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Winans T, Oaks Z, Choudhary G, Patel A, Huang N, Faludi T, Krakko D, Nolan J, Lewis J, Blair S, Lai Z, Landas SK, Middleton F, Asara JM, Chung SK, Wyman B, Azadi P, Banki K, Perl A. mTOR-dependent loss of PON1 secretion and antiphospholipid autoantibody production underlie autoimmunity-mediated cirrhosis in transaldolase deficiency. J Autoimmun 2023; 140:103112. [PMID: 37742509 PMCID: PMC10957505 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2023.103112] [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] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
Abstract
Transaldolase deficiency predisposes to chronic liver disease progressing from cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Transition from cirrhosis to hepatocarcinogenesis depends on mitochondrial oxidative stress, as controlled by cytosolic aldose metabolism through the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). Progression to HCC is critically dependent on NADPH depletion and polyol buildup by aldose reductase (AR), while this enzyme protects from carbon trapping in the PPP and growth restriction in TAL deficiency. Although AR inactivation blocked susceptibility to hepatocarcinogenesis, it enhanced growth restriction, carbon trapping in the non-oxidative branch of the PPP and failed to reverse the depletion of glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) and liver cirrhosis. Here, we show that inactivation of the TAL-AR axis results in metabolic stress characterized by reduced mitophagy, enhanced overall autophagy, activation of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), diminished glycosylation and secretion of paraoxonase 1 (PON1), production of antiphospholipid autoantibodies (aPL), loss of CD161+ NK cells, and expansion of CD38+ Ito cells, which are responsive to treatment with rapamycin in vivo. The present study thus identifies glycosylation and secretion of PON1 and aPL production as mTOR-dependent regulatory checkpoints of autoimmunity underlying liver cirrhosis in TAL deficiency.
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- T Winans
- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA; Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA; Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA; Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA; Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA; Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Neuroscience, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Division of Signal Transduction, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA; Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA; Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA; Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA.
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Oaks Z, Patel A, Huang N, Choudhary G, Winans T, Faludi T, Krakko D, Duarte M, Lewis J, Beckford M, Blair S, Kelly R, Landas SK, Middleton FA, Asara JM, Chung SK, Fernandez DR, Banki K, Perl A. Publisher Correction: Cytosolic aldose metabolism contributes to progression from cirrhosis to hepatocarcinogenesis. Nat Metab 2023; 5:349. [PMID: 36755183 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-023-00752-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Z Oaks
- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Neuroscience, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Division of Signal Transduction, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, China
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA.
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA.
- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA.
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Oaks Z, Patel A, Huang N, Choudhary G, Winans T, Faludi T, Krakko D, Duarte M, Lewis J, Beckford M, Blair S, Kelly R, Landas SK, Middleton FA, Asara JM, Chung SK, Fernandez DR, Banki K, Perl A. Cytosolic aldose metabolism contributes to progression from cirrhosis to hepatocarcinogenesis. Nat Metab 2023; 5:41-60. [PMID: 36658399 PMCID: PMC9892301 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-022-00711-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Oxidative stress modulates carcinogenesis in the liver; however, direct evidence for metabolic control of oxidative stress during pathogenesis, particularly, of progression from cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), has been lacking. Deficiency of transaldolase (TAL), a rate-limiting enzyme of the non-oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), restricts growth and predisposes to cirrhosis and HCC in mice and humans. Here, we show that mitochondrial oxidative stress and progression from cirrhosis to HCC and acetaminophen-induced liver necrosis are critically dependent on NADPH depletion and polyol buildup by aldose reductase (AR), while this enzyme protects from carbon trapping in the PPP and growth restriction in TAL deficiency. Both TAL and AR are confined to the cytosol; however, their inactivation distorts mitochondrial redox homeostasis in opposite directions. The results suggest that AR acts as a rheostat of carbon recycling and NADPH output of the PPP with broad implications for disease progression from cirrhosis to HCC.
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- Z Oaks
- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Neuroscience, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Division of Signal Transduction, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, China
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA.
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA.
- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York, Norton College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY, USA.
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Choudhary G, Qureshi F, Arora A, Kothari N, Tiwari S, Bhatia P. Postpartum Hypernatremia with Extrapontine Rhabdomyelinolysis: A Case Report. Qatar Med J 2022; 2022:45. [PMID: 36304065 PMCID: PMC9577390 DOI: 10.5339/qmj.2022.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hypernatremia (serum sodium>160 meq/L) present with diverse neurological manifestations, ranging from flaccid paralysis to impaired cognition, encephalopathy, and even deep coma. Osmotic demyelination refers to changes in brain cells because of an acute change in plasma osmolality. It is further divided into two types, i.e., central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) and extrapontine myelinolysis (EPM). Patients with EPM, besides spasticity, may also present with other movement disorders such as catatonia, parkinsonism, and dystonia. We present a case of a postpartum woman bought to the emergency department by her relatives in an unconscious state. In view of poor sensorium (Glasgow coma scale < 7), she was intubated and received mechanical ventilatory support. On admission, computed tomography ofthebrain was normal, and the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) for further management. The preliminary work-up in the ICU showed hypernatremia (serum sodium of 182 mEq/L) with hyper-osmolality (359 mOsm/kgH2O). She was managed as per the ICU protocol for hypernatremia. During her ICU stay, her sensorium improved, but she developed flaccid paralysis and was quadriplegic. Thus, a tracheostomy was performed, and she was weaned from the ventilator. After ventilator weaning, she was transferred to the ward for further rehabilitation. During rehabilitation, the patient was able to sit and takefoodorally.To date, only a few cases are reported in postpartum women with acute severe hypernatremia caused by high-grade fever and loss of body fluids leading to extra-pontine demyelination and flaccid paralysis. This case highlightsthat prompt recognition and appropriate intervention can improve the outcomes in these patients.
