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Presley C, Grogan M, Hoyd R, Compston A, Hock K, Knauss B, Redder E, Arrato N, Lo S, Benedict J, Janse S, Hayes S, Williams N, Wheeler C, Carbone D, Paskett E, Andersen B, Spakowicz D. Resiliency among Older Adults Receiving Lung Cancer Treatment (ROAR-LCT, NCT04229381): The feasibility of a novel supportive care intervention with collection of longitudinal gut microbiome specimens and activity tracking during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Geriatr Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1879-4068(22)00320-4] [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: 11/07/2022]
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Ammitzbøll I, Andersen B, Lange K, Clausen T, Løkkegaard E. 654 RIsk factors for difficult foetal extraction in emergency caesarean section: a retrospective registry-based cohort study. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.11.396] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Grogan M, Benedict J, Janse S, Hoyd R, Williams N, Naughton M, Andersen B, Carbone D, Paskett E, Rosko A, Spakowicz D, Presley C. P54.06 The FITNESS Study: Geriatric Assessment, Treatment Toxicity, and Biospecimen Collection Among Older Adults With Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.563] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Bartelt S, Moesgaard S, Olsen A, Andersen B, Skydsgaard M, Bhuwania R. Reversible effects of FGF21 on the female reproductive system. Toxicol Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(21)00258-7] [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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Arrato N, Grogan M, Benedict J, Janse S, Naughton M, Andersen B, Carbone D, Paskett E, Rosko A, Presley C. MA10.03 The FITNESS Study: An Innovative Approach to Assessing Disability in Older Adults with Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.240] [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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Valentine T, Arrato N, Andersen B. OA08.05 Illness Perception Profiles at Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Physical and Psychological Symptom Trajectories During Treatment. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.303] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Kashgari G, Venkatesh S, Gacias S, Bayat A, Klein RH, Ta AP, Ramos R, Plikus M, Wang P, Andersen B. LB966 Transcriptional regulation of migrating-keratinocyte adhesion during cutaneous wound healing. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.05.064] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Larsen MB, Njor S, Jensen TM, Ingeholm P, Andersen B. Answer to: Letter to the editor regarding 'Potential for prevention: a cohort study of colonoscopies and removal of adenomas in a FIT-based colorectal cancer screening programme'. Scand J Gastroenterol 2020; 55:761. [PMID: 32491942 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2020.1774801] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- M B Larsen
- Department of Public Health Programmes, Randers Regional Hospital, Central Denmark Region, Randers, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health Programmes, Randers Regional Hospital, Central Denmark Region, Randers, Denmark
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Horsens Regional Hospital, Horsens, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Herlev Hospital, Capital Region of Denmark, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health Programmes, Randers Regional Hospital, Central Denmark Region, Randers, Denmark
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Badre-Esfahani S, Larsen MB, Seibæk L, Petersen LK, Blaakær J, Andersen B. Low attendance by non-native women to human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical cancer screening - A Danish nationwide register-based cohort study. Prev Med Rep 2020; 19:101106. [PMID: 32426214 PMCID: PMC7226879 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Cervical cancer is preventable through human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical cancer screening. However, possibly due to systemic, individual (e.g. low socio-economic staus) and socio-cultural barriers, it is likely that non-natives, especially non-westerns, are more prone to attend neither vaccination nor screening (combined non-attendance). This is disturbing as the non-native population in Denmark is predicted to rise to 21% by 2060. We aimed to investigate differences in combined non-attendance by nativity and region of origin, and to analyse the association between country of origin and combined non-attendance adjusted for socio-economic status. Setting 1.6.2007–31.12.2016 Denmark. Methods Logistic regression was performed to estimate crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals for combined non-attendance. Results 170,158 women were included. Overall combined non-attendance was 11.8% [11.7–12.0]; 10.0% [9.8–10.1] for native women and 27.1% [26.4–27.7] for non-native women, with highest degrees among Middle-Eastern and North-Africans (30.1% [29.2–30.9]). Even when adjusted for socio-economics, women from Middle-East and North-Africa had substantially higher odds of combined non-attendance than natives (adj. OR = 7.5 [6.3–8.9] for Somali women). Conclusion Denmark has a relatively low degree of combined non-attendance. However, cervical cancer preventive programmes seem to be better tailored to the needs of native women and do not appear to cater sufficiently to the needs of the fast-growing non-native populations, particularly not to the needs of Middle-Eastern and North African women. In order to secure more just cervical cancer prevention, future studies are recommended to develop tailored intervention sensitive to the need of non-native women.
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- S Badre-Esfahani
- Department of Public Health Programmes, Randers Regional Hospital, Skovlyvej 15, DK-8930 Randers, NO, Denmark.,Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health Programmes, Randers Regional Hospital, Skovlyvej 15, DK-8930 Randers, NO, Denmark
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, J. B. Winsløws Vej 2, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark.,OPEN Open Patient Data Explorative Network, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, J. B. Winsløws Vej 2, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health Programmes, Randers Regional Hospital, Skovlyvej 15, DK-8930 Randers, NO, Denmark
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Gustafson LW, Gabel P, Hammer A, Lauridsen HH, Petersen LK, Andersen B, Bor P, Larsen MB. Validity and reliability of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory in Danish women aged 45 years and older with abnormal cervical screening results. BMC Med Res Methodol 2020; 20:89. [PMID: 32326886 PMCID: PMC7178932 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-020-00982-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scale was developed in the 1980’s and has been widely used both in clinical settings and in research. However the Danish version of STAI has not been validated. The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of STAI - state anxiety scale in Danish women aged 45 years and older with abnormal cervical cancer screening results. Methods Women ≥45 years referred with an abnormal cervical cytology and healthy volunteers (n = 12) underwent cognitive interview after completing STAI. Further, STAI was sent out in an electronic questionnaire to women (n = 109) seen at the gynecological department with abnormal cervical cancer screening test during 2018. Validity and reliability of STAI was evaluated according to the Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) checklist by examining internal consistency, test-retest reliability, measurement error, floor and ceiling, construct validity and content validity. Results In the cognitive interviews the content validity was evaluated to be very good. The internal consistency of the scale was excellent with Cronbach’s α = 0.93. Test-retest reliability was good with an intra-class correlation coefficient of 0.80 and the systematic difference between test-retest results was negligible. The construct validity was good. Conclusion To our best knowledge, this is the first validation study of the Danish translation of STAI-state anxiety scale. This version of STAI demonstrates an acceptable reliability and validity when used in a gynecological setting.
