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Myers C, Tegtmeyer K, Dewan M. Championing the Spirit of O'hana in the PICU. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2023; 24:1092-1093. [PMID: 38055004 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Carlie Myers
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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Tjoeng YL, Myers C, Irving SY, Esangbedo I, Wheeler D, Musa N. The Current State of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion in Pediatric Critical Care. Crit Care Clin 2023; 39:327-340. [PMID: 36898777 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2022.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Literature suggests the pediatric critical care (PCC) workforce includes limited providers from groups underrepresented in medicine (URiM; African American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander). Additionally, women and providers URiM hold fewer leadership positions regardless of health-care discipline or specialty. Data on sexual and gender minority representation and persons with different physical abilities within the PCC workforce are incomplete or unknown. More data are needed to understand the true landscape of the PCC workforce across disciplines. Efforts to increase representation, promote mentorship/sponsorship, and cultivate inclusivity must be prioritized to foster diversity and inclusion in PCC.
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- Yuen Lie Tjoeng
- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4800 Sand Point Way Northeast M/S RC.2.820, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Location G, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Health, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Boulevard, Office 415, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Nursing and Clinical Services, Critical Care, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4800 Sand Point Way Northeast M/S RC.2.820, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Division of Critical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Box 1, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4800 Sand Point Way Northeast M/S RC.2.820, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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Joudi A, Myers C, Arunachalam A, Subramani MV, Tomic R. A Case of Dual Organ Lung-Kidney Transplant in a Highly Sensitized Patient. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1419] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Joudi A, Myers C, Arunachalam A, Subramani MV, Tomic R. A Case of Successful Lung Transplantation Following 10 Months of Mechanical Ventilator Dependence. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1391] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Myers C, Cahir C, Bennett K. COVID-19, breast cancer care, and social determinants of health: a cross-sectional study to investigate the impact of a pandemic on health and health care. Eur J Cancer 2022. [PMCID: PMC9671786 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(22)01553-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- C. Myers
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, School of Population Health, Dublin, Ireland
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- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, School of Population Health, Dublin, Ireland
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- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, School of Population Health, Dublin, Ireland
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Galiatsatos P, Wilson C, O'Brien J, Gong AJ, Angiolillo D, Johnson J, Myers C, Strout S, Mathai S, Robinson G, Rowan NR, Weiss CR. A lack of race and ethnicity data in the treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a systematic review of intravenous bevacizumab efficacy. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2022; 17:220. [PMID: 35698080 PMCID: PMC9195340 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02371-0] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND For extreme hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) disease, treatments such as intravenous bevacizumab are often utilized. However, whether its efficacy is similar across diverse races and ethnicities is unclear. METHODS In this systematic review, we performed a search for English-language articles identified through PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases whose research occurred in the United States (US). Search terms related to HHT, epistaxis, and intravenous bevacizumab. We searched specifically for the intervention of intravenous bevacizumab because the term serves as a suitable surrogate to convey a patient who has both a diagnosis of HHT and established care. We focused on number of patients recruited in intravenous bevacizumab trials who were identified by race or ethnicity. RESULTS Our search identified 79 studies, of which four were conducted in the US. These four were selected for our systematic review. In these studies, 58 total patients were evaluated (ranging from 5 to 34 participants), whereby, information on age and gender were included. However, none of the US-based studies shared race or ethnicity data. CONCLUSION Inability to find studies regarding intravenous bevacizumab use in patients with HHT in which race and ethnicity are reported limits our ability to understand the therapy's efficacy in specific populations. Without emphasis on race and ethnicity in such trials, showing the potential of HHT-related diversity in individuals with this disease may reaffirm implicit bias around HHT diagnosis and treatment. Future work on HHT should emphasize sociodemographic data collection and reporting in an effort to understand this disease in diverse populations.
