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Salcedo MP, Gowen R, Rodriguez AM, Fisher-Hoch S, Daheri M, Guerra L, Toscano PA, Gasca M, Morales J, Reyna-Rodriguez FE, Cavazos B, Marin E, Perez C, Guerra M, Milbourne A, Varon ML, Reininger B, Fernandez ME, Ogburn T, Castle PE, McCormick J, Baker E, Hawk E, Schmeler KM. Addressing high cervical cancer rates in the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border: a community-based initiative focused on education, patient navigation, and medical provider training/telementoring. Perspect Public Health 2023; 143:22-28. [PMID: 34130548 DOI: 10.1177/1757913921994610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 01/27/2023]
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AIMS Cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates are approximately 55% higher in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) along the Texas-Mexico border compared with the average rates in the US. Our aim was to improve cervical cancer prevention efforts in the RGV through a comprehensive multilevel intervention initiative focused on community education, patient navigation, and training of local providers. METHODS We initiated a program in the RGV which consisted of (1) community education, (2) patient navigation, and (3) a training/mentoring program for local medical providers including hands-on training courses coupled with telementoring using Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Health Outcomes). We assessed the number of women undergoing cervical cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment at three participating clinics caring for underserved women in the region. RESULTS From November 2014 to October 2018, 14,846 women underwent cervical cancer screening. A total of 2030 (13.7%) women underwent colposcopy for abnormal results (179% increase over baseline) and 453 women underwent loop electrosurgical excision procedures (LEEPs) for treatment of cervical dysplasia. Invasive cancer was diagnosed in 39 women who were navigated to a gynecologic oncologist for treatment. Seven local medical providers were trained to perform colposcopy and/or LEEP. Project ECHO telementoring videoconferences were held every 2 weeks for a total 101 sessions with an average of 22 participants per session and a total of 180 patient cases presented and discussed. CONCLUSIONS Our program led to a large number of women undergoing diagnosis and treatment of cervical dysplasia in the RGV. If sustained, we anticipate these efforts will decrease cervical cancer rates in the region. The program is currently being expanded to additional underserved areas of Texas and globally to low- and middle-income countries.
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- M P Salcedo
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.,Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA)/Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Su Clínica, Brownsville, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
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- Su Clínica, Brownsville, TX, USA
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- UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
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- Su Clínica, Brownsville, TX, USA
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- Su Clínica, Brownsville, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Medical School, Edinburg, TX, USA
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- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA
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- School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1362, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Vinson B, Wade E, Wade P, Wainwright T, Wajero LO, Walder S, Walker S, Walker S, Wall E, Wallis T, Walmsley S, Walsh JA, Walsh S, Warburton L, Ward TJC, Warwick K, Wassall H, Waterson S, Watson E, Watson L, Watson J, Welch C, Welch H, Welsh B, Wessely S, West S, Weston H, Wheeler H, White S, Whitehead V, Whitney J, Whittaker S, Whittam B, Whitworth V, Wight A, Wild J, Wilkins M, Wilkinson D, Williams N, Williams N, Williams J, Williams-Howard SA, Willicombe M, Willis G, Willoughby J, Wilson A, Wilson D, Wilson I, Window N, Witham M, Wolf-Roberts R, Wood C, Woodhead F, Woods J, Wormleighton J, Worsley J, Wraith D, Wrey Brown C, Wright C, Wright L, Wright S, Wyles J, Wynter I, Xu M, Yasmin N, Yasmin S, Yates T, Yip KP, Young B, Young S, Young A, Yousuf AJ, Zawia A, Zeidan L, Zhao B, Zongo O. Clinical characteristics with inflammation profiling of long COVID and association with 1-year recovery following hospitalisation in the UK: a prospective observational study. Lancet Respir Med 2022; 10:761-775. [PMID: 35472304 PMCID: PMC9034855 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(22)00127-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 72.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND No effective pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions exist for patients with long COVID. We aimed to describe recovery 1 year after hospital discharge for COVID-19, identify factors associated with patient-perceived recovery, and identify potential therapeutic targets by describing the underlying inflammatory profiles of the previously described recovery clusters at 5 months after hospital discharge. METHODS The Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 study (PHOSP-COVID) is a prospective, longitudinal cohort study recruiting adults (aged ≥18 years) discharged from hospital with COVID-19 across the UK. Recovery was assessed using patient-reported outcome measures, physical performance, and organ function at 5 months and 1 year after hospital discharge, and stratified by both patient-perceived recovery and recovery cluster. Hierarchical logistic regression modelling was performed for patient-perceived recovery at 1 year. Cluster analysis was done using the clustering large applications k-medoids approach using clinical outcomes at 5 months. Inflammatory protein profiling was analysed from plasma at the 5-month visit. This study is registered on the ISRCTN Registry, ISRCTN10980107, and recruitment is ongoing. FINDINGS 2320 participants discharged from hospital between March 7, 2020, and April 18, 2021, were assessed at 5 months after discharge and 807 (32·7%) participants completed both the 5-month and 1-year visits. 279 (35·6%) of these 807 patients were women and 505 (64·4%) were men, with a mean age of 58·7 (SD 12·5) years, and 224 (27·8%) had received invasive mechanical ventilation (WHO class 7-9). The proportion of patients reporting full recovery was unchanged between 5 months (501 [25·5%] of 1965) and 1 year (232 [28·9%] of 804). Factors associated with being less likely to report full recovery at 1 year were female sex (odds ratio 0·68 [95% CI 0·46-0·99]), obesity (0·50 [0·34-0·74]) and invasive mechanical ventilation (0·42 [0·23-0·76]). Cluster analysis (n=1636) corroborated the previously reported four clusters: very severe, severe, moderate with cognitive impairment, and mild, relating to the severity of physical health, mental health, and cognitive impairment at 5 months. We found increased inflammatory mediators of tissue damage and repair in both the very severe and the moderate with cognitive impairment clusters compared with the mild cluster, including IL-6 concentration, which was increased in both comparisons (n=626 participants). We found a substantial deficit in median EQ-5D-5L utility index from before COVID-19 (retrospective assessment; 0·88 [IQR 0·74-1·00]), at 5 months (0·74 [0·64-0·88]) to 1 year (0·75 [0·62-0·88]), with minimal improvements across all outcome measures at 1 year after discharge in the whole cohort and within each of the four clusters. INTERPRETATION The sequelae of a hospital admission with COVID-19 were substantial 1 year after discharge across a range of health domains, with the minority in our cohort feeling fully recovered. Patient-perceived health-related quality of life was reduced at 1 year compared with before hospital admission. Systematic inflammation and obesity are potential treatable traits that warrant further investigation in clinical trials. FUNDING UK Research and Innovation and National Institute for Health Research.