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- L W Gustafson
- Department of Public Health Programmes, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark. .,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Department of Public Health Programmes, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Herning Regional Hospital, Herning, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Open Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN) and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health Programmes, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health Programmes, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark
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Larsen SH, Virgilsen LF, Kristiansen BK, Andersen B, Vedsted P. Strong association between cervical and breast cancer screening behaviour among Danish women; A register-based cohort study. Prev Med Rep 2018; 12:349-354. [PMID: 30450274 PMCID: PMC6234495 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.017] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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High coverage is essential for the effectiveness of national screening programmes. Identifying non-screeners across different screening programmes may help inform strategies to improve uptake. This study aims to analyse the association between previous cervical cancer screening (CCS) coverage and participation in breast cancer screening (BCS). This historical register-based cohort study included 91,787 Danish women aged 50-64 years who were invited to participate in the first organised round of BCS in the Central Denmark Region (CDR) in 2008-09. CCS coverage was defined as having a smear registered in the 5 1/2 years preceding the BCS, and BCS participants were divided into participants and non-participants and further categorised as active non-participants (ANP) if they cancelled and passive non-participants (PNP) if they abstained from the appointment. Of all 91,787 women included in the study, 62,391 (68%) were covered both by CCS and participated in BCS. Women not covered by CCS were more likely to be non-participants in BCS than women covered by CCS (PRRadjusted = 2.80, 95% CI: 2.68-2.93). Both PNP (PRRadjusted = 3.99, 95% CI: 3.80-4.19) and ANP (PRRadjusted = 2.50, 95% CI: 2.34-2.68) were more likely not to be covered by the CCS. In conclusion, non-coverage by CCS was strongly associated with nonparticipation in BCS. Specific groups of women only participated in one screening programme. To increase uptake, future interventions may specifically target these groups.
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- S H Larsen
- Research Unit for General Practice, The Research Centre for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care (CaP), Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Research Unit for General Practice, The Research Centre for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care (CaP), Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department for Public Health Programs, Randers Regional Hospital, Skovlyvej 1, 8930 Randers, Denmark
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- Department for Public Health Programs, Randers Regional Hospital, Skovlyvej 1, 8930 Randers, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Research Unit for General Practice, The Research Centre for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care (CaP), Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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Westra J, Andersen B, Vestergaard M, Winther S, Nissen L, Boetker H, Boettcher M, Christiansen E, Holm N. P2381Resting Pd/Pa and FFR discordance: effect on the diagnostic performance of quantitative flow ratio (QFR) with FFR as reference standard. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p2381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- J.S. Westra
- Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Region Hospital Herning, Department of cardiology, Herning, Denmark
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- Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Region Hospital Herning, Department of cardiology, Herning, Denmark
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- Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Aarhus, Denmark
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Došen I, Nielsen KF, Clausen G, Andersen B. Potentially harmful secondary metabolites produced by indoor Chaetomium species on artificially and naturally contaminated building materials. Indoor Air 2017; 27:34-46. [PMID: 26880675 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
The presence of the fungal genus Chaetomium and its secondary metabolites in indoor environments is suspected to have a negative impact on human health and well-being. About 200 metabolites have been currently described from Chaetomium spp., but only the bioactive compound group, chaetoglobosins, have been screened for and thus detected in buildings. In this study, we used a liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry approach to screen both artificially and naturally infected building materials for all the Chaetomium metabolites described in the literature. Pure agar cultures were also investigated to establish differences between metabolite production in vitro and on building materials as well as in comparison with non-indoor reference strains. On building materials, six different chaetoglobosins were detected in total concentrations of up to 950 mg/m2 from Chaetomium globosum along with three different chaetoviridins/chaetomugilins in concentrations up to 200 mg/m2 . Indoor Chaetomium spp. preferred wood-based materials over gypsum, both in terms of growth rate and metabolite production. Cochliodones were detected for the first time on all building materials infected by both C. globosum and Chaetomium elatum and are thus candidates as Chaetomium biomarkers. No sterigmatocystin was produced by Chaetomium spp. from indoor environment.
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- I Došen
- Section for Eukaryotic Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Section for Eukaryotic Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Civil Engineering, International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Section for Eukaryotic Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Vienberg SG, Jacobsen SH, Worm D, Hvolris LE, Naver L, Almdal T, Hansen DL, Wulff BS, Clausen TR, Madsbad S, Holst JJ, Andersen B. Increased glucose-stimulated FGF21 response to oral glucose in obese nondiabetic subjects after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2017; 86:156-159. [PMID: 27649688 DOI: 10.1111/cen.13241] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The positive metabolic outcome of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery may involve fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), in both the fasting state and postprandially. We measured the fasting levels of FGF21 before and after bariatric surgery as well as the postprandial FGF21 responses after a glucose load and after a mixed meal. DESIGN Observational intervention trial. PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS Eight obese, nondiabetic patients underwent RYGB. Plasma FGF21 was measured both before and after surgery on three different days during oral glucose loads (25 g or 50 g glucose) or a mixed meal. Blood samples were taken right before the meal and at 15-min intervals until 90 min and at 150 min and 210 min relative to the start of the meal. RESULTS Overall, fasting plasma FGF21 did not change significantly before and after surgery (262 ± 71 vs 411 ± 119 pg/ml), but for three subjects, fasting plasma FGF21 increased significantly after surgery. Furthermore, FGF21 levels increased significantly at t = 90 and t = 150 min in response to 50 g glucose, but not after a mixed meal. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the observed increase in postprandial plasma FGF21 in response to glucose and the lack of FGF21 response to a mixed meal may have important implications for the physiologic role of FGF21. The increase in postprandial FGF21 in response to glucose in the early postoperative period may contribute to the metabolic improvements observed after gastric bypass.
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- S G Vienberg
- Department of Diabetes and Obesity Biology, Novo Nordisk A/S, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgical and Medical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgical and Medical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Diabetes and Obesity Biology, Novo Nordisk A/S, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Department of Diabetes and Obesity Biology, Novo Nordisk A/S, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Diabetes and Obesity Biology, Novo Nordisk A/S, Maaloev, Denmark
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Andersen B, Dosen I, Lewinska AM, Nielsen KF. Pre-contamination of new gypsum wallboard with potentially harmful fungal species. Indoor Air 2017; 27:6-12. [PMID: 26970063 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Gypsum wallboard is a popular building material, but is also very frequently overgrown by Stachybotrys chartarum after severe and/or undetected water damage. The purpose of this study was to determine whether Stachybotrys and other fungi frequently isolated from wet gypsum wallboard are already present in the panels directly from the factory. Surface-disinfected gypsum disks were wetted with sterile water, sealed, and incubated for 70 days. The results showed that Neosartorya hiratsukae (≡ Aspergillus hiratsukae) was the most dominant fungus on the gypsum wallboard followed by Chaetomium globosum and Stachybotrys chartarum. Our results suggest that these three fungal species are already embedded in the materials, presumably in the paper/carton layer surrounding the gypsum core, before the panels reach the retailers/building site.