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- Garima Choudhary
- Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, AIIMS Jodhpur E-mail: ,E-mail:
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, AIIMS Jodhpur E-mail: ,E-mail:
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- Senior Resident, Department of Neurology, AIIMS Jodhpur
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, AIIMS Jodhpur E-mail:
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, AIIMS Jodhpur E-mail:
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Singh J, Thukral CL, Singh P, Pahwa S, Choudhary G. Utility of sonographic transcerebellar diameter in the assessment of gestational age in normal and intrauterine growth-retarded fetuses. Niger J Clin Pract 2022; 25:167-172. [PMID: 35170442 DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_594_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background The fetal cerebellum has been shown to be least affected by external pressures and molding during pregnancy and therefore might provide more accurate estimation of GA. Aims To study the utility of transcerebellar diameter (TCD) measured by ultrasound for the detection of GA in normal and intrauterine growth-retarded (IUGR) fetuses. Subjects and Methods This cross-sectional study comprised 500 antenatal patients with a GA between 14 and 39 weeks and who were certain of their last menstrual periods. The TCD was measured ultrasonographically and the corresponding GA was determined. The GA was also determined with other customarily used sonographic parameters such as biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC), and femur length (FL) and compared with TCD. Data of normal pregnancy patients was used to formulate nomograms by taking the 5th, 50th, and 95th percentile measurements. TCD to AC ratio was also calculated in both normal (n = 424) and IUGR pregnancies (n = 76). Results TCD showed significant correlation with gestational age (GA) measured by last menstrual period (LMP) as well as with GA calculated with other biometric fetal parameters. TCD also showed significant correlation with GA in normal (R2 = 0.979) as well as with IUGR pregnancies (R2 = 0.942). TCD to AC ratio remained fairly constant in normal pregnancies while it was increased in IUGR pregnancies. Conclusions TCD and TCD/AC ratio can be employed as an objective parameter to establish the GA in normal as well as IUGR pregnancy cases.
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- J Singh
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Chaudhary K, Kumari K, Chhabra S, Choudhary G. Management of airway obstruction following lidocaine nebulization in a case of tracheal stenosis: case report. Braz J Anesthesiol 2021; 73:351-353. [PMID: 34627836 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2021.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Stenting for lower tracheal stenosis is a tricky situation and for the safe conduct of anesthesia, it is imperative to maintain spontaneous respiration. Airway topicalization is routinely recommended for anticipated difficult airway. We report a case of upper airway obstruction following lidocaine nebulization in a patient to be taken for tracheal stenting for lower tracheal stenosis. We would like to highlight that close monitoring of the patient is advisable during airway topicalization to detect any airway obstruction at the earliest and how fiberoptic intubation can play a pivotal role to secure the airway in an emergency scenario.
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- Kriti Chaudhary
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Jodhpur, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Jodhpur, India.
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Jodhpur, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Jodhpur, India
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Syal R, Parvez M, Kothari N, Abbas H, Kumar R, Singh S, Choudhary G. Comparison of Conventional Technique versus Modified Tube First Technique of Awake Nasotracheal Fiber-optic Intubation: A Randomized Control Open-Label Trial. Anesth Essays Res 2021; 14:395-400. [PMID: 34092848 PMCID: PMC8159060 DOI: 10.4103/aer.aer_104_20] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background: Although the conventional awake fiber-optic nasal intubation is most commonly used in anticipated difficult tracheal intubation, it has several potential difficulties. Aims: The aim of this study is to compare another technique modified tube first (MTF) technique with the conventional one in terms of time taken, ease of glottis visualization, number of attempts needed, and complications. Settings and Design: This was a prospective, randomized, open-label trial conducted on 60 patients with an anticipated difficult airway undergoing oromaxillofacial surgery at a tertiary care center. Materials and Methods: The patients were randomized into the MTF and conventional technique groups. Times from insertion of the fiber-optic scope into nares till vocal cord visualization (T1) and from T1 to complete intubation (T2) were measured and compared. Statistical Analysis Used: Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 21. Results: Time taken to visualize glottis was significantly less in the MTF technique as compared to the conventional method (mean ± standard deviation = 108.6 ± 43.1 vs. 142 ± 49.2 s, respectively, P = 0.007). Similarly, the total time taken for nasotracheal intubation with modified technique is significantly less as compared to the conventional technique (P = 0.004). Furthermore, there is significantly better ease of glottis visualization (P = 0.001), higher success in minimal attempts (P = 0.02) with significantly lesser incidence of desaturation in MTF technique (P = 0.026). Conclusion: The alternative technique (MTF) is a quicker, easier approach with higher success rate and lesser complications for the placement of an endotracheal tube in a difficult airway scenario.
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- Rashmi Syal
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, King George's University of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, King George's University of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Choudhary G, Chaudhary K, Sharma RS, Ujwal S, Kumawat J, Syal R. Parturient Controlled Epidural Analgesia with and without Basal Infusion of Ropivacaine and Fentanyl: A Randomized Trial. Anesth Essays Res 2021; 14:390-394. [PMID: 34092847 PMCID: PMC8159052 DOI: 10.4103/aer.aer_116_20] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Introduction: Parturient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) is an established method of providing safe and effective labor analgesia. Objective: The aim of this single-blind, randomized controlled trial was to compare the efficacy of PCEA with or without basal infusion (BI) of ropivacaine and fentanyl for the effective management of labor pain associated with normal vaginal delivery. Materials and Methods: A total of 78 nulliparous parturients with vertex presentation at term and with cervical dilatation of 3–5 cm demanding for epidural analgesia (EA) were enrolled in the study. EA was initiated and maintained with ropivacaine 0.125% and fentanyl 2 μg/mL. Following an initial epidural loading volume of 8–10 mL, parturients were randomly allocated in two groups of 39 each. PCEA group received bolus of 5 mL at 200 mL/h with lockout interval of 15 min and with maximum volume of local anaesthetic was 20 mL/h and PCEA + BI group – receiving added BI rate of 5 mL/h along with same programmed parameters of PCEA pump. Results: No statistically significant difference was observed between the groups in terms of demographic characteristics, duration of labor, delivery methods, maternal satisfaction as well as Apgar score. Mean demand bolus in group PCEA + BI was 0.39 ± 0.59, whereas in group PCEA was 3.31 ± 0.77 (P < 0.05). Mean volume of drug used in group PCEA + BI was 25.57 ± 2.75 mL, while in group PCEA was 22.42 ± 4.56 mL (P = 0.0005). In PCEA + BI group, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score was 0.07 ± 0.35 at 60 min and 0.06 ± 0.33 at 120 min, whereas in PCEA group, VAS was 0.32 ± 0.62 at 60 min and 0.26 ± 0.50 at 120 min (P = 0.05), respectively. Conclusion: BI when added to PCEA, it significantly reduces breakthrough labor pain and demand boluses without prolonging labor duration but at the cost of increased requirement of drug volume when compared to PCEA only group.
