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Jacka BP, Bazerman LB, Dickerson C, Moody M, Martin J, Patry E, Cady T, Compere H, Boudreau M, Beckwith CG. Feasibility of hepatitis C virus testing and linkage in community supervision offices: Great potential but persistent challenges. Int J Drug Policy 2022; 103:103668. [PMID: 35367903 PMCID: PMC9070602 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103668] [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: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Persons involved with the justice system have an elevated risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) yet remain marginalized from treatment. Efforts to eliminate HCV will require targeted interventions within the justice system effective at providing diagnosis and treatment. METHODS We implemented a novel HCV screening and treatment intervention for persons under community supervision in Rhode Island, USA during April 2018--March 2020. Participants received rapid point-of-care HCV antibody testing onsite and referral to community laboratory and treatment services as indicated. We assessed the HCV care cascade to identify areas for improvement. RESULTS Overall, 483 individuals were screened for HCV antibody; 85 (18%) were positive. A minority of participants with positive HCV antibody tests (n=25/85, 29%) presented to community laboratories for confirmatory testing. Among participants that received HCV viral load results and linked to a treatment provider (n=12), four initiated treatment, three had record of completing treatment, and two were confirmed to have achieved cure. CONCLUSION Linkage to HCV viral load testing and treatment was challenging in this community supervision population, with substantial loss to follow-up at each step of the HCV cascade. Community supervision remains an important venue for case identification but substantial barriers to accessing HCV treatment exist. Innovative HCV diagnosis and treatment strategies are needed for community supervision populations.
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- Brendan P Jacka
- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Dickerson C. When Studying Cannot Help: A Medical Student's COVID-19 Experience. Am J Public Health 2021; 111:382-383. [PMID: 33566648 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2020.306103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Collin Dickerson
- Collin Dickerson is a third-year medical student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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Dickerson C, Patry EJ, Bazerman L, Martin J, Moody M, Beckwith C. 1063. Healthcare Utilization and Opportunities for HCV Testing and Treatment among Persons under Community Supervision in Pawtucket, RI. Open Forum Infect Dis 2020. [PMCID: PMC7777260 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background The burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is disproportionately borne by persons involved with the justice system. To explore missed opportunities for HCV screening and treatment among a justice-involved population, we examined healthcare utilization and prior opportunities for HCV testing and treatment among persons under community supervision enrolled in an HCV testing and linkage to care study in Rhode Island (RI). Methods Two hundred and fifty individuals under community supervision were recruited from an RI probation and parole office. Participants underwent a rapid HCV antibody test (OraSure Technologies) and a baseline survey, which queried participants on justice involvement, demographics, substance use, healthcare utilization and prior HCV testing. A positive HCV antibody test and no report of previous HCV testing was classified as a missed opportunity for testing. Self-reported prior HCV diagnosis with no history of treatment was classified as a missed opportunities for HCV treatment. Results Forty-five participants (18%) had reactive antibody tests. Of those 45, twenty-five (55%) reported previously being diagnosed with HCV, including thirteen who reported an HCV diagnosis over 10 years ago; none had received HCV treatment. In addition, 135 participants (61.1%) reported previously being tested for HCV; the most common site of prior testing was in jail/prison (n=87). Ten participants had missed opportunities for HCV testing, and 25 had missed opportunities for HCV treatment. Of participants with these missed opportunities, 97% had health insurance, 74% had been to a primary care provider in the past year, and 91% had ≥ 1 identifiable risk factor for HCV. Flowchart of HCV Antibody Test Results and History of HCV Testing ![]()
Healthcare Utilization among Persons with Missed Opportunities ![]()
Conclusion Screening for HCV at community supervision sites is an underutilized venue for HCV screening that can identify previously-undiagnosed HCV infections. Many persons under community supervision are aware of their HCV positive status but have never received treatment. Despite involvement in healthcare systems and adequate health insurance coverage, many patients with risk factors for HCV have not been tested for HCV or have only been tested for HCV while incarcerated. Investing in and implementing strategies to increase testing for HCV is necessary to maximize the care continuum in this priority population. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures
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- Collin Dickerson
- Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- University of Rhode Island, Royal Palm Beach, Florida