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- B Andersen
- Department of Systems Biology, Søltofts Plads, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Systems Biology, Søltofts Plads, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Systems Biology, Søltofts Plads, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Systems Biology, Søltofts Plads, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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Wang XW, Houbraken J, Groenewald JZ, Meijer M, Andersen B, Nielsen KF, Crous PW, Samson RA. Diversity and taxonomy of Chaetomium and chaetomium-like fungi from indoor environments. Stud Mycol 2016; 84:145-224. [PMID: 28082757 PMCID: PMC5226397 DOI: 10.1016/j.simyco.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
During a study of indoor fungi, 145 isolates belonging to Chaetomiaceae were cultured from air, swab and dust samples from 19 countries. Based on the phylogenetic analyses of DNA-directed RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (rpb2), β-tubulin (tub2), ITS and 28S large subunit (LSU) nrDNA sequences, together with morphological comparisons with related genera and species, 30 indoor taxa are recognised, of which 22 represent known species, seven are described as new, and one remains to be identified to species level. In our collection, 69 % of the indoor isolates with six species cluster with members of the Chaetomium globosum species complex, representing Chaetomium sensu stricto. The other indoor species fall into nine lineages that are separated from each other with several known chaetomiaceous genera occurring among them. No generic names are available for five of those lineages, and the following new genera are introduced here: Amesia with three indoor species, Arcopilus with one indoor species, Collariella with four indoor species, Dichotomopilus with seven indoor species and Ovatospora with two indoor species. The generic concept of Botryotrichum is expanded to include Emilmuelleria and the chaetomium-like species B. muromum (= Ch. murorum) in which two indoor species are included. The generic concept of Subramaniula is expanded to include several chaetomium-like taxa as well as one indoor species. Humicola is recognised as a distinct genus including two indoor taxa. According to this study, Ch. globosum is the most abundant Chaetomiaceae indoor species (74/145), followed by Ch. cochliodes (17/145), Ch. elatum (6/145) and B. piluliferum (5/145). The morphological diversity of indoor Chaetomiaceae as well as the morphological characteristics of the new genera are described and illustrated. This taxonomic study redefines the generic concept of Chaetomium and provides new insight into the phylogenetic relationships among different genera within Chaetomiaceae.
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- X W Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 3, 1st Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- DTU Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- DTU Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa; Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Wang H, van Spyk E, Liu Q, Salmans M, Geyfman M, Ihler A, Kumar V, Takahashi J, Li N, Andersen B. 331 Time restricted feeding uncouples the circadian clock and the cell cycle of epidermal stem cells, and alters the sensitivity to UVB-induced DNA damage. J Invest Dermatol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.02.363] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Jensen LF, Pedersen AF, Andersen B, Vestergaard M, Vedsted P. Non-participation in breast cancer screening for women with chronic diseases and multimorbidity: a population-based cohort study. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:798. [PMID: 26502879 PMCID: PMC4623919 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1829-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Chronic diseases and multimorbidity are common in western countries and associated with increased breast cancer mortality. This study aims to investigate non-participation in breast cancer screening among women with chronic diseases and multimorbidity and the role of time in this association. Method This population-based cohort study used regional and national registries. Women who were invited to the first breast cancer screening round in the Central Denmark Region in 2008–09 were included (n = 149,234). Selected chronic diseases and multimorbidity were assessed up to 10 years before the screening date. Prevalence ratios (PR) were used as an association measure. Results The results indicated that women with at least one chronic condition were significantly more likely not to participate in breast cancer screening. In adjusted analysis, a significantly higher likelihood of non-participation was found for women with cancer (PR = 1.50, 95 % CI: 1.40–1.60), mental illness (PR = 1.51, 95 % CI: 1.42–1.60), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PR = 1.51, 95 % CI: 1.42–1.62), neurological disorders (PR = 1.24, 95 % CI: 1.12–1.37) and kidney disease (PR = 1.70, 95 % CI 1.49–1.94), whereas women with chronic bowel disease (PR = 0.75, 95 % CI 0.65–0.88) were more likely to participate than women without these disease. Multimorbidity was associated with increased non-participation likelihood. E.g. having 3 or more diseases was associated with 58 % increased non-participation likelihood (95 % CI: 27–96 %). Higher non-participation was also observed for women with severe multimorbidity (PR = 1.53, 95 % CI: 1.23–1.90) and mental-physical multimorbidity (PR = 1.54, 95 % CI: 1.36–1.75). Conclusion In conclusion, we found a strong association between non-participation in breast cancer screening for some chronic diseases and for multimorbidity. The highest propensity not to participate was observed for women with hospital contacts related to the chronic disease in the period closest to the screening date. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-015-1829-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- L F Jensen
- Department of Public Health, The Research Unit for General Practice, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. .,Department of Public Health, Section for General Practice, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. .,Department of Public Health, The Research Centre for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care (CaP), Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. .,Department for Public Health Programs, Regional Hospital of Randers, Skovlyvej 1, 8930, Randers, Denmark.
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- Department of Public Health, The Research Unit for General Practice, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. .,Department of Public Health, The Research Centre for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care (CaP), Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Department for Public Health Programs, Regional Hospital of Randers, Skovlyvej 1, 8930, Randers, Denmark.
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- Department of Public Health, The Research Unit for General Practice, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. .,Department of Public Health, Section for General Practice, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Department of Public Health, The Research Unit for General Practice, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. .,Department of Public Health, The Research Centre for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care (CaP), Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Kock AK, Kaya RS, Müller C, Andersen B, Langer T, Ingenerf J. Design, implementation, and evaluation of a mobile application for patient empowerment and management of long-term follow-up after childhood cancer. Klin Padiatr 2015; 227:166-70. [PMID: 25985450 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1548840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In Germany, about 1,800 new cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed every year. The chances of survival have increased significantly over the last 40 years due to the continuous improvement of treatment strategies. The number of childhood cancer survivors in Germany thus ranges around 30,000 nowadays. But their treatment with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation has certain side-effects. In addition to the acute effects during the treatment phase, the disease- and treatment-related late effects can occur even decades after the end of therapy. These late effects draw attention as the survival rate constantly increases. Two-thirds of the former patients retain long-term consequences, nearly a fifth with a resulting diminished quality of life. Early detection of these late effects can help to reduce or even to prevent serious health damage. Therefore, the study group LESS supplies long-term follow-up recommendations for former patients. The project described in this paper was to design and implement a mobile application to increase the compliance for this aftercare program. This application provides information about the patient's individual aftercare plan and supports appointment management as well as a reminding functionality. A prototype for former osteosarcoma patients was tested and evaluated in two university hospitals. First results show the application's very high potential for patient empowerment.
