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Cheng C, Deneke N, Moon HR, Choi SR, Ospina-Muñoz N, Elzey BD, Davis CS, Chiu GTC, Han B. Inkjet-printed morphogenesis of tumor-stroma interface using bi-cellular bioinks of collagen-poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-methyl methacrylate) mixture. Mater Today Adv 2023; 19:100408. [PMID: 37691883 PMCID: PMC10486313 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtadv.2023.100408] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Recent advances in biomaterials and 3D printing/culture methods enable various tissue-engineered tumor models. However, it is still challenging to achieve native tumor-like characteristics due to lower cell density than native tissues and prolonged culture duration for maturation. Here, we report a new method to create tumoroids with a mechanically active tumor-stroma interface at extremely high cell density. This method, named "inkjet-printed morphogenesis" (iPM) of the tumor-stroma interface, is based on a hypothesis that cellular contractile force can significantly remodel the cell-laden polymer matrix to form densely-packed tissue-like constructs. Thus, differential cell-derived compaction of tumor cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) can be used to build a mechanically active tumor-stroma interface. In this methods, two kinds of bioinks are prepared, in which tumor cells and CAFs are suspended respectively in the mixture of collagen and poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-methyl methacrylate) solution. These two cellular inks are inkjet-printed in multi-line or multi-layer patterns. As a result of cell-derived compaction, the resulting structure forms tumoroids with mechanically active tumor-stroma interface at extremely high cell density. We further test our working hypothesis that the morphogenesis can be controlled by manipulating the force balance between cellular contractile force and matrix stiffness. Furthermore, this new concept of "morphogenetic printing" is demonstrated to create more complex structures beyond current 3D bioprinting techniques.
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- Cih Cheng
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Purdue Institute for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Purdue Institute for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Williams LO, Nava EK, Shi A, Roberts TJ, Davis CS, Claridge SA. Designing Interfacial Reactions for Nanometer-Scale Surface Patterning of PDMS with Controlled Elastic Modulus. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:11360-11368. [PMID: 36787222 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22646] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Control over the surface chemistry of elastomers such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is important for many applications. However, achieving nanostructured chemical control on amorphous material interfaces below the length scale of substrate heterogeneity is not straightforward, and can be particularly difficult to decouple from changes in network structure that are required for certain applications (e.g., variation of elastic modulus for cell culture). We have recently reported a new method for precisely structured surface functionalization of PDMS and other soft materials, which displays high densities of ligands directly on the material surface, maximizing steric accessibility. Here, we systematically examine structural factors in the PDMS components (e.g., base and cross-linker structures) that impact efficiency of the interfacial reaction that leads to surface functionalization. Applying this understanding, we demonstrate routes for generating equivalent nanometer-scale functional patterns on PDMS with elastic moduli from 0.013 to 1.4 MPa, establishing a foundation for use in applications such as cell culture.
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- Laura O Williams
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Pollock N, Macpherson PC, Staunton CA, Hemmings K, Davis CS, Owen ED, Vasilaki A, Van Remmen H, Richardson A, McArdle A, Brooks SV, Jackson MJ. Deletion of Sod1 in Motor Neurons Exacerbates Age-Related Changes in Axons and Neuromuscular Junctions in Mice. eNeuro 2023; 10:ENEURO.0086-22.2023. [PMID: 36810149 PMCID: PMC10026931 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0086-22.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Whole-body knock-out of Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (Sod1KO) results in accelerated, age-related loss of muscle mass and function associated with neuromuscular junction (NMJ) breakdown similar to sarcopenia. In order to determine whether altered redox in motor neurons underlies this phenotype, an inducible neuron-specific deletion of Sod1 (i-mnSod1KO) was compared with wild-type (WT) mice of different ages (adult, mid-age, and old) and whole-body Sod1KO mice. Nerve oxidative damage, motor neuron numbers and structural changes to neurons and NMJ were examined. Tamoxifen-induced deletion of neuronal Sod1 from two months of age. No specific effect of a lack of neuronal Sod1 was seen on markers of nerve oxidation (electron paramagnetic resonance of an in vivo spin probe, protein carbonyl, or protein 3-nitrotyrosine contents). i-mnSod1KO mice showed increased denervated NMJ, reduced numbers of large axons and increased number of small axons compared with old WT mice. A large proportion of the innervated NMJs in old i-mnSod1KO mice displayed a simpler structure than that seen in adult or old WT mice. Thus, previous work showed that neuronal deletion of Sod1 induced exaggerated loss of muscle in old mice, and we report that this deletion leads to a specific nerve phenotype including reduced axonal area, increased proportion of denervated NMJ, and reduced acetyl choline receptor complexity. Other changes in nerve and NMJ structure seen in the old i-mnSod1KO mice reflect aging of the mice.
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- N Pollock
- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, and MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA), Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109 MI
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, and MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA), Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, and MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA), Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109 MI
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, and MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA), Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, and MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA), Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, 73104, OK
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- University of Oklahoma Health Science Center (OUHSC), Oklahoma City, 73104, OK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, and MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA), Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109 MI
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, and MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA), Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK
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Deneke N, Booth JA, Chan EP, Davis CS. Self-Assembled Asperities for Pressure-Tunable Adhesion. Adv Mater 2023; 35:e2207337. [PMID: 36281806 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202207337] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Control of adhesion is important in a host of applications including soft robotics, pick-and-place manufacturing, wearable devices, and transfer printing. While there are adhesive systems with discrete switchability between states of high and low adhesion, achieving continuously variable adhesion strength remains a challenge. In this work, a pressure-tunable adhesive (PTA) that is based on the self-assembly of stiff microscale asperities on an elastomeric substrate is presented. It is demonstrated that the adhesion strength of the PTA increases with the applied compressive preload due to the unique contact formation mechanism caused by the asperities. Additionally, a contact mechanics model is developed to explain the resulting trends. For a specific PTA design, the critical pull-off force can be increased from 0.4 to 30 mN by increasing the applied preload from 1 to 30 mN. Finally, the applicability of precision control of adhesion strength is demonstrated by utilizing the PTA for pick-and-place material handling. The approach in pressure-tunable adhesive design based on self-assembly of asperities presents a scalable and versatile approach that is applicable to a variety of material systems having different mechanical or surface properties.
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- Naomi Deneke
- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47906, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, 91330, USA
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- Material Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47906, USA
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Davis CS, Rencheck ML, Woodcock JW, Beams R, Wang M, Stranick S, Forster AM, Gilman JW. Activation of Mechanophores in a Thermoset Matrix by Instrumented Scratch. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:55498-55506. [PMID: 34780164 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c15004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Scratches in polymer coatings and barrier layers negatively impact optical properties (haze, light transmission, etc.), initiate routes of degradation or corrosion (moisture permeability), and nucleate delamination of the coating. Detecting scratches in coatings on advanced materials systems is an important component of structural health monitoring but can be difficult if the defects are too small to be detected by the naked eye. The primary focus of the present work is to investigate scratch damage using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and mechanical activation of a mechanophore (MP)-containing transparent epoxy coating. The approach utilizes a Berkovich tip to scratch MP-epoxy coatings under a linearly increasing normal load. The goal is to utilize the fluorescent behavior of activated MPs to enable the detection of microscale scratches and molecular scale changes in polymeric systems. Taking advantage of the amine functionality present in a polyetheramine/bisphenol A epoxy network, a modified rhodamine dye is covalently bonded into a transparent, thermoset polymer network. Following instrumented scratch application, subsequent fluorescence imaging of the scratched MP-epoxy reveals the extent of fluorescence activation induced by the mechanical deformation. In this work, the rhodamine-based mechanophore is used to identify both ductile and fracture-dominated processes during the scratch application. The fluorescence intensity increases linearly with the applied normal load and is sensitive to fracture dominated processes. Fluorescence lifetime and hyperspectral imaging of damage zones provide additional insight into the local (nanoscopic) environment and molecular structure of the MP around the fracture process zone, respectively. The mechanophore/scratch deformation approach allows a fluorescence microscope to probe local yielding and fracture events in a powerful way that enhances the optical characterization of damage zones formed by standard scratch test methods and leads to novel defect detection strategies.
