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Cash-Goldwasser S, Beeson A, Marzec N, Ho DY, Hogan CA, Budvytiene I, Banaei N, Born DE, Gephart MH, Patel J, Dietrich EA, Nelson CA. Neuroinvasive Francisella tularensis Infection: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature. Clin Infect Dis 2024; 78:S55-S63. [PMID: 38294117 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Neuroinvasive infection with Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, is rare. Establishing clinical suspicion is challenging if risk factors or clinical features classically associated with tularemia are absent. Tularemia is treatable with antibiotics; however, there are limited data to inform management of potentially fatal neuroinvasive infection. METHODS We collected epidemiologic and clinical data on 2 recent US cases of neuroinvasive F. tularensis infection, and performed a literature review of cases of neuroinvasive F. tularensis infection published after 1950. RESULTS One patient presented with focal neurologic deficits and brain lesions; broad-range molecular testing on resected brain tissue detected F. tularensis. The other patient presented with meningeal signs; tularemia was suspected based on animal exposure, and F. tularensis grew in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture. Both patients received combination antibiotic therapy and recovered from infection. Among 16 published cases, tularemia was clinically suspected in 4 cases. CSF often displayed lymphocytic pleocytosis. Among cases with available data, CSF culture was positive in 13 of 16 cases, and F. tularensis antibodies were detected in 11 of 11 cases. Treatment typically included an aminoglycoside combined with either a tetracycline or a fluoroquinolone. Outcomes were generally favorable. CONCLUSIONS Clinicians should consider neuroinvasive F. tularensis infection in patients with meningitis and signs suggestive of tularemia or compatible exposures, lymphocyte-predominant CSF, unrevealing standard microbiologic workup, or lack of response to empiric bacterial meningitis treatment. Molecular testing, culture, and serologic testing can reveal the diagnosis. Favorable outcomes can be achieved with directed antibiotic treatment.
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- Shama Cash-Goldwasser
- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Asmaro K, Zhang M, Rodrigues AJ, Mohyeldin A, Vigo V, Nernekli K, Vogel H, Born DE, Katznelson L, Fernandez-Miranda JC. Cytodifferentiation of pituitary tumors influences pathogenesis and cavernous sinus invasion. J Neurosurg 2023; 139:1216-1224. [PMID: 37119095 DOI: 10.3171/2023.3.jns221949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Pituitary tumors (PTs) continue to present unique challenges given their proximity to the cavernous sinus, whereby invasive behavior can limit the extent of resection and surgical outcome, especially in functional tumors. The aim of this study was to elucidate patterns of cavernoinvasive behavior by PT subtype. METHODS A total of 169 consecutive first-time surgeries for PTs were analyzed; 45% of the tumors were functional. There were 64 pituitary transcription factor-1 (PIT-1)-expressing, 62 steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1)-expressing, 38 T-box transcription factor (TPIT)-expressing, and 5 nonstaining PTs. The gold standard for cavernous sinus invasion (CSI) was based on histopathological examination of the cavernous sinus medial wall and intraoperative exploration. RESULTS Cavernous sinus disease was present in 33% of patients. Of the Knosp grade 3 and 4 tumors, 12 (19%) expressed PIT-1, 7 (11%) expressed SF-1, 8 (21%) expressed TPIT, and 2 (40%), were nonstaining (p = 0.36). PIT-1 tumors had a significantly higher predilection for CSI: 53% versus 24% and 18% for TPIT and SF-1 tumors, respectively (OR 6.08, 95% CI 2.86-13.55; p < 0.001). Microscopic CSI-defined as Knosp grade 0-2 tumors with confirmed invasion-was present in 44% of PIT-1 tumors compared with 7% and 13% of TPIT and SF-1 tumors, respectively (OR 11.72, 95% CI 4.35-35.50; p < 0.001). Using the transcavernous approach to excise cavernous sinus disease, surgical biochemical remission rates for patients with acromegaly, prolactinoma, and Cushing disease were 88%, 87%, and 100%, respectively. The granule density of PIT-1 tumors and corticotroph functional status did not influence CSI. CONCLUSIONS The likelihood of CSI differed by transcription factor expression; PIT-1-expressing tumors had a higher predilection for invading the cavernous sinus, particularly microscopically, compared with the other tumor subtypes. This elucidates a unique cavernoinvasive behavior absent in cells from other lineages. Innovative surgical techniques, however, can mitigate tumor behavior and achieve robust, reproducible biochemical remission and gross-total resection rates. These findings can have considerable implications on the surgical management and study of PT biology and behavior.
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- Karam Asmaro
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan
- Departments of2Neurosurgery
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- Departments of2Neurosurgery
- 3Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Departments of2Neurosurgery
- 5Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California; and
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Georgiadis M, Menzel M, Reuter JA, Born DE, Kovacevich SR, Alvarez D, Taghavi HM, Schroeter A, Rudin M, Gao Z, Guizar-Sicairos M, Weiss TM, Axer M, Rajkovic I, Zeineh MM. Imaging crossing fibers in mouse, pig, monkey, and human brain using small-angle X-ray scattering. Acta Biomater 2023; 164:317-331. [PMID: 37098400 PMCID: PMC10811447 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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Myelinated axons (nerve fibers) efficiently transmit signals throughout the brain via action potentials. Multiple methods that are sensitive to axon orientations, from microscopy to magnetic resonance imaging, aim to reconstruct the brain's structural connectome. As billions of nerve fibers traverse the brain with various possible geometries at each point, resolving fiber crossings is necessary to generate accurate structural connectivity maps. However, doing so with specificity is a challenging task because signals originating from oriented fibers can be influenced by brain (micro)structures unrelated to myelinated axons. X-ray scattering can specifically probe myelinated axons due to the periodicity of the myelin sheath, which yields distinct peaks in the scattering pattern. Here, we show that small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) can be used to detect myelinated, axon-specific fiber crossings. We first demonstrate the capability using strips of human corpus callosum to create artificial double- and triple-crossing fiber geometries, and we then apply the method in mouse, pig, vervet monkey, and human brains. We compare results to polarized light imaging (3D-PLI), tracer experiments, and to outputs from diffusion MRI that sometimes fails to detect crossings. Given its specificity, capability of 3-dimensional sampling and high resolution, SAXS could serve as a ground truth for validating fiber orientations derived using diffusion MRI as well as microscopy-based methods. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: To study how the nerve fibers in our brain are interconnected, scientists need to visualize their trajectories, which often cross one another. Here, we show the unique capacity of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) to study these fiber crossings without use of labeling, taking advantage of SAXS's specificity to myelin - the insulating sheath that is wrapped around nerve fibers. We use SAXS to detect double and triple crossing fibers and unveil intricate crossings in mouse, pig, vervet monkey, and human brains. This non-destructive method can uncover complex fiber trajectories and validate other less specific imaging methods (e.g., MRI or microscopy), towards accurate mapping of neuronal connectivity in the animal and human brain.
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- Marios Georgiadis
- Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich 52425, Germany; Department of Imaging Physics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich 52425, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, USA
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich 52425, Germany
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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Kumar KK, Toland A, Fischbein N, Morrell M, Heit JJ, Born DE, Steinberg GK. Vascular anomaly, lipoma, and polymicrogyria associated with schizencephaly: developmental and diagnostic insights. Illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons 2023; 5:CASE2388. [PMID: 37218736 PMCID: PMC10550650 DOI: 10.3171/case2388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Schizencephaly is an uncommon central nervous system malformation. Intracranial lipomas are also rare, accounting for approximately 0.1% of brain "tumors." They are believed to be derived from a persistent meninx primitiva, a neural crest-derived mesenchyme that develops into the dura and leptomeninges. OBSERVATIONS The authors present a case of heterotopic adipose tissue and a nonshunting arterial vascular malformation arising within a schizencephalic cleft in a 22-year-old male. Imaging showed right frontal gray matter abnormality and an associated suspected arteriovenous malformation with evidence of hemorrhage. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed right frontal polymicrogyria lining an open-lip schizencephaly, periventricular heterotopic gray matter, fat within the schizencephalic cleft, and gradient echo hypointensity concerning for prior hemorrhage. Histological assessment demonstrated mature adipose tissue with large-bore, thick-walled, irregular arteries. Mural calcifications and subendothelial cushions suggesting nonlaminar blood flow were observed. There were no arterialized veins or direct transitions from the arteries to veins. Hemosiderin deposition was scant, and hemorrhage was not present. The final diagnosis was consistent with ectopic mature adipose tissue and arteries with meningocerebral cicatrix. LESSONS This example of a complex maldevelopment of derivatives of the meninx primitiva in association with cortical maldevelopment highlights the unique challenges from both a radiological and histological perspective during diagnostic workup.
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- Department of Pathology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; and
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Tran D, DiGiacomo P, Born DE, Georgiadis M, Zeineh M. Iron and Alzheimer's Disease: From Pathology to Imaging. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:838692. [PMID: 35911597 PMCID: PMC9327617 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.838692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating brain disorder that afflicts millions worldwide with no effective treatment. Currently, AD progression has primarily been characterized by abnormal accumulations of β-amyloid within plaques and phosphorylated tau within neurofibrillary tangles, giving rise to neurodegeneration due to synaptic and neuronal loss. While β-amyloid and tau deposition are required for clinical diagnosis of AD, presence of such abnormalities does not tell the complete story, and the actual mechanisms behind neurodegeneration in AD progression are still not well understood. Support for abnormal iron accumulation playing a role in AD pathogenesis includes its presence in the early stages of the disease, its interactions with β-amyloid and tau, and the important role it plays in AD related inflammation. In this review, we present the existing evidence of pathological iron accumulation in the human AD brain, as well as discuss the imaging tools and peripheral measures available to characterize iron accumulation and dysregulation in AD, which may help in developing iron-based biomarkers or therapeutic targets for the disease.
