques A. Province-wide population survey of acute appendicitis in Canada. New twists to an old disease. Surg Endosc 2007; 21:1383-7. [PMID: 17653814 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9227-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 09/19/2006] [Revised: 09/19/2006] [Accepted: 10/09/2006] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study, sponsored and conducted by Le Collège des Médecins du Québec, audited the management of acute appendicitis in the Province of Québec (Population 7.6 million), Canada, over a period of 1 year (April 2002-March 2003). METHODS A questionnaire was sent to the Health Records Department of all hospitals surgically treating appendicitis in the province. Data from 85 (100%) hospitals were received and reviewed. RESULTS During the study period, 7,599 appendectomies were performed, and 5,707 (75%) were selected for study (55% men). The rate of normal and perforated appendix was 5.4% and 15.9% respectively. Median hospital stay for simple and perforated appendicitis was 2.6 and 5.8 days, respectively. At least one imaging procedure was done in 86% of cases (23% computed tomography [CT], 55% ultrasound). Antibiotics were not given in 7% of cases and in 8% of patients with a perforation. Seventeen percent of patients did not receive preoperative or intraoperative doses, and postoperatively, 69% of patients received unnecessary doses. Laparoscopy was used in 35% of cases and was associated with a reduction in postoperative stay for simple (2.6 versus 2.9 days, p < 0.001) and perforated appendicitis (4.6 versus 5.9 days, p = 0.004). A low rate of laparoscopy (<25%) was found in 53% of teaching (University and Affiliated) and 45% of nonteaching institutions. Conversion to open surgery was necessary in 9.7% of simple appendicitis and 29.3% of perforated ones (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Although results of this survey are comparable to those of similar published series, a few concerns emerge. Many have to do with patient noncompliance with recommended antibiotic usage for acute appendicitis. Further, although laparoscopy seems to be slowly making its way into the surgical armamentarium, the low rate of laparoscopic appendectomies in teaching hospitals raises the issue of appropriate resident training.
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- Centre Hospitalier, Universitaire de Québec, Québec, PQ, Canada, G1L 3L5.
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BACKGROUND Little is known about how physicians' knowledge of and attitudes to practice guidelines for stable angina may influence their implementation. AIM To explore the association between physicians' demographics, their knowledge, and opinions about stable angina and their self-reported adherence to guideline recommendations. DESIGN Questionnaire-based survey. METHODS We surveyed 1228 Quebec physicians using a questionnaire based on the 'awareness-to-adherence' conceptual framework to measure their adherence with recommendations for the pharmacological treatment of stable angina. Independent predictors of adherence with the targeted recommendations were determined by stepwise linear regression analysis. RESULTS We received 877 (71.4%) responses from the 1228 eligible physicians. More than 90% of respondents were aware of and agreed with the targeted recommendations. However, the adoption rate varied, even among physicians who generally agreed with the guidelines. Factor analysis indicated that most physicians agreed with recommendations concerning ASA. More negative attitudes were expressed toward beta-blockers and hypolipaemic drugs. Respondents trusted the recommendations of a variety of scientific and professional organizations. Awareness, agreement, and adoption were the strongest predictors of adherence for the three recommendations. Physician demographics and practice characteristics did not predict adherence. DISCUSSION Physicians were aware of and agreed with the recommendations, so additional large-scale dissemination of the guidelines would be unlikely to improve prescription patterns. However, negative attitudes about beta-blockers and hypolipaemic therapy affected adherence to recommendations for these drugs. Continuing medical education interventions involving local opinion leaders might address some of the obstacles identified.
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- M-D Beaulieu
- Centre de recherche du CHUM, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Pavillon L.-C. Simard, 8e étage1560, rue Sherbrooke Est., Montréal (Québec), Canada H2L 4M1.
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Mouse hepatitis virus type 3 (MHV3), a coronavirus, is an excellent animal model for the study of immunological disorders related to acute and chronic hepatitis. In this study, we have verified if the fulminant hepatitis induced by MHV3 could be related to an impairment of innate immunity. Groups of three C57BL/6 mice were infected with the pathogenic L2-MHV3 or attenuated YAC-MHV3 viruses, and the natural killer (NK) cell populations from liver, spleen and bone marrow were analysed. The percentage of intrahepatic NK1.1(+)T cell receptor (TCR)- cells did not increase while NK1.1(+)TCR(inter) cells decreased in both L2-MHV3- and YAC-MHV3-infected mice. Concurrently, splenic and myeloid NK1.1+ cells decreased in L2-MHV3-infected mice. However, the cytotoxic activity of NK cells increased in liver and decreased in bone marrow from pathogenic L2-MHV3-infected mice while no modification was detected in YAC-MHV3-infected mice. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that both normal and larger splenic or myeloid NK cells decreased more in pathogenic L2-MHV3-infected mice than in attenuated YAC-MHV3-infected mice. In vitro viral infections of interleukin (IL)-15-stimulated lymphoid cells from liver and bone marrow revealed that L2-MHV3 induced higher decreases in cell viability of NK1.1+ cells than the YAC-MHV3 variant. The NK cell decreases were due to the viral permissivity leading to cytopathic effects characterized by cell rounding, syncytia formation and apoptosis. Larger NK+ syncytia were observed in L2-MHV3-infected cells than in YAC-MHV3-infected cells. These results suggest that NK cell production is impaired by viral infection favouring fulminant hepatitis.
