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Meir LR, Habbsa S, Waqar O, League C, Li T, Jongco AM. Anaphylaxis among elderly emergency department patients in a large health system in New York. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2022; 129:63-70.e3. [PMID: 35346881 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anaphylaxis in the elderly is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE To elucidate demographic, clinical, and management characteristics of older adults presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) criteria-confirmed anaphylaxis vs milder, non-anaphylactic acute allergic reactions (AARs). METHODS A retrospective analysis of ED patients more than or equal to 65 years was conducted, using anaphylaxis International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes or ICD-9-based algorithms incorporating the NIAID diagnostic criteria. Descriptive statistics were generated, and the abovementioned characteristics were compared between cohorts. RESULTS Of 164 eligible visits, 71 (43.3%), 90 (54.9%), and 3 (1.8%) cases were identified by ICD-9 codes, the algorithms, or both, respectively. Only half fulfilled NIAID diagnostic criteria. Compared with the non-anaphylactic AAR group, criteria-confirmed anaphylaxis group had lower drug allergy rates (43.9% vs 61.0%, P = .03) but higher food allergy rates (26.8% vs 12.2%, P = .02). For the criteria-confirmed anaphylaxis group, presenting signs and symptoms in descending frequency were mucocutaneous, respiratory, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal. Criteria-confirmed anaphylaxis group had higher rates of prior anaphylaxis (13.4% vs 2.4%, P = .009), pre-ED (12.2% vs 0.0%, P = .001) or ED (72.0% vs 4.9%, P < .001) epinephrine administration, and allergy referral (17.1% vs 2.4%, P = .002). Tryptase levels were rarely ordered, occurring once in the criteria-confirmed anaphylaxis group and never in the non-anaphylactic AAR group. Despite low mortality (n = 1), 64.6% of the criteria-confirmed anaphylaxis cohort required hospitalization, with 23.2% admitted to intensive care unit. CONCLUSION Diagnosis of elderly ED patients with anaphylaxis remains suboptimal. Identifying NIAID criteria-confirmed cases remain challenging, using the existing methods. Management of these patients poorly adheres to current guidelines.
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- Lea R Meir
- Department of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York; Institute for Health Systems Science, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York.
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Otani IM, Lehman HK, Jongco AM, Tsao LR, Azar AE, Tarrant TK, Engel E, Walter JE, Truong TQ, Khan DA, Ballow M, Cunningham-Rundles C, Lu H, Kwan M, Barmettler S. Practical guidance for the diagnosis and management of secondary hypogammaglobulinemia: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Primary Immunodeficiency and Altered Immune Response Committees. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022; 149:1525-1560. [PMID: 35176351 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [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: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Secondary hypogammaglobulinemia (SHG) is characterized by reduced immunoglobulin levels due to acquired causes of decreased antibody production or increased antibody loss. Clarification regarding whether the hypogammaglobulinemia is secondary or primary is important because this has implications for evaluation and management. Prior receipt of immunosuppressive medications and/or presence of conditions associated with SHG development, including protein loss syndromes, are histories that raise suspicion for SHG. In patients with these histories, a thorough investigation of potential etiologies of SHG reviewed in this report is needed to devise an effective treatment plan focused on removal of iatrogenic causes (eg, discontinuation of an offending drug) or treatment of the underlying condition (eg, management of nephrotic syndrome). When iatrogenic causes cannot be removed or underlying conditions cannot be reversed, therapeutic options are not clearly delineated but include heightened monitoring for clinical infections, supportive antimicrobials, and in some cases, immunoglobulin replacement therapy. This report serves to summarize the existing literature regarding immunosuppressive medications and populations (autoimmune, neurologic, hematologic/oncologic, pulmonary, posttransplant, protein-losing) associated with SHG and highlights key areas for future investigation.
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- Iris M Otani
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif.