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- Panagis Galiatsatos
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. .,The Center of Clinical Excellence for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasias at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. .,Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, Baltimore, MD, USA. .,Medicine for the Greater Good, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Avenue, 4th Floor, Asthma and Allergy Building, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
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- Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- The Center of Clinical Excellence for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasias at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Medicine for the Greater Good, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Avenue, 4th Floor, Asthma and Allergy Building, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Medicine for the Greater Good, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Avenue, 4th Floor, Asthma and Allergy Building, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Center of Clinical Excellence for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasias at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Center of Clinical Excellence for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasias at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Center of Clinical Excellence for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasias at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Galiatsatos P, O'Conor KJ, Wilson C, Myers C, Reeves J, Thomas WJ, Phillips A, Johnson S, Golden SH. A Checklist to Address Implicit Bias in Healthcare Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The PLACE Strategy. Health Secur 2022; 20:261-263. [PMID: 35475728 DOI: 10.1089/hs.2022.0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Panagis Galiatsatos
- Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, MHS, is Co-Chair of Health Equity, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Katie J. O'Conor, MD, is Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Cheri Wilson, MA, MHS, is Program Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Carlie Myers, MD, is a Fellow, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Jennifer Reeves, MBA, BSN, is a Diversity Consultant, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- William J. Thomas, MA, is a Program Manager, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Alaysia Phillips, MPH, is a Health Equity Program Manager, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Shellon Johnson, MBA, MPA, is a Program Manager; all at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Sherita H. Golden, MD, MHS, is Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Collins M, Tomic R, Myers C, O'Boye A, Brakman E, Perottino G, Arunachalam A. Malnutrition in Lung Transplant Recipients: Weighing the Outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.1578] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Perottino G, Patel P, O'Boye A, Pesce L, Tomic R, Arunachalam A, Myers C. Neutropenia and Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Myers C, Stockwell DC. The High Cost of Harm. Mayo Clin Proc 2022; 97:205-207. [PMID: 35120688 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Carlie Myers
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Armstrong Institute of Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Myers C, Genies M. Value Added: Trainee Involvement in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Qual Manag Health Care 2021; 30:138-139. [PMID: 33492065 DOI: 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Carlie Myers
- Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (Dr Myers) and Pediatrics (Dr Marquita), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and Armstrong Institute of Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Myers)
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Datte P, Baker J, Bliss D, Butler N, Celliers P, Cohen S, Crosley M, Edwards J, Erskine D, Fratanduono D, Frieders G, Galbraith J, Hess M, Johnson D, Jones M, LeChien K, Lusk J, Myers C, McCarville T, McDonald R, Natoni G, Olson M, Raman K, Robertson G, Shelton R, Shores J, Speas S, Spencer D, de Dios EV, Wong N. The design of a line velocity interferometer for any reflector for inertial confinement experiments on the Z-machine. Rev Sci Instrum 2020; 91:043508. [PMID: 32357683 DOI: 10.1063/1.5141093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
A line VISAR (Velocity Interferometer System for Any Reflector) has been designed and commissioned at the Sandia National Laboratory's Z-machine. The instrument consists of an F/2 collection system, beam transport, and an interferometer table that contains two Mach-Zehnder type interferometers and an eight channel Gated Optical Imaging (GOI) system. The VISAR probe laser operates at the 532 nm wavelength, and the GOI bandpass is 540-600 nm. The output of each interferometer is passed to an optical streak camera with four selectable sweep speeds. The system is designed with three interchangeable optics modules to select a full field of view of 1 mm, 2 mm, or 4 mm. The optical beam transport system connects the target image plane to the interferometers and the gated optical imagers. The target is integrated into a sacrificial final optics assembly that is integral to the transport beamline.
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- P Datte
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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Cornwall GA, Do HQ, Hewetson A, Muthusubramanian A, Myers C. The epididymal amyloid matrix: structure and putative functions. Andrology 2019; 7:603-609. [PMID: 30663236 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND We previously demonstrated the normal mouse epididymal lumen contains a non-pathological amyloid matrix that surrounds spermatozoa and plays important roles in sperm maturation and protection. OBJECTIVE The objective herein was to present a review of this work, including studies showing the amyloid structures of four members of the CRES (cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic) subgroup are integral and essential components of the amyloid matrix. METHODS We used conformation-dependent reagents that recognize the cross-β-sheet structure characteristic of amyloid, including thioflavin S (ThS), thioflavin T (ThT), anti-amyloid antibodies, and X-ray diffraction, as well as negative-stain transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to visualize amyloid structures in the epididymal lumen. Antibodies that specifically detect each CRES subgroup family member were also used in indirect immunofluorescence analysis. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The epididymal lumen contains an amyloid matrix that surrounds maturing spermatozoa and represents a functional amyloid. Alterations in the structure of the amyloid matrix by the loss of the CRES subgroup members or the overexpression of cystatin C result in epididymal pathologies, including infertility. Preliminary data suggest the epididymal amyloid matrix is structurally and functionally similar to bacterial biofilms. CONCLUSION Together, these results suggest the amyloid matrix serves important roles in epididymal function including sperm maturation and protection.