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- M Lehoux
- Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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Beaulieu MD, Brophy J, Jacques A, Blais R, Battista R, Lebeau R. Drug treatment of stable angina pectoris and mass dissemination of therapeutic guidelines: a randomized controlled trial. QJM 2004; 97:21-31. [PMID: 14702508 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Public agencies responsible for implementing health care policies often adapt and disseminate clinical practice guidelines, but the effectiveness of mass dissemination of guidelines is unknown. AIM To study the effects of guideline dissemination on physicians' prescribing practices for the treatment of stable angina pectoris. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. METHODS A sample of 3293 Quebec physicians were randomly assigned to receive a one-page summary of clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of stable angina (in February 1999), to receive the summary and a reminder (in February and March 1999, respectively), or to receive no intervention (controls). The prescribing profiles of participants, as well as sociodemographic characteristics of the physicians and their patients, were examined for June-December 1999. RESULTS The intervention had no effect on prescription rates of beta-blockers, antiplatelet agents, or hypolipaemic drugs. Compared to 1997 data for the same physicians, there was an overall 10% increase in appropriate prescription rates, irrespective of the intervention. DISCUSSION In-house production and dissemination of clinical practice guidelines may not improve physicians' practice patterns if there is pre-existing substantial scientific consensus on the issue.
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- M-D Beaulieu
- Chaire docteur Sadok Besrour en médecine familiale, Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
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Pyzalla A, Reetz B, Jacques A, Feiereisen J, Ferry O, Buslaps T, Reimers W. Relaxation of Phase Specific Elastic Strains/stresses during Deformation of Al/Si-MMCs at Elevated Temperatures. Journal of Neutron Research 2004. [DOI: 10.1080/10238160410001734586] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Desson J, Bequignon A, Jacques A, Randriambololona N, de La Gastine B, Valdazo A. Communicationde médecine interne Pneumopathie d'inhalation du sujet âgé. À propos d'une série rétrospective de 51 patients. Rev Med Interne 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(03)80089-9] [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]
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Jacques A, George A, Polcarova M, Bradler J. In situstudy of the dislocations movement through a grain boundary in a Fe-Si bicrystal. Acta Crystallogr A 2002. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767302086853] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Pyzalla A, Jacques A, Feiereisen JP, Buslaps T, D'Almeida T, Liss KD. In-situ analysis of the microstrains during tensile deformation of an AlSi-MMC at room temperature and elevated temperature. J of Neutron Res 2001. [DOI: 10.1080/10238160108200175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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There is good evidence for the use of antiplatelet, beta-blocker and lipid-lowering drugs in the treatment of ischaemic heart disease, but few data on how these medications are used in treating stable angina pectoris. We examined prescription profiles for a sample of patients aged > or =65 years with stable angina, to compare the profiles to local guidelines and to explore the determinants of these profiles, in a cross-sectional study. We identified 11 141 individuals from the Quebec provincial out-patient pharmaceutical database for the period 1 June 1996 to 31 May 1997, and examined the percentage of these patients with and without associated co-morbidities receiving antiplatelet, beta-blocker and lipid-lowering medications. We used hierarchical modelling to examine the role of patient and physician characteristics in explaining the variation in the use of these medications. Calcium-channel blockers were the class of anti-ischaemic drugs most prescribed (63%). Beta-blockers were prescribed in 52.1% of patients. Antiplatelet and lipid-lowering drugs were prescribed to 56.8% and 32.6%, respectively. Increasing age and female gender made patients less likely to be prescribed these treatments. General practitioners were less likely than cardiologists to prescribe beta-blockers and lipid-lowering drugs (OR 0.79, CI 95% 0.68-0.91 and OR 0.77, CI 95% 0.66-0.91, respectively). There is a general under-use of antiplatelet, beta-blocker and lipid-lowering medications in the treatment of stable angina pectoris patients, possibly leading to adverse patient outcomes.
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- M D Beaulieu
- Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Santé (GRIS), Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Pavillon Louis-Charles Simard, Pavillon Notre-Dame, 1560 Sherbrooke Est, Montréal (Quebec) H2L 4M1, Canada.
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Jacques A. Alcohol-related brain damage--the concerns of the Mental Welfare Commission. Alcohol Alcohol Suppl 2000; 35:11-5. [PMID: 11304068 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/35.supplement_1.11] [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: 11/13/2022]
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Scottish mental health legislation permits 'guardianship' for certain mentally impaired individuals, which imposes a requirement on place of residence, access and attendance at specified services for treatment and rehabilitation. The use of guardianship for alcohol-related brain damage increased steeply in the years 1993-1998. Possible explanations include: (1) increased prevalence or diagnosis of these conditions; (2) reduction of hospital beds; (3) a trend towards diminishing family and social support; (4) increased social work involvement in caring for such individuals; (5) increased consideration of the use of guardianship; (6) new private residential services; (7) lack of interest in the condition by existing services. There have been legal and clinical concerns about such individuals under guardianship relating to quality of ongoing clinical assessment, need for specific treatment and for the management of associated psychiatric illness, issues over control of drinking and control of personal finances, uncertainty over the use of restraint, and need for programmes helping the individual's progress towards independent living.
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- A Jacques
- Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Scotland, UK
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