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- Garima Choudhary
- Department of Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, A.I.I.M.S. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, A.I.I.M.S, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Dr. S. N. Medical Collage, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Government Medical Collage, Barmer, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Chapman PR, Choudhary G, Singhal A. Skull Base Osteomyelitis: A Comprehensive Imaging Review. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:404-413. [PMID: 33478944 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Skull base osteomyelitis is a relatively rare condition, generally occurring as a complication of advanced otologic or sinus infection in immunocompromised patients. Skull base osteomyelitis is generally divided into 2 broad categories: typical and atypical. Typical skull base osteomyelitis occurs secondary to uncontrolled infection of the temporal bone region, most often from necrotizing external otitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a patient with diabetes. Atypical skull base osteomyelitis occurs in the absence of obvious temporal bone infection or external auditory canal infection. It may be secondary to advanced sinusitis or deep face infection or might occur in the absence of a known local source of infection. Atypical skull base osteomyelitis preferentially affects the central skull base and can be caused by bacterial or fungal infections. Clinically, typical skull base osteomyelitis presents with signs and symptoms of otitis externa or other temporal bone infection. Both typical and atypical forms can produce nonspecific symptoms including headache and fever, and progress to cranial neuropathies and meningitis. Early diagnosis can be difficult both clinically and radiologically, and the diagnosis is often delayed. Radiologic evaluation plays a critical role in the diagnosis of skull base osteomyelitis, with CT and MR imaging serving complementary roles. CT best demonstrates cortical and trabecular destruction of bone. MR imaging is best for determining the overall extent of disease and best demonstrates involvement of marrow space and extraosseous soft tissue. Nuclear medicine studies can also be contributory to diagnosis and follow-up. The goal of this article was to review the basic pathophysiology, clinical findings, and key radiologic features of skull base osteomyelitis.
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- P R Chapman
- From the Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- From the Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- From the Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Dhillon B, Choudhary G, Sodhi NS. A study on physicochemical, antioxidant and microbial properties of germinated wheat flour and its utilization in breads. J Food Sci Technol 2020; 57:2800-2808. [PMID: 32612297 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-020-04311-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wheat is consumed worldwide because of its high nutritional content and convenience to form different products. Whole wheat is an important source of dietary fiber and its consumption is known to lower the risk of colon cancer, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Germination of wheat results in better availability of nutrients and offers many health benefits. In this study, germinated wheat flour (GWF) was prepared and analyzed for its proximate composition, functional properties, antioxidant activity and microbial count along with whole wheat flour (WWF). The GWF was having 9.2% higher protein content than that of WWF. No significant change was observed in the ash, fat and crude fiber content after germination. GWF showed higher oil absorption capacity and water solubility index. Falling number of GWF was found to be lower. The total phenolic content increased more than two folds after germination and antioxidant activity increased from an initial of 12.35% in WWF to 33.28% in GWF. The microbial counts of GWF were within acceptable range for processing. Breads were prepared by replacing WWF with GWF at 0-100% levels and were analyzed for their proximate composition and acceptance on Hedonic Scale. The 100% GWF bread was having 8.7% higher protein content than 100% WWF bread. The overall acceptability score for all breads were high (> 7.3) whereas the bread prepared with 50% GWF got the highest overall acceptability score of 8.4. The results of this study indicate that bread with improved nutrition and acceptable quality can be prepared from GWF.
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- Bhavnita Dhillon
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005 India
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005 India
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005 India
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Choudhary G, Syal R, Kumar R, Kamal M. Anaesthetic management of pacemaker implantation in a child with dilated cardiomyopathy and acquired complete atrioventricular heart block. Indian J Anaesth 2019; 63:938-940. [PMID: 31772403 PMCID: PMC6868661 DOI: 10.4103/ija.ija_411_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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We report a case of an 8-year-old girl who presented with syncopal attacks and a history of viral illness a month ago. On examination, she was conscious, oriented but had a heart rate of 42/min which was unresponsive to atropine. She was started on dobutamine and isoproterenol. Electrocardiography and echocardiography revealed complete heart block with moderate tricuspid regurgitation, dilated cardiomyopathy and low ejection fraction. Patient was planned for urgent permanent pacemaker insertion. General anaesthesia was administered with endotracheal tube and controlled ventilation using fentanyl, ketamine and pancuronium. For patient safety, invasive arterial monitoring was instituted and external pacing was kept standby. Transvenous pacemaker leads were implanted onto the right ventricular wall through the left subclavian vein.
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- Garima Choudhary
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Shastri A, Teixeira M, Bhattacharya S, Ramachandra N, Lopez R, Ravipati G, Bhagat T, Choudhary G, Bartenstein M, Gordon-Mitchell S, Pradhan K, Pellagatti A, Boultwood J, Kim Y, Woessner R, Will B, Steidl U, Verma A. Therapeutic Targeting of MDS & AML Stem Cells with an Antisense Inhibitor of STAT3. Leuk Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(17)30128-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Assad T, Robbins I, Hemnes A, Xu M, Maron B, Choudhary G, Wells Q, Farber-Eger E, Hess E, Baron A, Maddox T, Brittain E. Subclinical Pulmonary Hypertension Is Common and Associated with Increased Mortality in a Large Electronic Medical Record-Based Cohort. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Grow JL, Choudhary G, Kuo P, Livingston RB, Gonzalez VJ. Abstract P3-12-12: Incidence of internal mammary node, sternum, and manubrium failure as detected by FDG-18 PET/CT. Cancer Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs15-p3-12-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction:
Elective radiotherapy to the internal mammary (IM) lymph nodes remains an ongoing subject of debate. While the incidence of occult IM involvement on extended mastectomy ranges from 15-65%, reported rates of IM failure are substantially lower (approximately 1%). Interest in this subject has resurfaced recently as randomized trials have shown a survival benefit to adjuvant regional node irradiation including the IM chain. The mechanism by which extended field radiotherapy leads to improved systemic outcomes has not been clearly demonstrated and the degree of benefit directly attributable to IM irradiation remains to be seen. We hypothesized that the IM lymphatic chain may provide a direct route for tumor cell dissemination into the the sternum or manubrium. As such, sternal metastases may be a manifestation of IM involvement rather than true hematogenous metastases. We sought to better elucidate patterns of failure by evaluating the incidence and timing of IM, sternal, or manubrial involvement identified by PET/CT imaging following diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer.