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- Probation & Parole Office, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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- Alpert Medical School of Brown University/The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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Dickerson C, Hsu Y, Mendoza S, Osman I, Ogilvie J, Patel K, Moreira AL. Quality Assurance After a Natural Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Sandy. Biopreserv Biobank 2018; 16:92-96. [PMID: 29298082 DOI: 10.1089/bio.2017.0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Biospecimen quality can vary depending on many pre- and post-collection variables. In this study, we consider a natural disaster as a post-collection variable that may have compromised the quality of frozen tissue specimens. To investigate this possible link, we compared the quality of nucleic acids, the level of antigenicity, and the preservation of histology from frozen specimens collected before and after the power outage caused by Hurricane Sandy. To analyze nucleic acid quality, we extracted both DNA and RNA and performed capillary electrophoresis to compare the quality and concentrations of the nucleic acids. To compare antigenicity, frozen sections were cut and immunostained for thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1), a nuclear transcription protein commonly used as a diagnostic biomarker for multiple cancer types, including thyroid and lung cancers. Positive expression of TTF-1, as noted by homogenous nuclear staining, would demonstrate that the TTF-1 proteins could still bind antibodies and, therefore, that these proteins were not significantly degraded. Furthermore, representative frozen sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin were also assessed qualitatively by a trained pathologist to examine any possible histologic aberrations. Due to the similar quality of the tissue samples collected before and after the storm, Hurricane Sandy had no discernable effect on the quality of frozen specimens, and these specimens exposed to the natural disaster are still valuable research tools.
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- Collin Dickerson
- 1 Center for Biospecimen Research and Development, New York University Langone Health , New York, New York
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- 1 Center for Biospecimen Research and Development, New York University Langone Health , New York, New York
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- 1 Center for Biospecimen Research and Development, New York University Langone Health , New York, New York
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- 2 Department of Medicine, Center for Biospecimen Research and Development, New York University Langone Health , New York, New York
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- 3 Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Health , New York, New York
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- 3 Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Health , New York, New York
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- 4 Department of Pathology, Center for Biospecimen Research and Development, New York University Langone Health , New York, New York
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Courtin S, Jiang C, Fruet G, Heine M, Jenkins D, Adsley P, Morris L, Regan P, Rudigier M, Montanari D, Della Negra S, de Séréville N, Haas F, Hammache F, Kirsebom O, Lesrel J, Meyer A, Montanari D, Auranen K, Avila M, Ayangeakaa A, Back B, Bottoni S, Carpenter M, Dickerson C, DiGiovine B, Greene J, Henderson D, Hoffman C, Janssens R, Kay B, Kuvin S, Lauritsen T, Pardo R, Rehm K, Santiago-Gonzalez D, Sethi J, Seweryniak D, Talwar R, Ugalde C, Zhu S, Deibel C, Marley S, Bourgin D, Stodel C, Lefebvre-Schuhl A, Almaraz-Calderon S, Fang X, Tang X, Alcorta M, Bucher B, Albers M, Bertone P. Cross section measurements in the 12C+12C system. EPJ Web Conf 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201716501015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Almaraz-Calderon S, Rehm KE, Gerken N, Avila ML, Kay BP, Talwar R, Ayangeakaa AD, Bottoni S, Chen AA, Deibel CM, Dickerson C, Hanselman K, Hoffman CR, Jiang CL, Kuvin SA, Nusair O, Pardo RC, Santiago-Gonzalez D, Sethi J, Ugalde C. Study of the ^{26}Al^{m}(d,p)^{27}Al Reaction and the Influence of the ^{26}Al 0^{+} Isomer on the Destruction of ^{26}Al in the Galaxy. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 119:072701. [PMID: 28949677 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.072701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The existence of ^{26}Al (t_{1/2}=7.17×10^{5} yr) in the interstellar medium provides a direct confirmation of ongoing nucleosynthesis in the Galaxy. The presence of a low-lying 0^{+} isomer (^{26}Al^{m}), however, severely complicates the astrophysical calculations. We present for the first time a study of the ^{26}Al^{m}(d,p)^{27}Al reaction using an isomeric ^{26}Al beam. The selectivity of this reaction allowed the study of ℓ=0 transfers to T=1/2, and T=3/2 states in ^{27}Al. Mirror symmetry arguments were then used to constrain the ^{26}Al^{m}(p,γ)^{27}Si reaction rate and provide an experimentally determined upper limit of the rate for the destruction of isomeric ^{26}Al via radiative proton capture reactions, which is expected to dominate the destruction path of ^{26}Al^{m} in asymptotic giant branch stars, classical novae, and core collapse supernovae.