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology & Hematology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology & Hematology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Clemmensen M, Myrup B, Andersen B. PS-062 A pilot study on how nurses manage drug substitution due to drug changes and discrepancies between prescriptions and drug availability. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2015-000639.387] [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: 11/04/2022] Open
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Although the ESwab kit (Copan, Brescia, Italy) is intended for sampling bacteria for culture, this kit is increasingly also used for virus sampling. The effect of ESwab medium on influenza virus detection by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or virus propagation in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell culture was investigated. The ESwab medium was suitable for viral RNA detection but not for viral propagation due to cytotoxicity. Sampling influenza viruses with ESwab challenges influenza surveillance by strongly limiting the possibility of antigenic characterisation.
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- R Trebbien
- National Influenza Center Denmark, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pluhar L, Olin M, Goulart M, Andersen B, Hunt M, Ohlfest J. PM-17 * INTRACEREBRAL IFN- DOES NOT ENHANCE THE RESPONSE TO VACCINE IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR CANINE GLIOMA. Neuro Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou268.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Enterovirus (EV) 71 has emerged as a primary cause of severe neurologic enterovirus infection in the aftermath of the global polio eradication effort. Eleven subgenotypes of EV71 exist, the C4 subgenotype being associated with large outbreaks in Asia with high mortality rates. This subgenotype has rarely been reported in Europe. In the period between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2013 a total of 1,447 EV positive samples from 1,143 individuals were sent to the Statens Serum Institute (SSI), and 938 samples from 913 patients were genotyped at the Danish National World Health Organization Reference laboratory for Poliovirus at SSI. Echovirus 6 (E06) (n=141 patients), echovirus 30 (E30) (n=114), coxsackievirus A6 (CA06) (n=96) and EV71 (n=63) were the most prevalent genotypes. We observed a shift in circulating EV71 subgenotypes during the study period, with subgenotype C4 dominating in 2012. A total of 34 EV71 patients were found to be infected with strains of the C4 subgenotype, and phylogenetic analysis revealed that they belonged to the C4a lineage. In our study, the proportions of cases with cerebral and/or sepsis-like symptoms were similar in those affected by C4a (19/34) and those with C1 and C2 (15/35). The majority (n=30) of the 34 EV71 C4 cases were children≤5 years of age, and males (n=22) were over-represented. Continued EV surveillance is required to monitor the spread of EV71 C4 in Denmark and the rest of Europe.
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- T K Fischer
- Virus Surveillance and Research Section, Statens Serum Institute, Denmark
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Jensen LF, Pedersen AF, Andersen B, Fenger-Gron M, Vedsted P. Distance to screening site and non-participation in screening for breast cancer: a population-based study. J Public Health (Oxf) 2013; 36:292-9. [DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Redmond S, Woodhall S, Bergen JV, Ward H, Uusküla A, Herrmann B, Andersen B, Götz H, Sfetcu O, Low N. P3.015 Estimating the Population Prevalence of Chlamydia in Europe: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Br J Vener Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0475] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Bragstad K, Emborg HD, Fischer TK, Voldstedlund M, Gubbels S, Andersen B, Mølbak K, Krause TG. Low vaccine effectiveness against influenza A(H3N2) virus among elderly people in Denmark in 2012/13 – a rapid epidemiological and virological assessment. Euro Surveill 2013. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.18.06.20397-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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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- K Bragstad
- These authors contributed equally to the work and share first authorship
- National Influenza Centre, Department of Microbiological Diagnostics and Virology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- These authors contributed equally to the work and share first authorship
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- National Influenza Centre, Department of Microbiological Diagnostics and Virology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Influenza Centre, Department of Microbiological Diagnostics and Virology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Bragstad K, Emborg H, Fischer TK, Voldstedlund M, Gubbels S, Andersen B, Molbak K, Krause T. Low vaccine effectiveness against influenza A(H3N2) virus among elderly people in Denmark in 2012/13--a rapid epidemiological and virological assessment. Euro Surveill 2013; 18:20397. [PMID: 23410258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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In Denmark, the 2012/13 influenza season has been dominated by influenza A(H3N2). We estimated the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the trivalent influenza vaccine by linking national registers in a test-negative case-control study of patients tested for influenza aged ≥65 years. The adjusted VE against laboratory-confirmed influenza A and B was -11% (95% CI: -41 to 14) and 69% (95% CI: 26 to 87), respectively. Genetic characterisation of the influenza A(H3N2) viruses indicated genetic drift, with seven substitutions at key antigenic sites.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Case-Control Studies
- Denmark/epidemiology
- Female
- Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests
- Humans
- Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype/genetics
- Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype/immunology
- Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype/isolation & purification
- Influenza Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Influenza Vaccines/immunology
- Influenza, Human/diagnosis
- Influenza, Human/epidemiology
- Influenza, Human/virology
- Male
- Outcome Assessment, Health Care
- Population Surveillance
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sex Distribution
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- K Bragstad
- National Influenza Centre, Department of Microbiological Diagnostics and Virology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen
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Clausen G, Høst A, Toftum J, Bekö G, Weschler C, Callesen M, Buhl S, Ladegaard MB, Langer S, Andersen B, Sundell J, Bornehag CG, Sigsgaard T. Children's health and its association with indoor environments in Danish homes and daycare centres - methods. Indoor Air 2012; 22:467-475. [PMID: 22385284 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2012.00777.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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UNLABELLED The principle objective of the Danish research program 'Indoor Environment and Children's Health' (IECH) was to explore associations between various exposures that children experience in their indoor environments (specifically their homes and daycare centers) and their well-being and health. The targeted health endpoints were allergy, asthma, and certain respiratory symptoms. The study was designed with two stages. In the first stage, a questionnaire survey was distributed to more than 17,000 families with children between the ages of 1 and 5. The questionnaire focused on the children's health and the environments within the homes they inhabited and daycare facilities they attended. More than 11,000 questionnaires were returned. In the second stage, a subsample of 500 children was selected for more detailed studies, including an extensive set of measurements in their homes and daycare centers and a clinical examination; all clinical examinations were carried out by the same physician. In this study, the methods used for data collection within the IECH research program are presented and discussed. Furthermore, initial findings are presented regarding descriptors of the study population and selected characteristics of the children's dwellings and daycare centers. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS This study outlines methods that might be followed by future investigators conducting large-scale field studies of potential connections between various indoor environmental factors and selected health endpoints. Of particular note are (i) the two-stage design - a broad questionnaire-based survey followed by a more intensive set of measurements among a subset of participants who have been selected based on their responses to the questionnaire; (ii) the case-base approach utilized in the stage 2 in contrast to the more commonly used case-control approach; (iii) the inclusion of the children's daycare environment when conducting intensive sampling to more fully capture the children's total indoor exposure; and (iv) all clinical examinations conducted by the same physician. We recognize that future investigators are unlikely to fully duplicate the methods outlined in this study, but we hope that it provides a useful starting point in terms of factors that might be considered when designing such a study.