Patients and Methods:
Between 2007 and 2014, 96 patients with invasive breast cancer were found to have metastatic disease as diagnosed on FDG-18 PET/CT. Site of recurrence was scored as breast/chest wall, axilla/supraclav, IM chain, sternum/manubrium, or distant. IM or sternum/manubrium failure was scored as isolated (occurring without distant metastatic disease), synchronous (involved at initial diagnosis of distant metastatic disease), or metachronous (involved at any time after diagnosis of metastatic disease).
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Isolated IM failures were observed in 3.1% of patients while isolated sternum/manubrium failures were recorded in 7.3% of patients. Isolated involvement of the sternum/manubrium or IM nodes occurred in 11.4%. The rate of synchronous IM failure was 11.4% with the rate of metachronous failure being 13.5%. The rate of synchronous sternum/manubrium failure was 17.7% with the rate of metachronous failure being 23.9%. The incidence of sternum/manubrium or IM involvement at the initial diagnosis of distant metastatic disease was 29.2% with the rate of involvement at any point increasing to 36.5%.
Conclusion:
The rate of internal mammary node failure by PET/CT at the time of metastatic diagnosis is higher than the incidence reported in previous trials. This discrepancy is likely due increased sensitivity of PET/CT and the difficulty of accurately assessing this region once patients have been found to have metastatic disease. Interestingly, sternum and manubrium were more often the first site of recurrence than the IM nodes. This could be due to a tropism of hematogenous metastases for these bones or could represent direct tumor cell dissemination from the internal mammary chain. This is of special interest as this region is incidentally included in the radiotherapy fields when targeting the IM nodes. Overall, our findings suggest that historic patterns of failure studies may underestimate the local benefit of internal mammary node radiotherapy.
Citation Format: Grow JL, Choudhary G, Kuo P, Livingston RB, Gonzalez VJ. Incidence of internal mammary node, sternum, and manubrium failure as detected by FDG-18 PET/CT. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2015 Dec 8-12; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-12-12.
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- JL Grow
- University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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Sanadhya S, Aapaliya P, Jain S, Sharma N, Choudhary G, Dobaria N. Assessment and comparison of clinical dental status and its impact on oral health-related quality of life among rural and urban adults of Udaipur, India: A cross-sectional study. J Basic Clin Pharm 2015; 6:50-8. [PMID: 25767364 PMCID: PMC4357000 DOI: 10.4103/0976-0105.152091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dental diseases negatively influence people's oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and thus their perceived need for dental care. QoL is increasingly acknowledged as a valid, appropriate and significant indicator of service need and intervention outcomes in contemporary public health research and practice. OBJECTIVES (1) To assess the psychometric properties of oral health impact profile-14 (OHIP-14) scale among rural and urban OHIP of Udaipur population. (2) To assess and compare clinical dental status (dental caries, periodontal disease and prosthetic status) and its impacts on OHRQoL rural and urban population of Udaipur. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among rural (600) and urban (600) population of Udaipur that have age ranges between 20 and 79 years, chosen from outpatient department of Pacific Dental College and Hospital. The OHIP-14 was tested for validity and reliability. Chi-square, Student's t-test, analysis of variance and multiple logistic regression analysis were employed for statistical analysis. RESULTS The Cronbach's alpha of the scale was found to be 0.85 among the rural population and 0.89 among the urban population. Prevalence of periodontal disease (community periodontal index and loss of attachment) was found greater among the rural population than the urban population. Urban population showed significantly greater proportion of subjects with prosthesis (including partial, fixed and total) as compared to the rural population. Among study population, OHIP-14 was significantly (P ≤ 0.05) associated with age, gender, presence of decayed teeth (DT), missing teeth (MT), and location. Significantly greater odds ratio (OR) (OHIP-14) were revealed among males (OR = 1.35, P = 0.02), urban residents (OR = 1.13, P = 0.002), those < 45 years of age (OR = 1.23, P = 0.01), those without DT (OR = 1.48, P = 0.002) and without MT (OR = 1.08, P = 0.03). CONCLUSION The rural and urban study subjects had a fair clinical status. The presence of dental caries had greatest impacts on OHRQoL. In addition, rural subjects faced greater impact than urban subjects.
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- Sudhanshu Sanadhya
- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Subhash Nagar, Jaipur, India
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- Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital, Bagrukhurd, Jaipur, India
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- Post Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Debari, Udaipur, India
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- Junior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College and Hospital, Dhand, Jaipur, India
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- Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital, Bagrukhurd, Jaipur
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- Junior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Jamnagar Dental College and Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
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Sanadhya S, Aapaliya P, Choudhary G, Jain S. Complementary and alternative medicine: A buzz for medical and health care systems. J Res Pharm Pract 2015; 4:42-3. [PMID: 25710050 PMCID: PMC4326972 DOI: 10.4103/2279-042x.150059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Choudhary G, Peddinti RK. An efficient solvent-tuning approach for the rapid synthesis of thiazolidinone derivatives and the selective synthesis of 2-amino-4H-1,3-thiazin-4-one and dimethyl 3,3′-thiodiacrylates. Tetrahedron Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Choudhary G, Gill V, Reddy YNN, Sanadhya S, Aapaliya P, Sharma N. Comparison of the Debonding Characteristics of Conventional and New Debonding Instrument used for Ceramic, Composite and Metallic Brackets - An Invitro Study. J Clin Diagn Res 2014; 8:ZC53-5. [PMID: 25177639 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9370.4617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2014] [Accepted: 04/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Debonding procedure is time consuming and damaging to the enamel if performed with improper technique. Various debonding methods include: the conventional methods that use pliers or wrenches, an ultrasonic method, electrothermal devices, air pressure impulse devices, diamond burs to grind the brackets off the tooth surface and lasers. Among all these methods, using debonding pliers is most convenient and effective method but has been reported to cause damage to the teeth. Recently, a New Debonding Instrument designed specifically for ceramic and composite brackets has been introduced. As this is a new instrument, little information is available on efficacy of this instrument. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the debonding characteristics of both "the conventional debonding Pliers" and "the New debonding instrument" when removing ceramic, composite and metallic brackets. MATERIALS AND METHODS One Hundred Thirty eight extracted maxillary premolar teeth were collected and divided into two Groups: Group A and Group B (n = 69) respectively. They were further divided into 3 subGroups (n = 23) each according to the types of brackets to be bonded. In subGroups A1 and B1{stainless steel};A2 and B2{ceramic};A3 and B3{composite}adhesive precoated maxillary premolar brackets were used. Among them {ceramic and composite} adhesive pre-coated maxillary premolar brackets were bonded. All the teeth were etched using 37% phosphoric acid for 15 seconds and the brackets were bonded using Transbond XT primer. Brackets were debonded using Conventional Debonding Plier and New Debonding Instrument (Group B). After debonding, the enamel surface of each tooth was examined under stereo microscope (10X magnifications). Amodifiedadhesive remnant index (ARI) was used to quantify the amount of remaining adhesive on each tooth. RESULTS The observations demonstrate that the results of New Debonding Instrument for debonding of metal, ceramic and composite brackets were statistically significantly different (p = 0.04) and superior from the results of conventional debonding Pliers. CONCLUSION The debonding efficiency of New Debonding Instrument is better than the debonding efficiency of Conventional Debonding Pliers for use of metal, ceramic and composite brackets respectively.