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University, Durham, NC
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg, Fla; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston
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- Divisions of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, National Jewish Health, Denver
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Morsani College of Medicine, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
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- Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
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Kaplan B, Farzan S, Coscia G, Rosenthal DW, McInerney A, Jongco AM, Ponda P, Bonagura VR. Allergic reactions to coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines and addressing vaccine hesitancy: Northwell Health experience. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2022; 128:161-168.e1. [PMID: 34699968 PMCID: PMC8542398 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2021.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allergic and nonallergic adverse reactions have been reported with global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. It was previously hypothesized that polyethylene glycol (PEG) may be responsible for anaphylactic reactions to messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines. OBJECTIVE To report the workflow established at our institution, types, and frequency of adverse reactions to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in patients presenting for allergy evaluation. METHODS A COVID-19 vaccine adverse reaction registry was established. We used PEG prick skin testing, followed by PEG challenges in selected cases, to ensure PEG tolerance and encourage completion of COVID-19 vaccination series. RESULTS A total of 113 patients were included. Most vaccine reactions (86.7%) occurred in women. Anaphylaxis occurred only in women, all of which had a history of allergic disease and two-thirds had asthma. Anaphylaxis rate was 40.6 cases per million. None of the anaphylactic cases developed hypotension, required intubation, or required hospital admission. Systemic allergic symptoms, not fulfilling anaphylaxis criteria, were significantly more common in Pfizer-BioNTech than Moderna-vaccinated patients (P = .02). We observed a higher incidence of dermatologic nonurticarial reactions in men (P = .004). Among first-dose reactors, 86.7% received and tolerated the second dose. We observed a high rate of false-positive intradermal skin test results and frequent subjective symptoms with oral PEG challenge. CONCLUSION Intradermal PEG testing has limited utility in evaluating anaphylaxis to mRNA vaccines. Most severe postvaccination allergic symptoms are not caused by hypersensitivity to PEG. Most people with reaction to the initial mRNA vaccine can be safely revaccinated. Patients with anaphylaxis to COVID-19 vaccines benefit from physician-observed vaccination.
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- Blanka Kaplan
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York; Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York.
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York; Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York; Institute of Health System Science, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York; Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York; Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York; Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York; Institute of Health System Science, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York; Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York; Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York
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Zhang S, Kline M, Fuleihan RL, Consortium U, Scalchunes C, Sullivan KE, Jongco AM. PROMIS-29 survey confirms major impact of fatigue on health-related quality of life in common variable immunodeficiency. Immunol Res 2020; 68:379-388. [PMID: 33161558 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-020-09162-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an emerging topic of interest in patients with immunodeficiency. Information about HRQOL in common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is limited. The primary objective was to compare primary immunodeficiency disease (PIDD) patients with and without common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) on HRQOL domains using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) survey data from the United States Immunodeficiency Network (USIDNET) registry. The primary endpoint variables were scores on 7 HRQOL domains. The USIDNET registry was used to select patients with baseline PROMIS-29 data collected between 2015 and 2018. Descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact test, and Student's two-sample t test were used to compare patients with CVID versus patients with non-CVID on demographic and clinical characteristics. The single-sample t test was used to compare sample means to the normed population mean of 50. A general linear model approach to multiple regression with backward selection was used to remove factors that did not contribute significant information to the multivariable models, while controlling for multiple testing. Potential explanatory variables included group (CVID/non-CVID), sex, age, and BMI. Among 184 PIDD patients, 146 (79%) were diagnosed with CVID. Patients had a mean (SD) age of 53 (13.8), were predominantly female (83%), and were Caucasian (98%). PROMIS-29 results revealed a significant effect of group (CVID/non-CVID) on the anxiety, fatigue, and social participation domains, with fatigue being the most statistically significant. Fatigue, anxiety, and social participation may be key factors influencing HRQOL among patients with CVID. Future prospective longitudinal studies using PROMIS-29 will be needed to confirm these findings and to determine the mechanisms through which these factors develop in CVID, and how they can be improved.
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- Shouling Zhang
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY, USA
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- Biostatistics Unit, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 865 Northern Boulevard, Suite 101, Great Neck, NY, 11021, USA. .,Center for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA.