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- G Clausen
- Department of Civil Engineering, International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
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Vind BF, Birk JB, Vienberg SG, Andersen B, Beck-Nielsen H, Wojtaszewski JFP, Højlund K. Hyperglycaemia normalises insulin action on glucose metabolism but not the impaired activation of AKT and glycogen synthase in the skeletal muscle of patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2012; 55:1435-45. [PMID: 22322917 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-012-2482-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS In type 2 diabetes, reduced insulin-stimulated glucose disposal, primarily glycogen synthesis, is associated with defective insulin activation of glycogen synthase (GS) in skeletal muscle. Hyperglycaemia may compensate for these defects, but to what extent it involves improved insulin signalling to glycogen synthesis remains to be clarified. METHODS Whole-body glucose metabolism was studied in 12 patients with type 2 diabetes, and 10 lean and 10 obese non-diabetic controls by means of indirect calorimetry and tracers during a euglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic clamp. The diabetic patients underwent a second isoglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic clamp maintaining fasting hyperglycaemia. Muscle biopsies from m. vastus lateralis were obtained before and after the clamp for examination of GS and relevant insulin signalling components. RESULTS During euglycaemia, insulin-stimulated glucose disposal, glucose oxidation and non-oxidative glucose metabolism were reduced in the diabetic group compared with both control groups (p < 0.05). This was associated with impaired insulin-stimulated GS and AKT2 activity, deficient dephosphorylation at GS sites 2 + 2a, and reduced Thr308 and Ser473 phosphorylation of AKT. When studied under hyperglycaemia, all variables of insulin-stimulated glucose metabolism were normalised compared with the weight-matched controls. However, insulin activation and dephosphorylation (site 2 + 2a) of GS as well as activation of AKT2 and phosphorylation at Thr308 and Ser473 remained impaired (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATIONS These data confirm that hyperglycaemia compensates for decreased whole-body glucose disposal in type 2 diabetes. In contrast to previous less well-controlled studies, we provide evidence that the compensatory effect of hyperglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes does not involve normalisation of insulin action on GS or upstream signalling in skeletal muscle.
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- B F Vind
- Diabetes Research Centre, Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense, Denmark
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Hickey MJ, Malone CK, Erickson KL, Gerschenson LE, Lin AH, Inagaki A, Hiraoka K, Kasahara N, Mueller B, Kruse CA, Kong S, Tyler B, Zhou J, Carter BS, Brem H, Junghans RP, Sampath P, Lai RK, Recht LD, Reardon DA, Paleologos N, Groves M, Rosenfeld MR, Davis T, Green J, Heimberger A, Sampson J, Hashimoto N, Tsuboi A, Chiba Y, Kijima N, Oka Y, Kinoshita M, Kagawa N, Fujimoto Y, Sugiyama H, Yoshimine T, Birks SM, Burnet M, Pilkington GJ, Yu JS, Wheeler CJ, Rudnick J, Mazer M, Wang HQ, Nuno MA, Richardson JE, Fan X, Ji J, Chu RM, Bender JG, Hawkins EW, Black KL, Phuphanich S, Pollack IF, Jakacki RI, Butterfield LH, Okada H, Hunt MA, Pluhar GE, Andersen BM, Gallardo JL, Seiler CO, SantaCruz KS, Ohlfest JR, Bauer DF, Lamb LS, Harmon DK, Zheng X, Romeo AK, Gillespie GY, Parker JN, Markert JM, Jacobs VL, Landry RP, De Leo JA, Bromberg JE, Doorduijn J, Baars JW, van Imhoff GW, Enting R, van den Bent MJ, Murphy KA, Bedi J, Epstein A, Ohlfest JR, Olin M, Andersen B, Swier L, Ohlfest J, Litterman AJ, Zellmer DM, Ohlfest JR, Chiocca EA, Aguilar LK, Aguilar-Cordova E, Manzanera AG, Harney KR, Portnow J, Badie B, Lesniak M, Bell S, Ray-Chaudhuri A, Kaur B, Hardcastle J, Cavaliere R, McGregor J, Lo S, Chakarvarti A, Grecula J, Newton H, Trask TW, Baskin DS, New PZ, Zeng J, See AP, Phallen J, Belcaid Z, Durham N, Meyer C, Albesiano E, Pradilla G, Ford E, Hammers H, Tyler B, Brem H, Tran PT, Pardoll D, Drake CG, Lim M, Ghazi A, Ashoori A, Hanley P, Salsman V, Schaffer DR, Grada Z, Kew Y, Powell SZ, Grossman R, Scheurer ME, Leen AM, Rooney CM, Bollard CM, Heslop HE, Gottschalk S, Ahmed N, Hu J, Patil C, Nuno M, Wheeler C, Rudnick J, Phuphanich S, Mazer M, Wang HQ, Chu R, Black K, Yu J, Marabelle A, Kohrt H, Brody J, Luong R, Tse V, Levy R, Li YM, Jun H, Shahryar M, Daniel VA, Walter HA, Thaipisuttikul I, Avila E, Mitchell DA, Archer GE, Friedman HS, Herndon JE, Bigner DD, Sampson JH, Johnson LA, Archer GE, Nair SK, Schmittling R, Reap E, Sampson JH, Mitchell DA, Li YM, Shahryar M, Jun H, Daniel VA, Walter HA, Knisely JP, Kluger H, Flanigan J, Sznol M, Yu JB, Chiang VL, Prins RM, Kim W, Soto H, Lisiero DN, Lisiero DN, Liau LM. IMMUNOTHERAPY. Neuro Oncol 2011; 13:iii34-iii40. [PMCID: PMC3199174 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor151] [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: 09/21/2023] Open
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Jorgensen MJ, Maindal HT, Olesen F, Andersen B. P2-S1.10 Identifying key elements describing sexual behaviour in the Danish Population: a Qualitative Study. Br J Vener Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050108.288] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Thorborg K, Bandholm T, Petersen J, Weeke KMØ, Weinold C, Andersen B, Serner A, Magnusson SP, Hölmich P. Hip abduction strength training in the clinical setting: with or without external loading? Scand J Med Sci Sports 2011; 20 Suppl 2:70-7. [PMID: 20840564 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01186.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The side-lying hip abduction exercise is one of the most commonly used exercises in rehabilitation to increase hip abduction strength, and is often performed without external loading. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of 6 weeks of side-lying hip abduction training, with and without external loading, on hip abduction strength in healthy subjects. Thirty-one healthy, physically active men and women were included in a randomised controlled trial and allocated to side-lying hip abduction training, with or without external loading. Training without external loading was performed using only the weight of the leg as resistance, whereas training with external loading was performed with a relative load corresponding to 10 repetition maximum. Hip abduction strength was measured pre- and post-intervention. Isometric and eccentric hip abduction strength of the trained leg increased after hip abduction training with external loading by 12% and 17%, respectively, (P<0.05). Likewise, isometric and eccentric hip abduction strength of the trained leg increased after hip abduction training without external loading by 11% and 23%, respectively, (P<0.001). The strength increases were not different between groups (P>0.05). Six weeks of side-lying hip abduction training, with or without external loading, increases isometric and eccentric hip abduction strength to the same extent.
