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Soto H, Moyron-Quiroz J, Moya ZR, Tam M, Love JM, Yang X, Nguyen D, Zhou J. In vivo induction of T regulatory cells with recombinant mouse IL-2_anti-mouse IL-2 antibody complex. The Journal of Immunology 2019. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.202.supp.128.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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T regulatory cells (Tregs) control peripheral tolerance, and their immunosuppressive function is essential to maintain a balanced immune system. Tregs constitutively express IL-2Rα (CD25) and the transcription factor FoxP3. IL-2 is a pleiotropic cytokine and is vital for the development of Tregs. IL-2 binds to the trimeric receptor formed by IL-2Rα, IL-2Rβ (CD122), and the common gamma chain IL-2Rg (CD132). In this study we induced in vivo Treg (CD25bright, FoxP3+, CD4+) expansion by injecting a complex made of recombinant mouse IL-2 and anti-mouse CD25 (clone JES6-1A12). The mice were injected for four consecutive days with different concentrations of IL-2_JES6-1A12 complex, as well as IL-2_JES6-1A12 complex plus an excess of IL-2, or IL-2 alone. There was a significant induction of Tregs in mice that received the complex as compared to animals that received only a comparable dose of IL-2 alone. The ratio Tregs/effector cells (defined as CD8+,CD44+, CD122+) was approximately two fold in mice that received the complex. Mice injected with the complex plus an excess of IL-2 showed similar proportions of Tregs and effector cells. Previous studies showed that the use of a different IL-2 neutralizing clone (clone S4B6, recognizes and block CD122) preferentially induced effector cells. This experimental model will facilitate the study of diseases or immune mechanisms where Tregs mediate an immune response or immune system dysregulation.
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Kern JK, Geier DA, Deth RC, Sykes LK, Hooker BS, Love JM, Bjørklund G, Chaigneau CG, Haley BE, Geier MR. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Systematic Assessment of Research on Autism Spectrum Disorder and Mercury Reveals Conflicts of Interest and the Need for Transparency in Autism Research. Sci Eng Ethics 2017; 23:1689-1690. [PMID: 26507205 PMCID: PMC5705728 DOI: 10.1007/s11948-015-9713-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Janet K. Kern
- Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc., 14 Redgate Court, Silver Spring, MD 20905 USA
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- Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc., 14 Redgate Court, Silver Spring, MD 20905 USA
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- Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Mo i Rana, Norway
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- Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc., 14 Redgate Court, Silver Spring, MD 20905 USA
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Kern JK, Geier DA, Deth RC, Sykes LK, Hooker BS, Love JM, Bjørklund G, Chaigneau CG, Haley BE, Geier MR. Systematic Assessment of Research on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Mercury Reveals Conflicts of Interest and the Need for Transparency in Autism Research. Sci Eng Ethics 2017; 23:1691-1718. [PMID: 29119411 PMCID: PMC5705731 DOI: 10.1007/s11948-017-9983-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Historically, entities with a vested interest in a product that critics have suggested is harmful have consistently used research to back their claims that the product is safe. Prominent examples are: tobacco, lead, bisphenol A, and atrazine. Research literature indicates that about 80-90% of studies with industry affiliation found no harm from the product, while only about 10-20% of studies without industry affiliation found no harm. In parallel to other historical debates, recent studies examining a possible relationship between mercury (Hg) exposure and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show a similar dichotomy. Studies sponsored and supported by industry or entities with an apparent conflict of interest have most often shown no evidence of harm or no "consistent" evidence of harm, while studies without such affiliations report positive evidence of a Hg/autism association. The potentially causal relationship between Hg exposure and ASD differs from other toxic products since there is a broad coalition of entities for whom a conflict of interest arises. These include influential governmental public health entities, the pharmaceutical industry, and even the coal burning industry. This review includes a systematic literature search of original studies on the potential relationship between Hg and ASD from 1999 to August 2015, finding that of the studies with public health and/or industry affiliation, 86% reported no relationship between Hg and ASD. However, among studies without public health and/or industry affiliation, only 21% find no relationship between Hg and ASD. The discrepancy in these results suggests a bias indicative of a conflict of interest.