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- Chelsea S Davis
- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2045, United States
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2045, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-3460, United States
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Acuna A, Jimenez JM, Deneke N, Rothenberger SM, Libring S, Solorio L, Rayz VL, Davis CS, Calve S. Design and validation of a modular micro-robotic system for the mechanical characterization of soft tissues. Acta Biomater 2021; 134:466-476. [PMID: 34303012 PMCID: PMC8542608 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The mechanical properties of tissues are critical design parameters for biomaterials and regenerative therapies seeking to restore functionality after disease or injury. Characterizing the mechanical properties of native tissues and extracellular matrix throughout embryonic development helps us understand the microenvironments that promote growth and remodeling, activities critical for biomaterials to support. The mechanical characterization of small, soft materials like the embryonic tissues of the mouse, an established mammalian model for development, is challenging due to difficulties in handling minute geometries and resolving forces of low magnitude. While uniaxial tensile testing is the physiologically relevant modality to characterize tissues that are loaded in tension in vivo, there are no commercially available instruments that can simultaneously measure sufficiently low tensile force magnitudes, directly measure sample deformation, keep samples hydrated throughout testing, and effectively grip minute geometries to test small tissues. To address this gap, we developed a micromanipulator and spring system that can mechanically characterize small, soft materials under tension. We demonstrate the capability of this system to measure the force contribution of soft materials, silicone, fibronectin sheets, and fibrin gels with a 5 nN - 50 µN force resolution and perform a variety of mechanical tests. Additionally, we investigated murine embryonic tendon mechanics, demonstrating the instrument can measure differences in mechanics of small, soft tissues as a function of developmental stage. This system can be further utilized to mechanically characterize soft biomaterials and small tissues and provide physiologically relevant parameters for designing scaffolds that seek to emulate native tissue mechanics. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The mechanical properties of cellular microenvironments are critical parameters that contribute to the modulation of tissue growth and remodeling. The field of tissue engineering endeavors to recapitulate these microenvironments in order to construct tissues de novo. Therefore, it is crucial to uncover the mechanical properties of the cellular microenvironment during tissue formation. Here, we present a system capable of acquiring microscale forces and optically measuring sample deformation to calculate the stress-strain response of soft, embryonic tissues under tension, and easily adaptable to accommodate biomaterials of various sizes and stiffnesses. Altogether, this modular system enables researchers to probe the unknown mechanical properties of soft tissues throughout development to inform the engineering of physiologically relevant microenvironments.
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- Andrea Acuna
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, 701 West Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States; Purdue Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, 201 South Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906, United States
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, 701 West Stadium Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States; Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado - Boulder, 1111 Engineering Center, 427 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, United States.
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Davis CS, Cogen JD. Can clinical benefits of modulators effectively 'modulate' adherence in people with CF? Thorax 2021; 76:854-855. [PMID: 33863830 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-216974] [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] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Chelsea S Davis
- Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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The ability to control adhesion is critical in various technologies including wearable electronics, pressure sensitive adhesives, and robotic systems. Biomimetic fibrillar structures, random surface roughness, and chemical surface treatments have been employed to modify the adhesion energy of materials used in these applications. However, polymer thin film dewetting has not been investigated as a surface modification tool to control adhesion. In this work, polystyrene thin films are thermally annealed on a polydimethylsiloxane substrate, causing them to dewet and form stiff, microscopic asperities on the soft substrate. The size of the asperities increases with increasing pre-annealing film thickness. Adhesion is quantified by flat-punch normal indentation testing. The largest asperities exhibited a decrease in adhesion to below the sensitivity of the instrument. More interestingly, the surfaces covered with the smallest asperities displayed a pressure-dependent adhesive response. By increasing the normal compressive stress applied prior to separation, the total debonding energy increased monotonically on the smallest asperity-covered surfaces.
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- Naomi Deneke
- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA.
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Mechanophores (MPs) are a class of stimuli-responsive materials that are of increasing interest to engineers due to their potential applications as stress sensors. These mechanically responsive molecules change color or become fluorescent upon application of a mechanical stimulus as they undergo a chemical reaction when a load is applied. By incorporating MPs such as spirolactam, spiropyran, or dianthracene into a material system, the real-time stress distribution of the matrix can be directly observed through a visual response, ideal for damage and failure sensing applications. A wide array of applications that require continuous structural health monitoring could benefit from MPs including flexible electronics, protective coatings, and polymer matrix composites. However, there are significant technical challenges preventing MP implementation in industry. Effective strategies to quantitatively calibrate the photo response of the MP with applied stress magnitudes must be developed. Additionally, environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, and ultraviolet light exposure can potentially impact the performance of MPs. By addressing these limitations, engineers can work to move MPs from the synthetic chemistry bench to the field. This review aims to highlight recent progress in MP research, discuss barriers to implementation, and provide an outlook on the future of MPs, specifically focused on polymeric material systems. Although the focus is on engineering MPs for bulk materials, a brief overview of mechanochemistry will be discussed followed by methods for activation and quantification of MP photo response (concentrating specifically on fluorescently active species). Finally, current challenges and future directions in MP research will be addressed.
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- Naomi Deneke
- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA.
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA.
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA.
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Son H, Chau AL, Davis CS. Polymer thin film adhesion utilizing the transition from surface wrinkling to delamination. Soft Matter 2019; 15:6375-6382. [PMID: 31305851 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01052a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Understanding the adhesion of rigid thin films to compliant substrates is critical for the development and implementation of flexible electronic devices and wearable sensor technologies. Quantifying the strength of a film-substrate interface can be challenging due to the brittleness of glassy films which can greatly complicate sample preparation, handling, and testing. Here, a method for measuring the adhesion of glassy thin films to soft elastomeric substrates is explored that exploits an understanding of surface buckling instabilities, specifically the transition from wrinkling to delamination. The adhesion (given by the critical strain energy release rate (Gc)) for two model materials' interfaces is quantified by determining the critical delamination strain for thin glassy polymer films (polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)) from an elastomeric substrate (poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS)). By accounting for edge defects that greatly reduce the critical strain for delamination, reasonable adjusted Gc values of 21.0 ± 5.1 mJ m-2 and 32.2 ± 4.9 mJ m-2 are found for PS-PDMS and PMMA-PDMS interfaces, respectively. The utilization of this method to characterize film modulus and adhesion could be used as a facile measurement technique for more applied polymer thin film systems.
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- Hyeyoung Son
- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA.
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA.
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA.
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Shi E, Deng S, Yuan B, Gao Y, Yuan L, Davis CS, Zemlyanov D, Yu Y, Huang L, Dou L. Extrinsic and Dynamic Edge States of Two-Dimensional Lead Halide Perovskites. ACS Nano 2019; 13:1635-1644. [PMID: 30812095 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b07631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Edges of two-dimensional (2D) halide perovskites are found to exhibit unusual properties such as enhanced photoluminescence lifetime and reduced photoluminescence emission energy. Here, we report the formation mechanism and the dynamic nature of edge states on exfoliated 2D halide perovskite thin crystals. In contrast to other 2D materials, the edge states in 2D perovskites are extrinsic and can be triggered by moisture with a concentration as low as ∼0.5 ppm. High-resolution atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy characterizations reveal the width of the low-energy states is ∼40 nm wide. A temperature-dependent photoluminescence study suggests the edge states are a combination of several lower-energy states. Importantly, we demonstrate that the charge carriers on the dynamically formed edge states are not only long-lived but also highly mobile and can be conducted along the edges effectively with high mobilities of 5.4-7.0 cm2 V-1 s-1. This work provides significant insights on the origin of the edge states in 2D perovskites and provides routes to manipulate their optical and electrical properties through controlling their edges.