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- K Thorborg
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amager Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Kotila K, Andersen B, Kirkegaard L. Development of sports injury awareness programs for athletes and coaches. Br J Sports Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2011.084038.137] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Andersen B, van Valkengoed I, Sokolowski I, Moller JK, Ostergaard L, Olesen F. Impact of intensified testing for urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infections: a randomised study with 9-year follow-up. Sex Transm Infect 2010; 87:156-61. [DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.042192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Lawrence R, Wachsberger P, Liu Y, Andersen B, Dicker A. Evolving Role of Vorinostat Combined with Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Brain Tumors, from the Lab to the Clinic. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bensch K, Groenewald JZ, Dijksterhuis J, Starink-Willemse M, Andersen B, Summerell BA, Shin HD, Dugan FM, Schroers HJ, Braun U, Crous PW. Species and ecological diversity within the Cladosporium cladosporioides complex (Davidiellaceae, Capnodiales). Stud Mycol 2010; 67:1-94. [PMID: 20877444 PMCID: PMC2945380 DOI: 10.3114/sim.2010.67.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The genus Cladosporium is one of the largest genera of dematiaceous hyphomycetes, and is characterised by a coronate scar structure, conidia in acropetal chains and Davidiella teleomorphs. Based on morphology and DNA phylogeny, the species complexes of C. herbarum and C. sphaerospermum have been resolved, resulting in the elucidation of numerous new taxa. In the present study, more than 200 isolates belonging to the C. cladosporioides complex were examined and phylogenetically analysed on the basis of DNA sequences of the nuclear ribosomal RNA gene operon, including the internal transcribed spacer regions ITS1 and ITS2, the 5.8S nrDNA, as well as partial actin and translation elongation factor 1-α gene sequences. For the saprobic, widely distributed species Cladosporium cladosporioides, both a neotype and epitype are designated in order to specify a well established circumscription and concept of this species. Cladosporium tenuissimum and C. oxysporum, two saprobes abundant in the tropics, are epitypified and shown to be allied to, but distinct from C. cladosporioides. Twenty-two species are newly described on the basis of phylogenetic characters and cryptic morphological differences. The most important phenotypic characters for distinguishing species within the C. cladosporioides complex, which represents a monophyletic subclade within the genus, are shape, width, length, septation and surface ornamentation of conidia and conidiophores; length and branching patterns of conidial chains and hyphal shape, width and arrangement. Many of the treated species, e.g., C. acalyphae, C. angustisporum, C. australiense, C. basiinflatum, C. chalastosporoides, C. colocasiae, C. cucumerinum, C. exasperatum, C. exile, C. flabelliforme, C. gamsianum, and C. globisporum are currently known only from specific hosts, or have a restricted geographical distribution. A key to all species recognised within the C. cladosporioides complex is provided.
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Andersen B, Gyhagen M, Nielsen TF. Warm bath during labour. Effects on labour duration and maternal and fetal infectious morbidity. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/01443619609030037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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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Andersen B, Snorrason SP, Ragnarsson J, Hardarson T. Hydrochlorothiazide and potassium chloride in comparison with hydrochlorothiazide and amiloride in the treatment of mild hypertension. Acta Med Scand 2009; 218:449-54. [PMID: 3911735 DOI: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1985.tb08873.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A randomized, double-blind, cross-over study comparing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide plus 5 mg amiloride (HCTZ/A) with 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide plus 26 mmol potassium chloride (HCTZ/K) was conducted in 18 patients with mild essential hypertension (diastolic pressure 90-105 mmHg). The sequence of treatment was: placebo for 2 weeks, one active drug for 3 weeks, placebo for 2 weeks, the other active drug for 3 weeks. The two agents were significantly and equally efficacious in lowering the systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Baseline vs. treatment mean serum potassium levels were 3.82 vs. 3.78 mmol/l for HCTZ/A and 3.82 vs. 3.70 mmol/l for HCTZ/K. The decrease in serum potassium level from baseline was significant for both agents but not significantly different when the two treatment forms were compared. Both treatment forms elevated fasting serum cholesterol and glucose. Serum triglycerides and uric acid rose significantly with HCTZ/K. Amiloride may affect the tubular handling of uric acid causing increased uric acid excretion, thus counteracting thiazide-induced hyperuricemia. During 3 weeks' extension of the main study, 5 patients received HCTZ/A in double the original dose (100 mg/10 mg) and 6 patients received HCTZ/K in double the original dose (100 mg/52 mmol). No further blood pressure reduction was observed on treatment with these doses. The mean serum potassium levels did not decrease further on doubling the HCTZ/A dose, while a significant fall was observed for HCTZ/K (3.60 vs. 3.42 mmol/l) (p less than 0.05, single tailed t-test). Both drug combinations were well tolerated and side-effects were not significantly different from those during placebo administration. This study demonstrates that 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide plus 26 mmol potassium chloride are as effective as 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide plus 5 mg amiloride, both in reducing blood pressure and preventing hypokalaemia in the treatment of essential hypertension. A small extension study indicates that amiloride might be more effective than potassium chloride in preventing hypokalaemia when high doses (100 mg/day) of hydrochlorothiazide are administered.