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- Janet K. Kern
- Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc, 14 Redgate Court, Silver Spring, MD 20905 USA
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- Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc, 14 Redgate Court, Silver Spring, MD 20905 USA
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- Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Mo i Rana, Norway
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- Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc, 14 Redgate Court, Silver Spring, MD 20905 USA
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Love JM, Bober BG, Orozco E, White AT, Bremner SN, Lovering RM, Schenk S, Shah SB. mTOR regulates peripheral nerve response to tensile strain. J Neurophysiol 2017; 117:2075-2084. [PMID: 28250148 PMCID: PMC5434482 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00257.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Revised: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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While excessive tensile strain can be detrimental to nerve function, strain can be a positive regulator of neuronal outgrowth. We used an in vivo rat model of sciatic nerve strain to investigate signaling mechanisms underlying peripheral nerve response to deformation. Nerves were deformed by 11% and did not demonstrate deficits in compound action potential latency or amplitude during or after 6 h of strain. As revealed by Western blotting, application of strain resulted in significant upregulation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and S6 signaling in nerves, increased myelin basic protein (MBP) and β-actin levels, and increased phosphorylation of neurofilament subunit H (NF-H) compared with unstrained (sham) contralateral nerves (P < 0.05 for all comparisons, paired two-tailed t-test). Strain did not alter neuron-specific β3-tubulin or overall nerve tubulin levels compared with unstrained controls. Systemic rapamycin treatment, thought to selectively target mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1), suppressed mTOR/S6 signaling, reduced levels of MBP and overall tubulin, and decreased NF-H phosphorylation in nerves strained for 6 h, revealing a role for mTOR in increasing MBP expression and NF-H phosphorylation, and maintaining tubulin levels. Consistent with stretch-induced increases in MBP, immunolabeling revealed increased S6 signaling in Schwann cells of stretched nerves compared with unstretched nerves. In addition, application of strain to cultured adult dorsal root ganglion neurons showed an increase in axonal protein synthesis based on a puromycin incorporation assay, suggesting that neuronal translational pathways also respond to strain. This work has important implications for understanding mechanisms underlying nerve response to strain during development and regeneration.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Peripheral nerves experience tensile strain (stretch) during development and movement. Excessive strain impairs neuronal function, but moderate strains are accommodated by nerves and can promote neuronal growth; mechanisms underlying these phenomena are not well understood. We demonstrated that levels of several structural proteins increase following physiological levels of nerve strain and that expression of a subset of these proteins is regulated by mTOR. Our work has important implications for understanding nerve development and strain-based regenerative strategies.
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- James M Love
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California.,Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California; and
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California.,Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California; and
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California; .,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California.,Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California; and
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Local synthesis of proteins within the Schwann cell periphery is extremely important for efficient process extension and myelination, when cells undergo dramatic changes in polarity and geometry. Still, it is unclear how ribosomal distributions are developed and maintained within Schwann cell projections to sustain local translation. In this multi-disciplinary study, we expressed a plasmid encoding a fluorescently labeled ribosomal subunit (L4-GFP) in cultured primary rat Schwann cells. This enabled the generation of high-resolution, quantitative data on ribosomal distributions and trafficking dynamics within Schwann cells during early stages of myelination, induced by ascorbic acid treatment. Ribosomes were distributed throughout Schwann cell projections, with ~2-3 bright clusters along each projection. Clusters emerged within 1 day of culture and were maintained throughout early stages of myelination. Three days after induction of myelination, net ribosomal movement remained anterograde (directed away from the Schwann cell body), but ribosomal velocity decreased to about half the levels of the untreated group. Statistical and modeling analysis provided additional insight into key factors underlying ribosomal trafficking. Multiple regression analysis indicated that net transport at early time points was dependent on anterograde velocity, but shifted to dependence on anterograde duration at later time points. A simple, data-driven rate kinetics model suggested that the observed decrease in net ribosomal movement was primarily dictated by an increased conversion of anterograde particles to stationary particles, rather than changes in other directional parameters. These results reveal the strength of a combined experimental and theoretical approach in examining protein localization and transport, and provide evidence of an early establishment of ribosomal populations within Schwann cell projections with a reduction in trafficking following initiation of myelination.
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- James M Love
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA ; Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA, USA
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Bober BG, Love JM, Horton SM, Sitnova M, Shahamatdar S, Kannan A, Shah SB. Actin-myosin network influences morphological response of neuronal cells to altered osmolarity. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2015; 72:193-206. [DOI: 10.1002/cm.21219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Brian G. Bober
- Department of Bioengineering; University of California, San Diego; La Jolla California
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering; University of Maryland; College Park Maryland
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; University of California, San Diego; La Jolla California
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering; University of Maryland; College Park Maryland
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering; University of Maryland; College Park Maryland
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering; University of Maryland; College Park Maryland
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of California, San Diego; La Jolla California
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering; University of Maryland; College Park Maryland
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; University of California, San Diego; La Jolla California
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Sykes LK, Geier DA, King PG, Kern JK, Haley BE, Chaigneau CG, Megson MN, Love JM, Reeves RE, Geier MR. Thimerosal as discrimination: vaccine disparity in the UN Minamata Convention on mercury. Indian J Med Ethics 2014; 11:206-18. [PMID: 25101548 DOI: 10.20529/ijme.2014.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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When addressing toxins, one unmistakable parallel exists between biology and politics: developing children and developing nations are those most vulnerable to toxic exposures. This disturbing parallel is the subject of this critical review, which examines the use and distribution of the mercury (Hg)-based compound, thimerosal, in vaccines. Developed in 1927, thimerosal is 49.55% Hg by weight and breaks down in the body into ethyl-Hg chloride, ethyl-Hg hydroxide and sodium thiosalicylate. Since the early 1930s, there has been evidence indicating that thimerosal poses a hazard to the health of human beings and is ineffective as an antimicrobial agent. While children in the developed and predominantly western nations receive doses of mostly no-thimerosal and reduced-thimerosal vaccines, children in the developing nations receive many doses of several unreduced thimerosal-containing vaccines (TCVs). Thus, thimerosal has continued to be a part of the global vaccine supply and its acceptability as a component of vaccine formulations remained unchallenged until 2010, when the United Nations (UN), through the UN Environment Programme, began negotiations to write the global, legally binding Minamata Convention on Hg. During the negotiations, TCVs were dropped from the list of Hg-containing products to be regulated. Consequently, a double standard in vaccine safety, which previously existed due to ignorance and economic reasons, has now been institutionalised as global policy. Ultimately, the Minamata Convention on Hg has sanctioned the inequitable distribution of thimerosal by specifically exempting TCVs from regulation, condoning a two-tier standard of vaccine safety: a predominantly no-thimerosal and reduced-thimerosal standard for developed nations and a predominantly thimerosal-containing one for developing nations. This disparity must now be evaluated urgently as a potential form of institutionalised discrimination.