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- Enzheng Shi
- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- School of Physical Science and Technology , ShanghaiTech University , Shanghai 201210 , China
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- School of Materials Engineering , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- Birck Nanotechnology Center , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- School of Physical Science and Technology , ShanghaiTech University , Shanghai 201210 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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Nolte AJ, Young Chung J, Davis CS, Stafford CM. Wrinkling-to-delamination transition in thin polymer films on compliant substrates. Soft Matter 2017; 13:7930-7937. [PMID: 29034929 PMCID: PMC5832036 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01472d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Compressing a thin, stiff film attached to a thick, compliant substrate can lead to a number of different modes of mechanical deformation depending upon the material properties of the system. In this article we explore direct transitions from surface wrinkling to buckle delamination, and provide a theoretical framework for understanding the conditions under which such transitions take place, as well as the resulting dimensions of the wrinkling-induced delamination. A key conclusion of this work is that the width of the delamination blister formed from a wrinkled film is relatively strain-independent, suggesting that delaminations can be used in such systems to measure the adhesion energy at the film-substrate interface. In addition, we demonstrate how the length and width of delaminations can be tailored through straightforward control of the substrate and film properties in the system, illustrating how wrinkling delaminations can be used for both thin film metrology and patterning applications.
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- Adam J Nolte
- Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.
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Seppala JE, Hoon Han S, Hillgartner KE, Davis CS, Migler KB. Weld formation during material extrusion additive manufacturing. Soft Matter 2017; 13:6761-6769. [PMID: 28819658 PMCID: PMC5684701 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm00950j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Material extrusion (ME) is a layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process that is now used in personal and commercial production where prototyping and customization are required. However, parts produced from ME frequently exhibit poor mechanical performance relative to those from traditional means; moreover, fundamental knowledge of the factors leading to development of inter-layer strength in this highly non-isothermal process is limited. In this work, we seek to understand the development of inter-layer weld strength from the perspective of polymer interdiffusion under conditions of rapidly changing mobility. Our framework centers around three interrelated components: in situ thermal measurements (via infrared imaging), temperature dependent molecular processes (via rheology), and mechanical testing (via mode III fracture). We develop the concept of an equivalent isothermal weld time and test its relationship to fracture energy. For the printing conditions studied the equivalent isothermal weld time for Tref = 230 °C ranged from 0.1 ms to 100 ms. The results of these analysis provide a basis for optimizing inter-layer strength, the limitations of the ME process, and guide development of new materials.
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- Jonathan E Seppala
- Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.
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Davis CS, Hillgartner KE, Han SH, Seppala JE. Mechanical strength of welding zones produced by material extrusion additive manufacturing. Addit Manuf 2017; 16:162-166. [PMID: 29242783 PMCID: PMC5726274 DOI: 10.1016/j.addma.2017.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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As more manufacturing processes and research institutions adopt customized manufacturing as a key element in their design strategies and finished products, the resulting mechanical properties of parts produced through additive manufacturing (AM) must be characterized and understood. In material extrusion (MatEx), the most recently extruded polymer filament must bond to the previously extruded filament via polymer diffusion to form a "weld". The strength of the weld limits the performance of the manufactured part and is controlled through processing conditions. Under-standing the role of processing conditions, specifically extruder velocity and extruder temperature, on the overall strength of the weld will allow optimization of MatEx-AM parts. Here, the fracture toughness of a single weld is determined through a facile "trouser tear" Mode III fracture experiment. The actual weld thickness is observed directly by optical microscopy characterization of cross sections of MatEx-AM samples. Representative data of weld strength as a function of printing parameters on a commercial 3D printer demonstrates the robustness of the method.
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- Chelsea S. Davis
- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
- Corresponding author: J.E.S. , tel: +1.301.975.2836
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Woodcock JW, Beams R, Davis CS, Chen N, Stranick SJ, Shah DU, Vollrath F, Gilman JW. Observation of interfacial damage in a silk-epoxy composite, using a simple mechanoresponsive fluorescent probe. Adv Mater Interfaces 2017; 4:10.1002/admi.201601018. [PMID: 34194923 PMCID: PMC8240949 DOI: 10.1002/admi.201601018] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Polymer composite materials are found throughout the world both natural and artificial in origin. In the vast majority of applications in these arenas, composites serve as structural support or reinforcement. Demand for lightweight tough composites is growing in multiple application spaces such as aerospace, biomaterials, and infrastructure with physical properties as diverse as the applications. The unifying component in all composites is the presence of the interphase. Many measurement techniques and measurement tools have been developed for the study of this crucial region in composite materials. Many of these methods are great for the measurement and study of bulk properties or model systems. However, development of tools that permit the direct observation of interactions at the interphase during applied stress are needed. Here we employ fluorescence lifetime imaging and hyperspectral imaging to observe activation of a fluorogenic dye at the composite interface as a result of applied stress. The advantages of this system include commercial availability of the dye precursor, and simple one-pot functionalization. The attachment of the dye at the interface is easily monitored through emission wavelength shifts or fluorescence lifetime. Interfacial mechano-responsive dyes have potential for both fundamental studies as well as industrial use as a structural health monitoring tool.
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- Jeremiah W. Woodcock
- Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Oxford Silk Group, Zoology Department, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Silk Group, Zoology Department, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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Fox DM, Rodriguez RS, Devilbiss MN, Woodcock J, Davis CS, Sinko R, Keten S, Gilman JW. Correction to "Simultaneously Tailoring Surface Energies and Thermal Stabilities of Cellulose Nanocrystals Using Ion Exchange: Effects on Polymer Composites Properties for Transportation, Infrastructure, and Renewable Energy Applications". ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:31483. [PMID: 27806568 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b13695] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Fox DM, Rodriguez RS, Devilbiss MN, Woodcock J, Davis CS, Sinko R, Keten S, Gilman JW. Simultaneously Tailoring Surface Energies and Thermal Stabilities of Cellulose Nanocrystals Using Ion Exchange: Effects on Polymer Composite Properties for Transportation, Infrastructure, and Renewable Energy Applications. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:27270-27281. [PMID: 27626824 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b06083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have great potential as sustainable reinforcing materials for polymers, but there are a number of obstacles to commercialization that must first be overcome. High levels of water absorption, low thermal stabilities, poor miscibility with nonpolar polymers, and irreversible aggregation of the dried CNCs are among the greatest challenges to producing cellulose nanocrystal-polymer nanocomposites. A simple, scalable technique to modify sulfated cellulose nanocrystals (Na-CNCs) has been developed to address all of these issues. By using an ion exchange process to replace Na+ with imidazolium or phosphonium cations, the surface energy is altered, the thermal stability is increased, and the miscibility of dried CNCs with a nonpolar polymer (epoxy and polystyrene) is enhanced. Characterization of the resulting ion exchanged CNCs (IE-CNCs) using potentiometry, inverse gas chromatography, dynamic vapor sorption, and laser scanning confocal microscopy reveals that the IE-CNCs have lower surface energies, adsorb less water, and have thermal stabilities of up to 100 °C higher than those of prepared protonated cellulose nanocrystals (H-CNCs) and 40 °C higher than that of neutralized Na-CNC. Methyl(triphenyl)phosphonium exchanged cellulose nanocrystals (MePh3P-CNC) adsorbed 30% less water than Na-CNC, retained less water during desorption, and were used to prepare well-dispersed epoxy composites without the aid of a solvent and well-dispersed polystyrene nanocomposites using a melt blending technique at 195 °C. Predictions of dispersion quality and glass transition temperatures from molecular modeling experiments match experimental observations. These fiber-reinforced polymers can be used as lightweight composites in transportation, infrastructure, and renewable energy applications.