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- Dean Tran
- Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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Ahmadian SS, Dryden IJ, Naranjo A, Toland A, Cayrol RA, Born DE, Egbert PS, Brown RA, Mruthyunjaya P, Lin JH. Preferentially Expressed Antigen in Melanoma Immunohistochemistry Labeling in Uveal Melanomas. Ocul Oncol Pathol 2022; 8:133-140. [PMID: 35959159 PMCID: PMC9218614 DOI: 10.1159/000524051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, and despite treatment of the primary tumor, approximately 15%-50% of patients will develop metastatic disease. Based on gene expression profiling (GEPs), UM can be categorized as Class 1A (low metastatic risk), Class 1B (intermediate metastatic risk), or Class 2 (high metastatic risk). PReferentially expressed Antigen in MElanoma (PRAME) status is an independent prognostic UM biomarker and a potential target for immunotherapy in metastatic UM. PRAME expression status can be detected in tumors using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). More recently, immunohistochemistry (IHC) has been developed to detect PRAME protein expression. Here, we employed both techniques to evaluate PRAME expression in 18 UM enucleations. METHODS Tumor material from the 18 UM patients who underwent enucleation was collected by fine-needle aspiration before or during enucleation and sent for GEP and PRAME analysis by RT-PCR. Histologic sections from these patients were stained with an anti-PRAME monoclonal antibody. We collected patient demographics and tumor characteristics and included this with our analysis of GEP class, PRAME status by RT-PCR, and PRAME status by IHC. PRAME IHC and RT-PCR results were compared. RESULTS Twelve males (12/18) and 6 females (6/18) with an average age of 60.6 years underwent enucleation for UM. TNM staging of the UM diagnosed Stage I in 2 patients (2/18), Stage II in 7 patients (7/18), Stage III in 8 patients (8/18), and Stage IV in 1 (1/18). GEP was Class 1A in 6 tumors (6/18), Class 1B in 6 tumors (6/18), and Class 2 in 6 tumors (6/18). PRAME IHC showed diffusely positive labeling of all UM cells in 2/18 enucleations; negative IHC labeling of UM cells in 9/18 enucleations; and IHC labeling of subsets of UM cells in 7/18 enucleations. Eleven of the 17 UMs tested for PRAME by both RT-PCR and IHC had consistent PRAME results. In the remaining 6/17 cases tested by both modalities, PRAME results were discordant between RT-PCR and IHC. CONCLUSIONS We find that PRAME IHC distinguishes PRAME-positive and PRAME-negative UM tumor cells. Interestingly, IHC reveals focal PRAME expression in subsets of tumor cells consistent with tumor heterogeneity. PRAME RT-PCR and IHC provide concordant results in most of our cases. We suggest that discordance in PRAME results could arise from spatial or temporal variation in PRAME expression between tumor cells. Further studies are required to determine the prognostic implications of PRAME IHC in UM.
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- Saman S. Ahmadian
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
- VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, California, USA
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Kuo F, Ng NN, Nagpal S, Pollom EL, Soltys S, Hayden-Gephart M, Li G, Born DE, Iv M. DSC Perfusion MRI-Derived Fractional Tumor Burden and Relative CBV Differentiate Tumor Progression and Radiation Necrosis in Brain Metastases Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022; 43:689-695. [PMID: 35483909 PMCID: PMC9089266 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Differentiation between tumor and radiation necrosis in patients with brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery is challenging. We hypothesized that MR perfusion and metabolic metrics can differentiate radiation necrosis from progressive tumor in this setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated MRIs comprising DSC, dynamic contrast-enhanced, and arterial spin-labeling perfusion imaging in subjects with brain metastases previously treated with stereotactic radiosurgery. For each lesion, we obtained the mean normalized and standardized relative CBV and fractional tumor burden, volume transfer constant, and normalized maximum CBF, as well as the maximum standardized uptake value in a subset of subjects who underwent FDG-PET. Relative CBV thresholds of 1 and 1.75 were used to define low and high fractional tumor burden. RESULTS Thirty subjects with 37 lesions (20 radiation necrosis, 17 tumor) were included. Compared with radiation necrosis, tumor had increased mean normalized and standardized relative CBV (P = .002) and high fractional tumor burden (normalized, P = .005; standardized, P = .003) and decreased low fractional tumor burden (normalized, P = .03; standardized, P = .01). The area under the curve showed that relative CBV (normalized = 0.80; standardized = 0.79) and high fractional tumor burden (normalized = 0.77; standardized = 0.78) performed the best to discriminate tumor and radiation necrosis. For tumor prediction, the normalized relative CBV cutoff of ≥1.75 yielded a sensitivity of 76.5% and specificity of 70.0%, while the standardized cutoff of ≥1.75 yielded a sensitivity of 41.2% and specificity of 95.0%. No significance was found with the volume transfer constant, normalized CBF, and standardized uptake value. CONCLUSIONS Increased relative CBV and high fractional tumor burden (defined by a threshold relative CBV of ≥1.75) best differentiated tumor from radiation necrosis in subjects with brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery. Performance of normalized and standardized approaches was similar.
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- F Kuo
- From the Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention (F.K., N.N.N., M.I.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention (F.K., N.N.N., M.I.)
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- Departments of Neurology (Neuro-Oncology) (S.N.)
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- Radiation Oncology (E.L.P., S.S.)
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- Neurosurgery (M.H.-G., G.L.)
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- Pathology (D.E.B.), Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- From the Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention (F.K., N.N.N., M.I.)
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Beinat C, Patel CB, Haywood T, Murty S, Naya L, Castillo JB, Reyes ST, Phillips M, Buccino P, Shen B, Park JH, Koran MEI, Alam IS, James ML, Holley D, Halbert K, Gandhi H, He JQ, Granucci M, Johnson E, Liu DD, Uchida N, Sinha R, Chu P, Born DE, Warnock GI, Weissman I, Hayden-Gephart M, Khalighi M, Massoud TF, Iagaru A, Davidzon G, Thomas R, Nagpal S, Recht LD, Gambhir SS. A Clinical PET Imaging Tracer ([ 18F]DASA-23) to Monitor Pyruvate Kinase M2-Induced Glycolytic Reprogramming in Glioblastoma. Clin Cancer Res 2021; 27:6467-6478. [PMID: 34475101 PMCID: PMC8639752 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-0544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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PURPOSE Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) catalyzes the final step in glycolysis, a key process of cancer metabolism. PKM2 is preferentially expressed by glioblastoma (GBM) cells with minimal expression in healthy brain. We describe the development, validation, and translation of a novel PET tracer to study PKM2 in GBM. We evaluated 1-((2-fluoro-6-[18F]fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-4-((4-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl)piperazine ([18F]DASA-23) in cell culture, mouse models of GBM, healthy human volunteers, and patients with GBM. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN [18F]DASA-23 was synthesized with a molar activity of 100.47 ± 29.58 GBq/μmol and radiochemical purity >95%. We performed initial testing of [18F]DASA-23 in GBM cell culture and human GBM xenografts implanted orthotopically into mice. Next, we produced [18F]DASA-23 under FDA oversight, and evaluated it in healthy volunteers and a pilot cohort of patients with glioma. RESULTS In mouse imaging studies, [18F]DASA-23 clearly delineated the U87 GBM from surrounding healthy brain tissue and had a tumor-to-brain ratio of 3.6 ± 0.5. In human volunteers, [18F]DASA-23 crossed the intact blood-brain barrier and was rapidly cleared. In patients with GBM, [18F]DASA-23 successfully outlined tumors visible on contrast-enhanced MRI. The uptake of [18F]DASA-23 was markedly elevated in GBMs compared with normal brain, and it identified a metabolic nonresponder within 1 week of treatment initiation. CONCLUSIONS We developed and translated [18F]DASA-23 as a new tracer that demonstrated the visualization of aberrantly expressed PKM2 for the first time in human subjects. These results warrant further clinical evaluation of [18F]DASA-23 to assess its utility for imaging therapy-induced normalization of aberrant cancer metabolism.
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- Corinne Beinat
- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Stanford Human Research Histology Core, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Pathology, Neuropathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Division of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Departments of Bioengineering and Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Natarajan JM, Born DE, Harsh G, Shuer LM, Soltys SG. Intracranial Grade II Meningioma Oligometastatic to the Cervical Spine. Cureus 2021; 13:e12809. [PMID: 33628677 PMCID: PMC7894379 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12809] [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] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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For intracranial meningiomas that metastasize extracranially, an oligometastatic state exists that is intermediate between incurable, widely metastatic disease and non-metastatic curable disease. Similar to oligometastatic cancer, aggressive local treatment of meningioma oligometastases is warranted, as it may be curable. We present a patient with multiply recurrent intracranial meningiomas over 19 years, with a transformation from grade I to grade II histology, with oligometastatic disease to the C5 vertebral body. Three years following definitive spinal stereotactic radiosurgery, she remains without evidence of other metastatic diseases. Our case highlights the oncologic concept that metastatic meningioma need not be widely disseminated and provides the clinical rationale for aggressive local treatment of an oligometastatic meningioma.
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA
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Singh R, Stienen MN, Ganjoo K, Kolahi KS, Cayrol R, Charville GW, Born DE, Zygourakis CC. Tenosynovial giant cell tumor of the suboccipital region - A rare, benign neoplasm in this location. J Clin Neurosci 2020; 78:413-415. [PMID: 32631721 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.022] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCTs) are benign neoplasms that arise from the synovium of tendon sheaths, bursae, and joints. We report a rare presentation of TGCT involving the suboccipital spine.
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- Rahul Singh
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich & Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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Iv M, Liu X, Lavezo J, Gentles AJ, Ghanem R, Lummus S, Born DE, Soltys SG, Nagpal S, Thomas R, Recht L, Fischbein N. Perfusion MRI-Based Fractional Tumor Burden Differentiates between Tumor and Treatment Effect in Recurrent Glioblastomas and Informs Clinical Decision-Making. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 40:1649-1657. [PMID: 31515215 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Fractional tumor burden better correlates with histologic tumor volume fraction in treated glioblastoma than other perfusion metrics such as relative CBV. We defined fractional tumor burden classes with low and high blood volume to distinguish tumor from treatment effect and to determine whether fractional tumor burden can inform treatment-related decision-making. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-seven patients with high-grade gliomas (primarily glioblastoma) with recurrent contrast-enhancing lesions on DSC-MR imaging were retrospectively evaluated after surgical sampling. Histopathologic examination defined treatment effect versus tumor. Normalized relative CBV thresholds of 1.0 and 1.75 were used to define low, intermediate, and high fractional tumor burden classes in each histopathologically defined group. Performance was assessed with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. Consensus agreement among physician raters reporting hypothetic changes in treatment-related decisions based on fractional tumor burden was compared with actual real-time treatment decisions. RESULTS Mean lower fractional tumor burden, high fractional tumor burden, and relative CBV of the contrast-enhancing volume were significantly different between treatment effect and tumor (P = .002, P < .001, and P < .001), with tumor having significantly higher fractional tumor burden and relative CBV and lower fractional tumor burden. No significance was found with intermediate fractional tumor burden. Performance of the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was the following: high fractional tumor burden, 0.85; low fractional tumor burden, 0.7; and relative CBV, 0.81. In comparing treatment decisions, there were disagreements in 7% of tumor and 44% of treatment effect cases; in the latter, all disagreements were in cases with scattered atypical cells. CONCLUSIONS High fractional tumor burden and low fractional tumor burden define fractions of the contrast-enhancing lesion volume with high and low blood volume, respectively, and can differentiate treatment effect from tumor in recurrent glioblastomas. Fractional tumor burden maps can also help to inform clinical decision-making.