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Baker EJ, Waters PS, Peacock O, Narasimhan V, Larach T, McCormick J, Heriot AG, Warrier S, Lynch C. Robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery - technical, oncological and patient outcomes from a single institution. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:1422-1428. [PMID: 32198787 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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AIM Robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery (R-TAMIS) is gaining traction around the globe as an alternative to laparoscopic conventional TAMIS for local excision of benign and early malignant rectal lesions. The aim was to analyse patient and oncological outcomes of R-TAMIS for consecutive cases in a single centre. METHODS A prospective analysis of consecutive R-TAMIS procedures over a 12-month period was performed. Data were collated from hospital databases and theatre registers. RESULTS Eleven patients (six men, five women), mean age 69.81 years (51-92 years), underwent R-TAMIS over 12 months utilizing a da Vinci Xi platform. The mean lesion size was 36 mm (20-60 mm) with a mean distance from the anal verge of 7.5 cm (3-14 cm). Five lesions were posterior in anatomical location, four anterior, one right lateral and one left lateral. All procedures were performed in the lithotomy position using a GelPOINT Path Platform. Mean operative time was 64 min (40-100 min). Complete resection was achieved in 10/11 patients with two patients being upgraded to a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma. Nine patients were diagnosed with dysplastic lesions. Four patients had a false positive diagnosis of an invasive tumour on MRI. Six patients required suturing for full-thickness resections. One patient had a postoperative bleed requiring repeat endoscopy and clipping. One patient (full-thickness resection of T3 tumour) proceeded to a formal resection without difficulty with no residual disease (T0N0, 0/22). One patient with a fully resected T2 tumour is undergoing a surveillance protocol. The mean length of stay was 1 day with two patients having a length of stay of 2 days and one patient of 4 days. CONCLUSION R-TAMIS could potentially represent a safe novel approach for local resection of rectal lesions.
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- E J Baker
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Edmondson C, Westrupp N, Seddon P, Olden C, Wallis C, Dawson C, Brodlie M, Baxter F, McCormick J, Connon M, Blaikie L, Thursfield R, Brown L, Price A, Fleischer E, Hughes D, Barrett P, Mak D, Wallenburg J, Brownlee K, Alton E, Bush A, Davies J. ePS5.09 CLInical Monitoring and Biomarkers to stratify severity and predict outcomes in children with cystic fibrosis (CLIMB-CF): usability results from our feasibility study. J Cyst Fibros 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(20)30328-3] [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: 11/30/2022]
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McCormick J, McManus D, Ammar AA, Topal JE. 1150. Evaluating the Impact of Antibiotic Prophylaxis on the Microbiology and Incidence of Ventriculitis in Patients with External Ventricular Drains. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019. [PMCID: PMC6809000 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background External ventricular drains (EVDs) are frequently used in acute brain injuries for continuous intracranial pressure monitoring and cerebrospinal (CSF) fluid diversion. EVDs are associated with a 0–22% risk of ventriculitis. The evidence for antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) for ventriculitis prevention is not robust. This study aimed to delineate the incidence of EVD-related ventriculitis and causative organisms in patients receiving AP. Methods A retrospective chart review from 2013 to 2018 at Yale New Haven Hospital was performed. Patients were included if ≥18 years of age, admitted to the neurosciences intensive care unit (ICU), and had AP with cefazolin, vancomycin, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, or clindamycin. Patients were excluded if they had a diagnosis of meningitis or ventriculitis prior to EVD placement, on multiple agents for AP, on antibiotics for indications other than AP, CSF leak, or skull fracture. The primary endpoint was the incidence of ventriculitis per 1,000 EVD-days. Secondary endpoints were causative organisms of ventriculitis, EVD duration, ICU length of stay (LOS), hospital LOS, and 30-day mortality. Results Five hundred ninety-nine patients were reviewed and 249 patients were included. Baseline demographics are noted in Table 1. Cefazolin was the most common agent for AP (98%). There were 7 cases of ventriculitis with an incidence rate of 2.8% (4 infections per 1000 EVD-days). All of the causative organisms were resistant to the prophylactic agents administered (Table 2). Patients with ventriculitis had a significantly longer duration of EVD placement (10 ± 3 vs. 7 ± 6 days, P = 0.03), hospital LOS (30 ± 19 days vs. 15 ± 12, P = 0.04), ICU LOS (22 ± 14 vs. 10 ± 7, P = 0.03). Two patients with ventriculitis (28%) died within 30 days of admission compared with 46 patients without ventriculitis (19%, P = 0.53) (Table 3). Conclusion The rate of ventriculitis in our study was similar to previous studies that did not utilize AP. All of the causative organisms were resistant to the prophylactic agent. Patients who had ventriculitis had a longer duration of EVD placement, hospital LOS, and ICU LOS; however, 30-day mortality was not impacted. Based on our findings, the use of AP to prevent EVD-related ventriculitis should be reconsidered. ![]()
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Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.