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- Douglas M Fox
- Department of Chemistry, American University , Washington, D.C. 20016-8014, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, American University , Washington, D.C. 20016-8014, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, American University , Washington, D.C. 20016-8014, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8664, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8664, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208-3109, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208-3109, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8664, United States
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Davis CS, Clarke RE, Coulter SN, Rounsefell KN, Walker RE, Rauch CE, Huggins CE, Ryan L. Intermittent energy restriction and weight loss: a systematic review. Eur J Clin Nutr 2015; 70:292-9. [DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2015.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Giaccone G, Bazhenova LA, Nemunaitis J, Tan M, Juhász E, Ramlau R, van den Heuvel MM, Lal R, Kloecker GH, Eaton KD, Chu Q, Dunlop DJ, Jain M, Garon EB, Davis CS, Carrier E, Moses SC, Shawler DL, Fakhrai H. A phase III study of belagenpumatucel-L, an allogeneic tumour cell vaccine, as maintenance therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Eur J Cancer 2015; 51:2321-9. [PMID: 26283035 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Treatment options after first-line chemotherapy are limited in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Belagenpumatucel-L is a therapeutic vaccine comprised of 4 transforming growth factor (TGF)-β2-antisense gene-modified, irradiated, allogeneic NSCLC cell lines that may be useful for maintenance after initial treatment. METHODS Stage III/IV NSCLC patients who did not progress after platinum-based chemotherapy were randomised 1:1 to receive maintenance belagenpumatucel-L or placebo. Patients were eligible for randomisation between one and four months from the end of induction chemotherapy. The primary endpoint was overall survival. RESULTS This phase III trial enrolled 270 patients in the belagenpumatucel-L arm and 262 in the control arm. Belagenpumatucel-L was well tolerated with no serious safety concerns. There was no difference in survival between the arms (median survival 20.3 versus 17.8months with belagenpumatucel-L versus placebo, respectively; hazard ratio (HR) 0.94, p=0.594). There were also no differences in progression-free survival (4.3months versus 4.0 for belagenpumatucel-L vs placebo, respectively; HR 0.99, p=0.947). A prespecified Cox regression analysis demonstrated that the time elapsed between randomisation and the end of induction chemotherapy had a significant impact on survival (p=0.002) and that prior radiation was a positive prognostic factor (median survival 28.4months with belagenpumatucel-L versus 16.0months with placebo; HR 0.61, p=0.032). CONCLUSIONS Although the overall trial did not meet its survival endpoint, improved survival for belagenpumatucel-L is suggested in patients who were randomised within 12weeks of completion of chemotherapy and in those who had received prior radiation. Further studies of belagenpumatucel-L in NSCLC are warranted.
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- G Giaccone
- National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Mary Crowley Cancer Research Centers, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Korányi National Institute for TB and Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Wielkopolskie Centrum Pulmonologii i Torakochirurgii, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Thoracic Oncology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Guy's Hospital, King's Health Partners, London, England, United Kingdom
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- James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Noble Hospital, Pune, India
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- NovaRx Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA
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- NovaRx Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA
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- NovaRx Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA
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Cancer of the esophagus is an underestimated, poorly understood, and changing disease. Its overall 5-year survival is less than 20%, even in the United States, which is largely a function of a delay in diagnosis until its more advanced stages. Additionally, the epidemiologic complexities of esophageal cancer are vast, rendering screening and prevention limited at best. First, the prevalence of esophageal cancer is unevenly distributed throughout the world. Second, the two histological forms (squamous cell and adenocarcinoma) vary in terms of their geographic prevalence and associated risk factors. Third, some populations appear at particular risk for esophageal cancer. And fourth, the incidence of esophageal cancer is in continuous flux among groups. Despite the varied prevalence and risks among populations, some factors have emerged as consistent associations while others are only now becoming more fully recognized. The most prominent, scientifically supported, and long-regarded risk factors for esophageal cancer are tobacco, alcohol, and reflux esophagitis. Inasmuch as the above are regarded as important risk factors for esophageal cancer, they are not the sole contributors. Dietary habits, nutrition, local customs, and the environment may be contributory. Along these lines, vitamins, minerals, fruits, vegetables, meats, fats, salted foods, nitrogen compounds, carcinogens, mycotoxins, and even the temperature of what we consume are increasingly regarded as potential etiologies for this deadly although potentially preventable disease. The goal of this review is to shed light on the less known role of nutrition and dietary habits in esophageal cancer.
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- A G Palladino-Davis
- Swallowing Center, Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Davis CS, Lemoine F, Darnige T, Martina D, Creton C, Lindner A. Debonding mechanisms of soft materials at short contact times. Langmuir 2014; 30:10626-10636. [PMID: 25127556 DOI: 10.1021/la5023592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A carefully controlled, custom-built adhesion testing device was developed which allows a precise, short dwell time on the order of milliseconds to be applied during a contact adhesion experiment. The dwell time dependence of the adhesive strength of crosslinked poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) in contact with glass and uncrosslinked styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) in contact with glass and with itself was tested with a spherical probe in a confined Johnson-Kendall-Roberts (JKR) geometry. Analysis of the contact images revealed several unique separation mechanisms which are dependent on dwell time and interfacial properties. PDMS-glass interfaces show essentially no dependence of adhesion on the dwell time while the adhesive strength and separation mechanisms of SBR interfaces are shown to vary drastically for dwell times ranging from 40 to 10,000 ms. This influence of dwell time is particularly pronounced for polymer-polymer (SBR-SBR) interfaces. Observations of cavitation due to trapped air pockets in the center of the contact at very short contact times illustrate a transition between a defect-controlled debonding and an interface-controlled debonding which has not been previously reported.
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- Chelsea S Davis
- Laboratoire de Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes, UMR 7636 CNRS/ESPCI, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Denis Diderot , 10, rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France
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Davis CS, Martina D, Creton C, Lindner A, Crosby AJ. Enhanced adhesion of elastic materials to small-scale wrinkles. Langmuir 2012; 28:14899-14908. [PMID: 23025884 DOI: 10.1021/la302314z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The adhesive properties of a material can be greatly affected simply by wrinkling its surface. We show the importance of selecting the wrinkle feature sizes (amplitude, b; and wavelength, λ) that complement the material-defined length scale related to the adhesion energy and modulus. A rigid circular cylindrical punch patterned with aligned wrinkles ranging in amplitude from 0.5 to 5.0 μm with a fixed aspect ratio of 0.1 is used to characterize the adhesion of elastic films of smooth poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS). The cross-linker concentration used to form the PDMS layers is varied to determine the impact of material properties on wrinkled surface adhesion. The elastic films have an average thickness of 240 μm and the average probe radius is 1 mm, leading to a confined contact scenario. The separation stress and work of debonding are presented for each cross-linker concentration with testing rates ranging over 3 orders of magnitude. For stiffer films (10 wt % cross-linker, E' ≈ 3.00 MPa), small wrinkles (b ≈ 0.5 μm) increase the separation stress by nearly 200% relative to a smooth interface whereas large wrinkles (b ≈ 5.0 μm) are shown to reduce adhesion significantly. A substantial increase in the debonding energy is also observed for these small-amplitude wrinkles contacting stiff materials. No discernible impact of wrinkled surface topography on the adhesion of softer (2 and 4 wt % cross-linker, 0.05 MPa < E' < 0.30 MPa) films is measured.