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- CoMeD, Inc, Silver Spring, MD; Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc, Silver Spring, MD United States
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- Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc, Silver Spring, MD United States
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- Pediatric and Adolescent Ability Center, Richmond, VA United States
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- CoMeD, Inc, Silver Spring, MD; Institute of Chronic Illnesses, Inc, Silver Spring, MD United States
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Love JM, Chuang TH, Lieber RL, Shah SB. Nerve strain correlates with structural changes quantified by fourier analysis. Muscle Nerve 2013; 48:433-5. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.23809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- James M. Love
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering; University of Maryland; College Park; Maryland; USA
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- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Bioengineering; University of California; 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0863; San Diego, La Jolla; California; 92093; USA
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- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Bioengineering; University of California; 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0863; San Diego, La Jolla; California; 92093; USA
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Pathak GK, Love JM, Chetta J, Shah SB. A comparative quantitative assessment of axonal and dendritic mRNA transport in maturing hippocampal neurons. PLoS One 2013; 8:e65917. [PMID: 23894274 PMCID: PMC3718819 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Translation of mRNA in axons and dendrites enables a rapid supply of proteins to specific sites of localization within the neuron. Distinct mRNA-containing cargoes, including granules and mitochondrial mRNA, are transported within neuronal projections. The distributions of these cargoes appear to change during neuronal development, but details on the dynamics of mRNA transport during these transitions remain to be elucidated. For this study, we have developed imaging and image processing methods to quantify several transport parameters that can define the dynamics of RNA transport and localization. Using these methods, we characterized the transport of mitochondrial and non-mitochondrial mRNA in differentiated axons and dendrites of cultured hippocampal neurons varying in developmental maturity. Our results suggest differences in the transport profiles of mitochondrial and non-mitochondrial mRNA, and differences in transport parameters at different time points, and between axons and dendrites. Furthermore, within the non-mitochondrial mRNA pool, we observed two distinct populations that differed in their fluorescence intensity and velocity. The net axonal velocity of the brighter pool was highest at day 7 (0.002±0.001 µm/s, mean ± SEM), raising the possibility of a presynaptic requirement for mRNA during early stages of synapse formation. In contrast, the net dendritic velocity of the brighter pool increased steadily as neurons matured, with a significant difference between day 12 (0.0013±0.0006 µm/s ) and day 4 (−0.003±0.001 µm/s) suggesting a postsynaptic role for mRNAs in more mature neurons. The dim population showed similar trends, though velocities were two orders of magnitude higher than of the bright particles. This study provides a baseline for further studies on mRNA transport, and has important implications for the regulation of neuronal plasticity during neuronal development and in response to neuronal injury.
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- Gunja K. Pathak
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Recovery from peripheral nerve damage, especially for a transected nerve, is rarely complete, resulting in impaired motor function, sensory loss, and chronic pain with inappropriate autonomic responses that seriously impair quality of life. In consequence, strategies for enhancing peripheral nerve repair are of high clinical importance. Tension is a key determinant of neuronal growth and function. In vitro and in vivo experiments have shown that moderate levels of imposed tension (strain) can encourage axonal outgrowth; however, few strategies of peripheral nerve repair emphasize the mechanical environment of the injured nerve. Toward the development of more effective nerve regeneration strategies, we demonstrate the design, fabrication, and implementation of a novel, modular nerve-lengthening device, which allows the imposition of moderate tensile loads in parallel with existing scaffold-based tissue engineering strategies for nerve repair. This concept would enable nerve regeneration in two superposed regimes of nerve extension--traditional extension through axonal outgrowth into a scaffold and extension in intact regions of the proximal nerve, such as that occurring during growth or limb-lengthening. Self-sizing silicone nerve cuffs were fabricated to grip nerve stumps without slippage, and nerves were deformed by actuating a telescoping internal fixator. Poly(lactic co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) constructs mounted on the telescoping rods were apposed to the nerve stumps to guide axonal outgrowth. Neuronal cells were exposed to PLGA using direct contact and extract methods, and they exhibited no signs of cytotoxic effects in terms of cell morphology and viability. We confirmed the feasibility of implanting and actuating our device within a sciatic nerve gap and observed axonal outgrowth following device implantation. The successful fabrication and implementation of our device provides a novel method for examining mechanical influences on nerve regeneration.