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- From the Departments of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention (M.I., N.F.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery (X.L.), Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Pathology (J.L., R.G., S.L., D.E.B.)
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- Medicine (Biomedical Informatics Research) (A.J.G.)
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- Pathology (J.L., R.G., S.L., D.E.B.)
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- Pathology (J.L., R.G., S.L., D.E.B.)
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- Pathology (J.L., R.G., S.L., D.E.B.)
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- Neurology (Neuro-Oncology) (S.N., R.T., L.R.), Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Neurology (Neuro-Oncology) (S.N., R.T., L.R.), Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Neurology (Neuro-Oncology) (S.N., R.T., L.R.), Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- From the Departments of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention (M.I., N.F.)
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Roy S, Agnihotri S, El Hallani S, Ernst WL, Wald AI, Santana dos Santos L, Hamilton RL, Horbinski CM, Wadhwani NR, Born DE, Pollack IF, Nikiforov YE, Nikiforova MN. Clinical Utility of GlioSeq Next-Generation Sequencing Test in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Brain Tumors. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2019; 78:694-702. [PMID: 31298284 PMCID: PMC10895411 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlz055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Brain tumors are the leading cause of death in children. Establishing an accurate diagnosis and therapy is critical for patient management. This study evaluated the clinical utility of GlioSeq, a next-generation sequencing (NGS) assay, for the diagnosis and management of pediatric and young adult patients with brain tumors. Between May 2015 and March 2017, 142 consecutive brain tumors were tested using GlioSeq v1 and subset using GlioSeq v2. Out of 142 samples, 63% were resection specimens and 37% were small stereotactic biopsies. GlioSeq sequencing was successful in 100% and 98.6% of the cases for the detection of mutations and copy number changes, and gene fusions, respectively. Average turnaround time was 8.7 days. Clinically significant genetic alterations were detected in 95%, 66.6%, and 66.1% of high-grade gliomas, medulloblastomas, and low-grade gliomas, respectively. GlioSeq enabled molecular-based stratification in 92 (65%) cases by specific molecular subtype assignment (70, 76.1%), substantiating a neuropathologic diagnosis (18, 19.6%), and diagnostic recategorization (4, 4.3%). Fifty-seven percent of the cases harbored therapeutically actionable findings. GlioSeq NGS analysis offers rapid detection of a wide range of genetic alterations across a spectrum of pediatric brain tumors using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens and facilitates integrated molecular-morphologic classification and personalized management of pediatric brain tumors.
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- Somak Roy
- Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
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- Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Pathology and Neurosurgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Lurie Children’s Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology, Neuropathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, California
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by parathyroid, pancreatic islet, and pituitary tumors. Approximately 40% of MEN-1 patients harbor a pituitary adenoma. Separately, granular cell tumors (GCTs) of the sellar/parasellar region are an exceedingly rare clinical entity with less than 100 reported cases in the literature. These slow-growing, often asymptomatic lesions are difficult to diagnose and may mimic pituitary adenoma, Rathke cleft cyst, or other sellar/supra-sellar pathology. There is no known association with MEN-1 or any other familial syndrome. A 36-year-old neurologically normal woman with known MEN-1 underwent a screening magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan which revealed a 10 mm x 6 mm x 7 mm sellar/suprasellar lesion. She underwent endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal resection. Subsequent neuropathological analysis was consistent with GCT of the pituitary gland. Here we describe the first report to our knowledge of a GCT of the pituitary gland occurring in a patient with MEN-1.
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- Pathology & Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, USA
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- Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA
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- Internal Medicine - Diabetes & Endocrinology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA
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Wright R, Born DE, D'Souza N, Hurd L, Gill R, Wright D. Pain and compression neuropathy in primary inguinal hernia. Hernia 2017; 21:715-722. [PMID: 28819736 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-017-1641-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Enlargement of the ilioinguinal nerve at the external inguinal ring is observed in 34% of patients undergoing primary open inguinal herniorrhaphy; in 88% of patients it occurs at the fascial edge where the hernia mushrooms with abdominal pressure. Compression neuropathy occurs near many anatomical nerve constriction sites and is associated with enlargement of the peripheral nerve accompanied by sensory changes. METHODS In this prospective study, Carolina Comfort Scale (CCS) questionnaire data was collected for 35 primary hernia repairs. Each patient underwent primary inguinal herniorrhaphy that included ilioinguinal neurectomy. All nerves were sampled proximal to the external inguinal ring. Any nerves with grossly increased overall diameter to any degree distal to the external ring were additionally sampled in the thickened portions. A neuropathologist performed histologic evaluation of the H&E-stained cross sections. RESULTS Paired comparison of proximal and distal nerves revealed a greater overall diameter and greater measured nerve-specific diameter in distal nerve segments. Nerves with increased overall diameter were also found to have a statistically significant positive correlation with four of eight pain measures. Additionally, increased nerve-specific diameter correlates with increased pain on four of eight pain values, but age effect on nerve diameter blunts this finding. CONCLUSIONS Increased preoperative CCS pain values in primary open inguinal hernia are significantly correlated with gross enlargement of the overall diameter and nerve-specific diameter of the ilioinguinal nerve beyond the external inguinal ring. This is consistent with a compression neuropathy.
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- R Wright
- Cascade Hernia Institute, 208 17th Ave SE Suite 201, Puyallup, WA, 98372, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Dr., Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, USA
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- Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, USA
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- Creighton University, Omaha, USA
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- University of Denver, Denver, USA
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Osbun JW, Tatman PD, Kaur S, Parada C, Busald T, Gonzalez-Cuyar L, Shi M, Born DE, Zhang J, Ferreira M. Comparative Proteomic Profiling Using Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis and Identification via LC-MS/MS Reveals Novel Protein Biomarkers to Identify Aggressive Subtypes of WHO Grade I Meningioma. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2017; 78:371-379. [PMID: 28875114 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1601889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Meningomas represent the most common primary intracranial tumor. The majority are benign World Health Organization (WHO) Grade I lesions, but a subset of these behave in an aggressive manner. Protein biomarkers are needed to distinguish aggressive from benign Grade I lesions. Materials and Methods Pooled protein lysates were derived from five clinically aggressive Grade I and five typically benign WHO Grade I tumors snap frozen at the time of surgery. Proteins were separated in each group using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DGE) and protein spots of interest were identified using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Potential biomarker candidates were validated using western blot assays in individual tumor samples and by tissue microarray (TMA). Results Seven candidate biomarkers were obtained from the 2DGE and validated via western blot and TMA. Biomarker validation data allowed for the creation of predictive models using binary logistical regression that correctly identified 85.9% of aggressive tumors within the larger cohort of Grade I meningioma. Conclusion Simple protein separation by 2DGE and identification of candidate biomarkers by LC-MS allowed for the identification of seven candidate biomarkers that when used in predictive models accurately distinguish aggressive from benign behavior in WHO Grade I meningioma.
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- Joshua W Osbun
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Neuropathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Neuropathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Department of Neuropathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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Wright R, Born DE, D'Souza N, Hurd L, Gill R, Wright D. Why do inguinal hernia patients have pain? Histology points to compression neuropathy. Am J Surg 2017; 213:975-982. [PMID: 28388973 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to describe the known soft tissue neuro-histology factors associated with compression neuropathy in relation to the incidence of preoperative pain in primary inguinal hernia. Enlargement of the ilioinguinal nerve occurs in 63% of patients with primary inguinal hernia; compression neuropathy has similar gross features. METHODS Patients completed pain questionnaires pertaining to preoperative pain and the quality of pain experienced. During routine inguinal hernia repair, nerve segments were sampled for histologic evaluation. RESULTS Twenty-two thickened nerve segments (63% of total) with proximal and distal specimens were resected for examination and comparison. We quantified various histologic indicators including nerve diameter, fascicle count, myxoid content within the epineurium, perineurium and endoneurium. Increased preoperative patient pain scores correlate with increased nerve diameter, increased fascicle count and increased myxoid material both within the perineurium and endoneurium. CONCLUSION These findings support the concept that preoperative hernia pain is associated with compression neuropathy.
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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- Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, WA, USA.
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- Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, WA, USA.
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Baldock AL, Yagle K, Born DE, Ahn S, Trister AD, Neal M, Johnston SK, Bridge CA, Basanta D, Scott J, Malone H, Sonabend AM, Canoll P, Mrugala MM, Rockhill JK, Rockne RC, Swanson KR. Invasion and proliferation kinetics in enhancing gliomas predict IDH1 mutation status. Neuro Oncol 2015; 16:779-86. [PMID: 24832620 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Glioblastomas with a specific mutation in the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) gene have a better prognosis than gliomas with wild-type IDH1. METHODS Here we compare the IDH1 mutational status in 172 contrast-enhancing glioma patients with the invasion profile generated by a patient-specific mathematical model we developed based on MR imaging. RESULTS We show that IDH1-mutated contrast-enhancing gliomas were relatively more invasive than wild-type IDH1 for all 172 contrast-enhancing gliomas as well as the subset of 158 histologically confirmed glioblastomas. The appearance of this relatively increased, model-predicted invasive profile appears to be determined more by a lower model-predicted net proliferation rate rather than an increased model-predicted dispersal rate of the glioma cells. Receiver operator curve analysis of the model-predicted MRI-based invasion profile revealed an area under the curve of 0.91, indicative of a predictive relationship. The robustness of this relationship was tested by cross-validation analysis of the invasion profile as a predictive metric for IDH1 status. CONCLUSIONS The strong correlation between IDH1 mutation status and the MRI-based invasion profile suggests that use of our tumor growth model may lead to noninvasive clinical detection of IDH1 mutation status and thus lead to better treatment planning, particularly prior to surgical resection, for contrast-enhancing gliomas.