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Edmondson C, Westrupp N, Seddon P, Olden C, Wallis C, Dawson C, Brodlie M, Baxter F, McCormick J, Connon M, Blaikie L, Thursfield R, Brown L, Price A, Fleischer E, Hughes D, Barrett P, Haider S, Fontanella S, Mak D, Wallenburg J, Brownlee K, Alton E, Bush A, Davies J. ePS5.07 CLInical Monitoring and Biomarkers to stratify severity and predict outcomes in children with cystic fibrosis (CLIMB-CF): results from the feasibility study. J Cyst Fibros 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(19)30285-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Fogarty J, McCormick J, El-Tawil S. Improving Student Understanding of Complex Spatial Arrangements with Virtual Reality. J Prof Issues Eng Educ Pract 2018. [DOI: 10.1061/(asce)ei.1943-5541.0000349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- J. Fogarty
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, California State Univ., Sacramento, CA 95819 (corresponding author)
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- Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Cheng L, McCormick J, Logan C, Hague H, Hodge MC, Edwards GR. Liveweight gain and urinary nitrogen excretion of dairy heifers grazing perennial ryegrass-white clover pasture, canola, and wheat. Anim Prod Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1071/an15533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This study was carried out to examine liveweight gain (LWG), urinary nitrogen (N) concentration, and urinary N excretion of dairy heifers grazing perennial ryegrass-white clover pasture, dual-purpose wheat and dual-purpose canola. A temporal replicate design with two replicates was used to conduct the study. A total of 24–30 Friesian × Jersey heifers, aged 9–11 months were allocated into three dietary treatment groups (pasture, canola, and wheat) according to their initial LW (184 ± 7.0 kg; mean ± s.d.) and breeding worth (NZ$142 ± 11.3; mean ± s.d.). Feed was allocated every 4 days with allowance calculated according to feed requirement for maintenance plus 0.8 kg LWG/day. The LWG over the 26–28-day experimental period was higher (P < 0.001) for heifers grazing wheat (0.66 kg/day) and canola (0.53 kg/day) than pasture (0.35 kg/day). After the experimental period, heifers were grazed together in one herd on pasture. The LWG over the 28–44-day carryover period was higher (P < 0.001) in canola (0.86 kg/day) than wheat (0.57 kg/day) and pasture (0.61 kg/day). The concentration of urinary N was lower (P = 0.017) in canola (0.21%) and wheat (0.24%) than pasture (0.35%). Estimated urinary N excretion was lower (P < 0.001) in canola (52.5 g/day) and wheat (59.1 g/day) than pasture (98.9 g/day). Data suggest that grazing canola and wheat compared with pasture may improve heifer LWG and potentially reduce N losses to the environment by reducing the N loading of urine patches.
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Ramirez-Fort M, Pan S, Liu H, Navarro V, McCormick J, Guo M, Christos P, Leconet W, Frank S, Tagawa S, Scherr D, Bander N, Lange C. External Beam Irradiation May Increase the Therapeutic Index of J591 Brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1228] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Hasan S, Jani P, Monga D, McCormick J, Kirichenko A, Raj M. Short-Term Extended Capecitabine Following Neoadjuvant Concurrent Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer May Improve Pathologic Complete Response Rate. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Alamri Y, Buchwald P, Dixon L, Dobbs B, Eglinton T, McCormick J, Wakeman C, Frizelle F. Salvage surgery in patients with recurrent or residual squamous cell carcinoma of the anus. Eur J Surg Oncol 2016; 42:1687-1692. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Biniecka M, Canavan M, McGarry T, Gao W, McCormick J, Cregan S, Gallagher L, Smith T, Phelan JJ, Ryan J, O'Sullivan J, Ng CT, Veale DJ, Fearon U. Dysregulated bioenergetics: a key regulator of joint inflammation. Ann Rheum Dis 2016; 75:2192-2200. [PMID: 27013493 PMCID: PMC5136702 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [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: 08/26/2015] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Objectives This study examines the relationship between synovial hypoxia and cellular bioenergetics with synovial inflammation. Methods Primary rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASF) were cultured with hypoxia, dimethyloxalylglycine (DMOG) or metabolic intermediates. Mitochondrial respiration, mitochondrial DNA mutations, cell invasion, cytokines, glucose and lactate were quantified using specific functional assays. RASF metabolism was assessed by the XF24-Flux Analyzer. Mitochondrial structural morphology was assessed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In vivo synovial tissue oxygen (tpO2 mmHg) was measured in patients with inflammatory arthritis (n=42) at arthroscopy, and markers of glycolysis/oxidative phosphorylation (glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), PKM2, GLUT1, ATP) were quantified by immunohistology. A subgroup of patients underwent contiguous MRI and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT imaging. RASF and human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC) migration/angiogenesis, transcriptional activation (HIF1α, pSTAT3, Notch1-IC) and cytokines were examined in the presence of glycolytic inhibitor 3-(3-Pyridinyl)-1-(4-pyridinyl)-2-propen-1-one (3PO). Results DMOG significantly increased mtDNA mutations, mitochondrial membrane potential, mitochondrial mass, reactive oxygen species and glycolytic RASF activity with concomitant attenuation of mitochondrial respiration and ATP activity (all p<0.01). This was coupled with altered mitochondrial morphology. Hypoxia-induced lactate levels (p<0.01), which in turn induced basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) secretion and RASF invasiveness (all p<0.05). In vivo glycolytic markers were inversely associated with synovial tpO2 levels <20 mm Hg, in contrast ATP was significantly reduced (all p<0.05). Decrease in GAPDH and GLUT1 was paralleled by an increase in in vivo tpO2 in tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitor (TNFi) responders. Novel PET/MRI hybrid imaging demonstrated close association between metabolic activity and inflammation. 3PO significantly inhibited RASF invasion/migration, angiogenic tube formation, secretion of proinflammatory mediators (all p<0.05), and activation of HIF1α, pSTAT3 and Notch-1IC under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Conclusions Hypoxia alters cellular bioenergetics by inducing mitochondrial dysfunction and promoting a switch to glycolysis, supporting abnormal angiogenesis, cellular invasion and pannus formation.