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- G A Cornwall
- Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Myers C, Carlson Z, Murdoch G, Chibisa G. PSXIV-5 Effects of pre-transport administration of Meloxicam on indicators of protein metabolism in transported 4-day old Jersey calves. J Anim Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky404.805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- C Myers
- University of Idaho, Animal and Veterinary Science,Moscow, ID, United States
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- University of Idaho, Animal and Veterinary Science,Moscow, ID, United States
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- University of Idaho, Animal and Veterinary Science,Moscow, ID, United States
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- University of Idaho, Animal and Veterinary Science,Moscow, ID, United States
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Vinyard J, Myers C, Chibisa G. 76 Nutrient intake, apparent total tract nutrient digestion and N excretion in backgrounding cattle fed increasing amounts of grape pomace. J Anim Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky404.876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- J Vinyard
- University of Idaho, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences,Moscow, United States
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- University of Idaho, Animal and Veterinary Science,Moscow, ID, United States
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- University of Idaho, Animal and Veterinary Science,Moscow, ID, United States
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Stacey WM, Van Rooijen W, Bates T, Colvin E, Dion J, Feener J, Gayton E, Gibbs D, Grennor C, Head J, Hope F, Ireland J, Johnson A, Jones B, Mejias N, Myers C, Schmitz A, Sommer C, Sumner T, Tschaepe L. A TRU-Zr Metal-Fuel Sodium-Cooled Fast Subcritical Advanced Burner Reactor. NUCL TECHNOL 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nt08-a3933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- W. M. Stacey
- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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- Georgia Institute of Technology Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0425
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Myers C, Daily Z, Jain J. Why Do So Few Women Return to Utilize Cryopreserved Oocytes? Qualitative Insights Into Elective Oocyte Cryopreservation. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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Myers C, Jardine N, Houpt J, Howes A, Lewis R. A Boundedly Optimal State Estimation & Control Model of Detecting Targets Among Salient Distractors. J Vis 2014. [DOI: 10.1167/14.10.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Bravo SM, Myers C, Bravo T, Elenberger C, Posniak R, Dattoli M. Ferumoxytol as a lymph node contrast agent in patients with metastatic prostate carcinoma. Pract Radiat Oncol 2014; 3:S11. [PMID: 24674477 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.01.037] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Sand Lake Imaging, Orlando, FL
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- Sand Lake Imaging, Orlando, FL
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Myers C, Liu N, Ecsedy J, Lu B. Inhibition of Aurora A Increases Sensitivity to Radiation Therapy in Selected Lung Cancer Cell Lines. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.1439] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Myers C, Wang Y, Zhang J, Lu B. Inhibition of Nit1 Decreases Growth of K-Ras-Driven Tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Quon H, Myers C, Martens A, Butler J, Stimpson R, Duerksen D, Campbell-Enns H. Impact of Feeding Tubes on Prospective Functional Outcomes in Patients With Locally-Advanced Head-and-Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.368] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Myers C, Sun Y, McMahon S, Lu B. A Novel Radiation-Induced p53 Mutation Is Not Implicated in the Development of Radiation Resistance. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.1441] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Werner-Wasik M, Pequignot E, Campling B, Shi W, Bhatia A, Wang Z, Shipman K, Dougherty E, Myers C, Axelrod R. A Phase 2 Study of Erlotinib (ERL) and Hypofractionated Thoracic Radiation Therapy (HRT) in Patients (Pts) With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Comorbidities. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.1342] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Bravo S, Myers C, Bravo T, Dycus P, Hayes M, Elenberger C, Posniak R, Dattoli M. Safety and Efficacy of Ferumoxytol as a Lymphatic Contrast Agent. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.443] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Mastication is one of the most important orofacial functions. The neurobiological mechanisms of masticatory control have been investigated in animal models, but less so in humans. This project used functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fcMRI) to assess the positive temporal correlations among activated brain areas during a gum-chewing task. Twenty-nine healthy young-adults underwent an fcMRI scanning protocol while they chewed gum. Seed-based fcMRI analyses were performed with the motor cortex and cerebellum as regions of interest. Both left and right motor cortices were reciprocally functionally connected and functionally connected with the post-central gyrus, cerebellum, cingulate cortex, and precuneus. The cerebellar seeds showed functional connections with the contralateral cerebellar hemispheres, bilateral sensorimotor cortices, left superior temporal gyrus, and left cingulate cortex. These results are the first to identify functional central networks engaged during mastication.
