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Kerver JM, Brophy-Herb HE, Sturza J, Horodynski MA, Contreras DA, Stein M, Garner E, Hebert S, Williams JM, Kaciroti N, Martoccio T, Van Egeren LA, Choi H, Martin CK, Mitchell K, Dalimonte-Merckling D, Jeanpierre LA, Robinson CA, Lumeng JC. Supporting family meal frequency: Screening Phase results from the Simply Dinner Study. Appetite 2022; 174:106009. [PMID: 35337884 PMCID: PMC9058229 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We aimed to test main, additive, interactive effects, and feasibility of all possible combinations of six intervention components implemented for 8 weeks (Cooking/Serving Resources; Meal Delivery; Ingredient Delivery; Community Kitchen; Nutrition Education; Cooking Demonstrations). Primary outcomes were family meal frequency and preschoolers' dietary quality; secondary outcomes included family meal preparation type, meal preparation barriers, family functioning, and kitchen inventory adequacy. All possible intervention combinations were tested using a randomized factorial trial design in the first phase of a Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST). Feasibility was assessed via attendance, delivery logs, and satisfaction. Parent-reported data collection included: socio-demographics, frequency and type of family meals; preschooler dietary intake; perceived barriers to meal planning and preparation; assessment of family functioning; and a kitchen inventory of materials generally needed for meal preparation. Participants (n = 499) were recruited at two Head Start agencies in mid-Michigan with data collection and delivery of some intervention components in participants' homes. Promising intervention bundles were identified by evaluating pre-to post-intervention effect sizes. The combination of Cooking/Serving Resources and Meal Delivery increased family meal frequency (Cohen's d = 0.17), cooking dinner from scratch (d = 0.21), prioritization of family meals (d = 0.23), and kitchen inventory (d = 0.46) and decreased use/consumption of ready-made (d = -0.18) and fast foods (d = -0.23). Effects on diet quality were in the expected direction but effect sizes were negligible. Community Kitchen, Nutrition Education, and Cooking Demonstration showed poor feasibility due to low attendance while Ingredient Delivery was infeasible due to staffing challenges related to its labor intensity. Additionally, although not one of our pre-specified outcomes, Cooking/Serving Resources (RR = 0.74) and Meal Delivery (RR = 0.73) each decreased food insecurity. Cooking/Serving Resources combined with Meal Delivery showed promise as a strategy for increasing family meal frequency.
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- Jean M. Kerver
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, 909 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- College of Nursing, Michigan State University, 1355 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Michigan State University Extension, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Michigan State University Extension, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Michigan State University Extension, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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- University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Institution, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, 909 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI,Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI
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Muldoon JC, Williams JM. Establishing consensus on the best ways to educate children about animal welfare and prevent harm: An online Delphi study. Anim Welf 2021. [DOI: 10.7120/09627286.30.2.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Many animal welfare organisations deliver education programmes for children and young people, or design materials for schoolteachers to use. However, few of these are scientifically evaluated, making it difficult for those working in this field to establish with any certainty the degree
of success of their own programmes, or learn from others. There has been no guidance specifically tailored to the development and evaluation of animal welfare education interventions. Accordingly, a three-stage online Delphi study was designed to unearth the expertise of professionals working
in this field and identify degree of consensus on various aspects of the intervention process: design, implementation and evaluation. Thirty-one experts participated in Round 1, representing eleven of 13 organisations in the Scottish Animal Welfare Education Forum (SAWEF), and eleven of 23
members of the wider UK-based Animal Welfare Education Alliance (AWEA). Seven further professionals participated, including four based in Canada or the US. Eighty-four percent of the original sample participated in Round 2, where a high level of consensus was apparent. However, the study also
revealed areas of ambiguity (determining priorities, the need for intervention structure and degree of success). Tensions were also evident with respect to terminology (especially around cruelty and cruelty prevention), and the common goal for animal welfare to be part of school curricula.
Findings were used to develop a web-based framework and toolkit to enable practitioners to follow evidence-based guidance. This should enable organisations to maximise the quality and effectiveness of their interventions for children and young people.
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At present, UK schools are not required to teach children about animal welfare. This undoubtedly contributes to widespread deficien- cies in knowledge, and misconceptions about animals needs, likes, and dislikes. Aware of the issues at hand, animal welfare organi- sations create their
own materials for teachers to use, and/or deliver educational programmes directly to children and young people. As the design, content, processes and outcomes associated with these interventions are rarely documented publicly or systematically evaluated, there is little evidence to guide the
development of animal welfare education. A three-stage online Delphi study was used to identify who current interventions target, what delivery methods are being used, and how expert practitioners describe priorities and challenges in the field. Thirty-one experts participated in Round 1,
with 84% of the sample (n = 26) also taking part in Round2. Qualitative analysis revealed passionate accounts about the far-reaching potential of educating children about animals. However, we also identified ambiguities and tensions that could thwart the future development of effective animal
welfare education. Alongside the production of a web-based framework and evidence-based toolkit to support practitioners, findings will be used to encourage animal welfare professionals to work towards producing shared terminology, definitions, and outcomes frameworks; focusing on positive
education and the idea of harm as opposed to cruelty. This should facilitate collaboration with schoolteachers and education policy-makers to assess the ways in which animal welfare might be successfully incorporated within formal education in the future. These data suggest many potential
avenues for inclusion, although a holistic approach emphasising the links between humans, animals and the environment, within the context of young peoples recent activism and contemporary health, societal and environmental issues, may be most successful.
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Torres C, Brophy-Herb HE, McCaffery H, Struza J, Williams JM, Choi HH, Horodynski MA, Contreras D, Kerver J, Kaciroti N, Lumeng JC. Maternal Mindfulness Is Associated With Lower Child Body Mass Index Z Score. Acad Pediatr 2021; 21:70-75. [PMID: 32590057 PMCID: PMC7755689 DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Parental mindfulness may be a novel intervention target for child obesity prevention. OBJECTIVE To examine associations between maternal mindfulness and child body mass index z-score (BMIz). METHODS In a secondary data analysis of preintervention data from a randomized controlled trial, we assessed survey and anthropometric data from English-speaking mother/child dyads enrolled in Head Start in south central Michigan (n = 105). Surveys included demographic information, child dietary intake, family meal frequency, and the Philadelphia Mindfulness Questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression examined associations between maternal mindfulness and child BMIz, child intake of fruits and vegetables, and frequency of family meals. RESULTS Children were M = 53.7 (standard deviation [SD] 7.5) months old, and mothers were M = 31.6 (SD 8.3) years old. The sample of children was 39% white, 26% black, 14% Hispanic, and 35% of children were overweight or obese. Mean maternal BMI was 32.0 (SD 8.3). Greater mindfulness was associated with child BMIz (β = -.02 (SE 0.01), P = .027) adjusting for child race/ethnicity, household food security, maternal education, maternal age, and maternal BMI. Mindfulness was not associated with child fruit intake, child vegetable intake or frequency of family meals. The results were consistent with alternative outcomes of BMI percentile (P = .016) and BMI at the trend level (P = .0595) at the trend level. CONCLUSIONS Greater maternal mindfulness was associated with lower child BMIz. Future work should consider mechanisms of association. Pediatric providers might consider supporting maternal mindfulness as one element of multicomponent strategies for child obesity prevention.
