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O'Toole D, Groth D, Wright H, Bonilla FA, Cunningham-Rundles C, Sullivan KE, Ochs HD, Marsh RA, Feuille E, Fuleihan RL. Outcomes among racial and ethnic minority groups with X-linked agammaglobulinemia from the USIDNET registry. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2023; 11:1945-1946. [PMID: 36965705 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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- Dana O'Toole
- Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Wash
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Wash
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY
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O'Toole D, Groth D, Wright H, Bonilla FA, Fuleihan RL, Cunningham-Rundles C, Sullivan KE, Ochs HD, Marsh R, Feuille E. X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Infection Frequency and Infection-Related Mortality in the USIDNET Registry. J Clin Immunol 2022; 42:827-836. [PMID: 35288819 PMCID: PMC8920804 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-022-01237-1] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is a primary immunodeficiency disorder caused by mutations in the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) gene leading to B lymphocyte deficiency and susceptibility to infection. A potential benefit of earlier diagnosis and treatment initiation on morbidity and mortality in XLA is incompletely understood. In the USIDNET Registry, we describe infection frequency and infection-related mortality in patients with XLA and their relationship to age of diagnosis and treatment initiation. Among the 231 XLA patients enrolled in the Registry, respiratory infections (N = 203, 88%) were the most commonly reported. Among those deceased (N = 20) where cause of death was known (N = 17), mortality was attributed to infection in most (N = 12, 71%). Chronic lung disease, often a consequence of repeated lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), was also a frequent complication associated with mortality (N = 9, 53%). Age of diagnosis in years was lower for those without LRTI compared to those with (median 1.5 [IQR 0.5–3.3] vs. median 3.0 [IQR 1.0–5.0], p = 0.0026) and among living patients compared to deceased (median 1.8 [IQR 0.5–5.0] vs. median 2.7 [IQR 1.6–6.0], p = 0.04). Age at treatment initiation in years was lower among those without LRTIs compared to those with (median 1.0 [IQR 0.4–2.4] vs. median 2.8 [IQR 1.0–5.4], p = 0.0006). For every year increase in age at start of therapy, the odds of experiencing a LRTI was 1.216 (OR 1.216, 95% CI 1.048–1.411, p = 0.01). Given the expected finding of reduced LRTIs and mortality among those with earlier age at diagnosis, our study findings support inclusion of XLA in newborn screening programs.
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- Dana O'Toole
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, 3959 Broadway, New York, NY, 10036, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, 3959 Broadway, New York, NY, 10036, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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Kolarova T, McDonnell M, Bouvier C, Pavel M, Singh H, Howe J, Singh S, O'Toole D, Chen J, Leyden S, Gellerman E, Dureja S, Rodien-Louw C, Van Genechten D. 1113P Care for neuroendocrine tumor patients, monitored by medical oncologists: Comparative data Europe vs North America. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Nguyen TNQ, Maguire A, Mooney C, Jackson N, Lynam‐Lennon N, Weldon V, Muldoon C, Maguire AA, O'Toole D, Ravi N, Reynolds JV, O'Sullivan J, Meade AD. Prediction of pathological response to neo‐adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for oesophageal cancer using vibrational spectroscopy. Translational Biophotonics 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/tbio.202000014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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- Thi N. Q. Nguyen
- Centre for Radiation and Environmental Science, Focas Research Institute Technological University Dublin Dublin Ireland
- School of Physics and Clinical and Optometric Sciences Technological University Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Centre for Radiation and Environmental Science, Focas Research Institute Technological University Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- School of Computer Science University College Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Centre for Radiation and Environmental Science, Focas Research Institute Technological University Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin St James's Hospital Dublin Ireland
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- Centre for Radiation and Environmental Science, Focas Research Institute Technological University Dublin Dublin Ireland
- School of Physics and Clinical and Optometric Sciences Technological University Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology St. James's Hospital Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology St. James's Hospital Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology St. James's Hospital Dublin Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin St James's Hospital Dublin Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin St James's Hospital Dublin Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin St James's Hospital Dublin Ireland
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- Centre for Radiation and Environmental Science, Focas Research Institute Technological University Dublin Dublin Ireland
- School of Physics and Clinical and Optometric Sciences Technological University Dublin Dublin Ireland
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Masterson CH, Murphy EJ, Gonzalez H, Major I, McCarthy SD, O'Toole D, Laffey JG, Rowan NJ. Purified β-glucans from the Shiitake mushroom ameliorates antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced pulmonary sepsis. Lett Appl Microbiol 2020; 71:405-412. [PMID: 32706908 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bacterial infection remains the main cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome and is a leading cause of death and disability in critically ill patients. Here we report on the use of purified β-glucan (lentinan) extracts from Lentinus edodes (Shiitake) mushroom that can reduce infection by a multidrug-resistant clinical isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a rodent pneumonia model, likely through immunomodulation. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to intra-tracheal administration of K. pneumoniae to induce pulmonary sepsis and randomized to three groups; vehicle control (Vehicle, n = 12), commercial lentinan (CL, n = 8) or in-house extracted lentinan (IHL, n = 8) were administered intravenously 1 h postinfection. Physiological parameters and blood gas analysis were measured, bacterial counts from bronchoalveolar-lavage (BAL) were determined, along with differential staining of white cells and measurement of protein concentration in BAL 48 h after pneumonia induction. Use of IHL extract significantly decreased BAL CFU counts. Both CL and IHL extractions reduced protein concentration in BAL. Use of IHL resulted in an improvement in physiological parameters compared to controls and CL. In conclusion, administration of lentinan to treat sepsis-induced lung injury appears safe and effective and may exert its effects in an immunomodulatory manner.
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- C H Masterson
- Lung Biology Group, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Bioscience Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone, Ireland
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- Lung Biology Group, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Materials Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone, Ireland
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- Lung Biology Group, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Lung Biology Group, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Lung Biology Group, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.,Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Centre for Disinfection, Sterilisation and Biosecurity, Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone, Ireland
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O'Connell J, Keohane S, McGreal-Bellone A, McDonagh P, Naimimohasses S, Kennedy U, Dunne C, Hartery K, Larkin J, MacCarthy F, Meaney J, McKiernan S, Norris S, O'Toole D, Kevans D. Characteristics and outcomes of acute colitis diagnosed on cross-sectional imaging presenting via the emergency department in an Irish academic medical centre. Ir J Med Sci 2020; 189:1115-1121. [PMID: 31925651 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-019-02162-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS A significant proportion of patients presenting to the Emergency Department with gastrointestinal symptoms that result in cross-sectional imaging receive a radiological diagnosis of colitis. We aimed to review the characteristics, outcomes, and final diagnoses of new emergency department presentations with colitis diagnosed on cross-sectional imaging. METHODS A radiology database was interrogated to identify patients admitted from the Emergency Department of St James's Hospital whose cross-sectional imaging demonstrated colitis. Baseline demographic data, information on inpatient investigations, final diagnoses, and outcomes were recorded. Adverse outcomes were defined as a requirement for surgery, intensive care unit (ICU) stay, or mortality RESULTS: A total of 118 patients, 67% female, were identified with a median age of 64 years (range 16.9-101.2). Median (range) admission duration was 10 days (1-241). Final colitis diagnoses were infectious (28%), undefined (27%), reactive (18%), inflammatory bowel disease (11%), ischaemic (9%), chemotherapy-associated (3%), diverticular (3%), and medication-associated (1%). Colonic perforation, colectomy, and mortality occurred in 1%, 5%, and 13% of the cohort respectively. On univariate analysis, low haemoglobin, low albumin, high lactate, and male gender were associated with adverse outcomes with the following odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were low haemoglobin 1.49 [1.15-1.92] P = 0.002, low albumin 1.16 [1.07-1.25] P = 0.0002, lactate 1.65 [1.13-2.42] P = 0.009, and male gender 3.09 [1.23-7.77] P = 0.019. On multivariate analysis, male gender was associated with adverse outcomes. CONCLUSION Patients presenting to the Emergency Department with a colitis, requiring an abdominal CT are a heterogenous group with a proportion having concomitant intra-abdominal pathology resulting in critical illness. Hence their is a significant morbidity and mortality observed in this cohort which should not be extrapolated to a general population of patients presenting with colitis. In this cohort of patients, anaemia, hypoalbuminaemia, and elevated lactate in patients presenting to the ED with acute colitis are significantly associated with adverse outcomes. Early recognition of these prognostic factors may identify the cohort of patients who are best managed in a high-dependency setting.
