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Wedisinghe L, Sasieni P, Currie H, Baxter G. The impact of offering multiple cervical screening options to women whose screening was overdue in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Prev Med Rep 2022; 29:101947. [PMID: 36161116 PMCID: PMC9502330 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101947] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Most women who develop cancer have not been screened regularly. One in four women in Scotland, is overdue for cervical screening. Aim was to assess the impact of offering multiple cervical screening options to women whose screening is overdue. A prospective cohort study including all women whose screening was overdue, aged 30-60 years in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012. Potentially eligible women (n = 4146) were identified split into six groups. Women aged 30-55 years were allocated to three different groups. Group 1 (letter, n = 1246), Group 2 (letter and kit, n = 221), Group 3 (letter, n = 2031). Women aged 56-60 years were allocated to: Group 4 (letter, n = 292), Group 5 (letter and kit, n = 292) and Group 6 (control, n = 64). Women who self-collected a vaginal sample were requested to complete a questionnaire. The percentages of women responding were 24 % (21-26), 32 % (25-38), 16 % (14-18), 15 % (11-20) and 12 % (9-17) in groups 1 to 5 respectively, compared with 3 % (0-11) among controls. A significantly higher number of women (n = 383, 10 % of 3815) opted for self-sampling in comparison with undergoing a cervical screening test (CST) at the GP practice (n = 197, 5 %, x2 = 59.0, p < 0.0001). The Evalyn® Brush was well accepted (218/313 = 70 %) by those who requested self-sampling. Almost all (265/272 = 97 %) women who self-collected a vaginal sample said that if they had the option of self-sampling, they would regularly participate in future cervical screening. Offering more flexible screening options, self-sampling in particular, appears to increase cervical screening participation.
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- L. Wedisinghe
- Department of Obstetrics and Gyanecology, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Rockhampton, QLD 4700, Australia
- NHS Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries DG2 8RX, United Kingdom
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- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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- NHS Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries DG2 8RX, United Kingdom
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- NHS Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries DG2 8RX, United Kingdom
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, Newtown Road, Carlisle CA2 7HY, United Kingdom
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Thomas SM, Lefevre JG, Baxter G, Hamilton NA. Characterization of tissue types in basal cell carcinoma images via generative modeling and concept vectors. Comput Med Imaging Graph 2021; 94:101998. [PMID: 34656812 DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2021.101998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The promise of machine learning methods to act as decision support systems for pathologists continues to grow. However, central to their successful adoption must be interpretable implementations so that people can trust and learn from them effectively. Generative modeling, most notable in the form of adversarial generative models, is a naturally interpretable technique because the quality of the model is explicit from the quality of images it generates. Such a model can be further assessed by exploring its latent space, using human-meaningful concepts by defining concept vectors. Motivated by these ideas, we apply for the first time generative methods to histological images of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). By simultaneously learning to generate and encode realistic image patches, we extract feature rich latent vectors that correspond to various tissue morphologies, namely BCC, epidermis, keratin, papillary dermis and inflammation. We show that a logistic regression model trained on these latent vectors can achieve high classification accuracies across 6 binary tasks (86-98%). Further, by projecting the latent vectors onto learned concept vectors we can generate a score for the absence or degree of presence for a given concept, providing semantically accurate "conceptual summaries" of the various tissues types within a patch. This can be extended to generate multi-dimensional heat maps for whole-image specimens, which characterizes the tissue in a similar way to a pathologist. We additionally find that accurate concept vectors can be defined using a small labeled dataset.
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- S M Thomas
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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- MyLab Pathology, Salisbury, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
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Rewhorn MJ, Baxter G, Leung HY. Delayed fistula post-salvage prostate cryotherapy. Journal of Clinical Urology 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/2051415814565201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- MJ Rewhorn
- Department of Urology, Gartnavel General Hospital, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Gartnavel General Hospital, UK
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- Department of Urology, Gartnavel General Hospital, UK
- Beatson Cancer Research Institute, Glasgow, UK
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- G Baxter
- Department of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
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Sidiroglou F, Roberts A, Baxter G. Contributed Review: A review of the investigation of rare-earth dopant profiles in optical fibers. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:041501. [PMID: 27131646 DOI: 10.1063/1.4947066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Rare-earth doped optical fibers have captivated the interest of many researchers around the world across the past three decades. The growth of this research field has been stimulated primarily through their application in optical communications as fiber lasers and amplifiers, although rare-earth doped optical fiber based devices are now finding important uses in many other scientific and industrial areas (for example, medicine, sensing, the military, and material processing). Such wide commercial interest has provided a strong incentive for innovative fiber designs, alternative glass compositions, and novel fabrication processes. A prerequisite for the ongoing progress of this research field is developing the capacity to provide high resolution information about the rare-earth dopant distribution profiles within the optical fibers. This paper constitutes a comprehensive review of the imaging techniques that have been utilized in the analysis of the distribution of the rare-earth ion erbium within the core of optical fibers.
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- F Sidiroglou
- Optical Technology Research Laboratory, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, P.O. Box 14428, Melbourne, VIC 8001, Australia
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- School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Optical Technology Research Laboratory, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, P.O. Box 14428, Melbourne, VIC 8001, Australia
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Stanczuk GA, Currie H, Baxter G, Foster A, Gibson L, Graham C, Cuschieri K. Cobas 4800 HPV detection in the cervical, vaginal and urine samples of women with high-grade CIN before and after treatment. J Clin Pathol 2015; 68:567-70. [PMID: 25878328 DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2014-202851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIMS To assess the performance of a clinically validated human papillomavirus (HPV) test (the Cobas 4800 HPV test) in urine and self-taken vaginal specimens within a colposcopy population and to assess HPV prevalence before and after treatment across the different biospecimens. METHODS A total of 100 women attending a colposcopy clinic provided three biospecimens (a clinician-taken liquid-based cytology sample (LBC), a self-taken vaginal sample and a urine sample) for HPV testing. HPV prevalence and concordance was compared across the biospecimens and clinical performance relative to the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)2+ and CIN3+ was assessed. A total of 39 women retuned at 6 months for a post-treatment follow-up appointment, and HPV concordance in all biospecimens was measured relative to their original HPV status. RESULTS 65 cases of CIN2+ were detected in the baseline population; sensitivity for CIN2+ was 92% (82 to 97) for the vaginal and the LBC sample and 80.0 (68% to 88%) for the urine sample. In the follow-up (post treatment) population, women were twice as likely to be HPV positive in their urine or vaginal sample compared with the equivalent LBC sample. CONCLUSIONS Vaginal and LBC samples showed very similar performance for the detection of CIN2+ in this population using the Cobas HPV test; further validation of these findings in screening contexts will be of value. Self-taken samples may have less utility in a 'test of cure' setting-given the higher prevalence of HPV relative to LBC.