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- S Almaraz-Calderon
- Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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Bucher B, Zhu S, Wu CY, Janssens RVF, Bernard RN, Robledo LM, Rodríguez TR, Cline D, Hayes AB, Ayangeakaa AD, Buckner MQ, Campbell CM, Carpenter MP, Clark JA, Crawford HL, David HM, Dickerson C, Harker J, Hoffman CR, Kay BP, Kondev FG, Lauritsen T, Macchiavelli AO, Pardo RC, Savard G, Seweryniak D, Vondrasek R. Direct Evidence for Octupole Deformation in ^{146}Ba and the Origin of Large E1 Moment Variations in Reflection-Asymmetric Nuclei. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 118:152504. [PMID: 28452498 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.152504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Despite the more than 1 order of magnitude difference between the measured dipole moments in ^{144}Ba and ^{146}Ba, the octupole correlations in ^{146}Ba are found to be as strong as those in ^{144}Ba with a similarly large value of B(E3;3^{-}→0^{+}) determined as 48(+21-29) W.u. The new results not only establish unambiguously the presence of a region of octupole deformation centered on these neutron-rich Ba isotopes, but also manifest the dependence of the electric dipole moments on the occupancy of different neutron orbitals in nuclei with enhanced octupole strength, as revealed by fully microscopic calculations.
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- B Bucher
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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Courtin S, Jiang C, Fruet G, Auranen K, Avila M, Ayangeakaa A, Back B, Bottoni S, Carpenter M, Dickerson C, DiGiovine B, Greene J, Henderson D, Hoffman C, Janssens R, Kay B, Kuvin S, Lauritsen T, Pardo R, Rehm K, Santiago-Gonzalez D, Sethi J, Seweryniak D, Talwar R, Ugalde C, Zhu S, Deibel C, Marley S, Bourgin D, Haas F, Heine M, Montanari D, Jenkins D, Morris L, Lefebvre-Schuhl A, Almaraz-Calderon S, Fang X, Tang X, Alcorta M, Bucher B, Albers M, Bertone P. How well do we understand the reaction rate of C burning? EPJ Web Conf 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201716300011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Bucher B, Zhu S, Wu CY, Janssens RVF, Cline D, Hayes AB, Albers M, Ayangeakaa AD, Butler PA, Campbell CM, Carpenter MP, Chiara CJ, Clark JA, Crawford HL, Cromaz M, David HM, Dickerson C, Gregor ET, Harker J, Hoffman CR, Kay BP, Kondev FG, Korichi A, Lauritsen T, Macchiavelli AO, Pardo RC, Richard A, Riley MA, Savard G, Scheck M, Seweryniak D, Smith MK, Vondrasek R, Wiens A. Direct Evidence of Octupole Deformation in Neutron-Rich ^{144}Ba. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 116:112503. [PMID: 27035298 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.112503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The neutron-rich nucleus ^{144}Ba (t_{1/2}=11.5 s) is expected to exhibit some of the strongest octupole correlations among nuclei with mass numbers A less than 200. Until now, indirect evidence for such strong correlations has been inferred from observations such as enhanced E1 transitions and interleaving positive- and negative-parity levels in the ground-state band. In this experiment, the octupole strength was measured directly by sub-barrier, multistep Coulomb excitation of a post-accelerated 650-MeV ^{144}Ba beam on a 1.0-mg/cm^{2} ^{208}Pb target. The measured value of the matrix element, ⟨3_{1}^{-}∥M(E3)∥0_{1}^{+}⟩=0.65(+17/-23) eb^{3/2}, corresponds to a reduced B(E3) transition probability of 48(+25/-34) W.u. This result represents an unambiguous determination of the octupole collectivity, is larger than any available theoretical prediction, and is consistent with octupole deformation.