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Chinn IK, Chan AY, Chen K, Chou J, Dorsey MJ, Hajjar J, Jongco AM, Keller MD, Kobrynski LJ, Kumanovics A, Lawrence MG, Leiding JW, Lugar PL, Orange JS, Patel K, Platt CD, Puck JM, Raje N, Romberg N, Slack MA, Sullivan KE, Tarrant TK, Torgerson TR, Walter JE. Diagnostic interpretation of genetic studies in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases: A working group report of the Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019; 145:46-69. [PMID: 31568798 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Genetic testing has become an integral component of the diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected primary immunodeficiency diseases. Results of genetic testing can have a profound effect on clinical management decisions. Therefore clinical providers must demonstrate proficiency in interpreting genetic data. Because of the need for increased knowledge regarding this practice, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Committee established a work group that reviewed and summarized information concerning appropriate methods, tools, and resources for evaluating variants identified by genetic testing. Strengths and limitations of tests frequently ordered by clinicians were examined. Summary statements and tables were then developed to guide the interpretation process. Finally, the need for research and collaboration was emphasized. Greater understanding of these important concepts will improve the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected primary immunodeficiency diseases.
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- Ivan K Chinn
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; Section of Immunology, Allergy, and Rheumatology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Tex.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; Section of Immunology, Allergy, and Rheumatology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Tex
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- Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY; Center for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Great Neck, NY; Division of Allergy & Immunology, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Great Neck, NY
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- Department of Allergy and Immunology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, Fla; Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, Johns Hopkins-All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg, Fla; Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins-All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg, Fla
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo; Division of Allergy/Asthma/Immunology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa; Division of Allergy/Immunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa; Division of Allergy/Immunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash; Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Wash
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, Fla; Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, Johns Hopkins-All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg, Fla; Division of Pediatric Allergy Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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Cavuoto Petrizzo M, Barilla-LaBarca ML, Lim YS, Jongco AM, Cassara M, Anglim J, Stern JN. Utilization of high-fidelity simulation to address challenges with the basic science immunology education of preclinical medical students. BMC Med Educ 2019; 19:352. [PMID: 31521165 PMCID: PMC6744639 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-019-1786-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Immune function and dysfunction are highly complex basic science concepts introduced in the preclinical medical school curriculum. A challenge for early learners is connecting the intricate details and concepts in immunology with clinical manifestations. This impedes relevance and applicability. The impetus in medical education reform is promoting consolidation of basic science and clinical medicine during the first two years of medical school. Simulation is an innovation now widely employed in medical schools to enhance clinical learning. Its use in basic science curriculums is largely deficient. The authors piloted simulation as a novel curricular approach to enhance fundamental immunology knowledge and clinical integration. METHODS The authors introduced a Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PIDD) simulation during a basic science immunology course for second-year medical students at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. The simulation tasked small groups of students with evaluating, diagnosing and managing an infant with previously undiagnosed immunodeficiency. Joint facilitation by clinical and science faculty during terminal debriefings engaged students in Socratic discussion. Debriefing aimed to immerse basic science content in the context of the clinical case. Students completed a post-simulation Likert survey, assessing utility in reinforcing clinical reasoning, integration of basic science and clinical immunology, enhanced knowledge and understanding of immunodeficiency, and enhanced learning. A summative Immunodeficiency Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) question was created by faculty to assess students' recognition of a PIDD and clinical reasoning. RESULTS The simulation was well received by students with > 90% endorsing each of the objectives on the post-simulation survey. The authors also determined a statistically significant score variance on the summative OSCE question. Higher scores were achieved by the cohort of students completing the OSCE post-simulation versus the cohort completing the OSCE pre-simulation. CONCLUSIONS The innovative use of simulation in a highly complex basic science immunology course provides relevance and consolidation for preclinical learners. Additional data will be collected to continuously assess application of concepts and proficiency stemming from this novel curricular intervention. The authors advocate the initiation and/or expansion of simulation in non-clinical basic science courses such as immunology to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
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- Marie Cavuoto Petrizzo
- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 500 Hofstra Blvd., Hempstead, NY USA
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- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 500 Hofstra Blvd., Hempstead, NY USA
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- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 500 Hofstra Blvd., Hempstead, NY USA
- Northwell Health Division of Allergy and Immunology, 865 Northern Blvd., Great Neck, NY USA
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- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 500 Hofstra Blvd., Hempstead, NY USA
- Northwell Health Patient Safety Institute, 1979 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY USA
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- Northwell Health Patient Safety Institute, 1979 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY USA
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- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 500 Hofstra Blvd., Hempstead, NY USA
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Haque M, Patel C, Kline M, Waqar O, Jongco AM. New York State Cases Of Anaphylaxis In Elderly Patients From 2000 To 2010. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.12.459] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare primary immunodeficiency that is caused by defects in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase complex. The disease presents in most patients initially with infection, especially of the lymph nodes, lung, liver, bone, and skin. Patients with CGD are susceptible to a narrow spectrum of pathogens, and Staphylococcus aureus, Burkholderia cepacia complex, Serratia marcescens, Nocardia species, and Aspergillus species are the most common organisms implicated in North America. Granuloma formation, most frequently in the gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems, is a common complication of CGD and can be seen even before diagnosis. An increased incidence of autoimmune disease has also been described in patients with CGD and X-linked female carriers. In patients who present with signs and symptoms consistent with CGD, a flow cytometric dihydrorhodamine neutrophil respiratory burst assay is a quick and cost-effective way to evaluate NADPH oxidase function. The purpose of this review is to highlight considerations for and challenges in the diagnosis of CGD.