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Badali H, De Hoog GS, Curfs-Breuker I, Andersen B, Meis JF. In vitro activities of eight antifungal drugs against 70 clinical and environmental isolates of Alternaria species. J Antimicrob Chemother 2009; 63:1295-7. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Nortvedt P, Pedersen R, Grøthe KH, Nordhaug M, Kirkevold M, Slettebø A, Brinchmann BS, Andersen B. Clinical prioritisations of healthcare for the aged--professional roles. J Med Ethics 2008; 34:332-335. [PMID: 18448710 DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.020693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although fair distribution of healthcare services for older patients is an important challenge, qualitative research exploring clinicians' considerations in clinical prioritisation within this field is scarce. OBJECTIVES To explore how clinicians understand their professional role in clinical prioritisations in healthcare services for old patients. DESIGN A semi-structured interview-guide was employed to interview 45 clinicians working with older patients. The interviews were analysed qualitatively using hermeneutical content analysis. PARTICIPANTS 20 physicians and 25 nurses working in public hospitals and nursing homes in different parts of Norway. RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS The clinicians struggle with not being able to attend to the comprehensive needs of older patients, and being unfaithful to professional ideals and expectations. There is a tendency towards lowering the standards and narrowing the role of the clinician. This is done in order to secure the vital needs of the patient, but is at the expense of good practice and holistic role modelling. Increased specialisation, advances and increase in medical interventions, economical incentives, organisational structures, and biomedical paradigms, may all contribute to a narrowing of the clinicians' role. CONCLUSION Distributing healthcare services in a fair way is generally not described as integral to the clinicians' role in clinical prioritisations. If considerations of justice are not included in clinicians' role, it is likely that others will shape major parts of their roles and responsibilities in clinical prioritisations. Fair distribution of healthcare services for older patients is possible only if clinicians accept responsibility in these questions.
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- P Nortvedt
- Department of General Practice and Community Medicine, Section for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, PO Box 1130 Blindern, NO-0318 Oslo, Norway.
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Pedersen R, Nortvedt P, Nordhaug M, Slettebø A, Grøthe KH, Kirkevold M, Brinchmann BS, Andersen B. In quest of justice? Clinical prioritisation in healthcare for the aged. J Med Ethics 2008; 34:230-235. [PMID: 18375671 DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.018531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND A fair distribution of healthcare services for older patients is an important challenge, but qualitative research exploring clinicians' consideration in daily clinical prioritisation in healthcare services for the aged is scarce. OBJECTIVES To explore what kind of criteria, values, and other relevant considerations are important in clinical prioritisations in healthcare services for older patients. DESIGN A semi-structured interview-guide was used to interview 45 clinicians working with older patients. The interviews were analysed qualitatively using hermeneutical content analysis and template organising style. PARTICIPANTS 20 physicians and 25 nurses working in public hospitals and nursing homes in different parts of Norway. RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS Important dilemmas relate to under-provision of community care and comprehensive approaches, and over-utilisation of certain specialised services. Overt ageism is generally not reported, but the healthcare services for the aged seem to be inadequate due to more subtle processes, for example, dominating considerations and ideals and operating conditions that do not pay sufficient attention to older patients' needs and considerations of justice. Clinical prioritisations are described as being dominated by adapting traditional biomedical approaches to the operating conditions. Many of the clinicians indicate that there is a potential for improving end of life decisions and for reducing exaggerated use of life-prolonging treatment and hospitalisations. CONCLUSION The interviews in this study indicate that considerations of justice and patients' perspectives should be given more attention to strike a balance between specialised medical approaches and more general and comprehensive approaches in healthcare services for older patients.
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- Department of General Practice and Community Medicine, Section for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, PO Box 1130 Blindern, NO-0318 Oslo, Norway.
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Wang N, Lin KK, Lu Z, Lam KS, Newton R, Xu X, Yu Z, Gill GN, Andersen B. The LIM-only factor LMO4 regulates expression of the BMP7 gene through an HDAC2-dependent mechanism, and controls cell proliferation and apoptosis of mammary epithelial cells. Oncogene 2007; 26:6431-41. [PMID: 17452977 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 12/27/2022]
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The nuclear LIM-only protein 4 (LMO4) is upregulated in breast cancer, especially estrogen receptor-negative tumors, and its overexpression in mice leads to hyperplasia and tumor formation. Here, we show that deletion of LMO4 in the mammary glands of mice leads to impaired lobuloalveolar development due to decreased epithelial cell proliferation. With the goal of discovering potential LMO4-target genes, we also developed a conditional expression system in MCF-7 cells for both LMO4 and a dominant negative (DN) form of its co-regulator, cofactor of LIM domains (Clim/Ldb/Nli). We then used DNA microarrays to identify genes responsive to LMO4 and DN-Clim upregulation. One of the genes common to both data sets was bone morphogenic protein 7 (BMP7), whose expression is also significantly correlated with LMO4 transcript levels in a large dataset of human breast cancers, suggesting that BMP7 is a bona fide target gene of LMO4 in breast cancer. Inhibition of BMP7 partially blocks the effects of LMO4 on apoptosis, indicating that BMP7 mediates at least some functions of LMO4. Gene transfer studies show that LMO4 regulates the BMP7 promoter, and chromatin immunoprecipitation studies show that LMO4 and its cofactor Clim2 are recruited to the BMP7 promoter. Furthermore, we demonstrate that HDAC2 recruitment to the BMP7 promoter is inhibited by upregulation of LMO4 and that HDAC2 knockdown upregulates the promoter. These studies suggest a novel mechanism of action for LMO4: LMO4, Clim2 and HDAC2 are part of a transcriptional complex, and increased LMO4 levels can disrupt the complex, leading to decreased HDAC2 recruitment and increased promoter activity.
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-4030, USA
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Andersen G, Merico A, Björnberg O, Andersen B, Schnackerz KD, Dobritzsch D, Piskur J, Compagno C. Catabolism of pyrimidines in yeast: a tool to understand degradation of anticancer drugs. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 2007; 25:991-6. [PMID: 17065052 DOI: 10.1080/15257770600889386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The pyrimidine catabolic pathway is of crucial importance in cancer patients because it is involved in degradation of several chemotherapeutic drugs, such as 5-fluorouracil; it also is important in plants, unicellular eukaryotes, and bacteria for the degradation of pyrimidine-based biocides/antibiotics. During the last decade we have developed a yeast species, Saccharomyces kluyveri, as a model and tool to study the genes and enzymes of the pyrimidine catabolic pathway. In this report, we studied degradation of uracil and its putative degradation products in 38 yeasts and showed that this pathway was present in the ancient yeasts but was lost approximately 100 million years ago in the S. cerevisiae lineage.