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- B Bucher
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
- SUPA, Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
- CSNSM, IN2P3-CNRS, bâtiment 104-108, F-91405 Orsay Campus, France
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
- SUPA, Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Santiago-Gonzalez D, Jiang C, Rehm K, Alcorta M, Almaraz-Calderon S, Avila M, Ayangeakaa A, Back B, Bourgin D, Bucher B, Carpenter M, Courtin S, David H, Deibel C, Dickerson C, DiGiovine B, Fang X, Greene J, Haas F, Henderson D, Janssens R, Jenkins D, Lai J, Lauritsen T, Lefebvre-Schuhl A, Montanari D, Pardo R, Paul M, Seweryniak D, Tang X, Ugalde C, Zhu S. Fusion measurements of 12C+ 12C at energies of astrophysical interest. EPJ Web of Conferences 2016. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201611709011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kondrashev S, Barcikowski A, Dickerson C, Fischer R, Ostroumov PN, Vondrasek R, Pikin A. EBIS charge breeder for CARIBU. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:02B901. [PMID: 24593606 DOI: 10.1063/1.4824645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A high-efficiency charge breeder based on an Electron Beam Ion Source (EBIS) is being developed by the ANL Physics Division to increase the intensity and improve the purity of accelerated radioactive ion beams. A wide variety of low-energy neutron-rich ion beams are produced by the Californium Rare Isotope Breeder Upgrade (CARIBU) for the Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System (ATLAS). These beams will be charge-bred by an EBIS charge breeder to a charge-to-mass ratio (q/A) ≥ 1/7 and accelerated by ATLAS to energies of about 10 MeV/u. The assembly of the CARIBU EBIS charge breeder except the injection/extraction beam lines has been completed. This summer we started electron beam commissioning of the EBIS. The first results on electron beam extraction, transport from the electron gun to a high power electron collector are presented and discussed.
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- S Kondrashev
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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Kondrashev S, Dickerson C, Levand A, Ostroumov PN, Pardo RC, Savard G, Vondrasek R, Alessi J, Beebe E, Pikin A, Kuznetsov GI, Batazova MA. Development of electron beam ion source charge breeder for rare isotopes at Californium Rare Isotope Breeder Upgrade. Rev Sci Instrum 2012; 83:02A902. [PMID: 22380243 DOI: 10.1063/1.3660823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Recently, the Californium Rare Isotope Breeder Upgrade (CARIBU) to the Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System (ATLAS) was commissioned and became available for production of rare isotopes. Currently, an electron cyclotron resonance ion source is used as a charge breeder for CARIBU beams. To further increase the intensity and improve the purity of neutron-rich ion beams accelerated by ATLAS, we are developing a high-efficiency charge breeder for CARIBU based on an electron beam ion source (EBIS). The CARIBU EBIS charge breeder will utilize the state-of-the-art EBIS technology recently developed at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The electron beam current density in the CARIBU EBIS trap will be significantly higher than that in existing operational charge-state breeders based on the EBIS concept. The design of the CARIBU EBIS charge breeder is nearly complete. Long-lead components of the EBIS such as a 6-T superconducting solenoid and an electron gun have been ordered with the delivery schedule in the fall of 2011. Measurements of expected breeding efficiency using the BNL Test EBIS have been performed using a Cs(+) surface ionization ion source for external injection in pulsed mode. In these experiments we have achieved ∼70% injection∕extraction efficiency and breeding efficiency into the most abundant charge state of ∼17%.
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- S Kondrashev
- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA.