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- Garima Choudhary
- Post Graduate Student, Department of Orthodontics, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Reader, Department of Orthodontics, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Hospital , Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Junior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College and Hospital , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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A rapid and efficient protocol for the synthesis of 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoxazine derivatives has been developed. These intermediates served as precursors for the synthesis of a series of novel butenolide derivatives and 2-amino-1,4-benzoxazine derivatives.
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- Garima Choudhary
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Roorkee-247667, India
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Agarwal A, Pandey H, Pandey L, Choudhary G. Effect of fluoridated toothpaste on white spot lesions in postorthodontic patients. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2013; 6:85-8. [PMID: 25206198 PMCID: PMC4086591 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Introduction: This article illustrates a new treatment approach and evaluates the effect of use of fluoridated toothpaste on the remineralization of white spot lesions (WSLs) diagnosed at debonding. Materials and methods: Thirty-one orthodontic patients (mean age: 19.6 years), with a minimum of four WSLs on the buccal surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular incisors, canines, premolars and first molars after orthodontic therapy, were enrolled in a double-blind, randomized, longitudinal trial lasting 8 weeks. The subjects were divided into two groups using fluoridated toothpaste (test group, n = 31) and nonfluoridated toothpaste (control group, n = 31). A custom-made mouth tray, covering the maxillary dentition, was used while brushing with the fluoridated toothpaste three times per day. Maxillary dentition acted as control and mandibular as the test. The WSLs were scored by using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II) index, at baseline and 8 weeks after debonding. Results: The ICDAS II index of the WSLs decreased in the test group in the mandibular dentition but not on the maxillary dentition during the 8-week trial (p < 0.0001). There was also a slight improvement in the control group (not significant). Conclusion: The frequent use of fluoridated toothpaste had a remineralizing effect on WSLs. How to cite this article: Agarwal A, Pandey H, Pandey L, Choudhary G. Effect of Fluoridated Toothpaste on White Spot Lesions in Postorthodontic Patients. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2013;6(2):85-88.
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- Anirudh Agarwal
- Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, e-mail:
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- Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Postgraduate Student, Department of Orthodontics, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Gosal G, Boparai A, Choudhary G, Kour R. Multifocal skeletal tuberculosis involving the lumbar spine and iliac bone, mimicking a malignant bone tumour: a case report. Malays Orthop J 2012; 6:51-3. [PMID: 25279059 DOI: 10.5704/moj.1207.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis is uncommon and accounts for approximately10% of all cases of osteoarticular tuberculosis. Concomitant vertebral and iliac bone tuberculosis has not been reported in the literature to date. We report one such case for its unusual clinical and radiological presentation, which had presentation more similar to a malignant bone tumour than an infection. KEY WORDS Skeletal tuberculosis, multifocal osteoarticular tuberculosis.
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- Gs Gosal
- Department of Orthopaedics, Chintpurni Medical College, Pathankot Punjab, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Chintpurni Medical College, Pathankot Punjab, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Chintpurni Medical College, Pathankot Punjab, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Chintpurni Medical College, Pathankot Punjab, India
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Choudhary G. W223 PREECLAMPSIA, ECLAMPSIA-RISK, PREVENTION IN RURAL BELT. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61947-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Carvedilol has been shown to improve morbidity and mortality in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). There are limited data of carvedilol use in patients on inotrope therapy. We present our experience with carvedilol titration in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IIIb/IV patients stabilized on milrinone therapy, as a nonrandomized study with a parallel control group of patients never on inotropes. These patients achieved volume control and stabilization of their symptoms during the course of milrinone therapy. METHODS AND RESULTS Seventeen patients in class IIIb/IV CHF (group 1) on intermittent intravenous milrinone therapy and 15 patients in class II/IIIa compensated CHF (group 2) on standard triple heart failure therapy were titrated on carvedilol. Success and adverse events during titration were compared between the 2 groups. Fifteen (88%) patients in group 1 and 14 (93%) patients in group 2 were successfully titrated on carvedilol over 8.1 +/- 1.8 weeks and 6.7 +/- 2.8 weeks, respectively. The target dose of carvedilol (25 or 50 mg twice daily) was achieved in 13 (87%) patients (group 1) and 14 (93%) patients (group 2). Seven (47%) patients in group 1 and 4 (28%) patients in group 2 had adverse events during carvedilol titration. Eight (53%) patients in group 1 were weaned off milrinone over a period of 8.4 weeks after carvedilol titration, whereas the rest of the patients had reduction in the frequency of infusion. Ten (63%) patients in group 1 improved by one or more functional classes. CONCLUSIONS Patients in NYHA class IIIb/IV who are treated with inotropic therapy can be titrated on carvedilol after reaching a stable state while on milrinone and standard oral drugs. Most of these patients can be successfully weaned off of milrinone or have decreased frequency of infusions and demonstrate improved functional status. Prospective randomized trials are required to evaluate these observations made in a limited number of patients in class IIIb and IV CHF because the combination of milrinone and beta-blockers has never been adequately evaluated.