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- Ting-Hsien Chuang
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Gillis RC, Donaldson CT, Kim H, Love JM, Dreese JC. Arthroscopic suture anchor capsulorrhaphy versus labral-based suture capsulorrhaphy in a cadaveric model. Arthroscopy 2012; 28:1615-21. [PMID: 22943847 DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2012.04.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2011] [Revised: 04/22/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to establish whether suture anchor capsulorrhaphy (SAC) is biomechanically superior to suture capsulorrhaphy (SC) in the management of recurrent anterior shoulder instability without a labral avulsion. METHODS Twelve matched pairs of shoulders were randomized to either SC or SAC. Specimens were mounted in 60° of abduction and 90° of external rotation. Testing was conducted on an MTS servohydraulic load testing device (MTS, Eden Prairie, MN). A compressive load of 22 N was applied, followed by a 2-N anterior and posterior force to establish a 0 point. Translation with 10-N anterior and posterior loads was recorded for baseline laxity measurement. Arthroscopic capsulorrhaphy was performed with either 3 solitary sutures or 3 suture anchors. Specimens were remounted and returned to the 0 point. Translation was measured with 10-N anterior and posterior loads to determine reduction in translation. Specimens were then loaded to failure to the 0 point at a rate of 0.1 mm/s. RESULTS Load to failure was significantly greater (P = .02) in the SC group (13.6 ± 1.0 N) versus the SAC group (20.5 ± 2.8 N). No differences were found between SC (2.7 ± 0.7 mm) and SAC (2.3 ± 0.6 mm) when we compared reduction of anterior translation with a 10-N load. The percent reduction of anterior displacement with a 10-N load was similar for the SC (49.9%) and SAC (49.6%) groups. The dominant mode of failure in the study was suture pull-through of the capsular tissue. CONCLUSIONS Our study indicates that labral-based SC and SAC similarly reduce anterior glenohumeral translation at low loading conditions. Load-to-failure studies indicate that SAC exhibits significantly greater resistance to translation at higher loading conditions. Our study suggests that the use of a suture anchor when one is performing a capsulorrhaphy may provide biomechanical advantage at high loading conditions. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Our study suggests that when one is performing capsulorrhaphy, the use of a suture anchor may provide biomechanical advantages at high loading conditions.
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- Robert C Gillis
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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Love JM, Shah S. Ribosomal Trafficking Patterns in Myelinating Schwann Cells in Response to Neuronal Injury. Biophys J 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.2076] [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] Open
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George A, Marquis-Nicholson R, Zhang LT, Love JM, Ashton F, Aftimos S, Hayes I, Williams LC, Love DR. Chromosome microarray analysis in a clinical environment: new perspective and new challenge. Br J Biomed Sci 2011; 68:100-8. [PMID: 21706924 DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2011.11730334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The analysis of the human genome has largely been undertaken in a research environment, but recent developments in technology and associated workflow have allowed diagnostic laboratories to interrogate DNA at significantly improved levels of resolution. Principally, whole genome-based analysis of copy number changes using microarrays has led to this method replacing conventional karyotyping as a routine diagnostic workhorse. The resolution offered by microarrays is an improvement of at least an order of magnitude compared to karyotyping, but it comes at a cost in terms of the time spent in data interpretation. Overall, however, the die has been cast and cytogeneticists need to become familiar with the tools use by molecular geneticists and bioinformaticists. The following review provides a brief background to array technology, but uses a series of case studies to illustrate the usefulness and challenges of interpreting array data.
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- A George
- Diagnostic Genetics, LabPLUS, Auckland, New Zealand
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Luna C, Love JM, Shah S, Aranda-Espinoza H. Mitochondrial Trafficking on Axons as a Function of Substrate Stiffness. Biophys J 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.12.736] [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: 12/01/2022] Open
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Greve KW, Love JM, Dickens TJ, Williams MC. Developmental changes in California Card Sorting Test performance. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2000; 15:243-9. [PMID: 14590551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023] Open
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The purpose of the present study was to determine 1) if performance on the California Card Sorting Test (CCST) follows the same developmental gradient as other measures of concept formation and 2) whether the components of concept formation tapped by the CCST are developmentally dissociable. Participants were 68 children and young adults in four age-based groups: 7 to 9 years (n = 13); 10 to 12 years (n = 16); 17 to 19 (n = 20); and, 20 to 22 years (n = 19). All were of average or higher measured intelligence and screened for neurological, psychiatric, reading and attentional disorder. The findings of the present study suggest that like many other concept formation tasks, CCST performance approximates adult levels by age 10. Further, the different components of concept formation measured by the CCST are dissociable in the youngest children with the development of concept recognition preceding sorting ability.