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Mitra AG, Dickerson C. Central nervous system tumor with associated unilateral ventriculomegaly: unusual prenatal presentation of subsequently diagnosed tuberous sclerosis. J Ultrasound Med 2000; 19:651-654. [PMID: 10972563 DOI: 10.7863/jum.2000.19.9.651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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- A G Mitra
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina 28232, USA
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O'Shaughnessy KM, Fu B, Dickerson C, Thurston D, Brown MJ. The gain-of-function G389R variant of the beta1-adrenoceptor does not influence blood pressure or heart rate response to beta-blockade in hypertensive subjects. Clin Sci (Lond) 2000; 99:233-8. [PMID: 11787477] [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: 02/23/2023]
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Mutation scanning of the beta1-adrenoceptor gene has identified a polymorphism, G389R, that markedly affects G-protein coupling of the receptor and resulting cAMP production. We have investigated the effect of this functionally active polymorphism on clinical response to beta-adrenoceptor blockade. Two cohorts of untreated hypertensive patients randomly assigned to a beta1-selective beta-blocker at the start of antihypertensive therapy were studied retrospectively to see if the G389R polymorphism influenced the response in terms of blood pressure and heart rate. The blood pressure and heart rate responses to treatment were assessed 4 weeks later and compared with the G389R genotype, ascertained by PCR/restriction fragment length polymorphism. The falls in blood pressure and heart rate for the first group (n = 92) by genotype were: GG, 20.1 +/- 3.5/13.9 +/- 2.7 mmHg (systolic/diastolic blood pressure), 18.4 +/- 2.2 beats/min; GR, 20.0 +/- 2.2/15.0 +/- 1.3 mmHg, 16.5 +/- 1.5 beats/min; RR, 20.8 +/- 2.3/13.4 +/- 1.1 mmHg, 16.0 +/- 1.4 beats/min. For the second group (n = 55) the corresponding falls were: GG, 17.0 +/- 4.3/11.2 +/- 3.4 mmHg, 12.0 +/- 3.5 beats/min; GR, 16.6 +/- 1.8/14.4 +/- 1.1 mmHg, 13.1 +/- 2.1 beats/min; RR, 18.0 +/- 1.6/13.0 +/- 1.4 mmHg, 14.4 +/- 1.4 beats/min. The G389R genotype also failed to have a significant effect on pretreatment blood pressure or heart rate in either group. These data suggest that, despite clear functional differences between the G389R receptor variants expressed in vitro, the polymorphism does not affect the haemodynamic response of hypertensive subjects to chronic beta1-adrenoceptor blockade.
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- K M O'Shaughnessy
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Addenbrooke's Centre for Clinical Investigation, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
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OBJECTIVE The amino-terminal polymorphisms, Arg16Gly and Gln27Glu, of the beta2-adrenergic receptor (beta2AR) have been shown to affect regulation of the receptor expression by an agonist in cell culture studies. The Arg16Gly polymorphism has also been recently shown to be associated with essential hypertension. We therefore evaluated whether the amino-terminal polymorphisms of beta2AR are associated with hypertension in a Caucasian population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We performed an association study in 298 hypertensive patients and an equal number of age-matched normotensive controls from the East Anglian region, with blood pressure assessed categorically and quantitatively. We also examined the influence of the amino-terminal polymorphisms on blood pressure response to beta-blockade in 144 of the patients randomly assigned to this class of drug. Genotyping of the Arg16Gly polymorphism was undertaken by a newly designed mismatched polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and digestion with Nde I, whereas the Gln27Glu polymorphism was genotyped by PCR followed by Fnu4H I cleavage. RESULTS We found no differences in the genotype or allele frequencies of the beta2AR polymorphisms between hypertensive and normotensive participants. There was also no association between the beta2AR genotypes and variations in either basal blood pressure or the blood pressure response to a beta-blocker. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that the amino-terminal polymorphisms of the beta2AR gene are unlikely to constitute major susceptibility for essential hypertension in the East Anglian population.
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- H Jia
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Cambridge, Addenbbrooke's Hospital, United Kingdom.