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- Chioma Torres
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School (C Torres, J Struza, and JC Lumeng), Ann Arbor, Mich.
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48823, United States
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- Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, 300 N Ingalls St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School,1540 E Hospital Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48823, United States
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48823, United States
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- College of Nursing, Michigan State University, 1355 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States
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- Michigan State University Extension, Michigan State University, 446 West Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, United States
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- Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, 300 N Ingalls St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School,1540 E Hospital Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States,Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, 300 N Ingalls St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, United States,Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Jessica M. Williams
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Cavanah P, Itou J, Rusman Y, Tahara N, Williams JM, Salomon CE, Kawakami Y. A nontoxic fungal natural product modulates fin regeneration in zebrafish larvae upstream of FGF-WNT developmental signaling. Dev Dyn 2020; 250:160-174. [PMID: 32857425 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.244] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The regeneration of larvae zebrafish fin emerged as a new model of regeneration in the last decade. In contrast to genetic tools to study fin regeneration, chemical probes to modulate and interrogate regeneration processes are not well developed. RESULTS We set up a zebrafish larvae fin regeneration assay system and tested activities of natural product compounds and extracts, prepared from various microbes. Colomitide C, a recently isolated product from a fungus obtained from Antarctica, inhibited larvae fin regeneration. Using fluorescent reporter transgenic lines, we show that colomitide C inhibited fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling and WNT/β-catenin signaling, which were activated after larvae fin amputation. By using the endothelial cell reporter line and immunofluorescence, we showed that colomitide C did not affect migration of the blood vessel and nerve into the injured larvae fin. Colomitide C did not show any cytotoxic activities when tested against FGF receptor-amplified human cancer cell lines. CONCLUSION Colomitide C, a natural product, modulated larvae fin regeneration likely acting upstream of FGF and WNT signaling. Colomitide C may serve as a template for developing new chemical probes to study regeneration and other biological processes.
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- Paul Cavanah
- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.,Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.,Developmental Biology Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Drug Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.,Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.,Developmental Biology Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Drug Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Drug Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.,Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.,Developmental Biology Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Hydropower has come to be treated as synonymous with sustainable economic development by many in the development arena. This is despite the adverse ecological and sociological impacts being widely recognised by those outside of decision-making. The prevalence of this 'hydropower myth' simplifies the complex trade-offs involved within hydropower development and often leads to inequitable situations and ecological damage. The Mekong River is used to demonstrate the strength of the hydropower myth-the disconnect with the social and ecological realities of the basin, and emerging and potential negative consequences. The attractiveness of the hydropower myth to decision-makers and developers is shown to lie largely in its political utility in bolstering national power and legitimacy as well as its ability to channel economic benefits towards states and developers.
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- Jessica M Williams
- Faculty of Social Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
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Rusman Y, Wilson MB, Williams JM, Held BW, Blanchette RA, Anderson BN, Lupfer CR, Salomon CE. Antifungal Norditerpene Oidiolactones from the Fungus Oidiodendron truncatum, a Potential Biocontrol Agent for White-Nose Syndrome in Bats. J Nat Prod 2020; 83:344-353. [PMID: 31986046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a devastating disease of hibernating bats caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans. We obtained 383 fungal and bacterial isolates from the Soudan Iron Mine, an important bat hibernaculum in Minnesota, then screened this library for antifungal activity to develop biological control treatments for WNS. An extract from the fungus Oidiodendron truncatum was subjected to bioassay-guided fractionation, which led to the isolation of 14 norditerpene and three anthraquinone metabolites. Ten of these compounds were previously described in the literature, and here we present the structures of seven new norditerpene analogues. Additionally, this is the first report of 4-chlorophyscion from a natural source, previously identified as a semisynthetic product. The compounds PR 1388 and LL-Z1271α were the only inhibitors of P. destructans (MIC = 7.5 and 15 μg/mL, respectively). Compounds were tested for cytotoxicity against fibroblast cell cultures obtained from Myotis septentrionalis (northern long eared bat) and M. grisescens (gray bat) using a standard MTT viability assay. The most active antifungal compound, PR 1388, was nontoxic toward cells from both bat species (IC50 > 100 μM). We discuss the implications of these results in the context of the challenges and logistics of developing a substrate treatment or prophylactic for WNS.
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- Yudi Rusman
- Center for Drug Design , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55405 , United States
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- Center for Drug Design , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55405 , United States
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- Center for Drug Design , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55405 , United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55405 , United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55405 , United States
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- Department of Biology , Missouri State University , Springfield , Missouri 65897 , United States
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- Department of Biology , Missouri State University , Springfield , Missouri 65897 , United States
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- Center for Drug Design , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55405 , United States
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Macintyre AK, Torrens C, Campbell P, Maxwell M, Pollock A, Biggs H, Woodhouse A, Williams JM, McLean J. Socioeconomic inequalities and the equity impact of population-level interventions for adolescent health: an overview of systematic reviews. Public Health 2020; 180:154-162. [PMID: 31923881 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Despite robust evidence on health inequalities in adulthood, less attention has been paid to inequalities in adolescence. The aim of this overview was to examine systematic review (SR) evidence on the equity impact of population-level interventions intended to improve health, happiness and wellbeing for adolescents. STUDY DESIGN An overview (review of systematic reviews). METHODS Eleven electronic databases were systematically searched to identify SRs of population-level interventions for adolescent health. A secondary data analysis of socioeconomic inequality was conducted to identify whether SRs reported on primary studies in terms of disadvantage, by measures of socioeconomic status (SES) and by differential effects. RESULTS 35,310 review titles were screened; 566 full texts were retrieved and 140 SRs met the predefined selection criteria. Differential intervention effects were considered in 42/140 (30%) SRs, 18/140 (13%) reported primary studies using an SES measure and 16/140 (11%) explicitly reported differential effects. 15/140 SRs (11%) explicitly focused on socioeconomic inequalities; of these 4/15 reported differential intervention effects in more detail, 7/15 concluded there was insufficient primary evidence to identify the impact of interventions on socioeconomic inequalities and 4/15 planned to examine differential effects by SES, but this was not reported further. CONCLUSIONS Our overview identifies that there is limited SR evidence on the equity impact of population-level interventions for adolescent health. Strengthening the evidence on whether interventions narrow or widen inequalities for adolescents must be a priority for public health research.
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- A K Macintyre
- Centre for Health Policy, University of Strathclyde, Lord Hope Building, 141 St. James Road, Glasgow, G4 0LT, UK.