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- Anne L Baldock
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
| | - Carly A Bridge
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
| | - David Basanta
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
| | - Jacob Scott
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
| | - Hani Malone
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
| | - Peter Canoll
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
| | - Maciej M Mrugala
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
| | - Jason K Rockhill
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
| | - Russell C Rockne
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
| | - Kristin R Swanson
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Ilinois (A.L.B., C.B., R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.Y., S.A., M.N., S.K.J.); Department of Pathology/Neuropathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington (A.D.T., J.K.R.); Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida (D.B., J.S.); Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York (H.M., A.M.S.); Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York (P.C.); Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.M.M.); Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (R.C.R., K.R.S.); Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (K.R.S.)
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Kumar A, Boyle EA, Tokita M, Mikheev AM, Sanger MC, Girard E, Silber JR, Gonzalez-Cuyar LF, Hiatt JB, Adey A, Lee C, Kitzman JO, Born DE, Silbergeld DL, Olson JM, Rostomily RC, Shendure J. Deep sequencing of multiple regions of glial tumors reveals spatial heterogeneity for mutations in clinically relevant genes. Genome Biol 2014; 15:530. [PMID: 25608559 PMCID: PMC4272528 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-014-0530-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background The extent of intratumoral mutational heterogeneity remains unclear in gliomas, the most common primary brain tumors, especially with respect to point mutation. To address this, we applied single molecule molecular inversion probes targeting 33 cancer genes to assay both point mutations and gene amplifications within spatially distinct regions of 14 glial tumors. Results We find evidence of regional mutational heterogeneity in multiple tumors, including mutations in TP53 and RB1 in an anaplastic oligodendroglioma and amplifications in PDGFRA and KIT in two glioblastomas (GBMs). Immunohistochemistry confirms heterogeneity of TP53 mutation and PDGFRA amplification. In all, 3 out of 14 glial tumors surveyed have evidence for heterogeneity for clinically relevant mutations. Conclusions Our results underscore the need to sample multiple regions in GBM and other glial tumors when devising personalized treatments based on genomic information, and furthermore demonstrate the importance of measuring both point mutation and copy number alteration while investigating genetic heterogeneity within cancer samples. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13059-014-0530-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Mikheev AM, Mikheeva SA, Trister AD, Tokita MJ, Emerson SN, Parada CA, Born DE, Carnemolla B, Frankel S, Kim DH, Oxford RG, Kosai Y, Tozer-Fink KR, Manning TC, Silber JR, Rostomily RC. Periostin is a novel therapeutic target that predicts and regulates glioma malignancy. Neuro Oncol 2014; 17:372-82. [PMID: 25140038 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [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: 01/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Periostin is a secreted matricellular protein critical for epithelial-mesenchymal transition and carcinoma metastasis. In glioblastoma, it is highly upregulated compared with normal brain, and existing reports indicate potential prognostic and functional importance in glioma. However, the clinical implications of periostin expression and function related to its therapeutic potential have not been fully explored. METHODS Periostin expression levels and patterns were examined in human glioma cells and tissues by quantitative real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry and correlated with glioma grade, type, recurrence, and survival. Functional assays determined the impact of altering periostin expression and function on cell invasion, migration, adhesion, and glioma stem cell activity and tumorigenicity. The prognostic and functional relevance of periostin and its associated genes were analyzed using the TCGA and REMBRANDT databases and paired recurrent glioma samples. RESULTS Periostin expression levels correlated directly with tumor grade and recurrence, and inversely with survival, in all grades of adult human glioma. Stromal deposition of periostin was detected only in grade IV gliomas. Secreted periostin promoted glioma cell invasion and adhesion, and periostin knockdown markedly impaired survival of xenografted glioma stem cells. Interactions with αvβ3 and αvβ5 integrins promoted adhesion and migration, and periostin abrogated cytotoxicity of the αvβ3/β5 specific inhibitor cilengitide. Periostin-associated gene signatures, predominated by matrix and secreted proteins, corresponded to patient prognosis and functional motifs related to increased malignancy. CONCLUSION Periostin is a robust marker of glioma malignancy and potential tumor recurrence. Abrogation of glioma stem cell tumorigenicity after periostin inhibition provides support for exploring the therapeutic impact of targeting periostin.
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- Andrei M Mikheev
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
| | - Svetlana A Mikheeva
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
| | - Andrew D Trister
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
| | - Mari J Tokita
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
| | - Samuel N Emerson
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
| | - Carolina A Parada
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
| | - Donald E Born
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M, S.N.E., C.A.P., R.G.O., J.R.S., R.C.R.); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (M.J.T); Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (S.F., D.-H.K.); Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (K.R.T.-F.); Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (A.M.M., S.A.M., S.F., D.-H.K., R.C.R.); Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, Washington (A.D.T.); Neuropathology Service, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (D.E.B.); Laboratory of Immunology, IRCCS San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy (B.C.); Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Y.K.); Neuroscience Associates, Boise, Idaho (T.C.M.)
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Adair JE, Johnston SK, Mrugala MM, Beard BC, Guyman LA, Baldock AL, Bridge CA, Hawkins-Daarud A, Gori JL, Born DE, Gonzalez-Cuyar LF, Silbergeld DL, Rockne RC, Storer BE, Rockhill JK, Swanson KR, Kiem HP. Gene therapy enhances chemotherapy tolerance and efficacy in glioblastoma patients. J Clin Invest 2014; 124:4082-92. [PMID: 25105369 DOI: 10.1172/jci76739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Temozolomide (TMZ) is one of the most potent chemotherapy agents for the treatment of glioblastoma. Unfortunately, almost half of glioblastoma tumors are TMZ resistant due to overexpression of methylguanine methyltransferase (MGMT(hi)). Coadministration of O6-benzylguanine (O6BG) can restore TMZ sensitivity, but causes off-target myelosuppression. Here, we conducted a prospective clinical trial to test whether gene therapy to confer O6BG resistance in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) improves chemotherapy tolerance and outcome. METHODS We enrolled 7 newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients with MGMT(hi) tumors. Patients received autologous gene-modified HSCs following single-agent carmustine administration. After hematopoietic recovery, patients underwent O6BG/TMZ chemotherapy in 28-day cycles. Serial blood samples and tumor images were collected throughout the study. Chemotherapy tolerance was determined by the observed myelosuppression and recovery following each cycle. Patient-specific biomathematical modeling of tumor growth was performed. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were also evaluated. RESULTS Gene therapy permitted a significant increase in the mean number of tolerated O6BG/TMZ cycles (4.4 cycles per patient, P < 0.05) compared with historical controls without gene therapy (n = 7 patients, 1.7 cycles per patient). One patient tolerated an unprecedented 9 cycles and demonstrated long-term PFS without additional therapy. Overall, we observed a median PFS of 9 (range 3.5-57+) months and OS of 20 (range 13-57+) months. Furthermore, biomathematical modeling revealed markedly delayed tumor growth at lower cumulative TMZ doses in study patients compared with patients that received standard TMZ regimens without O6BG. CONCLUSION These data support further development of chemoprotective gene therapy in combination with O6BG and TMZ for the treatment of glioblastoma and potentially other tumors with overexpression of MGMT. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov NCT00669669. FUNDING R01CA114218, R01AI080326, R01HL098489, P30DK056465, K01DK076973, R01HL074162, R01CA164371, R01NS060752, U54CA143970.
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Racca AW, Beck AE, Rao VS, Flint GV, Lundy SD, Born DE, Bamshad MJ, Regnier M. Contractility and kinetics of human fetal and human adult skeletal muscle. J Physiol 2013; 591:3049-61. [PMID: 23629510 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.252650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Little is known about the contraction and relaxation properties of fetal skeletal muscle, and measurements thus far have been made with non-human mammalian muscle. Data on human fetal skeletal muscle contraction are lacking, and there are no published reports on the kinetics of either fetal or adult human skeletal muscle myofibrils. Understanding the contractile properties of human fetal muscle would be valuable in understanding muscle development and a variety of muscle diseases that are associated with mutations in fetal muscle sarcomere proteins. Therefore, we characterised the contractile properties of developing human fetal skeletal muscle and compared them to adult human skeletal muscle and rabbit psoas muscle. Electron micrographs showed human fetal muscle sarcomeres are not fully formed but myofibril formation is visible. Isolated myofibril mechanical measurements revealed much lower specific force, and slower rates of isometric force development, slow phase relaxation, and fast phase relaxation in human fetal when compared to human adult skeletal muscle. The duration of slow phase relaxation was also significantly longer compared to both adult groups, but was similarly affected by elevated ADP. F-actin sliding on human fetal skeletal myosin coated surfaces in in vitro motility (IVM) assays was much slower compared with adult rabbit skeletal myosin, though the Km(app) (apparent (fitted) Michaelis-Menten constant) of F-actin speed with ATP titration suggests a greater affinity of human fetal myosin for nucleotide binding. Replacing ATP with 2 deoxy-ATP (dATP) increased F-actin speed for both groups by a similar amount. Titrations of ADP into IVM assays produced a similar inhibitory affect for both groups, suggesting ADP binding may be similar, at least under low load. Together, our results suggest slower but similar mechanisms of myosin chemomechanical transduction for human fetal muscle that may also be limited by immature myofilament structure.