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- K W Greve
- Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA
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Stringa E, Love JM, McBride SC, Suyama E, Tuan RS. In vitro characterization of chondrogenic cells isolated from chick embryonic muscle using peanut agglutinin affinity chromatography. Exp Cell Res 1997; 232:287-94. [PMID: 9168804 DOI: 10.1006/excr.1997.3532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Specific binding to the lectin, peanut agglutinin (PNA), has been reported in embryonic precartilage tissues, including the condensing limb bud blastema and the caudal half of the developing somite. The present study aimed to test the hypothesis that PNA-binding may be a surface characteristic of chondroprogenitor cells residing within noncartilage tissues, such as muscle, which have the potential of being induced to form cartilage, e.g., in the presence of bone matrix-derived factors. Day-14 chick embryonic pectoral muscle, which contained histochemically detectable PNA-binding cells, was dissociated into single cells (TM cells) and fractionated by PNA affinity chromatography into PNA-binding (PNA+) and nonbinding (PNA-) cells by PNA-Sepharose 6 MB affinity chromatography. The differentiation potential of the PNA-affinity fractionated cells in vitro was analyzed as a function of culture plating cell density. Immunohistochemistry of a number of cell-type-specific differentiation markers, including sarcomeric actin, collagen type II, and aggrecan core protein, demonstrated that PNA+ cells, when cultured as a micromass at high density (20 x 10(6) cells/ml), exhibited a chondrocyte-like phenotype, whereas the PNA-cells remained myogenic; however, both PNA+ and PNA- monolayer cultures (4 x 10(4) cells/ml) behaved as myoblastic cells. The expression of collagen type II mRNA was also confirmed by coupled reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction analysis. These observations suggest that PNA binding, i.e., the presence of specific galactose-containing cell surface moieties, is likely to be one of the characteristics of chondrogenic cells residing in mesenchymally derived embryonic tissues.
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- E Stringa
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Tkácová M, Varecková E, Baker IC, Love JM, Ziegler T. Evaluation of monoclonal antibodies for subtyping of currently circulating human type A influenza viruses. J Clin Microbiol 1997; 35:1196-8. [PMID: 9114406 PMCID: PMC232728 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1196-1198.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The hemagglutinin subtype specificities of six monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to influenza type A viruses were evaluated in a rapid culture assay by immunoperoxidase staining. Confluent monolayers of MDCK cells in multiwell plates were inoculated with (i) 23 reference viruses, (ii) 200 isolates collected during the influenza season 1995 to 1996, and (iii) 28 clinical specimens previously found to be influenza virus positive. After overnight incubation, the cells were fixed and stained with MAbs IVA1/B10, IIF4/D3, 12L/5, 13L/6, 18L/1, or 18L/4. Type-specific MAbs were included as controls. All antibodies gave intensive cytoplasmic staining with infected cells in the absence of any reaction with uninfected cells. MAbs 12L/5, 13L/6, 18L/1, and 18L/4 exclusively reacted with viruses of the subtype H1, and the antibodies IVA1/B10 and IIF4/D3 exclusively reacted with viruses of the subtype H3. None of these MAbs reacted with viruses of the H2 subtype or with influenza type B viruses. Of the 200 recent isolates, 63 were identified as influenza virus type A, subtype H1, 95 were identified as type A, subtype H3, and 41 were identified as type B. One isolate contained a mixture of a type A (H3) and a type B influenza virus. Of the 28 previously positive clinical specimens, 15 contained an influenza virus A, subtype H3, 1 contained an influenza virus A, subtype H1, and 9 contained an influenza B virus. The subtype of a very weakly positive specimen could not be determined, and two specimens remained negative. The MAbs described here allow for a rapid typing and subtyping of influenza virus isolates and for the type- and subtype-specific detection of influenza viruses in clinical specimens.
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- M Tkácová
- Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Devaney BL, Ellwood MR, Love JM. Programs that mitigate the effects of poverty on children. Future Child 1997; 7:88-112. [PMID: 9299839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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This article reviews six federally funded in-kind public assistance programs that are intended to mitigate the effects of poverty on low-income children by providing access to basic human necessities such as food, housing, education, and health care. The evidence suggests that, while each program can be improved, these programs do achieve their basic objectives. In general, food stamps, the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and school nutrition programs are successful at providing food assistance to low-income children, starting with the prenatal period and continuing through the school years. The Food Stamp Program provides food assistance nationwide to all households solely on the basis of financial need and is central to the food assistance safety net for low-income children. The WIC program has helped reduce the prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia in infants and children and has increased intakes of certain targeted nutrients for program participants. The school nutrition programs provide free or low-cost meals that satisfy the dietary goals of lunches and breakfasts to most school-age children. The Medicaid program has extended health insurance coverage to millions of low-income children. However, many children remain uninsured, and children enrolled in Medicaid do not have the same access to medical care as privately insured children. Relatively little is known about the effects of Medicaid on children's health status. For Head Start, empirical evidence suggests that participating children show enhanced cognitive, social, and physical development in the short term. Studies of the longer-term impacts of Head Start are inconclusive. Although housing assistance improves housing quality and reduces housing costs for recipients, there is a large unmet need for acceptable, affordable housing among poor families. Important gaps remain in our knowledge of the effects of these programs on the well-being of children. Questions regarding a program's effects over time on health and developmental outcomes particularly need more study.