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- M Biniecka
- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Glöggler S, Grunfeld AM, Ertas YN, McCormick J, Wagner S, Bouchard LS. Surface ligand-directed pair-wise hydrogenation for heterogeneous phase hyperpolarization. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 52:605-8. [PMID: 26553609 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc08648e] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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para-Hydrogen induced polarization is a technique of magnetic resonance hyperpolarization utilizing hydrogen's para-spin state for generating signal intensities at magnitudes far greater than state-of-the-art magnets. Platinum nanoparticle-catalysts with cysteine-capping are presented. The measured polarization is the highest reported to date in water, paving pathways for generating medical imaging contrast agents.
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- UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 607 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, USA.
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Gao W, McGarry T, Orr C, McCormick J, Veale DJ, Fearon U. Tofacitinib regulates synovial inflammation in psoriatic arthritis, inhibiting STAT activation and induction of negative feedback inhibitors. Ann Rheum Dis 2015; 75:311-5. [PMID: 26353790 PMCID: PMC4717390 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-207201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [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: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory disease, characterised by synovitis and destruction of articular cartilage/bone. Janus-kinase and signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) signalling pathway is implicated in the pathogenesis of PsA. OBJECTIVES To examine the effect of tofacitinib (JAK inhibitor) on proinflammatory mechanisms in PsA. METHODS Primary PsA synovial fibroblasts (PsAFLS) and ex vivo PsA synovial explants were cultured with tofacitinib (1 µM). PhosphoSTAT3 (pSTAT3), phosphoSTAT1 (pSTAT1), suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS3), protein inhibitor of activated Stat3 (PIAS3) and nuclear factor kappa B cells (NFκBp65) were quantified by western blot. The effect of tofacitinib on PsAFLS migration, invasion, Matrigel network formation and matrix metallopeptidase (MMP)2/9 was quantified by invasion/migration assays and zymography. Interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, IFN-gamma-inducible protein 10 (IP-10) monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, IL-17, IL-10, MMP3 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3 (TIMP3) were assessed by ELISA. RESULTS Tofacitinib significantly decreased pSTAT3, pSTAT1, NFκBp65 and induced SOCS3 and PIAS3 expression in PsAFLS and synovial explant cultures (p<0.05). Functionally, PsAFLS invasion, network formation and migration were inhibited by tofacitinib (all p<0.05). In PsA explant, tofacitinib significantly decreased spontaneous secretion of IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, MMP9/MMP2, MMP3 (all p<0.05) and decreased the MMP3/TIMP3 ratio (p<0.05), with no effect observed for IP-10 or IL-10. CONCLUSIONS This study further supports JAK-STAT inhibition as a therapeutic target for the treatment of PsA.