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- Alice W Racca
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Davidson AE, Siddiqui FM, Lopez MA, Lunt P, Carlson HA, Moore BE, Love S, Born DE, Roper H, Majumdar A, Jayadev S, Underhill HR, Smith CO, von der Hagen M, Hubner A, Jardine P, Merrison A, Curtis E, Cullup T, Jungbluth H, Cox MO, Winder TL, Abdel Salam H, Li JZ, Moore SA, Dowling JJ. Novel deletion of lysine 7 expands the clinical, histopathological and genetic spectrum of TPM2-related myopathies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 136:508-21. [PMID: 23413262 DOI: 10.1093/brain/aws344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The β-tropomyosin gene encodes a component of the sarcomeric thin filament. Rod-shaped dimers of tropomyosin regulate actin-myosin interactions and β-tropomyosin mutations have been associated with nemaline myopathy, cap myopathy, Escobar syndrome and distal arthrogryposis types 1A and 2B. In this study, we expand the allelic spectrum of β-tropomyosin-related myopathies through the identification of a novel β-tropomyosin mutation in two clinical contexts not previously associated with β-tropomyosin. The first clinical phenotype is core-rod myopathy, with a β-tropomyosin mutation uncovered by whole exome sequencing in a family with autosomal dominant distal myopathy and muscle biopsy features of both minicores and nemaline rods. The second phenotype, observed in four unrelated families, is autosomal dominant trismus-pseudocamptodactyly syndrome (distal arthrogryposis type 7; previously associated exclusively with myosin heavy chain 8 mutations). In all four families, the mutation identified was a novel 3-bp in-frame deletion (c.20_22del) that results in deletion of a conserved lysine at the seventh amino acid position (p.K7del). This is the first mutation identified in the extreme N-terminus of β-tropomyosin. To understand the potential pathogenic mechanism(s) underlying this mutation, we performed both computational analysis and in vivo modelling. Our theoretical model predicts that the mutation disrupts the N-terminus of the α-helices of dimeric β-tropomyosin, a change predicted to alter protein-protein binding between β-tropomyosin and other molecules and to disturb head-to-tail polymerization of β-tropomyosin dimers. To create an in vivo model, we expressed wild-type or p.K7del β-tropomyosin in the developing zebrafish. p.K7del β-tropomyosin fails to localize properly within the thin filament compartment and its expression alters sarcomere length, suggesting that the mutation interferes with head-to-tail β-tropomyosin polymerization and with overall sarcomeric structure. We describe a novel β-tropomyosin mutation, two clinical-histopathological phenotypes not previously associated with β-tropomyosin and pathogenic data from the first animal model of β-tropomyosin-related myopathies.
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- Ann E Davidson
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Michigan Medical Centre, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA
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Mikheev AM, Ramakrishna R, Stoll EA, Mikheeva SA, Beyer RP, Plotnik DA, Schwartz JL, Rockhill JK, Silber JR, Born DE, Kosai Y, Horner PJ, Rostomily RC. Increased age of transformed mouse neural progenitor/stem cells recapitulates age-dependent clinical features of human glioma malignancy. Aging Cell 2012; 11:1027-35. [PMID: 22958206 PMCID: PMC3504614 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Increasing age is the most robust predictor of greater malignancy and treatment resistance in human gliomas. However, the adverse association of clinical course with aging is rarely considered in animal glioma models, impeding delineation of the relative importance of organismal versus progenitor cell aging in the genesis of glioma malignancy. To address this limitation, we implanted transformed neural stem/progenitor cells (NSPCs), the presumed cells of glioma origin, from 3- and 18-month-old mice into 3- and 20-month host animals. Transplantation with progenitors from older animals resulted in significantly shorter (P ≤ 0.0001) median survival in both 3-month (37.5 vs. 83 days) and 20-month (38 vs. 67 days) hosts, indicating that age-dependent changes intrinsic to NSPCs rather than host animal age accounted for greater malignancy. Subsequent analyses revealed that increased invasiveness, genomic instability, resistance to therapeutic agents, and tolerance to hypoxic stress accompanied aging in transformed NSPCs. Greater tolerance to hypoxia in older progenitor cells, as evidenced by elevated HIF-1 promoter reporter activity and hypoxia response gene (HRG) expression, mirrors the upregulation of HRGs in cohorts of older vs. younger glioma patients revealed by analysis of gene expression databases, suggesting that differential response to hypoxic stress may underlie age-dependent differences in invasion, genomic instability, and treatment resistance. Our study provides strong evidence that progenitor cell aging is responsible for promoting the hallmarks of age-dependent glioma malignancy and that consideration of progenitor aging will facilitate development of physiologically and clinically relevant animal models of human gliomas.
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- Andrei M. Mikheev
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology
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- Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
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Strathmann FG, Borlee G, Born DE, Gonzalez-Cuyar LF, Huber BR, Baird GS. Multiplex immunoassays of peptide hormones extracted from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue accurately subclassify pituitary adenomas. Clin Chem 2011; 58:366-74. [PMID: 22205691 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2011.170613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The current gold standard for diagnostic classification of many solid-tissue neoplasms is immunohistochemistry (IHC) performed on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue. Although IHC is commonly used, there remain important issues related to preanalytic variability, nonstandard methods, and operator bias that may contribute to clinically significant error. To increase the quantitative accuracy and reliability of FFPE tissue-based diagnosis, we sought to develop a clinical proteomic method to characterize protein expression in pathologic tissue samples rapidly and quantitatively. METHODS We subclassified FFPE tissue from 136 clinical pituitary adenoma samples according to hormone translation with IHC and then extracted tissue proteins and quantified pituitary hormones with multiplex bead-based immunoassays. Hormone concentrations were normalized and compared across diagnostic groups. We developed a quantitative classification scheme for pituitary adenomas on archived samples and validated it on prospectively collected clinical samples. RESULTS The most abundant relative hormone concentrations differentiated sensitively and specifically between IHC-classified hormone-expressing adenoma types, correctly predicting IHC-positive diagnoses in 85% of cases overall, with discrepancies found only in cases of clinically nonfunctioning adenomas. Several adenomas with clinically relevant hormone-expressing phenotypes were identified with this assay yet called "null" by IHC, suggesting that multiplex immunoassays may be more sensitive than IHC for detecting clinically meaningful protein expression. CONCLUSIONS Multiplex immunoassays performed on FFPE tissue extracts can provide diagnostically relevant information and may exceed the performance of IHC in classifying some pituitary neoplasms. This technique is simple, largely amenable to automation, and likely applicable to other diagnostic problems in molecular pathology.
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Yang T, Rockhill J, Born DE, Sekhar LN. A case of high-grade undifferentiated sarcoma after surgical resection and stereotactic radiosurgery of a vestibular schwannoma. Skull Base 2011; 20:179-83. [PMID: 21318035 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1242195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Stereotactic radiosurgery has become a more frequently used treatment modality for vestibular schwannomas; a few reports of malignant transformation and/or radiation-associated tumors have surfaced. The majority of these reported cases were in patients with underlying neurofibromatosis. The authors report a case of a 74-year-old man with rapid progression of a cerebellar-pontine angle tumor 14 years after surgical resection of a vestibular schwannoma (VS) from the same site, and 6 years after stereotactic radiosurgery. A pathological study of the recent tumor showed a high-grade spindle cell neoplasm that bore no resemblance to the initial schwannoma. The patient had no diagnosis of neurofibromatosis. Secondary malignancy occurred in a non-neurofibromatosis patient 6 years after stereotactic radiosurgery. It is our belief that documentation of such cases will provide important evidence that helps evaluate the long-term effect of radiosurgery for VS. Such observations can influence clinical decisions regarding the choice of treatment modalities.
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- Tong Yang
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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OBJECTIVE Corpora amylacea (CA) normally accumulate within perivascular, subpial, and subependymal astrocytic processes. CA are associated with a number of conditions including normal aging, hippocampal sclerosis associated with temporal lobe epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Lafora-type progressive myoclonic epilepsy, and adult polyglucosan body disease. Reports of massive localized accumulation of CA in the brain outside of these conditions are rare. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 49-year-old woman, with a long-standing history of migraine headaches, presented to her primary care provider for increased headache duration. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a left parahippocampal lesion, suggestive of low-grade glioma. INTERVENTION Given the MRI suggestive of left parahippocampal glioma, left-sided frontotemporal craniotomy was performed for resection of the lesion. Specimens obtained during the operation revealed focal high-density accumulation of CA with no evidence of neoplasm, ischemia, or hypoxic injury. CONCLUSION This case illustrates the possibility that localized high-density CA accumulation can present as an intrinsic lesion on brain MRI. CA should be included in the differential diagnosis for patients presenting with brain MRI suggestive of nonenhancing space-occupying lesions.
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- Taylor J Abel
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Rostomily RC, Born DE, Beyer RP, Jin J, Alvord EC, Mikheev AM, Matthews RT, Pan C, Khorasani L, Sonnen JA, Montine TJ, Shi M, Zhang J. Quantitative proteomic analysis of oligodendrogliomas with and without 1p/19q deletion. J Proteome Res 2010; 9:2610-8. [PMID: 20337498 DOI: 10.1021/pr100054v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Approximately 50-80% of oligodendrogliomas demonstrate a combined loss of chromosome 1p and 19q. Chromosome 1p/19q deletion, appearing early in tumorigenesis, is associated with improved clinical outcomes, including response to chemotherapy and radiation. Although many hypotheses have been proposed, the molecular mechanisms underlying improved clinical outcomes with 1p/19q deletion in oligodendrogliomas have not been characterized fully. To investigate the molecular differences between oligodendrogliomas, we employed an unbiased proteomic approach using microcapillary liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, along with a quantitative technique called isotope-coded affinity tags, on patient samples of grade II oligodendrogliomas. Following conventional biochemical separation of pooled tumor tissue from five samples of undeleted and 1p/19q deleted grade II oligodendrogliomas into nuclei-, mitochondria-, and cytosol-enriched fractions, relative changes in protein abundance were quantified. Among the 442 total proteins identified, 163 nonredundant proteins displayed significant changes in relative abundance in at least one of the three fractions between oligodendroglioma with and without 1p/19q deletion. Bioinformatic analyses of differentially regulated proteins supported the potential importance of metabolism and invasion/migration to the codeleted phenotype. A subset of altered proteins, including the pro-invasive extracellular matrix protein BCAN, was further validated by Western blotting as candidate markers for the more aggressive undeleted phenotype. These studies demonstrate the utility of proteomic analysis to identify candidate biological motifs and molecular mechanisms that drive differential malignancy related to 1p19q phenotypes. Future analysis of larger patient samples are warranted to further refine biomarker panels to predict biological behavior and assist in the identification of deleted gene products that define the 1p/19q phenotype.
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- Robert C Rostomily
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195-6470, USA.