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- Grazyna A Stanczuk
- Department of Research and Development, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, UK
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- Department of Research and Development, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Scottish HPV Reference Laboratory, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Hickey BA, Towriss C, Baxter G, Yasso S, James S, Jones A, Howes J, Davies P, Ahuja S. Early experience of MAGEC magnetic growing rods in the treatment of early onset scoliosis. Eur Spine J 2014; 23 Suppl 1:S61-5. [PMID: 24413746 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-3163-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Magnetically controlled growing rod systems have been introduced over recent years as an alternative to traditional growing rods for management of early onset scoliosis. The purpose of this paper is to report our early experience of a magnetically controlled growing rod system (MAGEC, Ellipse). METHODS Review of pre-operative, postoperative and follow-up Cobb angles and spinal growth in case series of eight patients with a minimum 23 months' follow-up (23-36 months). RESULTS A total of six patients had dual rod constructs implanted and two patients received single-rod constructs. Four patients had MAGEC rods as a primary procedure. Four were revisions from other systems. Mean age at surgery in the primary group was 4.5 years (range 3.9-6.9). In patients who had MAGEC as a primary procedure, mean pre-operative Cobb angle was 74° (63-94), with postoperative Cobb angle of 42° (32-56) p ≤ 0.001 (43% correction). Mean Cobb angle at follow-up was 42° (35-50). Spinal growth rate was 6 mm/year. One sustained proximal screw pull out. A final patient sustained a rod fracture. Mean age at surgery in the revision group was 10.9 years (range 9-12.6). Mean pre-operative Cobb angle was 45° (34-69). Postoperative Cobb angle was 42° (33-63) (2% correction). Mean Cobb angle at follow-up was 44° (28-67). Mean spinal growth rate was 12 mm/year. Two patients developed loss of distraction. CONCLUSION MAGEC growing rod system effectively controls early onset scoliosis when used as either a primary or revision procedure. Although implant-related complications are not uncommon, the avoidance of multiple surgeries following implantation is beneficial compared with traditional growing rod systems.
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- B A Hickey
- Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, UK
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Clasper S, Ogunbiyi SO, Baxter G, Turnbull L, Holt S. Is lymphatic endoglin expression a risk marker for breast cancer metastasis? Results of a pilot study. Lymphat Res Biol 2013; 11:20-5. [PMID: 23531181 DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2012.0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies have identified endoglin as a biological marker that is overexpressed on the microvessels of certain solid cancers (breast, colorectal cancer, and head and neck squamous cell cancers). There is, at present, no immunohistochemical marker that can discriminate between lymph node-negative and or lymph node-positive breast cancer tissue. METHODS The expression of endoglin was quantified by immunohistochemistry and assessment of microvessel density in 53 surgical specimens. These were comprised of breast tumor tissue that had not spread to the regional lymph nodes (lymph node-negative breast tumor tissue: 20 specimens), breast tumor tissue had spread to regional lymph nodes (lymph node-positive breast tumor tissue: 21 specimens), and normal breast tissue as a control (12 specimens). RESULTS Significant difference was observed between the expression of endoglin on microvessels of lymph node-negative and lymph node-positive breast cancer tissue (p<0.05). This significant difference was shown to be due to endoglin expression on lymphatic vessels (p<0.02), rather than on blood vessels (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS These findings are the first to suggest that endoglin expression on breast tumor lymphatic vessels may have diagnostic potential as a discriminator between lymph node-negative and lymph node-positive breast cancer. Further studies would be required to confirm this.
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- S Clasper
- Research and Development Department, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Ogunbiyi SO, Clasper S, Baxter G, Holt S. Is lymphatic endoglin expression a risk marker for breast cancer metastasis? Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2013.95.6.e23a] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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The following abstracts won prizes at the 153rd East Midlands Surgical Society meeting held on 9 November 2012 at Leicester General Hospital. First prize was won by George et al. The paper by Ogunbiyi et al was placed second and the paper by Khanna et al was placed third.
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- SO Ogunbiyi
- NHS Dumfries and Galloway, UK
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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McIntosh DE, Harrington J, White JD, Baxter G, Garden OJ. Liver resection as part of multi-modality treatment of late relapse of germ cell cancer following high dose chemotherapy. Surgeon 2012; 10:183-4. [PMID: 22525417 DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2011.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2010] [Accepted: 01/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Robertson EG, Baxter G. Tumour seeding following percutaneous needle biopsy: the real story! Clin Radiol 2011; 66:1007-14. [PMID: 21784421 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2011.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2011] [Revised: 05/17/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The demand for percutaneous needle biopsy is greater than ever before and with the majority of procedures requiring imaging guidance, radiologists have an increasingly important role in the diagnostic work-up of patients with suspected malignancy. All invasive procedures incur potential risks; therefore, clinicians should be aware of the most frequently encountered complications and have a realistic idea of their likelihood. Tumour seeding, whereby malignant cells are deposited along the tract of a biopsy needle, can have disastrous consequences particularly in patients who are organ transplant candidates or in those who would otherwise expect good long-term survival. Fortunately, tumour seeding is a rare occurrence, yet the issue invariably receives a high profile and is often regarded as a major contraindication to certain biopsy procedures. Although its existence is in no doubt, realistic insight into its likelihood across the spectrum of biopsy procedures and multiple anatomical sites is required to permit accurate patient counselling and risk stratification. This review provides a comprehensive overview of tumour seeding and examines the likelihood of this much feared complication across the range of commonly performed diagnostic biopsy procedures. Conclusions have been derived from an extensive analysis of the published literature, and a number of key recommendations should assist practitioners in their everyday practice.