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- Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, 70 Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, UK
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- Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, 70 Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, UK
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- Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, University of Stirling, Unit 13 Scion House, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Stirling, FK9 4NF, UK
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- Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, 70 Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, UK
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- Mental Health Foundation, Merchants House, 30 George Square, Glasgow, G2 1EG, UK
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- Children in Scotland, Level 1, Rosebery House, 9 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5EZ, UK
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- University of Edinburgh, Room 2.4, Doorway 6, Medical Quad, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK
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- Mental Health Foundation, Merchants House, 30 George Square, Glasgow, G2 1EG, UK
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Affiliation(s)
- J M Williams
- Department of Animal and Land Sciences, Hartpury University Centre, Hartpury College, Gloucester GL19 3BE, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Nursing, Hartpury University Centre, Hartpury College, Gloucester GL19 3BE, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Nursing, Hartpury University Centre, Hartpury College, Gloucester GL19 3BE, UK
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Georgakakou-Koutsonikou N, Williams JM. Children and young people's conceptualizations of depression: a systematic review and narrative meta-synthesis. Child Care Health Dev 2017; 43:161-181. [PMID: 28090667 DOI: 10.1111/cch.12439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is an increasing research interest in conceptualizations of mental illness, examined in association with help-seeking, stigma and treatment preferences. A recent focus on young people's concepts has been identified, with depression being one of the most examined conditions. METHODS The purpose of this systematic review is to synthesize evidence on children and adolescents' conceptualizations of depression, adopting the model of illness representations. The review further aims to examine developmental trends, gender differences and the role of experience. A systematic review and narrative meta-synthesis were conducted, reviewing 36 studies identified through a systematic search of six databases in March 2016. RESULTS Thirty-six quantitative and qualitative studies were included. Half of the young people are able to recognize depression, and recognition increases when symptoms are more severe (e.g. suicidality). Young people are able to name a variety of causes for depression. Mental health professionals are considered the appropriate source of help by half of the young people, followed by family and peers. However, stigma constitutes a major barrier to help-seeking. There are developmental trends and gender differences in young people's conceptualization of depression, while experience with depression is associated with a broader conceptualization. CONCLUSIONS Young people's concepts of depression resemble aspects of adult conceptualizations, however are sometimes incomplete. Further research on younger children and clinical populations is needed. Research on young people's conceptualizations informs both clinical practice and mental health literacy interventions.
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- N Georgakakou-Koutsonikou
- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Metse AP, Wiggers J, Wye P, Wolfenden L, Prochaska JJ, Stockings E, Williams JM, Ansell K, Fehily C, Bowman JA. Smoking and mental illness: a bibliometric analysis of research output over time. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw165.013] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Chulho Choi
- Medicinal Chemistry, Medicine Design, Pfizer WorldWide R&D, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Medicine Design, Pfizer WorldWide R&D, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Medicine Design, Pfizer WorldWide R&D, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Medicine Design, Pfizer WorldWide R&D, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Medicine Design, Pfizer WorldWide R&D, 610 Main Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 15200 Kutztown Road, Kutztown, Pennsylvania 19530, United States
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Medicine Design, Pfizer WorldWide R&D, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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Dorey CD, Williams JM. Hip muscle strengthening in patients with patellofemoral pain: Learning from the literature. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 2015. [DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.sup8.s5] [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: 11/11/2022]
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Parkinson J, West D, Clark C, Williams JM. Is there a correlation between wobble board performance and static balance performance? International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 2015. [DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.sup8.s5a] [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: 11/11/2022]
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Bewes R, Williams JM. An investigation into the use of inertial sensors to quantify joint position sense. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 2015. [DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.sup8.s2a] [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: 11/11/2022]
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Williams JM, Dorey C, Clark S, Clark C. The clinical measurement of balance using accelerometry: Within- and between-day reliability. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 2015. [DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.sup8.s3] [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: 11/11/2022]
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Williams JM, Duckworth CA, Burkitt MD, Watson AJM, Campbell BJ, Pritchard DM. Epithelial cell shedding and barrier function: a matter of life and death at the small intestinal villus tip. Vet Pathol 2014; 52:445-55. [PMID: 25428410 PMCID: PMC4441880 DOI: 10.1177/0300985814559404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The intestinal epithelium is a critical component of the gut barrier. Composed of a single layer of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) held together by tight junctions, this delicate structure prevents the transfer of harmful microorganisms, antigens, and toxins from the gut lumen into the circulation. The equilibrium between the rate of apoptosis and shedding of senescent epithelial cells at the villus tip, and the generation of new cells in the crypt, is key to maintaining tissue homeostasis. However, in both localized and systemic inflammation, this balance may be disturbed as a result of pathological IEC shedding. Shedding of IECs from the epithelial monolayer may cause transient gaps or microerosions in the epithelial barrier, resulting in increased intestinal permeability. Although pathological IEC shedding has been observed in mouse models of inflammation and human intestinal conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, understanding of the underlying mechanisms remains limited. This process may also be an important contributor to systemic and intestinal inflammatory diseases and gut barrier dysfunction in domestic animal species. This review aims to summarize current knowledge about intestinal epithelial cell shedding, its significance in gut barrier dysfunction and host-microbial interactions, and where research in this field is directed.
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- J M Williams
- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Mallow PJ, Baniewicz J, Williams JM, Au-Yeung A. A Cost Comparison Analysis Of Medtronic's Stent Graft System To Competition For Endovascular Aneurysm Repair For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Value Health 2014; 17:A482. [PMID: 27201409 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.1400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- P J Mallow
- CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Williams JM, Theobald PS, Jones MD. Infant cervical range of motion in the sagittal plane. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 2014. [DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2014.21.sup7.s6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background: Data pertaining to infant sagittal cervical range of motion (CROM) is lacking. Previous studies have either quantified motions other than sagittal or quantified sagittal range of motion in children >3 years old. Data capture in infants is complex and novel methods are required to overcome previous limitations. Such data is invaluable to inform paediatric injury models, such as those for shaken baby syndrome and automotive safety. Methods: Nine infants were recruited from a local group of parents (mean age=406 days, SD=19). Sagittal range-of-motion was measured using two miniature accelerometers (THETAmetrix), which provide orientation angle with respect to gravity. One sensor was placed on the forehead and one over the T2–3 spinous process. Sagittal range of motion was determined by subtracting the tilt angle of thorax sensor from that of the forehead and then summing the total sagittal movement cycle to yield resultant cervical range of motion. Infants were placed in their usual highchair and encouraged to move their head into flexion and extension by a parent focussing their attention on a favourite toy. At the point of maximal motion, the lead researcher applied gentle overpressure to ensure full range was achieved with parental consent. Once one full cycle of sagittal motion was achieved, data collection was terminated. Results: Overpressure was not possible in two infants, therefore, their data was omitted. The mean peak sagittal range of motion was 115° (SD=12) with a 95% CI=106–124°. Conclusions: The described methods were successful in measuring sagittal CROM in infants and could be used to determine range of motion in even younger infants. The data produced is in agreement with previous reports on older children; however, this method overcomes limitations of other data capture methods. Implications: The results provide the first estimate of infant CROM. These data can serve as reference for models of musculoskeletal and neurological injury, including those for shaken baby syndrome and automotive safety.