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- A Quintero
- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA
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Guo G, Myers C, Sutherland K, Lambert P, Butler J, Leylek A, Quon H. Dosimetric Predictors of Long-term Dysphagia in Oropharyngeal Cancer After IMRT in a Population-based Cohort. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.1272] [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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Brain mechanisms underlying mastication have been studied in non-human mammals but less so in humans. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to evaluate brain activity in humans during gum chewing. Chewing was associated with activations in the cerebellum, motor cortex and caudate, cingulate, and brainstem. We also divided the 25-second chew-blocks into 5 segments of equal 5-second durations and evaluated activations within and between each of the 5 segments. This analysis revealed activation clusters unique to the initial segment, which may indicate brain regions involved with initiating chewing. Several clusters were uniquely activated during the last segment as well, which may represent brain regions involved with anticipatory or motor events associated with the end of the chew-block. In conclusion, this study provided evidence for specific brain areas associated with chewing in humans and demonstrated that brain activation patterns may dynamically change over the course of chewing sequences.
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- A Quintero
- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA
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Orphanidou C, Biggs K, Johnston ME, Wright JR, Bowman A, Hotte SJ, Esau A, Myers C, Blunt V, Lafleur M, Sheehan B, Griffin MA. Prophylactic feeding tubes for patients with locally advanced head-and-neck cancer undergoing combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy-systematic review and recommendations for clinical practice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 18:e191-201. [PMID: 21874110 DOI: 10.3747/co.v18i4.749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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GOALS This work aimed to determine the benefits and risks of prophylactic feeding tubes for adult patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who receive combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy with curative intent and to make recommendations on the use of prophylactic feeding tubes and the provision of adequate nutrition to this patient population. METHODS A national multidisciplinary panel conducted a systematic review of the evidence and formulated recommendations to guide clinical decision-making. The draft evidence summary and recommendations were distributed to clinicians across Canada for their input. MAIN RESULTS No randomized controlled trials have directly addressed this question. Evidence from studies in the target population was limited to seven descriptive studies: two with control groups (one prospective, one retrospective) and five without control groups. Results from ten controlled studies in patients treated with radiotherapy alone were also reviewed. CONCLUSIONS The available evidence was insufficient to draw definitive conclusions about the effectiveness of prophylactic feeding tubes in the target patient population or to support an evidence-based practice guideline. After review of the evidence, of guidelines from other groups, and of current clinical practice in Canada, the multidisciplinary panel made consensus-based recommendations regarding comprehensive interdisciplinary clinical care before, during, and after cancer treatment. The recommendations are based on the expert opinion of the panel members and on their understanding of best clinical practice.
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- C Orphanidou
- Oncology Nutrition, BC Cancer Agency, Centre for the Southern Interior, Kelowna, BC
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Myers C, Butler J, Cooke A, Kerr P. SURVIVAL AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES FOR A POPULATION BASED COHORT OF PATIENTS WITH SYAGES III AND IV SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA OF THE OROPHYARYNX TREATED RADICALLY WITH CHEMO-RADIATION OR RADIATION ALONE. Radiother Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(11)70048-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Myers C, Gray W. Scan pattern adaptations to repeated visual search. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/8.6.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Badkul R, Sullivan T, Myers C, Wang F, Krishnan L, Reddy E. SU-GG-T-74: Comparative Analysis of 3D-CRT Vs. IMRT Techniques in the Treatment of Carcinoma of Prostate. Med Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2961826] [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] Open
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Occult bacteraemia is the most frequent invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children less than 3 years of age. Despite the relative frequency of this infection, its management is still a challenging task for paediatricians because fever is often the only symptom and a considerable overlap exists in the clinical presentation of children with fever without a focus due to viral illness and children with occult bacteraemia. Management protocols take into account the age of the patient, the clinical score for severity and the results of laboratory tests such as the white blood cell count, the C-reactive protein and the blood procalcitonin level in order to define accurately who will benefit from an antibiotic treatment. Despite appropriate healthcare facilities and access to care the case fatality rate in developed countries is around 9% in children aged less than 1 year. Prevention with the 7-valent conjugate vaccine against S. pneumoniae will decrease morbidity and mortality associated with invasive disease due to these bacteria. However, replacement by non-vaccine serotypes has been noted in countries where the vaccine is widely used and this concern needs to be monitored carefully over the next few years.