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- A Kumar
- Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Ill., USA
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Wang R, Alam G, Zagariya A, Gidea C, Pinillos H, Lalude O, Choudhary G, Oezatalay D, Uhal BD. Apoptosis of lung epithelial cells in response to TNF-alpha requires angiotensin II generation de novo. J Cell Physiol 2000; 185:253-9. [PMID: 11025447 DOI: 10.1002/1097-4652(200011)185:2<253::aid-jcp10>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Recent work from this laboratory demonstrated that apoptosis of pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells (AEC) in response to Fas requires angiotensin II (ANGII) generation de novo and binding to its receptor (Wang et al., 1999b, Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 277:L1245-L1250). These findings led us to hypothesize that a similar mechanism might be involved in the induction of AEC apoptosis by TNF-alpha. Apoptosis was detected by assessment of nuclear and chromatin morphology, increased activity of caspase 3, binding of annexin V, and by net cell loss inhibitable by the caspase inhibitor ZVAD-fmk. Purified human TNF-alpha induced dose-dependent apoptosis in primary type II pneumocytes isolated from rats or in the AEC-derived human lung carcinoma cell line A549. Apoptosis in response to TNF-alpha was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by the nonselective ANGII receptor antagonist saralasin or by the nonthiol ACE inhibitor lisinopril; the inhibition of TNF-induced apoptosis was maximal at 50 microgram/ml saralasin (101% inhibition) and at 0.5 microgram/ml lisinopril (86% inhibition). In both cell culture models, purified TNF-alpha caused a significant increase in the mRNA for angiotensinogen (ANGEN), which was not expressed in unactivated cells. Transfection of primary cultures of rat AEC with antisense oligonucleotides against ANGEN mRNA inhibited the subsequent induction of TNF-stimulated apoptosis by 72% (P < 0.01). Exposure to TNF-alpha increased the concentration of ANGII in the serum-free extracellular medium by fivefold in A549 cell cultures and by 40-fold in primary AEC preparations; further, exposure to TNF-alpha for 40 h caused a net cell loss of 70%, which was completely abrogated by either the caspase inhibitor ZVAD-fmk, lisinopril, or saralasin. Apoptosis in response to TNF-alpha was also completely inhibited by neutralizing antibodies specific for ANGII (P < 0.01), but isotype-matched nonimmune immunoglobulins had no significant effect. These data indicate that the induction of AEC apoptosis by TNF-alpha requires a functional renin/angiotensin system (RAS) in the target cell. They also suggest that therapeutic control of AEC apoptosis in response to TNF-alpha is feasible through pharmacologic manipulation of the local RAS.
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- R Wang
- The Cardiovascular Institute, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Levine RJ, Ewell MG, Hauth JC, Curet LB, Catalano PM, Morris CD, Choudhary G, Sibai BM. Should the definition of preeclampsia include a rise in diastolic blood pressure of >/=15 mm Hg to a level <90 mm Hg in association with proteinuria? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 183:787-92. [PMID: 11035314 DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.108865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to compare baseline characteristics and pregnancy outcomes between normotensive women who did and those who did not have a rise in diastolic blood pressure of >/=15 mm Hg in association with proteinuria. STUDY DESIGN We studied 4302 healthy nulliparous women from the Calcium for Preeclampsia Prevention trial who were delivered at >/=20 weeks' gestation. We selected as the study group normotensive women who developed proteinuria within 7 days of a rise in diastolic blood pressure of >/=15 mm Hg with respect to baseline on 2 occasions 4 to 168 hours apart. Baseline blood pressure was the mean of measurements at 2 clinic visits before 22 weeks' gestation. Other normotensive women used for comparison were those who did not develop gestational hypertension or a rise in diastolic blood pressure of >/=15 mm Hg in association with proteinuria. RESULTS Except for greater weight (P <.001), body mass index (P <.001), and systolic blood pressure (P =.05) the baseline characteristics of the 82 women with a rise in diastolic blood pressure of >/=15 mm Hg in association with proteinuria did not differ significantly from those of the other normotensive women. Although they had a greater rate of weight gain (P <.005), larger babies (P =.06), and a 2-fold increase in abdominal delivery (P <.001), there was little other evidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes among these women. CONCLUSION During normotensive pregnancy a rise in diastolic blood pressure of >/=15 mm Hg in association with proteinuria appears to be benign and is not a useful clinical construct.
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- R J Levine
- Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510, USA
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Capillary electrochromatography (CEC) is a liquid phase analytical separation technique that is generally carried out with packed capillary columns by electroosmotically driven mobile phase at high electric field strength. The analytes are separated by virtue of the differences in their distribution between the mobile and stationary phases and, if charged in their electrophoretic mobilities as well. It is thus considered a hybrid of liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis and is expected to combine the high peak efficiency of capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) with the versatility and loading capacity of HPLC. This review explores the potential use of on-line mass spectrometric detection for CEC. It discusses key design issues that focus on the physical and electrical arrangement of the CEC column with respect to the electrospray orifice inlet. The salient features of the sheathless, sheath flow and liquid junction interfaces that are frequently employed while coupling a CEC column to an electrospray ionization mass spectrometry system are also highlighted. Possible configurations of the CEC column outlet that would obviate the need for pressurizing the capillary column are also presented. While coupling CEC with MS both the nature of the interface and the configuration of the column outlet will determine the optimal arrangement. The review also discusses bandspreading that occurs when a connecting tube is employed to transfer mobile phase from the column outlet to the atmospheric region of the electrospray source with a concomitant loss in sensitivity. Selected examples that highlight the potential of this technique for a wide range of applications are also presented.
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- G Choudhary
- Agilent Technologies Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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- W Hancock
- Agilent Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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Choudhary G, Hancock W, Witt K, Rozing G, Torres-Duarte A, Wainer I. Integrated approach to the multidimensional analysis of complex biological samples by microseparation techniques. Analysis of glycoprotein factor associated with cancer cachexia. J Chromatogr A 1999; 857:183-92. [PMID: 10536837 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(99)00783-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Microanalytical separation techniques including capillary liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and capillary electrochromatography are suitable for detection of diagnostically important changes in the metabolic profiles of biological fluids. A prototype instrument was employed to serve as an integrated platform for the analysis of urine sample from patients suffering from cancer cachexia. The instrument provides for convenient, rapid and efficient multidimensional approach towards method development which would facilitate simultaneous analysis of complex biological mixtures by the above techniques.