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- J O'Connell
- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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McDonnell M, O'Toole D, Ward C, Pearson J, Lordan J, De Soyza A, Loebinger M, Chalmers J, Laffey J, Rutherford R. A qualitative synthesis of gastro-oesophageal reflux in bronchiectasis: Current understanding and future risk. Respir Med 2018; 141:132-143. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Högler S, Mauri N, Kleiter M, Leschnik M, Oevermann A, Henke D, Dietschi E, Wiedmer M, Dietrich J, Steffen F, Schuller S, Gurtner C, Stokar-Regenscheit N, O'Toole D, Bilzer T, Herden C, Jagannathan V, Leeb T. Genetic Variants in Kcnj10 and Atp1b2 in Malinois Puppies with Spongy Degeneration and Cerebellar Ataxia. J Comp Pathol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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O'Toole D, Hunter R, Allen T, Zekarias B, Lehmann J, Kim KS, Grab D, Corbeil LB. Effect of Histophilus somni on Heart and Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells. Vet Pathol 2017; 54:629-639. [PMID: 28178428 DOI: 10.1177/0300985817691581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 01/01/2023]
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Histophilus somni is a pathogenic gram-negative bacterium responsible for pneumonia and septicemia in cattle. Sequelae include infectious thrombotic meningoencephalitis (ITME), myocarditis, arthritis, and abortion. These syndromes are associated with widespread vasculitis and thrombosis, implicating a role for endothelium in pathogenesis. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical investigation of 10 natural cases of bovine H. somni myocarditis and 1 case of ITME revealed intravascular H. somni in large biofilm-like aggregates adherent to the luminal surface of microvascular endothelium. Ultrastructurally, bacterial communities were extracellular and closely associated with degenerating or contracted endothelial cells. Histophilus somni was identified by bacterial culture and/or immunohistochemistry. Western blots of the bacterial isolates revealed that they expressed the immunodominant protective 40 kDa OMP and immunoglobulin-binding protein A (IbpA) antigens. The latter is a large surface antigen and shed fibrillar antigen with multiple domains. The cytotoxic DR2Fic domain of IbpA was conserved as demonstrated by polymerase chain reaction. Treatment of endothelial cells in vitro with IbpA in crude culture supernatants or purified recombinant GST-IbpA DR2Fic (rDR2) cytotoxin induced retraction of cultured bovine brain microvascular endothelial cells. By contrast, no retraction of bovine endothelium was induced by mutant rDR2H/A with an inactive Fic motif or by a GST control, indicating that the cytotoxic DR2Fic motif plays an important role in endothelial cell retraction in vasculitis. The formation of biofilm-like aggregates by H. somni on bovine microvascular endothelium may be fundamental to its pathogenesis in heart and brain.
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- D O'Toole
- 1 Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- 2 Hunter Cattle Company LLC, Wheatland, WY, USA
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- 1 Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.,3 Current: Advantage Veterinary, Nampa, ID, USA
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- 4 Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.,5 Current: Ceva-Biommune, Lenexa, KS, USA
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- 5 Current: Ceva-Biommune, Lenexa, KS, USA.,6 Current: BioLegend San Diego, CA, USA
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- 7 School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- 7 School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- 4 Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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The inaugural issue of Pathologia Veterinaria in 1964 contained the first detailed account of lesions in aborted fetuses following natural, experimental, and postvaccinal infection with bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1). The article, written by pathologists Kennedy and Richards, described diagnostic gross and histologic features in 13 bovine fetuses. The authors provided clinical and epidemiologic features of 1 postvaccination outbreak, including the absence of clinical signs in infected dams and the propensity for abortions to occur after 6 months' gestation. Subsequent field and experimental studies corroborated and expanded these observations. As a result of this and later reports, veterinarians became alert to the association between infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and abortion, including the risks of exposing pregnant cattle to live vaccinal BoHV-1. Methods were developed to corroborate a morphologic diagnosis of herpetic abortion in cattle, including immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, and polymerase chain reaction methods. Outbreaks of postvaccinal BoHV-1 abortion in the United States began to be reported with apparently increased frequency in the early 2000s. This coincided with licensure in 2003 of modified live BoHV-1 vaccines intended for use in pregnant cattle, which are now sold by 3 manufacturers. Ten recent herd episodes of postvaccinal BoHV-1 abortion are reported. All 10 BoHV-1 isolates had single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) profiles previously identified in a group of BoHV-1 isolates that contains vaccine strains, based on a BoHV-1 SNP classification system. They lacked SNP features typical of those in characterized field-type strains of BoHV-1.
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- D O'Toole
- Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA
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- Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Knigge U, Capdevila J, Bartsch DK, Baudin E, Falkerby J, Kianmanesh R, Kos-Kudla B, Niederle B, Nieveen van Dijkum E, O'Toole D, Pascher A, Reed N, Sundin A, Vullierme MP. ENETS Consensus Recommendations for the Standards of Care in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Follow-Up and Documentation. Neuroendocrinology 2017; 105:310-319. [PMID: 28222443 DOI: 10.1159/000458155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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ENETS consensus recommendations for the standards of care in neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) concerning follow-up and documentation are considered in this review. The documentation of patients with NEN should include the most relevant data characterizing an individual patient from the first contact with his/her physician/hospital until his/her last presentation during follow-up. It is advocated that follow-up occurs in specialized NEN centers with regular NEN tumor boards with expert panels. The follow-up should be in accordance with the ENETS consensus guidelines from 2011 and 2016, the present and coming WHO classification and ENETS/UICC recommendations for TNM staging. The recommendations for follow-up in patients with thymic, bronchopulmonary and gastroenteropancreatic NEN are given in Table 1. However, it should be stressed that evidence-based studies for follow-up are largely missing.
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- U Knigge
- Departments of Surgery and Clinical Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Nadimpalli SS, Salsgiver E, O'Toole D, Saiman L, Babina A, Graham P, Foca M. Improving case finding of invasive aspergillosis in children using string searches. Am J Infect Control 2016; 44:1752-1754. [PMID: 27375058 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Surveillance for invasive Aspergillus (IA) in children is complex. We performed a retrospective study (2004-2013) using string searches of relevant terms within histopathology and radiology reports in efforts to improve detection of IA. Overall, 22 children met IA criteria, of whom 5 (23%) were only identified by string searches.
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O'Farrell NJ, Feighery R, Picardo SL, Lynam-Lennon N, Biniecka M, McGarrigle SA, Phelan JJ, MacCarthy F, O'Toole D, Fox EJ, Ravi N, Reynolds JV, O'Sullivan J. Changes in mitochondrial stability during the progression of the Barrett's esophagus disease sequence. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:497. [PMID: 27431913 PMCID: PMC4950724 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2544-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background Barrett’s esophagus follows the classic step-wise progression of metaplasia-dysplasia-adenocarcinoma. While Barrett’s esophagus is a leading known risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma, the pathogenesis of this disease sequence is poorly understood. Mitochondria are highly susceptible to mutations due to high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) coupled with low levels of DNA repair. The timing and levels of mitochondria instability and dysfunction across the Barrett’s disease progression is under studied. Methods Using an in-vitro model representing the Barrett’s esophagus disease sequence of normal squamous epithelium (HET1A), metaplasia (QH), dysplasia (Go), and esophageal adenocarcinoma (OE33), random mitochondrial mutations, deletions and surrogate markers of mitochondrial function were assessed. In-vivo and ex-vivo tissues were also assessed for instability profiles. Results Barrett’s metaplastic cells demonstrated increased levels of ROS (p < 0.005) and increased levels of random mitochondrial mutations (p < 0.05) compared with all other stages of the Barrett’s disease sequence in-vitro. Using patient in-vivo samples, Barrett’s metaplasia tissue demonstrated significantly increased levels of random mitochondrial deletions (p = 0.043) compared with esophageal adenocarcinoma tissue, along with increased expression of cytoglobin (CYGB) (p < 0.05), a gene linked to oxidative stress, compared with all other points across the disease sequence. Using ex-vivo Barrett’s metaplastic and matched normal patient tissue explants, higher levels of cytochrome c (p = 0.003), SMAC/Diablo (p = 0.008) and four inflammatory cytokines (all p values <0.05) were secreted from Barrett’s metaplastic tissue compared with matched normal squamous epithelium. Conclusions We have demonstrated that increased mitochondrial instability and markers of cellular and mitochondrial stress are early events in the Barrett’s disease sequence.