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- Joyce E Yu
- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Merinoff Center for Patient-Oriented Research, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Great Neck
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus,Correspondence: B. T. Prince, MD, MSci, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Division of Allergy and Immunology, 700 Children’s Dr, Columbus, OH 43215 ()
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Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a primary immunodeficiency characterized by a deficient neutrophil oxidative burst and the inadequate killing of microbes, is well known to cause a significantly increased risk of invasive infection. However, infectious complications are not the sole manifestations of CGD; substantial additional morbidity is driven by noninfectious complications also. These complications can include, for example, a wide range of inflammatory diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, lung, skin, and genitourinary tract and overt autoimmune disease. These diseases can occur at any age and are especially problematic in adolescents and adults with CGD. Many of these noninfectious complications present a highly challenging therapeutic conundrum, wherein immunosuppression must be balanced against an already markedly increased risk of invasive fungal and bacterial infections. In this review, the myriad noninfectious complications of CGD are discussed, as are important gaps in our understanding of these processes, which warrant further investigation.
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- Sarah E Henrickson
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Institute for Immunology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee,Correspondence: I. P. Thomsen, MD, MSCI, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, D-7235 MCN1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232-2581 ()
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Waqar O, Jongco AM, Oriel RC. Underutilization of Penicillin Skin Testing in the Outpatient Setting. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.114] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Patel C, Helfner L, Farzan S, Jongco AM, Kaplan BM, Ponda P, Rosenthal DW. Atopic Disease As A Prediction Of Metal Hypersensitivity In Pectus Excavatum Patients. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.439] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Bonagura VR, Kaplan B, Jongco AM. Management of primary antibody deficiency syndromes. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2017; 117:620-626. [PMID: 27979019 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2016.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Vincent R Bonagura
- Laboratory of Host Defense, Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Great Neck, New York.
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Great Neck, New York
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- Laboratory of Host Defense, Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Great Neck, New York
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Jyonouchi S, Jongco AM, Puck J, Sullivan KE. Immunodeficiencies Associated with Abnormal Newborn Screening for T Cell and B Cell Lymphopenia. J Clin Immunol 2017; 37:363-374. [PMID: 28353166 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-017-0388-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Newborn screening for SCID has revealed the association of low T cells with a number of unexpected syndromes associated with low T cells, some of which were not appreciated to have this feature. This review will discuss diagnostic approaches and the features of some of the syndromes likely to be encountered following newborn screening for immune deficiencies.