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- C Myers
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland
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Badkul R, Myers C. SU-FF-T-134: Commissioning Enhanced Dynamic Wedges Utilizing Mapcheck Device and Comparing with Film and Ion Chamber Dosimetry. Med Phys 2006. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2241059] [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] Open
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Myers C, Mangino J, Taylor D, Dunwoody L. Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in an intensive care unit (ICU): Epidemiologic investigation and resolution. Am J Infect Control 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.04.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bissell MJ, Myers C, Lee G, Lee E, Rizki A, Mian S, Gray J, Radisky D. A breast cancer progression model: the importance of three-dimensional tissue architecture and metalloproteinases. Breast Cancer Res 2005. [PMCID: PMC4233479 DOI: 10.1186/bcr1058] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Myers C, Gervaix A. [Pediatrics. Conjugate anti-pneumoccoccal vaccine: what are the results four years after introduction?]. Rev Med Suisse 2005; 1:142, 144, 146-7. [PMID: 15773216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Considerable morbidity and mortality are related to pneumococcal disease predominantly in high risk populations: infants and young children, the elderly and the immunocompromised. A recent heptavalent conjugate anti-pneumococcal vaccine, introduced in the routine immunization program in the United States in 2001, has been shown to be spectacularly effective in the prevention of invasive disease in the very young in contrast to the pre-existing polysaccharide vaccine. As a consequence, horizontal transmission throughout the community is decreased with a reduction in disease rates in non-vaccinated adults. Finally the conjugate vaccine also provides an effective tool for reduction of drug-resistant pneumococcal strains. A review of the existing anti-pneumococcal vaccines, their direct and indirect effects and their recommended use in Switzerland.
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- Maladies infectieuses, Service de pédiatrie, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 1211 Genève 14.
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Aron AR, Shohamy D, Clark J, Myers C, Gluck MA, Poldrack RA. Human Midbrain Sensitivity to Cognitive Feedback and Uncertainty During Classification Learning. J Neurophysiol 2004; 92:1144-52. [PMID: 15014103 DOI: 10.1152/jn.01209.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mesencephalic dopaminergic system (MDS) neurons may participate in learning by providing a prediction error signal to their targets, which include ventral striatal, orbital, and medial frontal regions, as well as by showing sensitivity to the degree of uncertainty associated with individual stimuli. We investigated the mechanisms of probabilistic classification learning in humans using functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine the effects of feedback and uncertainty. The design was optimized for separating neural responses to stimulus, delay, and negative and positive feedback components. Compared with fixation, stimulus and feedback activated brain regions consistent with the MDS, whereas the delay period did not. Midbrain activity was significantly different for negative versus positive feedback (consistent with coding of the “prediction error”) and was reliably correlated with the degree of uncertainty as well as with activity in MDS target regions. Purely cognitive feedback apparently engages the same regions as rewarding stimuli, consistent with a broader characterization of this network.
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- A R Aron
- Dept. of Psychology and Brain Research Institute, University of California-Los Angeles, CA 90065, USA
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Mammary epithelial cells need a laminin-rich extracellular matrix (ECM) to achieve a functionally differentiated phenotype that includes secretion of milk-specific proteins such as beta-casein. There is good evidence that ECM-induced expression of beta-casein involves an 'ECM-response element' in the promoter of the casein gene that is activated by integrin-mediated signalling. This article proposes that ECM-induced structural changes in the cytoskeleton, histone organization and the nuclear matrix contribute to this tissue-specific gene expression.