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- N J O'Farrell
- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Education and Research Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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Hemochromatosis is an inherited defect in Salers cattle, characterized by increased iron absorption and wasting in young animals. Loss of teeth and soft bones has been reported. This study details bone changes in a prospective study of an affected Salers heifer and an age-matched, half-sibling control. The heifer fell 2 weeks before euthanasia, developed non-weight bearing lameness, and then became recumbent. At necropsy, the heifer was smaller than the control and had fractures of the humerus, femur, and ribs. Distinctive circumferential laminations in the outer third of the cortex were seen radiographically as layers of variably decreased density. In midshaft cross sections, the cortex was wider in some long bones, and fluorescent labeling revealed irregular and intermittent mineralization in the outer cortical layers. Mineral apposition rates in osteons of the inner cortex were decreased as compared with the control, and longitudinal bone formation at the growth plate was markedly decreased. Histologically, there were buried layers of osteopenic, poorly mineralized plexiform bone in outer circumferential lamellae. There was stainable iron in woven bone cores of the matrix. Iron was found in occasional osteoclasts as well. The mandible was severely affected, with loss of cortical bone as well as trabecular bone around the teeth and resorption of dental roots. Bone analysis revealed iron levels in the affected calf that were 30–50 times greater than the control and decreased percent ash in the outer cortex. These results indicate that periosteal dysplasia and osteopenia are responsible for pathologic fractures and tooth loss.
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- R W Norrdin
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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Abomasal emptying defect (AED) is a disease syndrome that primarily affects Suffolk sheep and is characterized by distension and impaction of the abomasum. No histologic lesion has been consistently associated with this condition. There is no known etiology. In this study, nine cases of AED were identified by necropsy, including three rams and six ewes between 2 and 6 years of age. Four of the cases occurred sporadically, and five ewes were submitted on the same day from a single flock. Histologic examination of celiacomesenteric ganglia from six of the affected sheep revealed scattered chromatolytic or necrotic neurons, without inflammation. Chromatolytic neurons were observed more frequently in AED-affected sheep than in seven healthy Suffolk sheep ( P < 0.08, weak statistical support). Neuronal necrosis was not observed in any of the healthy sheep. Lineage records of the flock that suffered an outbreak were incompatible with the possibility of a simple inheritance pattern for this disease; furthermore, the very occurrence of AED in outbreak form is inconsistent with transmission solely by inheritance. Only one of the six tested sheep showed concurrent immunohistochemical evidence of scrapie. The lesion pattern in celiacomesenteric ganglia is suggestive of a neurotoxicosis. Neuronal lesions of AED resemble dysautonomic diseases of humans and other animals.
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- S J Pruden
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, 2001 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802, USA
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Niederle B, Pape UF, Costa F, Gross D, Kelestimur F, Knigge U, Öberg K, Pavel M, Perren A, Toumpanakis C, O'Connor J, O'Toole D, Krenning E, Reed N, Kianmanesh R. ENETS Consensus Guidelines Update for Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Jejunum and Ileum. Neuroendocrinology 2016; 103:125-38. [PMID: 26758972 DOI: 10.1159/000443170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 291] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- B Niederle
- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Pape UF, Niederle B, Costa F, Gross D, Kelestimur F, Kianmanesh R, Knigge U, Öberg K, Pavel M, Perren A, Toumpanakis C, O'Connor J, Krenning E, Reed N, O'Toole D. ENETS Consensus Guidelines for Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Appendix (Excluding Goblet Cell Carcinomas). Neuroendocrinology 2016; 103:144-52. [PMID: 26730583 DOI: 10.1159/000443165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- U-F Pape
- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charitx00E9; Universitx00E4;tsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Delle Fave G, O'Toole D, Sundin A, Taal B, Ferolla P, Ramage JK, Ferone D, Ito T, Weber W, Zheng-Pei Z, De Herder WW, Pascher A, Ruszniewski P. ENETS Consensus Guidelines Update for Gastroduodenal Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Neuroendocrinology 2016; 103:119-24. [PMID: 26784901 DOI: 10.1159/000443168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- G Delle Fave
- Department of Digestive and Liver Disease, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, Rome, Italy
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Pavel M, O'Toole D, Costa F, Capdevila J, Gross D, Kianmanesh R, Krenning E, Knigge U, Salazar R, Pape UF, Öberg K. ENETS Consensus Guidelines Update for the Management of Distant Metastatic Disease of Intestinal, Pancreatic, Bronchial Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (NEN) and NEN of Unknown Primary Site. Neuroendocrinology 2016; 103:172-85. [PMID: 26731013 DOI: 10.1159/000443167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 659] [Impact Index Per Article: 82.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- M Pavel
- Charite Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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Garcia-Carbonero R, Sorbye H, Baudin E, Raymond E, Wiedenmann B, Niederle B, Sedlackova E, Toumpanakis C, Anlauf M, Cwikla JB, Caplin M, O'Toole D, Perren A. ENETS Consensus Guidelines for High-Grade Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors and Neuroendocrine Carcinomas. Neuroendocrinology 2016; 103:186-94. [PMID: 26731334 DOI: 10.1159/000443172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 375] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- R Garcia-Carbonero
- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Phelan JJ, Feighery R, Eldin OS, Meachair SÓ, Cannon A, Byrne R, MacCarthy F, O'Toole D, Reynolds JV, O'Sullivan J. Examining the connectivity between different cellular processes in the Barrett tissue microenvironment. Cancer Lett 2015; 371:334-46. [PMID: 26688097 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.11.041] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In Barrett associated tumorigenesis, oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis are reprogrammed early in the disease sequence and act mutually to promote disease progression. However, the link between energy metabolism and its connection with other central cellular processes within the Barrett microenvironment is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between metabolism (ATP5B/GAPDH), hypoxia (HIF1α), inflammation (IL1β/SERPINA3), p53 and obesity status using in-vivo and ex-vivo models of Barrett oesophagus. At the protein level, ATP5B (r = 0.71, P < 0.0001) and p53 (r = 0.455, P = 0.015) were found to be strongly associated with hypoxia. In addition, levels of ATP5B (r = 0.53, P = 0.0031) and GAPDH (r = -0.39, P = 0.0357) were positively associated with p53 expression. Moreover, we demonstrate that ATP5B (r = 0.8, P < 0.0001) and GAPDH (r = 0.43, P = 0.022) were positively associated with IL1β expression. Interestingly, obesity was negatively associated with oxidative phosphorylation (r = -0.6016, P = 0.0177) but positively associated with glycolysis (r = 0.743, P = 0.0015). Comparable correlations were exhibited in the ex-vivo explant tissue between metabolism, p53, hypoxia, inflammation and angiogenesis (P < 0.05). We have shown that metabolism is closely linked with many cellular processes in the Barrett tissue microenvironment.
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- J J Phelan
- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Health Decision Science (CHeDS), School of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Heetfeld M, Chougnet CN, Olsen IH, Rinke A, Borbath I, Crespo G, Barriuso J, Pavel M, O'Toole D, Walter T. Characteristics and treatment of patients with G3 gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. Endocr Relat Cancer 2015; 22:657-64. [PMID: 26113608 DOI: 10.1530/erc-15-0119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Data on gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) G3 (well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NET G3) and neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC)) are limited. We retrospectively study patients with NET G3 and NEC from eight European centers. Data examined included clinical and pathological characteristics at diagnosis, therapies and outcomes. Two hundred and four patients were analyzed (37 NET G3 and 167 NEC). Median age was 64 (21-89) years. Tumor origin included pancreas (32%) and colon-rectum (27%). The primary tumor was resected in 82 (40%) patients. Metastatic disease was evident at diagnosis in 88% (liver metastases: 67%). Median Ki-67 index was 70% (30% in NET G3 and 80% in NEC; P<0.001). Median overall survival (OS) for all patients was 23 (95% CI: 18-28) months and significantly higher in NET G3 (99 vs 17 months in NEC; HR=8.3; P<0.001). Platinum-etoposide first line chemotherapy was administered in 113 (68%) NEC and 12 (32%) NET G3 patients. Disease control rate and progression free survival (PFS) were significantly higher in NEC compared to NET G3 (P<0.05), whereas OS was significantly longer in NET G3 (P=0.003). Second- and third-line therapies (mainly FOLFIRI and FOLFOX) were given in 79 and 39 of NEC patients; median PFS and OS were 3.0 and 7.6 months respectively after second-line and 2.5 and 6.2 months after third-line chemotherapy. In conclusion, NET G3 and NEC are characterized by significant differences in Ki-67 index and outcomes. While platinum-based chemotherapy is effective in NEC, it seems to have limited value in NET G3.