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- G Choudhary
- Biomeasurements Group, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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Choudhary G, Chakel J, Hancock W, Torres-Duarte A, McMahon G, Wainer I. Investigation of the potential of capillary electrophoresis with off-line matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for clinical analysis: examination of a glycoprotein factor associated with cancer cachexia. Anal Chem 1999; 71:855-9. [PMID: 10051848 DOI: 10.1021/ac980633k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 11/29/2022]
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The potential of capillary electrophoresis (CE) with offline matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry has been demonstrated for the examination of a glycoprotein factor associated with cancer cachexia. A comparison of CE profiles of a healthy volunteer and a cancer patient shows the presence of additional peaks in the electropherogram of the cancer patient that could be associated with cachexia. Micropreparative CE was performed with 180-micron fused silica capillary columns with tapered ends to collect CE fractions for further identification by MALDI-TOF-MS. The analysis of crude urine samples of cancer patients exhibiting cachexia, as well as CE fractions, with MALDI-TOF-MS using ferulic acid as the matrix shows a number of characteristic ions at m/z values of approximately 24 and approximately 67 kDa. The 24-kDa peak may be identified as the cachectic factor, a glycoprotein, whereas the peak at 67 kDa is identified as albumin, which is present in urine of most patients, and to which the cachectic factor is noncovalently bound. The combined use of CE and MALDI-TOF-MS was successful in detecting cachexia in all of the patients in this study, including one patient that was in an early phase of the disease.
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- G Choudhary
- Biomeasurements Group, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
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Choudhary G, Horváth C, Banks JF. Capillary electrochromatography of biomolecules with on-line electrospray ionization and time-of-flight mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 1998; 828:469-80. [PMID: 9916325 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(98)00817-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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]
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Capillary electrochromatography (CEC) is considered a hybrid of liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis. It is expected to combine the high peak efficiency of capillary zone electrophoresis with the versatility and loading capacity of HPLC to bring about another high-performance MS-compatible chromatographic system. This paper explores the potential of CEC coupled with the electrospray ionization and time-of-flight mass spectrometry in biochemical analysis. The packed columns used in this study were tapered at the outlet to retain the packing material, thereby obviating the need for an outlet frit. Electrosmotically driven solvent gradients were employed for the separation of phenylthiohydantoin (PTH)-amino acids by reversed-phase chromatography, and a time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer was employed as the detector for the CEC column effluent. The effect of CEC operating parameters, such as gradient shape, column length, and electric field, on the analytical results from the separation and MS detection of a standard mixture of PTH-amino acids was investigated. Particular attention was paid to the effect of sheath flow-rate, sheath composition and mass spectra acquisition rate on the performance of the electrospray TOF-MS.
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- G Choudhary
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
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Hydrazines are colorless liquid compounds that have been found at various Department of Defense hazardous waste sites. They are designated as environmental contaminants causing adverse effects to public health and have been identified at many National Priorities List (NPL) hazardous waste sites and federal facilities sites in the United States. Three chemically similar hydrazines-hydrazine, 1,1-dimethylhydrazine, and 1,2-dimethylhydrazine--occur in the environment and cause adverse health effects to persons living near hazardous waste sites. Humans are exposed to hydrazines by drinking contaminated, water, by inhaling contaminated air, or by swallowing or touching contaminated dust. Human occupational data and studies in laboratory animals suggest that people exposed to hydrazines may develop adverse systemic health effects or cancer. Hydrazines have caused cancer in animals following acute- or intermediate- duration exposure by the oral and inhalation routes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and the World Health Organization have classified hydrazines as possible cancer-causing environmental contaminants.
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- G Choudhary
- Division of Toxicology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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A capillary electrochromatograph incorporating a gradient-forming system generally employed in HPLC is described, and the use of gradient elution in reversed phase electrochromatography is demonstrated by the separation of PTH-amino acids and steroid hormones. The gradient former employs two reciprocating displacement pumps to control the composition of the eluent in the reservoir at the column inlet with time in a controlled manner. Thus, the composition of the mobile phase flowing through the column and driven by electrosmotic forces can be changed with time in a controlled fashion as customary in HPLC with gradient elution. The design of the system allows also for isocratic elution by pumping the eluent of constant composition through the cavity at the column inlet and thus continuously supplying fresh buffer. The eluent gradient is generated by the two pumps and a 10 microL mixer. From there the liquid passes at a flow rate of 0.1-0.2 mL/min through the 17 microL cavity housing the column inlet and an electrode. The flow of the mobile phase was electrosmotic at an effective overall electric field strength of 500-1500 V/cm through a 50 microns x 20/12 cm capillary column packed with 3.5 microns octadecylated silica particles. Gradient profiles generated in this manner were highly reproducible. The same-day and day-today reproducibilities of the electrosmotic flow were found to be better than 3%. The use of the capillary electrochromatographic system was demonstrated with isocratic and gradient elution for the separation of complex mixtures of biologically interesting substances. The influence of the column temperature on the electrosmotic flow velocity and retention of PTH-amino acids was also investigated.
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- C G Huber
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Choudhary G, Horváth C. Dynamics of capillary electrochromatography experimental study on the electrosmotic flow and conductance in open and packed capillaries. J Chromatogr A 1997; 781:161-83. [PMID: 9368384 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(97)00626-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 02/05/2023]
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For capillary electrochromatography (CEC) to become an analytical separation technique of high speed and resolution the factors determining the conductivity of the column as well as the generation and control of electrosmotic flow (EOF) in porous media have to be understood. In the present study the conductance of capillaries packed with a variety of stationary phases was evaluated with respect to the conductance of the open capillary and the data were interpreted in the light of the Tobias equation. However, the consistently observed reduction of the EOF when a capillary having a charged inner wall is packed with particles having charges of the same sign and the dependence of the EOF velocity on the particle size needs further explanation. The data suggests that, due to the employment of relatively long columns packed with small particles, CEC may offer peak capacities much higher than HPLC or micro-HPLC. The CEC columns are unique as they consist of a packed and an open capillary segment having different conductances and consequently different voltage gradients and electrical field strengths. Therefore, any sufficiently detailed study on CEC systems requires also the characterization of the individual column segments. EOF velocities of 6-7 mm/s could be realized at 60 kV applied voltage with a 23/32 cm x 50 microns raw fused-silica capillary packed with 6-micron Zorbax ODS particles. The current was a linear function of the field strength up to 1.8 kV/cm, but at high field strengths the EOF increased with squared field strength. Data on band spreading indicate that with a given column the plate height at high EOF velocities is smaller in CEC than in micro-HPLC and it is weakly dependent on the velocity.