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- Soma Jyonouchi
- Division of Allergy Immunology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Allergy Immunology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Jongco AM, Bodner SJ, Barrera A, Brenner JL, Navetta-Modrov B, Kline M, Chaudhry SI, Grimaldi G, Kanzer BF, Tamuz M. Teaching and Evaluating Residents' Epinephrine Autoinjector Use with the Epipen® Proficiency Assessment Tool (E-PAT). J Allergy Clin Immunol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.12.653] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Chau AS, Jongco AM, Helfner L, Fagin JC, Bonagura VR. Prevalence of Atopic Diseases in Patients with Humoral Primary Immunodeficiency: A Comparison of a Single Center and the US Immunodeficiency Network (USIDNET). J Allergy Clin Immunol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.12.086] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Jongco AM, Gough JD, Sarnataro K, Rosenthal DW, Moreau J, Ponda P, Bonagura VR. X-linked agammaglobulinemia presenting as polymicrobial pneumonia, including Pneumocystis jirovecii. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2013; 112:74-75.e2. [PMID: 24331399 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2013.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Artemio M Jongco
- Laboratory of Host Defense, Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Great Neck, New York.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York
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- Laboratory of Host Defense, Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York
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- Laboratory of Host Defense, Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Great Neck, New York
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Great Neck, New York
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Great Neck, New York
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- Laboratory of Host Defense, Center for Immunology and Inflammation, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Great Neck, New York
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Jongco AM, Sporter R, Bina S, Cavuoto Petrizzo MA, Schuval S, Kaplan BM. Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Pediatric Residents Regarding Anaphylaxis Diagnosis and Management. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.12.1459] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Revskaya E, Jongco AM, Sellers RS, Howell RC, Koba W, Guimaraes AJ, Nosanchuk JD, Casadevall A, Dadachova E. Radioimmunotherapy of experimental human metastatic melanoma with melanin-binding antibodies and in combination with dacarbazine. Clin Cancer Res 2009; 15:2373-9. [PMID: 19293257 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-2376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Melanin has emerged as an attractive target for radioimmunotherapy (RIT) of melanoma, and a radiolabeled monoclonal antibody (mAb) 6D2 to melanin is currently in clinical evaluation. We investigated two approaches to improve the targeting of radiation to tumors using melanin-binding mAbs: (a) the use of an additional mAb to melanin could provide information on whether using antibodies to melanin can serve as a general approach to development of therapeutics for melanoma, and (b) as melanin targeting involves the antibody binding to extracellular melanin released from necrotic melanoma cells, we hypothesized that the administration of a chemotherapeutic agent followed by RIT would facilitate the delivery of radiation to the tumors due to the increased presence of free melanin. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of two melanin-binding IgM mAbs labeled with (188)Re (6D2 and 11B11). We compared the efficacy of RIT with (188)Re-6D2 to chemotherapy with dacarbazine (DTIC) and to combined chemotherapy and RIT in human metastatic melanoma-bearing nude mice. RESULTS Therapeutic efficacy of (188)Re-labeled 6D2 and 11B11 was comparable despite differences in their affinity and binding site numbers. Comparison of chemotherapy with DTIC and RIT revealed that RIT was more effective in slowing tumor growth in mice. Administration of DTIC followed by RIT was more effective than either modality alone. CONCLUSIONS These results provide encouragement for the development of RIT for melanoma with melanin-binding mAbs and suggest that combining chemotherapy and RIT may be a promising approach for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.
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- Ekaterina Revskaya
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Spaulding AC, Clarke JG, Jongco AM, Flanigan TP. Small Reservoirs: Jail Screening for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in Low Prevalence Areas. Journal of Correctional Health Care 2009; 15:28-34; quiz 80-1. [DOI: 10.1177/1078345808326619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Cranston, and Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island
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Jongco AM, Ting LM, Thathy V, Mota MM, Kim K. Improved transfection and new selectable markers for the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium yoelii. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2006; 146:242-50. [PMID: 16458371 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2005] [Revised: 12/28/2005] [Accepted: 01/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The rodent malaria Plasmodium yoelii is a useful model to study protective immunity to pre-erythrocytic stages of infection, pathogenesis of erythrocytic stages, and vaccine development. However, the utility of the P. yoelii model system has not been fully realized because transfection and genetic manipulation methodologies for this rodent species are less developed than that of another rodent species Plasmodium berghei. Here we report improved transfection efficiency using the AMAXA nucleofector system compared to conventional transfection methodologies. We also show that heterologous promoters from P. berghei can be used to drive expression of a green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter protein in P. yoelii. In an effort to develop additional selectable markers for this parasite, we also tested positive selectable markers that have been used successfully in P. falciparum and P. berghei. Human dihydrofolate reductase (hdhfr) and Toxoplasma gondii dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (Tgdhfr-ts) conferred drug resistance to WR99210 and pyrimethamine, respectively, when introduced as episomes. These improvements should make genetic manipulation of P. yoelii more amenable and facilitate further studies of host-parasite interactions using this attractive rodent model.