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Jia H, Hingorani AD, Sharma P, Hopper R, Dickerson C, Trutwein D, Lloyd DD, Brown MJ. Association of the G(s)alpha gene with essential hypertension and response to beta-blockade. Hypertension 1999; 34:8-14. [PMID: 10406816 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.34.1.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We examined whether the GNAS1 locus, encoding the G(s) protein alpha-subunit (G(s)alpha), is implicated in the genetic causes of essential hypertension. A common silent polymorphism (ATT-->ATC, Ile(131)) was identified in exon 5 of the G(s)alpha gene by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and DNA sequencing. This polymorphism consists of the presence (+) or absence (-) of a restriction site for FokI. Only 1 other rare allele was found in the coding region; the high GC content of the 5' noncoding sequence prevented mutation scanning of the promoter region of the gene. There was a significant difference in frequency of the FokI alleles between 268 white hypertensives (FokI+:FokI-, 51%:49%) and a matched group of 231 control subjects (FokI+:FokI-, 58%:42%) (P=0.02). Multiple regression analysis showed that the FokI genotype was independently related to the level of untreated systolic blood pressure in 294 well-characterized white hypertensives (P=0.01) but not in normotensives. The influence of the FokI allele on blood pressure (BP) response to beta-blockade was examined in 114 of the patients randomly assigned to this class of drug. Significant differences in frequency of the FokI allele were observed in the good responders (FokI+:FokI-, 62.5%:37.5%, n=36) versus the poor responders (FokI+:FokI-, 41.7%:58.3%, n=30) after beta-blocker therapy (P=0.02). In a multiple regression analysis, the G(s)alpha genotype was the only independent predictor of BP response. These results suggest that the GNAS1 locus might carry a functional variant that influences BP variation and response to beta-blockade in essential hypertension.
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- H Jia
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
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The L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) is a neuronal gene involved in the development of the nervous system. Mutations in L1CAM are known to cause several clinically overlapping X linked mental retardation conditions: X linked hydrocephalus (HSAS), MASA syndrome (mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, adducted thumbs), spastic paraplegia type I (SPG1), and X linked agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC). In an analysis of a family with HSAS, we identified a C-->T transition (C924T) in exon 8 that was initially thought to have no effect on the protein sequence as the alteration affected the third base of a codon (G308G). Extensive analysis of the other 27 exons showed no other alteration. A review of the sequence surrounding position 924 indicated that the C-->T transition created a potential 5' splice site consensus sequence, which would result in an in frame deletion of 69 bp from exon 8 and 23 amino acids of the L1CAM protein. RT-PCR of the RNA from an affected male fetus and subsequent sequence analysis confirmed the use of the new splice site. This is the first report of a silent nucleotide substitution in L1CAM giving rise to an alteration at the protein level. Furthermore, it shows that as mutation analysis plays an ever more important role in human genetics, the identification of a synonymous base change should not be routinely discounted as a neutral polymorphism.
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- Y Z Du
- J C Self Research Institute of Human Genetics, Greenwood Genetic Center, SC 29646, USA
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Severe traumatic injuries and infections are frequently accompanied by life-threatening shock and are associated with increases in the proinflammatory cytokines, particularly tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). The body's first perception of injury is the nociceptive or pain response. This response is induced at the site of injury and is transmitted systemically by sensory neuropeptides, the tachykinins, released from sensory afferent c-fiber neurons. We studied the role of tachykinins in regulating the production of proinflammatory cytokines induced by the administration of bacterial lipopolysaccharide. Destruction of terminal sensory nerve endings before lipopolysaccharide administration abrogates tachykinin synthesis and down-regulates TNF-alpha transcription and secretion. In contrast, the responses of interleukins-1 and -6 are unaffected. Pretreating animals with an antagonist for the substance P-specific NK-1 receptor also down-regulated the TNF-alpha response, whereas blockade of the NK-2 receptor had no effect. These findings indicate that substance P contributes to the induction of those cytokines that are involved in precipitating the shock response.
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- C Dickerson
- Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Normal human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) undergo rapid apoptosis during in vitro culture. In contrast, apoptosis is inhibited in PMN from patients with severe burns. This inhibition is not an inherent property of the cells but is caused by thermolabile factors present in the plasma. Endotoxin and the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) do not appear to be directly responsible. The ability of burn plasma to inhibit apoptosis was reduced by neutralizing antibodies to human granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). GM-CSF levels could not be detected in the burn plasma. However, the incubation of burn-derived or normal leukocyte populations consisting primarily of PMN in burn plasma induced the production of GM-CSF. The results suggest that activation of GM-CSF synthesis by factor(s) in burn plasma may play a role in regulating inflammation by the inhibition of apoptosis.