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- W Gao
- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Downey D, Goldbeck L, Havermans T, Latchford G, McCormick J, Robinson P. WS09.7 The CF CARE programme for adherence training in the CF multidisciplinary team. J Cyst Fibros 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(15)30058-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Balogh E, Végh E, Kerekes G, Váncsa A, Csomor P, Pogácsás L, Balázs F, McCormick J, Biniecka M, Szántό S, Szücs G, Nagy Z, Fearon U, Veale D, Szekanecz Z. THU0050 Effects of Anti-TNF Therapy on Markers of Angiogenesis and Vascular Pathology in Arthritis: A Comparative Approach. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.1533] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Balogh E, Végh E, Kerekes G, Váncsa A, Csomor P, Pogácsás L, Balázs F, McCormick J, Biniecka M, Szántó S, Szűcs G, Fearon U, Veale DJ, Szekanecz Z. A6.12 Effects of anti-tnf therapy on markers of angiogenesis and vascular pathology in arthritis: a comparative approach. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207259.138] [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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Gould A, Udalski A, Shin IG, Porritt I, Skowron J, Han C, Yee JC, Kozłowski S, Choi JY, Poleski R, Wyrzykowski Ł, Ulaczyk K, Pietrukowicz P, Mróz P, Szymański MK, Kubiak M, Soszyński I, Pietrzyński G, Gaudi BS, Christie GW, Drummond J, McCormick J, Natusch T, Ngan H, Tan TG, Albrow M, DePoy DL, Hwang KH, Jung YK, Lee CU, Park H, Pogge RW, Abe F, Bennett DP, Bond IA, Botzler CS, Freeman M, Fukui A, Fukunaga D, Itow Y, Koshimoto N, Larsen P, Ling CH, Masuda K, Matsubara Y, Muraki Y, Namba S, Ohnishi K, Philpott L, Rattenbury NJ, Saito T, Sullivan DJ, Sumi T, Suzuki D, Tristram PJ, Tsurumi N, Wada K, Yamai N, Yock PCM, Yonehara A, Shvartzvald Y, Maoz D, Kaspi S, Friedmann M. Exoplanet detection. A terrestrial planet in a ~1-AU orbit around one member of a ~15-AU binary. Science 2014; 345:46-9. [PMID: 24994642 DOI: 10.1126/science.1251527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Using gravitational microlensing, we detected a cold terrestrial planet orbiting one member of a binary star system. The planet has low mass (twice Earth's) and lies projected at ~0.8 astronomical units (AU) from its host star, about the distance between Earth and the Sun. However, the planet's temperature is much lower, <60 Kelvin, because the host star is only 0.10 to 0.15 solar masses and therefore more than 400 times less luminous than the Sun. The host itself orbits a slightly more massive companion with projected separation of 10 to 15 AU. This detection is consistent with such systems being very common. Straightforward modification of current microlensing search strategies could increase sensitivity to planets in binary systems. With more detections, such binary-star planetary systems could constrain models of planet formation and evolution.
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- A Gould
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Turitea Observatory, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Physics, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 371-763, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland. Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Universidad de Concepción, Departamento de Astronomia, Casilla 160-C, Concepción, Chile
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Possum Observatory, Patutahi, New Zealand
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- Farm Cove Observatory, Centre for Backyard Astrophysics, Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Possum Observatory, Patutahi, New Zealand. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Possum Observatory, Patutahi, New Zealand
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- Perth Exoplanet Survey Telescope, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4242, USA
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- Department of Physics, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 371-763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 371-763, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 305-348, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 371-763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- University of Notre Dame, Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5670, USA
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- Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 102-904, North Shore Mail Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Physics, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92-019, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
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- Department of Physics, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92-019, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
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- Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Asakuchi, Okayama 719-0232, Japan
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- Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Space Science, Osaka University, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92-019, Auckland 1001, New Zealand. Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
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- Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 102-904, North Shore Mail Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Space Science, Osaka University, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Nagano National College of Technology, Nagano 381-8550, Japan
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- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92-019, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
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- Tokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautics, Tokyo 116-8523, Japan
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Earth and Space Science, Osaka University, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Space Science, Osaka University, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Mount John University Observatory, Post Office Box 56, Lake Tekapo 8770, New Zealand
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- Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Space Science, Osaka University, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92-019, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
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Gao W, McCormick J, Connolly M, Veale D, Fearon U. AB0089 Tofacitinib Mediates Synovial Angiogenesis in Psoriatic Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.4256] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Connolly M, Biniecka M, McCormick J, McGarry T, Veale D, Fearon U. THU0540 Toll like Receptor 2 (TLR2) Induces Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.5351] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Mcgarry T, Gao W, Connolly M, Walsh G, McCormick J, Veale D, Fearon U. AB0051 Toll-Like Receptor 2 Activation Induces Pro-Inflammatory, Inflammasome and Notch Signalling Pathways in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.5131] [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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Balogh E, Végh E, Kerekes G, Váncsa A, Csomor P, Pogácsás L, Balázs F, McCormick J, Biniecka M, Szántό S, Szücs G, Fearon U, Veale D, Szekanecz Z. AB0157 Effects of Anti-TNF Therapy on Markers of Angiogenesis and Vascular Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparative Approach. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.2799] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Collie K, McCormick J, Waller A, Railton C, Shirt L, Chobanuk J, Taylor A, Lau H, Hao D, Walley B, Kapusta B, Joy AA, Carlson LE, Giese-Davis J. Qualitative evaluation of care plans for Canadian breast and head-and-neck cancer survivors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 21:e18-28. [PMID: 24523618 DOI: 10.3747/co.21.1698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Survivorship care plans (scps) have been recommended as a way to ease the transition from active cancer treatment to follow-up care, to reduce uncertainty for survivors in the management of their ongoing health, and to improve continuity of care. The objective of the demonstration project reported here was to assess the value of scps for cancer survivors in western Canada. METHODS The Alberta CancerBridges team developed, implemented, and evaluated scps for 36 breast and 21 head-and-neck cancer survivors. For the evaluation, we interviewed 12 of the survivors, 9 nurses who delivered the scps, and 3 family physicians who received the scps (n = 24 in total). We asked about satisfaction, usefulness, emotional impact, and communication value. We collected written feedback from the three groups about positive aspects of the scps and possible improvements (n = 85). We analyzed the combined data using qualitative thematic analysis. RESULTS Survivors, nurses, and family physicians agreed that scps could ease the transition to survivorship partly by enhancing communication between survivors and care providers. Survivors appreciated the individualized attention and the comprehensiveness of the plans. They described positive emotional impacts, but wanted a way to ensure that their physicians received the scps. Nurses and physicians responded positively, but expressed concern about the time required to implement the plans. Suggestions for streamlining the process included providing survivors with scp templates in advance, auto-populating the templates for the nurses, and creating summary pages for physicians. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest ways in which scps could help to improve the transition to cancer survivorship and provide starting points for larger feasibility studies.