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- M Heetfeld
- Department of Hepatology and GastroenterologyCharité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Nuclear MedicineHopital Saint Louis, Paris, FranceDepartment of Surgical GastroenterologyEuropean NET Center of Excellence, Rigshospitalet, DenmarkDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University, Marburg, GermanyDepartment of GastroenterologyCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, BelgiumDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, SpainDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Univeristario La Paz, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Medicine and GastroenterologySt James's and St Vincent's Hospitals and TCD, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Hepatology and GastroenterologyEdouard Herriot Hospital, University of Lyon, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Department of Hepatology and GastroenterologyCharité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Nuclear MedicineHopital Saint Louis, Paris, FranceDepartment of Surgical GastroenterologyEuropean NET Center of Excellence, Rigshospitalet, DenmarkDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University, Marburg, GermanyDepartment of GastroenterologyCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, BelgiumDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, SpainDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Univeristario La Paz, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Medicine and GastroenterologySt James's and St Vincent's Hospitals and TCD, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Hepatology and GastroenterologyEdouard Herriot Hospital, University of Lyon, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Department of Hepatology and GastroenterologyCharité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Nuclear MedicineHopital Saint Louis, Paris, FranceDepartment of Surgical GastroenterologyEuropean NET Center of Excellence, Rigshospitalet, DenmarkDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University, Marburg, GermanyDepartment of GastroenterologyCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, BelgiumDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, SpainDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Univeristario La Paz, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Medicine and GastroenterologySt James's and St Vincent's Hospitals and TCD, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Hepatology and GastroenterologyEdouard Herriot Hospital, University of Lyon, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Department of Hepatology and GastroenterologyCharité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Nuclear MedicineHopital Saint Louis, Paris, FranceDepartment of Surgical GastroenterologyEuropean NET Center of Excellence, Rigshospitalet, DenmarkDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University, Marburg, GermanyDepartment of GastroenterologyCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, BelgiumDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, SpainDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Univeristario La Paz, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Medicine and GastroenterologySt James's and St Vincent's Hospitals and TCD, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Hepatology and GastroenterologyEdouard Herriot Hospital, University of Lyon, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Department of Hepatology and GastroenterologyCharité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Nuclear MedicineHopital Saint Louis, Paris, FranceDepartment of Surgical GastroenterologyEuropean NET Center of Excellence, Rigshospitalet, DenmarkDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University, Marburg, GermanyDepartment of GastroenterologyCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, BelgiumDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, SpainDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Univeristario La Paz, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Medicine and GastroenterologySt James's and St Vincent's Hospitals and TCD, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Hepatology and GastroenterologyEdouard Herriot Hospital, University of Lyon, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Department of Hepatology and GastroenterologyCharité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Nuclear MedicineHopital Saint Louis, Paris, FranceDepartment of Surgical GastroenterologyEuropean NET Center of Excellence, Rigshospitalet, DenmarkDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University, Marburg, GermanyDepartment of GastroenterologyCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, BelgiumDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, SpainDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Univeristario La Paz, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Medicine and GastroenterologySt James's and St Vincent's Hospitals and TCD, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Hepatology and GastroenterologyEdouard Herriot Hospital, University of Lyon, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Department of Hepatology and GastroenterologyCharité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Nuclear MedicineHopital Saint Louis, Paris, FranceDepartment of Surgical GastroenterologyEuropean NET Center of Excellence, Rigshospitalet, DenmarkDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University, Marburg, GermanyDepartment of GastroenterologyCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, BelgiumDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, SpainDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Univeristario La Paz, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Medicine and GastroenterologySt James's and St Vincent's Hospitals and TCD, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Hepatology and GastroenterologyEdouard Herriot Hospital, University of Lyon, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Department of Hepatology and GastroenterologyCharité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Nuclear MedicineHopital Saint Louis, Paris, FranceDepartment of Surgical GastroenterologyEuropean NET Center of Excellence, Rigshospitalet, DenmarkDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University, Marburg, GermanyDepartment of GastroenterologyCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, BelgiumDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, SpainDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Univeristario La Paz, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Medicine and GastroenterologySt James's and St Vincent's Hospitals and TCD, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Hepatology and GastroenterologyEdouard Herriot Hospital, University of Lyon, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Department of Hepatology and GastroenterologyCharité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Nuclear MedicineHopital Saint Louis, Paris, FranceDepartment of Surgical GastroenterologyEuropean NET Center of Excellence, Rigshospitalet, DenmarkDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University, Marburg, GermanyDepartment of GastroenterologyCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, BelgiumDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, SpainDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Univeristario La Paz, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Medicine and GastroenterologySt James's and St Vincent's Hospitals and TCD, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Hepatology and GastroenterologyEdouard Herriot Hospital, University of Lyon, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Department of Hepatology and GastroenterologyCharité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Nuclear MedicineHopital Saint Louis, Paris, FranceDepartment of Surgical GastroenterologyEuropean NET Center of Excellence, Rigshospitalet, DenmarkDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University, Marburg, GermanyDepartment of GastroenterologyCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, BelgiumDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, SpainDepartment of Medical OncologyHospital Univeristario La Paz, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Medicine and GastroenterologySt James's and St Vincent's Hospitals and TCD, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Hepatology and GastroenterologyEdouard Herriot Hospital, University of Lyon, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France
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Phelan JJ, MacCarthy F, Feighery R, O'Farrell NJ, Lynam-Lennon N, Doyle B, O'Toole D, Ravi N, Reynolds JV, O'Sullivan J. Differential expression of mitochondrial energy metabolism profiles across the metaplasia-dysplasia-adenocarcinoma disease sequence in Barrett's oesophagus. Cancer Lett 2014; 354:122-31. [PMID: 25107643 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2014.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 06/04/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Contemporary clinical management of Barrett's oesophagus has highlighted the lack of accurate predictive markers of disease progression to oesophageal cancer. This study aims to examine alterations in mitochondrial energy metabolism profiles across the entire disease progression sequence in Barrett's oesophagus. An in-vitro model was used to screen 84 genes associated with mitochondrial energy metabolism. Three energy metabolism genes (ATP12A, COX4I2, COX8C) were significantly altered across the in-vitro Barrett's disease sequence. In-vivo validations across the Barrett's sequence demonstrated differential expression of these genes. Tissue microarrays demonstrated significant alterations in both epithelial and stromal oxidative phosphorylation (ATP5B and Hsp60) and glycolytic (PKM2 and GAPDH) protein markers across the in-vivo Barrett's sequence. Levels of ATP5B in sequential follow up surveillance biopsy material segregated Barrett's non progressors and progressors to HGD and cancer. Utilising the Seahorse XF24 flux analyser, in-vitro Barrett's and adenocarcinoma cells exhibited altered levels of various oxidative parameters. We show for the first time that mitochondrial energy metabolism is differentially altered across the metaplasia-dysplasia-adenocarcinoma sequence and that oxidative phosphorylation profiles have predictive value in segregating Barrett's non progressors and progressors to adenocarcinoma.