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Keene CD, Chang RC, Leverenz JB, Kopyov O, Perlman S, Hevner RF, Born DE, Bird TD, Montine TJ. A patient with Huntington's disease and long-surviving fetal neural transplants that developed mass lesions. Acta Neuropathol 2009; 117:329-38. [PMID: 19057918 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-008-0465-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2008] [Revised: 11/21/2008] [Accepted: 11/22/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Transplantation of human fetal neural tissue into adult neostriatum is an experimental therapy for Huntington's disease (HD). Here we describe a patient with HD who received ten intrastriatal human fetal neural transplants and, at one site, an autologous sural nerve co-graft. Although initially clinically stable, she developed worsening asymmetric upper motor neuron symptoms in addition to progression of HD, and ultimately died 121 months post transplantation. Eight neural transplants, up to 2.9 cm, and three ependymal cysts, up to 2.0 cm, were identified. The autologous sural nerve co-graft was found adjacent to the largest mass lesion, which, along with the ependymal cyst, exhibited pronounced mass effect on the internal capsules bilaterally. Grafts were composed of neurons and glia embedded in disorganized neuropil; robust Y chromosome labeling was present in a subset of grafts and cysts. The graft-host border was discrete, and there was no evidence of graft rejection or HD pathologic changes within donor neurons. This report, for the first time, highlights the potential for graft overgrowth in a patient receiving fetal neural transplantation.
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- C Dirk Keene
- Department of Pathology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, 98104, USA.
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Natarajan SK, Ghodke B, Britz GW, Born DE, Sekhar LN. MULTIMODALITY TREATMENT OF BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS WITH MICROSURGERY AFTER EMBOLIZATION WITH ONYX. Neurosurgery 2008; 62:1213-25; discussion 1225-6. [PMID: 18824988 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000333293.74986.e5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Sabareesh K Natarajan
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Natarajan SK, Ghodke B, Britz GW, Born DE, Sekhar LN. MULTIMODALITY TREATMENT OF BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS WITH MICROSURGERY AFTER EMBOLIZATION WITH ONYX. Neurosurgery 2008. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000316860.35705.aa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Anderson DJ, Mondares RL, Born DE, Gleason CA. The effect of binge fetal alcohol exposure on the number of vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing neurons in fetal sheep brain. Dev Neurosci 2007; 30:276-84. [PMID: 17960055 DOI: 10.1159/000110349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2007] [Accepted: 05/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Previously we demonstrated that fetal alcohol exposure attenuates hypoxic cerebral vasodilation in fetal and neonatal sheep. One mechanism may be altered expression of brain vasoactive substances. We hypothesized that early fetal alcohol exposure alters the number of fetal neurons expressing vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), a potent cerebral vasodilator. Thirteen pregnant ewes received daily i.v. infusions of alcohol (1.5 g/kg) or saline on days 30-54 of gestation (term = 145 days). Fourteen fetal brains (6 alcohol-exposed, 8 saline control) were obtained on gestational day 126. Using unbiased stereology, we counted immunohistochemically-labeled VIP neurons in one half of each forebrain with an optical fractionator. The total NeuN-labeled neurons were similarly counted. Alcohol-exposed fetal sheep brains had fewer VIP-immunopositive neurons per hemisphere, 14.6 x 10(6), compared to saline controls, 19.8 x 10(6). The total neuron number was not different, 1.19 x 10(9) versus 1.23 x 10(9) respectively, indicating a selective decrease in VIP neurons as a result of alcohol exposure. In sheep, alcohol exposure early in gestation is associated with fewer VIP-producing neurons later in gestation compared to saline controls; therefore, alcohol-related changes in the number of VIP-expressing neurons may be responsible in part for the attenuated hypoxic cerebral vasodilation described in fetal and neonatal sheep exposed to alcohol earlier in gestation.
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- David J Anderson
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-6320, USA
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Swaim LE, Connolly LE, Volkman HE, Humbert O, Born DE, Ramakrishnan L. Mycobacterium marinum infection of adult zebrafish causes caseating granulomatous tuberculosis and is moderated by adaptive immunity. Infect Immun 2006; 74:6108-17. [PMID: 17057088 PMCID: PMC1695491 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00887-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The zebrafish, a genetically tractable model vertebrate, is naturally susceptible to tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium marinum, a close genetic relative of the causative agent of human tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We previously developed a zebrafish embryo-M. marinum infection model to study host-pathogen interactions in the context of innate immunity. Here, we have constructed a flowthrough fish facility for the large-scale longitudinal study of M. marinum-induced tuberculosis in adult zebrafish where both innate and adaptive immunity are operant. We find that zebrafish are exquisitely susceptible to M. marinum strain M. Intraperitoneal injection of five organisms produces persistent granulomatous tuberculosis, while the injection of approximately 9,000 organisms leads to acute, fulminant disease. Bacterial burden, extent of disease, pathology, and host mortality progress in a time- and dose-dependent fashion. Zebrafish tuberculous granulomas undergo caseous necrosis, similar to human tuberculous granulomas. In contrast to mammalian tuberculous granulomas, zebrafish lesions contain few lymphocytes, calling into question the role of adaptive immunity in fish tuberculosis. However, like rag1 mutant mice infected with M. tuberculosis, we find that rag1 mutant zebrafish are hypersusceptible to M. marinum infection, demonstrating that the control of fish tuberculosis is dependent on adaptive immunity. We confirm the previous finding that M. marinum DeltaRD1 mutants are attenuated in adult zebrafish and extend this finding to show that DeltaRD1 predominantly produces nonnecrotizing, loose macrophage aggregates. This observation suggests that the macrophage aggregation defect associated with DeltaRD1 attenuation in zebrafish embryos is ongoing during adult infection.
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- Laura E Swaim
- Department of Microbiology, Box 357242, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Rostomily RC, Elias M, Deng M, Elias P, Born DE, Muballe D, Silbergeld DL, Futran N, Weymuller EA, Mankoff DA, Eary J. Clinical utility of somatostatin receptor scintigraphic imaging (octreoscan) in esthesioneuroblastoma: a case study and survey of somatostatin receptor subtype expression. Head Neck 2006; 28:305-12. [PMID: 16470879 DOI: 10.1002/hed.20356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND For tumors that express somatostatin receptors (SSTR), radiolabeled somatostatin analogs, such as 111In-pentetreotide, can demonstrate the presence of tumor by radioligand uptake using somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS). The use of 111In-pentetreotide for SRS depends on the specific high affinity of octreotide for SSTR subtypes 2, 3, and 5. Of these, SSTR2 has the greatest affinity for octreotide and the greatest relevance for tumor detection with Octreoscan imaging. Discriminating between postoperative changes and residual or recurrent tumor after extensive skull base surgery is often difficult, but in a case of recurrent esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) we found the use of Octreoscan imaging clinically useful. To better define the general relevance of this imaging technique in this setting, we analyzed SSTR subtype expression in a panel of ENB tumors. METHODS The case history and correlations between MRI and 111In-pentetreotide SRS of a patient with recurrent ENB were reviewed. The expression pattern of the SSTR subtypes in a panel of ENB tumors was then analyzed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to better define the potential of more general use of Octreoscan for imaging ENB. To correlate SSTR2 protein expression with 111In-pentetreotide uptake, immunohistochemistry to detect SSTR2 was performed on tumor samples from regions of increased uptake on Octreoscan. RESULTS The SSTR2 message was expressed at high levels in all five ENB tumor samples, and either SSTR2 protein or histologic findings typical for ENB were found in all tumor tissue obtained from regions of increased 111In-pentetreotide uptake. Furthermore, Octreoscan imaging in this case proved useful in clinical decision making. CONCLUSION The expression pattern of SSTR2 and the specificity of the Octreoscan for regions of active tumor growth support further investigation of the utility of Octreoscan imaging in the diagnosis and surveillance of ENB. Recent advances in novel therapies based on SSTR ligand binding also provide the rationale to consider such novel therapeutic approaches in patients with ENB.
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- Robert C Rostomily
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Mailstop 356470; Room RR-744, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with neurodevelopmental abnormalities. Neuropathologic and neuroimaging studies have shown a wide range of structural problems, including abnormal neuronal migration and volume reduction in specific brain regions, including white matter. We identified foci of significant fetal white matter microglia-macrophage immunoreactivity in a "binge" model of early prenatal alcohol exposure in sheep. Ewes of alcohol-exposed fetuses received daily 90 min alcohol (1.5 gm/kg i.v.) infusions at 30-60 d gestation (term = 147 d). Ewes of control fetuses received same volume infusions of normal saline intravenously. Near-term (125 d gestation) fetal brains were labeled with microglia-macrophages using HAM56 antibody. We quantified dense immunoreactive cellular regions across sections and anatomical locations using computer-assisted microscopy and quantitative morphometry. The proportional HAM56-positive area in cortical white matter was greater in the alcohol-exposed fetuses (1.6%) compared with the saline controls (0.7%). The areas were localized to the frontal gyral white matter, temporal gyral white matter, optic radiation, and others (corpus callosum, septum pellucidum, fasciculus subcallosus, and external capsule), with a greater distribution in the gyral white matter. The greater area of macrophage-rich regions in near-term fetal sheep brain suggests a vulnerability of developing white matter that is enhanced by early alcohol exposure.
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- Hirofumi Watari
- Department of Pathology-Neuropathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Englund C, Alvord EC, Folkerth RD, Silbergeld D, Born DE, Small R, Hevner RF. NeuN expression correlates with reduced mitotic index of neoplastic cells in central neurocytomas. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2005; 31:429-38. [PMID: 16008827 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2005.00665.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In the developing brain, neuronal differentiation is associated with permanent exit from the mitotic cycle. This raises the possibility that neuronal differentiation may suppress proliferative activity, even in neoplastic cells. As a first step towards understanding the relation between neuronal differentiation and mitotic cycling in brain tumours, we studied the expression of NeuN (a neuronal marker) and Ki-67 (a mitotic marker) by double-labelling immuno-fluorescence in 16 brain tumours with neuronal differentiation. The tumours included a series of 11 central neurocytomas, and five single cases of other tumour types. In the central neurocytomas, NeuN(+) cells had a 15-fold lower Ki-67 labelling index, on average, than did NeuN(-) cells (P < 0.01). In the other tumours (one extraventricular neurocytoma, one desmoplastic medulloblastoma, one olfactory neuroblastoma, one ganglioglioma and one anaplastic ganglioglioma), the Ki-67 labelling index was always at least fourfold lower in NeuN(+) cells than in NeuN(-) cells. These results indicate that neuronal differentiation is associated with a substantial decrease of proliferative activity in neoplastic cells of central neurocytomas, and suggest that the same may be true across diverse types of brain tumours. However, tumours with extensive neuronal differentiation may nevertheless have a high overall Ki-67 labelling index, if the mitotic activity of NeuN(-) cells is high. The correlation between NeuN expression and reduced mitotic activity in neurocytoma cells is consistent with the hypothesis that neuronal differentiation suppresses proliferation, but further studies will be necessary to determine causality and investigate underlying mechanisms.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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D'Ambrosio R, Fender JS, Fairbanks JP, Simon EA, Born DE, Doyle DL, Miller JW. Progression from frontal-parietal to mesial-temporal epilepsy after fluid percussion injury in the rat. Brain 2005; 128:174-88. [PMID: 15563512 PMCID: PMC2696356 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awh337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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We recently described an in vivo model of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) in the rat where chronic spontaneous recurrent seizures appear following a single episode of fluid percussion injury (FPI). PTE, studied during the first 2 months post-injury, was focal and seizures originated predominantly from the frontal-parietal neocortex at or around the injury site. However, rarer bilateral seizures originating from a different and undefined focus were also observed. To shed light on the Posttraumatic Epileptogenic mechanisms and on the generation of bilateral seizures, we studied rats up to 7 months post-injury. In vivo paired epidural and depth-electrode recordings indicated that the anterior hippocampus evolves into an epileptic focus which initiates bilateral seizures. The rate of frontal-parietal seizures remained constant over time after 2 weeks post-injury, while the rate of hippocampal seizures greatly increased over time, suggesting that different mechanisms mediate neocortical and hippocampal post-traumatic epileptogenesis. Because of different temporal evolution of these foci, the epileptic syndrome was characterized by predominant frontal-parietal seizures early after injury, but by predominant mesio-temporal seizures at later time points. Pathological analysis demonstrated progressive hippocampal and temporal cortex pathology that paralleled the increase in frequency and duration of bilateral seizures. These results demonstrate that FPI-induced frontal-parietal epilepsy (FPE) progresses to mesial-temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) with dual pathology. These observations establish numerous similarities between FPI-induced and human PTE and further validate it as a clinically relevant model of PTE.