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- D Chitnis
- Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to determine if reduction of early postburn endotoxemia influences the cytokine cascade, clinical manifestations of sepsis, and mortality rate. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Translocational endotoxemia has been demonstrated postburn in animals and humans. Endotoxin is known to induce the cytokine cascade, which leads to the clinical manifestations of sepsis. Whether reduction of postburn endotoxemia could influence the induction of cytokines has not been demonstrated. METHODS In a prospective, randomized study, 76 burn patients were given polymyxin intravenously or served as control subjects. Polymyxin B was given intravenously for 1 week postburn in doses designed to neutralize circulating endotoxemia. RESULTS In the polymyxin group, there was a statistically significant reduction in the plasma endotoxin concentration. There was, however, no reduction in the sepsis score or the interleukin-6 levels, and no differences in mortality rates were seen between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Early postburn translocational endotoxemia can be treated with anti-endotoxin agents such as polymyxin B. This, however, does not influence the cytokine cascade or the mortality rate. The systemic inflammatory response syndrome is caused by cytokine induction from the injury and is unaffected by a reduction in the plasma endotoxin concentration.
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- A M Munster
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Meek M, Munster AM, Winchurch RA, Dickerson C. The Baltimore Sepsis Scale: measurement of sepsis in patients with burns using a new scoring system. J Burn Care Rehabil 1991; 12:564-8. [PMID: 1779011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A new sepsis scale has been developed, and it consists of 13 parameters, each of which is measured daily on a variable point scale. In 41 patients with major burns the Baltimore Sepsis scale correlated well with death or survival, with occurrence of septicemia, and with the level of serum interleukin-6. It did not correlate well with the level of plasma endotoxin or with the type of organism that was grown in blood cultures (gram-positive or gram-negative). We propose that the Baltimore Sepsis Scale would be an accurate and easy scale to use for the measurement of interventions that are aimed at improving the septic state.
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- M Meek
- Baltimore Regional Burn Center, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224
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Shawket S, Dickerson C, Hazleman B, Brown MJ. Prolonged effect of CGRP in Raynaud's patients: a double-blind randomised comparison with prostacyclin. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1991; 32:209-13. [PMID: 1931469 PMCID: PMC1368445 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1991.tb03883.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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1. Calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) is a potent endogenous vasodilator to which we have previously demonstrated a specific hypersensitivity in skin blood flow in the hands in patients with Raynaud's disease. 2. We have now investigated whether long infusion of CGRP can relieve symptoms of patients with Raynaud's disease using prostacyclin as a control. 3. Six patients were randomised to receive intravenous infusion of either human alpha-CGRP on one occasion, or prostacyclin (PGI2) on another occasion in a double-blind and cross-over design. The dose of each agent was initially titrated up to 8 ng kg-1 min-1 or to a maximum increase in heart rate of 25 beats min-1. 4. In addition to blood pressure, heart rate and skin blood flow measurements, infrared thermography and cold stress challenge was performed before, immediately after infusion and at 3 and 14 days post-infusion. 5. CGRP caused an increase in hand skin blood flow throughout its infusion, whilst PGI2 caused only a short lived increase. The thermographic results showed significant improvement in hand rewarming 3 days after CGRP but not after PGI2. 6. We conclude that 3 h infusion of CGRP was better tolerated than PGI2 and caused objective improvement up to 3 days. CGRP may be an alternative to PGI2 in some patients.
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- S Shawket
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
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Guo Y, Dickerson C, Chrest FJ, Adler WH, Munster AM, Winchurch RA. Increased levels of circulating interleukin 6 in burn patients. Clin Immunol Immunopathol 1990; 54:361-71. [PMID: 2406054 DOI: 10.1016/0090-1229(90)90050-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The serum levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) were determined in a population of burn patients. In all patients, IL-6 levels were increased over a 3-week interval with peak concentrations reached during the first week after injury. Patients receiving intravenous polymyxin B therapy according to a regimen designed to reduce endotoxemia manifested greatly reduced levels of both circulating endotoxins and IL-6. Certain patients not treated with polymyxin B showed extraordinarily large increases in IL-6 which were associated with lethal or life-threatening clinical complications. Increased IL-6 levels were also associated with decreased percentage of circulating T cells and corresponding increases in B cells. However, IL-6 did not produce any direct inhibitory effects in vitro on T cell representation or function.