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- J J Phelan
- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pathology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Hayes M, Curley GF, Masterson C, Contreras M, Ansari B, Devaney J, O'Toole D, Laffey JG. Pulmonary overexpression of inhibitor κBα decreases the severity of ventilator-induced lung injury in a rat model. Br J Anaesth 2014; 113:1046-54. [PMID: 25053119 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Activation of the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway is central to the pathogenesis of lung injury and inflammation. We determined whether targeted overexpression of inhibitor-κBα (IκBα) in the lung could decrease the severity of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). METHODS Anaesthetized adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly allocated to undergo intratracheal instillation of: (i) vehicle alone (surfactant, n=10); (ii) 1×10(10) adeno-associated virus encoding IκBα (AAV-IκBα, n=10); (iii) 5×10(10) AAV-IκBα (n=10); and (iv) 1×10(10) AAV-Null (n=5). This was followed by 4 h of injurious mechanical ventilation. Subsequent experiments examined the effect of IκBα overexpression in animals undergoing 'protective' mechanical ventilation. RESULTS IκBα overexpression increased survival duration at both the lower [3.8 h (0.4)] and higher [3.6 h (0.7)] doses compared with vehicle [2.7 h (1.0)] or the null transgene [2.2 h (0.8)]. IκBα overexpression reduced the alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (kPa) at both the lower [53 (21)] and higher [52 (19)] doses compared with vehicle [75 (8.5)] or the null transgene [70 (15)], decreased alveolar neutrophil infiltration, and reduced alveolar concentrations of interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-10. The lower IκBα dose was as effective as the higher dose. IκBα overexpression had no effect in the setting of protective lung ventilation. CONCLUSIONS Inhibition of pulmonary NF-κB activity by IκBα overexpression reduced the severity of VILI in a rat model.
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- M Hayes
- Lung Biology Group, Regenerative Medicine Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Anaesthesia, School of Medicine, Clinical Sciences Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Lung Biology Group, Regenerative Medicine Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Department of Anaesthesia, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lung Biology Group, Regenerative Medicine Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Anaesthesia, School of Medicine, Clinical Sciences Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Lung Biology Group, Regenerative Medicine Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Anaesthesia, School of Medicine, Clinical Sciences Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Lung Biology Group, Regenerative Medicine Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Anaesthesia, School of Medicine, Clinical Sciences Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Lung Biology Group, Regenerative Medicine Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Anaesthesia, School of Medicine, Clinical Sciences Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Lung Biology Group, Regenerative Medicine Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Anaesthesia, School of Medicine, Clinical Sciences Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Lung Biology Group, Regenerative Medicine Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Department of Anaesthesia, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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The enigmatic pathogenesis of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) involves dysregulated immune responses in susceptible ruminant species. Economically important outbreaks of MCF are due to 2 of the 10 viruses currently comprising the malignant catarrhal fever virus group: ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2) and alcelaphine herpesvirus 1 (AlHV-1). Attempts to develop effective vaccines for this group of viruses in the 1970s were sufficiently discouraging that they were temporarily abandoned. This review focuses on recent efforts to understand the pathogenesis of MCF, particularly the sheep-associated form of the disease, with the goal of developing rational control methods, including vaccination. The past 2 decades have seen several advances, including recognition of new members of the MCF virus group, better diagnostic assays, induction of disease by a natural route (aerosol), and clearer understanding of OvHV-2's shedding patterns by domestic sheep. A consistent theme in experimental studies of OvHV-2 in susceptible species is that there are 2 peaks of OvHV-2 gene expression: a preclinical peak involving the respiratory tract and a second in multiple organ systems leading to clinical disease. Latent and lytic gene expression may coexist in tissues during clinical stages in symptomatic animals.
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- D O'Toole
- Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, University of Wyoming, 1174 Snowy Range Rd, Laramie, Wyoming 82070, USA.
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Picardo SL, O'Brien MP, Feighery R, O'Toole D, Ravi N, O'Farrell NJ, O'Sullivan JN, Reynolds JV. A Barrett's esophagus registry of over 1000 patients from a specialist center highlights greater risk of progression than population-based registries and high risk of low grade dysplasia. Dis Esophagus 2014; 28:121-6. [PMID: 24428806 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Barrett's esophagus (BE) arising from chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux (GERD) is the main pathologic precursor of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). The risk of progression to high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and EAC is unclear, and recent population studies from Denmark and Northern Ireland suggest that this has been overestimated in the past. No data exist from the Republic of Ireland. A detailed clinical, endoscopic, and pathologic database was established in one center as a proposed pilot for a national registry, and initial and follow-up data were abstracted by a data manager. One thousand ninety-three patients were registered, 60 patients with HGD were excluded, leaving 1033, with a median age of 59 and 2 : 1 male to female ratio, and 3599 person-years of follow-up. The overall incidence of HGD/EAC was 1.33% per year overall, 0.85% if the first year is excluded. Within the first year after index endoscopy, 18 cases of HGD or EAC were identified, and 30 following the first year. Low-grade dysplasia (LGD) on index endoscopy was associated with an incidence of progression of 6.5% per year, and 3.1% when tertiary referrals were excluded. These data provide important demographic and clinical information on the population of Irish patients with BE, with incidence rates of progression higher than recently published population-based registry series, perhaps relating to sampling and pathological assessment. Low-grade dysplasia on initial biopsy is a significant proxy marker of risk of progression.
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- S L Picardo
- Department of Surgery, Trinity Center for Health Sciences, St. James's Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Mongan AM, Malik V, Rowley S, Claxton Z, Muldoon C, O'Toole D, Ravi N, Reynolds JV. Presentation and management of gastrointestinal stromal tumours. Ir Med J 2013; 106:176-179. [PMID: 23909154] [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: 06/02/2023]
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumour of the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of this study was to present the experience of a single centre. A prospective GIST database from 1997 to 2011 in a tertiary referral centre wa reviewed. 78 patients (36 male/42 female) with a median age of 66 (range 10-93) were diagnosed with GIST during this period. Surgery was the primary treatment for 70 patients (90%); 19 (24%) resections were laparoscopic. Nineteen patients (24%) received Imatinib therapy. At a median follow up of 3 years, 10 patients (15%) had recurrence. Five-year survival was 89%. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. Minimally invasive approaches may be carried out with high cure rates. This study highlights the changing presentation and treatment approach, as well as the excellent outcomes achievable for GIST tumours.
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- A M Mongan
- Department of Surgery, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8
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O'Toole D, Latchford G, Duff A, Ball R, McCormack P, McNamara P, Southern K, Brownlee K. 346 A qualitative study to explore factors that impact adherence to aerosol therapy in young people with CF: Patient and parent perspectives. J Cyst Fibros 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(13)60486-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nadarajan P, Sulani S, O'Toole D, O'Connell F. Combined endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration: a one stop approach in diagnosing and staging lung cancer. Ir Med J 2013; 106:126. [PMID: 23691853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Patel SJ, O'Toole D, Larson E. A new metric of antibiotic class resistance in gram-negative bacilli isolated from hospitalized children. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012; 33:602-7. [PMID: 22561716 DOI: 10.1086/665709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe patterns of infection or colonization with antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacilli (GNB) in hospitalized children utilizing an electronic health record. SETTING Tertiary care facility. PARTICIPANTS Pediatric patients 18 years of age or younger hospitalized from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2008. METHODS Children were identified who had (1) at least 1 positive culture for a multidrug-resistant (MDR) GNB, defined as a GNB with resistance to 3 or more antibiotic classes; or (2) additive drug resistance, defined as isolation of more than 1 GNB that collectively as a group demonstrated resistance to 3 or more antibiotic classes over the study period. Differences in clinical characteristics between the 2 groups were ascertained, including history of admissions and transfers, comorbid conditions, receipt of procedures, and antibiotic exposure. RESULTS Of 56,235 pediatric patients, 46 children were infected or colonized with an MDR GNB, of which 16 were resistant to 3 classes and 30 were resistant to 4 classes. Another 39 patients had positive cultures for GNB that exhibited additive drug resistance. Patients with additive drug resistance were more likely than patients with MDR GNB to have had previous admissions to a long-term facility (8 vs 2; P = .04) and had more mean admissions (7 vs 3; P < .01) and more mean antibiotic-days (P < .01 to P = .02). Six patients with additive drug resistance later had a positive culture with an MDR GNB. CONCLUSIONS An electronic health record can be used to track antibiotic class resistance in GNB isolated from hospitalized children over multiple cultures and hospitalizations.