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- Raimondo D'Ambrosio
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359915, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
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The lack of an adequate model of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), in which, similarly to the human condition, chronic spontaneous focal seizures follow a single episode of traumatic brain injury, has hampered the identification of clinically relevant epileptogenic mechanisms and the development of effective therapies. We studied the electrophysiological, behavioural and structural consequences of a clinically relevant model of closed head injury, the lateral fluid percussion injury (FPI), in the rat. We found that a single episode of severe FPI is sufficient to cause PTE. Chronic electrocorticography (ECoG) demonstrated spontaneous chronic seizures that were partial, originated from the neocortex at the site of injury, and progressively worsened and spread over time. The cases of epilepsy in the post-traumatic population increased over time following injury. Post-FPI epileptic rats exhibited pauses in their behaviour, facial automatisms and myoclonus at the time of epileptiform ECoG events. In vitro local field potential recordings demonstrated persistent hyperexcitability of the neocortex at and around the site of injury that was associated with intense glial reactivity. These results for the first time demonstrate persistent hyperexcitability of the injured neocortex and define a useful model for pathophysiological studies of basic mechanisms of spontaneous epileptogenesis and for preclinical screening of effective antiepileptogenic drugs.
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- Raimondo D'Ambrosio
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington, School of Merdicine, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359914, 325 Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
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Hardy SG, Miller JW, Holmes MD, Born DE, Ojemann GA, Dodrill CB, Hallam DK. Factors predicting outcome of surgery for intractable epilepsy with pathologically verified mesial temporal sclerosis. Epilepsia 2003; 44:565-8. [PMID: 12681006 DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.39202.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine the subgroup of patients with medically intractable epilepsy receiving temporal lobectomies who have pathologically verified mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and to determine the relation of demographic and clinical factors, results of diagnostic testing, and details of the surgical procedure with prognosis for achieving control of seizures. METHODS All patients receiving surgical treatment for intractable epilepsy between 1991 and 1998 at the University of Washington were reviewed. There were 118 patients who met inclusion criteria of adequate pathological analysis showing MTS without a progressive process and a minimum of 1-year follow-up. RESULTS Only personal history of status epilepticus demonstrated significant (p = 0.0276) prediction of outcome, increasing the risk of surgical failure. No other factors were significant predictors of outcome, including history of febrile seizures, possible etiologic factors, EEG, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or neuropsychological testing results, or extent of resection. CONCLUSIONS Many factors that have been previously described to predict favorable outcome in the overall group of patients receiving temporal lobe resections for intractable epilepsy are, in fact, predictors of MTS and lose their predictive value when the subgroup of patients with confirmed MTS is examined. Neurosurgical treatment of MTS can be very effective even in the presence of significant etiologic factors, or of bilateral or extratemporal abnormalities on EEG or MRI.
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- Steven G Hardy
- Department of Neurology, Regional Epilepsy Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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The prevalence of atypical (right, bilateral) speech lateralization is unknown in normal populations. The authors investigated this by studying people with normal developmental histories but a later, specific adult neurologic event leading to intractable epilepsy. Fifty of 836 people receiving intracarotid amobarbital procedures (IAPs) met criteria of normal neurologic histories through age 15 years, with later head trauma or cerebral infection as probable cause of subsequent epilepsy. All 50 patients had left hemispheric speech on IAP. Atypical speech lateralization is rare unless there is also a positive neurologic history.
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- J W Miller
- Regional Epilepsy Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA.
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Graf WD, Born DE, Shaw DWW, Thomas JR, Holloway LW, Michaelis RC. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in boys with neural cell adhesion molecule L1 mutations and congenital hydrocephalus. Ann Neurol 2001. [DOI: 10.1002/1531-8249(200001)47:1<113::aid-ana19>3.0.co;2-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Jürgen Wenzel H, Born DE, Dubach MF, Gunderson VM, Maravilla KR, Robbins CA, Szot P, Zierath D, Schwartzkroin PA. Morphological plasticity in an infant monkey model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia 2000; 41 Suppl 6:S70-5. [PMID: 10999523 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb01560.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE/METHODS Seizures in early life are thought to contribute to the development of human temporal lobe epilepsy. To examine the consequences of early seizures, we elicited status epilepticus in immature, 5.5- to 7.0-month-old pigtailed macaques by unilateral microinfusion of bicuculline methiodide into the entorhinal cortex. RESULTS This report focuses on neuropathological changes in the hippocampus. Bicuculline infusion consistently elicited limbic-like seizures with prolonged, relatively localized electrographic activity. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed enhanced signal intensity in the ipsilateral hippocampus after seizures; in some cases, there was also progressive hippocampal atrophy. Histological changes were variable; in two of five monkeys, there was significant hippocampal neuron loss, gliosis, granule cell dispersion, and mossy fiber reorganization. CONCLUSIONS The histopathological findings and associated magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities after bicuculline-induced status epilepticus in infant monkeys mimic common aspects of human temporal lobe epilepsy.
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- H Jürgen Wenzel
- Department of Neurological Surgery Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98195, USA.
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Iwamoto S, Burrows RC, Born DE, Piepkorn M, Bothwell M. The application of direct immunofluorescence to intraoperative neurosurgical diagnosis. Biomol Eng 2000; 17:17-22. [PMID: 11042473 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-0344(00)00060-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A diagnostic problem can occur at the time of intraoperative consultation of neurosurgical tumors as to whether the tumor is of neuroectodermal origin or whether it represents an epithelial metastasis from another site. Intraoperative diagnoses based on hematoxylin and eosin stained frozen sections are often later confirmed by immunocytochemical analysis of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections that are not available at the time of surgery. The objective of the current study was to demonstrate that the application of direct immunofluorescence to the intraoperative diagnosis of neurosurgical tumors would provide unequivocal, and nearly immediate results. This report describes a new application of an existing technique for an optimized, rapid procedure utilizing direct immunocytochemistry with fluorescence-labeled primary antibodies to analyze surgical biopsies intraoperatively. The examination of five neurosurgical biopsies established a neuroectodermal origin of three tumors via immunolabeling for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and lack of labeling with keratin markers, whereas several metastatic lung carcinomas were identified by immunostaining for keratin, but not GFAP, markers. The results of the direct immunolabeling method were unequivocal and required only minutes. The same diagnoses were confirmed by standard immunocytochemical labeling of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections, though it required several days to obtain the results. Direct immunofluorescence using fluorescently conjugated primary antibodies is a practical and rapid method for deciding whether a neurosurgical tumor is a primary glial or an epithelial metastatic tumor in origin. It is the first reported application of the technique for this aspect of rapid neurosurgical diagnosis.
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- S Iwamoto
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
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Holmes MD, Born DE, Kutsy RL, Wilensky AJ, Ojemann GA, Ojemann LM. Outcome after surgery in patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy and normal MRI. Seizure 2000; 9:407-11. [PMID: 10985997 DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2000.0423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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Our purpose is to determine predictors of outcome in patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy and normal high resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) who undergo surgical therapy. We identified 23 patients who underwent temporal lobectomy and had normal pre-operative MRI, including surface coil phased array temporal lobe imaging. All were followed at least 2 years after surgery. We graded outcome as seizure-free, > 75% reduction in seizures, or < 75% reduction in seizures. We examined pre-operative interictal and ictal electroencephalographic (EEG) findings, age of onset, gender, duration of epilepsy, risk factors, family history, physical findings, age at operation, side of operation, and pathology of resected tissue in order to determine if any of these factors were associated with outcome. Overall, 48% (11/23) of patients were seizure-free, 39% (9/23) had > 75% reduction in seizures, while 13% (3/23) had < 75% reduction in seizures. Only the EEG findings were useful in predicting outcome. When ictal onsets arose from basal-temporal regions, 61% (11/18) of patients were seizure-free, while none (0/5) were seizure-free when seizures arose from mid-posterior temporal regions (P = 0.04). Interictally, if all epileptiform patterns were localized exclusively to one basal-temporal region, a finding that invariably correlated with ictal onsets, 78% (7/9) of patients were seizure-free, while only 29% (4/14) were seizure-free if discharges were bilateral or multifocal (P = 0.04). We conclude that surgery may be a reasonable treatment for some patients with intractable temporal lobe seizures and normal MRI. The best outcomes occur when seizure onsets and interictal epileptiform patterns are exclusive to one basal-temporal region. Unfavorable outcomes are most likely to occur when ictal origins are from mid-posterior temporal regions and when interictal discharges are bitemporal or multifocal in distribution.
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- M D Holmes
- Regional Epilepsy Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 98104, USA.