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- E G Robertson
- Department of Radiology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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Wood A, Baxter G, Thies F, Kyle J, Duthie G. A systematic review of salicylates in foods: estimated daily intake of a Scottish population. Mol Nutr Food Res 2011; 55 Suppl 1:S7-S14. [PMID: 21351247 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201000408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2010] [Revised: 11/26/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Several studies suggest that natural salicylates in plant-based foods may benefit health. However, large variation in published values of the salicylate content of foods means that relating dietary intakes to disease risk is problematical. Consequently, we have systematically reviewed the available literature using prescribed selection criteria. By combining these literature values with in-house analysis, we have constructed a food composition database describing median salicylate values for 27 different types of fruits, 21 vegetables, 28 herbs, spices and condiments, 2 soups and 11 beverages. Application of a validated food frequency questionnaire estimated median dietary intakes of 4.42 (range 2.90-6.27) and 3.16 (2.35-4.89) mg/day for Scottish males and females, respectively. Major dietary sources of salicylates were alcoholic beverages (22%), herbs and spices (17%), fruits (16%), non-alcoholic beverages including fruit juices (13%), tomato-based sauces (12%) and vegetables (9%). Application of the database to populations with differing dietary habits and disease risk profiles may provide further evidence for the role of dietary salicylates in the prevention of chronic diseases.
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- Adrian Wood
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, Division of Applied Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Greenburn Road, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Shaukat A, Grau MV, Church TR, Baxter G, Barry EL, Summers R, Sandler RS, Baron JA. Serum salicylate levels and risk of recurrent colorectal adenomas. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2011; 20:679-82. [PMID: 21307305 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-10-1135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intake of aspirin is associated with reduction in risk of colorectal adenoma and carcinoma. Some plants contain salicylates, and individuals not taking aspirin may have measurable salicylate levels. However, the association between serum salicylate level and recurrence of adenoma in nonusers of aspirin has not been studied. METHODS We measured serum salicylate levels in participants in a randomized controlled trial with calcium supplementation for the prevention of colorectal adenomas. Generalized linear models were used to assess the association between serum levels and adenoma risk during the follow-up period of the trial. RESULTS We did not find an association with recurrence of adenomas or advanced adenomas with serum salicylate levels at year 1 among nonusers of aspirin. There was no effect modification of the chemopreventive effect of calcium supplementation in reducing risk of recurrent adenomas or advanced adenomas. CONCLUSIONS Among nonusers of ASA, serum salicylate levels are not associated with risk of recurrence of adenomas. IMPACT Serum salicylate levels can be detected in individuals not taking aspirin, but the levels may be too low to confer protection from risk of recurrent adenomas.
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- Aasma Shaukat
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine and Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA.
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Botros D, Wright R, Baxter G, Sharifi S. 3. Is it possible to perform 2mm slicing of sentinel lymph nodes? Pathology 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0031-3025(16)33291-3] [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: 10/22/2022]
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The regulatory guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein) activators cholera toxin and the GTP analog 5-guanylyl imidophosphate, the second messenger diacylglycerol, and certain diamino acids all facilitate (amplify) the settlement and metamorphic responses of planktonic larvae of Haliotis rufescens (marine mollusc) to morphogenetic chemical stimuli. In contrast, the G protein-inhibiting analog guanosine 5'-O-[beta-thio]diphosphate inhibits facilitation by L-alpha,beta-diaminopropionic acid but does not block facilitation by diacylglycerol. Diacylglycerol, cholera toxin, and the guanine nucleotide analogs alone neither induce the settlement and metamorphosis of the larvae nor do they inhibit induction of metamorphosis by gamma-aminobutyric acid. These results thus establish the existence of separate regulatory and inductive pathways controlling larval metamorphosis in response to two classes of exogenous chemical signals from the environment. The regulatory pathway, operating independently through a G protein-diacylglycerol cascade apparently controlled by facilitating diamino acids in the water column, can amplify the larval responsiveness to inducers of metamorphosis. This mechanism may have adaptive significance in the recognition and selection of favorable habitats for metamorphosis of the larvae. Similar regulatory pathways, based on exogenous control of a G protein-diacylglycerol cascade, may govern responsiveness to stimuli in other sensory and developmental systems.
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- G Baxter
- Department of Biological Sciences and the Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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Baxter G. Serosal adhesions - the next hurdle in colic surgery. Equine Vet J 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1992.tb04787.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: 11/28/2022]
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Although pregnancy can cause hydronephrosis in native kidneys, renal transplant dysfunction during pregnancy due to obstruction is rare. A 22-week pregnant renal transplant patient presented with deteriorating renal function (serum creatinine 5.22 mg/dL from 2.07 mg/dL 3 weeks previously). Ultrasound showed transplant hydronephrosis with the graft compressed between the gravid uterus and liver. Percutaneous nephrostomy was placed with improvement in graft function. The nephrostomy remained in situ for the rest of the pregnancy. The nephrostomy was removed postpartum with no recurrence of hydronephrosis and subsequent transplant biopsy showed no evidence of rejection. The gravid uterus may obstruct a transplanted kidney.
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- P B Mark
- Renal Unit, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland.
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Lloyd A, Reeves P, Conway P, Reynolds A, Baxter G. Economic evaluation of etanercept in the management of chronic plaque psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 2009; 160:380-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08863.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Baird G, Flynn R, Baxter G, Donnelly M, Lawrence J. Travel time and cancer care: an example of the inverse care law? Rural Remote Health 2008. [DOI: 10.22605/rrh1003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/03/2022] Open
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Baird G, Flynn R, Baxter G, Donnelly M, Lawrence J. Travel time and cancer care: an example of the inverse care law? Rural Remote Health 2008; 8:1003. [PMID: 19012470] [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: 05/27/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION There is growing evidence that in rural areas cancer mortality is higher and referral occurs later, indicating different patterns of care. In Scotland services to rural areas have been organized through 'managed clinical networks'. In some cases, these organizational networks have been structured so that the referral hospital is not the one nearest to the patient's home. This study set out to discover if access to cancer specialist care in mainland Scotland altered with distance to tertiary care facilities. The aim was to explore the relationship between hospital admission rates, type of hospital and travel time. METHODS Retrospective analysis of all registered cancers in Scotland over the three-year period 2000-2002, examining incidence rates and accessibility of care over 3 years, measured by hospital discharge rates (equivalent to admission rates) and mean bed days for cancer patients. RESULTS The type of hospital to which a cancer patient was admitted and the duration of admission varied with travel distance from a patient's home. All patients travelling more than one hour had lower admission rates to a specialist cancer centre. Those travelling more than 3 hours were not always admitted to the facility nearest their home address and were admitted for significantly fewer days than all other groups. CONCLUSION Differences in tertiary cancer care obtained may explain some of the reasons behind late presentation and higher mortality rates. This study provides evidence that the recognized increased cancer mortality in rural patients is indeed compounded by an increased travel burden.