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- G Choudhary
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
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- G Choudhary
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Benzidine, an odorless, white to slightly reddish-white crystalline organic compound, is an environmental contaminant that has been identified at about 30 National Priorities List (NPL) hazardous waste sites in the United States. In the environment, it is usually found attached to suspended particles either in its "free" state or as chloride or sulfate salts. In the past, U.S. industries used large quantities of benzidine to produce dyes for paper, clothes, and leather. Since the ban on its production and use in the United States in the 1970s, this compound is imported for specialty uses. People living near hazardous waste sites might be exposed to benzidine by drinking contaminated water, by inhaling contaminated air, or by swallowing or touching contaminated dust. People can also be exposed by using benzidine dyes on paper, clothes, and other materials. Human occupational data and studies of laboratory animals suggest that people exposed to benzidine may develop adverse systemic health effects or cancer. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have classified benzidine as a carcinogen. Urinary bladder cancer is the most common form of cancer caused by exposure to benzidine. The stomach, kidneys, brain, mouth, esophagus, liver, and gallbladder might also be targets. The information presented in the article may help public health officials, physicians, and toxicologists evaluate and develop the health information materials on the nature of benzidine in the environment and its potential impact on public health.
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- G Choudhary
- Division of Toxicology, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Choudhary G, Sharma MP. Septicaemia: newer mode of therapy. J Assoc Physicians India 1987; 35:780-2. [PMID: 3449517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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One of the starting materials for the preparation of TRIS-BP (tris-2,3-dibromopropanol phosphate), which is used in the treatment of fabrics and various materials to make them nonflammable, is 2,3-dibromopropanol. Because of the reported toxic nature of its parent phosphate compound, 2,3-dibromopropanol recently has been used by itself as a fire retardant. The manufacture and use of 2,3-dibromopropanol as a fire retardant, however, have been a matter of great concern in the workplace because of its mutagenic, carcinogenic and nephrotoxic nature. A sensitive air sampling and analytical method has been developed as part of a complete field survey protocol. This paper describes the development of an air sampling and gas-liquid chromatographic analysis procedure for 2,3-dibromopropanol. The detection limit for the method is 5 microg per sample and the relative standard deviation for the method is 5%.
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- G Choudhary
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226
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A rapid, simple and sensitive analytical method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of 1,4-diaminobenzene, 2,5-diaminotoluene and 2,4-diaminoanisole in permanent (oxidation type) hair dyes. The method utilizes an ethyl acetate extraction in the presence of NaCl followed by direct injection into a gas liquid chromatograph equipped with a flame-ionization detector. The detection limits are 5 ng/microliter each for 1,4-diaminobenzene and 2,5-diaminotoluene and 20 ng/microliter for 2,4-diaminoanisole. The relative standard deviations at 5 tims the detection limits are 5.6, 5.8 and 4.6% for these three compounds, respectively. Recovery of diamines from "spiked" dyes was generally found to be greater than 85%.
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Choudhary G, Cooper CV. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry: its application to industrial hygiene analytical problems. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1979; 40:39-46. [PMID: 484449 DOI: 10.1080/15298667991429309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The mass spectrometer (MS), when used as a detector for the gas chromatography yields a system (GC/MS) which is compatible, sensitive, and provides specific information, suitable for qualitative or quantitative analyses for industrial hygiene samples. Examples of the use of two GC/MS/Data Systems utilizing industrial hygiene samples as encountered during the health hazard evaluation efforts of NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) are presented. A quadrupole unit has been used as a service tool to analyze industrial field samples and a high resolution double focussing unit has been used in the areas of method development research.
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Brooks JB, Kellogg DS, Choudhary G, Alley CC, Liddle JA. Identification of some basic extractable compounds produced by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis in a defined medium. J Clin Microbiol 1978; 7:415-8. [PMID: 96124 PMCID: PMC275001 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.7.5.415-418.1978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Electron capture gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry have been used to identify some of the basic extractable heptafluorobutyric anhydride reactive compounds found in a defined medium after 20 h of growth by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis. Acetoin, 2,3-butanediol, pyrroline, and 1,3-diaminopropane were identified by both gas chromatography and mass spectrometry; 2-hydroxy-pyrrolidine and 3-aminomethyl-pyrrolidine were tentatively identified by mass spectrometry. A possible origin of the amines is through enzymatic oxidation of polyamines.
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Brooks JB, Choudhary G, Craven RB, Alley CC, Liddle JA, Edman DC, Converse JD. Electron capture gas chromatography detection and mass spectrum identification of 3-(2'-ketohexyl)indoline in spinal fluids of patients with tuberculous meningitis. J Clin Microbiol 1977; 5:625-8. [PMID: 886002 PMCID: PMC274668 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.5.6.625-628.1977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A basic, extractable, indolic type of compound, which was derivatized with heptafluorobutyric anhydride and pyridine, was obtained from the cerebrospinal fluids of patients with acute tuberculous meningitis. The compound was detected by frequency-pulsed, modulated electron capture gas-liquid chromatography, and it was tentatively identified by mass spectrometry as 3-(2'-ketohexyl)indoline. The compound was found to be valuable for differentiating between tuberculous, cryptococcal, and aseptic meningitides.
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Mass spectra of n-butyl esters of selected biologically important short chain fatty acids were obtained by using the technique of gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The results indicate that simple cleavage is responsible for the primary fragmentation of the molecules. The mass spectral data are considered to be advantageous for the identification of unknown short chain acids.
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Alley CC, Brooks JB, Choudhary G. Electron capture gas-liquid chromatography of short chain acids as their 2,2,2-trichloroethyl esters. Anal Chem 1976; 48:387-90. [PMID: 1247167 DOI: 10.1021/ac60366a038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Choudhary G, Holmes JL. Surface problems in kinetic studies of the gas-phase pyrolyses of alkyl halides. Part II. Pyrolyses of alkyl iodides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1968. [DOI: 10.1039/j29680001265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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