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McKhann GM, Schoenfeld-McNeill J, Born DE, Haglund MM, Ojemann GA. Intraoperative hippocampal electrocorticography to predict the extent of hippocampal resection in temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. J Neurosurg 2000; 93:44-52. [PMID: 10883904 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.1.0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Among the variety of surgical procedures that are performed for the treatment of medically refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), no consensus exists as to how much of the hippocampus should be removed. Whether all patients require a maximal hippocampal resection has not yet been determined. METHODS At the University of Washington, all TLE operations are performed in a tailored fashion, guided by electrocorticography (ECoG). The amount of hippocampal resection is determined intraoperatively by the extent of interictal epileptiform abnormalities on ECoG recorded from that structure, resulting in a hippocampal resection that is individualized for each patient. Using this approach, the authors prospectively observed 140 consecutive patients who underwent surgery for mesial TLE with pathological diagnoses of either mesial temporal sclerosis with neuronal loss (MTS group) or mild gliosis without neuronal loss (non-MTS group) to determine whether the extent of hippocampal resection correlates with outcome when a tailored approach is used. Additionally, the authors analyzed whether the presence of residual interictal epileptiform activity on ECoG following mesial temporal resection predicts poorer seizure control. With at least 18 months of clinical follow up, 67% of the 140 patients were seizure free or had only a single postoperative seizure. There was no correlation between the size of the hippocampal resection and seizure control in the group as a whole or when stratified by pathological subtype. Using an intraoperatively tailored strategy, individuals with a larger hippocampal resection (> 2.5 cm) were not more likely to have seizure-free outcomes than patients with smaller resections (p = 0.9). Additionally, both MTS and non-MTS patients, in whom postoperative ECoG detected residual epileptiform hippocampal (but not cortical or parahippocampal) interictal activity following surgical resection, had significantly worse seizure outcomes (p = 0.01 in the MTS group; p = 0.002 in the non-MTS group). CONCLUSIONS Intraoperative hippocampal ECoG can predict how much hippocampus should be removed to maximize seizure-free outcome, allowing for sparing of possibly functionally important hippocampus.
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- G M McKhann
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
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Graf WD, Born DE, Shaw DW, Thomas JR, Holloway LW, Michaelis RC. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in boys with neural cell adhesion molecule L1 mutations and congenital hydrocephalus. Ann Neurol 2000; 47:113-7. [PMID: 10632110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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The phenotype of severe congenital hydrocephalus secondary to neural cell adhesion molecule L1 (L1CAM) gene mutations includes the distinct finding of brainstem corticospinal tract hypoplasia. Using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), we failed to demonstrate anisotropy in the corticospinal tracts of the basis pontis in 4 affected boys with L1CAM mutations. The DWI findings correlated with the neuropathological findings in a fifth patient. DWI may be a useful technique to screen for boys with L1CAM mutations.
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- W D Graf
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
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Graf WD, Born DE, Shaw DW, Thomas JR, Holloway LW, Michaelis RC. Brainstem diffusion-weighted MRI in boys with L1CAM mutations. Eur J Pediatr Surg 1999; 9 Suppl 1:41-2. [PMID: 10661793] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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- W D Graf
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98105, USA
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Gunderson VM, Dubach M, Szot P, Born DE, Wenzel HJ, Maravilla KR, Zierath DK, Robbins CA, Schwartzkroin PA. Development of a model of status epilepticus in pigtailed macaque infant monkeys. Dev Neurosci 1999; 21:352-64. [PMID: 10575259 DOI: 10.1159/000017385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Seizures, particularly multiple episodes and/or status epilepticus (SE) are prevalent in pediatric patients. Pediatric SE is associated with brain changes that have been hypothesized to contribute to the onset of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). In order to gain insight into the effects of seizures on the immature brain and the risk for later TLE, we have developed a model of limbic SE in the pigtailed macaque monkey. In separate studies, bicuculline methiodide or a bicuculline 'cocktail' was infused into three regions of the brain (area tempestas, hippocampus, entorhinal cortex) to induce seizures. Measures included MRI, electrophysiology, behavior and morphology. Our results suggest that monkey models of SE may provide useful tools for understanding the effects of prolonged seizures during infancy and the origins of TLE in humans.
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- V M Gunderson
- Center on Human Development and Disability, Regional Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7920, USA.
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Mathern GW, Pretorius JK, Mendoza D, Leite JP, Chimelli L, Born DE, Fried I, Assirati JA, Ojemann GA, Adelson PD, Cahan LD, Kornblum HI. Hippocampal N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit mRNA levels in temporal lobe epilepsy patients. Ann Neurol 1999; 46:343-58. [PMID: 10482265 DOI: 10.1002/1531-8249(199909)46:3<343::aid-ana10>3.0.co;2-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Changes in the subunit stoichiometry of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (NMDAR) alters its channel properties, and may enhance or reduce neuronal excitability in temporal lobe epilepsy patients. This study determined whether hippocampal NMDA receptor subunit mRNA levels were increased or decreased in temporal lobe epilepsy patients compared with nonseizure autopsy cases. Hippocampal sclerosis (HS; n = 16), non-HS (n = 10), and autopsy hippocampi (n = 9) were studied for NMDAR1 (NR1) and NR2A-D mRNA levels by using semiquantitative in situ hybridization techniques, along with neuron densities. Compared with autopsy hippocampi, non-HS and HS patients showed increased NR2A and NR2B hybridization densities per dentate granule cell. Furthermore, non-HS hippocampi showed increased NR1 and NR2B mRNA levels per CA2/3 pyramidal neuron compared with autopsy cases. HS patients, by contrast, showed decreased NR2A hybridization densities per CA2/3 pyramidal neuron compared with non-HS and autopsy cases. These findings indicate that chronic temporal lobe seizures are associated with differential changes in hippocampal NR1 and NR2A-D hybridization densities that vary by subfield and clinical-pathological category. In temporal lobe epilepsy patients, these findings support the hypothesis that in dentate granule cells NMDA receptors are increased, and excitatory postsynaptic potentials should be strongly NMDA mediated compared with nonseizure autopsies. HS patients, by comparison, showed decreased pyramidal neuron NR2A mRNA levels, and this suggests that NMDA-mediated pyramidal neuron responses should be reduced in HS patients compared with non-HS cases.
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- G W Mathern
- Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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Mathern GW, Mendoza D, Lozada A, Pretorius JK, Dehnes Y, Danbolt NC, Nelson N, Leite JP, Chimelli L, Born DE, Sakamoto AC, Assirati JA, Fried I, Peacock WJ, Ojemann GA, Adelson PD. Hippocampal GABA and glutamate transporter immunoreactivity in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology 1999; 52:453-72. [PMID: 10025773 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.3.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Sodium-coupled transporters remove extracellular neurotransmitters and alterations in their function could enhance or suppress synaptic transmission and seizures. This study determined hippocampal gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate transporter immunoreactivity (IR) in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients. METHODS Hippocampal sclerosis (HS) patients (n = 25) and non-HS cases (mass lesion and cryptogenic; n = 20) were compared with nonseizure autopsies (n = 8). Hippocampal sections were studied for neuron densities along with IR for glutamate decarboxylase (GAD; presynaptic GABA terminals), GABA transporter-1 (GAT-1; presynaptic GABA transporter), GAT-3 (astrocytic GABA transporter), excitatory amino acid transporter 3 (EAAT3; postsynaptic glutamate transporter), and EAAT2-1 (glial glutamate transporters). RESULTS Compared with autopsies, non-HS cases with similar neuron counts showed: 1) increased GAD IR gray values (GV) in the fascia dentata outer molecular layer (OML), hilus, and stratum radiatum; 2) increased GAT-1 OML GVs; 3) increased astrocytic GAT-3 GVs in the hilus and Ammon's horn; and 4) no IR differences for EAAT3-1. HS patients with decreased neuron densities demonstrated: 1) increased OML and inner molecular layer GAD puncta; 2) decreased GAT-1 puncta relative to GAD in the stratum granulosum and pyramidale; 3) increased GAT-1 OML GVs; 4) decreased GAT-3 GVs; 5) increased EAAT3 IR on remaining granule cells and pyramids; 6) decreased glial EAAT2 GVs in the hilus and CA1 stratum radiatum associated with neuron loss; and 7) increased glial EAAT1 GVs in CA2/3 stratum radiatum. CONCLUSIONS Hippocampal GABA and glutamate transporter IR differ in TLE patients compared with autopsies. These data support the hypothesis that excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission and seizure susceptibility could be altered by neuronal and glial transporters in TLE patients.
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- G W Mathern
- Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
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Synaptophysin is a protein of synaptic vesicles and may be demonstrated in tissue sections of human brain and spinal cord by immunocytochemistry using a monoclonal antibody. Synaptophysin immunoreactivity was studied in paraffin-embedded sections of the central nervous system (CNS) in 14 normal human fetuses and neonates ranging in age from 8 to 41 weeks gestation, and in three brains with heterotopic neurons or malformations. A progressive expression of synaptophysin is seen in axonal terminals within grey matter in various parts of the CNS, beginning in the ventral horns of the spinal cord and brainstem tegmentum at 12-14 weeks. In the cerebellum, the molecular layer shows a band of reactivity from 18 weeks; by term two parallel bands of synaptophysin are seen in the molecular layer and reactivity also is demonstrated in the Purkinje and internal granular layers. In the cerebral neocortex, the molecular zone has weak synaptophysin reactivity as early as 10 weeks, though reactivity is not detected in the deep layers of the cortical plate until 19 weeks and in layers 2-4 until 25 weeks gestation. Synaptophysin reactivity is strong at the surface of neurons but not detected in their somatic cytoplasm; coarsely beaded reactivity within the neuropil probably corresponds to synaptic vesicles in terminal axons. Similar granular synaptophysin reactivity is seen around heterotopic neurons in the subcortical white matter, in dysgenesis of the cerebellar cortex and in the residual anencephalic forebrain. Thermal intensification by heating the incubating solution in a microwave oven often enhances immunoreactivity because of more complete antigen retrieval and is recommended for tissue stored in formalin or in paraffin for long periods. Synaptophysin provides a useful tissue marker of synaptogenesis during normal development and in cerebral dysgeneses, and may provide useful correlations with functional imaging of the brain in living patients. Used in conjunction with other neuronal markers, the expression of synaptophysin in terminal axons of distant neurons, in temporal relation to the maturation of the neurons they innervate, may provide clues to the pathogenesis of epilepsy in early infancy.
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- H B Sarnat
- Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98195, USA.
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