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- Department of Psychosocial and Spiritual Resources, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB. ; Department of Oncology, Palliative Care Division, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. ; Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. ; Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Oncology, Calgary Region Breast Health Program, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Head-and-Neck Tumour Group, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
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- Comprehensive Breast Care Program, Community Oncology, Alberta Health Services-Cancer Care, Edmonton, AB
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- Breast Cancer Supportive Care Foundation, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Head-and-Neck Tumour Group, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Head-and-Neck Tumour Group, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Oncology, Calgary Region Breast Health Program, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. ; Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. ; Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
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Molloy D, Connolly M, McCormick J, Haroon M, Veale D, Murphy C, Molloy E, Fearon U. THU0207 Acute serum amyloid a and TLR2 activation induces pro-inflammatory mechanisms in a novel EX vivo temporal artery explant culture/model of giant cell arteritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.2172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Molloy D, McCormick J, Connolly M, Haroon M, Veale D, Fearon U, Molloy E. OP0179 Angiogenesis and blood vessel stability in giant cell arteritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.1862] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Mcgarry T, Fearon U, Gao W, Jackson M, McCormick J, Veale D, Connolly M. THU0039 B1-Integrin is a Critical Mediator of TLR2-Induced Migrational and Invasive Mechanisms in RA Synovial Fibroblast Cells. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.567] [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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Gao W, McCormick J, Connolly M, Veale D, Fearon U. FRI0005 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 regulates synovial inflammation through notch/hif1a pathways. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1133] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Balogh E, Biniecka M, Connolly M, McCormick J, Veale DJ, Fearon U. OP0257 Interleukin-34 Regulates Angiogenesis and Cell Proliferation in Inflammatory Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.462] [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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Gao W, Sweeney C, Walsh C, Rooney P, McCormick J, Fearon U, Veale D. FRI0057 Synovial angiogenesis is mediated through notch signaling pathways. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.2514] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Rooney P, Gao W, McCormick J, Harty L, Veale D, Fearon U, Connolly M. OP0219 TLR2 differentially mediates A-SAA induced pro-inflammatory pathways in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.1902] [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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McGarry T, Connolly M, Gao W, McCormick J, Veale D, Fearon U. AB0108 BETA-1 integrin is a critical mediator of TLR2-induced cell migration and invasion in RA. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.108] [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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Maher A, Molloy D, McCormick J, O’Neill L, Veale D, Murphy C, Fearon U, Molloy E. OP0210 TLR-2 Induces Pro-Inflammatory/Angiogenic Mechanisms in GCA Temporal Artery Explant Cultures Ex Vivo. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.415] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Balogh E, Veale DJ, McCormick J, Szekanecz Z, NG CT, Fearon U, Biniecka M. THU0075 Hypoxia Drives Angiogenesis in Inflammatory Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.603] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Jensen JM, Mose FH, Bech JN, Pedersen EB, Saritas T, Borschewski A, McCormick J, Paliege A, Dathe C, Uchida S, Bleich M, Himmerkus N, Delpire E, Ellison D, Bachmann S, Mutig K. Fine-tuning of sodium transport in the distal nephron. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft182] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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- J McCormick
- Department of Community Health, University of Dublin
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Dickerson M, McCormick J, Mispelon M, Paisley K, Nichols R. Structure-activity and immunochemical data provide evidence of developmental- and tissue-specific myosuppressin signaling. Peptides 2012; 36:272-9. [PMID: 22613084 PMCID: PMC3449313 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2012.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Revised: 05/03/2012] [Accepted: 05/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Myosuppressin peptides dramatically diminish contractions of the gut and heart. Thus, delineating mechanisms involved in myosuppressin signaling may provide insight into peptidergic control of muscle contractility. Drosophila myosuppressin (DMS, TDVDHVFLRFamide) structure-activity relationship (SAR) was investigated to identify an antagonist and explore signaling. Alanyl-substituted, N-terminal truncated, and modified amino acid analogs identified residues and peptide length required for activity. Immunochemistry independently provided insight into myosuppressin mechanisms. DMS decreased gut motility and cardiac contractility dose dependently; the different effective concentrations at half maximal-response were indicative of tissue-specific mechanisms. Replacement of aspartic acid 2 (D2) generated an analog with different developmental- and tissue-specific effects; [A2] DMS mimicked DMS in adult gut (100% inhibition), yet decreased larval gut contractions by only 32% with increased potency in pupal heart (126% inhibition). The DMS active core differed across development and in tissues; adult (DHVFLRFamide) and larval gut (TDVDHVFLRFamide), and adult (VFLRFamide) and pupal heart (VFLRFamide). Substitution of D2 and D4 with a modified amino acid, p-benzoyl-phenylalanine, produced developmental- and tissue-specific antagonists. In the presence of protease inhibitors, DMS and VFLRFamide were more effective in adult gut, but lower or unchanged in pupal heart compared to peptide or analog alone, respectively. DMS-specific antisera stained neurons that innervated the gut or heart. This study describes novel antagonists and data to identify developmental- and tissue-specific mechanisms underlying the pleotropic effects of myosuppressin in muscle physiology.