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- JM Williams
- School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University
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- School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University
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- School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University
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Alqhtani RS, Williams JM, Jones MD, Theobald PS. Hip and lumbar motion: Is there a correlation between flexion and functional tasks? International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 2014. [DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2014.21.sup7.s7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- RS Alqhtani
- School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University
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- School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University
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- School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University
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- School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University
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Alqhtani RS, Jones MD, Theobald PS, Williams JM. The reliability of novel multiregional spinal motion measurement device. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 2014. [DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2014.21.sup7.s6a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background: Current spinal range of motion (ROM) measurement methods have limitations ranging from the amount of detail obtained to environmental costs and complexity. In particular, limited regional spinal motion is obtained using the current methods. However, a new portable ‘string’ of accelerometers is proposed to overcome these limitations. Objectives: This study seeks to determine the reliability of this sensor string in measuring three-dimensional spinal ROM and to investigate the relative motions across six different regions. Methods: Two procedures were undertaken on 18 healthy participants. Protocol one: two sensors were placed on the forehead and T1 to measure cervical ROM; and protocol two: six sensors were placed on the spinous processes of T1, T4, T8, T12, L3 and S1 to measure thoraco-lumbar regional ROM. Results: The ICC values for all regions were found to be high, ranging from ICC=0.88–0.99 for all movements and regions of the spine, demonstrating that the proposed methods were highly reliable for repeated measures. The standard error of the means (SEMs) were small, ranging from 0.7–5.2°. The flexion/extension motion demonstrated a mean SEM of 1.9° and 1.1° for lateral bending motions. Slightly larger SEMs were observed for rotation, especially for the upper thoracic (UT) and mid thoracic (MT) region with an overall mean SEM of 3.1°. Minimum detectable change (MDC) values ranged from 1.9–14.4°. The flexion/extension motion demonstrated a mean MDC of 5.2° with 3.1° for lateral bending motions. Slightly larger MDCs were observed for rotation (mean MDC=8.4°), especially for the UT and MT region. Implications: This method was able to quantify the relative contribution of differing regions to the overall motion. The method described represents a reliable method of assessing spinal ROM across multiple spinal regions.
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- RS Alqhtani
- Institute of Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University
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- Institute of Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University
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- Institute of Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University
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- Institute of Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University
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The concentration of human serum albumin (HSA) indicates the health state of individuals and is routinely measured by UV spectroscopy with bromocresol. However, this method tends to overestimate HSA, and more critically, depends highly on the timing, in seconds, of the measurements. Here, we report an analog of 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein that can be used as a fluorescent sensor to quantify HSA in human sera. The accuracy of this new method proved superior to that of bromocresol when an international standard serum sample was analyzed. This method is more convenient than the bromocresol method because it allows for fluorescence measurements during a >15 min period. Colorimetric analysis was also performed to further investigate the effects of the binding of the sensor to HSA. These spectroscopic studies suggest that absorption and emission changes upon HSA binding may be due to the dehydration of the dye and/or stabilization of the tritylic cation species.
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- Sara E Smith
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh , 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Burkitt MD, Williams JM, Duckworth CA, O'Hara A, Hanedi A, Varro A, Caamaño JH, Pritchard DM. Signaling mediated by the NF-κB sub-units NF-κB1, NF-κB2 and c-Rel differentially regulate Helicobacter felis-induced gastric carcinogenesis in C57BL/6 mice. Oncogene 2013; 32:5563-73. [PMID: 23975431 PMCID: PMC3898319 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The classical nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) signaling pathway has been shown to be important in a number of models of inflammation-associated cancer. In a mouse model of Helicobacter-induced gastric cancer, impairment of classical NF-κB signaling in the gastric epithelium led to the development of increased preneoplastic pathology, however the role of specific NF-κB proteins in Helicobacter-associated gastric cancer development remains poorly understood. To investigate this C57BL/6, Nfkb1−/−, Nfkb2−/− and c-Rel−/− mice were infected with Helicobacter felis for 6 weeks or 12 months. Bacterial colonization, gastric atrophy and preneoplastic changes were assessed histologically and cytokine expression was assessed by qPCR. Nfkb1−/− mice developed spontaneous gastric atrophy when maintained for 12 months in conventional animal house conditions. They also developed more pronounced gastric atrophy after short-term H. felis colonization with a similar extent of preneoplasia to wild-type (WT) mice after 12 months. c-Rel−/− mice developed a similar degree of gastric atrophy to WT mice; 3 of 6 of these animals also developed lymphoproliferative lesions after 12 months of infection. Nfkb2−/− mice developed minimal gastric epithelial pathology even 12 months after H. felis infection. These findings demonstrate that NF-κB1- and NF-κB2-mediated signaling pathways differentially regulate the epithelial consequences of H. felis infection in the stomach, while c-Rel-mediated signaling also appears to modulate the risk of lymphomagenesis in gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.
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- M D Burkitt
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- IBR-School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Eckert MJ, Guévremont D, Williams JM, Abraham WC. Rapid visual stimulation increases extrasynaptic glutamate receptor expression but not visual-evoked potentials in the adult rat primary visual cortex. Eur J Neurosci 2013; 37:400-6. [PMID: 23373691 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The model most used to study synaptic plasticity, long-term potentiation (LTP), typically employs electrical stimulation of afferent fibers to induce changes in synaptic strength. It would be beneficial for understanding the behavioral relevance of LTP if a model could be developed that used more naturalistic stimuli. Recent evidence suggests that the adult visual cortex, previously thought to have lost most of its plasticity once past the critical period, is in fact capable of LTP-like changes in synaptic strength in response to sensory manipulations alone. In a preliminary study, we used a photic tetanus (PT; flashing checkerboard stimulus) to induce an enhancement of the visual-evoked potential (VEP) in the primary visual cortex of anesthetised adult rats. In the present study, we sought to compare the mechanisms of this novel sensory LTP with those of traditional electrical LTP. Unexpectedly, we found that sensory LTP was not induced as reliably as we had observed previously, as manipulations of several parameters failed to lead to significant potentiation of the VEP. However, we did observe a significant increase in visual cortex glutamate receptor expression on the surface of isolated synapses following the PT. Both AMPA receptor expression and N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor subunit expression were increased, specifically in extrasynaptic regions of the membrane, in PT animals. These results provide biochemical confirmation of the lack of change in the VEP in response to PT, but suggest that PT may prime synapses for strengthening upon appropriate subsequent activation, through the trafficking of glutamate receptors to the cell surface.
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- M J Eckert
- Department of Psychology, Brain Health Research Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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- Jessica M. Williams
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Williams JM, Panciera DL, Larson MM, Werre SR. Ultrasonographic findings of the pancreas in cats with elevated serum pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity. J Vet Intern Med 2013; 27:913-8. [PMID: 23731243 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Revised: 02/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pancreatitis is a common disease in cats that is difficult to diagnose. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES To determine the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonographic changes of the pancreas with serum feline pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (fPLI) as the standard for diagnosis of pancreatitis. ANIMALS 35 cats with clinical signs consistent with pancreatitis with an abdominal ultrasound examination and serum fPLI concentration measured within 3 days of the ultrasound. METHODS Retrospective study: Pancreatic thickness, pancreatic margination, pancreatic echogenicity, and peripancreatic fat echogenicity were evaluated. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated with an elevated serum fPLI concentration indicative of pancreatitis as the standard for diagnosis. RESULTS Serum fPLI was elevated and diagnostic for pancreatitis in 19 of 35 cats. The single ultrasound characteristic with the highest sensitivity was hyperechoic peripancreatic fat at 68% (95% confidence interval = 44-87%), indicating a moderate probability that cats with pancreatitis will have this abnormality on ultrasonographic examination. Specificity was >90% for each of increased pancreatic thickness, abnormal pancreatic margin, and hyperechoic peripancreatic fat. The sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound were 84% (95% confidence interval = 60-97%) and 75% (95% confidence interval = 48-93%), respectively, in cats with elevated serum fPLI indicative of pancreatitis. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE The presence of a thick left limb of the pancreas, severely irregular pancreatic margins, and hyperechoic peripancreatic fat in cats with appropriate clinical signs and elevated serum fPLI are highly supportive of pancreatitis.