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- Sameer J Patel
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Stocca A, O'Toole D, Hynes N, Hynes SO, Mashayekhi K, McGinley L, O'Connell E, Coleman C, Sultan S, Duffy A, Tunev S, O'Brien T. A role for MRP8 in in stent restenosis in diabetes. Atherosclerosis 2012; 221:325-32. [PMID: 22381691 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2010] [Revised: 01/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The most common cause of death in diabetes mellitus is cardiovascular disease. Patients frequently undergo vascular intervention such as stenting. The occurrence of in stent restenosis (ISR) has been reduced by the use of drug eluting stents in non-diabetic patients but the incidence of restenosis and stent thrombosis remains higher in diabetic patients. We investigated the pathogenesis of in stent restenosis in an animal model of type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS AND RESULTS Stents were placed in Zucker Fatty rat (ZFR) and wild type rat carotid arteries, and tissues were harvested 14 days post surgery for morphometric analysis. Unstented carotid arteries from both groups were harvested for microarray analysis. In vitro apoptosis, proliferation and migration assays were performed on rat and human aortic endothelial cells (EC). ZFRs developed an exaggerated intimal response to stent placement compared to wild type controls 14 days post stent placement. MRP8 and MRP14 were up-regulated in unstented ZFR carotid arteries in comparison to controls. Expression of MRP8/14 was also elevated in EC exposed to high glucose conditions. EC function was impaired by high glucose concentrations, and this effect could be mimicked by MRP8 over-expression. MRP8 knockdown by shRNA significantly restored EC function after exposure to high glucose concentrations. MRP8 expression in glucose exposed cells was also inhibited using pharmacological blockade of glucose-induced pathways. CONCLUSIONS EC dysfunction caused by elevated glucose levels could be mimicked by MRP8/14 over-expression and reversed/prevented by MRP8 knockdown. Thus, MRP8/14 likely plays a role in exaggerated ISR in diabetes mellitus, and MRP8 inhibition may be useful in improving outcome after stent placement in diabetes mellitus.
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- A Stocca
- Regenerative Medicine Institute, REMEDI, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
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Solon JG, Houlihan P, O'Brien DF, Connolly S, O'Toole D, McNamara DA. A review of major trauma admissions to a tertiary adult referral hospital over a ten year period: fewer patients, similar survival. Surgeon 2011; 10:334-8. [PMID: 23141468 DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2011.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Revised: 06/30/2011] [Accepted: 08/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Trauma is an important cause for presentation to the emergency department, representing a significant number of emergency surgical admissions. Societal changes result in alterations in the epidemiology of trauma. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to review patients admitted to a tertiary referral hospital as a result of traumatic injuries, assessing for changes in admission epidemiology. METHODS Trauma admissions over two year-long periods a decade apart were reviewed. The Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) audit system identified admissions and transfers between June 2006 and May 2007. The Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) system identified those fulfilling TARN criteria a decade earlier. Comparative analysis was performed on the dataset. RESULTS There were 367 trauma admissions between June 2006 and May 2007: 88 road traffic accidents (RTAs), 201 falls and 77 other injuries, with 627 admissions a decade earlier: 286 RTAs, 247 falls and 94 others. Males comprised 72% and 69% of RTA admissions in both periods respectively. Firearm-related injuries increased significantly (p = 0.015). Neurosurgical transfers decreased from 256 to 150 with a slight increase in unadjusted overall mortality from 8.5% to 10.9%. Admissions of patients aged less than 19 reduced from 150 to 59 (p = 0.0031) with a similar trend in those aged between 20 and 29 years from 149 to 78. CONCLUSION Admissions resulting from RTAs and of patients aged under 30 reduced significantly, however, young males remain the most affected sub-group. Firearm injuries increased significantly, a worrying trend in view of the severity of injury sustained by these victims.
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- J G Solon
- Department of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Reynolds JV, McGillycuddy E, Ravi N, Donohoe C, O'Toole D, O'Byrne K, Hollywood D. Modern oncologic and operative outcomes for oesophageal cancer treated with curative intent. Ir Med J 2011; 104:235-238. [PMID: 22125876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The curative approach to oesophageal cancer carries significant risks and a cure is achieved in approximately 20 per cent. There has been a recent trend internationally to observe improved operative and oncological outcomes. This report audits modern outcomes from a high volume centre with a prospective database for the period 2004-08. 603 patients were referred and 310 (52%) were treated with curative intent. Adenocarcinoma represented 68% of the cohort, squamous cell cancer 30%. Of the 310 cases, 227 (73%) underwent surgery, 105 (46%) underwent surgery alone, and 122 (54%) had chemotherapy or combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The postoperative mortality rate was 1.7%. The median and 5-year survival of the 310 patients based on intention to treat was 36 months and 36%, respectively, and of the 181 patients undergoing R0 resection, 52 months and 42%, respectively. An in-hospital postoperative mortality rate of less than 2 per cent, and 5-year survival of between 35 and 42% is consistent with benchmarks from international series.
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- J V Reynolds
- Department of Surgery, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8.
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Inherited osteopetrosis was identified in cattle herds in Wyoming, Nebraska, and Missouri in 2008 to 2010. Ten affected Red Angus calves were examined to characterize lesions in brain, teeth, and skull. Six affected aborted or stillborn calves were homozygous for the recently characterized deletion mutation in SLC4A2. Four affected calves were heterozygous for the SLC4A2 mutation and survived 1 to 7 days after birth. Gross lesions were similar in all 10 calves. Brains were rectangular and dorsoventrally compressed, with concave depressions in the parietal cortex owing to thickened parietal bone. Cerebellar hemispheres were compressed with herniation of the cerebellar vermis into the foramen magnum. Moderate bilateral chromatolysis affected multiple cranial nerve nuclei and, in some calves, the red nucleus. There was loss of retinal ganglion cells with severe atrophy of optic nerves. Periventricular corpora amylacea were in the thalamus, caudate nucleus, and midbrain. Vessels and neuropil in the dorsomedial aspect of the thalamus were mineralized. Dysplastic change in premolar and molar teeth comprised intra-alveolar intermingling of dentin, enamel, cementum, and bone, contributing to dental ankylosis. Changes in the heads of osteopetrotic calves are similar to those in children with malignant forms of homozygous recessive osteopetrosis.
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- D O'Toole
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, 1174 Snowy Range Road, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82070, USA.
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Palazzo L, O'Toole D. Endoscopic ultrasound in cystic pancreatic lesions: operator training needs to be improved, EUS-guided sampling should be standardized, and decision-making should be multidisciplinary and evidence-based. Endoscopy 2011; 43:557-9. [PMID: 21717377 DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hentic O, Couvelard A, Rebours V, Zappa M, Dokmak S, Hammel P, Maire F, O'Toole D, Lévy P, Sauvanet A, Ruszniewski P. Ki-67 index, tumor differentiation, and extent of liver involvement are independent prognostic factors in patients with liver metastases of digestive endocrine carcinomas. Endocr Relat Cancer 2011; 18:51-9. [PMID: 20959440 DOI: 10.1677/erc-09-0319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The prognosis remains ill-defined in patients with liver metastases of well-differentiated (WD) digestive endocrine carcinomas (DEC) with high Ki-67 index. The objectives of this study were to determine whether Ki-67 index, tumor differentiation, and extent of liver involvement are independent prognostic factors in patients with DEC, and whether chemotherapy commonly used in patients with poorly differentiated (PD) carcinomas might be applied to those with high Ki-67 index but well-differentiated DEC. Sixty-three patients with DEC metastatic to the liver were retrospectively studied and divided into three prognostic groups. Group 1 comprised patients with well-differentiated carcinomas and Ki-67 index<15% (n=28), group 2 comprised those with well-differentiated carcinomas and Ki-67 index≥15% (n=17), and group 3 comprised those with poorly differentiated carcinomas (n=18). Therapeutic strategy was decided in accordance to guidelines, and tumoral response rate was assessed by computed tomography scan (RECIST). Prognostic factors were determined by uni/multivariate analysis. The 5-year survival rates were 89, 36, and 6% in groups 1, 2, and 3 respectively (P<0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that Ki-67 index≥15%, poor tumor differentiation, and large liver tumor burden were independent predictors of poorer survival. Disease control rates after etoposide-cisplatin were 50 and 53% in groups 2 and 3 respectively (NS). In conclusion, Ki-67 index, tumor differentiation, and extent of liver involvement are independent prognostic factors in patients with liver metastases of DEC. Patients with well-differentiated carcinomas with high Ki-67 index (≥15%) have intermediate prognosis and a similar response rate to the etoposide-cisplatin combination as those with poorly differentiated carcinomas.
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- Pôle des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Service de Gastroentérologie-Pancréatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, 100 Boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92110 Clichy, France.