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- G Baird
- Dumfries and Galloway, Sandhead Surgery, Wigtownshire, UK
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Baxter G, Hutchison P, Rutherford J, Rutherford R. Stuff the mannequins. West J Med 2008. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39472.517118.3a] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirinTM; 2-acetoxybenzoic acid) has been used for >100 years for pain relief and to treat inflammatory conditions and fevers. More recently, regular intake has been associated with decreased incidence of certain cancers, particularly colon cancer. After absorption aspirin is very rapidly hydrolysed to salicylic acid (2-hydroxybenzoic acid). The anti-cancer effects of aspirin may be a result of salicylic acid reducing the transcription of prostaglandin H2-synthase and thereby the synthesis of pro-inflammatory and potentially-neoplastic prostaglandins. Salicylic acid is widely present in plants and functions as a hormonal mediator of the systemic acquired resistance response to pathogen attack and environmental stress. Thus, it is present in a large range of fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices of dietary relevance. Consequently, the recognised effect of consuming fruit and vegetables on lowering risk of colon cancer may be partly attributable to salicylates in plant-based foods. The present review discusses which types of fruit and vegetables are the richest source of salicylates and whether they are sufficiently released from the food matrix to modify the key cellular events associated with the pathogenesis of colon cancer.
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INTRODUCTION Reflective testing refers to the practice of adding on tests by laboratory staff. Little is known about what patients think of this practice. METHODS We surveyed patients attending a general practice surgery and patients attending hospital outpatient clinics. We sought their views about the practice of adding on tests and about the information they received from requesting clinicians about their investigations. RESULTS In both groups of patients, large majorities favoured an approach in which relevant additional tests are performed without consulting the requesting clinician or patient first. Most patients also felt that the requesting clinicians had provided a satisfactory explanation about what tests were to be performed and why. CONCLUSION Most patients are content to let NHS professionals add on relevant tests if this is felt to be in their interest.
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- Sarah G Paterson
- Department of Geography, University of Glasgow, and Department of Biochemical Medicine, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK
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True R, Baxter G, Pal C. Use of health promotion to improve uptake in breast screening in Northamptonshire. Breast Cancer Res 2006. [PMCID: PMC3332731 DOI: 10.1186/bcr1494] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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We report a patient who presented with a solid mass in her graft 15 years after renal transplantation. The appearances by ultrasound were consistent with either malignancy or lobar nephronia (focal acute bacterial nephritis). Biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of a lobar nephronia with marked inflammatory infiltrate and frank pus formation. Treatment with antibiotics was associated with resolution of the mass. Lobar nephronia is a diagnosis based upon renal ultrasonography and must be considered in a patient with a solid mass in the kidney.
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- N Joss
- Renal Transplant Department, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
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BACKGROUND People with schizophrenia make poor dietary choices. AIMS To measure the impact of giving free fruit and vegetables for 6 months on eating habits in schizophrenia. METHOD We randomly allocated 102 people with schizophrenia in two areas of Scotland to receive free fruit and vegetables for 6 months, supported by instruction in meal planning and food preparation; free fruit and vegetables alone; or to continue as before. Diet was assessed using the Scottish Health Survey questionnaire. Blood samples to measure micronutrients were taken and mental state, body mass index, level of physical activity and future risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) were assessed. RESULTS After the intervention, those who received free fruit and vegetables, or free fruit and vegetables and associated instruction, were consuming significantly more fruit and vegetables than those in the treatment as usual group. Consumption fell to pre-intervention levels 12 months after the intervention stopped. There was no between-group difference at any time in blood micronutrients, body mass index, physical activity or risk of CHD. CONCLUSIONS The diet of people with schizophrenia improved when they were given free fruit and vegetables but this was given free fruit and vegetables but this was not sustained after withdrawal of the intervention. A support programme added no benefit.
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- Robin G McCreadie
- Director of Clinical Research, Crichton Royal Hospital, Dumfries DG1 4TG, UK.
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Sidiroglou F, Huntington S, Roberts A, Baxter G. Micro-characterisation of erbium-doped fibers using a Raman confocal microscope. Opt Express 2005; 13:5506-5512. [PMID: 19498546 DOI: 10.1364/opex.13.005506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We demonstrate the application of a Fluorescence Intensity Confocal Optical Microscopy technique to the determination of the relative erbium ion distribution in optical fibers. As well as being able to acquire two dimensional profiles of the relative erbium ion distribution, this method can also provide valuable information on a sub-micron level regarding physical and optogeometric parameters of the examined samples.
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Baxter G. Upper renal tract imaging. Imaging 2005. [DOI: 10.1259/imaging/28456713] [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: 11/05/2022] Open
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The incidence of malignant melanoma in the UK is still rising despite public health warnings about the risks of excessive sun exposure. This aggressive tumour can metastasize to virtually any organ, even years after resection of the primary lesion and cause a variety of radiological appearances. This review provides examples of both typical and non-specific imaging features of melanoma metastases, as well as examples of primary choroidal melanoma.
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- E Kalkman
- Department of Radiology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
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Lymphoma is a spectrum of malignant neoplasms of the lymphoid system. The appearances are radiologically diverse with almost all organs susceptible to involvement. The condition is challenging as it can mimic the appearance of almost all other neoplasms. This review article highlights in a general way the diversity of the radiological appearances and organs.
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- T Halliday
- Department of Radiology, Western Infirmary, Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK.
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Lymphoma is a spectrum of malignant neoplasms of the lymphoid system. The appearances radiologically are diverse with almost all organs susceptible to involvement. The condition is challenging as it can mimic the appearance of almost all other neoplasms. This review highlights in a general way the diversity of the radiological appearances and organs involved.
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- T Halliday
- Department of Radiology, Western Infirmary, Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, UK.