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- J M Williams
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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Sephton JP, Williams JM, Johansson LC, Philips HC. A low noise preamplifier with optoelectronic overload protection for radioactivity measurement. Appl Radiat Isot 2012; 70:2047-50. [PMID: 22421397 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.02.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2011] [Accepted: 02/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pulses from detectors used for radioactivity measurement can vary in size by several orders of magnitude. Large pulses will lead to saturation at the preamplifier output and extension of the pulse length. As a consequence, the dead time of the system increases and pulses may be lost. Electronic design techniques employed to protect against overloading tend to increase the amplifier noise level. However, an optoelectronic method of overload protection has been devised which has only a negligible effect on noise. An infrared light emitting diode interfaced to the output of the preamplifier is linked by fibre optic cable to an ultra-low leakage photodiode at the input. The conduction of the photodiode increases with the amplitude of the preamplifier output signal. Excess current is thereby prevented from entering the preamplifier and causing saturation. The preamplifier has been tested on 4π beta-gamma and gas counting systems and found to give good protection against overloading.
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- J P Sephton
- National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, UK.
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Drewry MD, Williams JM, Hatle JD. Life-extending dietary restriction and ovariectomy result in similar feeding rates but different physiologic responses in grasshoppers. Exp Gerontol 2011; 46:781-6. [PMID: 21742024 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2011.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2011] [Revised: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 06/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Dietary restriction (DR) and reduced reproduction each extend life span in many species. Females undergoing DR typically experience a reduction in their fecundity, which raises the question of whether the two treatments are actually extending life span in overlapping ways. Life span in lubber grasshoppers has been shown to be increased by DR, and separately by ovariectomy (OVX). Here, we test the combination of these on life span. If life extension by the two treatments are additive, it would suggest that they likely act through separate pathways. The experimental groups were: fully reproductive and fully fed (ShamFD); ovariectomized and fully fed (OVXFD); fully reproductive and restricted diet (ShamDR); and ovariectomized and restricted diet (OVXDR). The median life spans of these groups were: ShamFD=245 d, OVXFD=285 d, ShamDR=286 d, and OVXDR=322 d. Feeding rate for the OVXFD group was 64% of ad libitum, similar to the 70% of ad libitum that was used for ShamDR. We also measured hemolymph parameters of physiology in these same individuals. Hemolymph levels of vitellogenin (the egg yolk-precursor protein) were increased 5-fold by OVX, but were not affected by DR. In addition, hemolymph total anti-oxidant activity (per μg protein) was significantly reduced by OVX, but was not affected by DR. We show that OVX and DR produce different physiological responses in grasshoppers, despite life extensions and feeding levels that were not significantly different. These data suggest that OVX and DR might extend life span via distinct pathways.
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- M D Drewry
- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
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Laverty S, Girard CA, Williams JM, Hunziker EB, Pritzker KPH. The OARSI histopathology initiative - recommendations for histological assessments of osteoarthritis in the rabbit. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2010; 18 Suppl 3:S53-65. [PMID: 20864023 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2010.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [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: 05/12/2010] [Accepted: 05/13/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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AIM The primary goal of this body of work is to suggest a standardized system for histopathological assessment of experimental surgical instability models of osteoarthritis (OA) in rabbits, building on past experience, to achieve comparability of studies from different centres. An additional objective is to review methodologies that have been employed in the past for assessing OA in rabbits with particular reference to the surgical anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) model. METHODS A panel of scientists and clinician-scientists with recognized expertise in assessing rabbit models of OA reviewed the literature to provide a critical appraisal of the methods that have been employed to assess both macroscopic and microscopic changes occurring in rabbit joint tissues in experimental OA. In addition, a validation of the proposed histologic histochemical grading system was performed. RESULTS The ACLT variant of the surgical instability model in skeletally mature rabbits is the variation most capable of reproducing the entire range of cartilage, synovial and bone lesions recognized to be associated with OA. These lesions can be semiquantitatively graded using macroscopic and microscopic techniques. Further, as well as cartilage lesions, this ACLT model can produce synovial and bone lesions similar to that of human OA. CONCLUSIONS The ACLT variant of the surgical instability model in rabbits is a reproducible and effective model of OA. The cartilage lesions in this model and their response to therapy can be graded according to an adapted histological and histochemical grading system, though also this system is to some extent subjective and, thus, neither objective nor entirely reproducible.
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- S Laverty
- Département de Sciences Cliniques, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Quebec J2S 7C6, Canada.
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Brown RK, Williams JM, Fredrich MF, Day VW, Sivak AJ, Muetterties EL. Metal cluster chemistry: Structure and stereochemistry in the polynuclear rhodium hydrides H(n)Rh(n)[P(OR)(3)](2n). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 76:2099-102. [PMID: 16592645 PMCID: PMC383543 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.76.5.2099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Crystallographic analyses of x-ray and neutron diffraction data have provided a definitive structural representation of {HRh[P(O-i-C(3)H(7))(3)](2)}(2) and {HRh[P(OCH(3))(3)](2)}(3). These polynuclear hydrides are generated from square planar H(2)Rh[P(OR)(3)](2) units by edge (hydrogen atom) sharing and by vertex (hydrogen atom) sharing to form the dimeric and trimeric structures, respectively. The square-planar units are held together through four-center and three-center two-electron Rh-H-Rh bonds in the dimer and trimer, respectively. The dimer and trimer molecules each add one molecule of hydrogen to form H[(i-C(3)H(7)O)(3)P](2)RhH(3)Rh [P(O-i-C(3)H(7))(3)](2) and H(5)Rh(3)[P(OCH(3))(3)](6), respectively. NMR spectral information has served to define the stereochemical features of these polyhydrides. The significance of this chemistry in the metal cluster-metal surface analogy is described.
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- R K Brown
- Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
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Hackler EA, Byun NE, Jones CK, Williams JM, Baheza R, Sengupta S, Grier MD, Avison M, Conn PJ, Gore JC. Selective potentiation of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 blocks phencyclidine-induced hyperlocomotion and brain activation. Neuroscience 2010; 168:209-18. [PMID: 20350588 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.02.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2009] [Revised: 02/16/2010] [Accepted: 02/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Previous preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of group II metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) agonists as potential antipsychotics. Recent studies utilizing mGluR2-, mGluR3-, and double knockout mice support that the antipsychotic effects of those compounds are mediated by mGluR2. Indeed, biphenyl indanone-A (BINA), an allosteric potentiator of mGluR2, is effective in experimental models of psychosis, blocking phencyclidine (PCP)-induced hyperlocomotion and prepulse inhibition deficits in mice. In this study, we administered the NMDA receptor antagonist PCP (5.6 mg/kg i.p.) to rats, an established animal model predictive of schizophrenia. Here, we show that BINA (32 mg/kg i.p.) attenuated PCP-induced locomotor activity in rats. Using behaviorally relevant doses of BINA and PCP, we performed pharmacological magnetic resonance imaging (phMRI) to assess the specific brain regions that underlie the psychotomimetic effects of PCP, and examined how BINA modulated the PCP-induced functional changes in vivo. In anesthetized rats, acute administration of PCP produced robust, sustained blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) activation in specific cortical, limbic, thalamic, and striatal regions. Pretreatment with BINA suppressed the amplitude of the BOLD response to PCP in the prefrontal cortex, caudaute-putamen, nucleus accumbens, and mediodorsal thalamus. Our results show key brain structures underlying PCP-induced behaviors in a preclinical model of schizophrenia, and, importantly, its reversal by potentiation of mGluR2 by BINA, revealing specific brain regions functionally involved in its pharmacological action. Finally, our findings bolster the growing body of evidence that mGluR2 is a viable target for the treatment of schizophrenia.