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- Chelsea S Davis
- Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Poissant J, Davis CS, Malenfant RM, Hogg JT, Coltman DW. QTL mapping for sexually dimorphic fitness-related traits in wild bighorn sheep. Heredity (Edinb) 2011; 108:256-63. [PMID: 21847139 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2011.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Dissecting the genetic architecture of fitness-related traits in wild populations is key to understanding evolution and the mechanisms maintaining adaptive genetic variation. We took advantage of a recently developed genetic linkage map and phenotypic information from wild pedigreed individuals from Ram Mountain, Alberta, Canada, to study the genetic architecture of ecologically important traits (horn volume, length, base circumference and body mass) in bighorn sheep. In addition to estimating sex-specific and cross-sex quantitative genetic parameters, we tested for the presence of quantitative trait loci (QTLs), colocalization of QTLs between bighorn sheep and domestic sheep, and sex × QTL interactions. All traits showed significant additive genetic variance and genetic correlations tended to be positive. Linkage analysis based on 241 microsatellite loci typed in 310 pedigreed animals resulted in no significant and five suggestive QTLs (four for horn dimension on chromosomes 1, 18 and 23, and one for body mass on chromosome 26) using genome-wide significance thresholds (Logarithm of odds (LOD) >3.31 and >1.88, respectively). We also confirmed the presence of a horn dimension QTL in bighorn sheep at the only position known to contain a similar QTL in domestic sheep (on chromosome 10 near the horns locus; nominal P<0.01) and highlighted a number of regions potentially containing weight-related QTLs in both species. As expected for sexually dimorphic traits involved in male-male combat, loci with sex-specific effects were detected. This study lays the foundation for future work on adaptive genetic variation and the evolutionary dynamics of sexually dimorphic traits in bighorn sheep.
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- J Poissant
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Davis CS, Baldea A, Johns JR, Joehl RJ, Fisichella PM. The evolution and long-term results of laparoscopic antireflux surgery for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. JSLS 2011; 14:332-41. [PMID: 21333184 PMCID: PMC3041027 DOI: 10.4293/108680810x12924466007007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND For nearly 2 decades, the laparoscopic correction of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has demonstrated its utility. However, the surgical technique has evolved over time, with mixed long-term results. We briefly review the evolution of antireflux surgery for the treatment of GERD, provide an update specific to the long-term efficacy of laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS), and analyze the factors predictive of a desirable outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS PubMed and Medline database searches were performed to identify articles regarding the laparoscopic treatment of GERD. Emphasis was placed on randomized control trials (RCTs) and reports with follow-up >1 year. Specific parameters addressed included operative technique, resolution of symptoms, complications, quality of life, division of short gastric vessels (SGVs), mesh repair, and approximation of the crura. Those studies specifically addressing follow-up of <1 year, the pediatric or elderly population, redo fundoplication, and repair of paraesophageal hernia and short esophagus were excluded. RESULTS LARS has varied in technical approach through the years. Not until recently have more long-term, objective studies become available to allow for evidenced-based appraisals. Our review of the literature found no long-term difference in the rates of heartburn, gas-bloat, antacid use, or patient satisfaction between laparoscopic Nissen and Toupet fundoplication. In addition, several studies have shown that more patients had an abnormal pH profile following laparoscopic partial as opposed to total fundoplication. Conversely, dysphagia was more common following laparoscopic total versus partial fundoplication in 50% of RCTs at 12-month follow-up, though this resolved over time, being present in only 20% with follow-up >24 months. We confirmed that preoperative factors, such as hiatal hernia, atypical symptoms, poor antacid response, body mass index (BMI), and postoperative vomiting, are potential predictors of an unsatisfactory long-term outcome. Last, no trial disfavored division of the short gastric vessels (SGVs), closure of the crura, or mesh repair for hiatal defects. CONCLUSION LARS has significantly evolved over time. The laparoscopic total fundoplication appears to provide more durable long-term results than the partial approach, as long as the technical elements of the operation are respected. Division of the SGVs, closure of the crura, and the use of mesh for large hiatal defects positively impacts long-term outcome. Hiatal hernia, atypical symptoms, poor antacid response, body mass index (BMI), and postoperative vomiting are potential predictors of failure in LARS.
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- C S Davis
- Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Weber C, Davis CS, Shankaran V, Fisichella PM. Hiatal hernias: a review of the pathophysiologic theories and implication for research. Surg Endosc 2011; 25:3149-53. [PMID: 21528392 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1725-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The pathophysiology of hiatal hernias is incompletely understood. This study systematically reviewed the literature of hiatal hernias to provide an evidence-based explanation of the pathogenetic theories and to identify any risk factors at the molecular and cellular levels. METHODS A systematic search of the Medline and Pubmed databases on the pathophysiology of hiatal hernias was performed to identify English-language citations from the database inception to December 2010. RESULTS Although few studies have examined the relationship of molecular and cellular changes of the diaphragm to the pathogenesis of hiatal hernias, there appear to be three dominant pathogenic theories: (1) increased intraabdominal pressure forces the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) into the thorax; (2) esophageal shortening due to fibrosis or excessive vagal nerve stimulation displaces the GEJ into the thorax; and (3) GEJ migrates into the chest secondary to a widening of the diaphragmatic hiatus in response to congenital or acquired molecular and cellular changes, such as the abnormalities of collagen type 3 alpha 1. CONCLUSIONS The pathogenesis of hiatal hernias at the molecular and cellular levels is poorly described. To date, no single theory has proved to be the definitive explanation for hiatal hernia formation, and its pathogenesis appears to be multifactorial.
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- Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Davis CS, Deburghgraeve CR, Yong S, Parada JP, Palladino-Davis AG, Lowery E, Gagermeier J, Fisichella PM. Challenges in the diagnosis of 2009 H1N1 in a lung transplant patient and the long-term implications for prevention and treatment: a case report. Transplant Proc 2010; 42:4295-9. [PMID: 21168686 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2010] [Accepted: 09/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Although respiratory viral infections have been associated with acute rejection and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, the long-term impact of the novel pandemic influenza A (2009 H1N1) virus on lung transplant patients has not been defined. We describe the diagnostic challenges and long-term consequences of 2009 H1N1 infection in a lung transplant patient, discuss the potential implications for prevention and treatment, and conclude that even timely antiviral therapy may be insufficient to prevent long-term morbidity.
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- C S Davis
- Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
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Davis CS, Gagermeier J, Dilling D, Alex C, Lowery E, Kovacs EJ, Love RB, Fisichella PM. A review of the potential applications and controversies of non-invasive testing for biomarkers of aspiration in the lung transplant population. Clin Transplant 2010; 24:E54-61. [PMID: 20331688 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01243.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Despite improvements in one-yr survival following lung transplantation, five-yr survival lags significantly behind the transplantation of other solid organs. The contrast in survival persists despite advancements in anti-rejection regimens, suggesting a non-alloimmune mechanism to chronic lung transplant failure. Notably, markers of aspiration have been demonstrated in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid concurrent with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). This recent evidence has underscored gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and its associated aspiration risk as a non-alloimmune mechanism of chronic lung transplant failure. Given the suggested safety and efficacy of laparoscopic anti-reflux procedures in the lung transplant population, identifying those at risk for aspiration is of prime importance, especially concerning the potential for long-term improvements in morbidity and mortality. Conventional diagnostic methods for GER and aspiration, such as pH monitoring and detecting pepsin and bile salts in BAL fluid, have gaps in their effectiveness. Therefore, we review the applications and controversies of a non-invasive method of defining reflux injury in the lung transplant population: the detection of biomarkers of aspiration in the exhaled breath condensate. Only by means of assay standardization and directed collaboration may such a non-invasive method be a realization in lung transplantation.
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- C S Davis
- Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Poissant J, Shafer ABA, Davis CS, Mainguy J, Hogg JT, Côté SD, Coltman DW. Genome-wide cross-amplification of domestic sheep microsatellites in bighorn sheep and mountain goats. Mol Ecol Resour 2009; 9:1121-6. [PMID: 21564850 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02575.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [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: 12/22/2022]
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We tested for cross-species amplification of microsatellite loci located throughout the domestic sheep (Ovis aries) genome in two north American mountain ungulates (bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, and mountain goats, Oreamnos americanus). We identified 247 new polymorphic markers in bighorn sheep (≥ 3 alleles in one of two study populations) and 149 in mountain goats (≥ 2 alleles in a single study population) using 648 and 576 primer pairs, respectively. Our efforts increased the number of available polymorphic microsatellite markers to 327 for bighorn sheep and 180 for mountain goats. The average distance between successive polymorphic bighorn sheep and mountain goat markers inferred from the Australian domestic sheep genome linkage map (mean ± 1 SD) was 11.9 ± 9.2 and 15.8 ± 13.8 centimorgans, respectively. The development of genomic resources in these wildlife species enables future studies of the genetic architecture of trait variation.