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- Artemio M Jongco
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Howell SA, Hackett F, Jongco AM, Withers-Martinez C, Kim K, Carruthers VB, Blackman MJ. Distinct mechanisms govern proteolytic shedding of a key invasion protein in apicomplexan pathogens. Mol Microbiol 2005; 57:1342-56. [PMID: 16102004 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04772.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Apical membrane antigen-1 (AMA1) is a conserved apicomplexan protein that plays an important but undefined role in host cell invasion. We have studied the fate of Plasmodium falciparum AMA1 (PfAMA1) during erythrocyte invasion by the malaria merozoite, and compared it with that of the Toxoplasma gondii orthologue, TgAMA1. Shedding of the PfAMA1 ectodomain goes essentially to completion during invasion, and occurs predominantly or exclusively via juxtamembrane cleavage at the previously identified sheddase cleavage site, Thr517. Only the resulting juxtamembrane stub of the ectodomain is efficiently carried into the host cell, and this remains distributed around the plasma membrane of the intracellular ring-stage parasite. Inhibition of normal shedding, however, results in proteolysis at an intramembrane, rhomboid-like cleavage site, and PfAMA1 is susceptible to cleavage by Drosophila rhomboid-1, showing that it can be a substrate for intramembrane cleavage but is not normally processed in this manner. In contrast, shedding of TgAMA1 from the surface of extracellular tachyzoites occurs exclusively via cleavage within the luminal half of its transmembrane domain by a rhomboid-like protease. Also unlike PfAMA1, complete TgAMA1 shedding does not accompany Toxoplasma invasion as the intact protein was readily detected on the surface of newly invaded tachyzoites. This work reveals unexpected differences in the manner in which Plasmodium and Toxoplasma shed AMA1 from the surface of invasive zoites, and demonstrates the presence at the malaria merozoite surface of a rhomboid-like protease.
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- Steven A Howell
- Department of Protein Structure, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
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The authors report on sexual orientation disclosure issues considered by lesbian, gay, and bisexual students and physicians during their medical school and residency selection process.
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- Roland C Merchant
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Potter 228, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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Carey KL, Jongco AM, Kim K, Ward GE. The Toxoplasma gondii rhoptry protein ROP4 is secreted into the parasitophorous vacuole and becomes phosphorylated in infected cells. Eukaryot Cell 2005; 3:1320-30. [PMID: 15470260 PMCID: PMC522600 DOI: 10.1128/ec.3.5.1320-1330.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Many intracellular pathogens are separated from the cytosol of their host cells by a vacuole membrane. This membrane serves as a critical interface between the pathogen and the host cell, across which nutrients are imported, wastes are excreted, and communication between the two cells takes place. Very little is known about the vacuole membrane proteins mediating these processes in any host-pathogen interaction. During a screen for monoclonal antibodies against novel surface or secreted proteins of Toxoplasma gondii, we identified ROP4, a previously uncharacterized member of the ROP2 family of proteins. We report here on the sequence, posttranslational processing, and subcellular localization of ROP4, a type I transmembrane protein. Mature, processed ROP4 is localized to the rhoptries, secretory organelles at the apical end of the parasite, and is secreted from the parasite during host cell invasion. Released ROP4 associates with the vacuole membrane and becomes phosphorylated in the infected cell. Similar results are seen with ROP2. Further analysis of ROP4 showed it to be phosphorylated on multiple sites, a subset of which result from the action of either host cell protein kinase(s) or parasite kinase(s) activated by host cell factors. The localization and posttranslational modification of ROP4 and other members of the ROP2 family of proteins within the infected cell make them well situated to play important roles in vacuole membrane function.
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- Kimberly L Carey
- University of Vermont, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 316 Stafford Hall, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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