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- N Boudreau
- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Learning and memory in humans rely upon several memory systems, which appear to have dissociable brain substrates. A fundamental question concerns whether, and how, these memory systems interact. Here we show using functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) that these memory systems may compete with each other during classification learning in humans. The medial temporal lobe and basal ganglia were differently engaged across subjects during classification learning depending upon whether the task emphasized declarative or nondeclarative memory, even when the to-be-learned material and the level of performance did not differ. Consistent with competition between memory systems suggested by animal studies and neuroimaging, activity in these regions was negatively correlated across individuals. Further examination of classification learning using event-related FMRI showed rapid modulation of activity in these regions at the beginning of learning, suggesting that subjects relied upon the medial temporal lobe early in learning. However, this dependence rapidly declined with training, as predicted by previous computational models of associative learning.
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- R A Poldrack
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02131, USA.
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Myers C, Ehrlich R. Biotech frontiers. Health Forum J 2001; 44:20-3, 1. [PMID: 11725431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Researchers have wrought many new treatments for two growing fields of medicine: cardiovascular services and neurosciences.
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Peen E, Malone C, Myers C, Williams RC, Peck AB, Csernok E, Gross WL, Staud R. Amphipathic variable region heavy chain peptides derived from monoclonal human Wegener's anti-PR3 antibodies stimulate lymphocytes from patients with Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis. Clin Exp Immunol 2001; 125:323-31. [PMID: 11529926 PMCID: PMC1906128 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2001.01482.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Amphipathic variable-region heavy chain 11-mer peptides from monoclonal human IgM antiproteinase-3 antibodies were studied for peripheral blood lymphocyte stimulation in 21 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), connective tissue disease controls and normal control subjects. Positive T-cell activation was observed in most experiments with WG patients' lymphocytes using amphipathic VH-region peptides from four different human monoclonal anti-PR3 antibodies. Control peptides of the same length but without amphipathic characteristics along with other amphipathic peptides not derived from monoclonal anti-PR3 sequence were employed as controls. No significant lymphocyte stimulation was observed with normal controls, but positive stimulation with amphipathic VH peptides was also recorded in other connective tissue disease controls mainly patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Amphipathic peptides not derived from anti-PR3 sequence did not stimulate WG lymphocytes. Our findings indicate that lymphocyte reactivity as an element of cell-mediated immunity may be activated by amphipathic VH-region amino acid sequences of autoantibodies which are themselves associated with diseases such as WG.
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- Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida School of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida USA
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Krepkiy D, Antholine WE, Myers C, Petering DH. Model reactions of Cr (VI) with DNA mediated by thiol species. Mol Cell Biochem 2001; 222:213-9. [PMID: 11678605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Model reactions were devised to investigate the capacity of physiologically interesting thiol compounds to mediate reactions between CrO4(2-) (Cr (VI)) and DNA. The sulfhydryl containing reagents included cysteine, glutathione, apo-metallothionein (apoMT). Zinc finger 3 of transcription factor IIIA (Zn-F3) of Xenopus laevis was investigated as a potential redox active site of reaction of Cr (VI) and thiol compounds. The DNA samples were calf thymus DNA and two oligomers, one of them specific for binding Zn-F3. Results showed that in the presence of Cr (VI) apoMT readily participated in damaging DNA in a reaction that appeared to be hydroxyl radical dependent. It also became cross-linked to oligomer and native DNA samples. In comparison, the other two thiol donors were largely inactive in these assays even though they, like apoMT, were able to reduce Cr (VI) to Cr (III) under the conditions of the experiments. Direct attempts to cross link thiols with DNA in the presence of Cr3+ were unsuccessful at pH 7.4. Together, the results indicate that apoMT can effectively collaborate with Cr (VI) in reactions that are deleterious to DNA.
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- D Krepkiy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 53201, USA
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Myers C, Paulk N, Dudlak C. Genomics: implications for health systems. Front Health Serv Manage 2001; 17:3-16. [PMID: 11299704] [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: 02/19/2023]
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In anticipation of and following the announcement of the completion of the mapping of the human genome, numerous articles have appeared in scientific, industry, and consumer journals and magazines on the topic of genomics. Building off the excitement surrounding this scientific milestone, many of these articles--irrespective of the audience--look to the future and anticipate how this knowledge breakthrough will change the way classes of diseases are diagnosed, treated, and even prevented over the next several generations. However, literature that explores the potential effect of genomics on health system care delivery is virtually nonexistent. As such, this article begins to prepare health system executives for the future by speculating how genomics may affect their organizations and suggesting strategies for future success.