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Armstrong DG, Baxter G, Hogg CO, Woad KJ. Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in the oocyte and somatic cells of bovine preantral follicles. Reproduction 2002. [DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1230789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Many studies have highlighted the role of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in the control of antral follicular growth. However, much less is known about the involvement of the IGF system in the regulation of preantral follicular development. In an attempt to address this lack of knowledge, the present study describes the spatial and temporal patterns of expression of mRNA encoding components of the IGF system in bovine follicles during preantral stages of development. mRNA was detected by in situ hybridization using frozen sections (14 microm) of bovine ovarian tissue. Serial sections were probed with 35S-labelled bovine riboprobes. Type 1 IGF receptor mRNA was detected in granulosa cells and in the oocyte of preantral follicles; however, in this study, as in previous studies, it was not possible to detect mRNA encoding either IGF-I or -II. IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-2 mRNA was present in granulosa cells and oocytes of preantral follicles, and immunoreactive IGFBP-2 was detected around granulosa cells during this early stage of development. Occasionally, preantral follicles were identified in which there was no expression of IGFBP-2 in granulosa cells or the oocyte. IGFBP-3 mRNA was detected in the oocyte of preantral follicles and in the surrounding stromal tissue. mRNAs encoding IGFBP-2 and -3, and type 1 IGF receptor were first detected in type 2 follicles. In conclusion, although the IGF ligands are not expressed in preantral follicles, mRNAs encoding the type 1 IGF receptor, and IGFBP-2 and -3 were present and showed unique spatial patterns of expression within preantral follicles.
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Armstrong DG, Baxter G, Hogg CO, Woad KJ. Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in the oocyte and somatic cells of bovine preantral follicles. Reproduction 2002; 123:789-97. [PMID: 12052233] [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: 02/25/2023]
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Many studies have highlighted the role of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in the control of antral follicular growth. However, much less is known about the involvement of the IGF system in the regulation of preantral follicular development. In an attempt to address this lack of knowledge, the present study describes the spatial and temporal patterns of expression of mRNA encoding components of the IGF system in bovine follicles during preantral stages of development. mRNA was detected by in situ hybridization using frozen sections (14 microm) of bovine ovarian tissue. Serial sections were probed with 35S-labelled bovine riboprobes. Type 1 IGF receptor mRNA was detected in granulosa cells and in the oocyte of preantral follicles; however, in this study, as in previous studies, it was not possible to detect mRNA encoding either IGF-I or -II. IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-2 mRNA was present in granulosa cells and oocytes of preantral follicles, and immunoreactive IGFBP-2 was detected around granulosa cells during this early stage of development. Occasionally, preantral follicles were identified in which there was no expression of IGFBP-2 in granulosa cells or the oocyte. IGFBP-3 mRNA was detected in the oocyte of preantral follicles and in the surrounding stromal tissue. mRNAs encoding IGFBP-2 and -3, and type 1 IGF receptor were first detected in type 2 follicles. In conclusion, although the IGF ligands are not expressed in preantral follicles, mRNAs encoding the type 1 IGF receptor, and IGFBP-2 and -3 were present and showed unique spatial patterns of expression within preantral follicles.
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- D G Armstrong
- Department of Integrative Biology, Roslin Institute, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, UK.
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Garverick HA, Baxter G, Gong J, Armstrong DG, Campbell BK, Gutierrez CG, Webb R. Regulation of expression of ovarian mRNA encoding steroidogenic enzymes and gonadotrophin receptors by FSH and GH in hypogonadotrophic cattle. Reproduction 2002. [DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1230651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A study was conducted to determine the effects of FSH and bovine somatotrophin on the expression of mRNA encoding the gonadotrophin receptors and steroidogenic enzymes in ovarian follicles of cattle rendered hypogonadotrophic by treatment with a GnRH agonist. Hereford x Friesian heifers were allotted into two pretreatment groups: controls (n = 10) and GnRH agonist-treated (n = 20). Ovaries of control cows were removed on day 2 of the first follicular wave after synchronized oestrus. GnRH agonist-treated heifers were given either FSH or no FSH. FSH was infused at 50 microg h(-1) for 48 h. Ovaries in GnRH agonist-treated heifers were removed at the end of exogenous hormone treatment. The control, GnRH agonist and GnRH agonist plus FSH treatment groups were divided further into bovine somatotrophin or no bovine somatotrophin treatments (n = 5 per treatment). Bovine somatotrophin (25 mg day(-1) by s.c. injection) was administered for 3 days. Ovaries were scanned once a day by ultrasonography. Blood samples for hormone measurements were collected three times a day from oestrus until the time of removal of ovaries. Expression of mRNAs for the FSH and LH receptors and cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage (P450scc), cytochrome P450 17alpha-hydroxylase (P450c17) and cytochrome P450 aromatase (P450arom) enzymes was localized by in situ hybridization and quantified by image analysis. Ovarian follicular growth was arrested at < or = 4.5 mm in diameter in GnRH agonist-treated heifers. There was no effect of bovine somatotrophin on follicular dynamics, gonadotrophin secretion or expression of mRNA for either the gonadotrophin receptors or steroidogenic enzymes. Infusion of FSH to GnRH agonist-treated heifers increased FSH concentrations in serum to the physiological concentrations observed in controls and stimulated growth of follicles to a size similar (5.5-8.0 mm in diameter) to recruited follicles in control cows. FSH induced mRNA expression of P450scc and P450arom in granulosa cells of follicles at a smaller size (< or = 4.5 mm in diameter) than in controls and increased (P < 0.001) expression in larger (> 4.5 mm in diameter) follicles. Expression of mRNAs for P450scc and P450c17 increased (P < 0.001) with increasing follicle size and was higher (P < 0.01) in theca cells of GnRH agonist plus FSH-treated heifers than in the other groups. There were no treatment differences in expression of FSH receptor in granulosa cells or LH receptor in theca cells, but expression of both receptors increased with follicle size. There was no expression of LH receptor in the granulosa cells of cows from any treatment group. In conclusion, FSH treatment in GnRH agonist-treated heifers induced similar changes in follicular growth to those observed during the first follicular wave, but despite similar peak concentrations, prolonged exposure to high FSH induced precocious expression of mRNAs for P450scc and P450arom in granulosa cells from small follicles and markedly upregulated expression of these enzymes in granulosa cells from recruited follicles. The results of this study demonstrate the key role that FSH plays in the induction of follicular growth and differentiation.