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- E A Hackler
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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BACKGROUND Lower rates of smoking cessation and higher rates of lung cancer in African American (AA) smokers may be linked to their preference for mentholated cigarettes. AIM This study assessed the relationship between menthol smoking, race/ethnicity and smoking cessation among a diverse cohort of 1688 patients attending a specialist smoking cessation service. RESULTS 46% of the patients smoked mentholated cigarettes, but significantly more AA (81%) and Latino (66%) patients than Whites (32%) smoked menthols. AA and Latino menthol smokers smoked significantly fewer cigarettes per day (CPD) than non-menthol smokers (15.7 vs. 20.3, for AA, and 17.0 vs. 22.1, for Latinos), with no differences among White menthol and non-menthol smokers. At 4-week follow up, AA, Latino and White non-menthol smokers had similar quit rates (54%, 50% and 50% respectively). In contrast, among menthol smokers, AAs and Latinos had lower quit rates (30% and 23% respectively) compared with Whites (43%, p < 0.001). AA and Latino menthol smokers had significantly lower odds of quitting [odds ratio (OR) = 0.34; 95% CI = 0.17, 0.69 for AA, and OR = 0.32; 95% CI = 0.16, 0.62 for Latinos] than their non-menthol counterparts. At 6-month follow up, a similar trend was observed for the race/ethnicity subgroups, with AA menthol smokers having half the odds of being abstinent compared with AA non-menthol smokers (OR = 0.48; 95% CI = 0.25, 0.9). CONCLUSIONS Despite smoking fewer CPD, AA and Latino menthol smokers experience reduced success in quitting as compared with non-menthol smokers within the same ethnic/racial groups.
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- K K Gandhi
- Division of Addiction Psychiatry, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
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Williams JM, Lonsdorf EV, Wilson ML, Schumacher-Stankey J, Goodall J, Pusey AE. Causes of death in the Kasekela chimpanzees of Gombe National Park, Tanzania. Am J Primatol 2008; 70:766-77. [PMID: 18506732 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Understanding the rates and causes of mortality in wild chimpanzee populations has important implications for a variety of fields, including wildlife conservation and human evolution. Because chimpanzees are long-lived, accurate mortality data requires very long-term studies. Here, we analyze 47 years of data on the Kasekela community in Gombe National Park. Community size fluctuated between 38 and 60, containing 60 individuals in 2006. From records on 220 chimpanzees and 130 deaths, we found that the most important cause of mortality in the Kasekela community was illness (58% of deaths with known cause), followed by intraspecific aggression (20% of deaths with known cause). Previous studies at other sites also found that illness was the primary cause of mortality and that some epidemic disease could be traced to humans. As at other study sites, most deaths due to illness occurred during epidemics, and the most common category of disease was respiratory. Intraspecific lethal aggression occurred within the community, including the killing of infants by both males and females, and among adult males during the course of dominance-related aggression. Aggression between communities resulted in the deaths of at least five adult males and two adult females in the Kasekela and Kahama communities. The frequency of intercommunity violence appears to vary considerably among sites and over time. Intercommunity lethal aggression involving the Kasekela community was observed most frequently during two periods. Other less common causes of death included injury, loss of mother, maternal disability, and poaching.
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- J M Williams
- The Jane Goodall Institute's Center for Primate Studies, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
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The management of traumatic brain injury has undergone extensive revision as the results of large collaborative outcome studies have cast doubt on many traditional 'common sense' practices. The primary goal of identifying and treating intracranial hypertension has given way to a focus on secondary brain ischemia, in which cerebral perfusion pressure and oxygen delivery have gained new importance. With the exception of impending herniation, the routine use of hyperventilation and high-dose barbiturates is no longer recommended. Hypertonic saline, given as intermittent boluses, has joined mannitol as an effective means of reducing cerebral edema. Preliminary results from a large multi-center study have cast doubt on the benefit of the broad application of hypothermia in improving outcome in traumatic brain injury.
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- J J Barbaccia
- Department of Anesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26508, USA.
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Kamesh L, Heward JM, Williams JM, Gough SCL, Savage COS, Harper L. Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms in a cohort study of ANCA-associated small vessel vasculitis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2007; 46:1076-8. [PMID: 17478467 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene are associated with small vessel vasculitis (SVV) and are a risk factor for intercurrent infection, as described previously in other autoimmune diseases. METHODS Six SNPs in the MBL promoter and coding region were genotyped by sequence-specific polymerase chain reaction or restriction fragment length polymorphism assay in 170 white Caucasians with SVV and 372 ethnically matched controls in a case-control association study. Serum MBL levels were measured by ELISA. The genotype and protein concentrations were correlated to clinical details retrieved from hospital records. RESULTS No differences in allelic and genotypic frequencies were detected between patients with SVV and control subjects. MBL deficiency did not increase the susceptibility to infection (P = 0.6, Fisher's exact test) or the duration of hospital stay. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that MBL polymorphisms are not associated with SVV and do not influence the incidence of concomitant infections. These results raise doubts about the usefulness of MBL polymorphisms as a predictive marker for infection in SVV.
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- L Kamesh
- Division of Immunity and Infection, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Wei Y, Williams JM, Dipace C, Sung U, Javitch JA, Galli A, Saunders C. Dopamine transporter activity mediates amphetamine-induced inhibition of Akt through a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II-dependent mechanism. Mol Pharmacol 2006; 71:835-42. [PMID: 17164407 DOI: 10.1124/mol.106.026351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The primary mechanism for clearance of extracellular dopamine (DA) is uptake mediated by the dopamine transporter (DAT), which is governed, in part, by the number of functional DATs on the cell surface. Previous studies have shown that amphetamine (AMPH) decreases DAT cell surface expression, whereas insulin reverses this effect through the action of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K). Therefore, it is possible that AMPH causes DAT cell surface redistribution by inhibiting basal insulin signaling. Here, we show in a heterologous expression system and in murine striatal synaptosomes that AMPH causes a time-dependent decrease in the activity of Akt, a protein kinase immediately downstream of PI3K. This effect was blocked by the DAT inhibitor cocaine, suggesting that AMPH must interact with DAT to inhibit Akt. We also showed that AMPH is able to stimulate Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) activity, both in the heterologous expression system as well as in murine striatal synaptosomes. The ability of AMPH to decrease Akt activity was blocked by the CaMKII inhibitor 2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)]-N-(4-methoxybenzenesulfonyl)]amino-N-(4-chlorocinnamyl)-N-methylbenzylamine (KN93), but not by its inactive analog 2-[N-(4-methoxybenzenesulfonyl)]amino-N-(4-chlorocinnamyl)-N-methylbenzylamine (KN92). Furthermore, preincubation with KN93 prevented the AMPH-induced decrease in DAT cell surface expression. Thus, AMPH, but not cocaine, decreases Akt activity through a CaMKII-dependent pathway, thereby providing a novel mechanism by which AMPH regulates insulin signaling and DAT trafficking.