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- Cell and Organism Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Andersen B, Felding U, Krarup C. FC4.3 Increased probability of repetitive spinal motoneurone activation after muscle fatigue in healthy subjects. Clin Neurophysiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.06.015] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Lu Z, Lam KS, Wang N, Xu X, Cortes M, Andersen B. LMO4 can interact with Smad proteins and modulate transforming growth factor-beta signaling in epithelial cells. Oncogene 2006; 25:2920-30. [PMID: 16331278 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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LIM-only protein 4 (LMO4) plays critical roles in mammalian development, and has been proposed to play roles in epithelial oncogenesis, including breast cancer. As LMO4 is highly expressed in the epithelial compartments at locations of active mesenchymal-epithelial interactions, we reasoned that LMO4 might act by modulating signaling pathways involved in mesenchymal-epithelial signaling. One such candidate signal is the transforming growth factor-beta (TGFbeta) cytokine pathway, which plays important roles both in development and cancer. We show here that the transcriptional response to TGFbeta in epithelial cells is sensitive to LMO4 levels; both up- and downregulation of LMO4 can enhance TGFbeta signaling as assessed by a TGFbeta-responsive reporter gene. Furthermore, LMO4 can interact with the MH1 and linker domains of receptor-mediated Smad proteins, and associate with the endogenous TGFbeta-responsive Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 gene promoter in a TGFbeta-dependent manner, suggesting that such interactions may mediate the effects of LMO4 on TGFbeta signaling. When introduced into mammary epithelial cells, LMO4 potentiated the growth-inhibitory effects of TGFbeta in those cells. These results define a new function for LMO4 as a coactivator in TGFbeta signaling, and provide a potential novel mechanism for LMO4-mediated regulation in development and oncogenesis.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, 92697, USA
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Møller JK, Andersen B, Olesen F, Ostergaard L. Reasons for Chlamydia trachomatis testing and the associated age-specific prevalences. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2004; 63:339-45. [PMID: 14599156 DOI: 10.1080/00365510310002031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE to assess the age- and sex-specific prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection according to the indications for testing. This was done as part of a health technology assessment to identify the populations that would benefit most from universal screening, and to identify ongoing potential superfluous testing that could liberate resources to be used for targeted screening programs. METHODS In Aarhus County, Denmark, population of 630,000, data were collected on 11,423 persons who were being tested for C. trachomatis (10,351 females and 1072 males). Indicated on the request slip were: the sex, the age and the reasons for testing (infected partner; planned transcervical procedure; symptoms consistent with C. trachomatis infection; or routine testing). All samples were analyzed by the Ligase Chain Reaction. RESULTS More than 90% of all the tests were conducted in women. The majority of tests were performed in the 21-25 years age group but the prevalence was highest in the 16-20 years age group (7.2%; 95% CI: 5.4%-9.3%). A total of 25% of all tests were carried out in asymptomatic women above the age of 30 in whom the prevalence was only 1.3% (95% CI: 0.8%-1.9%). More than three times as many women (5.8%) than men (1.7%) were tested as sexual partners to C. trachomatis-infected index patients but the risk of infection was highest among men. In women who were tested prior to a transcervical procedure, the prevalence was highest (5.5%; 95% CI: 1.8%-12.4%) in the 16-20 years age group, whereas most samples were obtained in women aged 31-35 years in whom the prevalence was only 0.8% (0.2%-2.3%). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of C. trachomatis infection justifies the screening of asymptomatic individuals below 30 years of age. At present, however, 25% of all tests are requested in asymptomatic women above the age of 30. It might be advisable to use the resources for systematic universal screening of younger individuals rather than to continue the current opportunistic screening of older women.
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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Broholm H, Andersen B, Wanscher B, Frederiksen JL, Rubin I, Pakkenberg B, Larsson HBW, Lauritzen M. Nitric oxide synthase expression and enzymatic activity in multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurol Scand 2004; 109:261-9. [PMID: 15016008 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2004.00207.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 11/28/2022]
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We used post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance to obtain paired biopsies from the brains of four patients with clinical definite multiple sclerosis (MS). Samples were analyzed for the immunoreactivity (IR) of the three nitric oxide (NO) synthase isoforms [inducible, neuronal and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS)], and enzymatic NO synthase activity. MRI guided biopsies documented more active plaques than macroscopic examination, and histological examination revealed further lesions. Inducible NOS (iNOS) was the dominant IR isoform, while reactive astrocytes were the dominant iNOS expressing cells in active lesions. NOS IR expressing cells were widely distributed in plaques, in white and gray matter that appeared normal macroscopically, and on MR. Endothelial NOS (eNOS) was highly expressed in intraparenchymal vascular endothelial cells of MS patients. A control group matched for age and sex showed no such changes. Our data support the hypothesis that NO is a pathogenic factor in MS, and that NOS IR is strongly expressed in brain regions appearing normal by MRI.
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- Department of Pathology, Glostrup Hospital, Denmark
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Østergaard L, Andersen B, Møller JK, Olesen F, Worm AM. Managing partners of people diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis: a comparison of two partner testing methods. Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79:358-61. [PMID: 14573827 PMCID: PMC1744762 DOI: 10.1136/sti.79.5.358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of "home sampling" with that of "office sampling" for testing partners to men and women infected with Chlamydia trachomatis. METHOD A randomised controlled effectiveness trial took place in the general community in Denmark. 1300 index women and 526 index men (>/=18 years) with a positive test result for C trachomatis were identified. Of these, 414 index women and 148 index men gave implied consent. Index patients were randomly assigned to provide their partner(s) through the past 12 months with either (1) a kit by which partner(s) could be tested by home sampling, or (2) a kit by which partner(s) could only be tested by seeing a healthcare professional (office sampling). The mainoutcome measure was the proportion of index patients who had at least one partner tested for C trachomatis. RESULTS The proportion of index women with at least one partner tested was higher in the home sampling group (0.26) than in the office group (0.12) (difference 0.14; 95% CI 0.10 to 0.19; p<0.0001) and so it was for index men (0.15 v 0.03; difference 0.12; 95% CI 0.07 to 0.16; p<0.0001). Also the proportion of index women for whom at least one partner was identified as infected was higher in the home sampling group compared with the office group (0.11 v 0.07, p=0.01). The corresponding figures for index men were 0.06 v 0.01, p=0.02. CONCLUSION The effectiveness of partner testing is higher when partners of C trachomatis infected patients are offered home sampling than when they are offered office sampling.
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- Research Unit Q, Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby Sygehus, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
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