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- Y Guo
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
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Davenport AP, Ashby MJ, Easton P, Ella S, Bedford J, Dickerson C, Nunez DJ, Capper SJ, Brown MJ. A sensitive radioimmunoassay measuring endothelin-like immunoreactivity in human plasma: comparison of levels in patients with essential hypertension and normotensive control subjects. Clin Sci (Lond) 1990; 78:261-4. [PMID: 2156645 DOI: 10.1042/cs0780261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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1. A radioimmunoassay has been developed for measuring endothelin-like immunoreactivity in human plasma using an antibody raised against endothelin-1 which also cross-reacts with big endothelin-1 and endothelin-2 but not endothelin-3. 2. The sensitivity of the assay was 1 fmol/tube with inter- and intra-assay coefficients of variation of 13% and 9%, respectively. Cross-reactivity with endothelin-3 and non-endothelin peptides was less than 1%. 3. Endothelin-like immunoreactivity was present in the plasma of hypertensive patients (n = 25) at a concentration of 5.7 +/- 0.5 pmol/l (mean +/- SEM), which was not significantly different from that of age-matched control subjects (5.1 +/- 0.5 pmol/l). At these levels, endothelin-1 is unlikely to function as a circulating hormone. 4. Within the normotensive group, the concentration of endothelin-like immunoreactivity in plasma was positively correlated with mean arterial blood pressure, but in hypertensive patients it showed a significant negative correlation.
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- A P Davenport
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, U.K
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The effects of intravenous infusion of three vasodilators on skin blood flow were studied in eight patients with Raynaud's phenomenon and eight controls, matched for age and sex, by means of the non-invasive technique of laser doppler flowmetry (LDF). The responses to calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP) were compared with those to the endothelium-dependent vasodilator adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and the endothelium-independent vasodilator prostacyclin (epoprostenol; PGI2). In the patients with Raynaud's phenomenon, CGRP induced flushing of the face and hands accompanied by a rise in skin blood flow, whereas in the controls CGRP caused flushing and increased blood flow only in the face. PGI2 caused similar rises in skin blood flow in the hands and face in both groups. ATP did not cause any significant changes in skin blood flow in the face or hands in the patients, but in the controls it increased skin blood flow in the face. Since the suprasensitivity to CGRP of skin blood flow in the hands of patients with Raynaud's phenomenon is not common to other vasodilators, it may reflect a deficiency of endogenous CGRP release in this disorder.
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- S Shawket
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
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Hill AS, Cochran CK, Dickerson C. Nursing care of the infant with erythroblastosis fetalis. J Pediatr Nurs 1989; 4:395-402. [PMID: 2689631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Care of the infant with erythroblastosis fetalis is most challenging for the neonatal intensive care nurse. The physiological changes that occur in utero continue to present at birth. The pathology and clinical manifestations, medical treatment, and nursing management of the infant with erythroblastosis fetalis are discussed to assist neonatal intensive care nurses in providing quality care.
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Baretta ED, Hawk CA, Bodeau PS, Anderson JE, Dickerson C, Adriano NP. Chemical material handling guides. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1978; 39:898-903. [PMID: 736002 DOI: 10.1080/0002889778507881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A system has been developed for providing information regarding chemicals, their hazards, and safe handling requirements to employees of Johnson Wax. To initiate the development of a Chemical Material Handling Guide, physical, chemical, and toxicological information is acquired on the chemical raw material, intermediate, or finished product. The guide is prepared by members of a "guides" committee each of whom is responsible for completing one or more of its sections. The five major sections deal with identification, hazard ratings, protective equipment requirements, emergency procedures, and storage, handling and disposal requirements for the chemical material.
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