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- Corresponding author at: Biological Chemistry Department, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0600, USA. Tel.: +1 734 764-4467; fax: +1 734 763-4581. (R. Nichols)
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McCormick J, Suleman N, Scarabelli TM, Knight RA, Latchman DS, Stephanou A. STAT1 deficiency in the heart protects against myocardial infarction by enhancing autophagy. J Cell Mol Med 2012; 16:386-93. [PMID: 21447043 PMCID: PMC3823301 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2011.01323.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Previous studies have shown that the transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) activation is increased in primary cardiac myocytes exposed to simulated ischaemia/reperfusion injury. This promotes apoptotic cell death by enhancing the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins. Autophagy has been demonstrated to play a cardioprotective role in the heart following myocardial infarction (MI). We therefore investigated the role of STAT1 in the intact heart subjected to MI and examined the contribution of autophagy in modulating the protective effect of STAT1 after MI injury. STAT1-deficient hearts had significantly smaller infarcts than wild-type hearts and this correlated with increased levels of autophagy shown by light chain 3 (LC3)-I/LC3-II conversion, and up-regulation of Atg12 and Beclin 1. Moreover, pre-treatment with the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine reversed the cardioprotection observed in the STAT1-deficient hearts. These results reveal a new function of STAT1 in the control of autophagy and indicate a cross-talk between the cardioprotective versus the damaging effects of STAT1 in the intact heart exposed to MI injury.
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- J McCormick
- Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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McCormick J, Jonas N, Ramsay R, Sabharwal V. Vigabatrin: A Novel Approach for Treatment of Super Refractory Status Epilepticus, a Case Study of 2 Patients (P01.079). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p01.079] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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McGarry T, Connolly M, McCormick J, Gao W, Veale DJ, Fearon U. β1 integrin mediates toll-like receptor 2 induced migration and invasion via rac1 activation. Ann Rheum Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201238.12] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Coakley DN, Moloney T, McCormick J, Shaikh FM, Grace PA. Venous drainage, a simple method to prevent the systemic consequences of ischaemia-reperfusion injury in acute lower limb ischaemia. Ir J Med Sci 2011; 179:131-3. [PMID: 19730933 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-009-0421-6] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2009] [Accepted: 08/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ischaemia-reperfusion injury (I-R injury) is a recognised and potentially fatal complication following revascularisation of an ischaemic limb. Prevention of reperfusion injury is the focus of much research, but effective drug regimens have yet to be established into clinical practice. CASE REPORT Here we present a man with prolonged, severe lower limb ischaemia, successfully treated with a novel surgical technique for preventing I-R injury. Prior to revascularisation, the common femoral vein was cannulated and the harmful venous effluent was drained. The patient made an excellent recovery, the limb was salvaged and no systemic complications were encountered.
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- D N Coakley
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Midwestern Regional Hospital, The University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
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Mullan RH, McCormick J, Connolly M, Ng CT, Fearon U, Veale DJ. A-SAA induces cytokine production and matrix metalloproteinase activity in adipose and RA synovial tissue. Ann Rheum Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/ard.2010.149021.13] [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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Harty LC, McCormick J, Connolly M, Fearon U, Veale DJ. Smoking interferes with therapy of RA and PsA, induces chemotaxis and impairs vascular function in RA. Ann Rheum Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/ard.2010.149096.23] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Ng CT, Biniecka M, Kennedy A, McCormick J, Fitzgerald O, Bresnihan B, Buggy D, Taylor CT, O'Sullivan J, Fearon U, Veale DJ. Synovial tissue hypoxia and inflammation in vivo. Ann Rheum Dis 2010; 69:1389-95. [PMID: 20439288 PMCID: PMC2946116 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2009.119776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Introduction Hypoxia is a microenvironmental feature in the inflamed joint, which promotes survival advantage for cells. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of partial oxygen pressure in the synovial tissue (tPO2) in patients with inflammatory arthritis with macroscopic/microscopic inflammation and local levels of proinflammatory mediators. Methods Patients with inflammatory arthritis underwent full clinical assessment and video arthroscopy to quantify macroscopic synovitis and measure synovial tPO2 under direct visualisation. Cell specific markers (CD3 (T cells), CD68 (macrophages), Ki67 (cell proliferation) and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labelling (cell apoptosis)) were quantified by immunohistology. In vitro migration was assessed in primary and normal synoviocytes (synovial fibroblast cells (SFCs)) using a wound repair scratch assay. Levels of tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα), interleukin 1β (IL1β), interferon γ (IFNγ), IL6, macrophage inflammatory protein 3α (MIP3α) and IL8 were quantified, in matched serum and synovial fluid, by multiplex cytokine assay and ELISA. Results The tPO2 was 22.5 (range 3.2–54.1) mm Hg and correlated inversely with macroscopic synovitis (r=−0.421, p=0.02), sublining CD3 cells (−0.611, p<0.01) and sublining CD68 cells (r=−0.615, p<0.001). No relationship with cell proliferation or apoptosis was found. Primary and normal SFCs exposed to 1% and 3% oxygen (reflecting the median tPO2 in vivo) induced cell migration. This was coupled with significantly higher levels of synovial fluid tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα), IL1β, IFNγ and MIP3α in patients with tPO2 <20 mm Hg (all p values <0.05). Conclusions This is the first study to show a direct in vivo correlation between synovial tPO2, inflammation and cell migration, thus it is proposed that hypoxia is a possible primary driver of inflammatory processes in the arthritic joint.