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- B L Devaney
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA
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McAleer MA, Reifsnyder P, Palmer SM, Prochazka M, Love JM, Copeman JB, Powell EE, Rodrigues NR, Prins JB, Serreze DV. Crosses of NOD mice with the related NON strain. A polygenic model for IDDM. Diabetes 1995; 44:1186-95. [PMID: 7556956 DOI: 10.2337/diab.44.10.1186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Chromosome locations of non-major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes contributing to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in mice have been determined by outcrossing NOD mice to other inbred strains congenic for the NOD MHC haplotype (H2g7). At least nine non-MHC IDDM susceptibility genes (Idd) were previously identified at first backcross (BC1) after outcross of NOD to C57BL/10.H2g7 congenic mice (B10.H2g7). We investigated whether the same set of Idd loci segregated with IDDM susceptibility after outcross of NOD to NON.H2g7 congenic mice. Since the outcrosses to NON.H2g7 and B10.H2g7 were performed in the same vivarium, direct comparisons were made of the chromosomal locations and relative strengths of Idd alleles in diabetic progeny from the two different outcrosses. In comparison with the NOD x B10.H2g7 outcross, the NOD x NON.H2g7 outcross produced significantly higher IDDM frequencies in F1, F2, and BC1 generations. The high F2 diabetes frequency allowed evaluation of the effects of homozygous expression of both the susceptibility and the resistance allele at Idd loci. This analysis demonstrated that no single non-MHC Idd locus was essential for the onset of diabetes in this cross. After outcross to NON.H2g7, Idd4 (chromosome [Chr] 11), Idd5 (Chr 1), and Idd8 (Chr 14) did not segregate with IDDM in either the BC1 or the F2 generation. Diabetogenic NOD-derived alleles at Idd2 (Chr 9), Idd3 (Chr 3), and Idd10 (Chr 3) were segregating in the BC1. An NON-derived allele contributing to susceptibility on Chr 7 (Idd7) was also detected. Dominant traits, detectable only in the F2 cross, were encoded by Chr 4 (Idd9) and two newly mapped loci on Chr 13 (Idd14) and 5 (Idd15). A third dominant trait was encoded by Chr 6 (possibly Idd6), but here, in contrast to Idd9, Idd14, and Idd15, the NON allele was diabetogenic. Stepwise logistic regression analysis of the BC1 and F2 data confirmed that the ability to identify certainty of the non-MHC Idd loci was contingent on the extent of homozygosity for NOD background genes. This study shows that the diabetogenic phenotype can be achieved through the actions of variable combinations of MHC-unlinked genes and a diabetogenic MHC haplotype.
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- M A McAleer
- Nuffield Department of Surgery, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Headington, UK
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Retinoids, which are derivatives of vitamin A, have a variety of effects on normal cellular differentiation and on the process of carcinogenesis. A number of novel endogenous retinol metabolites have been identified recently. The response of many cell types to retinoid treatment is mediated by retinoid receptors, and involves changes in gene expression, cell growth and cell differentiation. The gene encoding one of the retinoic acid receptors is disrupted by the chromosome translocations associated with acute promyelocytic leukemia, and the expression of another is altered in epithelial tumors; both of these findings have important implications for the use of retinoids as anti-carcinogenic agents. It has been demonstrated recently that certain homeobox genes are regulated by retinoids; these genes may also prove to be useful agents for anti-carcinogenic therapies.
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- J M Love
- Department of Pharmacology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021
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In vertebrates, metameric organization is high-lighted by the formation of somites from mesenchymal cells of the segmental plate which then differentiate into dermamyotomal and sclerotomal tissues. The resegmentation of the sclerotome into rostral and caudal halves follows, coincident with the production of specific extracellular matrix molecules at the abutment of these two cell types. Ultimately, cells from the caudal sclerotome migrate ventrally and contribute to the chondrogenic prevertebrae. The objective of this work is to investigate the molecular steps regulating these events. Our study is focused on the paired-box containing genes, which have been implicated in delineating boundaries early in development. A chick embryo system, which is readily accessible to manipulation and observation during early development, is used in this study. We have identified the existence of the paired-box motif in the chicken genome by polymerase chain reaction and hybridization with the mouse Pax 1 paired-box sequence. Expression of paired-box genes occurs early in development as shown by Northern analysis, and is localized by in situ hybridization to the edge of each somite, a patch at the central core of each somite, and the periphery of the neural tube. This specific spatial pattern of expression is consistent with the hypothesis that the pair-rule genes function as effecters of border formation in the early embryo. Moreover, the patch of positive cells at the center of a resegmenting somite appear to migrate ventrally, and may contribute to structures of the prevertebrae. These findings are relevant to our understanding of the mechanism of somite resegmentation and implicate the involvement of pair-rule genes in the process.