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- Y Wei
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Center for Molecular Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37232-8548, USA
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Hewins P, Morgan MD, Holden N, Neil D, Williams JM, Savage COS, Harper L. IL-18 is upregulated in the kidney and primes neutrophil responsiveness in ANCA-associated vasculitis. Kidney Int 2006; 69:605-15. [PMID: 16514436 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In antineutrophil cytoplasm autoantibody (ANCA)-associated systemic vasculitis (ASV), autoantibody-induced neutrophil activation is believed to cause organ damage. In vitro, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) primes neutrophils for ANCA stimulation and TNFalpha blockade has been successfully used to treat ASV. Nonetheless, irreversible organ damage can still occur, suggesting that other cytokines may circumvent TNFalpha blockade. We report that interleukin (IL)-18 deposition, as assessed by immunoperoxidase staining, is increased in renal biopsies from ASV patients. Immunofluorescence microscopy demonstrated that podocytes are the predominant glomerular IL-18-positive cell type, whereas in the interstitium, myofibroblasts, distal tubular epithelium, and infiltrating macrophages stained for IL-18. In vitro, IL-18 primed superoxide production by ANCA-activated neutrophils comparably to TNFalpha. IL-18-primed, ANCA-induced superoxide production was unaffected by anti-TNFalpha antibody, which abrogated TNFalpha priming. Furthermore, TNFalpha and IL-18 phosphorylated neutrophil p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), but IL-18-mediated p38 MAPK phosphorylation was unaffected by anti-TNFalpha antibody. The p38 MAPK inhibitor, SB20358, reduced IL-18-primed, ANCA-induced superoxide production in a concentration-dependent manner. ANCA-induced superoxide release was also sensitive to the Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) inhibitor MK-886. IL-18 priming was not associated with increased ANCA antigen expression on isolated neutrophils. We conclude that IL-18 is likely to be important for neutrophil recruitment and priming in ASV. Therapies targeting single priming agents may have limited efficacy in controlling disease.
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- P Hewins
- Renal Immunobiology, Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Neurotransmission within the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system has remained the central focus of investigation into the molecular, cellular and behavioral properties of psychostimulants for nearly three decades. The primary means by which dopamine transmission in the synapse is terminated is via the dopamine transporter (DAT), the presynaptic plasmalemmal protein that is responsible for the reuptake of released dopamine. Numerous abused as well as clinically important drugs have important pharmacological interactions with DAT. In general, these compounds fall into two categories: those that block dopamine transport (e.g., cocaine, methylphenidate) and those that serve as substrates for transport [e.g., dopamine, amphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "ecstasy")]. Recent data from in vitro and in vivo studies have suggested that DAT, like other biogenic amine transporters, share several characteristics with classical ligand-gated ion channels. In addition, substrates for transport promote redistribution of DAT away from the plasma membrane, while transport inhibitors such as cocaine disrupt this process. In addition, presynaptic autoreceptors for dopamine have been implicated in the modulation of DAT surface expression and function. The present chapter summarizes some of the recent discoveries pertaining to the electrogenic properties of DAT and their potential relevance to the effects of amphetamine-like stimulants on DAT function. Although there are a number of intracellular and extracellular modulatory influences on dopamine clearance that may play particular roles in psychostimulant action, we specifically focus on the differential direct modulation of DAT function by transport substrates and inhibitors, and we also discusses the role of presynaptic D2 receptors in transport regulation.
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- J M Williams
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Center for Molecular Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 465 21st Ave. S., 7124 MRB III, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Hollister SJ, Lin CY, Saito E, Lin CY, Schek RD, Taboas JM, Williams JM, Partee B, Flanagan CL, Diggs A, Wilke EN, Van Lenthe GH, Müller R, Wirtz T, Das S, Feinberg SE, Krebsbach PH. Engineering craniofacial scaffolds. Orthod Craniofac Res 2005; 8:162-73. [PMID: 16022718 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-6343.2005.00329.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop an integrated approach for engineering craniofacial scaffolds and to demonstrate that these engineered scaffolds would have mechanical properties in the range of craniofacial tissue and support bone regeneration for craniofacial reconstruction. EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLE Scaffold architecture designed to achieve desired elasticity and permeability. Scaffold external shape designed to match craniofacial anatomy. OUTCOME MEASURE Final fabricated biomaterial scaffolds. Compressive mechanical modulus and strength. Bone regeneration as measured by micro-CT scanning, mechanical testing and histology. SETTING Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery, and Oral Medicine, Pathology and Oncology at the University of Michigan. RESULTS Results showed that the design/fabrication approach could create scaffolds with designed porous architecture to match craniofacial anatomy. These scaffolds could be fabricated from a wide range of biomaterials, including titanium, degradable polymers, and degradable calcium phosphate ceramics. Mechanical tests showed that fabricated scaffolds had compressive modulus ranging 50 to 2900 MPa and compressive strength ranging from 2 to over 56 MPa, within the range of human craniofacial trabecular bone. In vivo testing of designed scaffolds showed that they could support bone regeneration via delivery of BMP-7 transduced human gingival fibroblasts in a mouse model. Designed hydroxyapatite scaffolds with pore diameters ranging from 400 to 1200 microns were implanted in minipig mandibular defects for 6 and 18 weeks. Results showed substantial bone ingrowth (between 40 and 50% at 6 weeks, between 70 and 80% at 18 weeks) for all scaffolds, with no significant difference based on pore diameter. CONCLUSION Integrated image-based design and solid free-form fabrication can create scaffolds that attain desired elasticity and permeability while fitting any 3D craniofacial defect. The scaffolds could be manufactured from degradable polymers, calcium phosphate ceramics and titanium. The designed scaffolds supported significant bone regeneration for all pore sizes ranging from 300 to 1200 microns. These results suggest that designed scaffolds are clinically applicable for complex craniofacial reconstruction.
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- S J Hollister
- Skeletal Engineering Group, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Williams JM, Adewunmi A, Schek RM, Flanagan CL, Krebsbach PH, Feinberg SE, Hollister SJ, Das S. Bone tissue engineering using polycaprolactone scaffolds fabricated via selective laser sintering. Biomaterials 2005; 26:4817-27. [PMID: 15763261 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 752] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2004] [Accepted: 11/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a bioresorbable polymer with potential applications for bone and cartilage repair. In this work, porous PCL scaffolds were computationally designed and then fabricated via selective laser sintering (SLS), a rapid prototyping technique. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the fabricated scaffolds were assessed and compared to the designed porous architectures and computationally predicted properties. Scaffolds were then seeded with bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7) transduced fibroblasts and implanted subcutaneously to evaluate biological properties and to demonstrate tissue in-growth. The work done illustrates the ability to design and fabricate PCL scaffolds with porous architecture that have sufficient mechanical properties for bone tissue engineering applications using SLS. Compressive modulus and yield strength values ranged from 52 to 67 MPa and 2.0 to 3.2 Mpa, respectively, lying within the lower range of properties reported for human trabecular bone. Finite element analysis (FEA) results showed that mechanical properties of scaffold designs and of fabricated scaffolds can be computationally predicted. Histological evaluation and micro-computed tomography (microCT) analysis of implanted scaffolds showed that bone can be generated in vivo. Finally, to demonstrate the clinical application of this technology, we designed and fabricated a prototype mandibular condyle scaffold based on an actual pig condyle. The integration of scaffold computational design and free-form fabrication techniques presented here could prove highly useful for the construction of scaffolds that have anatomy specific exterior architecture derived from patient CT or MRI data and an interior porous architecture derived from computational design optimization.