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- J Poissant
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E9.
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Laurence S, Bewick AJ, Coltman DW, Davis CS, Elsasser SC, Kidd AG, Lesbarrères D, Schulte-Hostedde AI. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus. Mol Ecol Resour 2009; 9:654-7. [PMID: 21564719 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02501.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We describe the isolation and characterization of 12 highly polymorphic microsatellite loci for the muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus. Microsatellite markers from three other rodent species were cross-amplified in muskrat and one of them was polymorphic. We observed moderate to high levels of genetic variability in these 13 polymorphic loci (five to 22 alleles per locus) with observed heterozygosity ranging from 0.48 to 0.96. These markers will be useful for further studies on population genetic structure in muskrat and potentially in other rodent species.
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- S Laurence
- Department of Biology, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, Canada P3E 2C6 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 114st-89 Avenue Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E9
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Mate-choice theory predicts different optimal mating systems depending on resource availability and habitat stability. Regions with limited resources are thought to promote monogamy. We tested predictions of monogamy in a social rodent, the hoary marmot (Marmota caligata), at the northern climatic extreme of its distribution. Mating systems, social structure and genetic relationships were investigated within and among neighbouring colonies of marmots within a 4 km(2) valley near Kluane National Park, Yukon, Canada, using 21 microsatellite loci. While both monogamous and polygynous populations of hoary marmots have been observed in the southern reaches of this species' range; northern populations of this species are thought to be predominantly monogamous. Contrary to previous studies, we did not find northern hoary marmot social groups to be predominantly monogamous; rather, the mating system seemed to be facultative, varying between monogamy and polygyny within, as well as among, social groups. These findings reveal that the mating systems within colonies of this species are more flexible than previously thought, potentially reflecting local variation in resource availability.
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- C J Kyle
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Two putative populations of hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) occur in the North Atlantic. The Greenland Sea population pup and breed on the pack ice near Jan Mayen ('West Ice') while the Northwest Atlantic population is thought to pup in the Davis Strait, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (the 'Gulf'), and off southern Labrador or northeast Newfoundland (the 'Front'). We used microsatellite profiling of 300 individuals at 13 loci and mitochondrial DNA sequencing of the control region of 123 individuals to test for genetic differentiation between these four breeding herds. We found no significant genetic differences between breeding areas, nor evidence for cryptic nor higher level genetic structure in this species. The Greenland Sea breeding herd was genetically most distant from the Northwest Atlantic breeding areas; however, the differences were statistically nonsignificant. Our data therefore suggest that the world's hooded seals comprise a single panmictic genetic population.
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- D W Coltman
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, Canada.
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OBJECTIVES Dental fluorosis prevalence has increased in the United States, Canada, and other nations due to the widespread availability of fluoride in many forms, with fluoride ingestion during the first three years of life appearing most critical in fluorosis etiology. With few contemporary studies of fluoride ingestion in this age group, the purpose of this paper is to describe patterns of estimated fluoride ingestion from birth to 36 months of age from water, dentifrice, and dietary fluoride supplements and combined. METHODS Repeated responses to separate series of questions about water intake, use of fluoride dentifrice, and use of fluoride supplements were collected by questionnaire as part of the longitudinal Iowa Fluoride Study and used to estimate fluoride intake. Estimated intake is reported by source and combined at different ages. Effects of subject age and other covariates on fluoride intake were assessed using regression methods appropriate for the analysis of correlated data. RESULTS For most children, water fluoride intake was the predominant source, especially through age 12 months. Combined daily fluoride intake increased through 9 months, was lower at 12 and 16 months, and increased again thereafter. Mean intake per unit body weight (bw) was about 0.075 mg F/kg bw through 3 months of age, 0.06 mg F/kg bw at 6 and 9 months, 0.035 mg F/kg bw at 12 and 16 months, and 0.043 mg F/kg bw from 20-36 months. Depending on the threshold chosen (e.g., 0.05 or 0.07 mg F/kg bw), variable percentages of the children exceeded the levels, with percentages greatest during the first 9 months. Regression analyses showed fluoride intake (mg F/kg bw) from 1.5-9 months to decrease with increasing child's age, mother's age, and mother's education, with a complex three-way interaction among these factors. From 12-20 months, fluoride intake increased with increasing child age and decreased with increasing mother's age. No statistically significant relationships were found for fluoride intake from 24-36 months. CONCLUSIONS There is considerable variation in fluoride intake across ages and among individuals. Longitudinal studies may be necessary to fully understand the relationships between fluoride ingestion over time and development of fluorosis.
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- S M Levy
- N330 DSB, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
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Park T, Park JK, Davis CS. Effects of covariance model assumptions on hypothesis tests for repeated measurements: analysis of ovarian hormone data and pituitary-pteryomaxillary distance data. Stat Med 2001; 20:2441-53. [PMID: 11512134 DOI: 10.1002/sim.859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In the analysis of repeated measurements, multivariate methods which account for the correlations among the observations from the same experimental unit are widely used. Two commonly-used multivariate methods are the unstructured multivariate approach and the mixed model approach. The unstructured multivariate approach uses MANOVA types of models and does not require assumptions on the covariance structure. The mixed model approach uses multivariate linear models with random effects and requires covariance structure assumptions. In this paper, we describe the characteristics of tests based on these two methods of analysis and investigate the performance of these tests. We focus particularly on tests for group effects and parallelism of response profiles.
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- T Park
- Department of Statistics, Seoul National University, San 56-1 Shin Lim-Dong, Kwanak-Gu, Seoul, Korea 151-742
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The functional and morphological response of the remaining hypertrophied kidney in unilaterally nephrectomized rats to single doses of 0-20 Gy X rays was investigated. Functional and histological end points were assessed serially 4-24 weeks postirradiation. Renal irradiation led to time- and dose-dependent reductions in renal function, seen in terms of a decreased glomerular filtration rate, increased blood urea nitrogen, and reduced hematocrit. These changes were accompanied by morphological changes in the glomerular, tubular and interstitial portions of the kidney. However, dose-dependent changes were observed only in terms of tubulointerstitial lesions. Significant increases in the degree of interstitial staining for collagen type III and fibronectin were observed 24 weeks postirradiation. These increases in extracellular matrix components were accompanied by a significant increase in interstitial alpha smooth muscle actin, suggesting activation of interstitial fibroblasts into myofibroblasts. There was no evidence of glomerular Tgfb after renal irradiation. A significant increase in tubular Tgfb staining was only seen 8 weeks postirradiation. In contrast, there was a shift of staining to the interstitium such that by 24 weeks postirradiation interstitial Tgfb staining was significantly greater than that seen in controls. These findings suggest that the tubule epithelial cell and the interstitial fibroblast are both active participants in the development and/or progression of radiation-induced renal fibrosis.
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- M E Robbins
- Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program, Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
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Many cancer survivors are faced with irreversible changes resulting from cancer treatment. One such change some women face after cancer is treatment-induced menopause. Eight women (four with breast and four with gynecological cancers) were interviewed to explore the impact of treatment-induced menopause on their lives. Results indicated that participants' understanding and coping with menopause occurred within the larger context of the total cancer experience. For some of the women, menopause was not a significant problem; for others, the symptoms caused major distress and were a continuing reminder of the losses suffered due to cancer. Important concerns for all participants were: taking and keeping control, the desire to return to "normal" after cancer, and maintaining a coherent sense of self. Strong statements were also made about the power of knowing and the power of support in coping with treatment-induced menopause. Findings are discussed with implications for nursing practice.