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- J M Love
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104
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McAleer MA, Aitman TJ, Cornall RJ, Ghosh S, Hall JR, Hearne CM, Love JM, Prins JB, Ramachandran S, Rodrigues N. Linkage analysis of 84 microsatellite markers in intra- and interspecific backcrosses. Mamm Genome 1992; 3:457-60. [PMID: 1643308 DOI: 10.1007/bf00356156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- M A McAleer
- Nuffield Department of Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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Todd JA, Aitman TJ, Cornall RJ, Ghosh S, Hall JR, Hearne CM, Knight AM, Love JM, McAleer MA, Prins JB. Genetic analysis of autoimmune type 1 diabetes mellitus in mice. Nature 1991; 351:542-7. [PMID: 1675432 DOI: 10.1038/351542a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 390] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Two genes, Idd-3 and Idd-4, that influence the onset of autoimmune type 1 diabetes in the nonobese diabetic mouse have been located on chromosomes 3 and 11, outside the chromosome 17 major histocompatibility complex. A genetic map of the mouse genome, analysed using the polymerase chain reaction, has been assembled specifically for the study. On the basis of comparative maps of the mouse and human genomes, the homologue of Idd-3 may reside on human chromosomes 1 or 4 and Idd-4 on chromosome 17.
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- J A Todd
- Nuffield Department of Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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Hearne CM, McAleer MA, Love JM, Aitman TJ, Cornall RJ, Ghosh S, Knight AM, Prins JB, Todd JA. Additional microsatellite markers for mouse genome mapping. Mamm Genome 1991; 1:273-82. [PMID: 1794058 DOI: 10.1007/bf00352339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Mouse sequence information from the EMBL and GenBank databases, published sequences and genomic clones have been analyzed for simple repetitive elements or microsatellites. Each microsatellite has been amplified by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a single locus marker. PCR primers were designed from unique sequence flanking each repeat. Size variation of PCR products less than 750 base pairs (bp) between mouse strains has been determined using ethidium bromide-stained acrylamide or agarose gels. A further 74 newly characterized microsatellites are presented in this paper, bringing to 185 the total we have analyzed. Of these, 157/185 (85%) have more than one allele, 143/178 (80%) vary in length between C57BL/6J and Mus spretus, and 82/168 (49%) vary between DBA/2J and C57BL/6J. Microsatellites provide informative single locus probes for linkage analysis in the construction of a genetic map of the mouse genome.
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- C M Hearne
- Nuffield Department of Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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We report a patient with dialysis-induced encephalopathy who was taking divalproex sodium for a seizure disorder. Her serum valproic acid concentration appeared to be in the low therapeutic range at 54 mg/l yet she continued to have seizure activity. The elimination half-life and apparent clearance of valproic acid were the same for both a dialysis and nondialysis day, indicating that hemodialysis/hemoperfusion has little effect on the overall removal of valproic acid from the body.
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Love JM, Knight AM, McAleer MA, Todd JA. Towards construction of a high resolution map of the mouse genome using PCR-analysed microsatellites. Nucleic Acids Res 1990; 18:4123-30. [PMID: 2377456 PMCID: PMC331168 DOI: 10.1093/nar/18.14.4123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 348] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Fifty sequences from the mouse genome database containing simple sequence repeats or microsatellites have been analysed for size variation using the polymerase chain reaction and gel electrophoresis. 88% of the sequences, most of which contain the dinucleotide repeat, CA/GT, showed size variations between different inbred strains of mice and the wild mouse, Mus spretus. 62% of sequences had 3 or more alleles. GA/CT and AT/TA-containing sequences were also variable. About half of these size variants were detectable by agarose gel electrophoresis. This simple approach is extremely useful in linkage and genome mapping studies and will facilitate construction of high resolution maps of both the mouse and human genomes.
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- J M Love
- Nuffield Department of Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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Multiple carbohydrate structures on the outer-membrane lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of the gram-negative pathogen H. influenzae undergo high frequency, reversible loss, indicative of phase variation. Characterization of a genetic locus, lic-1, responsible for expression of two LPS epitopes displaying phase variation, showed it to comprise four genes. The first gene mediates phase variation. At its 5' end, within the open reading frame, are a variable number of tandem repeats of the tetramer CAAT. By shifting upstream initiation codons in or out of frame, these 4 bp units create a translational switch. The phenotype of organisms corresponds to the number of 4 bp units. Phase variation between three levels of expression ( +, +, and -) of lic-1-derived epitopes is caused by differences in the three phases of translation of the 5' terminus of this gene. Phase variation also allows for selection of organisms displaying certain LPS epitopes in vivo.
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- J N Weiser
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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Nichols L, Love JM, Orenchuk RP, Lach RD. Percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty procedure and implications for nursing. Heart Lung 1989; 18:356-63. [PMID: 2663784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Percutaneous transluminal aortic balloon valvuloplasty (PTABV) is a procedure performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory for some patients with severe calcific aortic stenosis. A review of the literature indicated that the procedure was beneficial to elderly patients or those who were poor candidates for surgery. The common complications of PTABV include bleeding at the catheterization site and vagal reactions during groin compression. Nursing implications in the cardiac catheterization laboratory involve ensuring patient comfort, managing the effects of cardiac instrumentation, and monitoring vital signs and vascular integrity. Post-PTABV nursing diagnoses include: (1) potential for injury or hemorrhage, (2) potential for alteration in cardiac output, (3) potential for alteration in tissue perfusion, (4) alteration in comfort, (5) potential for infection, and (6) knowledge deficits.