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- Jessica M Williams
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125, USA
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OBJECTIVE The present study explored typically developing children's (n = 77) understanding of the causes, controllability and chronicity of disabilities. DESIGN Children in each of four age groups (4-5 years, 6-7 years, 9-10 years and 11-12 years) were interviewed to explore their ideas about children with physical disabilities (minor: missing thumb; major: wheel-chair bound), sensory disabilities (blindness and hearing loss), learning disabilities (non-specific and Down syndrome) and emotional/behavioural difficulties (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and lack of social skills). RESULTS Significant age differences were found in children's understandings of the causes, controllability and chronicity of disabilities. Furthermore, children showed a greater understanding of salient disabilities. CONCLUSIONS Findings are discussed in terms of developmental changes and the role of experience in shaping children's understanding of disabilities.
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- L A Smith
- School of Education, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Williams JM, Colman R, Brookes CJ, Savage CO, Harper L. Anti-endothelial cell antibodies from lupus patients bind to apoptotic endothelial cells promoting macrophage phagocytosis but do not induce apoptosis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2005; 44:879-84. [PMID: 15827042 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) have been reported to induce apoptosis. We investigated the induction of apoptosis by these autoantibodies and their involvement in the removal of apoptotic cells. METHODS AECA isolated from patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were incubated with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). AECA-positive sera were identified using a cell-based ELISA. Apoptosis was measured by morphology and phosphatidylserine externalization using flow cytometry with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated annexin V. Flow cytometry was used to investigate AECA binding to apoptotic cells using FITC-conjugated anti-human immunoglobulin G (IgG). Apoptotic endothelial cells were stained with a red dye (PKH26) and co-cultured with macrophages, and phagocytosis was visualized under phase contrast microscopy. RESULTS AECA from patients with SLE did not induce apoptosis compared with normal IgG (nIgG) at any time point, as assessed by morphology (at 24 h, P = 0.167) or phosphatidylserine externalization (at 24 h, P = 0.098). However, there was increased binding of AECA to apoptotic endothelial cells (48.8 +/- 11.9 compared with 25.8 +/- 6.7% AECA binding to freshly isolated cells, P< 0.001). These opsonized endothelial cells showed greater phagocytosis by macrophages (mean phagocytic index 24.9 +/- 4.5%) when cells opsonized with nIgG were compared with AECA (34.8 +/- 3.4% n = 5, P = 0.01). CONCLUSION In conclusion, AECA bind to apoptotic endothelial cells but do not induce endothelial cell apoptosis. Macrophage phagocytosis is increased by opsonization of apoptotic endothelial cells by AECA, a proinflammatory mechanism of cell removal.
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- J M Williams
- Division of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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The primary small-vessel systemic vasculitides are disorders that target small blood vessels, inducing vessel wall inflammation, and are associated with the development of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies. Multiple organs are attacked, including the lungs and kidneys. Increasing knowledge of pathogenesis suggests that the antibodies activate neutrophils inappropriately, leading to endothelial and vascular damage. Cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor, can facilitate damage by priming the neutrophils and activating endothelial cells. Apoptosis of infiltrating neutrophils is also disrupted by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody activation, and removal of these effete cells occurs in a pro-inflammatory manner, promoting persistent inflammation. The autoimmune response may be promoted by aberrant phagocytosis of apoptotic neutrophils by dendritic cells. Understanding the pathogenesis can help to rationalize existing therapies and indicate new approaches to therapy.
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- L Harper
- Division of Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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Steinberg ML, Williams JM, Ziedonis DM. Financial implications of cigarette smoking among individuals with schizophrenia. Tob Control 2004; 13:206. [PMID: 15175544 PMCID: PMC1747846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Banovac K, Williams JM, Patrick LD, Levi A. Prevention of heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury with COX-2 selective inhibitor (rofecoxib). Spinal Cord 2004; 42:707-10. [PMID: 15179440 DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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STUDY DESIGN A randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of COX-2-selective inhibitor on the prevention of heterotopic ossification (HO) after spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING County and University Teaching Hospital, Miami, FL, USA. METHODS A total of 76 patients were enrolled in the study. Among them, 39 patients received placebo, and 37 received COX-2-selective inhibitor rofecoxib 25 mg daily for a period of 4 weeks. Prevention was started 3 weeks after spinal cord injury (SCI). In both groups of patients there was similar age as well as the level of SCI and ASIA impairment scale. Two methods were used to diagnose early HO, clinical symptoms and bone scintigraphy. Radiography was used for diagnosis of late stages of HO development. RESULTS A significantly lower incidence of HO was found in the rofecoxib group (13.4%) than in the placebo group (33.3%: P<0.05). In patients receiving rofecoxib, there was a 2.5 times lower relative risk of developing HO than in the placebo group (95% CI, 2.3-6). There were no patients who discontinued the study due to adverse effects of medication. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that COX-2-selective inhibitor rofecoxib is an effective medication in prevention of HO after SCI.
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- K Banovac
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, PO Box 016960, Miami, FL 33101, USA
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Hollister SJ, Lin CY, Lin CY, Schek RD, Taboas JM, Flanagan CL, Saito E, Williams JM, Das S, Wirtz T, Krebsbach PH. Design and fabrication of scaffolds for anatomic bone reconstruction. Med J Malaysia 2004; 59 Suppl B:131-2. [PMID: 15468853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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- Scott J Hollister
- Skeletal Engineering Group and Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Charan NB, Wolf J, Henrichs M, Williams JM, Sullivan R, Ashworth LJ. Are inhaled drugs delivered to the bronchial smooth muscles through the bronchial circulation? Arch Physiol Biochem 2003; 111:331-3. [PMID: 15764067 DOI: 10.3109/13813450312331337522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- N B Charan
- Pulmonary Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, Boise, Idaho 83702, USA.
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Williams JM, Guévremont D, Kennard JTT, Mason-Parker SE, Tate WP, Abraham WC. Long-term regulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits and associated synaptic proteins following hippocampal synaptic plasticity. Neuroscience 2003; 118:1003-13. [PMID: 12732245 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(03)00028-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Synaptic plasticity in the dentate gyrus is dependent on activation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-subtype of glutamate receptors. In this study, we show that synaptic plasticity in turn regulates NMDA receptors, since subunits of the NMDA receptor complex are bidirectionally and independently regulated in the dentate gyrus following activation of perforant synapses in awake animals. Low-frequency stimulation that produced a mild synaptic depression resulted in a decrease in the NMDA receptor subunits NR1 and NR2B 48 h following stimulation. High-frequency stimulation that produced long-term potentiation resulted in an increase in NR1 and NR2B at the same time point. Further investigations revealed that in contrast to NR2B, NR1 levels increased gradually after long-term potentiation induction, reaching a peak level at 48 h, and were insensitive to the competitive NMDA receptor antagonist 3-3(2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl) propyl-1-phosphate. The increased levels of NR1 and NR2B at 48 h were found associated with synaptic membranes and with increased NMDA receptor-associated proteins, postsynaptic density protein 95, neuronal nitric oxide synthase and Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, alpha subunit. These data suggest that the persistence of long-term potentiation is associated with an increase in the number of NMDA receptor complexes, which may be indicative of an increase in synaptic contact area.
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- J M Williams
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, P.O. Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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