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Garverick HA, Baxter G, Gong J, Armstrong DG, Campbell BK, Gutierrez CG, Webb R. Regulation of expression of ovarian mRNA encoding steroidogenic enzymes and gonadotrophin receptors by FSH and GH in hypogonadotrophic cattle. Reproduction 2002; 123:651-61. [PMID: 12006093] [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: 02/25/2023]
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A study was conducted to determine the effects of FSH and bovine somatotrophin on the expression of mRNA encoding the gonadotrophin receptors and steroidogenic enzymes in ovarian follicles of cattle rendered hypogonadotrophic by treatment with a GnRH agonist. Hereford x Friesian heifers were allotted into two pretreatment groups: controls (n = 10) and GnRH agonist-treated (n = 20). Ovaries of control cows were removed on day 2 of the first follicular wave after synchronized oestrus. GnRH agonist-treated heifers were given either FSH or no FSH. FSH was infused at 50 microg h(-1) for 48 h. Ovaries in GnRH agonist-treated heifers were removed at the end of exogenous hormone treatment. The control, GnRH agonist and GnRH agonist plus FSH treatment groups were divided further into bovine somatotrophin or no bovine somatotrophin treatments (n = 5 per treatment). Bovine somatotrophin (25 mg day(-1) by s.c. injection) was administered for 3 days. Ovaries were scanned once a day by ultrasonography. Blood samples for hormone measurements were collected three times a day from oestrus until the time of removal of ovaries. Expression of mRNAs for the FSH and LH receptors and cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage (P450scc), cytochrome P450 17alpha-hydroxylase (P450c17) and cytochrome P450 aromatase (P450arom) enzymes was localized by in situ hybridization and quantified by image analysis. Ovarian follicular growth was arrested at < or = 4.5 mm in diameter in GnRH agonist-treated heifers. There was no effect of bovine somatotrophin on follicular dynamics, gonadotrophin secretion or expression of mRNA for either the gonadotrophin receptors or steroidogenic enzymes. Infusion of FSH to GnRH agonist-treated heifers increased FSH concentrations in serum to the physiological concentrations observed in controls and stimulated growth of follicles to a size similar (5.5-8.0 mm in diameter) to recruited follicles in control cows. FSH induced mRNA expression of P450scc and P450arom in granulosa cells of follicles at a smaller size (< or = 4.5 mm in diameter) than in controls and increased (P < 0.001) expression in larger (> 4.5 mm in diameter) follicles. Expression of mRNAs for P450scc and P450c17 increased (P < 0.001) with increasing follicle size and was higher (P < 0.01) in theca cells of GnRH agonist plus FSH-treated heifers than in the other groups. There were no treatment differences in expression of FSH receptor in granulosa cells or LH receptor in theca cells, but expression of both receptors increased with follicle size. There was no expression of LH receptor in the granulosa cells of cows from any treatment group. In conclusion, FSH treatment in GnRH agonist-treated heifers induced similar changes in follicular growth to those observed during the first follicular wave, but despite similar peak concentrations, prolonged exposure to high FSH induced precocious expression of mRNAs for P450scc and P450arom in granulosa cells from small follicles and markedly upregulated expression of these enzymes in granulosa cells from recruited follicles. The results of this study demonstrate the key role that FSH plays in the induction of follicular growth and differentiation.
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- H A Garverick
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, USA.
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Gong JG, Armstrong DG, Baxter G, Hogg CO, Garnsworthy PC, Webb R. The effect of increased dietary intake on superovulatory response to FSH in heifers. Theriogenology 2002; 57:1591-602. [PMID: 12035971 DOI: 10.1016/s0093-691x(02)00668-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [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: 11/16/2022]
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We have previously shown that the number of ovarian follicles <4 mm in diameter can be increased by enhanced dietary intake in heifers. This study investigated the effect of the same dietary treatment on superovulatory response. The estrous cycles of 24 mature Hereford x Friesian heifers were synchronized by a standard progesterone plus prostaglandin protocol. The animals were fed with either 100% (group M, n = 12) or 200% (group 2M, n = 12) maintenance requirements for a 3-week period. Starting from day 4 of the synchronized estrous cycle, all the animals were superovulated using a standard 4-day FSH regime followed by an injection of GnRH analogue (GnRHa) to induce ovulation. Rectal ultrasound scanning was carried out to assess ovarian follicular populations at the start of FSH treatment and on the day of GnRHa injection, and to determine the number of corpora lutea 5 days after GnRHa injection. The body weight (BW) and body condition score (BCS) were recorded weekly and plasma samples were collected throughout the experimental period. There were no differences in either BW or BCS between two groups at the start of the experiment. The BW and BCS were maintained during the experiment in the group M, whilst animals in the group 2M showed a non-significant (P > 0.05) increase in BW and BCS. Circulating concentrations of insulin were significantly (P < 0.01) higher in heifers from the group 2M throughout the controlled feeding period. The group 2M had significantly (P < 0.05) more follicles 2-4 mm in diameter at the start of FSH treatment and more (P < 0.01) follicles >9 mm in diameter on the day of GnRHa injection, when compared with the group M. Similarly, 5 days after GnRHa injection there were significantly (P < 0.01) more corpora lutea in the group 2M (18.1+/-2.2) than in the group M (10.6+/-3.0). In addition, plasma progesterone concentrations following GnRHa injection were significantly (P < 0.01) higher in heifers from the group 2M. In conclusion, these results confirm that increased dietary intake can enhance the recruitment of ovarian follicles in heifers. This treatment may provide a valuable approach to improving superovulatory response in cattle.
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- J G Gong
- Division of Integrative Biology, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK.