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- C S Davis
- William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, Ontario
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Kyle CJ, Davis CS, Strobeck C. Microsatellite analysis of North American pine marten (Martes americana) populations from the Yukon and Northwest Territories. CAN J ZOOL 2000. [DOI: 10.1139/z00-050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Elucidating the population genetic structure of a species gives us insight into the levels of gene flow between geographic regions. Such data may have important implications for those trying to manage a heavily harvested wildlife species by determining the genetic connectivity of adjacent populations. In this study, the population structure of 12 North American pine marten (Martes americana) populations from the Yukon through to the central Northwest Territories was investigated using 11 microsatellite loci. Genetic variation within populations across the entire geographic range was relatively homogeneous as measured by: mean number of alleles (5.89 ± 0.45) and the average unbiased expected heterozygosity (He) (65.6 ± 1.7%). The overall unbiased probability of identity showed more variance between populations (1/10.25 ± 7.84 billion) than did the mean number of alleles and the He estimates. Although some population structure was found among the populations, most regions were not strongly differentiated from one another. The low level of structure among the populations can, in part, be attributed to isolation by distance rather than to population fragmentation, as would be expected in more southerly regions in which suitable habitat is more disjunct. Furthermore, the low levels of population genetic structure were likely due to high levels of gene flow between regions and to large effective marten populations in the northern part of their distribution.
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- K A Zittlau
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9.
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Davis CS, Ni X, Quisenberry SS, Foster JE. Identification and quantification of hydroxamic acids in maize seedling root tissue and impact on western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larval development. J Econ Entomol 2000; 93:989-992. [PMID: 10902360 DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-93.3.989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Hydroxamic acid content was analyzed in the root tissue of four maize, Zea mays L., lines using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and related to western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, larval development and survivorship. Maize lines evaluated included Mp710 (PI 596627), MpSWCB-4, (PI 550498), Sc213 (PI 548792), and Dk580 (DeKalb commercial hybrid). Maize plants from each line were grown in test tubes containing a transparent agarose gel medium in a growth chamber. After 8 d of growth, root tissue of each line was harvested and hydroxamic acid content analyzed using HPLC. Three hydroxamic acids, 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one (DIMBOA), 6-methoxybenzoxazolinone (MBOA), and 2,4-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one (DIBOA), were identified in the maize roots tested. DIMBOA concentration was quantified and ranged from 246.37 +/- 70.53 micrograms to 91.84 +/- 49.82 micrograms DIMBOA per gram of root tissue. No significant difference was found among lines in D. v. virgifera larval development and survivorship.
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- C S Davis
- Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 68583-0816, USA
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Ghoneim MM, Block RI, Sarasin DS, Davis CS, Marchman JN. Tape-recorded hypnosis instructions as adjuvant in the care of patients scheduled for third molar surgery. Anesth Analg 2000; 90:64-8. [PMID: 10624980 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200001000-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED As medical costs continue to escalate, there is willingness to consider the role played by nontraditional factors in health. We investigated the usefulness of tape-recorded hypnosis instruction on perioperative outcome in surgical patients in a prospective, randomized, and partially blinded study. Sixty patients scheduled for third molar surgery were studied. Patients were allocated to either an experimental group (E) or a control group (C). Group E received an audio tape to listen to daily for the immediate preoperative week, which guided the patients through a hypnotic induction and included suggestions on enhancement of perioperative well-being. Group C did not receive any tapes. The same surgeon administered local anesthesia and a standard regimen of sedation and performed the operation for all patients. The following variables were assessed 1 wk before surgery, immediately before and after surgery, and for 3 days after surgery by the indicated measurements: State anxiety by a Spielberger scale; nausea and pain by visual analog scales; number of tablets of the analgesics that were used; number of episodes of vomiting; and complications. In addition, the surgeon's assessment of ease of surgery was recorded. Two variables showed differences between the groups. First, Group C exhibited a mean increase of 11.7 points on the Spielberger scale from the screening to the presurgery period, while Group E showed only a mean increase of 5.5 points during the same period, P = 0.01. Second, the mean number of vomiting episodes was more in Group E, 1.3, than in Group C, 0.3, P = 0.02. In conclusion, anxiety was reduced before surgery by means of an audio tape containing hypnotic instructions; however, for no apparent reason, there was also an increase in the incidence of vomiting. IMPLICATIONS We administered hypnosis instructions to patients before third molar surgery. Anxiety was reduced, but there was an increase in the incidence of vomiting. Although an easy and cost-effective method, the value of this approach remains to be established.
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- M M Ghoneim
- Department of Anesthesia, The University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
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If the relationship between two ordered categorical variables X and Y is influenced by a third categorical variable with K levels, the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel (CMH) correlation statistic QC is a useful stratum-adjusted summary statistic for testing the null hypothesis of no association between X and Y. Although motivated by and developed for the case of K I x J contingency tables, the correlation statistic QC is also applicable when X and Y are continuous variables. In this paper we derive a corresponding estimator of the average correlation coefficient for K I x J tables. We also study two estimates of the variance of the average correlation coefficient. The first is a restricted variance based on the variances of the observed cell frequencies under the null hypothesis of no association. The second is an unrestricted variance based on an asymptotic variance derived by Brown and Benedetti. The estimator of the average correlation coefficient works well in tables with balanced and unbalanced margins, for equal and unequal stratum-specific sample sizes, when correlation coefficients are constant over strata, and when correlation coefficients vary across strata. When the correlation coefficients are zero, close to zero, or the cell frequencies are small, the confidence intervals based on the restricted variance are preferred. For larger correlations and larger cell frequencies, the unrestricted confidence intervals give superior performance. We also apply the CMH statistic and proposed estimators to continuous non-normal data sampled from bivariate gamma distributions. We compare our methods to statistics for data sampled from normal distributions. The size and power of the CMH and normal theory statistics are comparable. When the stratum-specific sample sizes are small and the distributions are skewed, the proposed estimator is superior to the normal theory estimator. When the correlation coefficient is zero or close to zero, the restricted confidence intervals provide the best performance. None of the confidence intervals studied provides acceptable performances across all correlation coefficients, sample sizes and non-normal distributions.
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- L M Rubenstein
- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- C S Davis
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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Zwerling C, Sprince NL, Davis CS, Whitten PS, Wallace RR, Heeringa SG. Occupational injuries among older workers with disabilities: a prospective cohort study of the Health and Retirement Survey, 1992 to 1994. Am J Public Health 1998; 88:1691-5. [PMID: 9807538 PMCID: PMC1508572 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.88.11.1691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We tested the hypothesis that among older workers, disabilities in general, and hearing and visual impairments in particular, are risk factors for occupational injuries. METHODS Using the first 2 interviews of the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative survey of Americans aged 51 to 61 years, we conducted a prospective cohort study of 5600 employed nonfarmers. RESULTS Testing a logistic regression model developed in a previous cross-sectional study, we found that the following occupations and risk factors were associated with occupational injury as estimated by odds ratios: service personnel, odds ratio = 1.71 (95% confidence interval = 1.13, 2.57); mechanics and repairers, 3.47 (1.98, 6.10); operators and assemblers, 2.33 (1.51, 3.61); laborers, 3.16 (1.67, 5.98); jobs requiring heavy lifting, 2.05 (1.55, 2.70); self-employment, 0.50 (0.34, 0.73); and self-reported disability, 1.58 (1.14, 2.19). Replacing the general disability variable with specific hearing and visual impairment variables, we found that poor hearing (1.35 [0.95, 1.93]) and poor sight (1.45 [0.94, 2.22]) both had elevated odds ratios. CONCLUSIONS Poor sight and poor hearing, as well as work disabilities in general, are associated with occupational injuries among older workers.