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- Clinical Medicine and Gastroenterology, St James's Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
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Kiupel M, Webster JD, Bailey KL, Best S, DeLay J, Detrisac CJ, Fitzgerald SD, Gamble D, Ginn PE, Goldschmidt MH, Hendrick MJ, Howerth EW, Janovitz EB, Langohr I, Lenz SD, Lipscomb TP, Miller MA, Misdorp W, Moroff S, Mullaney TP, Neyens I, O'Toole D, Ramos-Vara J, Scase TJ, Schulman FY, Sledge D, Smedley RC, Smith K, W Snyder P, Southorn E, Stedman NL, Steficek BA, Stromberg PC, Valli VE, Weisbrode SE, Yager J, Heller J, Miller R. Proposal of a 2-tier histologic grading system for canine cutaneous mast cell tumors to more accurately predict biological behavior. Vet Pathol 2010; 48:147-55. [PMID: 21062911 DOI: 10.1177/0300985810386469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 324] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Currently, prognostic and therapeutic determinations for canine cutaneous mast cell tumors (MCTs) are primarily based on histologic grade. However, the use of different grading systems by veterinary pathologists and institutional modifications make the prognostic value of histologic grading highly questionable. To evaluate the consistency of microscopic grading among veterinary pathologists and the prognostic significance of the Patnaik grading system, 95 cutaneous MCTs from 95 dogs were graded in a blinded study by 28 veterinary pathologists from 16 institutions. Concordance among veterinary pathologists was 75% for the diagnosis of grade 3 MCTs and less than 64% for the diagnosis of grade 1 and 2 MCTs. To improve concordance among pathologists and to provide better prognostic significance, a 2-tier histologic grading system was devised. The diagnosis of high-grade MCTs is based on the presence of any one of the following criteria: at least 7 mitotic figures in 10 high-power fields (hpf); at least 3 multinucleated (3 or more nuclei) cells in 10 hpf; at least 3 bizarre nuclei in 10 hpf; karyomegaly (ie, nuclear diameters of at least 10% of neoplastic cells vary by at least two-fold). Fields with the highest mitotic activity or with the highest degree of anisokaryosis were selected to assess the different parameters. According to the novel grading system, high-grade MCTs were significantly associated with shorter time to metastasis or new tumor development, and with shorter survival time. The median survival time was less than 4 months for high-grade MCTs but more than 2 years for low-grade MCTs.
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- Michigan State University, Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, 4125 Beaumont Road, Lansing, MI 48910, USA.
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Curley G, Contreras M, Higgins B, O'Toole D, O'Kane C, Laffey JG. Evaluating the fibroproliferative response to ventilator-induced lung injury. Crit Care 2010. [PMCID: PMC2934038 DOI: 10.1186/cc8412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Mitry E, Ducreux M, Dominguez S, Louvet C, Seitz J, Smith D, Kurtz J, Lombard-Bohas C, Ruszniewski P, O'Toole D. 6575 Bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced/metastatic gastro-entero-pancreatic tumours: interim safety results from the phase II BETTER study. EJC Suppl 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(09)71296-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Bournet B, Souque A, Senesse P, Assenat E, Barthet M, Lesavre N, Aubert A, O'Toole D, Hammel P, Levy P, Ruszniewski P, Bouisson M, Escourrou J, Cordelier P, Buscail L. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy coupled with KRAS mutation assay to distinguish pancreatic cancer from pseudotumoral chronic pancreatitis. Endoscopy 2009; 41:552-7. [PMID: 19533561 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Differential diagnosis between pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PADC) and pseudotumoral forms of chronic pancreatitis remains difficult. Mutation of KRAS oncogene is present in 75% to 95% of PADC. This study aimed to evaluate whether the combined analysis of KRAS mutation with cytopathological findings from endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNAB) might improve discrimination between PADC and chronic pancreatitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective multicenter study included 178 patients with solid pancreatic masses (men 104, women 74; mean age 64.5 years). Cytopathological examination and KRAS mutation analysis (codon-12 and codon-13, restriction fragment length polymorphism [RFLP] and direct sequencing) were performed on EUS-FNAB material. Final diagnoses were obtained on EUS-FNAB analysis and/or a second biopsy and/or clinical follow-up and/or surgery: PADC, n = 129; chronic pancreatitis, n = 27; other pancreatic neoplasms, n = 16; and benign lesions, n = 6. RESULTS KRAS status analysis was successful in all EUS-FNAB samples. Codon-12 KRAS point mutation was found in 66% of PADC samples. No case of chronic pancreatitis displayed KRAS mutation. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and overall accuracy of cytopathology alone for diagnosis of PADC versus chronic pancreatitis were 83%, 100%, 100%, 56% and 86%, respectively. When KRAS mutation analysis was combined with cytopathology, these values reached 88%, 100%, 100%, 63% and 90% respectively. CONCLUSION Although the value of KRAS analysis in addition to EUS-FNAB is limited for distinguishing pancreatic mass lesions, when chronic pancreatitis presented as a pseudotumor a negative finding (wild-type KRAS), was useful in strongly suggesting a benign lesion.
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- B Bournet
- Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM U858, University of Toulouse, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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A backgrounding operation for calves in Wyoming identified a disease syndrome presenting as lethargy, fever, and death between November and January each year. An unfixed heart was submitted for examination, along with samples of lung. There was focal red discoloration in papillary muscle of the left ventricular myocardium. Histologically, the lesion corresponded to acute necrotizing myocarditis with myriad intravascular and intralesional gram-negative coccobacilli. Histophilus somni was detected by bacterial culture and immunohistochemistry. Focal myocarditis due to H. somni occurs in fall-placed cattle in western provinces and states of North America, and it can be an appreciable source of death loss. Gross lesions are readily detected in affected hearts. The presence of such changes in papillary muscles of left ventricular myocardium in feedlot or backgrounded cattle should prompt a differential diagnosis of H. somni myocarditis.
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- D O'Toole
- Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, 1174 Snowy Range Road, Laramie, WY 82072, USA.
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Lombard-Bohas C, Mitry E, O'Toole D, Louvet C, Pillon D, Cadiot G, Borson-Chazot F, Aparicio T, Ducreux M, Lecomte T, Etienne PL, Cacheux W, Legoux JL, Seitz JF, Ruszniewski P, Chayvialle JA, Rougier P. Thirteen-month registration of patients with gastroenteropancreatic endocrine tumours in France. Neuroendocrinology 2009; 89:217-22. [PMID: 18719344 DOI: 10.1159/000151562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Accepted: 05/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The prevalence, clinical profiles and management of gastroenteropancreatic endocrine tumours (GEP) in France are not known. From August 1, 2001 to September 1, 2002, standardized records on patients with GEP were prospectively completed in 87 participating centres. The total group amounted to 668 patients (median age: 56 years, range: 12-89). WHO performance status was 0/1 for 80.2% of patients. The primary sites were the small bowel and colon (288), pancreas (211), unknown (77), stomach (33), non-digestive primary sites (24), appendix (20), rectum-anus (12), and oesophagus or cardia (3). GEP were functional in 260 patients (39%). Most pancreatic tumours were non-functional (72%). Metastatic disease was observed in 73.4% of cases. Most tumours (85.8%) were well or moderately differentiated. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy was performed in only 55% of patients. The following treatment modalities were employed: resection of primary tumour: 66%; systemic chemotherapy: 41%; somatostatin analogues: 44 and 26% for GEP of small intestine and pancreas, respectively; interferon: 12%, and intra-arterial hepatic (chemo)embolization in 23 and 15% of GEP arising from the midgut and pancreas, respectively. Despite their low prevalence, well-differentiated GEP represent a significant and heterogeneous clinical group, which warrants improved medical education, referral to expert centres at an early stage, and the design of prospective therapeutic trials.
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Pouget Y, Mucci S, O'Toole D, Lermite E, Aubé C, Hamy A. [Recurrent acute pancreatitis revealing a hydatid cyst of the pancreas]. Rev Med Interne 2008; 30:358-60. [PMID: 18818003 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2008.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2008] [Revised: 07/02/2008] [Accepted: 07/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The authors report a case of hydatid cyst of the pancreas in a 29-year-old man. Biology and computed tomography contributed to the preoperative diagnosis. The intervention consisted in a left pancreatectomy with spleen ablation. In the light of this case and the literature review, the authors discuss diagnostic issues raised by hydatid cyst of the pancreas.