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Armstrong DG, Gong JG, Gardner JO, Baxter G, Hogg CO, Webb R. Steroidogenesis in bovine granulosa cells: the effect of short-term changes in dietary intake. Reproduction 2002. [DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1230371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The nutritional status of a cow is a key factor in the regulation of both follicle growth and oocyte quality. In this study, the effect of diets designed to increase circulating insulin and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) concentrations on steroid production by granulosa cells in vitro was examined to analyse the mechanisms through which these changes occur. Hereford x Friesian heifers (n = 24) were offered maintenance or twice maintenance diets during the experimental period (17 days). Circulating concentrations of FSH did not differ between the two dietary groups, whereas insulin and IGF-I concentrations showed significant diet x day of oestrous cycle interactions. Ovaries were collected on day 3 of the first follicle wave after synchronization of oestrus. Granulosa cells were isolated from small (1-4 mm) and medium-sized (4-8 mm) follicles and cultured in the presence of long R3-IGF-I or bFSH or both. After 4 days in culture, granulosa cells isolated from small follicles, but not medium-sized follicles, collected from cattle offered the twice maintenance diet secreted significantly higher (P < 0.05) amounts of oestradiol compared with granulosa cells collected from cattle offered the maintenance diet. The effect was apparent in either the presence or absence of FSH and long R3-IGF-I. This nutritional effect on aromatase activity in granulosa cells was not apparent after day 6 of culture. There was no effect of diet on progesterone production by granulosa cells after 4 or 6 days of culture. These results support the hypothesis that dietary-induced changes in circulating insulin and IGF-I concentrations have a direct effect on the steroidogenic potential of bovine granulosa cells from small follicles. The dietary-induced increases in aromatase activity in small follicles combined with the increased concentration of metabolic hormones are possible mechanisms through which short-term changes in nutrition may affect follicle dynamics.
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Armstrong DG, Gong JG, Gardner JO, Baxter G, Hogg CO, Webb R. Steroidogenesis in bovine granulosa cells: the effect of short-term changes in dietary intake. Reproduction 2002; 123:371-8. [PMID: 11882014] [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: 02/24/2023]
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The nutritional status of a cow is a key factor in the regulation of both follicle growth and oocyte quality. In this study, the effect of diets designed to increase circulating insulin and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) concentrations on steroid production by granulosa cells in vitro was examined to analyse the mechanisms through which these changes occur. Hereford x Friesian heifers (n = 24) were offered maintenance or twice maintenance diets during the experimental period (17 days). Circulating concentrations of FSH did not differ between the two dietary groups, whereas insulin and IGF-I concentrations showed significant diet x day of oestrous cycle interactions. Ovaries were collected on day 3 of the first follicle wave after synchronization of oestrus. Granulosa cells were isolated from small (1-4 mm) and medium-sized (4-8 mm) follicles and cultured in the presence of long R3-IGF-I or bFSH or both. After 4 days in culture, granulosa cells isolated from small follicles, but not medium-sized follicles, collected from cattle offered the twice maintenance diet secreted significantly higher (P < 0.05) amounts of oestradiol compared with granulosa cells collected from cattle offered the maintenance diet. The effect was apparent in either the presence or absence of FSH and long R3-IGF-I. This nutritional effect on aromatase activity in granulosa cells was not apparent after day 6 of culture. There was no effect of diet on progesterone production by granulosa cells after 4 or 6 days of culture. These results support the hypothesis that dietary-induced changes in circulating insulin and IGF-I concentrations have a direct effect on the steroidogenic potential of bovine granulosa cells from small follicles. The dietary-induced increases in aromatase activity in small follicles combined with the increased concentration of metabolic hormones are possible mechanisms through which short-term changes in nutrition may affect follicle dynamics.
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- D G Armstrong
- Division of Integrative Biology, Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, UK.
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Roberts A, Thorn K, Michna ML, Dragomir N, Farrell P, Baxter G. Determination of bending-induced strain in optical fibers by use of quantitative phase imaging. Opt Lett 2002; 27:86-88. [PMID: 18007720 DOI: 10.1364/ol.27.000086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Quantitative phase microscopy with polarized light has been used to determine the change in refractive index introduced into an optical fiber when the fiber is bent through a constant radius of curvature. By obtaining phase images for two orthogonal directions of the polarization of the incident light, one can infer the induced axial strain profile within the fiber. Radii of curvature from 1 to 8 cm were considered, and in each case excellent agreement, within lambda/100, was obtained between experimental results and theory.
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Armstrong DG, McEvoy TG, Baxter G, Robinson JJ, Hogg CO, Woad KJ, Webb R, Sinclair KD. Effect of Dietary Energy and Protein on Bovine Follicular Dynamics and Embryo Production In Vitro: Associations with the Ovarian Insulin-Like Growth Factor System1. Biol Reprod 2001; 64:1624-32. [PMID: 11369588 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Heifers were assigned either low or high (HE) levels of energy intake and low or high concentrations of dietary crude protein. The effect of these diets on the plasma concentrations of insulin, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, and urea on follicular growth and early embryo development is described. We propose that the observed dietary-induced changes in the ovarian IGF system increase bioavailability of intrafollicular IGF, thus increasing the sensitivity of follicles to FSH. These changes, in combination with increased peripheral concentrations of insulin and IGF-I in heifers offered the HE diet, contribute to the observed increase in growth rate of the dominant follicle. In contrast to follicular growth, increased nutrient supply decreased oocyte quality, due in part to increased plasma urea concentrations. Clearly a number of mechanisms are involved in mediating the effects of dietary energy and protein on ovarian function, and the formulation of diets designed to optimize cattle fertility must consider the divergent effects of nutrient supply on follicular growth and oocyte quality.
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- D G Armstrong
- Division of Integrative Biology, Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, United Kingdom.
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Woad K, Baxter G, Hogg C, Bramley T, Webb R, Armstrong D. Expression of mRNA encoding insulin-like growth factors I and II and the type 1 IGF receptor in the bovine corpus luteum at defined stages of the oestrous cycle. Reproduction 2000. [DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1200293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Woad KJ, Baxter G, Hogg CO, Bramley TA, Webb R, Armstrong DG. Expression of mRNA encoding insulin-like growth factors I and II and the type 1 IGF receptor in the bovine corpus luteum at defined stages of the oestrous cycle. Reproduction 2000. [DOI: 10.1530/reprod/120.2.293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Previous studies have implicated insulin-like growth factors I and II (IGF-I and -II), in the regulation of ovarian function. The present study investigated the localization of mRNA encoding IGF-I and -II and the type 1 IGF receptor using in situ hybridization to determine further the roles of the IGFs within the bovine corpus luteum at precise stages of the oestrous cycle. Luteal expression of mRNA encoding IGF-I and -II and the type 1 IGF receptor was detected throughout the oestrous cycle. The expression of IGF-I mRNAvaried significantly during the oestrous cycle. IGF-I mRNA concentrations were significantly higher on day 15 than on day 10, and IGF-I mRNA in the regressing corpus luteum at 48 h after administration of exogenous prostaglandin was significantly greater than in the early or mid-luteal phase (days 5 and 10). In contrast, there was no significant effect of day of the oestrous cycle on expression of mRNA for IGF-II and the type 1 IGF receptor in the corpus luteum. Expression of IGF-II mRNA was localized to a subset of steroidogenic luteal cells and was also associated with cells of the luteal vasculature. mRNA encoding the type 1 IGF receptor was widely expressed in a pattern indicative of expression in large and small luteal cells. These data demonstrate that the bovine corpus luteum is a site of IGF production and reception throughout the luteal phase. Furthermore, this study highlights the potential of IGF-II in addition to IGF-I in the autocrine and paracrine regulation of luteal function.