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- L Nichols
- Mount Carmel Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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A 47-year-old woman with endstage renal disease and dialysis-induced encephalopathy was being treated with carbamazepine for myoclonus. Her carbamazepine serum concentration appeared to be therapeutic at 5.1 micrograms/ml. She experienced a seizure while on hemodialysis/hemoperfusion that was possibly related to the removal of carbamazepine during dialysis. The elimination of carbamazepine on a dialysis day was compared with elimination on a nondialysis day. The half-life and apparent clearance were the same for each day, indicating that hemodialysis/hemoperfusion had little effect on the overall removal of carbamazepine from the body. The possible reasons for this lack of effect are discussed.
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Booth RJ, Harris DP, Love JM, Watson JD. Antigenic proteins of Mycobacterium leprae. Complete sequence of the gene for the 18-kDa protein. J Immunol 1988; 140:597-601. [PMID: 2447183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Recombinant clones expressing antigenic determinants of the 18-kDa protein antigen from Mycobacterium leprae recognized by the L5 monoclonal antibody were isolated from a lambda gt11 expression library and their nucleotide sequences determined. All clones expressed the M. leprae-specific determinant as part of a large fusion protein with Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase. The deduced amino acid sequence of the coding region indicated that all the lambda gt11 recombinant clones contained an incomplete M. leprae gene sequence representing the carboxy-terminal two-thirds (111 amino acids) of the 18-kDa gene and coding for a peptide of m.w. 12,432. Subsequent isolation and sequencing of a 3.2kb BamHI-PstI DNA fragment from a genomic M. leprae cosmid library permitted the deduction of the complete 148 amino acid sequence with a predicted m.w. of 16,607. A second open reading frame 560 bases downstream from the 18-kDa coding sequence was found to code for a putative protein of 137 amino acids (m.w. = 15,196). Neither this nor the 18-kDa amino acid sequence displayed any significant homologies with any proteins in the GENBANK, EMBL, or NBRF data bases. Crude lysates from recombinant lambda gt11 clones expressing part of the 18-kDa protein have been reported to stimulate the proliferation of some M. leprae-specific helper T cell clones. Thus, it is significant that the complete 18-kDa sequence contains five short peptides predicted to be possible helper T cell antigenic epitopes based on their propensity to form amphipathic helices. Although three of these occur within the 111 amino acid carboxy-terminal peptide expressed by lambda gt11 clones, the most highly amphipathic peptide is found in the amino-terminal region not present in the lambda gt11 recombinants.
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- R J Booth
- Department of Immunobiology, Auckland University School of Medicine, New Zealand
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Booth RJ, Harris DP, Love JM, Watson JD. Antigenic proteins of Mycobacterium leprae. Complete sequence of the gene for the 18-kDa protein. The Journal of Immunology 1988. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.140.2.597] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Recombinant clones expressing antigenic determinants of the 18-kDa protein antigen from Mycobacterium leprae recognized by the L5 monoclonal antibody were isolated from a lambda gt11 expression library and their nucleotide sequences determined. All clones expressed the M. leprae-specific determinant as part of a large fusion protein with Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase. The deduced amino acid sequence of the coding region indicated that all the lambda gt11 recombinant clones contained an incomplete M. leprae gene sequence representing the carboxy-terminal two-thirds (111 amino acids) of the 18-kDa gene and coding for a peptide of m.w. 12,432. Subsequent isolation and sequencing of a 3.2kb BamHI-PstI DNA fragment from a genomic M. leprae cosmid library permitted the deduction of the complete 148 amino acid sequence with a predicted m.w. of 16,607. A second open reading frame 560 bases downstream from the 18-kDa coding sequence was found to code for a putative protein of 137 amino acids (m.w. = 15,196). Neither this nor the 18-kDa amino acid sequence displayed any significant homologies with any proteins in the GENBANK, EMBL, or NBRF data bases. Crude lysates from recombinant lambda gt11 clones expressing part of the 18-kDa protein have been reported to stimulate the proliferation of some M. leprae-specific helper T cell clones. Thus, it is significant that the complete 18-kDa sequence contains five short peptides predicted to be possible helper T cell antigenic epitopes based on their propensity to form amphipathic helices. Although three of these occur within the 111 amino acid carboxy-terminal peptide expressed by lambda gt11 clones, the most highly amphipathic peptide is found in the amino-terminal region not present in the lambda gt11 recombinants.
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- R J Booth
- Department of Immunobiology, Auckland University School of Medicine, New Zealand
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- Department of Immunobiology, Auckland University School of Medicine, New Zealand
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- Department of Immunobiology, Auckland University School of Medicine, New Zealand
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- Department of Immunobiology, Auckland University School of Medicine, New Zealand
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Wyer RS, Love JM. Response speed following failure in a two-choice game as a function of reward, punishment, and response pattern. J Exp Psychol 1966; 72:571-9. [PMID: 5969732 DOI: 10.1037/h0023751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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