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- C Zwerling
- Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242-5000, USA.
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Zwerling C, Whitten PS, Davis CS, Sprince NL. Occupational injuries among older workers with visual, auditory, and other impairments. A validation study. J Occup Environ Med 1998; 40:720-3. [PMID: 9729756 DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199808000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study aims to validate a previously defined model of the risk of occupational injuries among older workers with visual, auditory, or other impairments. That model was based upon the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). The previous logistic regression model was recalculated using data from the 1994 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The parameter estimates for impaired hearing (.181 in NHIS, 1.55 in HRS), impaired vision (2.42 in NHIS, 1.48 in HRS), and self-employment (0.22 in NHIS, 0.49 in HRS) were in same direction and of roughly the same magnitude. The previously defined model was confirmed using NHIS data. The data suggest that as the workforce ages, more attention must be paid to the accommodation of disabilities in the workplace, especially sensory impairments-poor vision and hearing.
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- C Zwerling
- University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City 52242, USA
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Groves L, Shellenberger MK, Davis CS. Tizanidine treatment of spasticity: a meta-analysis of controlled, double-blind, comparative studies with baclofen and diazepam. Adv Ther 1998; 15:241-51. [PMID: 10186943] [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: 02/11/2023]
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To conduct a meta-analysis of the antispastic efficacy and tolerability of tizanidine, we reviewed records of the European sponsor of tizanidine trials and selected double-blind, randomized studies of moderate duration in which oral tizanidine was compared with baclofen or diazepam. Studies were required to have individual patient data; three key outcome measures (Ashworth Rating Scale for muscle tone, a measure of muscle strength, and Global Tolerability to Treatment Rating); and patients with multiple sclerosis or cerebrovascular lesions. Ten trials involving 270 patients met these criteria. Seven studies used baclofen as the positive control; three used diazepam. As measured by Total and Lower Body Ashworth scores, tizanidine and similar spasticity-reducing effects to both baclofen and diazepam. Muscle strength was affected less by tizanidine than by either comparator, and investigators judged tizanidine to have greater tolerability. Within the limits of these comparisons, tizanidine, baclofen, and diazepam were equally effective in decreasing excessive muscle tone in patients with multiple sclerosis or cerebrovascular lesions. Muscle strength improved in all three treatment groups, but improvement was greatest with tizanidine.
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- L Groves
- Athena Neurosciences, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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Vartak S, McCaw R, Davis CS, Robbins ME, Spector AA. Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) is cytotoxic to 36B10 malignant rat astrocytoma cells but not to 'normal' rat astrocytes. Br J Cancer 1998; 77:1612-20. [PMID: 9635836 PMCID: PMC2150053 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This study compares the effect of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and its precursor linoleic acid (LA) on survival of 36B10 malignant rat astrocytoma cells and 'normal' rat astrocytes. GLA was cytotoxic to 36B10 cells but not to astrocytes. By contrast, LA supplementation did not affect the survival of either cell types. There were minor differences in the uptake, distribution and use of radiolabelled GLA and LA by the 36B10 cells and astrocytes. GLA and LA supplementation increased the total polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content of the cells indicating increased oxidative potential. However, elevated levels of 8-isoprostane, an indicator of increased oxidative stress, were only observed in the GLA supplemented 36B10 cells. Addition of the antioxidant trolox to GLA-enriched 36B10 cells blocked the cytotoxic effect. Further, GLA enhanced the radiation sensitivity of the astrocytoma cells but not the astrocytes; trolox blocked the GLA-mediated increase in astrocytoma cell radiosensitivity. LA did not affect the radiation response of either cell type. While cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors did not affect GLA cytotoxicity, they blocked the enhanced radiation response of GLA-supplemented cells. The lipoxygenase inhibitor NDGA did not affect the toxicity produced by GLA. Thus, GLA is toxic to the neoplastic astrocytoma cells but not to normal astrocytes.
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- S Vartak
- Radiation Research Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
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Subject selection and exclusion criteria employed in typical clinical effectiveness trials of investigational new drugs have two fundamental aims: (1) to ensure that patients entering a study are truly suffering from the condition the drug is intended to treat and (2) to maximize the likelihood that the study will detect an effect of the drug if, in fact, one exists. Typical protocol selection criteria not only specify exacting procedures for establishing and documenting the diagnosis of those recruited for a study but also seek to increase, relative to the prevalence in the general population, the proportion of individuals in the sample likely to respond to pharmacological treatment. Because it is ordinarily impossible to learn prior to extensive clinical experience with a new drug which, if any, patient characteristics reliably predict a consistent treatment response, strategies for sample "enrichment" typically operate by excluding patients (for example, those with very advanced and/or complicated illness, those with serious concomitant illness, those at the extremes of age, those with very mild illness, and so forth) in whom a dependable response to treatment seems unlikely on logical and/or generic grounds. Some studies use positive strategies for sample "enrichment." In studies evaluating drugs intended to treat recurrent episodes of psychiatric illnesses, many protocols recommend selective recruitment of patients with a history of meaningful positive responses to antipsychotic treatment during prior episodes. Sample selection procedures of these kinds impose limits on the generalizability of a study's results (i.e., external validity), but the use of nonrandom patient samples is ordinarily held to have no effect on the internal validity of the results. In short, studies employing highly selected patient samples are, despite their limited external validity, regularly accepted as valid sources of evidence bearing on a drug's effectiveness. There are exceptions, however; this paper describes one in which the use of a seemingly innocuous sample enrichment maneuver proved highly damaging to the ultimate credibility of an important multicenter trial. In particular, exposure to an experimental treatment during an open qualification phase may invalidate drug-placebo comparisons made during a later randomized, blinded, controlled phase. Our review of the trial also reveals that the enrichment maneuver employed probably failed to accomplish its intended aims, selecting patients whose improvements on the outcome variable may be as reasonably ascribed to chance as to drug effect. This is all the more surprising because the method of sample enrichment employed has much in common with those long recommended in the clinical trial literature.
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- P D Leber
- Division of Neuropharmacological Drug Products, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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Davis CS. Asymptomatic HIV under the ADA: the invisible, yet legitimate disability. J Contemp Health Law Policy 1998; 15:357-400. [PMID: 9989002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Zwerling C, Whitten PS, Davis CS, Sprince NL. Occupational injuries among workers with disabilities: the National Health Interview Survey, 1985-1994. JAMA 1997; 278:2163-6. [PMID: 9417010] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
CONTEXT As the baby boom generation ages, more people will be working with disabilities, but we have little information regarding how disabilities affect risk for occupational injury. OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that work-limiting disabilities in general and hearing and visual impairments in particular are risk factors for occupational injuries. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 1985 to 1994. PARTICIPANTS The 459827 participants in the NHIS from 1985 to 1994 who listed "working" as their primary activity, who were not farmers, and who were between 18 and 65 years of age. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Occupational injuries in the year preceding the interview causing a residual impairment at the time of interview. RESULTS After adjusting for occupation, self-employment, and age, occupational injury was associated with preceding work disability (odds ratio [OR], 1.36; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.19-1.56); blindness (OR, 3.21; 95% CI, 1.32-7.85); deafness (OR, 2.19; 95% CI, 1.17-4.12); hearing impairment (OR,1.55; 95% CI, 1.29-1.87); upper extremity impairment (OR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.05-2.05); and arthritis (OR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.07-1.68). Visual impairment was not associated with a significantly increased risk (OR, 1.37; 95% CI, 0.87-2.17). CONCLUSIONS Workers with disabilities, especially sensory impairments, appear to have an elevated risk for occupational injury. Further research in the design and evaluation of improved workplace accommodations for workers with these disabilities is needed.
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- C Zwerling
- Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242-5000, USA.
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