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- C T Ng
- Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
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McCormick J, Whitley GSJ, Le Bouteiller P, Cartwright JE. Soluble HLA-G regulates motility and invasion of the trophoblast-derived cell line SGHPL-4. Hum Reprod 2009; 24:1339-45. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Gaudi BS, Bennett DP, Udalski A, Gould A, Christie GW, Maoz D, Dong S, McCormick J, Szymański MK, Tristram PJ, Nikolaev S, Paczyński B, Kubiak M, Pietrzyński G, Soszyński I, Szewczyk O, Ulaczyk K, Wyrzykowski Ł, DePoy DL, Han C, Kaspi S, Lee CU, Mallia F, Natusch T, Pogge RW, Park BG, Abe F, Bond IA, Botzler CS, Fukui A, Hearnshaw JB, Itow Y, Kamiya K, Korpela AV, Kilmartin PM, Lin W, Masuda K, Matsubara Y, Motomura M, Muraki Y, Nakamura S, Okumura T, Ohnishi K, Rattenbury NJ, Sako T, Saito T, Sato S, Skuljan L, Sullivan DJ, Sumi T, Sweatman WL, Yock PCM, Albrow MD, Allan A, Beaulieu JP, Burgdorf MJ, Cook KH, Coutures C, Dominik M, Dieters S, Fouqué P, Greenhill J, Horne K, Steele I, Tsapras Y, Chaboyer B, Crocker A, Frank S, Macintosh B. Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog with Gravitational Microlensing. Science 2008; 319:927-30. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1151947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- B. S. Gaudi
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - P. J. Tristram
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - S. Nikolaev
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - B. Paczyński
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - M. Kubiak
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - G. Pietrzyński
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - I. Soszyński
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - O. Szewczyk
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - K. Ulaczyk
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - Ł. Wyrzykowski
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - D. L. DePoy
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - C. Han
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - S. Kaspi
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - C.-U. Lee
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - F. Mallia
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - T. Natusch
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - R. W. Pogge
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - B.-G. Park
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - F. Abe
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - I. A. Bond
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - C. S. Botzler
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - A. Fukui
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - J. B. Hearnshaw
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - Y. Itow
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - K. Kamiya
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - A. V. Korpela
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - P. M. Kilmartin
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - W. Lin
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - K. Masuda
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - Y. Matsubara
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - M. Motomura
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - Y. Muraki
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - S. Nakamura
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - T. Okumura
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - K. Ohnishi
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - N. J. Rattenbury
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - T. Sako
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - To. Saito
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - S. Sato
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - L. Skuljan
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - D. J. Sullivan
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - T. Sumi
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - W. L. Sweatman
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - P. C. M. Yock
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - M. D. Albrow
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - A. Allan
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - J.-P. Beaulieu
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - M. J. Burgdorf
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - K. H. Cook
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - C. Coutures
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - M. Dominik
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - S. Dieters
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - P. Fouqué
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - J. Greenhill
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - K. Horne
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - I. Steele
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - Y. Tsapras
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - B. Chaboyer
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
| | - A. Crocker
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics, 225 Nieuwland Science Hall, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
- Auckland Observatory, Post Office Box 24-180, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverley Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Courtney D, Castillo D, McCormick J, Steinberg J. High Pretest Probability Pulmonary Embolism: Prospective Comparison of the Wells Score vs. Unstructured Physician Estimation. Acad Emerg Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.03.1178] [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: 11/10/2022]
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Tanabe P, Persell S, Adams J, McCormick J, Martinovich Z, Baker D. Elevated Blood Pressures in the ED: Pain, Anxiety, or Undiagnosed Hypertension. Acad Emerg Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.03.1032] [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: 11/10/2022]
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Courtney D, McCormick J, Steinberg J. Prospective Evaluation of a Quantitative D-dimer for Pulmonary Embolism: Is Structured Pretest Probability Assessment Necessary? Acad Emerg Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.03.1181] [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: 11/10/2022]
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Tanabe P, Persell S, Adams J, McCormick J, Martinovich Z, Baker D. Do Patients with Elevated BP in the ED have Persistently Elevated BP on Home Monitoring? Acad Emerg Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.03.1031] [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: 11/10/2022]
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McCormick J, Conway SP, Mehta A. Paediatric Northern Score centile charts for the chest radiograph in cystic fibrosis. Clin Radiol 2007; 62:78-81. [PMID: 17145268 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2006] [Revised: 08/29/2006] [Accepted: 09/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AIM To create the first national centile charts for the chest radiograph Northern Score using the UK Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Database (UKCFD). MATERIALS AND METHODS All active patients for 2002 from the UKCFD were analysed in 1-year cohorts from 0 to 18 years. Northern Score results from the annual review forms were used to construct centile lines for the 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 95th centiles. RESULTS There were 1806 patients with recorded Northern Score data for 2002 (927 male patients, male:female ratio 1.05). The centile chart demonstrates a quasi-linear rise throughout childhood. A Northern Score in excess of age in years equates to >95th centile in school-aged CF patients. CONCLUSION This centile chart provides a disease-specific reference range for monitoring individual patients or for evaluating therapeutic change using the dominant chest radiograph scoring system in the UK. Patients, parents and clinicians may find these useful during the annual review process.
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- J McCormick
- Respiratory Unit, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK.
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