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- Y Pouget
- Service de chirurgie digestive, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 9, France
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O'Toole D, Taus NS, Montgomery DL, Oaks JL, Crawford TB, Li H. Intra-nasal inoculation of American bison (Bison bison) with ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) reliably reproduces malignant catarrhal fever. Vet Pathol 2007; 44:655-62. [PMID: 17846237 DOI: 10.1354/vp.44-5-655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) due to infection with ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2) is common in commercial herds of American bison ( Bison bison). Inability to propagate OvHV-2 in vitro has been a constraint on experimental studies of the disease. We sought to establish whether nasal secretions from sheep that shed OvHV-2 might induce the disease in bison and to define a minimum challenge dose. Fourteen bison were nebulized with sheep nasal sections containing 10(3)-10(7) OvHV-2 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) copies. Most challenged bison (11/14, 78.6%) developed clinical signs at 29-52 days postnebulization (DPN). The mean incubation time was 42.18 (+/-7.33 SD) DPN. Using real-time polymerase chain reaction, we detected OvHV-2 DNA in peripheral blood leukocytes at 21-31 DPN. All bison that developed MCF had antibodies against the MCF group viruses. Gross and histologic lesions were typical of the acute disease. There was no morphologic evidence of a dose-related difference in the severity or distribution of lesions. This is the first successful reproduction of MCF in bison using a nasal route of exposure. Experimentally challenged bison are more susceptible to MCF, compared with experimentally challenged domestic cattle in a previous experiment. Bison are a pertinent ruminant species in which the pathogenesis of the disease can be investigated.
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- D O'Toole
- Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, 1174 Snowy Range Road, Laramie, WY 82070, USA.
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Traul DL, Li H, Dasgupta N, O'Toole D, Eldridge JA, Besser TE, Davies CJ. Resistance to malignant catarrhal fever in American bison (Bison bison) is associated with MHC class IIa polymorphisms. Anim Genet 2007; 38:141-6. [PMID: 17326800 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01575.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The Rhadinovirus ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) is the most common causative agent of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) in clinically susceptible ruminants including cattle and bison. American bison (Bison bison) are highly susceptible to clinical MCF. Nevertheless, approximately 20% of bison on ranches or in feedlots become infected with the virus without developing clinical disease. Defining the genetic basis for differences in susceptibility between bison could facilitate development of improved control strategies for MCF. One genetic region that influences susceptibility to infectious diseases is the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). In this study, a Bison bison (Bibi) DRB3 oligonucleotide microarray was used to type 189 bison from 10 herds where MCF outbreaks had occurred. Binary logistic regression was used to classify DRB3 alleles as resistant (R), susceptible (S) or neutral (N). Animals were reclassified using six DRB3 genotype categories: N/N, N/R, N/S, R/S, R/R and S/S. Analysis of homogeneity across herds showed that there was a herd effect. Consequently, a penalized logistic regression model was run with herd and genotype categories as the explanatory variables. The R/R genotype was associated with resistance to MCF (P = 0.0327), while the S/S genotype was associated with clinical MCF (P = 0.0069). This is the first evidence that MHC class IIa polymorphism is associated with resistance or susceptibility to OvHV-2-induced MCF.
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- D L Traul
- Animal Disease Research Unit, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6630, USA
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Marrache F, Vullierme MP, Roy C, Assoued YE, Couvelard A, O'Toole D, Mitry E, Hentic O, Hammel P, Lévy P, Ravaud P, Rougier P, Ruszniewski P. Arterial phase enhancement and body mass index are predictors of response to chemoembolisation for liver metastases of endocrine tumours. Br J Cancer 2006; 96:49-55. [PMID: 17164755 PMCID: PMC2360220 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation (TACE) has been reported to be an efficient treatment of liver metastases of endocrine tumours in short series of patients. However, several factors seem to affect its results. The aim of this work is to identify predictors of response to TACE for liver metastases of endocrine tumours. A total of 163 TACE procedures were performed in 67 patients between 1994 and 2004. Forty-four patients were treated with streptozotocin and 23 with doxorubicin. Primary tumour was located in the pancreas for 19 patients, and had been removed in 43. Thirty-eight tumours were functioning. Response rate was 37% (confidence interval [CI] 95%: 28–49%). Median time to progression (TTP) was 14.5 months (CI 95%: 9–41). In multivariate analysis (n=43), predictors of tumour response were body mass index (BMI) (odds ratio [OR]: 1.3; CI 95%: 1.04–1.63; P=0.022), functioning type of tumour (OR: 7.31; CI 95%: 1.26–42.5; P=0.027), arterial phase enhancement on abdominal computed tomography (CT) (OR: 8.11; CI 95%:1.06–62; P=0.044) and use of streptozotocin for cytotoxic agent (OR: 21.3; CI 95%: 1.48–306; P=0.025). Analysis of TTP predictors showed that BMI (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.85; CI 95%: 0.76–0.86; P=0.01) and arterial phase enhancement (HR: 0.3; CI 95%: 0.12–0.73; P=0.008) were associated with delayed progression. This large study confirms the previously reported results of TACE regarding its efficacy for the treatment of liver metastases of endocrine tumours. Arterial phase enhancement on abdominal CT and BMI are predictors of treatment's efficacy. Streptozotocin should be the preferred cytotoxic agent in order to save anthracycline for systemic chemotherapy.
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- F Marrache
- Service de Gastroentérologie, hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Université Paris 7, Clichy, France
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- Service de Radiologie, hôpital Beaujon AP-HP, Clichy, France
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- Département d’Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP – Université Paris 7, Clichy, France
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- Service d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie, hôpital Ambroise Paré, AP-HP, Clichy, France
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- Service d’Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Clichy, France
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- Service de Gastroentérologie, hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Université Paris 7, Clichy, France
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- Département d’Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP – Université Paris 7, Clichy, France
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- Service de Gastroentérologie, hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Université Paris 7, Clichy, France
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- Service de Gastroentérologie, hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Université Paris 7, Clichy, France
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- Service de Gastroentérologie, hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Université Paris 7, Clichy, France
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- Département d’Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP – Université Paris 7, Clichy, France
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- Service d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie, hôpital Ambroise Paré, AP-HP, Clichy, France
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- Service de Gastroentérologie, hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Université Paris 7, Clichy, France
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O'Toole D, Calender A, Couvelard A, Scoazec JY. [Endocrine digestive tumors: pathogenesis, diagnosis and classification]. Ann Pathol 2006; 26 Spec No 1:1S55-61. [PMID: 17149179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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- D O'Toole
- Service de Gastroentérologie, CHU d'Angers
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- D O'Toole
- Service de Gatroentérologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy 92118, Beaujon Hospital, University of Paris VII, Clichy, France
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O'Toole D, Montgomery DL, Steadman L, O'Rourke B, Russell W, Dennis J. Status spongiosus of white matter in newborn Gelbvieh-cross calves. J Vet Diagn Invest 2006; 17:546-53. [PMID: 16475512 DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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] Open
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Various forms of status spongiosus occur in neonatal cattle, the best characterized of which is due to mutations of the branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex (BCKD), resulting in bovine maple syrup urine disease (MSUD, branched-chain ketoaciduria). A distinctive neurological syndrome was identified between 1998 and 2003 in 9 calves in a 250-cow stabilized Gelbvieh-Red Angus herd. Both sexes were affected (6 heifers, 3 bulls), with a low annual incidence (3 cases in 1998; no cases in 1999; 2 cases in 2000; 2 in 2001; 1 in 2002; 1 in 2003). Affected calves were born full-term, unable to stand, and had constant whole-body tremors when stimulated. Animals remained in lateral recumbency until death or euthanasia; the longest survival time was 10 days postpartum. The principal histological change in 2 affected calves was diffuse, moderately severe bilaterally symmetrical status spongiosus with Alzheimer type II cells throughout the white matter of the brain. Myelin deficits were not evident and vacuoles were due to cleaved myelin sheaths. Neither recognized mutation of MSUD was identified in the E1a subunit of BCKD in 2 affected calves, 8 dams that gave birth to affected calves, a grand-dam of 3 affected calves, or a sire of 1 calf. Amino acid analysis of serum from 1 affected calf revealed normal concentrations of branched-chain amino acids, indicating that this disease is distinct from MSUD. The genetic and biochemical basis for the disorder, provisionally named congenital status spongiosus of Gelbvieh-cross cattle, is undetermined. The pattern of inheritance was not established.
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- D O'Toole
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie 82070, USA
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