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Woad KJ, Baxter G, Hogg CO, Bramley TA, Webb R, Armstrong DG. Expression of mRNA encoding insulin-like growth factors I and II and the type 1 IGF receptor in the bovine corpus luteum at defined stages of the oestrous cycle. J Reprod Fertil 2000; 120:293-302. [PMID: 11058445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Previous studies have implicated insulin-like growth factors I and II (IGF-I and -II), in the regulation of ovarian function. The present study investigated the localization of mRNA encoding IGF-I and -II and the type 1 IGF receptor using in situ hybridization to determine further the roles of the IGFs within the bovine corpus luteum at precise stages of the oestrous cycle. Luteal expression of mRNA encoding IGF-I and -II and the type 1 IGF receptor was detected throughout the oestrous cycle. The expression of IGF-I mRNAvaried significantly during the oestrous cycle. IGF-I mRNA concentrations were significantly higher on day 15 than on day 10, and IGF-I mRNA in the regressing corpus luteum at 48 h after administration of exogenous prostaglandin was significantly greater than in the early or mid-luteal phase (days 5 and 10). In contrast, there was no significant effect of day of the oestrous cycle on expression of mRNA for IGF-II and the type 1 IGF receptor in the corpus luteum. Expression of IGF-II mRNA was localized to a subset of steroidogenic luteal cells and was also associated with cells of the luteal vasculature. mRNA encoding the type 1 IGF receptor was widely expressed in a pattern indicative of expression in large and small luteal cells. These data demonstrate that the bovine corpus luteum is a site of IGF production and reception throughout the luteal phase. Furthermore, this study highlights the potential of IGF-II in addition to IGF-I in the autocrine and paracrine regulation of luteal function.
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- K J Woad
- Division of Integrative Biology, Roslin Institute, Roslin, Midlothian, Edinburgh EH25 9PS, UK
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Baxter G. Up the creek without a paddle. Breast Cancer Res 2000. [PMCID: PMC3300336 DOI: 10.1186/bcr235] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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Graded compression stockings are commonly used to prevent deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) after stroke, but their efficacy in this setting has not been evaluated. Extrapolation of effectiveness from trials in patients undergoing elective surgery may be inappropriate. We undertook a randomized, controlled trial, with blinded data review, in a University hospital Acute Stroke Unit. Patients were allocated to graded compression stockings or to standard care alone. DVT incidence was determined at baseline and at day 7+/-2 by colour-flow Doppler ultrasound. Ninety-eight patients with acute, immobilizing stroke were randomized; 97 had full outcome data. One patient had clinically manifest DVT, and no patient had pulmonary thromboembolism. DVT was detected in 7/65 patients allocated stockings, and 7/32 controls (odds ratio 0.43, 95% CI 0.14-1.36); DVT involving femoral veins was detected in 3/65 and 2/32. In the first week after stroke, radiologically-detected DVT remains common, but is usually clinically silent. Proximal DVT is less common. Graded compression stockings produced a reduction in DVT incidence comparable to that in other patient groups, but the reduction was not statistically significant, and the magnitude of effect size requires confirmation. There is greater doubt over efficacy in early prevention of proximal DVT.
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- K W Muir
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
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Armstrong DG, Gutierrez CG, Baxter G, Glazyrin AL, Mann GE, Woad KJ, Hogg CO, Webb R. Expression of mRNA encoding IGF-I, IGF-II and type 1 IGF receptor in bovine ovarian follicles. J Endocrinol 2000; 165:101-13. [PMID: 10750040 DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1650101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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IGFs regulate gonadotrophin-stimulated proliferation and differentiation of granulosa and theca cells in vitro. However, the detailed pattern of mRNA expression of IGFs in bovine follicles remains controversial. The objectives of this study were therefore to describe the temporal and spatial pattern of expression of mRNA encoding IGF-I, IGF-II and the type 1 IGF receptor in bovine follicles in vivo. The expression of mRNA encoding IGF-II was detected in theca tissue from around the time of antrum formation up to and during the development of dominance. No IGF-II mRNA expression was detected in granulosa cells. In the majority of follicles we were unable to detect mRNA encoding IGF-I in either granulosa or theca tissue from follicles at any stage of development. Occasionally low amounts of mRNA encoding IGF-I were detected in the theca externa and connective tissue surrounding some follicles. Type 1 IGF receptor mRNA was detected in both granulosa and theca cells of preantral and antral follicles. Expression was greater in granulosa tissue compared with theca tissue. We also measured IGF-I and -II mRNA in total RNA isolated from cultured granulosa and theca cells using reverse transcriptase PCR. In contrast to the in vivo results, IGF-II mRNA was detected in both granulosa and theca tissue. IGF-I mRNA was detected in theca tissue and in very low amounts in granulosa cells. Using a specific IGF-I RIA we were unable to detect IGF-I immunoreactivity in granulosa conditioned cell culture media. Using immunohistochemistry we detected IGF-I immunoreactivity in some blood vessels within the ovarian stroma. We conclude from these results that IGF-II is the principal intrafollicular IGF ligand regulating the growth of bovine antral follicles. In preantral follicles the expression of mRNA encoding type 1 IGF receptor but absence of endogenous IGF-I or -II mRNA expression, highlights a probable endocrine mechanism for the IGF regulation of preantral follicle growth.
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- D G Armstrong
- Division of Integrative Biology, Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, UK
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