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- C Myers
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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The very fact that apoptosis and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can be linked in the same title should tell you that something unusual is happening. The image of NSAIDs among physicians is certainly discordant with that associated with cancer treatment, which usually involves administration of drugs with serious or even life-threatening toxicity. In contrast, the drugs discussed in this review, including selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors, lipoxygenase inhibitors, and novel NSAID derivatives (eg, sulindac sulfone and R-flurbiprofen), offer the promise of oral, nontoxic agents able to control the progression of established prostate cancer and possibly to prevent the development of prostate cancer de novo. NSAIDs were initially developed to suppress inflammation and pain by inhibiting the production of prostaglandin E2 and its metabolites. At first glance, the fact that NSAIDs are active against prostate cancer in laboratory and clinical studies might suggest that prostaglandins play a pivotal role in prostate cancer biology. However, the story is much more complex than that. Although cyclooxygenase-mediated production of prostaglandins appears to play an important role in the biology of prostate cancer, the NSAIDs and derivatives with promising activity against prostate cancer manifest several mechanisms of action that can include direct inhibition of eicosanoid formation, indirect inhibition of eicosanoid formation by inhibiting expression of enzymes involved in eicosanoid synthesis, or by interfering with the function of cyclic guanosine monophosphate.
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- C Myers
- University of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
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Nordon P, Bainbridge NW, Szemes F, Myers C. A low temperature reaction calorimeter of the Calvert type for the measurement of the heat of oxidation of coal. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1088/0022-3735/18/4/020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/11/2022]
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RATIONALE The study of the effects of repeated amphetamine administration and withdrawal on brain reward function has relevance to both amphetamine dependence and non-drug-induced depressions. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of continuous amphetamine administration and withdrawal on brain stimulation reward thresholds, and the changes that occur with repeated amphetamine exposures. METHODS Rats were prepared with bipolar electrodes in the lateral hypothalamus and trained in a discrete-trial reward threshold procedure. Then, rats underwent two separate periods of amphetamine administration via subcutaneous osmotic mini-pumps. RESULTS Continuous amphetamine administration was associated with lowering in brain reward thresholds and decreases in response latencies, while withdrawal was associated with threshold elevations. These effects changed with subsequent amphetamine administration and withdrawal. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study indicated that with the amphetamine administration regime used here, rats developed increased sensitivity to the effects of acute amphetamine administration and tolerance to the effects of amphetamine withdrawal.
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- N E Paterson
- Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Hale TK, Myers C, Maitra R, Kolzau T, Nishizawa M, Braithwaite AW. Maf transcriptionally activates the mouse p53 promoter and causes a p53-dependent cell death. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:17991-9. [PMID: 10747965 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m000921200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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An increase in the level of the tumor suppressor protein p53 can induce cell cycle arrest or cell death. Although mechanisms for regulating the life span of p53 have been described, there is growing evidence that transcriptional regulation of the p53 gene contributes significantly to controlling p53 protein levels and therefore the fate of a cell. However, the signal transduction pathways that lead to transcriptional activation of the p53 gene are poorly understood. The oncoprotein v-Maf and its cellular counterparts belong to the large combinatorially complex basic leucine zipper family of transcription factors, which include the AP1 family. To date few cellular targets of c-Maf have been identified. It is demonstrated here that v-Maf can bind as a homodimer to a variant Maf recognition element located between -66 and -54 upstream in the mouse p53 promoter. V-Maf and its cellular counterparts are shown to activate p53 expression through this site. The ability of v-Maf to activate p53 expression is modulated by AP1 family members. In addition, overexpression of v-Maf in primary cells leads to a p53-dependent cell death. Thus, Maf and members of the AP1 family are able to regulate p53 expression through this site in the p53 promoter.
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- T K Hale
- Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, P.O. Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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Myers C. Outcomes and aging. Phys Ther 2000; 80:526-7. [PMID: 10792861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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